Conflict After the Cold War by Richard K Betts

Conflict After the Cold War by Richard K Betts

Updated in its 4th edition, Conflict After the Cold War assembles classic and contemporary readings on enduring problems of international security. Edited by one of the most renowned scholars in the field, Richard Betts, this text offers a broad historical and philosophical breadth, with carefully chosen and excerpted selections. This popular reader helps engage key debates over the future of war and the new forms that violent conflict will take. Conflict After the Cold War encourages closer scrutiny of the political, economic, social, and military factors that drive war and peace.

“Conflict After the Cold War is a classic and first-rate reader that addresses enduring problems of international security and admirably represents a variety of theoretical orientations without overreliance on contemporary squabblesBy including classical and current readings, it helps students understand the important ideas—not just the names—behind theories of war and peace.”—Christopher Marcoux, College of William and Mary

Richard K. Betts is the Arnold Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies in the Department of Political Science, the director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies, and the director of the International Security Policy Program in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies on the Council of Foreign Relations, acommissioner to the National Commission on Terrorism, and former staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His research interests include national security, military strategy, and international conflict, and he has published numerous articles on foreign policy, military strategy, intelligence operations, conventional forces, nuclear weapons, arms trade, collective security, strategic issues in Asia, and other subjects.

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ISBN 13	9780205851751
ISBN 10	0205851754
Title	Conflict After the Cold War
Author	Richard K Betts
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	2012-05-03
Number of pages	688
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