Donald M. Snow invites readers to consider what criteria should be evaluated when considering whether the United States should engage in military action across the globe: when its vital interests are at stake and when the endeavor can reasonably be considered feasible, what Snow refers to as the "IF factor." It is hard to justify promoting an application of American military force to a situation where its use will not succeed or where US interests are not clearly vital, but, Snow argues, that is exactly what has happened frequently since Vietnam. The book is organized into three sections,…mehr
Donald M. Snow invites readers to consider what criteria should be evaluated when considering whether the United States should engage in military action across the globe: when its vital interests are at stake and when the endeavor can reasonably be considered feasible, what Snow refers to as the "IF factor." It is hard to justify promoting an application of American military force to a situation where its use will not succeed or where US interests are not clearly vital, but, Snow argues, that is exactly what has happened frequently since Vietnam. The book is organized into three sections, examining a historical overview of how the United States became involved in intervening in asymmetrical warfare, the problem of internal war in the developing world, and future American military involvement, particularly in conflicts in the Global South and Ukraine.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Donald M. Snow is Professor Emeritus in the department of Political Science at the University of Alabama. Prior to this position he was visiting professor of international security studies at the U.S. Air War College. He is the author of numerous books and articles on national security, international conflict, and American foreign policy.
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Preface Introduction: The Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Continuing Use of American Force Introducing the IF Factor Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Beyond The New Way of Fighting: Asymmetrical Warfare The IF Contribution Conclusion: The Legacy of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Ukraine Bibliography Chapter 1: The United States in Vietnam and Beyond The Context: Why Students Need to Know about War The Post-World War II Evolution of Warfare The Effects on Thinking About Warfare Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 2: The Twentieth Century Legacy: The European Model of Warfare, the Impact of Nuclear Weapons, and the Transformation of the Uses of Force The European Style of War The Impact of Nuclear Weapons Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 3: The Systemic Shock of 9/11: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond America in Iraq The War in Afghanistan Conclusion: The Past in the Future? Bibliography Chapter 4: Russia and Ukraine in 2022: The Face of Modern Mayhem? Defining Parameters in 2022: The Ukrainian Case The Incendiary Potential of the 2022 Crisis: A Presage to a Larger War? And Then There is Putin The War Worthiness of the Ukrainian Crisis: Before and After the Impact of Nuclear Weapons Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis Conclusion: The Nuclear Prophylactic? Bibliography Chapter 5: Contemporary Warfare and American Force: Conventional and Asymmetrical Warfare in the World Fighting in the Developing World: The IF Factor in Application Contemplating Involvements: The Challenges of Asymmetrical Warfare Assessing the Prospects: The Middle East Quagmire as Rejoinder The United States and Potential Deployments Beyond the Traditional Middle East Conflict Asymmetrical Warfare 101 Asymmetry and the IF Factor Asymmetrical Warfare Is Not Easy The Dynamics of Defeating Intervention Conclusions Bibliography Chapter 6: The Briar Patch of Intervention in a Complex Environment: The Developed World Dealing with the Modal Threats The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Conclusion: The Legacy of Ukraine? Bibliography Chapter 7: Coping with Asymmetrical and Conventional Forms of War: The Challenge for American Expeditionary Force "Traditional" War: Russia and Ukraine Asymmetrical Pasts and Futures? Asymmetrical Warfare in Europe? The Ukraine War in Perspective The Ukraine War, the American Response, and When America Should Fight The IF Factor and the Ukrainian War The Ukrainian Precedent Bibliography Chapter 8: Conclusion: Where Will and Should the U.S. Fight: The Road Ahead The Recent Past as Prologue? The Past as the Model of the Future? The Ukrainian War Asymmetrical War in the Developing World Back to the Future: Where Should America Fight? Peering into the Future Projecting Forward Bibliography
Preface Introduction: The Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Continuing Use of American Force Introducing the IF Factor Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Beyond The New Way of Fighting: Asymmetrical Warfare The IF Contribution Conclusion: The Legacy of Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Ukraine Bibliography Chapter 1: The United States in Vietnam and Beyond The Context: Why Students Need to Know about War The Post-World War II Evolution of Warfare The Effects on Thinking About Warfare Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 2: The Twentieth Century Legacy: The European Model of Warfare, the Impact of Nuclear Weapons, and the Transformation of the Uses of Force The European Style of War The Impact of Nuclear Weapons Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 3: The Systemic Shock of 9/11: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond America in Iraq The War in Afghanistan Conclusion: The Past in the Future? Bibliography Chapter 4: Russia and Ukraine in 2022: The Face of Modern Mayhem? Defining Parameters in 2022: The Ukrainian Case The Incendiary Potential of the 2022 Crisis: A Presage to a Larger War? And Then There is Putin The War Worthiness of the Ukrainian Crisis: Before and After the Impact of Nuclear Weapons Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis Conclusion: The Nuclear Prophylactic? Bibliography Chapter 5: Contemporary Warfare and American Force: Conventional and Asymmetrical Warfare in the World Fighting in the Developing World: The IF Factor in Application Contemplating Involvements: The Challenges of Asymmetrical Warfare Assessing the Prospects: The Middle East Quagmire as Rejoinder The United States and Potential Deployments Beyond the Traditional Middle East Conflict Asymmetrical Warfare 101 Asymmetry and the IF Factor Asymmetrical Warfare Is Not Easy The Dynamics of Defeating Intervention Conclusions Bibliography Chapter 6: The Briar Patch of Intervention in a Complex Environment: The Developed World Dealing with the Modal Threats The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Conclusion: The Legacy of Ukraine? Bibliography Chapter 7: Coping with Asymmetrical and Conventional Forms of War: The Challenge for American Expeditionary Force "Traditional" War: Russia and Ukraine Asymmetrical Pasts and Futures? Asymmetrical Warfare in Europe? The Ukraine War in Perspective The Ukraine War, the American Response, and When America Should Fight The IF Factor and the Ukrainian War The Ukrainian Precedent Bibliography Chapter 8: Conclusion: Where Will and Should the U.S. Fight: The Road Ahead The Recent Past as Prologue? The Past as the Model of the Future? The Ukrainian War Asymmetrical War in the Developing World Back to the Future: Where Should America Fight? Peering into the Future Projecting Forward Bibliography
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