A generation after the First Persian Gulf War, and in the wake of a decade of counterinsurgency operations and irregular warfare, this edited collection explores how the concept of the Revolution in Military Affairs continues to shape the way militaries think about, plan and fight wars. The contributors grant particular attention to the ways in which advances in military technology, thinking and doctrine – particularly by Western militaries - were understood and reacted to by a variety of different actors across the globe. Collectively, they consider the implications for the future of warfare as we approach an uncertain geopolitical future.
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| Introduction: Reflecting on the Global Impact of the RMA |
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1 The United States and the RMA: Revolutions do Not Revolutionize Everything |
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2 A Peculiarly British Revolution: Missing the Point or Just Avoiding Change? |
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3 The Perpetual Search for Efficiency: The Canadian Approach to the RMA and Military Transformation |
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4 The Interruption and Evolution of Australia's RMA |
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5 The Israeli Revolution in Military Affairs and the Road to the 2006 Lebanon War |
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6 The Russian Response to the RMA: Military Strategy towards Modern Security Threats |
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7 RMA and India: Nothing Revolutionary about It |
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8 RMA, European Militaries and the Limits of Modernization |
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| Conclusion: Reflecting on the RMA Concept |
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Rachael Bryson, Carleton University, Canada Andrew Dorman, Chatham House, UK David Galbreath, University of Bath, UK Yogesh Joshi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Harsh Pant, King's College London, UK Raphael Marcus, King's College London, UK Keith Shimko, Purdue University, USA
Andrey Sushentsov, Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia
