Controlling and Ending Conflict: Issues Before and After the Cold War

Cimbala, Stephen J. (Editor)/ Waldman, Sidney R. (Editor)/ Cimbala, Stephen J.

ISBN 10: 0313274770 / ISBN 13: 9780313274770

Published by Praeger Pub Text, 1991

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296 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Controlling and Ending Conflict: Issues Before and After the Cold War
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313274770
• ISBN 13: 9780313274770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

Knowing how to end war and to prevent the escalation of conflict is of paramount importance today when weapons of mass destruction have spread beyond the control of major powers and democratically accountable governments, and when regional and global stability have become more precarious. Stephen Cimbala and Sidney Waldman have drawn together prominent analysts with different perspectives to discuss key issues before and after the Cold War. This authoritative and provocative study assesses military and political strategies of serious concern to military historians and professionals, political scientists, academics, and policymakers.

The book covers all the major aspects of conflict termination before and after the Cold War and defines the basic concepts and principles involved. Noted contributors offer insights into how military and political strategies to end and limit various types of conflict must adapt to political change, to nationalism, irredentism, and boundary disputes. Chapters deal with deterrence, Soviet military doctrine, an American-Soviet war, the changing role of nuclear weapons, behavioral and institutional factors, the maritime component, civil wars, coalition war, nuclear deterrence and political hostility. The book ends with new determinations about the major issues and points to future research agendas.

About the Author

STEPHEN J. CIMBALA is Professor of Political Science at Penn State University, Delaware County. He has contributed to the literature of international relations and U.S. security and defense policy for more than 20 years, and he has written or edited more than 30 books. Among his latest publications are Collective Insecurity (Greenwood, 1995) and Clinton and Post-Cold War Defense (Praeger, 1996). In addition, Cimbala serves on the editorial review boards of several journals, including Armed Forces and Society.