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The Use of Force, long considered a classic in its own right, brings together enduring, influential works on the role of military power in foreign policy and international politics. Now in its eighth edition, the reader has been significantly revised; with twenty innovative and up-to-date selections, this edition is 60 percent new. Meticulously chosen and edited by leading scholars Robert J. Art and Kelly M. Greenhill, the selections are grouped under three headings: theories, case studies, and contemporary issues. The first section includes essays that cover the security dilemma, terrorism, the sources of military doctrine, the nuclear revolution, and the fungibility of force. A new subsection of Part I also deals with ethical issues in the use of force. The second section includes case studies in the use of force that span the period from World War I through the war in Afghanistan. The final section considers issues concerning the projection of US military power; the rising power of China; the spread of biological and nuclear weapons and cyberwarfare; intervention in internal conflicts and insurgencies; and possible future developments in terrorism, nuclear abolition, and robotic warfare. Continuing the tradition of previous editions, this fully updated reader collects the best analysis by influential thinkers on the use of force in international affairs. 

The fifth edition of this classic text retains the best from earlier editions and adds sixteen new selections that highlight emerging issues, such as NATO expansion, intervention in ethnic conflicts, and the relevance of force in the twenty-first century. Strategies for using force, together with case studies that illustrate the general principles, are hallmarks of the text. A theme that runs throughout the book is the effect of new technologies on military strategy and the utility of force.Praise for previous editions: "The Use of Force continues to offer a most stimulating blend of contemporary and traditional perspectives on international relations, very valuable for students new to the subject, but essential also for the experienced researcher trying to maintain his or her bearings. The contributions are chosen for their readability and their timelessness. The perspective is always realistic, in the best sense of the term." —George Quester, University of Maryland"A very useful compendium of articles on critical questions of military force in world politics." —Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University"A very useful and balanced collection that covers many facets of the problem, logically organized by two of the most sensible scholars in the field." —Richard K. Betts, The Brookings Institution - from Amzon 

TABLES OF CONTENTS
PART I STRATEGIES FOR THE USE OF FORCE
How force is used
1. Fungibility of force……………………………...............…………………………..P 3
Robert J. Art
2. Explaining military doctrine………………………................………………..P 23
Barry R. Posen
3. Offense, Defence, and the causes of the war……………….....…………P 44
Stephen van Evera
4. International Terrorism…………………………………………………............…P 70
Brain M. Jenkins
The nuclear Revolution
5. The unimpressive Record of Atomic Diplomacy…………………………….P 78
McGeorge Bundy
6. The utility of Nuclear Deterrence……………………………………………………P 87
Robert Jervis
7. Nuclear Myths and Political Realities………………………………….………...P 95
Kenneth N. Waltz
PART II CASE STUDIES IN THE GREAT POWER USE OF FORCE
The Great Power Era
8. The cult of the offensive in 1914……………………………………….....………P 113
Jack Snyder
9. The Hitler and the Blitzkrieg strategy…………………………………….……..P 130
John J. Mearsheimer
10. Japan’s Fatal Blunder……………………………………………………………………P 145
Sir George Sansom
11. The Decision to use the Atomic Bomb…………………………………………P 157
Louis Morton
The nuclear Revolution
5. The unimpressive Record of Atomic Diplomacy…………………………….P 78
McGeorge Bundy
6. The utility of Nuclear Deterrence……………………………………………………P 87
Robert Jervis
7. Nuclear Myths and Political Realities………………………………….………...P 95
Kenneth N. Waltz
PART II CASE STUDIES IN THE GREAT POWER USE OF FORCE
The Great Power Era
8. The cult of the offensive in 1914……………………………………………………P 113
Jack Snyder
9. The Hitler and the Blitzkrieg strategy…………………………………………..P 130
John J. Mearsheimer
10. Japan’s Fatal Blunder……………………………………………………………..……P 145
Sir George Sansom
11. The Decision to use the Atomic Bomb…………………………………………P 157
Louis Morton
The Superpower Era
12. The Korean War…………………………………………………………………………….P 173
Morton H. Halpern
13. The Cuban Missile Crisis………………………………………………………….……P 189
David A. Welch, James G. Blight, and Bruce J. Allyn
14. Flexible Response and Vietnam…………………………………….........…..P 213
John Lewis Gaddis
15. Nuclear Weapons and the 1973 Middle East Crisis………......………P 239
Barry M. Blechman and Douglas M. Hart
The Post-Cold War Era
16. How Kuwait Was Won…………………………………………………………….……P 258
Lawrence Freedman and Efrain karsh
17. Bosnia: Triumph of the lake of will………………………………………………P 272
James Gow
PART III MILITARY ISSUES IN THE CURRENT ERA
The Projection of American military power
18. From Preponderance to Offshore Balancing……………………………….P 289
Christopher Layne
19. An Expanded NATO vs. Russia and chine…………………………………..P 305
Bruce Russett and Allan C. Stan
20. The Strategy of selective Engagement……………………………….………p 318
Robert I. Art
The spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction
21. What is the Threat?............................................................P 340
Steve Fetter
22. Peace, Stability, Nuclear Weapons……………………………….……………P 357
Kenneth N. Waltz
23. Why Nuclear Spread is Dangerous……………………………………………P 372
Scott D. Sagan
Intervention in Internal Conflict
24. Intervention in Ethnic and Ideological Civil Wars…………………………………..P 385
Chain Kaufmann
25. Military Responses to Refuges Disasters……………………………………………..P 406
Barry R. Posen
Is Force Becoming Less Useful
26. The Obsolescence of major war…………………………………………………………P 427
John Mueller
27. Paths to Peace: Is Democracy the Answer?.......................................P 441
Mirian Fendius Elman
28. The Utility of Force in a World of Scarcity…………………………………………P 456
John Orme