Winning without killing : the strategic and operational utility of non-kinetic capabilities in crises /: the strategic and operational utility of non-kinetic capabilities in crises. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Paul A.L. Ducheine and Frans P.B. Osinga.
• Editors: Ducheine, Paul A. L; Osinga, Frans P. B
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; About the Contributors; 1 The Promise, Practice and Challenges of Non-Kinetic Instruments of Power; 1.1 Rediscovering a Neglected Instrument; 1.2 When the Weak Become the Strong; 1.3 Flaws in the Strategic Logic; 1.4 Organizational, Bureaucratic and Political Obstacles; 1.5 Limited Understanding of Engineering Behavioural Change; 1.5.1 The Limits of Economic Rationality; 1.5.2 Emotion: Fear, Uncertainty, Honour, Habits, Values; 1.5.3 Risk Propensity; 1.5.4 Short Cuts, Biases and Heuristics; 1.6 Progress, Caution, and Necessity; References. 2 The Resilient Mind-Set and DeterrenceAbstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Home Front Under Threat; 2.3 Vulnerability of the West; 2.4 The Emergence of Resilience; 2.5 Resilience Theory and Security; 2.6 Resilience Theory and Deterrence; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3 On the Instrumentality of Soft Power; or Putin Against Democracy Promotion; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Democratization and the Balance of Power; 3.3 A New Cold War?; 3.4 Realist Framing; 3.5 Democratization as Soft Power; 3.6 How Democracy Spreads; 3.7 Conclusion; References. 4 'NATO Needs More Than Planes and Tanks and Guns'-Western Strategic Communication in the 1970s and 1980s and Its Implications for TodayAbstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Origins; 4.3 Setting the Stage; 4.3.1 Contradictions; 4.4 Epilogue; References; 5 The Snake Oil of Stabilisation? Explaining the Rise and Demise of the Comprehensive Approach; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Roots of the Comprehensive Approach; 5.3 The Rise of a Concept; 5.4 Early Signs and Causes of Demise; 5.5 Anything but Comprehensive: The Afghan Legacy; 5.6 Conclusion; References. 6 Winning Without Killing: The Case for Targeted SanctionsAbstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Evolution of Sanctions: From Comprehensive to Targeted; 6.3 The Purpose of Sanctions: Coercing, Constraining and Signalling; 6.4 Opportunities and Challenges; 6.5 Improving Targeting Strategies; 6.6 Conclusions; References; 7 International Mediation in Syria's Complex War: Strategic Implications; Abstract; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Strategy and Proxy War in the Syrian Context; 7.3 Joint UN-Arab League Mediation Process: Limitations and Failure. 7.4 Key Issues and Challenges: Multilateral Mediation in Syria's War7.4.1 Uncertainty and Unpredictability; 7.4.2 Limitations of Ripeness and Hurting Stalemate; 7.4.3 Coercion and Mediation: Military Intervention and the Use of Force; 7.5 Conclusions and Implications for Non-Kinetic Strategy; References; 8 Lo and Behold: Let the Truth Be Told-Russian Deception Warfare in Crimea and Ukraine and the Return of 'Maskirovka' and 'Reflexive Control Theory'; Abstract; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Neglecting and Rediscovering the Information Domain; 8.3 Deception Warfare; 8.4 Structure of Deception Warfare.
• Publisher Details: Den Haag : T.M.C. Asser Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 355.02; Military art and science; Military art and science -- Netherlands; HISTORY -- Military -- Other; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Military art and science; Netherlands; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789462651890; 9462651892
• Related ISBNs: 9789462651883; 9462651884
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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