This book comprises a selection of Prof. Gray's more important contributions to strategic debate over the past thirty years. The essays have been selected both because they had significant messages for contemporary controversies, and because they have some continuing relevance for today and the future. Each essay in the book is really about strategy in the modern world, and reflects the many dimensions of that complex subject.
The book, by its nature, covers a wide range of subjects and historical events, but there are certain enduring issues covered throughout the book. These common, underlying themes can be summarized as follows:
- Being strategic - concerned with the consequences of actions; - A respect for Clausewitz's theory of war; - History-dependent; - The importance of geography; - Being critical of enthusiasm for technology over human factors
Author(s): Colin Gray
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 43786
Pages: 249
Tags: Международные отношения;Международные отношения;Теория международных отношений;
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Provenance of the essays......Page 14
Introduction: Holding the strategy bridge......Page 16
Part I Strategy, strategic studies, and history......Page 30
1 Across the nuclear divide – strategic studies, past and present [1977]......Page 32
2 New directions for strategic studies? How can theory help practice? [1992]......Page 49
3 History for strategists: British sea power as a relevant past [1994]......Page 69
4 Why strategy is difficult [1999]......Page 89
5 From Principles of Warfare to Principles of War: A Clausewitzian solution [2005]......Page 96
Part II Strategic issues......Page 104
6 Nuclear strategy: The case for a theory of victory [1979]......Page 106
7 The Revolution in Military Affairs [1998]......Page 128
8 Arms control does not control arms [1993]......Page 135
Part III Geography, culture, and ethics......Page 150
9 Geography and grand strategy [1991]......Page 152
10 Strategic culture as context: The first generation of theory strikes back [1999]......Page 166
11 Force, order, and justice: The ethics of realism in statecraft [1993]......Page 185
Part IV War and the future......Page 198
12 What is war?: A view from strategic studies [2005]......Page 200
Notes......Page 205
Suggested reading......Page 241
Index......Page 244
