Asymmetries of conflict: war without death

Abstract

Part 1 The wars of nations: the wages of war the causes the frontier mentality the economic cost adjusting our sights war and the 21st century. Part 2 War and choice: the risks of a fractious world a sketch map of risks living with proliferation the risks in perspective the phantom armies arms and the man. Part 3 Countering with other means: the ultra-smart weapon the concept of just war preventive diplomacy the Harvard techniques peace-building from below fear-reduction measures defence diplomacy if all else fails interdiction - the physical means is the UN a credible instrument? bending resistance without a fight. Part 4 Sieg ohne Krieg: psywar political and psychological weapons the psytools is it ethical? elements of a psyops campaign technology and the means of delivery and then the peace can psyops really work?. Part 5 A strategy for co-operation: how can it begin? the growth of authority co-operation and the Middle East it pays to be nice deterrence revisited. Part 6 Arms control and its technology: superman and supergun where are we technically? where are we politically? the policeman will get you my brother's keeper sending the wrong signals or doing what we've always done. Part 7 War without death: the dilemma of force the new tasks non-lethal weapons lessons from experience are they ethical? the strategic implications the new options. Part 8 Taking the lead: a political base for the silent strategies taking the decision a European security and defence identity a transatlantic security structure a new basis for transatlantic understanding to each his own.