In Pursuit of Conceptual Excellence

In Pursuit of Conceptual Excellence

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Maeder Markus
Peter Lang
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Traditionally, the British Armed Forces did not care about doctrine. During the 1990s, however, they undertook intense efforts to explore, debate and publish doctrinal issues. They developed a coherent understanding of the military's role in a post-Cold War era characterised by regional instabilities and asymmetric threats. This conceptual evolution was triggered mainly by the strategic change from 1989 onwards, when Western security concepts shifted from nuclear deterrence and containment towards stability projection and crisis response. As a result, territorial defence forces were replaced by expeditionary and rapid reaction capabilities. Simultaneously, the military were also challenged by the need to absorb a surge of technological innovations and to adapt to a changing relationship with society at large.
This contemporary history study analyses Britain's doctrinal evolution from 1989 to 2002 in the light of these strategic, technological and social changes. It examines the emerging, specifically British post-Cold War military-strategic thinking and explains why doctrine, both single-service and joint, gained unprecedented relevance as an instrument of transformation in an increasingly complex environment.
EAN 9783039104130
ISBN 3039104136
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Peter Lang
Publication date July 29, 2004
Pages 367
Language English
Dimensions 220 x 150
Country Switzerland
Authors Maeder Markus
Illustrations 2 ill.
Series Studien zu Zeitgeschichte und Sicherheitspolitik - Studies in Contemporary History and Security Policy
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