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The Edge: Is the Military Dominance of the West Coming to an End?
Mark Urban
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Description for The Edge: Is the Military Dominance of the West Coming to an End?
Paperback. A groundbreaking and tightly argued polemic about the state of the western world and its defences. Num Pages: 176 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
The size of western armed forces, their stocks of weaponry and their readiness for combat are declining. Meanwhile, growing nationalism is hampering international cooperation and fuelling conflict everywhere. The west's will - as well as its capability - to shape the world is ebbing away. Beset by economic woes, western countries are continuing the post-Cold War process of disarmament at the very moment that many believe a new Cold War is starting. NATO members have compared Vladimir Putin's foreign policy to that of Adolf Hitler, newly empowered groups such as ISIS, not to mention some governments, are ... Read more
The size of western armed forces, their stocks of weaponry and their readiness for combat are declining. Meanwhile, growing nationalism is hampering international cooperation and fuelling conflict everywhere. The west's will - as well as its capability - to shape the world is ebbing away. Beset by economic woes, western countries are continuing the post-Cold War process of disarmament at the very moment that many believe a new Cold War is starting. NATO members have compared Vladimir Putin's foreign policy to that of Adolf Hitler, newly empowered groups such as ISIS, not to mention some governments, are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
168g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349140513
SKU
V9780349140513
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99-50
About Mark Urban
Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight and the author of The Tank War and the Number One Sunday Times bestseller, Task Force Black.
Reviews for The Edge: Is the Military Dominance of the West Coming to an End?
An essential alarm bell about Western military weakness
Telegraph
My own professional experience tells me we should be listening very carefully to what he has to say
Richard Dearlove, former Head of MI6
Prospect
This slim, compelling study argues that the West is foolish to let its strategic muscle weaken
Sunday Telegraph
In ... Read more
Telegraph
My own professional experience tells me we should be listening very carefully to what he has to say
Richard Dearlove, former Head of MI6
Prospect
This slim, compelling study argues that the West is foolish to let its strategic muscle weaken
Sunday Telegraph
In ... Read more