The character of war in the 21st century / edited by Caroline Holmqvist-Jonsäter and Christopher Coker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Chapter Introduction / CAROLINE HOLMQVIST-JONSÄTER -- chapter 1 The character of war and the nature of combat / RUNE HENRIKSEN -- chapter 2 Insurgency and terrorism: Is there a difference? / ISABELLE DUYVESTEYN -- chapter 3 Conflict characterization and the US military: The discourse trap in post-Saddam Iraq / JEFFREY H. MICHAELS -- chapter 4 Novelty is in the eye of the beholder: Understanding the Taliban in Afghanistan / ANTONIO GIUSTOZZI -- chapter 5 Waging war through surprise and terror: The Madrid train bombings / DANIEL R. MORRIS -- chapter 6 Metastrategy and the evolving character of war between the US and al-Q'aeda / ANTHONY VINCI -- chapter 7 War as perpetual policing / CAROLINE HOLMQVIST-JONSÄTER -- chapter 8 Metrowar -- the shape of future wars.

This edited volume addresses the relationship between the essential nature of war and its character at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The focus is on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, situations that occupy a central role in international affairs and that have become highly influential in thinking about war in the widest sense. The intellectual foundation of the volume is Clausewitz's insight that though war has an enduring nature, its character changes with time, space, social structure and culture. The fact that war's character varies means that different ac.

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