A convincing argument as to why the West's military superiority scarcely matters, looking at the lack of decisive use of force in critical situations.

"As Robert Art makes clear in a groundbreaking conclusion, those results have been mixed at best. Art dissects the uneven performance of coercive diplomacy and

This book examines why some attempts to strong-arm an adversary work while others do not.

This book includes Janowitz's seminal work, The Military in the Political Development of New Nations, with additional new analysis of Latin American nations and

Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction adapts Clausewitz's framework to highlight the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose,