War & Diplomacy: From World War I to the War on Terrorism

Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. The interaction of war and diplomacy is a theme avidly studied worldwide, considered by political and military strategists, and watched over by all those interested in international affairs.War and Diplomacy uses twentieth- and twenty-first-century case studies to review the evolution of this aspect of conflict prevention or reduction. Its contributors consider not only the changing philosophies of the participants--politicians, diplomats, and the military--but also the outside influences that may have changed the nature, and even the purpose, of peacekeeping and conflict resolution over the past century. As today a military threat can be applied without deploying vast armies and, conversely, can be reduced with pressure from international organizations rather than from an individual warlord, so the public's awareness of military conflict is now heightened by instantaneous broadcasts to worldwide audiences and by loud calls for diplomatic intervention. Regarding media and military affairs, therefore, evidence suggests the metaphoric pen can indeed be mightier than the sword.

Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781574889444


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 190

About the Author
Dorman, Andrew: - Editors Andrew Dorman and Greg Kennedy lecture at the Joint Services Command Staff College, attached to King's College, University of London. Dr. Dorman's previous books include Military Intervention: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Humanitarian Intervention (with Thomas G. Otte).Kennedy, Greg: - Editors Andrew Dorman and Greg Kennedy lecture at the Joint Services Command Staff College, attached to King's College, University of London. Dr. Kennedy's works include Incidents and International Relations: People, Power and Politics, edited with Keith Neilson. Contributors are Thomas G. Otte (University of the West of England), Keith Neilson (Royal Military College of Canada), Martin Thomas (University of Exeter), Stuart Griffin (King's College), Richard Lock-Pullan (King's College), and Lawrence Freedman (King's College).