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The United States spends more on its military than the rest of the world combined. And Western nations in general spend far more than developing nations around the globe. Yet when Western nations have found themselves in conflicts in recent decades, their performance has been mixed at best. In his fully updated new edition of 'The Art of Military Coercion', Rob de Wijk presents a theory on the use of force. He argues that the key is a failure to use force decisively, to properly understand the dynamics of conflict and balance means and ends. Without that ability, superiority of dollars, numbers, and weaponry won't necessarily translate to victory The United States spends more on its military than the rest of the world combined, and Western nations in general spend far more than developing nations around the globe. Yet when Western nations have found themselves in conflicts in recent decades, their military performance has been mixed at best. In this fully updated new edition of The Art of Military Coercion, Rob de Wijk explains this discrepancy through a theory on the use of force. He argues that the key is a failure to use force decisively and to understand properly the dynamics of conflict and balance, means and ends. Without that ab Contents Introduction (Second and Revised Edition) Introduction (First Edition) Introduction: Understanding Coercion Part I Political Culture: Why the West Coerces 1. A Western Civilization of Warriors? 2. Liberal Democracies and Interventions 3. The Strategic Efficacy of Power Instruments Part 2 Strategic Culture: How the West Coerces 4. The Evolution of Modern Military Doctrine 5. Premodern Challenges and the Modern and Postmodern World 6. Dealing with Complex Security Challenges 7. The Art of Military Coercion Appendix About the author 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. Mede door missies in Irak, Afghanistan en Libie wordt licht geworpen op de rechtmatigheid en doelmatigheid van militaire interventies door het Westen

A philosophical essay in support of the argument that progress in art is both possible and necessary.