The Future of Conflict, The Seminar Series of the National Security Affairs Institute, 1978-1979,
Abstract
To many, the modern international political system is an anomaly. Not a community, it is a political society without a government; a burgeoning collection of sovereign states sharing a common planet, but trapped in a shared dilemma of national sovereignty: the resolution of conflict between them demands either partial forefeiture of that sovereignty to some higher international authority, or ultimately the exercise of it through the organized violence of interstate conflict. In the relatively few centuries since this modern nation-state system developed from a patchwork of medieval fiefdoms, both the art of warfare and the nature and scope of man's conflicts have evolved apace; and war as an institution of international society seems to retain its essential utility as the ultimate mechanism for conflict resolution, despite logic to the contrary. This series of seminars was planned to look at the future of conflict, out toward the end of the century, and to explore, from a variety of viewpoints, the inherent risks to the United States in that future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA072496
Entities
People
- John J. Mcintyre