Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 2008

Abstract

This issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly begins with an editorial titled, "Charting a Strategic Course in Interesting Times," by Lt Gen Allen G. Peck, USAF. Feature articles are as follows: "Transformation in the French Air Force in an Era of Change," by General d'armee aerienne Stephane Abrial; "In Service to the Nation...Air Force Research Institute Strategic Concept for 2018-2023," by Gen John A. Shaud, USAF, Retired; "Understanding Airpower: Bonfire of the Fallacies," by Colin S. Gray; "Living in Interesting Times: The Economics of a Chinese Currency Attack," by Col Jeffrey E. Haymond, USAF; "A Strategic Conversation about National Missile Defense," by 1st Lt Alexi A. LeFevre, USAF; and "Why Did It All Go Wrong? Reassessing British Counterinsurgency in Iraq," by Warren Chin. Book reviews in this issue focus on the following books: "Why the Middle East Lagged Behind: The Case of Iran," by Kazem Alamdari, reviewed by Robert B. Kane, PhD; "War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941," by Geoffrey P. Megargee, reviewed by Douglas Peifer, PhD; "Hegemony and Power: Consensus and Coercion in Contemporary Politics," by Mark Haugaard and Howard H. Lentner, reviewed by Maj Rhett Champagne, USAF; "Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies Win," by Jeffrey Record, reviewed by Anthony C. Cain, PhD; "Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State," edited by Miguel Glatzer and Dietrich Rueschemeyer, reviewed by David A. Anderson, PhD; "Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A. Q. Khan Network," by Gordon Corera, reviewed by William Thayer; "Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia," by Scott W. Palmer, reviewed by Lt Col Winston A. Gould, USAF; "Regime Change: A U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11," by Robert Litwak, reviewed by Aliyu Bello; and "Making Sense of War: Strategy for the 21st Century," by Alan Stephens and Nicola Baker, reviewed by John R. Reese, PhD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA508817

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