Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Sten Rynning, Olivier Schmitt, Amelie Theussen -- Part I: ""Civic Militarism"" and the Trajectory of Western Power -- The Western Experience in Balancing Liberal and Military Virtues / Sten Rynning -- The Modern State: Rise and Decline of Civic Militarism / Sarah Kreps, Adi Rao -- Making Time an Ally: Uncovering the Perils of Tactical Military Speed / Paul Brister -- Benefit or Burden? NATO-led Military Missions and Western Cohesion / Rebecca R. Moore -- The Future of the West: What If the United States Pulls Out of NATO? / Tobias Bunde -- Part II: Western Perceptions of Time and the International Normative Order -- A Normative Order under Pressure / Amelie Theussen -- Civilian Casualties and Contemporary Coalition Operations: The Case of Afghanistan / Kathleen J. McInnis -- Conflicting Norms of Intervention: When and How to Use Military Force? / Natasha Kuhrt -- In the Shadows: The Challenge of Russian and Chinese Gray Zone Conflict for the West / Amelie Theussen, Peter viggo Jakobsen -- Competing Norms: What If China Takes Control of Djibouti to Protect Its People? / Ernst Dijxhoorn -- Part III: Military Operations and Temporality -- Speed, Time, and Western Military Power / Olivier Schmitt -- Fighting, Fast, and Slow? Speed and Western Ways of War / Pascal Vennesson -- War at Information Speed: Multi-Domain Warfighting Visions / Nina A. Kollars -- The Limits of Technology: The Impact of Speed and Innovation on Western Military Primacy / Heather Williams -- Military Operations: What If Digital Technologies Fail on the Battlefield? / Joseph Henrotin, Stéphane Taillat -- Conclusion / Sten Rynning, Olivier Schmitt, Amelie Theussen.
Summary:
"A contributed volume, the book examines three interrelated dimensions of temporality related to war (trajectories, perceptions, and pace), and is a critical assessment of the evolution and future of Western military power"-- Provided by publisher.
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