Book Detail
Title Surrogate warfare : the transformation of war in the twenty-first century
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Author(s)
Call No 355.02 KRI
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Publisher Name GeorgeTown University Press
Publishing Year 2019
Edition 1st
Pages 244
Price 0.00 PKR
Text Language English
Available Yes, Accessions:[ 51120 ]
Description This phenomenon ranges from arming proxies, to the use of armed drones, to cyber propaganda. Krieg and Rickli bring old, related practices such as war by mercenary or proxy under this new overarching concept. Apart from analyzing the underlying sociopolitical drivers that trigger patrons to substitute or supplement military action, this book looks at the intrinsic trade-offs between substitution and control that shapes the relationship between patron and surrogate. This book will be essential re
Keywords Military art and science-History-21st century; War-History-21st century; Modern military history-technology