Strategic transformation in Asia
For the United States and its NATO allies, the Cold War resulted in almost 50 years of certainty in defence planning. There was a clearly defined enemy the Soviet Union and its allies. The end of the Cold War, the emergence of asymmetric threats and non-conventional warfare such as threats from rogu...
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| author | Desker, Barry |
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| description | For the United States and its NATO allies, the Cold War resulted in almost 50 years of certainty in defence planning. There was a clearly defined enemy the Soviet Union and its allies. The end of the Cold War, the emergence of asymmetric threats and non-conventional warfare such as threats from rogue states using chemical weapons or terrorist groups using civilian aircraft as guided missiles has forced a re-thinking in the West.
From the perspective of Singapore and the region, a critical assessment needs to be made of whether such a re-thinking should be undertaken by militaries in this part of the world. What are the strategic imperatives? What are the factors and conditions precipitating military transformation? What are the consequences of retaining current structures and systems? |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1554762022-07-22T07:53:12Z Strategic transformation in Asia Desker, Barry S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Social sciences::Political science::International relations Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia Military Technology Asia For the United States and its NATO allies, the Cold War resulted in almost 50 years of certainty in defence planning. There was a clearly defined enemy the Soviet Union and its allies. The end of the Cold War, the emergence of asymmetric threats and non-conventional warfare such as threats from rogue states using chemical weapons or terrorist groups using civilian aircraft as guided missiles has forced a re-thinking in the West. From the perspective of Singapore and the region, a critical assessment needs to be made of whether such a re-thinking should be undertaken by militaries in this part of the world. What are the strategic imperatives? What are the factors and conditions precipitating military transformation? What are the consequences of retaining current structures and systems? 2022-03-21T06:04:47Z 2022-03-21T06:04:47Z 2002 Journal Article Desker, B. (2002). Strategic transformation in Asia. Pointer: Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces, 28(4), 7-17. 0217-3956 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155476 4 28 7 17 en Pointer: Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces © 2002 Ministry of Defence, Singapore. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science::International relations Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia Military Technology Asia Desker, Barry Strategic transformation in Asia |
| title | Strategic transformation in Asia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic transformation in Asia |
| title_short | Strategic transformation in Asia |
| title_sort | strategic transformation in asia |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science::International relations Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia Military Technology Asia |
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