... Warfare Technology‐led strategy Terrorism Strategy International conflict With the advance of new technologies for missile defense, nuclear strategies of the principal world powers are considered to be approaching obsolescence. For more than 50 years, the major nuclear powers have been locked...

.... It is wise not to trust the present absolutely (French Foreign Minister to Bismarck's unofficial confidant, Gerson Bleichröder, 1883). Japan China International conflict War Pacific region Discipline The Chinese administrator and warlord Zhang Zuolin (Chang Tso‐lin) remained a powerful figure...

... International conflict United States of America History Today, we are living a moment in world history that is both preoccupying and fascinating. Indeed, the situation is preoccupying because the world has recently been overwhelmed with two major events, the implosion of the former Soviet Union...

... for the worse or could it become, contrary to the common perception, a turning for the better? International relations International conflict International law International politics Today there is a worldwide malaise about international order. There is general concern not only about the outlook...