The Utility of Force

author:

General Sir Rupert Smith

in a nutshell:

A Brit General explains how wars can no longer be won with force alone.

Taking his readers through a tour of military history, General Smith - a veteran of Gulf I and Bosnia - charts the evolution of war, arguing that wars today have to be fought on the political field as much as on the battle field.

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Ian Bremmer

The founder and president of EurasiaGroup, Ian Bremmer consults CEOs, NGOs and heads of state on the political risk of their - financial, political and social - investments.

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