Compellence And The Strategic Culture Of Imperial Japan

Author : Forrest Morgan
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058127740

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Compellence and the Strategic Culture of Imperial Japan by Forrest Morgan Pdf

Compellence is a fundamental tool of international security policy. This study explains how culture shapes the ways that decision-makers respond to the threat of force. First, Morgan builds a theoretical framework, next he analyzes three cases in which states attempted to compel Japan to change its behavior. The first is an in-depth analysis of the 1895 triple intervention in which Russia, Germany, and France forced Japanese leaders to return the Liaotung Peninsula to China following the first Sino-Japanese War. The second and third relate to World War II: the 1941 oil embargo intended to coerce Tokyo to withdraw its military from China and Washington's 1945 efforts to force Japan to end the war. These cases explain much of the seemingly irrational behavior previously attributed to Japanese leaders. Morgan demonstrates that culture clearly influenced outcomes in all three cases by conditioning Japanese perceptions, strategic preferences, and governmental processes. These findings are relevant today, and recent conflicts suggest that they will be increasingly important into the 21st century. This book offers policy makers a much-needed method for employing strategic culture analysis to develop more effective security strategies—strategies that will be of vital importance in an increasingly volatile world.

Author : Forrest E. Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : International relations and culture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119804636

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Compellence and the Strategic Culture of Imperial Japan by Forrest E. Morgan Pdf

Author : Forrest E. Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Japan
ISBN : OCLC:1391281009

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Compellence and the Strategic Culture of Imperial Japan by Forrest E. Morgan Pdf

Author : Lawrence Sondhaus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135989750

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Strategic Culture and Ways of War by Lawrence Sondhaus Pdf

This study will provide a badly-needed survey and synopsis of the scholarly literature on strategic culture and ways of war.

Author : K. Kartchner,J. Johnson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230618305

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Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction by K. Kartchner,J. Johnson Pdf

This book describes strategic culture and its value as a methodological approach to the study of International Relations. In particular, the book uses strategic culture to illuminate a number of case studies on countries that have made decisions regarding the acquisition, proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction.

Author : Douglas Ford
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612510651

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The Elusive Enemy by Douglas Ford Pdf

The Elusive Enemy explores the evolution of U.S. intelligence concerning the combat capabilities of the Imperial Japanese Navy and its air arm during the interwar period and the Pacific War. Ford contends that the US Navy could not accurately determine the fighting efficiency of Japan’s forces until it engaged them in actual battle conditions over an extended period. As the conflict progressed, the Americans were able to rely on a growing array of intelligence material, including POWs, captured documents, and specimens of captured enemy weapons. These sources often revealed valuable information on the characteristics of Japanese equipment, as well as some of the ideas and doctrines which governed how they carried out their operations. First-hand observations of the Japanese navy’s performance in battle were the most frequently used source of intelligence which enabled the US Navy to develop a more informed assessment of its opponent. Ship crews, along with US aviators, were tasked to collect information by making a thorough observation of how the Japanese fought. Action reports described how the Imperial fleet demonstrated a number of weaknesses, the most important of which was a shortage of modern equipment and, after 1942, diminished air power. Yet, he demonstrates how the Japanese remained a resilient enemy who could be defeated only when the Americans deployed sufficient equipment and used it in an appropriate manner. The Office of Naval Intelligence, as well as the intelligence services operating in the Pacific theater, thus had to assess a wide array of conflicting characteristics, and provide a balanced evaluation concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the Imperial navy. At the same time, a large part of the intelligence analysis was undertaken by commanders in the Pacific Fleet. Naval personnel and aircrews assessed the information gained through encounters with the enemy so that they could develop a set of methods whereby US forces were able defeat the Japanese without incurring excessive casualties and losses. The intelligence services, in turn, played an important role in disseminating the information on the most efficient tactics and weapons that could be used to defeat the Imperial Fleet. The Elusive Enemy aims to explain how American perceptions concerning the Japanese navy evolved during the conflict, with a particular focus on the role of intelligence. It also seeks to introduce a new perspective on the question as to why the U.S. Navy carried out its campaigns during the Pacific War in the manner that it did.

Author : Colin S. Gray
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191656002

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Perspectives on Strategy by Colin S. Gray Pdf

Perspectives on Strategy examines in depth five aspects of strategy. Strategic thought and behaviour are explored and explained from the perspectives of intellect, morality, culture, geography, and technology. Each perspective has attracted persisting controversy. Perspectives on Strategy is strongly complementary to the author's previous book, The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice (OUP, 2010). This new work takes a notably holistic view of strategic phenomena, which serves as a master framework within which detailed examination of strategic history and issues can usefully be pursued in the light of particular perspectives. Foundational for the argument in Perspectives on Strategy is the proposition that distinctive aspects of strategy (e.g. ethics, culture, inter alia) can only be appreciated properly when they are regarded in context. The author shares this view with T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia), who wrote of the 'whole house of war'. Perspectives on Strategy gratefully adapts Lawrence and writes about the 'whole house of strategy'. The book insists that the nature of strategy is best represented by a Venn diagram that shows overlapping perspectives. Thus, the subject of each chapter is shown as having meaning for, and in turn is influenced by, the subjects of the other chapters. For example, the book explores the importance of strategic ideas relative to the significance of the material weapons of war. The author poses the hardest of questions pertinent to each chosen perspective (e.g. do ideas matter more than muscle?—in practice how robust is the ethical code with which warfare is waged?—is geography destiny, as some theorists have claimed?—and do technically superior weapons win wars?)Perspectives on Strategy demonstrates that it is possible to look closely at strategic matters from limited but arguably powerful perspectives, without being captured by them. This book asks and answers the most challenging and rewarding questions that can be posed in order to reveal the persisting universal nature, but ever changing character, of strategy.

Author : Kadira Pethiyagoda
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030546960

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Indian Foreign Policy and Cultural Values by Kadira Pethiyagoda Pdf

As India rises to great power status in the emerging multipolar world order, what influence will its rich and ancient culture have on the country’s foreign policy? This book reveals that cultural values have greater explanatory power than previously thought and describes the nature of their influence. Excavating thousands of years of history, the monograph identifies enduring values that are relevant to contemporary foreign policy. It examines three critical areas of Indian foreign policy – nuclear policy, humanitarian intervention and relations with the Middle East. Major decisions were shaped by cultural values – sometimes at the expense of strategic interests. India’s choice to test nuclear weapons was not purely because of China or Pakistan: hierarchy also played a role. From a hierarchical worldview shaping Delhi’s approach to international law on arms control to pluralism facilitating simultaneous friendships with America and Iran, values thread their way throughout India’s foreign relations. Non-violence underpins Delhi’s soft power in both the West and the Middle East, while having spurred India’s opposition to Western intervention in Iraq. Analyzing state behavior and interviewing diplomats, the book charts culture’s evolving influence from Rajiv Gandhi to Narendra Modi.

Author : Silvia D'Amato
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429878404

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Cultures of Counterterrorism by Silvia D'Amato Pdf

This book investigates counterterrorism responses from a strategic-culturalist perspective, focusing on France and Italy in the post-9/11 era. Terrorism occupies a predominant space within contemporary political debate across all European countries. Recent attacks in Europe have raised many questions about the status of counterterrorism structures within European countries, revealing a wide range of practical as well as discursive security implications. This work provides an original contribution to the understanding of counterterrorism by asking how values, norms, and a shared sense of identity matter in policy dynamics. It explores and assesses which cultural elements are relevant for the fight against terrorism and investigates the impact which these elements can have on practical approaches to terrorism. Despite the current attention to terrorist attacks in Europe, the cases of France and Italy in counterterrorism affairs are particularly overlooked by the existing literature; this book analyses, questions, and examines the strategy of these two countries through the instruments offered by the culturalist approaches to strategy. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism studies, discourse analysis, European politics, security studies, and international relations in general.

Author : Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0804754276

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The End of the Pacific War by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Pdf

State-of-the-art reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender, by distinguished historians of differing national perspectives and differing views.

Author : S. Cohen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230614727

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Democracies at War against Terrorism by S. Cohen Pdf

Numerous democratic nations have been singled out by NGOs for brutality in their modus operandi, for paying inadequate attention to civilian protection or for torture of prisoners. This book deals with the difficulties faced when conducting asymmetric warfare in populated areas without violating humanitarian law.

Author : Christopher Abiodun Stephen
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781496995667

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Katzen by Christopher Abiodun Stephen Pdf

This book, titled Katzen, was written by Stephen Christopher Abiodun, who was born in December 25,1962, at Ibadan, Oyo State. He attended the primary and the secondary schools, entered the University of Ibadan in 1985 and graduated in 1989 with a bachelors degree in animal science. He graduated with honours. He also attended the Cambridge International College, Jersey, Britain, UK, and graduated with a diploma certificate in business management/administration. He is happily married. He worked briefly at the National Bank Limited, Ogbomoso, Nigeria, the British American Insurance Company, Ibadan, Nigeria, and Zartec farms, Ibadan, before travelling abroad. He lives presently in Munich and in Berlin, Germany. He speaks about five languages: namely English language, Spanish, and Deutschwhich are European and Yoruba and Etsakor, which are indigenous languages of Nigeria.

Author : Douglas Ford
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847252371

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The Pacific War by Douglas Ford Pdf

A rich and broadranging account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII.

Author : Kevin J. Cooney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317466918

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Japan's Foreign Policy Since 1945 by Kevin J. Cooney Pdf

This student-friendly text provides a detailed and up-to-date assessment of Japan's foreign policy since 1945, including policy options and choices that Japan faces in the twenty-first century. Using information based on interviews with policymakers in Japan, the author provides new insight into Japan's foreign policy options and analyzes the nation's evolving role in international affairs. The book begins with a brief overview of major issues related to Japan's foreign policy since the mid-nineteenth century, and then focuses on the direction of Japanese foreign policy from 1945 to the present. It examines issues such as Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution, national security needs, the way Japan views the world around it, the role of nationalism in setting policy, and the influence of big industry. It also includes material on Japan's response to 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Designed for both undergraduate and graduate level courses, the text includes Discussion Questions, maps, a detailed bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and an Appendix with the Japanese Constitution for easy reference.

Author : Timothy R. Walton
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498500593

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The Role of Intelligence in Ending the War in Bosnia in 1995 by Timothy R. Walton Pdf

In the summer of 2013 the Central Intelligence Agency and the Clinton Presidential Library made an unprecedented declassification of more than 300 documents showing the role of intelligence in supporting American decision-making on Bosnia in the 1990s, and in particular the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which brought an end to the fighting in Bosnia. The following spring, James Madison University hosted a conference in which scholars from all over the world assessed what the documents show about what is needed for the complex process of making peace. Aspects covered included military, political, diplomatic, and religious, among others. Timothy R. Walton's The Role of Intelligence in Ending the War in Bosnia in 1995 offers a collection of papers presented at the conference; several of the authors were participants in the events of the time.