Managing the Revolution in Military Affairs [Hardcover]

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War was the catalyst for profound changes in the global security and defence management environment, including: alterations in the size, structure and configuration of the Armed Forces; emergence of asymmetrical warfare; recognition of the strategic significance of military infosphere, embracing all dimensions of the 'virtual' and 'vertical' battlespace; emphasis on coalition warfare and defence-industrial cooperation; and reform of the financial, procurement and logistical systems. The contributors to this book evaluate these environmental changes within a defence management context.List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; R.Matthews The RMA: Managing An Idea; D.Bland Evolution of Warfare: Will the RMA Make a Difference?; S.Branch-Evans What is Information Warfare?; C.Bellamy Combined Operations in the Age of Digitisation; M.Webb The RMA: An Economist's View; K.Hartley Financing the RMA; J.Treddenick Can Revolutions be Managed?; K.Oscar The RMA: A US Business Perspective; M.Chinworth With the RMA, a Revolution in Acquisition; D.Kirkpatrick & A.Weiss Smart Procurement: Revolution or Regression?; B.Kincaid Technology Transfer and the RMA: The Scope and Limitations of Licensed Production for the United Kingdom; M.Uttley A Revolution in Defence Industrial Affairs; T.Taylor Russia's New RMA; M.FitzGerald The RMA: China's Quiet Revolution; D.Blasko IndexCHRISTOPHER BELLAMY Reader in Military and Security Studies, Cranfield UniversityDOUGLAS BLAND Associate Professor and Chair in Defence Management Studies, School of Policy Studies, Queen's UniversityDENNIS J. BLASKO Senior Analyst, International Technology and Trade Associates Inc. WashingtonSIMON J. BRANCH-EVANS Captain, Royal NavyMICHAEL W. CHINWORTH Vice President, NAC International, a Washington DC-based ConsultancyMARY C. FITZGERALD Research Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington DCKEITH HARTLEY Professor of Economics, al“8