[PDF.54he] War and the Engineers: The Primacy of Politics over Technology (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

War and the Engineers: The Primacy of Politics over Technology (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)

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 | #2153601 in Books |  Cornell University Press |  2008-10-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.18 x.56 x6.30l,.75 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A useful corective to technological determinism|By Steve Walton|This is an expanded version of the argument that Lieber gave in International Security in 2000 [reprinted in Offense, Defense, and War (MIT Press, 2004)] and fills in many of the necessary gaps in that shorter article. Offense-Defense theory is all the rage in international security studies, and it, coupled with t| |"Keir A. Lieber's War and the Engineers challenges one of modern strategic studies' most important body of ideas―offense-defense theory―at its intellectual core: does technology really have the military and political effects theorists so often attribute to

Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over defenders. Offense-defense theory is perhaps best known from the passionate and intricate debates about first-strike capability and deterrence stability during the cold war, but it has deeper historical roots, remains a staple in int...

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