Modern Geopolitics and Security: Strategies for Unwinnable Conflicts (Hardcover)

Background and Definitions
International Security and Diplomacy
Geopolitics
International Security
Threats: Local, Regional, and Global
Diplomacy
Issues to Consider

Self-Defense, Humanitarian Intervention, Leadership, and International Cooperation
Introduction
Self-Defense
     The Caroline Doctrine 
     UN Charter: Article 
     UN Security Council Resolutions Post-9/11
Leadership
Comparative International Cooperation
European Union 
     Threat Assessment
Intervention 
     Law of Humanitarian Intervention

Negotiating Agreements: Security and Understanding the "Other"
A Short History
The Agreement
Implementing the Agreement: Lessons Learned 
     Assume Neither Side Understands the Other 
     Negotiators Must Have an Open Line of Real-Time Communication to the Principal Decision Maker 
     Continuity of Participants, a Core Group, Is Essential to Negotiation Success 
     Understand with Whom You Are Truly Negotiating and Their Chain of Command 
     Have Functional Counterparts (e.g., Commanders?Commanders; Lawyers?Lawyers) on Each Side of the Negotiating Table
     Problem Solving: Develop Mechanisms Both Internally (Within Your Side) and Externally (Between the Sides) 
     Crisis Management: Develop an Agreed-Upon Mechanism and Infrastructure Because Crises Will Occur 
     Sensitivity to Cultural Differences Is Essential 
     Minimize Outside "Noise" in Order to Stay on Course 
     Understand the Costs and Benefits of Third-Party Involvement
Conclusion and Final Word

Sovereignty
Self-Defense and the Wild West 
     Pat Garrett and the Death of Billy the Kid
     The Shootout at the O.K. Corral
International Law and Self-Defense

Containment, Use of Force, and Failed States
Containment Policy
Role of Modern Technology
The Decision-Making Process 
     The Importance of Process 
     Who Are Legitimate Targets? 
     Is the Intelligence Actionable? 
     Is the Response Proportional?
The Drone Policy

Moving Forward: The New World
Employment Rates
Holland