Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Culturally Based Insights into Comparative National Security Policymaking (Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies)

Análise Comparativa Sobre Estratégia Militar, Segurança Nacional, Arma Nuclear Nos Seguintes Países: Estados Unidos, Rússia, Israel, Índia, Irã, Síria, China, Coréia Do Norte, Afeganistão (al-qaeda). Comparative Analysis Of Military Strategy, National Security, And Nuclear Arms In The United States, Russia, Israel, India, Iran, Syria, China, North Korea, And Afghanistan (al-qaeda). Foreword / Beatrice Heuser -- Part I : Strategic Culture Today. Introduction -- Jeannie L. Johnson, Kerry Kartchner, And Jeffrey A. Larsen -- What Good Is Strategic Culture? / David G. Haglund -- Strategic Culture : From Clausewitz To Constructivism / Jeffrey S. Lantis -- Part Ii : Strategic Culture In Action : Explaining Wmd Decision Making. Strategic Culture And Wmd Decision Making / Kerry M. Kartchner -- U.s. Strategic And Organizational Subcultures / Thomas G. Mahnken -- Russian Strategic Culture In Flux : Back To The Future? / Fritz W. Ermarth -- Continuity And Change In Israel's Strategic Culture / Gregory F. Giles -- India's Strategic Culture And The Origins Of Omniscient Paternalism / Rodney W. Jones -- Iranian Strategic Culture And Its Persian Origins / Willis Stanley -- The Making Of Syria's Strategic Culture / Murhaf Jouejati -- A Dragon On Defense : Explaining China's Strategic Culture / Huiyun Feng -- North Korea And The Political Uses Of Strategic Culture / Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. -- Does Al Qaeda Have A Strategic Culture? / Jerry Mark Long -- Part Iii : The Way Ahead. Out Of The Wilderness : Prime Time For Strategic Culture / Colin S. Gray -- Conclusion : Toward A Standard Methodological Approach / Jeannie L. Johnson -- Appendix : Recommended Readings. Edited By Jeannie L. Johnson, Kerry M. Kartchner, And Jeffrey A. Larsen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.