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Chapter 15 — War and Peace in the Modern Age Explore Additional Suggested Readings The following readings supplement those suggested in chapter 15 of the text. Atkinson, Rick. Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Beckman, Peter R., et al. The Nuclear Predicament: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century. 3d ed. New York: Prentice Hall, 2000. Benjamin, Daniel and Simon, Steven. The Next Attack: The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting It Right. New York: Times Books, 2005. Bobbit, Philip. The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History. New York: Knopf, 2002. Jeong, How Won. Peacebuilding in Postconflict Societieis: Strategy and Process. New York: Lynne Rienner, 2005. Mangold, Tom, and Jeff Goldberg. Plague Wars: The Terrifying Reality of Biological Warfare. New York: St. Martin’s, 1999. O’Hanlon, Michael. Saving Lives with Force: Military Criteria for Humanitarian Intervention. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1997. Scales, Maj. General Robert H. Jr., ed. Future Warfare: Anthology. Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 1999. Snow, Donald M. UnCivil Wars: International Security and the New Internal Conflicts. New York: St. Martin’s, 1996. Snow, Donald M. When America Fights: The Uses of U.S. Military Force. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2000. Westad, Odd Arne. The Global Cold War: Third World Intervention and the Making of Our Times. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Annotated Links The following links will help you explore the themes of chapter 15 on the Web. Center for Defense Information
(CDI) CDI was founded in 1972 by recently-retired senior U.S. military officers and considers itself an independent monitor of the United States Department of Defense. It conducts a variety of security-related research projects on subjects such as defense spending, nuclear proliferation, defense policy, threat assessment, and terrorism. Institute for War & Peace
Reporting (IWPR) IWPR is dedicated to presenting unbiased information on international conflict areas and most specifically with encouraging accurate reporting of conflict. Among its activities are the establishment and running of journalist training projects. The IWPR Web site offers specific conflict analysis and many valuable links to other sites. International
Crisis Group (ICG) The ICG is a private, multinational organization dedicated to the anticipation, understanding, prevention, and containment of conflict. The site offers valuable summaries and analysis of conflict throughout the world. The Peace Resource Center is sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Library and is essentially a directory of links related to peace studies and concerns. Categories of links include general peace documents, war and peace documents, recent peace accords, humanitarian law, international criminal tribunals, public awareness, media outlets, and human rights education. Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI) This Sweden-based research institute studies and reports on conflict and cooperation issues of importance to international peace and security. In addition to offering specialized reports, the institute publishes an annual report on armaments, disarmament, and international security--one of the most valuable documents in the field. The SIPRI Web site is loaded with data and analyses related to international conflict. United States Institute of
Peace (USIP) The United States Institute of Peace is a nonpartisan federal institute funded by the U.S. Congress. Its stated mission is to “...strengthen the nation’s capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict.” Of particular value on the Institute’s Web site are the various news and peace reports on conflict/tension areas such as the Middle East, the Balkans, and North Korea.
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