Robbin Laird

The Revolution in Military Affairs: Allied Perspectives Robbin Laird

CONTENTS: Prologue The American Strategic Challenge The American Approach to the RMA: A Baseline The RMA and Regional Allies: The Asian Case Europe and the RMA General Considerations --- The Europeanization Challenge France and the RMA The General Political Dynamic --- Domestic Preoccupation and the Shift from Neo-Gaullism --- The French State Crisis and Technology Policy --- Strategic Rethinking and Processes of Change --- Critical Issues for a French RMA --- Alternative Outcomes Germany and the RMA The Context of Change --- The Tasks of the Armed Forces --- Critical Issues for a German RMA --- Summary Conclusions Epilogue: Reflections on the U. S -European Military Technology "Gap" About the Authors