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1 online resource (xvii, 141 pages) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"September 2018." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Summary -- Introduction -- Complex systems and conflict -- Research and findings -- Complexity, policymaking, and the dual-system problem -- Policy resistance and the systemic mindset -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
"Despite decades of research and experience in foreign conflicts and fragile environments, institutions in the United States and beyond are often unable to position themselves for success when called upon to intervene. This monograph contributes to the growing recognition that today's conflicts are best understood as complex systems, characterized by greater levels of fragility, uncertainty, and intractability than conflicts of previous decades. However, it does something even more important along the way. It encourages us to acknowledge that policy processes and institutions designed to address foreign conflicts are themselves complex systems. As a consequence, it is not just volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments that are unpredictable; how our own policy decisions end up being implemented are also unpredictable"--Foreword. |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed May 17, 2019). |
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United States -- Military policy.
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Military policy -- Decision making.
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Complexity (Philosophy)
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International relations.
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Foreign relations administration.
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War.
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Military policy -- Decision making.
(OCoLC)fst01021388
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Complexity (Philosophy) (OCoLC)fst00871602
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Foreign relations administration. (OCoLC)fst00931871
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International relations. (OCoLC)fst00977053
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War. (OCoLC)fst01170328
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Gregg, Melissa R., author.
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Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.
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Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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| ISBN |
158487788X |
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9781584877882 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0307-A-31 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 101.146:D 85 |
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