This author focuses on the analysis of defense and foreign policy issues. Their work is characterized by a deep understanding of complex international relations. Through their writing, they offer readers an insightful perspective on the strategic challenges of the contemporary world. Their approach is grounded in meticulous analysis and an emphasis on practical solutions.
The U.S. military is one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world. How it spends its money, chooses tactics, and allocates its resources have enormous implications for national defense and the economy. The Science of War is the only comprehensive textbook on how to analyze and understand these and other essential problems in moder
In Defense 101 , a concise primer for understanding the United States' $700+ billion defense budget and rapidly changing military technologies, Michael O'Hanlon provides a deeply informed yet accessible analysis of American military power. After an introduction in which O'Hanlon surveys today's international security environment, provides a brief sketch of the history of the US military, its command structure, the organization of its three million personnel, and a review of its domestic basing and global reach, Defense 101 provides in-depth coverage of four critical areas in military • Defense Budgeting and Resource detailed budget and cost breakdowns, wartime spending allocations, economics of overseas basing, military readiness, and defense budgeting versus US grand strategy• Gaming and Modeling wargaming, micro modeling, nuclear exchange calculations, China scenarios, and assessments of counterinsurgency missions• Technological Change and Military use of computers, communications, and robotics, cutting-edge developments in projectiles and propulsion systems• The Science of War, military uses of space, missile defense, and nuclear weapons, testing, and proliferation For policy makers and experts, military professionals, students, and citizens alike, Defense 101 helps make sense of the US Department of Defense, the basics of war and the future of armed conflict, and the most important characteristics of the American military.
Offers an analysis of the future of the world's ground forces: Where are future large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible? Which of these could be important enough to necessitate the option of a US military response? And which of these could in turn require significant numbers of American ground forces in their resolution?
China is fast becoming a true rival of the United States, and in this surprising, convincing book, two major foreign policy thinkers delve into the perilous consequences of this new dynamic.
What issues could provoke actual conflict between the United States and Russia or China? And how could such a conflict be contained before it took the world to the brink of thermonuclear catastrophe, as was feared during the cold war? Defense expert Michael O'Hanlon wrestles with these questions in this insightful book.
An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension "A masterful examination of past American grand strategy and foreign policies. A compelling, thoughtful, and thought-provoking proposal of a new grand strategy by one of America's foremost writers and thinkers on U.S. defense, foreign policy, and geopolitics." --General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.) Russia and China are both believed to have "grand strategies"--detailed sets of national security goals backed by means, and plans, to pursue them. In the United States, policymakers have tried to articulate similar concepts but have failed to reach a widespread consensus since the Cold War ended. While the United States has been the world's prominent superpower for over a generation, much American thinking has oscillated between the extremes of isolationist agendas versus interventionist and overly assertive ones. Drawing on historical precedents and weighing issues such as Russia's resurgence, China's great rise, North Korea's nuclear machinations, and Middle East turmoil, Michael O'Hanlon presents a well-researched, ethically sound, and politically viable vision for American national security policy. He also proposes complementing the Pentagon's set of "4+1" pre-existing threats with a new "4+1" biological, nuclear, digital, climatic, and internal dangers.
From the author of the bestselling The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comes another incredible trip to an even more mysterious terrain. Michael Hanlon identifies ten scientific questions that we simply can't seem to answer and explains why these compelling mysteries will remain unsolved for years to comeHow did life begin? Why are there two sexes? Where did language originate? In Hanlon's characteristically witty style, he ponders the ways these questions have persisted in frustrating the best minds and asks what might be needed to get to the bottom of it all. From politics to lack of technology, each question has its own set of circumstances holding it back. By exploring these unanswerable questions, Hanlon exposes some of science's greatest failings and missteps--and charts a hopeful direction for getting science back on the road to discovery.
In this timely book, military expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. O'Hanlon looks for overarching trends and themes, along with the lessons for the military strategists and political leaders of today and tomorrow.
Hainer Kober, geboren 1942, lebt in Soltau. Er hat u. a. Werke von Stephen Hawking, Steven Pinker, Jonathan Littell, Georges Simenon und Oliver Sacks übersetzt.
W ciągu sześćdziesięciu sekund ludzkie ciało przetwarza kwadrylion (czyli bilion bilion�w) atom�w tlenu, kilka trylion�w dwutlenku węgla i olbrzymią liczbę produkt�w ubocznych trawienia. Po czterdziestu latach dziewięćdziesiąt procent atom�w, z kt�rych zbudowane jest nasze ciało, ulega całkowitej wymianie. Czy dalej jesteśmy tymi samymi istotami? Michael Hanlon zidentyfikował dziesięć kontrowersyjnych bądź kłopotliwych pytań, na kt�re naukowcy wciąż poszukują odpowiedzi i w kr�tkich, błyskotliwych rozdziałach wyjaśnia, czy i kiedy te fascynujące kwestie zostaną ostatecznie zgłębione, m.in.: W jaki spos�b funkcjonuje czas? Czy istnieją zjawiska paranormalne? Czy zwierzęta mają świadomość? Czy możemy żyć wiecznie? Dlaczego jesteśmy otyli... i czy to ma znaczenie? Odpowiedzi możemy poznać wcześniej niż się spodziewamy. Michael Hanlon jest jednym z czołowych brytyjskich dziennikarzy specjalizujących się w problematyce naukowej. Od ponad czterech lat jest redaktorem naukowym w Daily Mail. Jego artykuły ukazują się regularnie w takich czasopismach jak The Spectator oraz New Statesman. Hanlon występuje w telewizji i w radiu jako ekspert i popularyzator nauki. Jest autorem kilku popularnonaukowych książek, m.in. bestsellerowego 'Nauka i fikcja w Autostopem przez Galaktykę'.