La seguridad es una aspiración universal a la que ningún país puede renunciar. En un mundo en permanente transformación, las fuentes de tensión y riesgo se suceden y multiplican incesantemente: terrorismo, conflictos armados, amenazas cibernéticas, crisis financieras y energéticas, criminalidad organizada, espionaje, armas de destrucción masiva, piratería, catástrofes naturales o riesgos ambientales, entre otras muchas. La persistencia...

The first serious book to examine what happens when the ancient boundary between war and peace is erased. Once, war was a temporary state of affairs--a violent but brief interlude between times of peace. Today, America's wars are everywhere and forever: our enemies change constantly and rarely wear uniforms, and virtually anything can become a weapon. As war expands, so does the role of the US military. Today, military personnel don't just "kill people...

A groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Over recent decades, Pulitzer-winning historian John W. Dower has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. Here he examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events--Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror. The list of issues examined and themes explored is wide-ranging:...