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2011 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Introduction: A New Synthesis
verfasst von : Gary E. Machlis, Thor Hanson, Zdravko Špirić, Jean E. McKendry
Erschienen in: Warfare Ecology
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
As the violent twentieth century recedes into history and the twenty-first century begins its second decade, war – and its costs and consequences – remain a central feature of Homo sapiens’ relationship to the environment. Worldwide, military expenditures surged to an all-time high in 2009 [19], despite a deep global recession and a drop in the number of active conflicts [5]. Though analysts had predicted substantial peace dividends following the end of the Cold War, this new peak capped a long and steady trend. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, global military spending rose nearly 50% [19]. When researchers ask what the world is arming for, one dominant thread makes the subject of this book both timely and urgent.