The Future of War

This text engages key issues upon which the choices of peace and war will depend in the 21st century. Based on the book of the same title by Jan Bloch (who predicted WW1), a group of the most eminent thinkers have here re-examined Bloch's work on the occasion of its centenary.

List of Contributors. Foreword; P. Kooijmans. Introduction. 1. Editors' introduction. 2. Conversations with Jan Bloch (1899) and Bloch's Preface to his own book (1898). 3. The Imperial Rescript, May 1898; The Second Imperial Circular, December 1898. 4. Jan Bloch in the century's context; HRH Prince Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange. Part I: Jan Bloch in his Own Time. 5. From St Petersburg to The Hague: Bloch and the First Hague Peace Conference (1899); P. van den Dungen. 6. Bloch the man: a biographical appreciation; A. Werner. 7. Bloch's influence among the German anti-war dissidents; J. Birmele. Part II: Transformation in the International Order. 8. International organisations in the quest for peace; C. Bildt. 9. From independence to interdependence: the end of sovereignty? C. Bertram. 10. Out of Africa: the fate of the state and the international system; F. Deng. 11. State making, state failure and the revolution in military affairs; M. Ayoob. Part III: Transformation of War. Three contrasting views at the large scale. 12. A brief history of warfare - past, present, future; J. Keegan. 13. The peace-bringing powers of war; E. Luttwak. 14. The indispensable nuclear weapon; M. van Creveld. Part IV: Changing Potentials and Purposes. 15. Beyond war and totalitarianism: the new dynamics of violence; P. Hassner. 16. Civil and uncivil wars; G. Prins. Implications for practice. 17. Revolutions in military affairs; L. Freedman. 18. The art of military intervention; General Sir Michael Rose. 19.Practicality, in support of principles; K.-P. Klaiber. Epilogue. Index.