Part. I: Introduction 1
1: History after the end of history 3
Part. II: Political perspectives 33
2: The United Nations' transition in the post-Cold War era : time for change? 35
3: NATO's changing mission 50
4: The new regionalism : mapping change in the post Cold War era 66
5: Redefining the former Warsaw Pact nations 79
6: Instituting change in U.S. foreign policy towards the emerging Pacific Rim 93
Part. III: Military-strategic perspectives 111
7: U.S. nuclear weapons policy in transition 113
8: Transitional perspectives on conventional, chemical and biological weapons production 131
9: Military operations other than war : coming in from the cold 149
10: Power projection : continuity and change 165
11: Airpower's effectiveness in a changing world destabilized by asymmetric threats 181
12: Sizing the military force in the post-Cold War era 201
13: Adapting service doctrine to a new world order 220
14: The changing defense industrial base 235
Part. IV: Conclusion 251
15: History is dead : long live history! 253
Index 260