The Changing Face of Military Power

WYN Q. BOWEN Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Watchfield MARTIN EDMONDS Professor and Director, Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, Cartmel College, Lancaster University LAWRENCE FREEDMAN Professor of War Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London KEITH HARTLEY Professor, Centre for Defence Economics, University of York ALICE HILLS Lecturer, Defence Studies Department, Joint Services Command and Staff College, Watchfield PAUL ROGERS Professor of Peace Studies, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford PHILIP SABIN Professor of Strategic Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London

With the end of the Cold War, perceptions of the role of armed forces in the international environment changed dramatically and have led to a critical re-evaluation of defence budgets, defence bureaucracies and defence roles.With the end of the Cold War, perceptions of the role of armed forces in the international environment changed dramatically and have led to a critical re-evaluation of defence budgets, defence bureaucracies and defence roles. The Changing Face of Military Power brings together some of the most eminent scholars in the field of defence studies to assess the changing dynamics of military power. It focuses in particular on the move towards joint service cooperation as a way of minimising costs and increasing efficiency.