{"product_id":"military-statecraft-and-the-rise-of-shaping-in-world-politics-9781538150665","title":"Military Statecraft and the Rise of Shaping in World Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe book explores shaping, the use of military power to construct a more favorable environment, and its increased frequency following the Cold War. It illustrates the four logics of shaping through case studies and sentiment analysis of multinational exercises. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 203 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Andrew F. Krepinevich Writing Award, A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title, and Selected for the Irregular Warfare Initiatives Inaugural Reading List (2022), this book explores shaping: the use of military power to construct a more favorable environment by influencing the characteristics of other militaries, altering the relationships between them, or managing the behavior of allies. As opposed to traditional strategies of warfighting or coercion, shaping relies less on threats, demonstrations, and uses of violence and more on attraction, persuasion, and legitimacy. Because shaping relies more on soft power than on hard power, this approach contradicts the conventional wisdom of the purpose militaries serve. Kyle J. Wolfley explores the emergence of shaping in classical strategy and its increased frequency following the end of the Cold War when threats and allies became more ambiguous. He illustrates the four logics of shaping—attraction, socialization, delegation, and assurance—through five case studies of recent major military exercise programs led by the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Moreover, the author reveals through sentiment analysis and statistics of over one thousand multinational exercises from 1980 to 2016 how major powers reacted to a complex international environment by expanding the number and scope of shaping exercises. Illuminating an understudied but surprisingly common tool of military statecraft, this book offers a fresh understanding of military power in today's competitive international system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 394g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 228 x 152 x 17 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781538150665\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyle J., Assistant Professor of International Affairs at West Point Wolfley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47482074071290,"sku":"9781538150665","price":34.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1751624063435_book.jpg?v=1751756373","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/military-statecraft-and-the-rise-of-shaping-in-world-politics-9781538150665","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}