A Handful Of Bullets: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace

摘要

A Handful of Bullets: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace has virtually nothing to with Franz Ferdinand. Instead, Ullman offers an insightful and daunting strategic analysis of today's globalized world. One of the Navy's foremost strategic thinkers, Ullman argues that rapidly increasing interconnec-tivity has fundamentally changed the potential reach of individuals across the globe-no longer does someone have to assassinate an Archduke to have a global impact. Ullman argues that the traditional state is failing, but American strategic planners remain locked into state-centric and outdated modes of thought. He sprinkles his book with potential solutions to many of America's ills. Although many of his solutions are unlikely to be implemented-such as reintroducing the draft to reduce the insularity of our professional military-they are certainly worthy of discussion.