Edwards unpacks key strategic episodes from world history and politics to help readers to understand the role of strategy and the scholarly and policy debates surrounding it. Discover how strategic theory can be used to navigate the complex and uncertain international security environment that we live in today. Themes covered include:International relations - technology - ethics - irregular war (including counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and hybrid warfare) - the resurgence of great power rivalries in the early 21st century - the rise of non-state actorsCase studies include:Guerrilla warfare and strategy in regions from South East Asia to the Middle East - US nuclear strategy in the Cold War - Russian intervention in Ukraine - British strategy at the end of empire - the UN's role in resolving conflict after the Cold War - US-led coalition strategy in Afghanistan - thechallenge posed by Al Qaeda and Islamic State/Daesh | Strategy in War and Peace by Aaron Edwards, Paperback | Indigo Chapters