Nuclear Deterrence Reconsidered: The Emerging Threat of Limited Nuclear Warfare
Thomas Rijntalder
This article analyzes the concept of limited nuclear war (LNW) and argues that the likelihood of states adopting an LNW strategy is increasing, driven by shifting global power dynamics and technological advancements. Under certain conditions, the use of nuclear weapons could achieve political objectives without escalating into full-scale nuclear war, something that Cold War dynamics largely precluded.
Jules J.S. Gaspard, M.L.R. Smith
Applying James Burnham’s theory of the ‘managerial revolution’ to the evolution of war studies, this article argues that the field has been captured and reshaped by a managerial class more concerned with institutional consensus than with the political essence of war. Tracing war studies from its aristocratic and capitalist roots through the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, it contends that managerial dominance has replaced strategic insight with technocratic jargon and policy-adjacent busywork. The essay calls for a ‘dissenting war studies’ that resists insider capture, restores political clarity, and re-centres the study of war on its true purpose.
Jules J.S. Gaspard
Lasers may dazzle and impress us, but they will not win wars. This essay shows how faith in “game-changing” technology represents the Red Queen’s race—running faster, only to stay in place—and why true strategic change remains a political, not technical, act.
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