Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: "Civic Militarism" and the Trajectory of Western Power: The Western Experience in Balancing Liberal and Military Virtues

1. The Modern State Rise and Decline of Civic Militarism

2. Making Time an Ally: Uncovering the Perils of Tactical Military Speed

3. Benefit or Burden? NATO-led Military Missions and Western Cohesion

4. The Future of the West: What If the United States Pulls Out of NATO?

Part II: Western Perceptions of Time and the International Normative Order: A Normative Order under Pressure

5. Civilian Casualties and Contemporary Coalition Operations: The Case of Afghanistan

6. Conflicting Norms of Intervention: When and How to Use Military Force?

7. In the Shadows: The Challenge of Russian and Chinese Gray Zone Conflict for the West

8. Competing Norms: What If China Takes Control of Djibouti to Protect Its People?

Part III: Military Operations and Temporality: Speed, Time, and Western Military Power

9. Fighting, Fast and Slow? Speed and Western Ways of War

10. War at Information Speed: Multi-Domain Warfighting Visions

11. The Limits of Technology: The Impact of Speed and Innovation on Western Military Primacy

12. Military Operations: What If Digital Technologies Fail on the Battlefield

Conclusion

Contributors

Index