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The only way to avoid dodgy dossiers and dubious foreign adventures is to acknowledge that the post-Cold War world is a far safer place than neoconservative rhetoricians would have us believe. The Ministry of Defence should reclaim its pre-Orwellian meaning and the armed forces should be scaled back accordingly.

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obinson's criticisms of the lack of logic within our current published defence policy need to be answered.' Tim Garden, RUSI Journal 'The arguments in this thesis are important and should be acknowledged by the MOD and studied at the Joint Services Staff College.' Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO 'A valuable and rigorous piece of reasoning that demands a good airing.' John Gray 'A thoughtful and interesting work.' Jeremy Black 'Robinson doesn't revert to hyperbole to make his point.' Tribune

To his credit, Robinson doesn't get hysterical about al Qaida and doesn't revert to hyperbole to make his point. -- Phil Chamberlain Tribune Robinson's criticisms of the lack of logic within our current published defence policy need to be answered. -- Tim Garden RUSI Journal This pithy volume is a vigorous breath of fresh policy air. Network Review The arguments in this thesis are important and should be acknowledged by the MOD and studied at the Joint Services Staff College. -- Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO A valuable and rigorous piece of reasoning that demands a good airing. -- John Gray, London School of Economics, author, Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern A thoughtful and interesting work that deserves attention. -- Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, author, Rethinking Military History A good tract for doing less with militarism. -- Edward P. Echlin Fourth World Review

'Robinson's criticisms of the lack of logic within our current published defence policy need to be answered.' Tim Garden, RUSI Journal 'This pithy volume is a vigorous breath of fresh policy air.' Network Review 'The arguments in this thesis are important and should be acknowledged by the MOD and studied at the Joint Services Staff College.' Major General (Retd) Patrick Cordingley DSO. 'A valuable and rigorous piece of reasoning that demands a good airing.' John Gray, London School of Economics, author, Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern. 'A thoughtful and interesting work that deserves attention.' Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, author, Rethinking Military History. 'To his credit, Robinson doesn't get hysterical about al Qaida and doesn't revert to hyperbole to make his point.' Phil Chamberlain, Tribune 'A good tract for doing less with militarism.' Edward P. Echlin, Fourth World Review

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Dr Paul Robinson is assistant director of the Centre for Security Studies at the University of Hull. He has served as an officer in both the British and Canadian armies and writes on international affairs for magazines such as the Spectator. This is his third book.

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