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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNew Battlefields/Old Laws makes a huge contribution to literature regarding the so-called 'war on terror.' -- Wayne McCormack, University of Utah, author of Understanding the Law of Terrorism Banks has in this invaluable book put together a set of essays that will educate and enlighten any intelligent reader on the issues related to the future of international security. It covers the full spectrum of issues with solid, informative writings. A great reservoir of useful information. -- Abraham D. Sofaer, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsFigures and Tables Introduction: Toward an Adaptive International Humanitarian Law: New Norms for New Battlefields, by William C. Banks Critical Debate I: Threshold Issues in Defining Twenty-first-Century Armed Conflicts 1. Extraterritorial Law Enforcement or Transnational Counterterrorist Military Operations: The Stakes of Two Legal Models, by Geoffrey S. Corn 2. Preventive Detention of Individuals Engaged in Transnational Hostilities: Do We Need a Fourth Protocol Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions?, by Gregory Rose Critical Debate II: Status and Liabilities of Nonstate Actors Engaged in Hostilities 3."Jousting at Windmills": The Laws of Armed Conflict in an Age of Terror-State Actors and Nonstate Elements, by David M. Crane and Daniel Reisner 4. Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Concept Broad Enough for Today's Targeting Decisions, by Eric Talbot Jensen 5. Nonstate Actors in Armed Conflicts: Issues of Distinction and Reciprocity, by Daphne Richemond-Barak Critical Debate III: Changing Twenty-first-Century Battlefields and Armed Forces 6. Children as Direct Participants in Hostilities: New Challenges for International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law, by Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen 7. Private Military Contractors and Changing Norms for the Laws of Armed Conflict, by Renee de Nevers Critical Debate IV: Military Necessity and Humanitarian Priorities in International Humanitarian Law: Productive Tension or Irreconcilable Differences? 8. The Principle of Proportionality Under International Humanitarian Law and Operation Cast Lead, by Robert P. Barnidge Jr. 9. Humanizing Irregular Warfare: Framing Compliance for Nonstate Armed Groups at the Intersection of Security and Legal Analyses, by Corri Zoli Notes Contributor Bios Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNew Battlefields/Old Laws makes a huge contribution to literature regarding the so-called 'war on terror.' -- Wayne McCormack, University of Utah, author of Understanding the Law of Terrorism Banks has in this invaluable book put together a set of essays that will educate and enlighten any intelligent reader on the issues related to the future of international security. It covers the full spectrum of issues with solid, informative writings. A great reservoir of useful information. -- Abraham D. Sofaer, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsFigures and Tables Introduction: Toward an Adaptive International Humanitarian Law: New Norms for New Battlefields, by William C. Banks Critical Debate I: Threshold Issues in Defining Twenty-first-Century Armed Conflicts 1. Extraterritorial Law Enforcement or Transnational Counterterrorist Military Operations: The Stakes of Two Legal Models, by Geoffrey S. Corn 2. Preventive Detention of Individuals Engaged in Transnational Hostilities: Do We Need a Fourth Protocol Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions?, by Gregory Rose Critical Debate II: Status and Liabilities of Nonstate Actors Engaged in Hostilities 3."Jousting at Windmills": The Laws of Armed Conflict in an Age of Terror-State Actors and Nonstate Elements, by David M. Crane and Daniel Reisner 4. Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Concept Broad Enough for Today's Targeting Decisions, by Eric Talbot Jensen 5. Nonstate Actors in Armed Conflicts: Issues of Distinction and Reciprocity, by Daphne Richemond-Barak Critical Debate III: Changing Twenty-first-Century Battlefields and Armed Forces 6. Children as Direct Participants in Hostilities: New Challenges for International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law, by Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen 7. Private Military Contractors and Changing Norms for the Laws of Armed Conflict, by Renee de Nevers Critical Debate IV: Military Necessity and Humanitarian Priorities in International Humanitarian Law: Productive Tension or Irreconcilable Differences? 8. The Principle of Proportionality Under International Humanitarian Law and Operation Cast Lead, by Robert P. Barnidge Jr. 9. Humanizing Irregular Warfare: Framing Compliance for Nonstate Armed Groups at the Intersection of Security and Legal Analyses, by Corri Zoli Notes Contributor Bios Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTaw's tightly argued analysis should be of interest to all readers...highly recommended. Choice Well-researched and well-written... A job well done. Marine Corps HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction. Mission Creep Writ Large: The U.S. Military's Embrace of Stability Operations 1. Stability Operations in Context 2. Doctrine and Stability Operations 3. Practical Adjustments to Achieve Doctrinal Requirements 4. Explaining the Military's Mission Revolution 5. Implications of Mission Revolution 6. A New World Order? Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] rich, useful, and important book. -- Thomas Powers New York Times Book Review A thoroughly documented, cogently argued work by an author with vast personal experience of his topic. Kirkus Reviews A vigorous and hard-hitting insider's account, -- Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs Pillar provides a telling and comprehensive new perspective from the inside. -- Steve Coll New York Review of Books This is a well-written effort by a former intelligence offer and academician. Hopefully, members of the national security community and their staffs will read and benefit from it. Choice Pillar's book is extremely detailed and informative, providing a better understanding of just how hard it is to be an intelligence professional in a world where all that matters is being wrong... once. -- James M. Burcalow Military Review Important and highly readable... This is a book that should be widely read by both the public and policymakers. -- Richard Harris The Manhattan MercuryTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction: A Comforting Explanation for Calamity 2. Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Iraq War 3. Alternative Visions of the Iraq War 4. Congress and the Politics of the Iraq War 5. Great Decisions and the Irrelevance of Intelligence 6. Politicization 7. Scapegoats and Spectator Sport 8. The Never-Ending Issue 9. Catharsis and 9/11 10. Responses to Catharsis 11. The Illusion of Reform 12. Real Reform 13. Adapting Policy to Uncertainty Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] rich, useful, and important book. -- Thomas Powers New York Times Book Review A thoroughly documented, cogently argued work by an author with vast personal experience of his topic. Kirkus Reviews A vigorous and hard-hitting insider's account, -- Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs Pillar provides a telling and comprehensive new perspective from the inside. -- Steve Coll New York Review of Books This is a well-written effort by a former intelligence offer and academician. Hopefully, members of the national security community and their staffs will read and benefit from it. Choice Pillar's book is extremely detailed and informative, providing a better understanding of just how hard it is to be an intelligence professional in a world where all that matters is being wrong... once. -- James M. Burcalow Military Review Important and highly readable... This is a book that should be widely read by both the public and policymakers. -- Richard Harris The Manhattan MercuryTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction: A Comforting Explanation for Calamity 2. Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Iraq War 3. Alternative Visions of the Iraq War 4. Congress and the Politics of the Iraq War 5. Great Decisions and the Irrelevance of Intelligence 6. Politicization 7. Scapegoats and Spectator Sport 8. The Never-Ending Issue 9. Catharsis and 9/11 10. Responses to Catharsis 11. The Illusion of Reform 12. Real Reform 13. Adapting Policy to Uncertainty Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Palmer] is on to something as she as she examines how Western audiences and readers are encouraged to empathize with war correspondents as heroes, victims, or martyrs."--The New York Review of Books "A worthy contribution to the scholarly literature on media, war, and conflict. It should be required reading for scholars and students of journalism and political communication. It adds significant depth to our understanding of how reporters are affected by nationalistic and neoliberal business motives in their reporting of international events." --Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly "Becoming the Story is a valuable addition to the field of critical media studies, journalism history, and twenty-first-century military history." --H-Net Reviews"In most academic studies of post-9/11 war reporting, the challenges and risks that the ‘conflict correspondents’ face often get insufficient attention. Lindsay Palmer’s pioneering and commendable study fills a gap in journalism scholarship. Highly recommended."--Daya Kishan Thussu, author of News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment"Covering a war means going to places torn by chaos, destruction and death,' the late foreign correspondent Marie Colvin observed, 'and trying to bear witness' in order to 'find the truth in a sandstorm of propaganda.' Lindsay Palmer’s book honors this commitment, offering us a rigorously perceptive assessment of war reporting over the first decade since the September 11 attacks. Its case studies draw upon analyses of the news coverage, as well as extensive interviews with correspondents and their editors, to present important insights into what gets reported, how and why. Essential reading."--Stuart Allan, author of Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism: Co-operation, Collaboration and Connectivity

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Book SynopsisThe September 11 attacks produced great changes in journalism and the lives of the people who practiced it. Foreign reporters felt surrounded by the hate of American colleagues for the enemy. Americans in combat areas became literal targets of antiU.S. sentiment. Behind the lines, editors and bureau chiefs scrambled to reorient priorities while feeling the pressure of sending others into danger. Becoming the Story examines the transformation of war reporting in the decade after 9/11. Lindsay Palmer delves into times when print or television correspondents themselves received intense public scrutiny because of an incident associated with the work of war reporting. Such instances include Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and murder; Bob Woodruff's near-fatal injury in Iraq; the expulsions of Maziar Bahari and Nazila Fathi from Iran in 2009; the sexual assault of Lara Logan; and Marie Colvin's 2012 death in Syria. Merging analysis with in-depth interviews of Woodruff and others, Palmer shows whatTrade Review"[Palmer] is on to something as she as she examines how Western audiences and readers are encouraged to empathize with war correspondents as heroes, victims, or martyrs."--The New York Review of Books "A worthy contribution to the scholarly literature on media, war, and conflict. It should be required reading for scholars and students of journalism and political communication. It adds significant depth to our understanding of how reporters are affected by nationalistic and neoliberal business motives in their reporting of international events." --Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly "Becoming the Story is a valuable addition to the field of critical media studies, journalism history, and twenty-first-century military history." --H-Net Reviews"In most academic studies of post-9/11 war reporting, the challenges and risks that the ‘conflict correspondents’ face often get insufficient attention. Lindsay Palmer’s pioneering and commendable study fills a gap in journalism scholarship. Highly recommended."--Daya Kishan Thussu, author of News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment"Covering a war means going to places torn by chaos, destruction and death,' the late foreign correspondent Marie Colvin observed, 'and trying to bear witness' in order to 'find the truth in a sandstorm of propaganda.' Lindsay Palmer’s book honors this commitment, offering us a rigorously perceptive assessment of war reporting over the first decade since the September 11 attacks. Its case studies draw upon analyses of the news coverage, as well as extensive interviews with correspondents and their editors, to present important insights into what gets reported, how and why. Essential reading."--Stuart Allan, author of Photojournalism and Citizen Journalism: Co-operation, Collaboration and Connectivity

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Book SynopsisWhile the military use of drones has been the subject of much scrutiny, the use of drones for humanitarian purposes has so far received little attention. As the starting point for this study, it is argued that the prospect of using drones for humanitarian and other life-saving activities has produced an alternative discourse on drones, dedicated to developing and publicizing the endless possibilities that drones have for doing good. Furthermore, it is suggested that the Good Drone narrative has been appropriated back into the drone warfare discourse, as a strategy to make war more human.This book explores the role of the Good Drone as an organizing narrative for political projects, technology development and humanitarian action. Its contribution to the debate is to take stock of the multiple logics and rationales according to which drones are good, with a primary objective to initiate a critical conversation about the political currency of good. This study recognizes the manyTable of ContentsIntroduction What Does It Take to Be Good? 1 Targeted ‘Killer Drones’ and the Humanitarian Discourse: On a Liaison 2 Lifting the Fog of War? Opportunities and Challenges of Drones in UN Peace Operations 3 Poison Pill or Cure-All: Drones and the Protection of Civilians 4 Creating the EU Drone: Control, Sorting, and Search and Rescue at Sea 5 The Public Order Drone: Proliferation and Disorder in Civil Airspace 6 A Revolution in Agricultural Affairs: Dronoculture, Precision, Capital 7 Wings for Wildlife: the use of Conservation Drones, challenges and opportunities 8 Drone/Body: the Drone’s Power to Sense and Construct Emergencies

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the views of various international law and human rights experts on the contested meaning, scope of application, value and viability of R2P; the principle of the Responsibility to Protect . R2P refers to the notion that the international community has a legal responsibility to protect civilians against the potential or ongoing occurrence of the mass atrocity crimes of genocide, large scale war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. R2P allows for intervention where the individual State is unable or unwilling to so protect its people or is in fact a perpetrator. The book addresses also the controversial issue of whether intervention by States implementing R2P with or without the endorsement of the United Nations Security Council constitutes a State act of aggression or instead is legally justified and not an infringement on the offending Stateâs sovereign jurisdiction. The adverse impact on global peace and security of the failure to protect civilians from mass atrocity crimes has put in stark relief the need to address anew the principle of âresponsibility to protectâ and the feasibility and wisdom of its application and this book is a significant contribution to that effort. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Enforcing the responsibility to protect through solidarity measures 3. A critical reflection on the conceptual and practical limitations of the responsibility to protect 4. Redefining the responsibility to protect concept as a response to international crimes 5. R2P, Global Governance, and the Syrian refugee crisis 6. The responsibility to engage: cosmopolitan civic engagement and the spread of the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine 7. ‘To prevent future Kosovos and future Rwandas.’ A critical constructivist view of the Responsibility to Protect 8. Responsibility to protect and inter-state crises: why and how R2P applies to the case of Gaza 9. R2P and the Syrian crisis: when semantics becomes a matter of life or death 10. Bahrain: an R2P blind spot? 11. The responsibility to protect, the use of force and a permanent United Nations peace service 12. Protecting the world’s most persecuted: the responsibility to protect and Burma’s Rohingya minority 13. Will R2P be ready when disaster strikes? – The rationale of the Responsibility to Protect in an environmental context 14. The responsibility to protect and the lack of intervention in Syria between the protection of human rights and geopolitical strategies 15. Genocide, obligations erga omnes, and the responsibility to protect: remarks on a complex convergence 16. The ‘deterrent argument’ and the responsibility to protect 17. State collapse, peace enforcement and the responsibility to protect in Somalia 18. Government failure, atrocity crimes and the role of the International Criminal Court: why not Syria, but Libya 19. Responsibility to protect: dead, dying, or thriving? 20. Protecting while not being responsible: the case of Syria and responsibility to protect 21. Responsibility to protect and ‘peacetime atrocities’: the case of North Korea

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in the context of the conflict in Darfur, using detailed empirical evidence.The volume traces Darfurâs evolution from forgotten conflict to a major global cause and back to obscurity. The emergence of a far-reaching international response to the war in Darfur began in 2004 and included the most influential international advocacy movement since the anti-apartheid campaign and one of the worldâs largest peacekeeping missions. The book analyzes how Darfur slid back into international obscurity after 2011, despite ongoing violence against civilians and the continued risk of conflict escalation following Omar al-Bashirâs ousting in April 2019. Based on an analysis of more than 100 interviews and over 1,000 media reports, the book examines one of the most pressing questions related to the R2P: why do some situations of mass atrocities cause an international outcry, while others are met with complacency and silence? It argues that the presence or absence of a compelling narrative, which frames a situation in moral terms and unambiguously conveys who is responsible, who suffers, and what should be done, facilitates whether or not sufficient traction will be gained to beget a robust R2P response.This book will be of much interest to students of the Responsibility to Protect, human rights, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, African politics and International Relations in general.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Darfur and the Responsibility to Protect 1. Understanding R2P: Saving Strangers in a Messy World 2. Activating R2P: The Social Construction of Darfur as a Test Case for Saving Strangers 3. Implementing R2P: The International Response to the Darfur Conflict 4. Appropriating R2P: The Ramifications of Saving Strangers on the Darfur Opposition 5. Defying R2P: Sudanese Government Reactions to the International Push to Save Strangers in Darfur 6. Deactivating R2P: The Deconstruction of Darfur as a Case for Saving Strangers Conclusion: Lessons from Darfur as a Test Case for Saving Strangers

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Book SynopsisThis textbook introduces students to the sub-field of critical security studies through a detailed yet accessible survey of emerging theories and practices. This third edition contains two new chapters â on âOntological securityâ and â(In)Security and the everydayâ â and has been fully revised and updated.Written in an accessible and clear manner, Critical Security Studies: offers a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to critical security studies locates critical security studies within the broader context of social and political theory evaluates fundamental theoretical positions in critical security studies against a backdrop of new security challenges. The book is divided into two main parts. Part I, âApproachesâ, surveys the newly extended and contested theoretical terrain of critical security studies: constructivist theories, Critical Theory, feminist and gender approaches, postcolonial Trade ReviewPraise for the 3rd editon:'The welcome third edition of this textbook continues to provide a superb introduction and overview of critical security studies. Combining breadth and depth, it provides an excellent entry-point for students as well as a rich survey of contemporary issues and research for those working in the field.'-- Michael C Williams, University of Ottawa, Canada.Praise for the 2nd edition: 'I use Critical Security Studies as a required reading for my courses in Paris and London - it is in my view the best introduction to the topic and this second edition is very welcome.'-- Didier Bigo, King's College London, UK 'Combining breadth and accessibility with cutting-edge contributions, the second edition of this book provides an excellent overview of critical security studies today.'-- Michael C. Williams, University of Ottawa, Canada 'This second edition gives us a most welcome update of what remains a key introduction to critical security studies. It is great to see the most recent developments in this vibrant field of research included.' -- Jef Huysmans, Open University, UK 'In mapping the recent advances and debates in the vibrant field of critical security studies, this book will be crucially important to students and scholars alike. Critical Security Studies: An Introduction highlights a different topography of critical approaches to security, which is more complex, layered and messy than existing maps have allowed us to see. The book is thus more than an introduction to the field - it is an injunction to rethink the political-theoretical underpinnings in critical approaches and take the debates further.'-- Claudia Aradau, King's College London, UKPraise for the 3rd editon:'The welcome third edition of this textbook continues to provide a superb introduction and overview of critical security studies. Combining breadth and depth, it provides an excellent entry-point for students as well as a rich survey of contemporary issues and research for those working in the field.'-- Michael C Williams, University of Ottawa, Canada'The third edition maps the vibrant developments and contestations that have both extended and reshaped the landscape of critical security studies. By combining approaches and issues, Critical Security Studies: An Introduction offers a layered and nuanced analysis of the field. The addition of emergent theoretical approaches and novel issues of (in)security renders this edition indispensable for both newcomers to critical security studies and scholars well-versed in the debates.'-- Claudia Aradau, King’s College London, UK'This book represents the state of the art with regard to critical security studies. Drawing on a remarkable range of scholarship, the authors address some of the most critical security issues facing us today. I highly recommend this text to all those interested in understanding how security (including human, ontological and everyday security) works in multiple ways and how it affects states, groups and individuals.'-- Catarina Kinnvall, Lund University, SwedenPraise for the 2nd edition: 'I use Critical Security Studies as a required reading for my courses in Paris and London - it is in my view the best introduction to the topic and this second edition is very welcome.'-- Didier Bigo, King's College London, UK 'Combining breadth and accessibility with cutting-edge contributions, the second edition of this book provides an excellent overview of critical security studies today.'-- Michael C. Williams, University of Ottawa, Canada 'This second edition gives us a most welcome update of what remains a key introduction to critical security studies. It is great to see the most recent developments in this vibrant field of research included.' -- Jef Huysmans, Open University, UK 'In mapping the recent advances and debates in the vibrant field of critical security studies, this book will be crucially important to students and scholars alike. Critical Security Studies: An Introduction highlights a different topography of critical approaches to security, which is more complex, layered and messy than existing maps have allowed us to see. The book is thus more than an introduction to the field - it is an injunction to rethink the political-theoretical underpinnings in critical approaches and take the debates further.'-- Claudia Aradau, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsPreface to the third edition Introduction: Mapping critical security studies and travelling without maps Part I: Approaches 1. Constructivist theories 2. Critical Theory 3. Feminist and gender approaches 4. Ontological security 5. Postcolonial perspectives 6. Poststructuralism and International Political Sociology 7. Securitisation theory Part II: Issues 8. Environmental and planetary security 9. Health 10. Human security and development 11. Information, technology and warfare 12. Migration and border security 13. (In)Security and the everyday 14. Terror, risk and resilience

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Book SynopsisThis handbook explores the challenges and opportunities for leadership and conflict response in the context of Africa at several levels.Leadership plays a vital role in affecting conflict response but is frequently only examined at the macro level of state, government, and international organizations. This handbook addresses the need to explore challenges and opportunities for leadership at several levels: macro (global, regional, national), meso (NGOs, religious groups, academics), and micro (civil society organizations, youth groups, women's organizations). Analysis from multiple levels provides a broader explanation of conflict dynamics and helps to fit localized conflict transformation approaches into wider national or regional structures. The multidisciplinary essays presented in this volume encompass the psychological, political, and structural dimensions of conflict response and demonstrate how its success is fundamentally linked to the style of effectiveness of leaderTable of ContentsList of figures List of tables List of contributors List of abbreviations Introduction Ian Liebenberg, Alpaslan Özerdem, and Sinem Akgül-Açıkmeşe PART I: The theory and dynamics of conflict response and leadership 1. The evolution of conflict response: management, resolution and transformation Alpaslan Özerdem 2. Leadership in conflict response: a conceptual exploration Sezai Özçelik, Murat Yorulmaz and Serdar Yılmaz 3. Decoding the emerging world order and challenges to global leadership Tarık Oğuzlu 4. Leadership from a civil society perspective Jessica Ayesha Northey 5. Leadership, conflict and negotiating sustainable socio-political frameworks in Africa Ian Liebenberg Part II: Macro-level leadership experiences in conflict response 6. Conflict response through operations: understanding the leadership roles of the EU and NATO in Africa Çiğdem Üstün and Sinem Akgül-Açıkmeşe 7. Leadership of the United Nations and African Union in Darfur, 2003-2006 Kathryn Crewe Kelly 8. The Role of IGAD in peacebuilding and conflict resolution: the case of South Sudan Billy Agwanda, Uğur Yasin Aral, Ahmad Shoaib Ghulam Nabi, and Israel Nyaburi Nyadera 9. Role of regional organizations in peace interventions: ECOWAS interventions in West Africa and macro-level leadership Burak Toygar Halistoprak 10. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and conflict response in Madagascar Mphatso Jones Boti Phiri 11. The role of the United States as a global power in responding to violent conflicts in Africa Festus Kofi Aubyn 12. Russia in the ‘new scramble for Africa’: a new search for leadership? İnan Ruma 13. The People’s Republic of China in Africa Haluk Karadağ 14. Turkey’s peacebuilding response in Africa: the case of Somalia Elem Eyrice Tepeciklioğlu 15. The political transformation of the North African states in the post-Arab spring period Laçin İdil Öztığ 16. Maritime security off Africa: perspectives on East and West Africa Francois Vreÿ Part III: Meso/micro-level leadership experiences in conflict response 17. Community leadership and alternative approaches to Western conflict resolution models Bezen Balamir Coskun 18. Leading and misleading the flock: understanding the ambivalent record of faith leaders in peacebuilding and conflict prevention Laura Payne 19. Clan elders and traditional reconciliation in Somalia: exercising servant leadership while rebuilding legitimate state structures Antti Pentikäinen and Oakley Thomas Hill 20. Rwenzori in Uganda: the failures of reconciliation Stefano Ruzza 21. Civil society groups’ peace activism and media in Kenya Zacharia Chiliswa 22. Local communities, ICTs and conflict prevention in Africa: a critical inquiry Chas Morrison 23. Youth leadership in conflict response in South Africa Cihan Dizdaroğlu 24. Youth and peacebuilding in West Africa: the experiences of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Chukwuemeka B. Eze, Levinia Addae-Mensah and Osei Baffour Frimpong 25. Making a difference in peacekeeping operations: voices of South African women peacekeepers, 2000-18 Angela Alchin, Amanda Gouws and Lindy Heinecken 26. Leadership in peacekeeping training: the contribution by KAIPTC to peace and security in West Africa Naila Salihu 27. Human rights protection and leadership in contemporary African conflicts Michelle Nel 28. The comparative role of political leadership in alleviating conflict: South Africa and Rwanda Kula Ishmael Theletsane PART IV: Recommendations for improved leadership in conflict response 29. How to improve leadership in conflict response in Africa: lessons learned Sinem Akgül-Açıkmeşe, Alpaslan Özerdem, and Ian Liebenberg Index

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a new contractualist foundation for just war theory, which defends the traditional view of the moral equality of combatants and associated egalitarian moral norms.Traditionally it has been viewed that combatants on both sides of a war have the same right to fight, irrespective of the justice of their cause, and both sides must observe the same restrictions on the use of force, especially prohibitions on targeting noncombatants. Revisionist philosophers have argued that combatants on the unjust side of a war have no right to fight, that pro-war civilians on the unjust side might be targetable, and that lawful combatants on the unjust side might in principle be liable to prosecution for their participation on the unjust side. This book seeks to undercut the revisionist project and defend the traditional view of the moral equality of combatants. It does so by showing how revisionist philosophers fail to build a strong foundation for their arguments and Table of ContentsPart I: Revisionist Just War Theory 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Revisionist Just War Theory 2. Reductive Individualists’ Theories of Liability Part II: The Foundations of the Moral Equality of Combatants 3. The Culpability Standard of Liability 4. Responsibility, Justification, and Liability in War Part III: The Moral Equality of Combatants 5. The Foundations of Military Norms 6. Military Norms 7. The Moral Equality of Combatants

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates associated with modern land warfare. The second edition has been updated and revised, and includes new chapters on non-western perspectives and hybrid warfare.Drawing on a range of case studies spanning the First World War through to contemporary conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the book explores what is unique about the land domain and how this has shaped the theory and practice of military operations conducted upon it. It also looks at land warfare across the spectrum of its conduct, including conventional campaigning, counterinsurgency, and peace support and stabilisation operations.Key themes and debates identified and analysed include: the tensions between change and continuity; the role of technology in land warfare; the relevance of culture and context; the difficulties in translating theory into effective military Trade Review'The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has demonstrated that, contrary to some predictions, high-intensity land warfare is not just a historical phenomenon. Christopher Tuck's stimulating book is an excellent and timely introduction to land warfare, but it is far more than just a basic text; academics and military practitioners can learn much from it'. Gary Sheffield, Emeritus Professor, University of Wolverhampton, UK ‘This book is a well-written, well-researched and wide-ranging exploration of land warfare. I think that it is excellent. Chris Tuck, whose style is always clear, engaging and eminently readable, explores and demystifies every aspect of warfare on land. Whether you read this book as an introduction to the subject (as a ‘primer’), or you come to it as a hardened professional soldier or experienced academic, you will find that it offers insight and understanding.’ Major General Dr Andrew Sharpe, CBE 'Christopher Tuck's book, Understanding Land Warfare, is a comprehensive addition to the existing academic literature focusing on historical and changing contemporary land warfare concepts.' Safia Malik, Margalla Papers, Vol. 27,1 (2023) Table of ContentsIntroduction, Part 1: The development of land warfare, 1. Land warfare in theory, 2. The development of modern land warfare, 3. Modern tactics, 4. Modern operational art and the operational level of war, 5. Land warfare: context and variation, Part 2: What is victory?, 6. Counterinsurgency operations, 7. Peace and stability operations, 8. Hybrid warfare, Part 3: The future, 9. Future land warfare, 10. The paradigm army, 11. Russia and China, Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe law of armed conflict is a key element of the global legal order yet it finds itself in a state of flux created by the changing nature of warfare and the influences of other branches of international law. The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a unique perspective on the field covering all the key aspects of the law as well as identifying developing and often contentious areas of interest.The handbook will feature original pieces by international experts in the field, including academics, staff of relevant NGOs and (former) members of the armed forces. Made up of six parts in order to offer a comprehensive overview of the field, the structure of the handbook is as follows:Part I: FundamentalsPart II: Principle of distinctionPart III: Means and methods of warfarePart IV: Special protection regimesPart V: Compliance and enforcementPart VI: Some contemporarTrade Review"I commend the editors of this book for having asked for, gathered, stuctured and revised the voices of an impressive array of scholars from around the world, and with their help produced a significant contribution to the literature of international humanitarian law. Most chapters, in addition to accurately presenting aspects of the existing law or their application to specific problems, also address the realities of contemporary armed conflicts, in particular, those not of an international character. They also take other applicable branches of international law - such as international human rights law - fully into account. The result is both informative and thought-provoking for scholars, practitioners and advanced students." - Marco Sassòli, Professor of International Law and Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva, Switzerland"An excellent and well structured survey of this vital area of international law, with over 40 contributors from the academy, the military, the national and international public service and civil society and from 15 or more countries. The volume provides a real sense of the application of established principle to emerging issues and of the sharp clash between humanity and military necessity in the application and development of that law." - Sir Kenneth Keith, Former Judge of the International Court of Justice, New Zealand"In all, the book provides a revealing and enlightening overview of the major issues which emanate from the Law of Armed Conflict, which also encompasses international law and international human rights law. Copiously footnoted with extensive tables of treaties and cases, it also offers scholars a rich source of references for further research, which means that NGOs and policy makers will also find it useful." - Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers, United KingdomTable of ContentsForeword Fatou Bensouda (International Criminal Court) Introduction Rain Liivoja and Tim McCormack (University of Melbourne) PART I: Fundamentals 1. War and Armed Conflict: The Parameters of Enquiry Dino Kritsiotis 2. The History of International Humanitarian Law Treaty-Making Frits Kalshoven 3. Conflict Characterisation Caitlin Dwyer and Tim McCormack 4. Sources of the Law of Armed Conflict Jann Kleffner 5. Basic Principles Nobuo Hayashi 6. Impact of Human Rights Law Noam Lubell and Nancie Prud’homme PART II: Principle of Distinction 7. Combatants Emily Crawford 8. Military Objectives David Turns 9. Protection of Civilians in the Conduct of Hostilities Emanuela Chiara-Gillard 10. Direct Participation in Hostilities Michelle Lesh PART III: Means and Methods of Warefare 11. Conventional Weapons Mirko Sossai 12. Chemical and Biological Weapons Robert J Mathews 13. Nuclear Weapons in International Law Dieter Fleck 14. Methods of Land Warfare William J Fenrick 15. Law of Naval Warfare David Letts and Rob McLaughlin 16. Air and Missile Warfare Ian Henderson and Patrick Keane PART IV: Special Protection Regimes 17. Detention under the Law of Armed Conflict Chris Jenks 18. Wounded and Sick, and Medical Services James P Benoit 19. Women and War Helen Durham and Eve Massingham 20. Children and the Law of Armed Conflict: Looking beyond the Protection Paradigm John Tobin and Elliot Luke 21. Cultural Property Jadranka Petrovic 22. The Protection of the Environment Roberta Arnold 23. The Protection of Humanitarian Relief: The Legal Framework Alison Duxbury 24. The Applicability of the Laws of Armed Conflict to Peacekeeping Operations Daphna Shraga 25. Occupation and Territorial Administration Eyal Benvenisti 26. Neutrality Revisited Elizabeth Chadwick PART V: Compliance and Enforcement 27. The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross Kelisiana Thynne 28. Reciprocity and Reprisals Shane Darcy 29. State Responsibility Charles Garraway 30. Reparations for Violations in Armed Conflict and the Emerging Practice of Making Amends Bruce Oswald and Bethany Wellington 31. Individual Liability in International Law Rob Cryer 32. Investigations under International Humanitarian Law Sasha Radin and Michael N Schmitt 33. Role of International Courts and Tribunals Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto 34. Universal Jurisdiction over War Crimes Luis Benavides PART VI: Some contemporary issues 35. Emerging Technologies of Warfare Rain Liivoja, Kobi-Renée Leins and Tim McCormack 36. Private Military and Security Companies Nelleke van Amstel and Rain Liivoja 37. The Rule of Law in War: A Liberal Project Louise Arimatsu Index

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In Indonesia, the events of 1st October 1965 were followed by a campaign to annihilate the Communist Party and its alleged sympathisers. It resulted in the murder of an estimate of one million people a genocide that counts as one of the largest mass murders after WWII and the incarceration of another million, many of them for a decade or more without any legal process. This drive was justified and enabled by a propaganda campaign in which communists were painted as atheist, hypersexual, amoral and intent to destroy the nation. To date, the effects of this campaign are still felt, and the victims are denied the right of association and freedom of speech. This book presents the history of the genocide and propaganda campaign and the process towards the International People's Tribunal on 1965 crimes against humanity in Indonesia (IPT 1965), which was held in November 2015 in The Hague, The Netherlands. The authors, an Indonesian Human Rights lawyer and a Dutch academ

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume advances an emerging curiosity within accounts of military masculinities concerning the silences within, and disruptions to, our well-established and perhaps-too-comfortable understandings of, and empirical focal points for, military masculinities, gender, and war. The chapters were originally published in a special issueTable of Contents1. Beyond the hegemonic in the study of militaries, masculinities, and war Amanda Chisholm and Joanna Tidy 2. Re-thinking hegemonic masculinities in conflict-affected contexts Henri Myrttinen, Lana Khattab and Jana Naujoks 3. Clients, contractors, and the everyday masculinities in global private security Amanda Chisholm 4. Combat as a moving target: masculinities, the heroic soldier myth, and normative martial violence Katharine M. Millar and Joanna Tidy 5. Unmaking militarized masculinity: veterans and the project of military-to-civilian transition Sarah Bulmer and Maya Eichler 6. Problematizing military masculinity, intersectionality and male vulnerability in feminist critical military studies Marsha Henry 7. What’s the problem with the concept of military masculinities? Marysia Zalewski 8. Living archives and Cyprus: militarized masculinities and decolonial emerging world horizons Anna M. Agathangelou

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides materials for active learning about peacebuilding and conflict management in the context of complex stability operations. Today, America faces security challenges unlike any it has faced before, many of which requiring lengthy U.S. involvement in stability operations. These challenges are exceedingly dynamic and complex because of the ever changing mix and number of actors involved, the pace with which the strategic and operational environments change, and the constraints placed on response options. This volume presents a series of case studies to inspire active learning about peacebuilding and conflict management in the context of complex stability operations. The case studies highlight dilemmas pertaining to the story of the case (case dilemma) and to its larger policy implications (policy dilemma). The cases stimulate readers to get inside the heads of case protagonists with widely differing cultural backgrounds, professional experiences, and individual and organisational interests. Overall, Understanding Complex Military Operations challenges the reader to recognize the importance of specific national security related issues and their inherent dilemmas, deduce policy implications, and discern lessons that might apply to other â perhaps even non-security related â areas of public policy, administration, and management. This volume will be of much interest to students of conflict prevention, transitional justice, peacebuilding, security studies and professionals conducting field-based operations in potentially hazardous environments. Trade Review'The case method is a natural addition to training and education for complex operations. When the Case Center of the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy was asked to participate, we shared an analytical technique that would apply experiential learning in a new way. The central question for students of complex operations is: confronted by a new environment, how does an expert practitioner interpret the situation and reach new insights? There are many similarities that practitioners face in Iraq and Afghanistan, but successful operations in one environment is not wholly a recipe for success in the other. Teaching with the case method builds the analytical, decision-making skills that are not case, or lesson, dependent. The case study method and the practitioners who contributed to this volume have established a solid foundation for future complex operations' --- Charles Dolgas, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University'The origins of this case studies volume was a collaboration between the nascent Center for Complex Operations and the Naval Post Graduate School, with the aim of improving the ability of the U.S. Government to prepare for civil–military cooperation in counterinsurgency, irregular warfare and stability operations. Complex operations are tough! As soldiers, policy makers, peacekeepers, academics and other experts engaged in complex operations, we continue to face challenges, even after a decade of civilian-military cooperation in Iraq and Afghanistan. These case studies are designed to enhance the learning and analytical processes and better prepare professionals for the range of complex operations. And maybe, the next time we find ourselves shoulder-to-shoulder doing the difficult and necessary work inherent in complex operations, things will be just a little bit easier' ---David A. Sobyra, Office of the Secretary of Defense'Table of ContentsForeword, Ambassador John E. Herbst (Ret.) 1. Complex Operations: Connecting Scholarship and Practice, Karen Guttieri and Volker Franke Part I: Policy Questions 2. The Road to Good Intentions: British Nation-building in Aden, Scott Smitson 3. The Declarations of Independence: The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Rudy L. Hightower II 4. Mozambique: A Chance for Peace, Ann L. Phillips 5. Basra: Strategic Dilemmas and Force Options, John Hodgson Part II: Security Providers 6. Security by Contractor: Outsourcing in Peace and Stability Operations, Volker Franke 7. Leading Healing in a Broken Unit, Edward H. Powley and Scott N. Taylor 8. Right and Wrong, Balanced on the Edge of a Spear: U.S. Forces at a Mosque in Baghdad, Joshua Potter Part III: Coordination Challenges 9. The Kuwait Task Force: Postconflict Planning and Interagency Coordination, Dennis Barlow 10. Dynamics of Humanitarian Assistance: Civil Affairs in the Horn of Africa, Jessica Piombo 11. CORDS Campaign of Pacification, Rufus Phillips 12. Security by Drones: The Global Market for Remote-Controlled Warfare, Rebecca LeFebvre Part IV: Security and Development Program Challenges 13. Dynamic Tension: Security, Stability, and the Opium Trade, Peter Curry 14. A Penny for Your Thoughts, a Nickel for Your Heart: Buying Popular Support for Counterinsurgency, Justin Gorkowski 15. Reintegrating Child Soldiers, Kim Fletcher Part V: Analytic Cases 16. Whole of Society Conflict Prevention: A Case Study on Kenya’s Success Contrasted with Failures in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lisa Schirch 17. Military Intervention and Diplomatic Engagements in Libya: A Collage of Policy, Force and Law, Anna F. Triponel and Paul R. Williams 18. The Iraq War: Efforts during Conflict to Address Past Atrocities and Seek Accountability, Sandra L. Hodgkinson

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Book SynopsisThis textbook surveys new and emergent methods for doing research in critical security studies, filling a gap in the literature. The second edition has been revised and updated. This textbook is a practical guide to research design in this increasingly established field. Arguing for serious attention to questions of research design and method, the book develops accessible scholarly overviews of key methods used across critical security studies, such as ethnography, discourse analysis, materiality, and corporeal methods. It draws on prominent examples of each method's objects of analysis, relevant data, and forms of data collection. The book's defining feature is the collection of diverse accounts of research design from scholars working within each method, each of which is a clear and honest recounting of a specific project's design and development. This second edition is extensively revised and expanded. Its 33 contributors reflect the sheer diversity of critical security stTrade Review‘Questions of method have become increasing pertinent to the pedagogies and research practices of critical security studies. Research Methods in Critical Security Studies (2nd edition) makes a timely contribution by providing a range of answers to these questions. In doing so, RMCSS strikes a judicious balance that will appeal to seasoned researchers looking to adopt new approaches as well as students who may be embarking upon their first substantive research project in the field. While richly informed by cutting edge conceptual, methodological, and theoretical literature, the discussions are practical, precise, and plain-spoken—they cut straight to the chase in order to equip the reader with capabilities to do reflexive research in critical security studies and navigate common challenges found within and across methods. With new chapters and updated materials, the 2nd edition captures recent developments within the field while maintaining the accessibility and pragmatism that were hallmarks of the first edition. As such, the 2nd edition is an excellent teaching and research resource for everyone in the field.’Kyle Grayson, Newcastle University, UK'This volume shows how doing critical and reflexive research can go hand-in-hand with rigorous methodology. The book is indispensable to researchers in critical security studies broadly defined, from graduate student to project leader. It is filled with useful practical examples and fascinating case studies. I have used it in my thesis seminar for years, and it is great that we now have an updated and expanded second edition, that combines attention to state-of-the-art theory with clear advice on practical means and modes of doing research.'Marieke de Goede, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands'If ''methods'' are off-the-shelf tools that can be casually picked up and deployed, then this is not a methods book. It is instead an invitation to critical inquiry, and a rich tapestry of examples showing how attitudes of reflexivity and a healthy skepticism about received concepts and categories are in no way incompatible with clear and sustained attention to questions of research design. This is a rich feast for critical researchers to devour.'Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University, USATable of Contents1. Introduction PART I: RESEARCH DESIGN 2. Research Design 3. Wondering as Research Attitude 4. Do You Have What It Takes? Accounting for Emotional and Material Capacities 5. Attuning to 'Mess': Not Presuming to Know Sanctuary 6. Engaging Collaborative Writing Critically 7. Accessing the ‘Field' of Terrorism Studies PART II: ETHNOGRAPHY 8. Ethnography 9. Travelling with Ethnography 10. Reflexive Inquiry 11. Listening to Migrant Stories: Considerations on Voice 12. Learning by Feeling: Emotional Intelligence and Fieldwork 13. Doing Sensitive Research: Fieldwork Ethics and Methodologies 14. 'China is the Safest Country in the World!’: Translation, Travel, and the Problem of Fit’ 15. Methods that Mirror Migration: Ethics and Entanglement En Route 16. Researching Security Decisions at the Border (or Serendipity and Secret Places) 17. ‘Dangerous' Fieldwork PART III: PRACTICES 18. Practices 19. The Practice of Writing 20. Researching Anti-Deportation: Socialization as Method 21. Expertise in the Aviation Security Field 22. Mapping Urban Security Practices 23. Following Turkish Border Practices PART IV: DISCOURSE 24. Discourse 25. Archives 26. Legislative Practices 27. Problems, Tools, and Creativity: A Pragmatist Approach to Emotion and Security 28. Keeping Secrets: Freedom of Information Requests and Critical Security Studies 29. Understanding Discourses of Arctic In/Security PART V: CORPOREAL 30. The Corporeal 31. Theorizing the Body in IR 32. Reading the Maternal Body as Political Event 33. Sonic Encounters in Critical Security Studies: Reflections from Ethnographic Fieldwork in Morocco 34. Thinking Like a Microbe PART VI: MATERIALITY 35. Materiality 36. Infrastructure 37. The F-35 38. Complicating Risk, Home and the Field: Security Research in Spaces of Control 39. Unlearning Research Methods: Stories of Attunement and Failure 40. Security Technologies and Criticality 41. Materiality and the Production of Objects PART VII: CONCLUSION 42. Emerging Trends

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume examines a range of historical and contemporary episodes of reconciliation and anti-reconciliation in the aftermath of war.Reconciliation is a concept that resists easy definition. At the same time, it is almost invariably invoked as a goal of post-conflict reconstruction, peacebuilding and transitional justice. This book examines the considerable ambiguity and controversy surrounding the term and, crucially, asks what has reconciliation entailed historically? What can we learn from past episodes of reconciliation and anti-reconciliation? Taken together, the chapters in this volume adopt an interdisciplinary approach, focused on the question of how reconciliation has been enacted, performed and understood in particular historical episodes, and how that might contribute to our understanding of the concept and its practice. Rather than seek a universal definition, the book focuses on what makes each case of reconciliation unique, and highlights the specificitTable of Contents1. Introduction: A genealogy of reconciliation Henry Redwood and Rachel Kerr Part I: The Distant Past 2. Remembering What One Has Forgotten: Athenian Reconciliation After War (Crimes) Robin Osborne 3. Jesuit Peace-Making in the Kingdom of Naples: Reconciliation in Early-Modern Europe Stephen Cummins 4. Reconciliation and Oblivion in the English Republics Imogen Peck Part II: The Longue Durée 5. 1917 In 2017: A ‘Useless’ Past? Remembering and Forgetting the Bolshevik Revolution Natasha Kuhrt 6. One Hundred Years of Reconciliation: Fractured Memories o the Finnish Civil War Teemu Laulainen 7. The Paradox of Reconciliation: Early Post-War Chinese-Japanese Experience in Regional and Comparative Perspective Daqing Yang 8. There Once Was A Country: The Construction and Deconstruction of Yugoslavia Jelena Subotic 9. The Unreconciled US Civil War James Gow and Rana Ibrahem Part III: Alternative Perspectives 10. Religion and Reconciliation: Power, Practice and Rejections of the Truth and Reconciliation Project in South African and Bosnian Contexts George R. Wilkes 11. Burying the Hatchet: Exploring Indigenous Practice of Reconciliation Among Pastoralist Communities in East Africa Anne Kubai 12. If You Are Not Careful, Reconciliation Will Be Spreading All Over The Country’: Reconciliation in Britain’s Humanitarian Aid to Post-War Germany, 1919-1925 Ben Holmes 13. The Art of Healing and Reconciliation in Canada Jonathan Dewar Part IV: Challenging Conventional Wisdom 14. Reconciled to What? Community Relations and the Anti-Politics of Reconciliation in Northern Ireland Jonathan Evershed 15. Reconciliation Without Transitional Justice? The Challenges of Imposed Reconciliation in Spain Rosa Ana Alija-Fernandez and Olga Martin-Ortega 16. Unhealed Wounds: The Limits of German Reconciliation in the Case of Distomo, Greece Olga Burkhardt-Vetter 17. Reconciliation As An Ongoing Political Project: The Case of Japan Madoka Futamura 18. Epilogue Henry Redwood

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Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between humanitarianism, human rights, and security in the governance of borders and migration, this book analyses the case of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), challenging the common assumption that humanitarianism and human rights provide a critical basis for countering securitisation. Arguing that these are not three opposing discourses and modes of governing, the author contributes to a deeper understanding of their connections and combined effects in border governance. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and document analysis, the book offers three perspectives on Frontex's changing relationship to humanitarianism and human rights. In doing so, it provides a multifaceted account of Frontex and its gradual appropriation of what are often considered pro-migrant discourses. Combining organisational sociology with a Foucauldian analysis, the book speaks to ongoing debates on continuity and change in the security fieldTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Humanitarianism, Human Rights, and Security Chapter 2: Frontex as a Compromise Chapter 3: Frontex as Protector of Europe, Saviour of Lives, and Promoter of Rights Chapter 4: Frontex as a Fragmented Organisation Chapter 5: The Effects of Frontex’s Re-Positioning Conclusion: Reconsidering Critique

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Book SynopsisIn this edited volume, experts on conflict resolution examine the impact of the crises triggered by the coronavirus and official responses to it.The pandemic has clearly exacerbated existing social and political conflicts, but, as the book argues, its longer-term effects open the door to both further conflict escalation and dramatic new opportunities for building peace. In a series of short essays combining social analysis with informed speculation, the contributors examine the impact of the coronavirus crisis on a wide variety of issues, including nationality, social class, race, gender, ethnicity, and religion. They conclude that the period of the pandemic may well constitute a historic turning point, since the overall impact of the crisis is to destabilize existing social and political systems. Not only does this systemic shakeup produce the possibility of more intense and violent conflicts, but also presents new opportunities for advancing the related causes of socTable of ContentsForeword Introduction PART I. CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN A PERIOD OF SOCIAL CRISIS 1. Big Peace: An Agenda for Peace and Conflict Studies After the Coronavirus Catastrophe 2. Lessons from Disaster: History and the Current Crisis 3. From the Frying Pan to the Fire: The Next Stage of Environmental Crisis and its Implications for Conflict Resolution PART II. GLOBAL POLITICAL CONFLICTS AFTER THE PANDEMIC 4. Pandemics, Globalization and Contentious Politics 5. Global migration after the pandemic 6. COVID-19, Nationalism, and Changing Political Identities 7. Resolving Great Power Conflicts in the Post-Pandemic Era PART III. INTERGROUP CONFLICTS AFTER THE PANDEMIC 8. Twilight of the Market Gods: The Revaluation of Socioeconomic Values in a Period of Social Reconstruction 9. The Pandemic and the Struggle for Racial and Ethnic Justice in America 10. The Impact of Crisis and Recovery on Gender Relationships, Roles, and Conflicts 11. Eternal and Internal Security: Impact of the Crisis on Religious Identity and Peacemaking PART IV. CONFLICT RESOLUTION INITIATIVES AFTER THE PANDEMIC 12. Peace Engineering in a Post- Pandemic World 13. Threats of Escalation and Prospects for Peace in Israel-Palestine 14. The future of U.S.-China Relations: The Rocky Road to Peace Concluding Note

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume bridges the analytical divide between studies of transatlantic relations, democratic peace theory, and foreign policy analysis, and improves our theoretical understanding of the logic of crises prevention and resolution.The recent rise of populism and polarization in both the U.S.A and Europe adds to a host of foreign policy crises that have emerged in transatlantic relations over the last two decades. Through examining how democracies can manage to sustain and maintain mechanisms of crisis resilience that are embedded in the democratic peace, and particularly transatlantic relations, this book helps enhance the understanding of inter-democratic crisis resolution across issue areas. In doing so, it addresses some of the most important and prevalent crises of our time, such as anti-terrorism intervention in Afghanistan; Iranâs nuclear program; burden-sharing within North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO; key aspects of the international order, such aTable of Contents1. Theorizing Transatlantic Crisis Resilience: An Introduction [Sebastian Harnisch, Cameron G. Thies, and Gordon Friedrichs] 2. America First, NATO Second: Deciphering the Dutch-American Alliance in Post-9/11 Out-of-Area Operations [Arthur ten Cate] 3. Ukraine Crises and the Limits of Transatlantic Cooperation [Sergiy Kudelia] 4. Thaw or Containment? NATO Divisions over Russia and the Quest for Alliance Credibility [Sebastian Mayer] 5. New Politics of Burden-Sharing in NATO? Crisis, Conflict, and Resilience in an Era of Populism [Serena Simoni and Sebastian Harnisch] 6. Preventing Crisis Militarization: The European Union, the United States and the Iranian Nuclear Program [Sebastian Harnisch] 7. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action at a Crossroads [David Santoro] 8. Business as Usual or Norm Promotion? Divergent Modes and Consequences of Transatlantic Crisis Resilience in Cybersecurity and Data Protection after the Snowden Revelations [Wolf Schünemann] 9. A Crisis of Trust: Transatlantic Cybersecurity Relations in the Post-Snowden Era [Ryan C. Maness] 10. A Coming Transatlantic Clash over International Development Banks? The Case of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) [Klaus Rohland] 11. International Development Banks in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis: A Turn from Transatlanticism? [Cameron G. Thies] 12. "Brexit" and the Politics of Resilience in the U.S.-UK Special Relationship [Kai Oppermann] 13. A New Grand Bargain? Trumpian Populism and Shifts in Liberal Economic Order [Gordon Friedrichs] 14. The Logic of Crisis Resilience in Transatlantic Relations [Sebastian Harnisch, Cameron G. Thies, and Gordon Friedrichs]

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Book SynopsisThis book explores four areas that highlight the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate.Table of Contents1. Close Combat Privatization2. The Armed Contractor Phenomenon: A Contemporary Debate with a Long History3. Mercenaries, Soldiers, and Armed Contractors: An Explication4. Armed Military Privatization and the Commodification of Force5. The Belligerent Equality of Armed Contractors?6. The Challenge of Military Privatization to the Military Profession7. The "Second Contractor War" and the Future of Armed Contractors

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Book SynopsisViolently divided societies present major challenges to institutions seeking to establish peace in places characterised by ethnic conflict and high levels of social segregation. Yet such societies also contain groups that refuse to be confined within separate forms of ethnic community and instead develop alternative modes of action that generate shared identities, build trust and foster consensual, peaceful politics. Advancing a unique social movement approach to the study of violently divided societies, this book highlights how various social movements function within a context of violent ethnic politics and provide new ways of imagining citizenship that complements peacebuilding. By analysing the impact of social movements on divided societies, this book contributes to debates about the complexity of belonging and identity, and constructs a nuanced understanding of political mobilisation in regions defined by ethnic violence. In turn, the book provides important insights into the dynamics of social movement mobilisation.Based on the author's extensive research in Lebanon and Northern Ireland, and drawing on numerous examples from other divided societies, this book examines a range of social movements, including nationalists, victims, sexual minorities, labour movements, feminists, environmentalists, secularists, and peace movements. Bringing together social theory and case studies in order to consider how grassroots movements intersect with political institutions, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and policymakers working in sociology and politics. Table of ContentsIntroduction ‘You Stink’ 1. ‘Unity in Diversity’: Social Movements in Divided Societies 2. Before the War: Non-Sectarian Social Movements and Divided Societies 3. Power Sharing, Agency, Conflict and Peacebuilding 4. Victims Movements, Memory and the State 5. The Right to the Divided City 6. Promoting Diversity and Tolerance: Sexual Minorities 7. Fighting Exclusion: Feminist Movements 8. Conclusion From Violence to Peace

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comparative, cross-national study of the participation of women in the armed forces of NATO countries. Along side an analysis of this key topic stands a critique of existing theoretical models and the proposal of a revised analytical framework.Unlike previous works this new study employs mixed-methodological research design combining quantitative and qualitative data - a large N-analysis based on general policies and statistical information concerning every country in the sample with more in-depth case-studies. This volume includes original empirical data regarding the presence of women in the armed forces of NATO countries, proposes an index of âgender inclusivenessâ and assesses the factors that affect womenâs military roles. The book also presents two new key case studies â Portugal and the Netherlands - based on both documentary sources and in-depth interviews of both men and women officers in the two countries.This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of strategic studies, gender and women studies and military history. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Women in the Military: A Global Overview 2. Gender Relations, Gendered Organizations and the Military 3. Social and Political Dilemmas of Women’s Military Service 4. The Military Institution and Social Change 5. Gender Integration in the Armed Forces: A Cross-National Comparison of Policies and Practices in the NATO Countries 6. Portugal and the Netherlands: Military and Social Contexts 7. Interpersonal Dynamics of Gender Integration: The Case of the Officer Corps Concluding Remarks Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume uses a constructivist/reflexive' approach to address critical infrastructure protection (CIP), a central political practice associated with national security.The politics of CIP, and the construction of the threat they are meant to counter, effectively establish a powerful discursive connection between that the traditional and normal conditions for day-to-day politics and the exceptional dynamics of national security. Combining political theory and empirical case studies, this volume addresses key issues related to protection and the governance of insecurity in the contemporary world. The contributors track the transformation and evolution of critical infrastructures (and closely related issues of homeland security) into a security problem, and analyze how practices associated with CIP constitute, and are an expression of, changing notions of security and insecurity. The book explores aspects of securitisation' as well as at practices, audiences, andTrade Review'[This book] provides a thorough, engaging and much overdue account of the key issues at the intersection between critical infrastructure and the field of Security Studies.' Lene Hansen, University of CopenhagenTable of ContentsForeword Ole Wæver . Introduction: Securing the Homeland: Critical Infrastructure, Risk, and (In)Security Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Kristian Søby Kristensen Part 1: Origins, Conceptions, and the Public-Private Rationale The Vulnerability of Vital Systems: How ‘Critical Infrastructure’ Became a Security Problem Stephen J. Collier and Andrew Lakoff. Like a Phoenix from the Ashes: The Reinvention of Critical Infrastructure Protection as Distributed Security Myriam Dunn Cavelty. ‘The Absolute Protection of our Citizens’: Critical Infrastructure Protection and the Practice of Security Kristian Søby Kristensen. Critical Infrastructures and Network Pathologies: The Semiotics and Biopolitics of a Heteropolar World Order James Der Derian and Jesse Finkelstein. Part 2: Terrorism and the Politics of Protecting the Homeland Media, Fear, and the Hyperreal: The Construction of Cyberterrorism as the Ultimate Threat to Critical Infrastructures Maura Conway. Homeland Security Through Traceability: Technologies of Control as Critical Infrastructures Philippe Bonditti. The Gendered Narratives of Homeland Security: Anarchy at the Front Door Makes Home a Haven Elgin M. Brunner. Conclusion: The Biopolitics of Critical Infrastructure Protection Julian Reid

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Book SynopsisConflict Management and Resolution provides students with an overview of the main theories of conflict management and conflict resolution, and will equip them to respond to the complex phenomena of international conflict. The book covers these four key concepts in detail: negotiation mediation facilitation reconciliation. It examines how to prevent, manage and eventually resolve various types of conflict that originate from inter-state and inter-group competition, and expands the existing scope of conflict management and resolution theories by examining emerging theories on the identity, power and structural dimensions of adversarial relationships. The volume is designed to enhance our understanding of effective response strategies to conflict in multiple social settings as well as violent struggles, and utilizes numerous case studies, both past and current. These include the Iranian and North Korean nuclear weapons programmes, the war in Lebanon, the Arab-Israeli conflict, civil wars in Africa, and ethnic conflicts in Europe and Asia.This book will be essential reading for all students of conflict management and resolution, mediation, peacekeeping, peace and conflict studies and International Relations in general.Ho-Won Jeong is Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, USA. He has published nine books in the field of international relations, peace and conflict studies. He is also a senior editor of the International Journal of Peace Studies. Table of ContentsPart 1: The Anatomy of Conflict and Conflict Resolution 1. Perspectives on Conflict Resolution 2. Managing Conflict Dynamics 3. Conflict Transformation Part 2: Dimensions of Conflict 4. Identity 5. Power 6. Structure Part 3: Settlement and Resolution Procedures 7. Comparative context 8. Negotiation 9. Mediation 10. Facilitation 11. Reconciliation

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the development of the D-Notice system, which controls the media's access to government secrets, from 19th-century colonial campaigns, through two world wars, to modern operations and counter-terrorism.Trade Review‘Secrecy and the Media...(a) magisterial history of censorship in Britain since the Boer War - and it goes to the heart of the awkward relationship between our Press and our Government.’ - James Delingpole, The Mail on Sunday‘Thoroughly researched…surprisingly readable and packed with intriguing snippets’ - James Delingpole, The Mail on Sunday'An important and absorbing book, surprisingly amusing at times for an official history. Admiral Wilkinson charts the troubled history of the D-Notice system, that great British compromise between national security and freedom of the press, and shows how it has been tested almost to destruction in peace and war over the past century, yet somehow survived. The D-Notice system is much misunderstood, even by journalists: this book will dispel many myths and provide an indispensable reference point for future debates.' Donald Trelford, former Editor of The Observer, Emeritus Professor in Journalism Studies at Sheffield University'This book is a ‘must’-read for all journalists, espionage writers and other aficionados of the intelligence scene, historians and citizens who cherish the right to know, within the bounds of reasonable security, what is being secretly perpetrated in their name.' H. Chapman Pincher, journalist, author'Nick Wilkinson has done us all an enormous service and at a crucial moment in history. Like all great stories, this one is fascinating, packed with information and facts, and brilliantly tells us about the struggles between Whitehall and the media. This is not just history for historians but a must for anyone who cares about our freedoms and how they are protected.' André Singer, Adjunct Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern California'In an open society there inevitably lies a fault-line where the guardians of national security meet the tribunes of a free press. Nick Wilkinson lived on top of that fault-line for years. It’s called the D-Notice System and, in this remarkable book, he takes us deep into that fissure and mines some real gems which illuminate the hidden history of British Government and the Media.' Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London‘Thoroughly researched…surprisingly readable and packed with intriguing snippets’ - James Delingpole, The Mail on Sunday'The history, written by Rear Admiral Nicholas Wilkinson, one of the more enlightened past secretaries of the Committee, provides telling insights into the relationships between editors and Britain's defence, security and intelligence establishment.' - Richard Norton-Taylor, the GuardianTable of ContentsPreface Section 1: Pre-Formation – The Long Debate – 1880s-1912 1. Victorian Security and Press Interaction 2. Regulation of the Press, and the Boer War 3. Facing the Growing German Threat 4. Wrangling with the Press 5. Government Attempts to Litigate 6. Events Bring Matters to a Head Section 2: Formation and Early Modus Operandi of the Committee – 1912-14 7. Establishing the Committee 8. Establishing Machinery and Procedures 9. Establishing a Modus Operandi Pre-War Section 3: World War I, 1914-18 10. The Security Context 11. Censorship 12. The Press Bureau 13. Early Interaction Between AWOPC, Press and Press Bureau 14. Settling Down to a Long War 15. Approaching the Steady State 16. Continuing Tensions 17. The Steady State 18. The Final Push Section 4: Between the World Wars – 1918-39 19. Security Context 20. Media Context 21. Early Work of the Committee 22. Middle Years Lull 23. Thinking About War Again 24. Return Towards a War Footing Section 5: World War II – Suspended Animation – 1939-45 25. The Press and Censorship Bureau 26. The Practice of Censorship 27. Towards Peace Section 6: Early Years of the Cold War – 1945-1967 28. Security Context 29. Media Context 30. Return of the Committee 31. Beginning of Cold War Considerations 32. Korean War and Imperial Disentanglement 33. Equipment Disagreements 34. Suez Crisis, and ‘War Potential’ 35. Fallout from the Blake Case, and the Kuwait Crisis 36. ‘War Potential’ Again, and the Radcliffe Report 37. Post-Radcliffe Section 7: The 'Lohan' Affair 1967 38. A Squall Becomes a Storm 39. Another Radcliffe Inquiry 40. The Storm Becomes a Hurricane 41. Rocks All Around 42. Lohan in the Spotlight, and Radcliffe Bites 43. Clearing up the Damage Section 8: Latter Years of the Cold War, and Northern Ireland 44. Security, Political and Media Contexts 45. Revision of the Notices 1971, and Early Caswork 46. Impact of the IRA Campaign 47. Wider Concerns about the D-Notice System 48. The DPBC Review 1981-82 49. Falklands Conflict 1982 50. Back to Routine Business 51. The 'Zircon' and 'My Country Right or Wrong' Controversies 52. Reform of the Official Secrets Act 53. Business as Usual Again Section 9: Post-Cold War, 1991-97 54. Iraq, Terrorism, Modernisation 55. D-Notice Review, and Spook Mania 56. Books, Avowal, and the Chinook Crash 57. Special Forces, Former Yugoslavia, Inadequate DA- Notices 58. Media Discomfort, Northern Ireland, Early Website and a Books Mountain 59. Quo Vadit?

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War, such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), and security-sector reform (SSR)Although the international aid and security sectors exhibit an expanding appetite for peace-support operations in the 21st Century, the effectiveness of such interventions are largely untested. This book aims to fill this evidentiary gap and issues a challenge to 'conventional' approaches to security promotion as currently conceived by military and peace-keeping forces, drawing on cutting-edge statistical and qualitative findings from war-torn areas including Afghanistan, Timor Leste, Sudan, Uganda, Colombia and Haiti. By focusing on specific cases where the United Nations and others have sought to contain the (presumed) sources of post-conflict violence and insecurity, it lays out a new research agenda for measuring success or failure.This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, conflict and development and security studies in general.Table of ContentsForeword Jean-Marie Guéhenno Introduction: The Emperor’s Clothes? Robert Muggah 1 Colombia’s Quiet Demobilization: A Security Dividend? Jorge Restrepo and Robert Muggah 2 Assessing Progress toward Demobilization and Reintegration in Sierra Leone Macartan Humphreys and Jeremy Weinstein 3 DDR in Liberia: Reviewing the Gap between Goals and Outcomes James Pugel 4 The Reintegration of Child and Youth Combatants in Northern Uganda: Myth and Reality Christopher Blattman and Jeannie Annan 5 Demobilization and Reintegration Dilemmas in Afghanistan Michael Bhatia and Robert Muggah 6 What the Veterans’ Say: Unpacking DDR Programmes in Timor-Leste Gordon Peake 7 Context Matters: Ethiopia's Demobilization and Reintegration Programme Robert Muggah and Jon Bennett with Aklu Girgre and Gebru Wolde 8 (Dis)integrating DDR in Sudan and Haiti? Practitioners Views to Overcoming Integration Inertia Robert Muggah, Desmond Molloy and Maximo Halty 9 Negotiating Reintegration: Dealing with Combatants During Peace Processes Robert Muggah and Anton Baaré 10 Transitional Justice and DDR Ana Patel Conclusion Robert Muggah, Mats Berdal and Stina Torjesen

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Book SynopsisThis is the first volume of Nigel West''s acclaimed presentation of these fascinating diaries from the heart of Britain''s Second World War intelligence operations.''No intelligence buff can be without this volume and anyone interested in British twentieth century history needs it too.''                                                                               M.R.D. Foot, The Spectator''Regarded by historians as the most important military intelligence documents from the whole of the Second World War.''     &nbTrade Review'The explosive secret diaries of Guy Liddell, MI5's wartime counter-espionage chief.' - Sunday Express '[a] unique insight into the espionage secrets of the Second World War by a major player ... its historical importance is enhanced by the editing of Nigel West.' - BBC History Magazine 'It is a major contribution to the Intelligence history of that war.' - Sunday Telegraph '...now, for the first time, an extraordinary new book has lifted the lid on Ireland's secret war and revealed how - behind the facade of neutrality - the Irish Government was actually working hand-in glove with the Allies.' - Ireland on Sunday 'This book is a goldmine of once highly secret intelligence material ... no intelligence buff can be without this volume and anyone interested in British twentieth century history needs it too.' - The Spectator 'Regarded by historians as the most important military intelligence documents from the whole of the second world war.' - Irish Independent '[A] unique insight into the espionage secrets of the Second World War. Its historical importance is enhanced by the editing of Nigel West who, apart from decoding several obscure references to the secret war, persuaded the Security Service to break their rule of maintaining an agent's anonymity.' - BBC History Magazine 'It is a major contribution to the Intelligence history of that war.' - Sunday Telegraph ‘The Liddell diaries are a superb addition of primary sources to the literature of intelligence.’ - Professor Hayden Peake ‘Definitely one of the most important Second World War intelligence documents to have been declassified in recent years.’ - Andrew Roberts ‘These staggering revelations about wartime intelligence will decisively change historians’ perceptions of MI5 and the conduct of the Second World War.’ - Tom Bower ‘His information is so precise that many people believe he is the unofficial historian of the secret services. West’s sources are undoubtedly excellent.’ - The Sunday Times ‘For pure textbook detail, the best is Nigel West’ - The Observer ‘A prolific writer on pre- and post-WWII espionage’ - Publisher’s Weekly ‘Leading historian of the British security services’ - Vanity Fair ‘An innermost corner of the secret war against Hitler, recorded night by night by the man who ran it: as an authentic source, beyond price.’ - M.R.D. Foot Table of ContentsSelected Contents:Introduction Part 1: 1939 Part 2: 1941 Part 3: 1942

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Book SynopsisPeace and Conflict Studies: A Reader is a comprehensive and intensive introduction to the key works in this growing field. Presenting a range of theories, methodologies, and approaches to understanding peace and to transforming conflict, this edited volume contains both classic and cutting-edge contemporary analyses. The text is divided into six general sections: PART I: Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace PART II: Peace Theories and Peace Movements PART III: The Meanings and Nature of Conflict PART IV: Conflict Analysis, Transformation, and Prevention PART V: Nonviolent Action and Political Change. PART VI: Building Institutions and Cultures of Peace With an extensive introduction, as well as recommendations for further reading and questions for the classroom, Peace and Conflict Studies: A Reader will be essential reading for students, teachers, and practitioners of peace and conflict studies, and conflict resolution. It is also highly recommended for students of peace operations, peacebuilding, sociology, international security and IR in general. Trade Review'This volume is a much needed contribution to the study of peace and conflict in the contemporary world. Wide-ranging, interdisciplinary and topical, it renders peace and conflict studies relevant beyond the immediate post-Cold war era into the twenty-first century.' - M.K. Flynn, University of the West of England, BristolTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Peace Studies, Peace Education, Peace Research and Peace A. What are Peace and Conflict Studies and Peace Education? 1. Shaping a Vision- The Nature of Peace and Conflict Studies Conrad Brunk 2. Four Major Challenges Facing Peace Education in Regions of Intractable Conflict Gavriel Salomon B. What is Peace? 3. Peace in International Relations Oliver Richmond 4. 2011 Global Peace Index 5. Thinking Peace Charles Webel 6. Positive and Negative Peace Johan Galtung Part 2: Peace Theories and Peace Movements A. Philosophical and Religious Contributions to Peace 7. Eternal Peace Immanuel Kant 8. Address to The Swedish Peace Congress in 1909 Leo Tolstoy 9. The Moral Equivalent of War William James 10. The Russell-Einstein Manifesto 11. A Human Approach to World Peace Dalai Lama B. Peace and Social Justice Movements 12. PEACE: A History of Movements and Ideas David Cortright 13. Introduction, from Peace Movements in International Protest and World Politics since 1945 April Carter 14. From Protest to Cultural Creativity: Peace Movements Identified and Revisited Nigel Young Part 3: The Meanings and Nature of Conflict A. What are Violence and Conflicts? 15. On Violence Hannah Arendt 16. Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development 17. World Health Organization (WHO): An Internationally Accepted Definition of Violence 18. WHO: Violence Prevention: The Evidence, Overview B. The Reasons for Violent Conflicts and Terrorism 19. Letter to Sigmund Freud Albert Einstein 20. Why War? Sigmund Freud 21. UNESCO: Seville Statement on Violence 22. Psychological Contributions to Understanding Peace and Conflict Charles Wevel and Viera Sotakova 23. The Evil Scourge of Terrorism: Reality, Construction, Remedy Noam Chomsky Part 4: Conflict Analysis, Transformation, and Prevention A. Conflict Dynamics, Resistance, and Democracy 24. Protagonist Strategies that help end Violence Louis Kriesberg and Gearoid Millar 25. Nonviolent Geopolitics; Rationality and Resistance Richard Falk 26. The United States and the Prospects for Democracy in Islamic Countries Steven Zunes B. Reconcilliation 27. How do Post-Conflict Societies Deal with a Traumatic Past and Promote National Unity and Reconciliation? Andrew Rigby C. Disarmament 28. Disarmament and Survival Marc Pilisuk 29. Overcoming War, The Importance of Constructive Alternatives Christine Schweitzer Part 5: Nonviolent Action and Political Change A. Nonviolence as a Way of Life 30. Home Rule Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 31. Pilgrimage to Nonviolence Martin Luther King, Jr B. Nonviolence as a Political Tool 32. How Nonviolence Works Brian Martin 33. Excerpts from, From Dictatorship to Democracy Gene Sharp 34. Waves of Nonviolence and the New Revolutionary Movements Jørgen Johansen Part 6: Building Institutions and Cultures of Peace A. Peacekeeping, Peace-Building, and Peacemaking 35. A Critique of Robust Peacekeeping in Contemporary Peace Operations Thierry Tardy 36. Social Entrepreneurs and Constructive Change: The Wisdom of Circumventing Conflict Ryszard Praskier, Andrej Nowak and Peter T. Coleman 37. Systems-Building before State-Building: On the Systemic Preconditions of State-Building Peter Halden 38. Gender and Peace: Towards a Gender-Inclusive, Holistic Perspective Tony Jenkins and Betty Reardon B. From Cultures of Violence to Cultures of Sustainable Peace 39. Competing Discourses on Aggression and Peacefulness Majken Jul Sørensen 40. Gender, Conflict, and Social Capital; Bonding and Bridging in War in the former Yugoslavia Maja Korac 41. Peaceful Societies and Everyday Behaviour Elise Boulding

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Book SynopsisThis new volume explores the crisis in transatlantic relations and analyses the role of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Table of Contents1. NATO, Risk and Security Management: From Kosovo to Khandahar and Beyond 2. Understanding Risk 3. From Security Community to Risk Community: NATO’s Evolution 4. Managing Strategic Risk in the Near Abroad: Kosovo 5. Managing Strategic Risk in Abroad: Afghanistan 6. Risk Managed or Manufactured: Iraq and the Precautionary Principle 7. Transatlantic Insecurity and the Future of NATO

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Book SynopsisLaw and the Politics of Memory: Confronting the Past examines law's role as a tool of memory politics in the efforts of contemporary societies to work through the traumas of their past.  Using the examples of French colonialism and Vichy, as well as addressing the politics of memory surrounding the Holocaust, communism and colonialism, this book provides a critical exploration of law's role in belated' transitional justice contexts. The book examines how and why law has become so central in processes in which the past is constituted as a series of injustices that need to be rectified and can allegedly be repaired. As such, it explores different legal modalities in processes of working through the past; addressing the implications of regulating history and memory through legal categories and legislative acts, whilst exploring how trials, restitution cases, and memory laws manage to fulfil such varied expectations as clarifying truth, rendering homage to memory anTable of ContentsChapter I: Introduction, Chapter II: European Memory: Memory Claims and their Legal ‘Regulation’ in the European Union, Chapter III: France and Challenges to French Universalism: Towards Accepting Collective Responsibility for Vichy Crimes, Chapter IV: Trial About Discourse: Torture During the Algerian, Chapter V: Memory Laws and the Politics of Victimhood, Chapter VI: Conclusion: Why Law?, Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisWith a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the journal encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.Table of ContentsCommentary -- Iraq: Back to the Future /Raad Alkadiri -- The Korean Crises and Sino-American Rivalry /Benjamin Schreer and Brendan Taylor -- Noteworthy -- The New Cyber Threat -- Stuxnet and the Future of Cyber War /James P. Farwell and Rafal Rohozinski -- Mobilising Cyber Power /Alexander Klimburg -- Progress and Politics -- Can Bad Governance be Good for Development? /Sam Wilkin -- The Socio-economics of Geopolitical Change /Peter J. Munson -- Al-Qaeda and the Struggle for Yemen /Sarah Phillips -- Climate Change and Security at the Third Pole /Katherine Morton -- Policing the Waves: Maritime Paramilitaries in the Asia-Pacific /Christian Le Miere -- Review Essays -- The Art of Grand Strategy /Braz Baracuhy -- Mad Men? /Adrian Lyttelton -- More Than Muddling Through /Ben Barry -- Book Reviews -- Arms, Arms Control and Technology /Bruno Tertrais -- Politics and International Relations /Gilles Andreani -- Asia-Pacific /Lanxin Xiang -- Brief Notices -- Letter to the Editor -- Closing Argument -- Leaks and Lessons /Frangois Heisbourg.

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the causes and purposes of 'post-conflict' violence.Trade Review'Postwar peace is never easy and only rarely fully consolidated. In this important new collection of wide-ranging case studies, editors Astri Suhrke and Mats Berdal demonstrate the added-value of disaggregating peaces into four distinct categories -- peace imposed by victors, challenged by losers, accepted by parties and divided among factions. They show how each has its own challenges and why confusing them can be fatal to mitigating conflict.' - Michael Doyle, Columbia University'This book has been sorely needed and will be widely read. It is commonplace to cite examples like El Salvador where post-war levels of violence have been high. But we have not had anything remotely approaching the systematic bringing together of evidence, historical and more recent, confirming how generalised is the phenomenon of post-war violence.’ - Christopher Cramer, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'This volume does a superb job of investigating a question that is critically important both to scholars and policy practitioners: what causes the violence that often continues, in various forms, after the formal termination of wars?' - Roland Paris, University of Ottawa"[S]uccessfully analyses different forms of peace and provides a nuanced picture of the nature of peace in between. The book provides a good overview of the state of the art, as well as several interesting case studies. It should be of great interest to both students of peace and conflict students, as well as policy makers." - Anna K. Jarstad, Uppsala University, Sweden"The book is well constructed and logical. The reference list is extensive and is of direct benefit to students of international relations, strategic studies and political science. It is also of benefit to lecturers, seeking to provide students with a broader perspective on post-war conflict and violence." - Jack Newnham and Peter Bell, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTable of Contents1. The Peace in Between Astri Suhrke Echoes from History 2. Violence and the Post-Conflict State in Historical Perspective: Spain 1936-1948 Michael Richards 3. Reconstruction and Violence Post-Bellum American South 1865-77 Michael Beaton Europe and the Middle East 4. Post-War Violence in Bosnia Mats Berdal, Gemma Collantes-Celador and Merima Zupcevic Buzadzic 5. Revenge and Reprisal in Kosovo Michael J. Boyle 6. Political Violence in Post-Civil War Lebanon Are Knudsen and Nasser Yassin 7. From Regime Change to Civil War: Violence in post-invasion Iraq Toby Dodge Asia 8. Armed Politics in Afghanistan Antonio Giustozzi 9. Warlordism: Three Biographies from Southeastern Afghanistan Kristian Berg Harpviken 10. Violence in Post-War Cambodia Sorpong Peu 11. Conflict and Violence in Post-Independence in East Timor Dionisio Babo-Soares Africa 12. Sexual Violence: The Case of Eastern Congo Ingrid Samset 13. The Political Economies of Violence in Post-war Liberia Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary 14. Violence, Denial and Fear in Post-Genocide Rwanda Trine Eide Latin America 15. The Multiple Forms of Violence in Post-War Guatemala John-Andrew McNeish and Oscar López Rivera Conclusions 16. Reflections on Post-War Violence and Peacebuilding Mats Berdal

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume provides a window on the many forces that structure and shape why women and girls participate in terrorism and militancy, as well as on how states have come to view, treat, and strategize against them. Females who carry out terrorist acts have historically been seen as mounting a challenge to the social order by violating conventional notions of gender and power, and their participation in such acts has tended to be viewed as being either as a passive victim or a feminist warrior. This volume seeks to move beyond these portrayals, to examine some of the structuring conditions that play a part in a girl or womanâs decision to commit violence. Amidst the contextual factors informing her involvement, the volume seeks also to explore the political agency of the female terrorist or militant. Several of the articles are based on research where authors had direct contact with female terrorists or militants who committed acts of political violence, or with witnesses to such acts.Trade Review"This important edited volume discusses the drivers behind why and how women and girls become radicalized into extremism and terrorism, and the strategies that are required to counter this phenomenon... Several of the volume’s articles are based on field research where the authors interviewed incarcerated female terrorists." - Joshua Sinai, ‘Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism’, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2012)"Female Terrorism and Militancy is a seminal book on the subject, and does a good, if not exhaustive, job of describing and dispelling many of the stereotypes and faulty interpretations of this phenomenon." - Critical Terrorism StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction Cindy D. Ness. In the Name of the Cause: Women’s Work in Secular and Religious Terrorism Cindy D. Ness. Women Fighting in Jihad? David Cook. Beyond the Bombings – Analyzing Female Suicide Bombers Debra Zedalis. (Gendered) War Carolyn Nordstrom. The Evolving Participation of Muslim Women in Palestine, Chechnya, and the Global Jihadi Movement Karla Cunningham. Black Widows and Beyond: Understanding the Motivations and Life Trajectories of Chechen Female Terrorists Anne Speckhard and Khapta Akhmedova. The Black Widows: Chechen Women Join the Fight for Independence – and Allah Anne Nivat. Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers: Virtuous Heroines or Damaged Goods? Yoram Schweitzer. Martyrs or Murderers? Victims or Victimizers? The Voices of Would Be Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers Anat Berko and Edna Erez. Girls as "Weapons of Terror" in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces Susan McKay. From Freedom Birds to Water Buffaloes: Women Terrorists in Asia Margaret Gonzalez-Perez. Women and Organized Racial Terrorism in the United States Kathleen M. Blee. The Portrayal of Female Terrorists in the Media: Similar Framing Patterns in the News Coverage of Women in Politics and in Terrorism Brigitte L. Nacos

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Book SynopsisAmerican Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition.Grounded in a century-long tradition of sociology offering a window into the world of American soldiers, this volume serves as a voice for their experience. It provides the reader with both a generalized and a deep view into a major social institution in American society and its relative constituents-the military and soldiers-during a war. In so doing, the book gives a backstage insight into the U.S. military and into the experiences and attitudes of soldiers during their most extreme undertaking-a forward deployment in Iraq while hostilities are intense. The author triangulates qualitative and quantitative field data collected while residing with soldiers in Iraq, comparing and contrasting various groups from officers to enlisted soldiers, as well as topics such as boredom, morale, preparation fTable of Contents1. Introduction: American Soldiers 2. Creeping Banality: The Boredom Factor and American Soldiers 3. Troop Morale: The Social Psychology of American Soldiers 4. Fusion and Fissure: American Soldier Attitudes toward Social Issues 5. Over There: American Soldier Attitudes toward Foreign Issues 6. McSoldiers: Human Tools or Innovative Professionals? 7. Real G.I. Janes: American Female Soldiers in War 8. Baghdad Calling: Soldier Communications with the Home and Other Fronts 9. Turning Point: Iraq as a Change Agent for Soldiers 10. Death in the Ranks: Class War or Equal Opportunity? 11. Conclusion: Soldiers, Minds, and American Society

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests that these conflicts reflect and are also a driving force for major societal change. In this sense, Understanding Civil Wars: Continuity and change in intrastate conflict argues that the nature of civil war is not fundamentally changing in nature.The book includes a thorough consideration of patterns and types of intrastate conflict and debates relating to the causes, impact, and changing nature' of war. A key focus is on the political and social driving forces of such conflict and its societal meanings, significance and consequences. The author also explores methodological and epistemological challenges related to studying and understanding intrastate war. A range of qTrade Review'Edward Newman has provided civil war scholars and educators with a unique and important book. In addition to analyzing the societal and political determinants of civil war, the volume provides unique insights into its consequences, management, and epistemological debates. The case studies provide a broad geographic, type, and temporal range, including the often-ignored 19th-century conflicts and wars with statebuilding implications. I highly recommend this timely contribution to an extremely important subject matter.'-- Karl DeRouen, Jr, University of Alabama, USA'In an incisive and provocative new study, Edward Newman makes a compelling case for considering state-building as one of the key political drivers of civil war. Wide-ranging, knowledgeable and erudite, Understanding Civil Wars is an excellent addition to current scholarship on one of the world's most pressing issues. Written by a leading scholar in the field, this book is essential reading for the expert and lay reader alike.' -- Richard Jackson, University of Otago, New Zealand'Edward Newman always produces imaginative and informed contributions to debates on contemporary security. This book is no exception, providing an insightful and timely exploration of key debates related to civil war in the modern world.' -- Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull, UK'This book addresses the seemingly pervasive problem of civil war in a novel way. It argues that this phenomenon – which today draws unprecedented attention by scholars and practitioners – is not as recent or different as many would think. Furthermore, it has many of the same roots through history. This is documented in a fresh, empirical and critical analysis of a number of well-known civil wars. Thus, the work of Newman provides challenging insights, particularly on factors relating to the state, local power politics and the strategies of liberal peacebuilding.'--Peter Wallensteen, Uppsala University and the University of Notre Dame'In this thought-provoking volume, Newman evaluates major strains in the often contradictory scholarship on civil wars.' -- Journal of Peace Research'The book presents a useful examination of the modern state and the challenges posed, particularly in light of liberal state-building efforts so prevalent in the post-Cold War era... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections' --M. Olson Lounsbery, East Carolina University, CHOICETable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Scholarship on Civil War: Topics, Debates and Controversies 3. Framing Civil Wars 4. Case Study: Japan, 1877 5. American Civil War, 1861-65 6. Liberia, 1989-96 7. Bosnia, 1992-95 8. Sri Lanka, 1983-2009 9. Patterns of Civil War in Historical Perspective 10. Civil Wars in the 21st Century: New Wars, Declining Wars, Post-colonial Wars of Statebuilding 11. Conclusion: Containing, Ending and Resolving Civil War - Lessons from History

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Book SynopsisArgues that the use of camps and detention facilities has been a ubiquitous practice in countless wars and genocides in order to achieve the wartime objectives of perpetrators. Although camps have been used for different strategic purposes, their essential functions are always the same: to inflict torture and lasting trauma on the victims.Trade Review“Hikmet Karcic has produced a vivid, moving, and sensitive account of Bosnian Serb camp system, shedding light on how the camps were not only instruments of death, but thoroughly genocidal instruments of social-psychological terror. Placing Bosnian Serb camps in their local historical and global context, Torture, Humiliate, Kill significantly advances our critical knowledge of the Bosnian Genocide.”- Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Assistant Professor and Director of the Raphaël Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program, the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason UniversityTable of Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF ETHNIC RELATIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA CHAPTER 2: COLLECTIVE TRAUMATIZATION CHAPTER 3: VIŠEGRAD CHAPTER 4: PRIJEDOR CHAPTER 5: BIJELJINA CHAPTER 6: BILECA CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES

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Book SynopsisAS HEARD ON DESERT ISLAND DISCSAS SEEN ON THE CHANGEMAKERS, a Paramount+ docuseries profiling activists fighting for changeA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR''A riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth.'' KHALED HOSSEINI, author of The Kite Runner''One of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear.'' JAMES O''BRIEN''A remarkable story. I thought this book was brilliant.'' NAGA MUNCHETTY__________Born in war-torn Afghanistan, Waheed Arian''s first memories are of bombs. His first-hand experience of the power of medicine inspired him to dedicate his life to healing others. But how does a boy with nothing hope to become a doctor?Fleeing the conflict with his family, he spent much of his childhood in refugee camps in Pakistan, living sometimes ten to a room without basic sanitation or access to education. Waheed largely taught himself, from textbooks bought from street-sellers, and learned English from the BBC World Service.Smuggled to the UK at fifteen with just a hundred dollars in his pocket, he found a job in a shop. He was advised to set his sights on becoming a taxi driver. But the boy from Kabul had bigger ambitions.Working through PTSD and anxiety, he studied all hours to achieve his vocation. He was accepted to read medicine at Cambridge University, Imperial College and Harvard, and went on to become a doctor in the NHS, currently in A&E.But he wanted to do more. In 2015 he founded Arian Teleheal, a pioneering global charity that connects doctors in war zones and low-resource countries with their counterparts in the US, UK, Europe and Australia. Together, learning from each other, they save and change lives - the lives of millions of people just like Waheed.For readers of Educated and War Doctor, this is the extraordinary memoir of a boy who recognized the power of education and dreamed about helping others. It is a tale of courage, ambition and unwavering resilience in the face of all the challenges that life can throw in your way.__________WINNER OF:UNESCO''s Global Hero AwardWho Cares Wins Best Doctor AwardThe Times''s Man of the Year AwardTrade Review'A thrilling and absorbing read from first to last. What a life and what an inspiration.' * STEPHEN FRY *'Anyone who reads Dr Arian's remarkable memoir will put it down inspired by the immense power and resilience of the human will. Spanning from war-wracked Kabul to the lecture halls of Cambridge, Dr Arian tells a riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth. At a time when displacement has become increasingly politicized, this book is a gift, a dazzling testimony to the extraordinary contributions that refugees make to the host communities that welcome them.' * KHALED HOSSEINI *'A phenomenal story of a boy's realisation that saving others was the way to help himself. From war in Afghanistan to refugee camps and escaping to Britain, he understood that by educating himself he could benefit the world.' -- Alice Thompson * THE TIMES *'A powerful, heart-warming account of a young man's escape from war and deprivation to extraordinary success in serving the people of his new country. his is a book which thoroughly deserves to be read and celebrated. I was moved and delighted by it.' * JOHN SIMPSON *'A story of astonishing resilience. An incredible story about an incredible man.' * DAVID BECKHAM *An immensely powerful and moving account of a child who endured war, trauma, displacement and racism, yet who never faltered in his passion to help others through becoming a doctor. Dr Arian's journey, resilience and heart are truly remarkable. * DR RACHEL CLARKE *'An extraordinary achievement' * ALAN JOHNSON *'A remarkable story. I thought this book was brilliant.' * NAGA MUNCHETTY *'A story of unflinching, relentless determination to fulfil a dream...The reader discovers that miracles can and do happen when intelligence and resolve meet individuals and institutions prepared to offer a helping hand.' * Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees *'A moving and amazing story.' * SUNDAY MORNING LIVE *· 'An NHS hero.' * THE MIRROR *· '(Waheed's) life story is utterly remarkable.' * THE JEREMY VINE SHOW *· 'An inspiration.' * EDDIE NESTOR, BBC Radio London *· 'Waheed's story is one of ambition, hope, healing past traumas, inspiration, giving, generosity and compassion and moving the needle of progress. I can't recommend his book enough.' * THE EMMA GUNS SHOW *· 'One of the most incredible life stories... A lesson to be drawn for others.' * JAMES O’BRIEN *· 'Unbelievably inspiring . . .everyone has to read In the Wars,' * MO GAWDAT *· 'One of the most incredible stories. So much so that it genuinely sounds as unbelievable as the plot of a Hollywood movie.' * DR RUPY AUJLA *· 'A moving and amazing story.' * SUNDAY MORNING LIVE *A vivid memoir. It's such a moving journey and horribly topical. * Michael Berkeley, BBC Radio 3 Private Passions *

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Book SynopsisIn crisp prose and sharp detail Major Paul Darling offers a moment-by-moment account of a one-day mission to track down and kill Taliban insurgents in the Zabul Province of southeastern Afghanistan. A rare day-in-the-life narrative that is also a page-turner, his story captures the mundane realities of deployment.Trade ReviewWhat is it really like to fight on the ground in Afghanistan? In the tradition of David Halberstam's Vietnam War classic One Very Hot Day, Major Paul Darling takes you along on a perilous mission in treacherous Zabul Province. He's been there. He knows. When you read Taliban Safari, you'll know too."" - Daniel P. Bolger, US Army lieutenant general, retired, veteran of Afghanistan and author of Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided and Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars""I led a platoon in combat in a different war, in a different country. Yet I know this voice. It rings familiar and true. Major Darling appreciates the complexity of his situation but writes straightforwardly about it. He strikes a fine balance between an officer engaged in a mission, focused on the task at hand, and one reflecting on the experience. Taliban Safari tells us what it was like to be there coordinating a motley collection of soldiers and police as well as the moral calculus of the leader on the ground."" - Alex Vernon, author of Soldiers Once and Still: Ernest Hemingway, James Salter, and Tim O'Brien and coauthor of The Eyes of Orion: Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War""A gripping account of modern close combat in an ancient, far-off land. Paul Darling provides a gritty, close-up, and personal account of a day in the life of an infantry adviser to Afghan forces as they hunt and finally corner their Taliban foe. Provides the personal reality of modern counterinsurgency better than any other book out there."" - Lester W. Grau, author of Operation Anaconda: America's First Major Battle in Afghanistan and The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War

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