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Book SynopsisAs naval officers transition to rewarding and challenging jobs ashore, the Naval Officer's Guide to the Pentagon offers a valuable helping hand along the journey. This practical guide advises officers of all paygrades, experience levels, and warfare communities on life and work in Washington, D.C., and in the Pentagon, in particular. The book is a user-friendly "one-stop shop" for information, offering insights from successful officers from a variety of warfare communities who have served in the Pentagon and in Washington in a range of staff roles. Tailored to naval officers but useful to civilians interested in better understanding the demands and lifestyle of working at the Pentagon, the Naval Officer's Guide to the Pentagon will be a positive addition to the professional libraries of naval leaders past, present, and future.

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Book SynopsisIn almost every military intervention in its history, the US has made cultural mistakes that hindered attainment of its policy goals. From the counterproductive strategic bombing of Vietnam to the misguided accidental burning of the Koran in Afghanistan, the US has blundered around with little consideration of local cultural beliefs and almost no concern for the long-term effects on the host nation's society. Cultural anthropology--the so-called 'handmaiden of colonialism'--has historically served as an intellectual bridge between sovereign Western powers and local nationals. What light can it shed on the difficult intersection of the US military and foreign societies today? Each chapter in this book tells the story of an anthropologist who worked directly for the military, such as Ursula Graham Bower, the only woman to hold a British combat command during WWII. Each faced challenges including the negative outcomes of exporting Western political models to societies where they don't fit, and errors of perception that prevent understanding of indigenous societies. Ranging from the British colonial era in Africa to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Military Anthropology illustrates the conceptual, cultural and practical barriers encountered by military organisations.Trade Review‘A fascinating and pioneering study.' -- Asian Affairs‘Never before has cultural awareness mattered so much to military operations. By exploring the extraordinary lives and experiences of a remarkable bunch of characters, Montgomery McFate demonstrates the importance of military anthropology to the study and conduct of war. This is a most enlightening volume.’ -- Theo Farrell, Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, City, University of London, author of 'Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan'‘Montgomery McFate has written a dense but fascinating book that examines the role of anthropologists in warfare, focusing on the importance of understanding culture to achieve success in counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, and information operations. Invaluable to strategic practitioners in a world that promises continuing American engagement in small wars.’ -- John Nagl, US Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), Headmaster of The Haverford School, and author of 'Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War''A long overdue study of a critical yet often overlooked dimension of strategy and war. McFate puts her finger on why the military and academia find it so difficult to trust each other, and why both must find a way to do so.' -- Antulio J. Echevarria II, Editor, Parameters, US Army War College

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No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they''re ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you''ll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan, or spying on environmental protestors. The lucrative contracts of the ''War on Terror'' have made their plans even more ambitious - to offer governments and corporations discrete and well-trained private armies. These corporate soldiers are part of the last great outsourcing - the privatisation of war. War plc examines how we got here, how these companies operate, and how close we are to letting them run our battlefields.

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Book SynopsisWhy do authoritarian regimes survive? How do dictators fail? What role do political institutions play in these two processes? Many of the answers to these questions can be traced to the same source: the interaction between institutions and preferences. Using Egypt as a case study, Professor Mahmoud Hamad describes how the synergy between judges and generals created the environment for the present government and a delicate balance for its survival. The history of modern Egypt is one of the struggle between authoritarian governments, and forces that advocate for more democratic rights. While the military has provided dictatorial leaders, the judiciary provides judges who have the power to either support or stymie authoritarian power. Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt provides a historically grounded explanation for the rise and demise of authoritarianism, and is one of the first studies of Egypt''s judicial institutions within a single analytical framework.Trade Review'Mahmoud Hamad's Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt constitutes a well-told and well-argued story of how political institutions, especially courts whose independence should define their function, can be manipulated and coopted by autocratic forces. This insightful analysis provides a road map for comprehending the power of courts to legitimize authoritarian regimes and the limits of judicial empowerment.' Mary L. Volcansek, Executive Director, Center for Texas Studies at Texas Christian University'The book is a fascinating account of the role of the judiciary in modern Egyptian politics. As well as being of interest to those wanting to understand more about the particular history of the judiciary in Egypt, Judges and Generals in the Making of Modern Egypt provides more generalizable insights into the ways in which a degree of judicial independence can lend credibility to non-democratic governments. In particular it persuasively argues that the judiciary can be useful for an autocratic regime in providing an institutional foundation as a base for its longer-term survival. This book is an important point of reference for anyone interested in the relationship between judges and politicians in the context of non-democratic regimes.' Kate Malleson, Queen Mary, University of LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The historical legacies and the institutional culture of the Egyptian judiciary; 3. Nasser's Egypt: charisma, populism, and the attacks on judicial independence; 4. The years of Sadat: crisis, regime survival, and the awakening of judicial activism; 5. Judicial politics under Mubarak: judges and the fall of the Pharaoh; 6. The scaf, the courts, and Islamists: judges and the political transition; 7. Mursi and the judiciary: the self-fulfilling prophecy; 8. Patricians and plebeians: the chief justice paves the road to the general; 9. Old wine in a new bottle: Ssisi, judges, and the restoration of the ancien régime; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisMore than two millennia ago the famous Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote the classic work on military strategy, The Art of War. Now, in a new edition of Sun Tzu and the Art of Business, Mark McNeilly shows how Sun Tzu''s strategic principles can be applied to twenty-first century business. Here are two books in one: McNeilly''s synthesis of Sun Tzu''s ideas into six strategic principles for the business executive, plus the text of Samuel B. Griffith''s popular translation of The Art of War. McNeilly explains how to gain market share without inciting competitive retaliation, how to attack competitors'' weak points, and how to maximize market information for competitive advantage. He demonstrates the value of speed and preparation in throwing the competition off-balance, employing strategy to beat the competition, and the need for character in leaders. Lastly, McNeilly presents a practical method to put Sun Tzu''s principles into practice. By using modern examples throughout the book from GoTrade ReviewA must read for any serious executive, strategist or marketer. I constantly refer to the concepts McNeilly outlines and they never fail to provoke new insight into the challenges I must address. * David Harkleroad, CMO, Hay Group; ex-head of intelligence at IBM *Table of ContentsCONTENTS ; Introduction ; 1. Win All Without Fighting: Capturing Your Market Without Destroying It ; 2. Avoid Strength, Attack Weakness: Striking Where They Least Expect It ; 3. Deception and Foreknowledge: Maximizing the Power of Market Information ; 4. Speed and Preparation: Moving Swiftly To Overcome Your Competitors ; 5. Shape Your Opponent: Employing Strategy To Master the Competition ; 6. Character-Based Leadership: Providing Effective Leadership in Turbulent Times ; 7. Putting The Art of Business into Practice ; Notes ; Suggested Readings ; Original Translation by Samuel B. Griffith ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe book analyzes U.S. national security and defense policy utilizing a new approach to civil-military relations, and includes both the uniformed military and the private security contractors.Trade Review"[B]runeau (Naval Postgraduate School) highlights the difficulty in providing effective management and anything but light or even marginal oversight. This relatively short work does a skillful job of looking at this phenomenon through the lens of the existing literature on civil-military relations, as well as the author's own investigations, concluding that a variety of forces and processes have led to 'the confusion, ineffectiveness, and inefficiency of private security contracting as it is today.'" -- C. G. Wood * Choice *"Bruneau persuasively makes two points that must be addressed if we are to avoid strategic paralysis: we need to formulate doctrine for how we use personal security contractors, and their employment must be carefully integrated into military planning, as well as budgeting, processes . . . In sum, Patriots for Profit is by no means an easy read for military commanders and their staffs. Nevertheless, Bruneau's observations are critical to national security." -- Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hanley * Proceedings Magazine *"This is a compelling and important book which is at once rooted deeply in the study of civil-military relations yet persuasively challenges many of its presumptions and precepts. It offers a penetrating examination of the challenges and dilemmas that private military contractors pose for traditional notions of civil-military relations, while placing this issue in a much broader perspective that offers wisdom and insight on defense reform, inter-service rivalries and the continuing impact of Goldwater-Nichols. This is likely to become a contemporary classic in the literature on civil-military relations." -- Phil Williams, Posvar Professor of International Security and Director of the Ridgway Center for International Security Studies * University of Pittsburgh *"This impressive volume is theoretically coherent and empirically rich, with insights into wider issues of defense policy-making and governance in the contemporary-era." -- Tim Edmonds * University of Bristol *

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Book SynopsisOffers a unique contribution to the history of Naval aviation. The book sets out the almost day-to-day experiences and reactions of a cadet who went through the training programme at its peak during World War II. In this account training is the focus of interest. In contrast with official histories, this is a story of how it was, rather than how it was supposed to be.

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Book SynopsisArmies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. In How States Pay for Wars, Rosella Cappella Zielinski clarifies several critical dynamics lying at the nexus of financial and military policy.Cappella Zielinski has built a custom database on war funding over the past two centuries, and she combines those data with qualitative analyses of Truman''s financing of the Korean War, Johnson's financing of the Vietnam War, British financing of World War II and the Crimean War, and Russian and Japanese financing of the Russo-Japanese War. She argues that leaders whTrade ReviewA promising first book... that addresses a significant gap in the market and should find its way onto reading lists for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. -- Mark Harrison * Governance *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Making Money, Making War 1. How States Pay for Wars 2. Truman and the Korean War 3. Johnson and the Vietnam War 4. Britain and Currency Reserves during World War II and the Crimean War 5. Taxation and Currency Reserves during the Russo-Japanese War 6. Confronting the Costs of War, 1823–2003 Conclusion: Long War Finance in Perspective

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Book SynopsisRough Draft draws the curtain on the race and class inequities of the Selective Service during the Vietnam War. Amy J. Rutenberg argues that policy makers'' idealized conceptions of Cold War middle-class masculinity directly affected whom they targeted for conscription and also for deferment. Federal officials believed that college educated men could protect the nation from the threat of communism more effectively as civilians than as soldiers. The availability of deferments for this group mushroomed between 1945 and 1965, making it less and less likely that middle-class white men would serve in the Cold War army. Meanwhile, officials used the War on Poverty to target poorer and racialized men for conscription in the hopes that military service would offer them skills they could use in civilian life.As Rutenberg shows, manpower policies between World War II and the Vietnam War had unintended consequences. While some men resisted military service in Vietnam for reasons Trade ReviewThis outstanding work by Amy Rutenberg surveys the Selective Service before the Vietnam War. * Choice *Rutenberg has provided an exceptionally clear, interesting, and readable account of Vietnam-era draft avoidance and how it was actually abetted by the very governmental officials charged with bringing men into uniform. * The Journal of Military History *Rutenberg's report that men's military participation rates in the 1940s were due more to the draft than patriotism will surprise many students; her use of that conclusion to debunk the myth of 'the greatest generation' unsettles the conventional wisdom that sixties-generation men were self-interested shirkers. * Peace and Change *Throughout this well-written work, Rutenberg weaves issues of class, race, masculinity, citizenship, and state authority... She convincingly argues that draft avoidance during the Vietnam era emerged from deliberate post-World War II government policies. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Rough Draft offers an invaluable model for how scholars might think about the subtle ways in which militarization has affected American society. In telling this story, Rutenberg confidently sketches over thirty years of policy in crisp and lucid prose. * History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Selective Service Classification Chart (1951-1973) Introduction 1. "Digging for Deferments": World War II, 1940-1945 2. "To Rub Smooth the Sharp Edges": Universal Military Training, 1943-1951 3. "Really First-Class Men": The Early Cold War, 1948-1953 4. "A Draft-Dodging Business": Manpower Channeling, 1955-1965 5. "The Most Important Human Salvage Operation in the History of our Country": The War on Poverty, 1961-1969 6. "Choice or Chance": The Vietname War, 1965-1973 Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRough Draft draws the curtain on the race and class inequities of the Selective Service during the Vietnam War. Amy J. Rutenberg argues that policy makers'' idealized conceptions of Cold War middle-class masculinity directly affected whom they targeted for conscription and also for deferment. Federal officials believed that college educated men could protect the nation from the threat of communism more effectively as civilians than as soldiers. The availability of deferments for this group mushroomed between 1945 and 1965, making it less and less likely that middle-class white men would serve in the Cold War army. Meanwhile, officials used the War on Poverty to target poorer and racialized men for conscription in the hopes that military service would offer them skills they could use in civilian life.As Rutenberg shows, manpower policies between World War II and the Vietnam War had unintended consequences. While some men resisted military service in Vietnam for reasons Trade ReviewThis outstanding work by Amy Rutenberg surveys the Selective Service before the Vietnam War. * Choice *Rutenberg has provided an exceptionally clear, interesting, and readable account of Vietnam-era draft avoidance and how it was actually abetted by the very governmental officials charged with bringing men into uniform. * The Journal of Military History *Rutenberg's report that men's military participation rates in the 1940s were due more to the draft than patriotism will surprise many students; her use of that conclusion to debunk the myth of 'the greatest generation' unsettles the conventional wisdom that sixties-generation men were self-interested shirkers. * Peace and Change *Throughout this well-written work, Rutenberg weaves issues of class, race, masculinity, citizenship, and state authority... She convincingly argues that draft avoidance during the Vietnam era emerged from deliberate post-World War II government policies. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Rough Draft offers an invaluable model for how scholars might think about the subtle ways in which militarization has affected American society. In telling this story, Rutenberg confidently sketches over thirty years of policy in crisp and lucid prose. * History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Selective Service Classification Chart (1951-1973) Introduction 1. "Digging for Deferments": World War II, 1940-1945 2. "To Rub Smooth the Sharp Edges": Universal Military Training, 1943-1951 3. "Really First-Class Men": The Early Cold War, 1948-1953 4. "A Draft-Dodging Business": Manpower Channeling, 1955-1965 5. "The Most Important Human Salvage Operation in the History of our Country": The War on Poverty, 1961-1969 6. "Choice or Chance": The Vietname War, 1965-1973 Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of a Civil War scoundrel and streetwise politico Largely forgotten by historians, Billy Wilson (1822-1874) was a giant in his time, a man well known throughout New York City, a man shaped by the city's immigrant culture, its harsh voting practices, and its efforts to participate in the War for the Union. For decades, Wilson's name made headlines-for many different reasons-in the city's major newspapers.An immigrant who settled in New York in 1842, Wilson found work as a prizefighter, a shoulder hitter, an immigrant runner, and a pawnbroker, before finally entering politics and being elected an alderman. He harnessed his tough persona to good advantage, in 1861 becoming a colonel in command of a regiment of alleged toughs and ex-convicts known as the "Wilson Zouaves." A poor disciplinarian, however, Wilson exercised little control over his soldiers, and in 1863, unable to maintain order, he was jailed for a number of weeks. Nonetheless, Wilson returned home to a hero's welcome that year.Wilson left behind no personal papers, journals, or correspondences, so Robert E. Cray has masterfully woven together a record of Wilson's life using the only available records: newspaper stories. These accounts present Wilson as a fascinating but highly unlikable man. As Cray demonstrates, Wilson bullied his way into New York, bullied his way into fame and politics, and attempted to bully his way into military greatness. His story depicts the New York City and Civil War experience in bolder, darker hues. As Cray shows us, it was not always a pretty tale.Trade Review"This book is clever, well researched, and the subject—Billy Wilson—is unquestionably an interesting one. Immigration historians, historians of 19th-century US politics, historians of New York City, and Civil War historians will all find A Notable Bully: Colonel Billy Wilson, Masculinity, and the Pursuit of Violence in the Civil War Era to be a welcome addition to their bookshelves."—Timothy J. Orr, coauthor of Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway"Billy Wilson came straight out of the cauldron of antebellum New York City street life. A boxer and political thug, he was anything but a sensitive soul. In A Notable Bully: Colonel Billy Wilson, Masculinity, and the Pursuit of Violence in the Civil War Era, Robert Cray has ferreted out, in the most creative fashion, details of the fascinating life of this New York tough. A great read that tells us much that is new about Gotham's history."—Shane White, author of Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire

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Book SynopsisThis book takes an in-depth look at the function of public relations as it exists in the U.S. military in the 21st Century.There have been several books and journal articles covering the military/media relationship but none that delve into breadth and depth of the responsibilities of today's military public affairs officer. This book discusses the concept and foundations of military public affairs (relations), the changing strategic landscape in communications, operational planning and execution and the people who practice military public affairs.The goal is to broaden knowledge and understanding of this vital, but little discussed, area of public relations among civilian and military public relations and communications professionals, faculty and staff in public relations programs, military leaders, as well as the U.S. civilian populace, and research scholars specializing in military public relations or public affairs operations.

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. military, as the core constituent of the Department of Defense, collectively represents the largest and most complex organization on earth. As such, the U.S. military implemented the largest formal OD programs in the world. These programs, from inception to present day, utilized diverse and evolving OD intervention typologies to garner congruence with the environment. The research for this book, accomplished using an inductive, grounded theory approach, examined the initiatives that fostered the use of OD intervention typologies. The findings revealed three major epochs of OD interventions that span a 50-year timeline. The epochs include: (1) Traditional OD; (2) Total Quality Management (TQM); and (3) Continuous Process Improvement (CPI). The epoch of Traditional OD represents the use of human process interventions while TQM and CPI represent the use of technostructural interventions. In the end, the relationship between organization design and culture, and the selection of OD intervention typologies, were best explained using variables that explicate diverse environmental occurrences that influenced senior military leaders' perceived need for specific OD interventions. These perceived needs were predicated on the requirement to exploit vital resources in an effort to bolster warfighting operational readiness in support of the American citizenry.

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. military, as the core constituent of the Department of Defense, collectively represents the largest and most complex organization on earth. As such, the U.S. military implemented the largest formal OD programs in the world. These programs, from inception to present day, utilized diverse and evolving OD intervention typologies to garner congruence with the environment. The research for this book, accomplished using an inductive, grounded theory approach, examined the initiatives that fostered the use of OD intervention typologies. The findings revealed three major epochs of OD interventions that span a 50-year timeline. The epochs include: (1) Traditional OD; (2) Total Quality Management (TQM); and (3) Continuous Process Improvement (CPI). The epoch of Traditional OD represents the use of human process interventions while TQM and CPI represent the use of technostructural interventions. In the end, the relationship between organization design and culture, and the selection of OD intervention typologies, were best explained using variables that explicate diverse environmental occurrences that influenced senior military leaders' perceived need for specific OD interventions. These perceived needs were predicated on the requirement to exploit vital resources in an effort to bolster warfighting operational readiness in support of the American citizenry.

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Book SynopsisCultural practices and artifacts, in their multiple and varied forms, are grounded on values, which are so deeply internalized by people that usually remain in the background, as taken-for-granted guides for interpretations and decisions in everyday life. Shaping individual moral horizons is at the core of socialization processes, through which older generations aim to disseminate their culturally established values to the new ones, making use of suggestions mainly implicit in daily experiences and interactions.Despite the strength of these processes of cultural canalization, people find particular ways of positioning and interpreting social suggestions, drawing singular life trajectories and developing themselves as unique beings. This is truthful also in case of highly institutionalized settings like the military, in which people play in many forms an agentic role in their own development, being prepared to perform their professional duties in very complex and challenging activity contexts.This book is an invitation to dive deeper into human experiences lived in the military through qualitative and in-depth approaches, observing their affective qualities, the meanings they acquire and how they shape individuals' identities, fostering the development and try-out of specific ethical and moral values.The present work can contribute to research and professional practice in fields related to human development, social processes, education and people management in the military, as well as in other institutional contexts, especially by highlighting the affective, meaningful and moral-ethical dimensions of cultural experiences.

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Book SynopsisCultural practices and artifacts, in their multiple and varied forms, are grounded on values, which are so deeply internalized by people that usually remain in the background, as taken-for-granted guides for interpretations and decisions in everyday life. Shaping individual moral horizons is at the core of socialization processes, through which older generations aim to disseminate their culturally established values to the new ones, making use of suggestions mainly implicit in daily experiences and interactions.Despite the strength of these processes of cultural canalization, people find particular ways of positioning and interpreting social suggestions, drawing singular life trajectories and developing themselves as unique beings. This is truthful also in case of highly institutionalized settings like the military, in which people play in many forms an agentic role in their own development, being prepared to perform their professional duties in very complex and challenging activity contexts.This book is an invitation to dive deeper into human experiences lived in the military through qualitative and in-depth approaches, observing their affective qualities, the meanings they acquire and how they shape individuals' identities, fostering the development and try-out of specific ethical and moral values.The present work can contribute to research and professional practice in fields related to human development, social processes, education and people management in the military, as well as in other institutional contexts, especially by highlighting the affective, meaningful and moral-ethical dimensions of cultural experiences.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Research Handbook examines the key drivers of the arms trade, mapping the main trends in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. It also explores the principal defence markets internationally, including the US, China, India, Russia and the UK in greater detail.Across twenty-six chapters, international experts assess the central drivers of the arms trade, such as the insecurities of small states in an increasingly realist world of power politics, the continued presence of conflict, technological change and the presence of corruption. Analysing critical issues from the future of air and naval power and their implications for the trade to the impact of emerging technology and the prospects for arms control, the chapters raise a number of central issues as to the challenges and future direction of the arms trade. The Research Handbook concludes that defence spending and procurement have remained paramount and on a general upward trend since the Cold War, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. This Research Handbook will be a valuable resource for academics and students of international relations, security studies and political science. Its global approach will also be beneficial for arms policy analysts and defence professionals.Trade Review'An excellent volume which provides fresh perspectives on the wicked problem of the international arms trade. With an impressive list of contributors spanning North America, Europe and the Indo-Pacific, this book will be of significant interest to both academics and practitioners alike.' -- Ben Schreer, Macquarie University, Australia'This is an excellent compendium of chapters on this relatively neglected sphere of international political studies. It brings together an impressive range of expertise in the field who examine the many dimensions and facets of the international arms trade. The volume succeeds in being both accessible to the non-specialist, while also conveying the directions in which more advanced research is progressing.' -- M.L.R. Smith, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv PART I THE TRADE IN ARMS 1 Understanding the arms trade 2 Andrew T.H. Tan PART II KEY DRIVERS OF THE ARMS TRADE 2 Key drivers of the arms trade 17 Andrew T.H. Tan 3 The future of deterrence and the arms trade 39 Adam Lockyer 4 Small state survival strategies and the arms trade 53 Magnus Petersson 5 The inter-relation between arms trade, military expenditure and armed conflict 66 Nan Tian 6 Technological change, future wars and the arms trade 80 Malcolm Davis 7 Corruption in the arms trade 97 Sam Perlo-Freeman 8 Natural resource rents and military expenditures in the Middle East and North Africa : a long-run perspective 115 Hamid E. Ali PART III DEFENCE SPENDING AND PROCUREMENT 9 Defense spending and modernization in the United States 133 Seamus P. Daniels 10 China’s defense spending and procurement 147 Yves-Heng Lim 11 India: defence spending and procurement 166 Rahul Roy-Chaudhury and Viraj Solanki 12 Russia’s defence spending and procurement 183 Petr Topychkanov 13 Defence spending and procurement in the United Kingdom 193 Andrew Dorman and Matthew Uttley 14 Asia: defence spending and procurement 208 Andrew T.H. Tan 15 From economic to strategic crisis: European military expenditure and procurement in the 2010s 226 Lucie Béraud-Sudreau 16 Defense spending and procurement in the Middle East and North Africa 241 Riad Alsalam Attar 17 Defence expenditure and procurement – Africa 259 Martin Revayi Rupiya 18 Defence spending and procurement in Latin America 274 Rafael Duarte Villa and Juliana Viggiano PART IV KEY ISSUES 19 Arms exports and U.S. grand strategy: understanding the nexus 289 Paul J. Smith 20 The Chinese defence industrial base: past accomplishments and future challenges 308 Jingdong Yuan 21 The European defence industries 328 Aude-E. Fleurant and Yannick Quéau 22 Bloc obsolescence: case study of European air power 342 Ian Anthony 23 The future of naval power 356 Swee Lean Collin Koh 24 Emerging technologies and the arms trade 379 Michael T. Klare and Andrew T.H. Tan 25 The revolution of autonomous systems and its implications for the arms trade 389 Austin Wyatt and Jai Galliott 26 Conventional arms control: problems and prospects 406 Owen Greene Index 419

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Book SynopsisThe Persian Gulf is arguably the most militarized region in the world. The authors of this insightful book examine military expenditures, arms imports and military deployment to analyze how and why this came to be. Muslim teachings have much to say about peace, war and economics, and this book explores the ways in which Islamic thought affects military and economic developments.The authors find that heavy militarization is the result of a combination of factors, including oil wealth disparities among the countries in the region, high oil revenues, corruption and foreign interference. The authors detail and discuss these factors, and follow this analysis with an assessment of the effects of high military expenditures - wars, conflicts, regional instability - and their heavy economic toll in retarding development and growth. The book concludes by suggesting ways that military expenditures may be reduced to benefit regional peace, stability and economic prosperity.Scholars and students in economics, political science and international affairs as well as anyone interested in the Middle East will find this book timely and illuminating.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Justification and Economic Impact of Military Expenditures 3. Military Expenditures in the Persian Gulf 4. Military Imports in the Persian Gulf 5. Military Personnel in the Persian Gulf 6. Indigenous Military Sectors in the Persian Gulf 7. Militarization of the Persian Gulf: Why? 8. Militarization of the Persian Gulf: The Consequences 9. Conclusion: The Elements of Fruitful Demilitarization Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLarge data sets arriving at every increasing speeds require a new set of efficient data analysis techniques. Data analytics are becoming an essential component for every organization and technologies such as health care, financial trading, Internet of Things, Smart Cities or Cyber Physical Systems. However, these diverse application domains give rise to new research challenges. In this context, the book provides a broad picture on the concepts, techniques, applications, and open research directions in this area. In addition, it serves as a single source of reference for acquiring the knowledge on emerging Big Data Analytics technologies. Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to Data Analytics. 1. Techniques. 2. Classification. 3. Clustering. 4. Anomaly Detection. 5. Pattern Mining. Part 2: Tools for Data Analytics. 6. R. Hadoop. 7. Spark. 8. Rapid Miner. Part 3: Applications. 9. Health Care. 10. Internet of Things. 11. Cyber Security. Part 4: Futuristic Applications and Challenges.

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Book SynopsisWhen Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the Warsaw Pact was a robust military alliance. It was capable of waging a large-scale war in Europe and was an instrument of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe, keeping orthodox Communist regimes in power. The alliance over the years had also become an effective mechanism of political coordination and consultation. In April 1985, the Warsaw Pact leaders met in Warsaw and renewed the Pact for another thirty years. Yet only six years later, the alliance was disbanded, having been rendered obsolete by the political transformation of Eastern Europe in 1989?1990. This monograph recounts what happened to the Warsaw Pact during its final years and explains why the organization ceased to exist in 1991.

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Book Synopsis"Brilliant . . . a must read for veterans and those who seek to understand them."—Huffington PostTrade Review"Starred Review. At a time when suicide rates among veterans is increasing sharply, this empathic examination of 'the moral weight that soldiers carry on their shoulders' is essential reading." "Humaniz[es] soldiers by enabling us to see them as individuals with distinct, particular responses to psychological and physical wounds."

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Book SynopsisWith Schwarzkopf is Gus Lee's remembrance of his mentor and friend H. Norman Schwarzkopf, and his firsthand account of how Schwarzkopf shaped his life. In 1966, Lee, a junior-year cadet at West Point, was bright, athletic, and popular. He was also on the verge of getting kicked out. Nearing the bottom of his class due to his penchant for playing poker and reading recreationally instead of studying engineering, he was assigned a new professor: then-Major Norman Schwarzkopf. Schwarzkopf's deeply principled nature and fierce personality took hold of the wayward cadet, and the two began meeting regularly and discussing what it meant to be a scholar, a soldier, and a man. Lee's vibrant, witty narrative brings his more than forty-year relationship with Schwarzkopf to life. Readers get an inside look at West Point culture; they see Schwarzkopf's bristling anger with his rebellious pupil as well as his tenacity, intellect, and moments of surprising emotional warmth; and they watch as Lee starts to absorb his teachings. As he left West Point and took on more professional and personal roles, Lee approached every crisis or difficult decision by channeling his mentor. Over the years, Schwarzkopf's instilled values, wise counsel, and warm conversations shaped Lee and brought the two together in an unlikely friendship. In With Schwarzkopf, Lee passes along the lessons he learned so future generations can hear Schwarzkopf's important teachings.

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Book SynopsisOn the night of 20 November 1914, everything pointed to the likelihood of invasion by a German army, whisked across the North Sea on a fleet of fast transports. The Royal Navy's Grand Fleet prepared to sail south from remote bases in Scotland; shallow-draught monitors were moored in the Wash; and 300,000 troops stood by to repel the enemy on the beaches. Fortunately, the night passed without incident. For thirty years prior to the First World War, writers, with a variety of motivations, had been forecasting such an invasion. Britain regarded the army as an imperial police force and, despite the experience gained in military exercises involving simulated invasions, the Royal Navy was still expected to fulfil its traditional role of intercepting and destroying enemy forces. However, as the technology of warfare developed, with the proliferation of ever more powerful warships, submarines, mines, and torpedoes, alongside the added promise of aerial assault, it became obvious that these long-established notions of the Navy's invincibility might no longer be realistic. The perceived threat of invasion, whether justified or not, persisted throughout the First World War, and this book describes the measures taken to protect Britain against enemy attack by land, sea, or air.

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