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Book SynopsisIn this path-breaking theoretical work, political scientist Steven Brams and mathematician Mark Kilgour show how game theory can be applied to the rigorous development and thoughtful analysis of several critical problems that afflict the security of nations, from the deterrence of foes who might launch attacks, to the stabilization of crises that could explode into wars. In addition, they analyze a variety of related questions, including the interlocking preferences that fuel arms races, the strategic impact that Star Wars may have on nuclear deterrence, and optimal strategies for verifying arms control treaties. Of interest to students on international relations and foreign policy as well as those concerned with the formal analysis of conflict, Game Theory and National Security provides new foundations for understanding the rational basis of international conflict.Table of ContentsI. Introduction II. Arms Races III. Deterrence IV. Winding Down V. Star Wars VI. Optimal Threats VII. Crisis Instability VIII. Verification IX. National Security and War.

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Book SynopsisIn an increasingly urbanized world, urban terrain has become a greater factor in military operations. Simultaneously, advances in military technology have given military forces sharply increased capabilities. The conflict comes from how urban terrain can negate or degrade many of those increased capabilities. What happens when advanced weapons are used in a close-range urban fight with an abundance of cover?Storming the City explores these issues by analyzing the performance of the US Army and US Marine Corps in urban combat in four major urban battles of the mid-twentieth century (Aachen 1944, Manila 1945, Seoul 1950, and Hue 1968). Alec Wahlman assesses each battle using a similar framework of capability categories, and separate chapters address urban warfare in American military thought.In the four battles, across a wide range of conditions, American forces were ultimately successful in capturing each city because of two factors: transferable competence and battlefield adaptation. The preparations US forces made for warfare writ large proved generally applicable to urban warfare. Battlefield adaptation, a strong suit of American forces, filled in where those overall preparations for combat needed fine tuning. From World War II to Vietnam, however, there was a gradual reduction in tactical performance in the four battles.

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Book SynopsisWith landslide political changes in Europe in the early 1990s, politicians and military planners started to contemplate their possible effects on military postures. Most countries, however, did not enforce plans for post-Cold War reforms because they lacked political will and money, their conservative militaries resisted, and they felt no real pressure from any clear and present threat. Fortunately, debates have begun about the future of military forces, the "revolution in military affairs," and the plans for NATO and European security and defense cooperation. This publication serves as a timely contribution to the debate on determining which lessons have,and have not, been learned—while suggesting possible courses for the way ahead. Trade Review"- "These lessons are timely. They should ensure that this volume arouses not only the interest of the academic but, above all, the practitioner." - From the foreword by Lord RobertsonTable of ContentsDefense reform in Switzerland / by Christian Catrina -- The European dimension of defense reform: from the WEU to the EUS: the new defense role / by Andrew Cottey -- Reform realities / by Chris Donnelly -- Defense sector reform: the French case study / by Alain Faupin -- Implementing a revolution in military affairs: the U.S. quest for military reform / by Dennis M. Gormley -- Ukraine's military reform efforts: lessons learned / by Anatoliy Grytsenko -- Continuity, restructuring, or development from scratch? Dilemmas of Slovenian defense reform, 1991-2001 / by Ljubica Jeluai -- Defense reform in Turkey / by Ali L. Karaosmanolu and Mustafa Kibarolu -- Defense reform in Poland, 1989-2000 / by Andrzej Karkoszka -- Defense reform and NATO / by George Katsirdakis -- Reforms in Finnish defense / by Mika Kerttunen -- The Bundeswehr on its way into the twenty-first century / by the policy planning and advisory staff of the German Ministry of Defense -- U.S. defense reform in a decade of change / by Eric V. Larson -- Defense reform in hungary: a decade of strenuous efforts and missed opportunities by Zolt an Martinusz -- Greece ventures onto new ground: the new Greek security and defense policy, 2000-2015 / by Margarita Mathiopoulos -- Defense reform in Rromania:an ongoing process / by Lliviu Muresan -- The restructuring of the Swedish armed forces after the Cold War by Karlis Neretnieks -- Creating defense: the Estonian case study / by Andrus Vel -- Norwegian defense reforms of the 1990s / by Jonny M. Otterlei -- Defense reforms in the postsocialist states: the experience of Latvia / by Jan Arveds Trapans -- Defense reform in the Czech Republic / by Marie Vlachova.

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Book SynopsisIn 2013, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked secret documents revealing that state agencies like the NSA had spied on the communications of millions of innocent citizens. International outrage resulted, but the Snowden documents revealed only the tip of the surveillance iceberg. Apart from insisting on their rights to tap into communications, more and more states are placing citizens under surveillance, tracking their movements and transactions with public and private institutions. The state is becoming like a one-way mirror where it can see more of what its citizens do and say, while citizens see less and less of what the state does, owing to high levels of secrecy around surveillance.Jane Duncan assesses the relevance of Snowden’s revelations for South Africa. In doing so she questions the extent to which South Africa is becoming a surveillance society governed by a surveillance state. Is surveillance used for the democratic purpose of making people safer, or is it being used for the repressive purpose of social control, especially of those considered to be politically threatening to ruling interests? What kind of collective is needed to ensure that unaccountable surveillance does not take place? What works and what does not work as organised responses? These questions and more are examined in this penetrating analysis of South African and global democracy.Stopping the Spies is aimed at South African citizens, academics as well for general readers who care about our democracy and the direction it is taking.Trade Review"This book makes a timely contribution to the study of surveillance in the South African context. It is important reading not only because of the detailed information it provides about threats to citizen freedoms in post-apartheid South Africa, but also for its constructive suggestions for public agency and resistance." - Herman Wasserman, Professor of Media Studies and Director: Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape TownTable of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES LIST OF ACRONYMS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Theorising the surveillance state CHAPTER 2 Is privacy dead? Resistance to surveillance after the Snowden disclosures CHAPTER 3 The context of surveillance and social control in South Africa CHAPTER 4 Lawful interception in South Africa CHAPTER 5 State mass surveillance, tactical surveillance and hacking in South Africa CHAPTER 6 Privacy, surveillance and public spaces in South Africa CHAPTER 7 Privacy, surveillance and population management: the turn to biometrics CHAPTER 8 Stopping the spies: resisting unaccountable surveillance in South Africa CHAPTER 9 Conclusion NOTES SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis is the first such study of Operation Banner, the British Army’s campaign in Northern Ireland. Drawing upon extensive interviews with former soldiers, primary archival sources including unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely examines soldiers’ behaviour at the small infantry-unit level (Battalion downwards), including the leadership, cohesion and training that sustained, restrained and occasionally misdirected soldiers during the most violent period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It contends that there are aspects of wider scholarly literatures – including from sociology, anthropology, criminology, and psychology - that can throw new light on our understanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland. It also offers fresh insights and analysis of incidents involving the British Army during the early years of Operation Banner, including the 1972 ‘Pitchfork murders’ of Michael Naan and Andrew Murray in County Fermanagh, and that of Warrenpoint hotel owner Edmund Woolsey in South Armagh. The central argument of this book is that British Army small infantry units enjoyed considerable autonomy during the early years of Operation Banner and could behave in a vengeful, highly aggressive or benign and conciliatory way as their local commanders saw fit. The strain of civil-military relations at a senior level was replicated operationally as soldiers came to resent the limitations of waging war in the UK. The unwillingness of the Army’s senior leadership to thoroughly investigate and punish serious transgressions of standard operating procedures in Northern Ireland created uncertainty among soldiers over expected behaviour and desired outcomes. Overly aggressive groups of soldiers could also be mistaken for high-functioning units – with negative consequences for the Army’s overall strategy in Northern Ireland.Trade Review'An excellent, engaging and provocative study that addresses a crucial period during 'the Troubles' and examines patterns of behaviour within the British army as well as wider issues within Northern Ireland during this time.' Dr David Murphy, Maynooth University'Based on rich and original research, this is a well-researched and sophisticated study on the British Army in Northern Ireland.'Professor Richard English, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation and Engagement, Queen's University Belfast'An Army of Tribes is a rigorous work of painstaking scholarship that places the security dimension of the Northern Irish Troubles in much greater tactical and operational context than ever before.' Aaron Edwards, War on the Rocks'As a critical examination of the role of the 'green army', the ordinary uniformed soldiers in Northern Ireland, this is a work that will be hard to surpass.' Tom Griffin, Spinwatch'In addition to being high-quality academic history for the connoisseur, this [final] chapter is a beautiful piece of writing that evokes the intimacy and tragedy of the Northern Ireland conflict. It draws the book [...] together excellently.'Thomas Tormey, 20th Century British HistoryReviews ‘In An Army of Tribes, Burke has produced a piece of work on the Northern Ireland conflict unlike any other. The range of face to face interviews with those actively engaged on both sides of the Troubles in Belfast and South Armagh during the height of the conflict provides real depth to the analysis, while simultaneously adding value to our understanding of small unit leadership and cohesion.’ Christian Tripodi, RUSI Journal

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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 SynopsisAny state at war attempts to steer the conflict to the point where it can demonstrate its relative advantage. Thus underlying each war is a struggle over its particular nature, and in a dynamic process each side attempts to shape a war paradigm that suits its own relative strengths, while the adversary attempts to impose its preferred paradigm on the conflict. Israel, for example, seemingly has an edge in military effectiveness, and has therefore always preferred short, decisive wars. Its enemies, however, have an overall advantage in stamina and ability to leverage the international system. They therefore strive to lengthen the war and bring Israel to the point of defeat through attrition of the Israeli political-civilian system. In this book, Ron Tira examines the different aspects that characterise a war, from the centre of gravity to be attacked to the elements constituting military decision, as they are manifested in "simple" symmetrical wars; asymmetrical wars versus a state opponent; guerrilla warfare; parallel warfare; and next generation warfare. The author first surveys types of war and the circumstances whereby the classical doctrine of war is progressively less valid, and then devises additional analytical tools necessary to understand these more complex conflicts. The study examines the relevance of classical doctrine and applies these new tools and concepts to a range of historical examples, from the Second Punic War to World War II to some of Israel's main wars. The final case evaluated is the next generation of wars that Israel and other Western countries may find themselves fighting -- wars against states that have adopted the guerrilla paradigm. Published in association with the Institute for National Security Studies, Israel.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Erosion of Classical Military Doctrine; Doctrinal Background; "Simple" Symmetrical Wars; The Complex Asymmetrical War Against a Regular Opponent: The Picture becomes; Multidimensional Asymmetrical Wars Against Non-State Opponents: Same Theater of Operations, Different Objectives; Parallel War: One War with Two Non-Convergent Campaigns; The Second Lebanon War & Operation Cast Lead: Parallel Wars Against a Non-State Opponent; The Future War: Parallel War Against a State Enemy That Has Adjusted to Fighting Against RMA & Adopted a Guerrilla Paradigm; Conclusion: "Rock-Paper-Scissors"; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays provides analysis and commentary on: psychological warfare in the battle against terrorism, PSYOP techniques adopted by different Palestinian groups against Israel and actions that promote the Palestinian cause in the West, Israeli strategies for combating radical Islam, and Jewish perspectives on propaganda in the context of Israel's international image problems. PSYOP -- designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups and foreign governments -- is still considered confidential by many defence organisations, hence the lack of publications that deal with the topic in a scientific, factual approach. Perspectives of PSYOP is a follow-on volume to the author's Psychological Warfare in the Intifada, adopted in the US Intelligence College as a textbook, and widely reviewed to critical acclaim.Table of ContentsThe Threat: Radical Islamic Organizations ; The Palestinian PSYOP Campaign Against the Neutrals During the Al-Aqsa Intifada; From Oslo to Jerusalem: Fifteen Years of Palestinian Psychological Warfare Against Israel (1993-2008); Hasbara, Propaganda, & Israeli Public Diplomacy: A Historical Perspective; Countering Islamic Terrorism: The Psychological Warfare Perspective; Cultural Warfare: Secularization Defense Initiative (with Benjamin Brown); Index.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays provides analysis and commentary on: psychological warfare in the battle against terrorism, PSYOP techniques adopted by different Palestinian groups against Israel and actions that promote the Palestinian cause in the West, Israeli strategies for combating radical Islam, and Jewish perspectives on propaganda in the context of Israel's international image problems. PSYOP -- designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups and foreign governments -- is still considered confidential by many defence organisations, hence the lack of publications that deal with the topic in a scientific, factual approach. Perspectives of PSYOP is a follow-on volume to the author's Psychological Warfare in the Intifada, adopted in the US Intelligence College as a textbook, and widely reviewed to critical acclaim.Trade ReviewA thoughtful book concerned with the relationships among the media, the military, and policy makers. Recommended. ChoiceProvides valuable insights into the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians with lessons for students of strategy and counterinsurgency applicable to current operations in the Middle East. Defense Intelligence JournalDr. Schleifer concludes that a comprehensive understanding of the efficacy of psychological warfare will be critical for all armies fighting future insurgencies. Middle East JournalHis approach sheds light on an area every bit as relevant to the present, though little discussed by more traditional historians and political scientists the role of information, and to a lesser extent, the media, in determining the outcome of violent conflicts. Digest of Middle East StudiesTable of ContentsThe Threat: Radical Islamic Organizations ; The Palestinian PSYOP Campaign Against the Neutrals During the Al-Aqsa Intifada; From Oslo to Jerusalem: Fifteen Years of Palestinian Psychological Warfare Against Israel (1993-2008); Hasbara, Propaganda, & Israeli Public Diplomacy: A Historical Perspective; Countering Islamic Terrorism: The Psychological Warfare Perspective; Cultural Warfare: Secularization Defense Initiative (with Benjamin Brown); Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book calls for the progressive creation of supra-national institutions intended to protect life on Earth against natural threats, be these terrestrial (pandemics, super-volcanoes, major earthquakes) or celestial (comets, asteroids, meteor storms). The protection proffered would need to be pre-emptive though also responsive, reducing the number of adverse events but also their specific consequences. Rancid though the world scene currently looks, this may actually be a good time to look towards a planetary security programme that can build up over a century or more. It would need special international institutions that are sufficiently integrated to cope with the celestial and terrestrial contingencies anticipated yet not so much a class apart as to be a law unto themselves, a military regime able to ride roughshod over general world opinion. Such an holistic approach to planetary security might prove to be a definitive substitute for war between nations. Professor Brown comes to such questions from a broad career background. His lead qualifications are a Masters degree from Oxford in Modern History and a Doctorate of Science from Birmingham (UK) in Applied Geophysics. He has been a naval meteorologist; staff college instructor; part-time but pro-active as a defence correspondent for several of the West's leading journals; and political consultant. From 1980 to 1986, he was Chairman of the Council for Arms Control. From 1993 to 1997 he worked half-time in the Sensors and Electronic Systems directorate of Britain's Ministry of Defence. This was as the Academic Consultant in a small task force specifically created to advise the government of the day apropos what British policy to Strategic Ballistic Missile Defence should be. A declassified rendering of his 90,000-word report (published by Mansfield College, Oxford, in 1998) argued firmly against our going down this path. It could lead to a catastrophic arms race.

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Book SynopsisThis major reference work is a comprehensive critical guide to the large and growing literature on the economics of defence, disarmament and peace. It covers the cost of defence spending and its effects on growth, investment, unemployment, technical change and other aspects of a nation's economic performance. It includes material on the determinants of defence spending namely defence budgets, programme budgeting and procurement policy. It also deals with the economic impact of arms limitation, disarmament and the conversion from military production to products with peaceful uses.Trade Review'. . . the Hartley-Hooper contribution clearly provides teachers, researchers and students with an invaluable and durable guide to an important literature.'

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Book SynopsisThis three-volume set presents over 100 of the most influential articles in defence economics, which have been selected for their enduring value and importance and for their contribution to an understanding of the field.Topics covered in volume I include definitions of the field of defence economics, an examination of the demand side of defence economics, including the demand for military expenditures and the study of alliances, and an exploration of the impacts of defence spending on growth and development. Volume II examines the supply side of the subject, and covers the military production function, military personnel and weapon procurement. The supply side is further addressed in Volume III, which covers the defence industrial base, learning curves, costs, pricing and profits, industrial policies and the arms trade. This volume also discusses disarmament, conversion, peace and public policy and concludes with a section on non-conventional conflicts such as terrorism, insurrections and revolutions.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Keith Hartley and Todd Sandler PART I INTRODUCTION: DEFENCE ECONOMICS – AN OVERVIEW 1. Michael D. Intriligator (1990), ‘On the Nature and Scope of Defence Economics’ 2. Judith Reppy (1991), ‘On the Nature and Scope of Defence Economics: A Comment’ 3. Michael D. Intriligator (1991), ‘On the Nature and Scope of Defence Economics: A Reply to Judith Reppy’s Comment’ 4. M.W. Jones-Lee (1990), ‘Defence Expenditure and the Economics of Safety’ 5. W. Grigor McClelland (1990), ‘Defence Expenditure and the Economics of Safety: A Comment’ 6. M.W. Jones-Lee (1990), ‘Defence Expenditure and the Economics of Safety: Reply’ 7. Walter Isard (1994), ‘Peace Economics: A Beginning at Definition’ PART II DEMAND, ARMS RACES AND ALLIANCES A The Demand for Military Expenditure 8. Leonard Dudley and Claude Montmarquette (1981), ‘The Demand for Military Expenditures: An International Comparison’ 9. James C. Murdoch and Todd Sandler (1984), ‘Complementarity, Free Riding, and the Military Expenditures of NATO Allies’ 10. R.P. Smith (1989), ‘Models of Military Expenditure’ 11. Minoru Okamura (1991), ‘Estimating the Impact of the Soviet Union’s Threat on the United States–Japan Alliance: A Demand System Approach’ B Arms Races 12. Lewis F. Richardson (1953), ‘The Submissiveness of Nations’ 13. Anatol Rapoport (1957), ‘Lewis F. Richardson’s Mathematical Theory of War’ 14. Stephen A. Richardson (1957), ‘Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953): A Personal Biography’ 15. Robert P. Abelson (1963), ‘A “Derivation” of Richardson’s Equations’ 16. Michael D. Intriligator (1975), ‘Strategic Considerations in the Richardson Model of Arms Races’ 17. Martin McGuire (1977), ‘A Quantitative Study of the Strategic Arms Race in the Missile Age’ 18. Michael D. Intriligator and Dagobert L. Brito (1984), ‘Can Arms Races Lead to the Outbreak of War?’ 19. Thomas F. Mayer (1986), ‘Arms Races and War Initiation: Some Alternatives to the Intriligator-Brito Model’ 20. J.D. Byers and D.A. Peel (1989), ‘The Determinants of Arms Expenditures of NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Some Further Evidence’ 21. Charles H. Anderton (1990), ‘Teaching Arms-Race Concepts in Intermediate Microeconomics’ C Alliances 22. Mancur Olson, Jr. and Richard Zeckhauser (1966), ‘An Economic Theory of Alliances’ 23. Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou (1967), ‘Sharing the Defense Burden Among Western Allies’ 24. Harvey Starr (1974), ‘A Collective Goods Analysis of the Warsaw Pact after Czechoslovakia’ 25. Todd Sandler (1977), ‘Impurity of Defense: An Application to the Economics of Alliances’ 26. Todd Sandler and John F. Forbes (1980), ‘Burden Sharing, Strategy, and the Design of NATO’ 27. Martin C. McGuire (1982), ‘U.S. Assistance, Israeli Allocation, and the Arms Race in the Middle East’ 28. Mark A. Boyer (1989), ‘Trading Public Goods in the Western Alliance System’ PART III IMPACTS OF MILITARY EXPENDITURE: GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND MILITARY EXPENDITURE 29. Emile Benoit (1978), ‘Growth and Defense in Developing Countries’ 30. Ronald P. Smith (1980), ‘Military Expenditure and Investment in OECD Countries, 1954–1973’ 31. Gershon Feder (1982), ‘On Exports and Economic Growth’ 32. Ådne Cappelen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Olav Bjerkholt (1984), ‘Military Spending and Economic Growth in the OECD Countries’ 33. Rati Ram (1986), ‘Government Size and Economic Growth: A New Framework and Some Evidence from Cross-Section and Time-Series Data’ 34. W. Robert J. Alexander (1990), ‘The Impact of Defence Spending on Economic Growth: A Multi-Sectoral Approach to Defence Spending and Economic Growth with Evidence from Developed Economies’ 35. Elizabeth S. Macnair, James C. Murdoch, Chung-Ron Pi and Todd Sandler (1995), ‘Growth and Defense: Pooled Estimates for the NATO Alliance, 1951–1988’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all three volumes appears in volume I PART I MILITARY PRODUCTION FUNCTION: MILITARY PERSONNEL 1. Franklin M. Fisher and Anton S. Morton (1967), ‘Reenlistments in the U.S. Navy: A Cost Effectiveness Study’ 2. W. Lee Hansen and Burton A. Weisbrod (1967), ‘Economics of the Military Draft’ 3. Walter Y. Oi (1967), ‘The Economic Cost of the Draft’ 4. Anthony C. Fisher (1969), ‘The Cost of the Draft and the Cost of Ending the Draft’ 5. B.F. Kiker and Jon Birkeli (1972), ‘Human Capital Losses Resulting from U.S. Casualties of the War in Vietnam’ 6. Thomas W. Epps (1973), ‘An Econometric Analysis of the Effectiveness of the U.S. Army’s 1971 Paid Advertising Campaign’ 7. Colin Ash, Bernard Udis and Robert F. McNown (1983), ‘Enlistments in the All-Volunteer Force: A Military Personnel Supply Model and Its Forecasts’ 8. Matthew S. Goldberg and John T. Warner (1987), ‘Military Experience, Civilian Experience, and the Earnings of Veterans’ 9. C.A. Knox Lovell, Richard C. Morey and Lisa L. Wood (1991), ‘Cost-Efficient Military Recruiting: An Econometric Approach’ 10. François Melese, James Blandin and Phillip Fanchon (1992), ‘Benefits and Pay: The Economics of Military Compensation’ 11. Richard Buddin (1993), ‘Recruiting for Joint Active/Reserve Tours’ PART II PROCUREMENT: DEMAND FOR EQUIPMENT 12. Keith Hartley (1969), ‘Estimating Military Aircraft Production Outlays: The British Experience’ 13. J.J. McCall (1970), ‘The Simple Economics of Incentive Contracting’ 14. Michael E. Canes (1975), ‘The Simple Economics of Incentive Contracting: Note’ 15. J. Michael Cummins (1977), ‘Incentive Contracting for National Defense: A Problem of Optimal Risk Sharing’ 16. Jean-Jacques Laffont (1987), ‘Toward a Normative Theory of Incentive Contracts Between Government and Private Firms’ 17. Jean-Jacques Laffont and Jean Tirole (1986), ‘Using Cost Observation to Regulate Firms’ 18. R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan (1986), ‘Bidding for Contracts: A Principal-Agent Analysis’ 19. Rafael Rob (1986), ‘The Design of Procurement Contracts’ 20. David P. Baron (1988), ‘Procurement Contracting: Efficiency, Renegotiation and Performance Evaluation’ 21. Michael H. Riordan and David E.M. Sappington (1989), ‘Second Sourcing’ 22. William P. Rogerson (1990), ‘Quality vs. Quantity in Military Procurement’ 23. F.R. Lichtenberg (1990), ‘US Government Subsidies to Private Military R&D Investment: The Defense Department’s Independent R&D Policy’ 24. Anthony G. Bower and Kent Osband (1991), ‘When More is Less: Defense Profit Policy in a Competitive Environment’ 25. Edward S. Cavin (1991), ‘An Optimal Control Model of New Weapon System Development’ 26. Tyler Cowen and Dwight Lee (1992), ‘The Usefulness of Inefficient Procurement’ 27. David L.I. Kirkpatrick (1995), ‘The Rising Unit Cost of Defence Equipment – The Reasons and the Results’ Name Index Volume III Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to all three volumes appears in volume I PART I SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT A Defence Industrial Base 1. Walter Adams and William James Adams (1972), ‘The Military-Industrial Complex: A Market Structure Analysis’ 2. Seymour Melman (1972), ‘Ten Propositions on the War Economy’ 3. Keith Hartley, Farooq Hussain and Ron Smith (1987), ‘The UK Defence Industrial Base’ 4. R.P. Smith (1990), ‘Defence Procurement and Industrial Structure in the U.K.’ 5. William E. Kovacic and Dennis E. Smallwood (1994), ‘Competition Policy, Rivalries, and Defense Industry Consolidation’ B Learning Curves 6. T.P. Wright (1936), ‘Factors Affecting the Cost of Airplanes’ 7. Werner Z. Hirsch (1956), ‘Firm Progress Ratios’ 8. Armen Alchian (1963), ‘Reliability of Progress Curves in Airframe Production’ 9. Nicholas Baloff (1966), ‘The Learning Curve – Some Controversial Issues’ C Costs, Pricing and Profits 10. S.G. Sturmey (1964), ‘Cost Curves and Pricing in Aircraft Production’ 11. George J. Stigler and Claire Friedland (1971), ‘Profits of Defense Contractors’ 12. Keith Hartley and William J. Corcoran (1975), ‘Short-Run Employment Functions and Defence Contracts in the UK Aircraft Industry’ 13. Ruben Trevino and Robert Higgs (1992), ‘Profits of US Defense Contractors’ D Industrial Policies 14. Bernard Udis and Keith E. Maskus (1991), ‘Offsets as Industrial Policy: Lessons from Aerospace’ 15. Theodore H. Moran and David C. Mowery (1991), ‘Aerospace’ 16. Keith Hartley and Stephen Martin (1993), ‘Evaluating Collaborative Programmes’ 17. Peter Hall and Stefan Markowski (1994), ‘On the Normality and Abnormality of Offsets Obligations’ E Arms Trade 18. Ron Smith, Anthony Humm and Jacques Fontanel (1985), ‘The Economics of Exporting Arms’ 19. Frederic S. Pearson (1989), ‘The Correlates of Arms Importation’ 20. Paul Levine, Somnath Sen and Ron Smith (1994), ‘A Model of the International Arms Market’ PART II DISARMAMENT, CONVERSION, PEACE AND PUBLIC POLICY A Disarmament 21. Dagobert L. Brito and Michael D. Intriligator (1981), ‘Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties and Innovations in Weapons Technology’ 22. Robert S. McNamara (1992), ‘The Post-Cold War World: Implications for Military Expenditure in the Developing Countries’ 23. Terry Barker, Paul Dunne and Ron Smith (1991), ‘Measuring the Peace Dividend in the United Kingdom’ 24. Michael D. Intriligator (1992), ‘The Economics of Disarmament as an Investment Process’ 25. Bruce Russett and Joel Slemrod (1993), ‘Diminished Expectations of Nuclear War and Increased Personal Savings: Evidence from Individual Survey Data’ 26. Keith Hartley (1993), ‘The Economics of Disarmament: Some Guidelines for Public Policy’ 27. Benedict Clements, Sanjeev Gupta and Jerald Schiff (1997), ‘What Happened to the Peace Dividend?’ B Conversion 28. Mark C. Berger and Barry T. Hirsch (1983), ‘The Civilian Earnings Experience of Vietnam-Era Veterans’ 29. Susan Willett (1990), ‘Conversion Policy in the UK’ 30. Euguene Bougrov (1994), ‘Conversion in Transitional Economies: The Case of the Former USSR and Russia’ 31. Nick Hooper and Barbara Butler (1996), ‘A Case Study of Redundant Defence Workers’ 32. Nick Hooper and Nick Cox (1996), ‘The European Union KONVER Programme’ PART III NON-CONVENTIONAL CONFLICTS: TERRORISM, INSURRECTIONS AND REVOLUTIONS 33. William M. Landes (1978), ‘An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961–1976’ 34. Richard M. Kirk (1983), ‘Political Terrorism and the Size of Government: A Positive Institutional Analysis of Violent Political Activity’ 35. Scott E. Atkinson, Todd Sandler and John Tschirhart (1987), ‘Terrorism in a Bargaining Framework’ 36. Edward F. Mickolus (1989), ‘What Constitutes State Support to Terrorists?’ 37. Timur Kuran (1991), ‘The East European Revolution of 1989: Is It Surprising that We Were Surprised?’ 38. Herschel I. Grossman (1991), ‘A General Equilibrium Model of Insurrections’ 39. Walter Enders and Todd Sandler (1993), ‘The Effectiveness of Antiterrorism Policies: A Vector-Autoregression-Intervention Analysis’ 40. Todd Sandler (1997), ‘The Future Challenges of NATO: An Economic Viewpoint’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe European Rupture focuses on the consequences of the end of the Cold War for defence sectors in Europe. It offers a theoretical framework supported by country case studies from both Western Europe and formerly centrally planned economies.The discussion in the first part of the book analyses the connection between security and the Cold War economy, arguing that the defence sector profoundly shaped the technological development and industrial and social policy in both East and West. It considers some of the issues that have to be confronted in the transition periods, focusing on the new challenges to our perceptions of security, changes in technology and problems of defence conversion. The final part considers the need for new institutional arrangements and how these have to be constructed in order to re-establish a system of international security and economic regulation. It proposes that there should be a shift away from national or bloc security policies towards a more internationalist security policy, and appropriate measures of economic adjustment, especially defence conversion.This book will be of special interest to academics and students interested in European studies, international affairs, international policy and policymakers.Trade Review'The European Rupture is an interesting read and contains a lot of useful information.' -- Ian Anthony, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction (M. Kaldor) 2. The Economic Legacy of the Cold War (M. Kaldor and G. Schméder) 3. New Issues (M. Kaldor and G. Schméder) 4. Britain (M. Kaldor) 5. France (G. Schméder) 6. Germany (U. Albrecht and P. Opitz) 7. The Former Czechoslovakia (Y. Kiss) 8. Hungary (Y. Kiss) 9. Russia (Y. Kusnetsov and A. Ozhegov) 10. The Need for New Institutional Arrangements (M. Kaldor and G. Schméder) Index

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Book SynopsisThailand remains important by virtue of its location at the centre of the Asia–Pacific region, an area playing a vital role in world affairs. And yet, although Thailand has a comparatively large population and has powerful military forces performing significant roles in state and society, the country itself is seen as having little military power; it is a minor player. Why is this? Using strategic culture as an analytical framework, this book produces a portrait of the Thai state as an accommodative actor. During the period of Western imperial dominance in Asia, Thailand `bent in the wind’ to preserve its independence by a limited trading of territory and sovereignty. This accommodative policy continues to the present day in different forms. A key feature is that military organisational culture reinforces a state ideology of royalist nationalism that in turn reinforces the national strategic culture. Significant here is internal political acceptance of not just military domination in civil–military relations but also of the Thai military’s limitations in state-on-state combat. The author finds such `underbalancing’ – not responding to threat, or responding to it inadequately – elsewhere in Southeast Asia, too, especially in Indonesia. Although ASEAN’s two largest economies, and despite the challenges presented by a rising China, neither country is acting to significantly build alliances or rapidly strengthen their military forces. Pointing as well to other Southeast Asian nations with weak civil control of their militaries, including Myanmar, the Philippines and Cambodia, the book sets out a case that the interplay of civil–military relations and military organisational culture retards the development of strong external defence postures.

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Book SynopsisBudgeting for national defense is a complex endeavor, particularly for a nation like the U.S. that assumes global responsibility and strives to have the most advanced and lethal force on earth. It is necessary – and challenging – to balance the myriad requirements between current and future readiness, across warfare areas and military services, between having state of the art capability with sufficient capacity, and among people, hardware, and the activities people do with that hardware. As analytically difficult as that problem is, it is embedded in the political budgeting processes and national security must be balanced with every other function of government and there must also be cooperation across branches of government.This text explores that complex endeavor. It takes the position that budgeting for defense is a particular instance of public budgeting which is a particular instance of public policy. Thus, this text starts with a conceptual, empirical, and process foundation before discussing the participants and processes that build the annual defense budget. It then covers the execution of that budget and the ultimate accounting.Compared to the first edition, this text is updated with current figures and examples. There is a new chapter on determinants of military spending in society and burden sharing within alliances. The chapter on budget execution has been disaggregated and a new chapter is devoted to fiscal law. The final chapter seeks to integrate all that came before it by discussing matters that integrate the stages of budgeting and which cross branches of government. Following in the tradition of the first edition, this is intended to be both a textbook for a course in budgeting, but also a desktop reference for defense budgeting practitioners.

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Book SynopsisEvery one of our systems is under attack from multiple vectors - our defenses must be ready all the time and our alert systems must detect the threats every time. This book provides concrete examples and real-world guidance on how to identify and defend your network against malicious attacks.Trade Review"A fifth domain of war has been added to land, air, sea and space: cyber. Malware capable of taking a nuclear program offline was science fiction 5 years ago: Stuxnet demonstrates that information security is now a matter of national security. This timely and necessary book provides an assessment of the current state of cyber warfare, and more importantly, where the conflict is heading. Highly recommended for information security professionals." --Eric Conrad, Lead Author, CISSP Study Guide, President, Backshore CommunicationsTable of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter 1. What is Cyber Warfare? Chapter 2. The Cyberspace Battlefield Chapter 3. Cyber Doctrine Chapter 4. Cyber Warriors Chapter 5. Logical Weapons Chapter 6. Physical Weapons Chapter 7. Psychological Weapons Chapter 8. Computer Network Exploitation Chapter 9. Computer Network Attack Chapter 10. Computer Network Defense Chapter 11. Non-State Actors in Computer Network Operations Chapter 12. Legal System Impacts Chapter 13. Ethics Chapter 14. Cyberspace Challenges Chapter 15. The Future of Cyber War Appendix: Cyber Timeline

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding NATO in the 21st Century enhances existing strategic debates and clarifies thinking as to the direction and scope of NATO's potential evolution in the 21st century.The book seeks to identify the possible contours and trade-offs embedded within a potential third Transatlantic Bargain in the context of a U.S. strategic pivot in a Pacific Century. To that end, it explores the internal adaptation of the Alliance, evaluates the assimilation of NATO''s erstwhile adversaries, and provides a focus on NATO's operational future and insights into the new threats NATO faces and its responses. Each contribution follows a similar broad tripartite structure: an examination of the historical context in which the given issue or topic has evolved; an identification and characterization of key contemporary policy debates and drivers that shape current thinking; and, on that basis, a presentation of possible future strategic pathways or scenarios Trade Review'There is widespread agreement that the world is moving from unipolarity to a multipolar system, in which a handful of great powers will hold sway. What is debated is whether this return to multipolarity will be peaceful. This collection of essays does not give a clear answer, but the authors do provide a useful survey of the geopolitical landscape.' G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"Herd and Kriendler have assembled a group of experts to produce a study that is both incisive and provocative. Smart and policy-relevant, the book raises tough questions about how NATO needs to adapt to our changing global security environment. A must read for anyone interested in the future of NATO and transatlantic security."-- Andrew A. Michta, Woodrow Wilson Center "This is a serious, original, and provocative work that deserves to be read widely. The book’s appearance is timed to coincide with the US strategic pivot toward the Asia-Pacific. This is the right time for reflection on NATO's past accomplishments and for looking ahead. It is clear that NATO's future will not be like the past. The authors question NATO's role, purpose, utility, and scope in such a thoughtful way that the book will become a benchmark for informed speculation on the questions of global security governance in the 21st century."-- Igor Zevelev, formerly Washington Bureau Chief for the RIA Novosti Russian News and Information Agency"This book represents an important landmark in the study of international security of the new century. It convincingly demonstrates that in the 21st century NATO’s future will be as much shaped by trans-Pacific as trans-Atlantic dynamics, and that the perception of power shifts and partnerships are as important as the shifts themselves. This thesis and the policy insights provided within each of the discrete chapters – particularly those addressing the relationship between NATO and nuclear, energy, and cyber security – will be of interest to policy and decision-makers, as well as scholars, analysts, and students, in this pivotal Asia-Pacific region."-- Wang Li, Jilin University Republic of China"The book is a timely reminder that an understanding of NATO requires both an historical update and a fresh reintroduction to the full spectrum of multiple issue areas and policy questions on the Alliance's agenda. The editors have managed to strike a fine balance here in covering the diverse fields of NATO's activities, while also focusing sharply on the essential question: what is NATO's purpose? They have done a splendid job in highlighting what is at stake in the third 'Transatlantic Bargain' concerning the future of the Alliance in a world of changing power relations and emerging new threats."-- Tuomas Forsberg, University of TampereTable of Contents1. NATO in an Age of Uncertainty: Structural Shifts and Transatlantic Bargains?, Graeme P. Herd and John Kriendler 2. NATO’s Genesis and Adaptation: from Washington to Chicago, Graeme P. Herd, John Kriendler and Klaus Wittmann 3. U.S. Perspectives on NATO, Matthew Rhodes 4. NATO Enlargement: Close to the End?, Pál Dunay 5. NATO Partnerships: for Peace, Combat and Soft Balancing?, Graeme P. Herd 6. NATO-Russia Relations: Reset is Not a Four-Letter Word, John Kriendler 7. NATO and the Comprehensive Approach: Weak Conceptualization, Political Divergences and Implementation Challenges, Thierry Tardy 8. Pulling Together? NATO Operations in Afghanistan, Julian Lindley-French 9. NATO and Nuclear Weapons, Michael Rühle 10. NATO and Cyber Security, Jeffrey Hunker 11. NATO: Towards an Adaptive Missile Defense, Gustav Lindstrom 12. NATO and Energy Security: Defining a Role, Phillip Cornell

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Book SynopsisIt examines how the United States does, and should, use limited military force and other means of influencing adversaries. It reviews when limited force can, and cannot, work. It examines a range of current challenges, including those of guerrilla groups, minor powers armed with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.Trade Review'Anyone wanting to know why the exercise of US power often doesn't work must read Byman and Waxman's excellent The Dynamics of Coercion; its analysis of US domestic politics and foreign coercion (in coalitions in particular) is clear, coherent and full of good sense.' The Guardian'… this carefully researched and well-argued work will be of great interest to those concerned with the realities and specific challenges of post-Cold War UK foreign policy implementation.' Journal of Peace ResearchTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Coercive Strategy Making: 2. The theory of coercion; 3. Coercive Mechanisms; 4. Coercive instruments; Part II. The Context of Coercion Today: 5. Domestic politics and coercion; 6. Coercion and coalitions; 7. Humanitarian coercion and non-state actors; 8. Weapons of mass destruction and US coercion; Part III. The Future of US Coercion.

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Book SynopsisAlmost 90 years since its conclusion, the battle of Verdun is still little understood. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun is a detailed examination of this seminal battle based on research conducted in archives long thought lost. Material returned to Germany from the former Soviet Union has allowed for a reinterpretation of Erich von Falkenhayn's overall strategy for the war and of the development of German operational and tactical concepts to fit this new strategy of attrition. By taking a long view of the development of German military ideas from the end of the Franco-German War in 1871, German Strategy and the Path to Verdun also gives much-needed context to Falkenhayn's ideas and the course of one of the greatest battles of attrition the world has ever known.Trade Review'This book is far more than a study of a grim battle … Foley has written a book which will be referred to repeatedly.' Open HistoryTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Table of ranks; Maps; Introduction; 1. The Volkskreig in German military thought; 2. The (re)birth of Ermattungsstrategie; 3. The short-war belief; 4. The rise of Stellungskrieg; 5. Competing strategic visions; 6. Attack in the east; 7. Defence in the west; 8. Verdun: the plan; 9. Verdun: the execution; 10. Verdun: the failure; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book comprehensively revises our understanding of the development of military theory and doctrine in the German army between the wars. It shows that military planning concentrated primarily on a defensive war against superior enemies with the German army too weak for most of the period to effectively repel invaders.Trade Review'Strohn's stimulating study of German military thought during the interwar period ably tracks the development of a defensive doctrine in which the offensive remained paramount at the tactical level. It will appeal not only to military historians interested in the nuts and bolts of the tactical defensive but also to scholars more generally interested in military decision making and diplomacy during the interwar period.' Journal of Contemporary History'Matthias Strohn's work is complex, detailed, and well situated. Moreover, the author deserves a great deal of credit for managing a huge cast of officers and politicians.' H-Soz-u-KultTable of ContentsIntroduction and definitions; Part I. The Foundations of Defensive Warfare in the Inter-War Period: 1. Defence doctrine before the First World War; 2. The lessons of the First World War; 3. Military planning in the aftermath of the First World War; Part II. The Seeckt Era: Years of Ignorance: 4. Hans von Seeckt and the rebirth of the offensive; 5. The manual Führung und Gefecht der verbundenen Waffen and the conduct of the defensive battle; Part III. Adapting to Reality 1923–33: 6. Military thought after the occupation of the Ruhr; 7. Civil-military co-operation; 8. The manual Truppenführung and the increased importance of defence; Part IV. Defensive Warfare in the Third Reich 1933–9: 9. Political ideology versus military reality: defensive warfare 1933–6; 10. The rebirth of offensive warfare 1936–9; Conclusion: the defensive battle in the Second World War and beyond.

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Book SynopsisThe means-end rationality that previously guided Western strategy is no longer relevant to the twenty-first century security environment. This book presents a framework for studying strategy in a time of risk and uses this framework to create a new theory of strategy.Trade Review'In illuminating detail, Rasmussen outlines how strategic thinking in the early twenty-first century has been reshaped by the concept of risk. This is a path-breaking book - original, insightful and uniquely important. I hope that politicians and generals alike will read it - they should.' Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations, LSE'At last a book that connects military strategy into the debate on 'risk society'. Rasmussen should be read by everyone concerned with today's strategic dilemmas, as well as by social scientists interested in risk.' Martin Shaw, Professor of International Relations and Politics, University of Sussex'The overall quality of The Risk Society at War is testimony to the careful research and analysis that underpins the book. Weaving together various theoretical developments on risk research from otherwise disparate disciplines of sociology, criminology and international relations, and demonstrating their explanatory power in contemporary questions of war and question is itself a creditable achievement. … a valuable contribution to the existing IR literature on strategy and security.' Yee-Kuang Heng, Lecturer in International Relations, University of St Andrews'... offers a number of intriguing insights about the direction of strategy in the context of risk.' Journal of Politics' … useful to any reader interested in the changing aspects of warfare and should be requi]red reading for strategists of the twenty-first century.' International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Strategy, strategic studies and risk; 2. Technology: the revolution in military affairs; 3. Doctrines: precautionary principles and anticipatory defence; 4. Agents: the UN-approach and the terrorist-approach to warfare; 5. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisBenjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and known to his supporters as 'Mr. Security'. This book explains the paradox of the intense mutual distrust between Netanyahu and the Israeli security community, which rejects his leadership and approach to national security.Trade Review'A major reason why Netanyahu is the longest serving PM in Israel is his ability to recognize potential leaders that might challenge him personally and disarm them. Yet the entire Israeli military elite confronts Bibi also because of an additional reason: Contrary to their professional approach to the Palestinians and the occupied territories, which is flexible and pragmatic, Bibi's attitude is essentially ideological. This book provides an excellent background to the military's longtime opposition to Bibi and to his attempt to overhaul of the judicial system in the summer of 2023.' Yoram Peri, Professor Emeritus and Former Kay Chair and Director of Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, University of Maryland'Guy Ziv has assembled an impressive array of published material and significant interviews to produce an important study of the relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's military leaders. Ziv answers a critical issue that has confounded policymakers and the public: In a society in which the Israeli military has been held in such high esteem, why have voters tended to believe Netanyahu over the generals on such important issues as the future of the peace process and Israel's relations with Iran?' Daniel Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel and Egypt and Professor at Princeton University'This book is absolutely essential for understanding how Israel finds itself today in one of the most precarious security realities it has ever experienced. Ziv traces how, for years, Israel's entire security establishment - including military leaders and Israel's internal, and external intelligence community - has relentlessly warned against the dire consequences of the policies advanced by the country's longest serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Through an in-depth examination of the evolution of civil-military relations under Netanyahu, he explains the underpinning of a central paradox in Israeli politics, namely, why while many Israelis see Netanyahu as 'Mr. Security,' Israel's security establishment 'has long viewed him as a security liability'.' Lihi Ben Shitrit, Henry and Marilyn Taub Associate Professor of Israel Studies, New York University'Ziv tells a fascinating story of a nation which prioritized security as a central need since its early days, which has repeatedly yearned for leaders with rich security backgrounds, and which has recently found itself under a prime minister accused of jeopardizing that very same security for advancing personal political and judicial agendas … a vital read for anyone interested in learning about Israel's political and security history, but also for those seeking a solid basis of understanding to follow domestic transitions that the war in Gaza may bring.' Nimrod Goren, Senior Fellow for Israel Affairs at the Middle East Institute, and President and Founder of Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies'A brilliant account on how a single person driven by personal interests harmed Israel's core values, national security, collective solidarity, and long-term interests. Ziv systemically analyses how Netanyahu's hollow populist nationalism unravelled the country's identity as the secure, democratic nation-state of the Jewish People.' Gilead Sher, Former chief of staff of Israeli Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Ehud Barak, senior peace negotiator, and author of Reflections on Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and BeyondTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Israeli security establishment on the two-state solution; 2. 'Mr. Security'; 3. Policy disagreements; 4. The diminished clout of the generals; 5. Populists vs the security establishment; 6. Conclusion; Afterword.

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Book SynopsisA broad-ranging study of the factors that made military alliances succeed or fail in practice. Covering more than 2,500 years from the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf War, case studies examine the role of alliances or coalitions in the articulation and conduct of grand strategy in peace and war.Trade Review'The need for alliances and coalitions in war are a fact of life not only for second and third tier powers, but even for the USA. They are not a new feature of history, but, as this group of leading experts in their fields richly demonstrates, they have a long pedigree. This excellent historical comparative study shows up the important elements of continuity - the structurally conditioned benefits and challenges - that help us address the issue in the present and the future more wisely. Any diplomat, journalist, military leader or student of international relations would do well to take its conclusions on board.' Beatrice Heuser, University of Reading'The temptation to devalue alliances is always present, and perhaps it has renewed vigor in the US these days. This book is a timely and well-written reminder that alliances require patience and skills, and, above all, are indispensable to maritime powers like the United States.' Jakub Grygiel, The Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: grand strategy and alliances Peter R. Mansoor and Williamson Murray; Part I. Maritime Powers and the Continental Commitment: 2. Grand strategy, alliances, and the Anglo-American way of war Williamson Murray; 3. The Anglo-Prussian alliance and the Seven Years War Dennis Showalter; 4. Preserved by friend and foe alike: the sixth coalition against revolutionary France Richard Hart Sinnreich; 5. The Franco-British military alliance during World War I Paul Harris; 6. The grand alliance in World War II Mark A. Stoler; 7. Adapt and survive: NATO in the Cold War Ingo Trauschweizer; Part II. The Political and Military Challenges of Coalition Warfare: 8. The Peloponnesian War and Sparta's strategic alliances Victor Davis Hanson and David L. Berkey; 9. The Anglo-Burgundian alliance and grand strategy in the Hundred Years War Clifford J. Rogers; 10. The Franco-American alliance during the War for Independence Mark Grimsley; 11. The alliance that wasn't: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I Marcus Jones; 12. The Axis Williamson Murray; 13. The Gulf War, 1990–91: a coalition of convenience in a changing world Richard Swain; 14. Conclusion: alliances and coalitions in the twenty-first century Peter R. Mansoor; Index.

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Book SynopsisPublished in English in 1806, advocating swift and decisive tactics and mathematical principles to strategy, this work had considerable influence upon Prussian and Austrian military thought in the late nineteenth century, and is regarded as one of the founding texts of modern geopolitics.Table of ContentsCommentator's preface; Part I. A View of the Principle on Which the Modern System of War Is Founded: 1. General notions; 2. Of lines of operation; 3. Of diverging lines of operation; 4. Of parallel lines of operation; 5. Of lines of operation; 6. Of the most advantageous form and direction of a base; 7. Of retreats within the base; 8. Of parallel and eccentric retreats; 9. Of the result of all the foregoing inquiries; 10. The difference between strategics and tactics; 11. Of the order of battle; 12. Of the Chevalier Foulard's column; 13. Difference between the tactics of the ancients and those of the moderns; 14. Result of the foregoing chapters; Part II. Consequence of the Principle Which Requires a Military Base Previous to Any Operation: 1. Masses of fighting men; 2. One consequence of the foregoing exposition; 3. Europe will one day be divided into several great states; 4. Natural limits; 5. The superiority given by the modern system of war to number over valour; 6. Perpetual peace; 7. Conclusion; Part III. Application of the Principle of the Base to Past Military Events, and to Those that May Take Place in Future: 1. Of the period at which the first development of the principle of the base was made; 2. Examination of some campaigns of the Seven Years' War; 3. Observations on the wars which have occurred since the Seven Years' War; 4. What are the natural bounds of the great European states?; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book considers the extent to which national mentalities, or 'ways of war', are responsible for 'national styles' of insurgency and counterinsurgency. Through case studies ranging from British, American and French counterinsurgency to the IRA and the Taliban, this book shows how these 'national styles' evolve, influenced by transnational trends, ideas and practices.Trade Review'Over the last decades, so large has the literature on insurgency and counterinsurgency become that, had it been loaded on the Titanic, that ship would have sunk without any help from the iceberg. If any book on these subjects deserves to survive such an event, then it is this one.' Martin van Creveld, Professor Emeritus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem'This is an important book at a critical time. Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies lays a strong foundation for thinking about an abiding form of conflict. As budget pressures, the perception of war weariness in the West, and fascination with military technology encourage a reductionist vision of future war, the contributors of this book remind readers of war's immanent political and human nature. Those charged with crafting strategic responses to complex problems such as the political and humanitarian catastrophe in the Greater Middle East might start with the conclusions that Heuser and Shamir draw from these superb essays.' Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster, National Security Advisor'This is an important book focussing on, and employing, concepts that scholars and governments neglect at their peril.' Colin S. Gray, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies, University of Reading'… clearly written with a purpose in mind … should be on the reading list for anyone seeking broad historical context to the study of insurgencies.' Thomas McDermott, The Strategy BridgeTable of Contents1. Introduction: national style and strategic culture Beatrice Heuser and Jeannie Johnson; Part I. Coin Strategies: 2. True to form? Questioning British counterinsurgency tradition Robert Egnell and David Ucko; 3. French counterinsurgency in the era of the Algerian Wars, 1830–1962 Jacques Frémeaux and Bruno Reis; 4. Russian counterinsurgency in perspective Stephen Blank; 5. Crackdown: insurgency, potential insurgency and counterinsurgency in modern China Yitzhak Shichor; 6. You go to COIN with the military you have: the United States and 250 years of irregular war David E. Johnson; 7. From fighting 'francs-tireurs' to genocide: German counterinsurgency in the Second World War Henning Pieper; 8. Israel's counterinsurgency experience Efraim Inbar and Eitan Shamir; Part II. Insurgency Strategies: 9. National liberation, Algerian style? Jacques Frémeaux; 10. Irish Republican insurgency and terrorism, 1969–2007 Jim Storr; 11. The evolution of Palestinian resistance Carmit Valensi; 12. The Taliban Rob Johnson; Part III. Interaction: 13. Guerrilla and counter-guerrilla Greece: tradition and change Spyridon Plakoudas; 14. Syria: insurrection and suppression 2011–13 Eyal Zisser; 15. Beyond national styles: towards a connected history of Cold War counterinsurgency Elie Tenenbaum; 16. Universal toolbox, national styles, or divergence of civilisations? Beatrice Heuser and Eitan Shamir; Index.

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Book SynopsisA broad-ranging study of the factors that made military alliances succeed or fail in practice. Covering more than 2,500 years from the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf War, case studies examine the role of alliances or coalitions in the articulation and conduct of grand strategy in peace and war.Trade Review'The need for alliances and coalitions in war are a fact of life not only for second and third tier powers, but even for the USA. They are not a new feature of history, but, as this group of leading experts in their fields richly demonstrates, they have a long pedigree. This excellent historical comparative study shows up the important elements of continuity - the structurally conditioned benefits and challenges - that help us address the issue in the present and the future more wisely. Any diplomat, journalist, military leader or student of international relations would do well to take its conclusions on board.' Beatrice Heuser, University of Reading'The temptation to devalue alliances is always present, and perhaps it has renewed vigor in the US these days. This book is a timely and well-written reminder that alliances require patience and skills, and, above all, are indispensable to maritime powers like the United States.' Jakub Grygiel, The Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: grand strategy and alliances Peter R. Mansoor and Williamson Murray; Part I. Maritime Powers and the Continental Commitment: 2. Grand strategy, alliances, and the Anglo-American way of war Williamson Murray; 3. The Anglo-Prussian alliance and the Seven Years War Dennis Showalter; 4. Preserved by friend and foe alike: the sixth coalition against revolutionary France Richard Hart Sinnreich; 5. The Franco-British military alliance during World War I Paul Harris; 6. The grand alliance in World War II Mark A. Stoler; 7. Adapt and survive: NATO in the Cold War Ingo Trauschweizer; Part II. The Political and Military Challenges of Coalition Warfare: 8. The Peloponnesian War and Sparta's strategic alliances Victor Davis Hanson and David L. Berkey; 9. The Anglo-Burgundian alliance and grand strategy in the Hundred Years War Clifford J. Rogers; 10. The Franco-American alliance during the War for Independence Mark Grimsley; 11. The alliance that wasn't: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I Marcus Jones; 12. The Axis Williamson Murray; 13. The Gulf War, 1990–91: a coalition of convenience in a changing world Richard Swain; 14. Conclusion: alliances and coalitions in the twenty-first century Peter R. Mansoor; Index.

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