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Book SynopsisPublished each year since 1959, The Military Balance is an indispensable reference to the capabilities of armed forces across the globe. It is used by academia, the media, armed forces, the private sector and government. It is an open-source assessment of the military forces and equipment inventories of 171 countries, with accompanying defence economics and procurement data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important defence issues, by region, as well as key global trends, such as in defence technology and equipment modernisation. This analysis is accompanied by full-colour graphics, including maps and illustrations. With extensive explanatory notes and reference information, The Military Balance is as straightforward to use as it is extensive. The 2022 edition is accompanied by a fullcolour wall chart illustrating security dynamics in the Arctic.Table of ContentsIndexes of Tables, Figures and Maps 4 Editor’s Introduction 5 Part One: Capabilities, Trends and Economics Chapter 1Domain trends 7Defence budgets and expenditure 9Tracked self-propelled artillery: selected current and nextgeneration systems 11Amphibious ship programmes and capabilities 12In-service or in-development bomber aircraft 13 Chapter 2 Defence and military analysis 14 Defence intelligence: Maintaining relevance in the open-source era 14 Simulation and defence: Training benefits and trends 18Military adaptation to climate change: Reducing emissions and maintaining military effectiveness 23 Chapter 3 North America 26 Regional trends in 2021 26Arms procurements and deliveries 42United States: defence policy and economics 28Armed forces data section 45 Canada: defence policy 40Chapter 4 Europe 64 Regional trends in 2021 64United Kingdom: defence policy 79Regional defence policy and economics 66Arms procurements and deliveries 83Spain: defence policy and economics 76Armed forces data section 86 Chapter 5 Russia and Eurasia 164 Regional trends in 2021 164Arms procurements and deliveries 178Russia: defence policy and economics 166Armed forces data section 181 Armenia: defence policy and economics 175Chapter 6 Asia 218 Regional trends in 2021 218Arms procurements and deliveries 244Regional defence policy and economics 220Armed forces data section 247 China: defence policy and economics 233Chapter 7 Middle East and North Africa 318 Regional trends in 2021 318Arms procurements and deliveries 329Regional defence policy and economics 320Armed forces data section 332 Israel: defence policy 327Chapter 8 Latin America and the Caribbean 378 Regional trends in 2021 378Arms procurements and deliveries 390Regional defence policy and economics 380Armed forces data section 392 Colombia: defence policy and economics 387Chapter 9 Sub-Saharan Africa 436 Regional trends in 2021 436South Africa: defence policy 444West Africa: defence policy 438Regional defence economics 445East Africa: defence policy 440Arms procurements and deliveries 450Central and Southern Africa: defence policy 443 Armed forces data section 452 Chapter 10 Military cyber capabilities 507 Part Two Reference Explanatory notes 511 Principal land definitions 515Principal naval definitions 516Principal aviation definitions 517 List of abbreviations for data sections 519 International comparisons of defence expenditure and military personnel 521 Index of country/territory abbreviations 527 Index of countries and territories 528

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Book SynopsisThe Armed Conflict Survey 2022 provides an exhaustive review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of 33 active armed conflicts globally in the period from 1 March 2021 to 30 April 2022. The review is complemented by a strategic analysis of national, regional and global drivers and conflict outlooks, providing unique insights into the geopolitical and geo-economic threads linking conflicts across the world, as well as into emerging flashpoints and political risks. This edition includes a special feature on climate security given the increasingly urgent need to understand the complex interlinkages between climate change, climate vulnerability and conflict amid accelerating global warming. Reflecting the growing importance of geopolitical factors in the current global conflict landscape, The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 features the IISS Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator, which compares the global relevance of armed conflicts in terms of their geopolitical impacTable of Contents1. Editor’s Introduction 2. Notes on Methodology 3. Global Trends a. The Aftermath of War in a Changing Climate: Aligning Solutions for Climate Security and Peacebuilding b. Climate Change and the Instrumentalisation of Natural Resources in the Continuum of War: the Role of Non-state Armed Groups and International Responses c. Transition in Turbulence: Geostrategic Implications of Climate Change and the Energy Transition 4. Conflict Reports a. Americas b. Regional Analysis c. Mexico d. Colombia e. Brazil f. Haiti g. El Salvador h. Honduras i. Regional Outlook 5. Europe and Eurasia a. Regional Analysis b. Russia–Ukraine c. Nagorno-Karabakh d. Regional Outlook 6. Middle East and North Africa a. Regional Analysis b. Syria c. Iraq d. Israel–Palestinian Territories e. Yemen f. Libya g. Egypt h. Turkey i. Regional Outlook 7. Sub-Saharan Africa a. Regional Analysis b. The Sahel c. Lake Chad Basin d. Central African Republic e. South Sudan f. Ethiopia g. Somalia h. Great Lakes Region i. Nigeria j. Cameroon k. Mozambique l. Sudan m. Regional Outlook 8. Asia a. Regional Analysis b. Afghanistan c. Kashmir d. Myanmar e. Pakistan f. India g. Thailand h. Philippines i. Regional Outlook 9. Data Appendix 10. Index & The 2022 Chart of Armed Conflict

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Book SynopsisThe Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment examines key regional security issues relevant to the policy-focused discussions of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence summit convened by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is published each year in association with the Dialogue and the issues analysed within its covers are central to discussions at the event.Among the topics explored are: US Indo-Pacific strategy, alliances and security partnerships; Chinese perspectives on regional security; Taiwan's security and the possibility of conflict; the continuing challenges posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes; the nuclear dynamics of Sino-American security relations; air and naval operations in the Asia-Pacific; Sino-American technology competition; Japan's competition and cooperation wiTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: US Indo-Pacific Strategy, Alliances and Security Partnerships 2: Asia-Pacific Security: a Chinese Perspective 3: Enhancing Taiwan’s Security and Reducing the Possibility of Conflict 4: North Korea: Options and Prospects 5: Sino-American Security Relations: the Nuclear Dynamics 6: Air and Naval Operations in the Asia-Pacific: Legal and Political Dimensions 7: Sino-American Technology Competition and the Asia-Pacific 8: Japan–China Relations: Stabilising Intense Strategic Competition 9: India and the Quad 10: Europe and the Indo-Pacific: Evolving Security Engagement 11: China as an Upstream Riparian State: Implications for Southeast Asia 12: The Climate Crisis and Asia-Pacific Security

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Book SynopsisThe Military Balance has been published annually since 1959. The 2023 edition provides an open-source assessment of the armed forces and equipment inventories of 173 countries, with accompanying defence economics data. Alongside detailed country data, The Military Balance assesses important military issues, region-by-region, and includes graphics to illustrate these as well as noteworthy equipment developments. Maps this year include a focus on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and select China-Russia military cooperation activities. The book draws on the range of data carried in the Military Balance+ online database, particularly the procurement features in each regional section. The accompanying wallchart explores the military use of outer space, an increasingly important element of defence capabilities, focusing on China, Russia and the United States. For those involved in defence and security policymaking, analysis and research, The Military Balance is an indTable of ContentsPart One Capabilities, Trends and EconomicsForewordIntroductionChapter 1 Overview analysis – the Shadow of War Chapter 2 North America Regional trends infographics United States: defence policy developments, the armed forces, and economics Canada: defence policy Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Chapter 3 Europe Regional trends infographics Key drivers for regional defence policy developments, important policy changes, and economics Features on NATO’s new posture; support to Ukraine; the FREMM frigate; and the UK’s regeneration of its maritime-patrol aircraft capability Regional defence economics Poland: defence transformation Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Chapter 4 Russia and Eurasia Regional trends infographics Regional defence policy developments Russia: defence policy, the armed forces, including feature on the recapitalisation of Russia’s bomber inventory, and economics Arms procurements and deliveries Ukraine: responding to Russia’s invasion; Ukrainian main battle tank upgrades Armed forces data section Chapter 5 Asia Regional trends infographics Key drivers for regional defence policy developments, important policy changes, and economics Features on regional dependence on Russian weapons; Sino-Russian collaboration; Taiwan; and defence policy developments in Australia and in Japan Regional defence economics China: defence policy, the armed forces, and defence economics Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Chapter 6 Middle East and North Africa Regional trends infographics Key drivers for regional defence policy developments, important policy changes, and economics Regional defence economics Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Chapter 7 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional trends infographics Key drivers for regional defence policy developments, important policy changes, and economics Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Chapter 8 Sub-Saharan Africa Regional trends and infographics Key drivers for regional defence policy developments, important policy changes, and economics Features on the war in Tigray and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, and defence developments in South Africa Arms procurements and deliveries Armed forces data section Part Two Reference Explanatory notes Principal land definitions; Principal naval definitions; Principal aviation definitions List of abbreviations for data sections International comparisons of defence expenditure and military personnel Index of country/territory abbreviations Index of countries and territories

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Book SynopsisThis book presents reflections of prominent international peacemakers in the Middle East, including Jimmy Carter, Lakhdar Brahimi, Jan Eliasson, Alvaro de Soto, and others. It provides unique insights and lessons learned about diplomacy and international peace mediation practice based on real life experience.Trade Review"I have traveled with many of the inspiring authors in this book on the difficult roads of peace. Their stories and lives are what make peace a reality. Our peace efforts are a daily search for hope and for mending the brokenness in our world.' — Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient (1984)"Success or failure of the international community, and the UN, in peacemaking in the Middle East will continue to have a profound impact not only on the region but also globally. It's therefore timely to welcome and read about lessons learned and compelling personal stories in contributions from many of the UN's finest diplomats. Tough questions, and no easy answers, but a fascinating read for anyone interested in how the UN can improve its work and contribute to solving the crises in the Middle East." — Ambassador Geir O. Pedersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations; former UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary General Special Representative and Special Coordinator for Lebanon"A critical contribution to the study and practice of international peacemaking in the Middle East and beyond by top mediators, including former US President Jimmy Carter. This book provides unique insights and lessons learned by United Nations peacemakers over the past few decades as well as successful and failed strategies to end wars. A must read for students and practitioners of diplomacy and conflict resolution." — Fawaz A. Gerges, Professor of International Relations and Chair of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; Rami G. Khouri, Karim Makdisi, and Martin WählischPart I: Peacemaking and the United NationsIntroduction; Karim Makdisi1. Making and Keeping the Peace: Reflections on UN Experiences in the Middle East and Afghanistan; Lakhdar Brahimi2. Peacemaking Under the United Nations Flag: Reflections on a Quarter Century of Mediations; Jan Eliasson3. Lessons Learned from a Quarter Century of Peacemaking; Alvaro de Soto4. Crossroads of Crisis: Yarmouk, Syria, and the Predicament of the Palestinian Refugees; Filippo Grandi5. The UN in the Middle East and the Arab Awakening; Richard FalkPart II: The Arab-Israeli Peace ProcessIntroduction; Rami G. Khouri6. Thirty Years after Camp David: A Memo to the Arab World, Israel, and the Quartet; Jimmy Carter7. The Situation in the Middle East: A Vision for the Future; Amr Moussa8. Talking with Islamists: The Need for Mutual Dignity and Respect; Alastair Crooke9. Supervising a Temporary Truce, Working for a Permanent Peace: UNTSO's Mission in the Middle East; Robert MoodPart III: Paths in Conflict ResolutionIntroduction; Martin Wählisch10. Beyond Mediation: Promoting Change and Resolving Conflict Trough Authentic National Dialogues; Hannes Siebert11. Preventing and Resolving Deadly Conflict: What Have We Learned?; Gareth Evans12. The Public as Peacemaker: How Polling in Divided Societies Can Promote Negotiated Agreements; Colin Irwin13. Fostering Power-sharing and Governance in Pluralistic Societies: Lessons from Canada's Experience; Bob Rae

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.Table of ContentsTrump at One 1 The Unexceptional Superpower: American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump; Commentary 2 Catalonia and the Problem of Identity Politics 3 Avoiding a Hard Brexit in Foreign Policy 4 How Will the Islamic State Endure? Arms and Influence 5 European Security after the INF 6 The Thick Red Line: Implications of the 2013 Chemical-Weapons Crisis for Deterrence and Transatlantic Relations 7 The End of Cyber Norms; The Russian Neighbourhood 8 Russia's Lasting Influence in Central Asia 9 War in Ukraine: Is This the Way It Ends? Review Essays 10 When Americans Loved Simón Bolívar Book Reviews 11 Counter-terrorism and Intelligence 12 Europe 13 United States Closing Argument 14 Cold War in East Asia?

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Book SynopsisChinese security has become a key focus after the Cold War. In just a few decades, China has gone from an obscure position as a closed communist developing country with little integration into international institutions over being designated a prospective strategic partner of the United States to being seen as Washington's principal strategic opponent. Despite these vast changes in perspective on China's international role and interests, China is still seen as an enigmatic security actor with hidden agendas and a vast chasm between Beijing's official policies and strategic practices. The great interest in Chinese security is reflected in the fact that it is hard to find a university program across the world which does not have this topic as part of their teaching and research agenda. Similarly, there is a vast literature on the topic that addresses Chinese security from a great variety of theoretical and empirical angles including all schools of international relations, fore

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive examination of North Africa's political, security, and economic developments since the 2011 Arab Uprisings shook the Middle East.North Africa in Transition examines how the people and governments of North Africa have responded to the Arab uprisings that shook the region's politics in 2011. With individual chapters detailing key developments in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, the authors bring together a wide range of expertise to assess how a previously under-explored and politically static region underwent bursts or energy, protests, and war. Two of the regimes were completely transformed and two adapted to survive. Of interest to North Africa specialists and scholars of democratic transitions, North Africa in Transition unravels the story of what has changed since 2011 and what security, political, and economic reforms are required to ensure progress and stability. The book argues that withTable of ContentsIntroduction, Ben Fishman 1. Tunisia, Nicole Rowsell 2. Libya, Borzou Daragahi 3. Morocco, Haim Malka 4. Algeria, Geoff Porter 5. Regional Jihadism, Jean-Pierre Filiu 6. Economic Priorities, Svetlana Milbert Conclusion, Ben Fishman

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.Table of ContentsWar Scare: Able Archer; What Were the Soviets Thinking? Commentary; Britain's Dangerous New Politics; Clinton, Trump and the Catholic Church; Noteworthy: America and a Disordered World; A Strong and Balanced Approach to Russia; America, Europe and the Necessary Geopolitics of Trade; Stress-Testing American Grand Strategy; Airpower in American Wars; Little Grey Men: China and the Ukraine Crisis; The War in Yemen; Review Essays: The Eurafrican Idea; Raiders in Kashmir: India's Pakistan Problem; Book Reviews: Environment and Resources; United States; Europe; Counter-terrorism and Intelligence; Closing Argument: President Trump

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Book SynopsisThis book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.Trade Review"Beyond Command and Control: Leadership, Culture and Risk challenges the myths and cultural influences (both societal and organizational) surrounding modern day leadership and encourages the reader to broaden their thought processes to include the idea that leadership is not simply a position, it is a privilege – and that when people are trusted to lead, they bear an obligation to lead well. Leadership can only occur if there are followers. This book tackles the idea that leadership is mainly about effective human interaction and an ability to exercise constructive influence, and that the idea that leading well is informed by the concept of power with, not by power over - a concept that still appears to be quite foreign to many people, hence, the distinct lack of inspirational leaders in our society. Too many times in history, have we seen just the nominated leader take the fall when things have gone wrong. This book explores the idea that responsibility is not just placed on one person, that it is ‘infinitely wide’. That the major responsibility that is born by one person – the leader – does not dissolve the responsibility of others. This complements the collaborative approach to leadership that is a strong theme throughout the book that, as a team, you all play a part as you work towards achieving your goals and that you all bear a level of responsibility in ensuring that a successful, and safe, outcome is achieved."— Jocelyn Parsons, Global Maritime Emergency Response Company, Australia "The book covers a range of topics relevant to modern leadership. The distinction between leadership and management is important as there is a tendency to conflate the two concepts.By emphasizing that power relationships are inherent within the practice of leadership, the book provides a powerful case for recognizing that effective leadership must be underpinned by ethics and personal responsibility. These are personally challenging but important issues for leaders at all levels.The book, while having its roots in crisis management, provides lessons that are instructive for industries and organizations of all types. This is a book I would have on my shelf and intend to draw upon it in my research into organizational coordination in crisis management."— Jamie Storrie, Australian National University, Australia "Although I would definitely recommend this book, I was in two minds about its target audience. In one sense, with its stripped-back approach, I felt myself transported back 25 years to first-year university classes. On another, I felt refreshed by the utility of its methods. It reminded me what "good leadership" looks – and feels – like.The way a leader acts is directly related to their success – today more than ever. The authors show clearly, with excellent references to recent academic studies, how to make the shift from command and control to enjoying "power with" people. Topics such as situational awareness, positive partnership, effective communication, error management and decision-making really only merit short chapters where readers can pick up and quickly reflect on the content. This is certainly the case here. Also, the content is framed in such a way that it can be applied both to leaders with direct reports and those who seek to influence without authority.Leadership is measured best in how it engages people, so if you’re keen to build the sort of organisational culture that lets people do well, this compelling read is a useful addition to the OSH professional’s toolkit of "soft skills."—Josh Magazine, August 2017"Beyond Command and Control: Leadership, Culture and Risk challenges the myths and cultural influences (both societal and organizational) surrounding modern day leadership and encourages the reader to broaden their thought processes to include the idea that leadership is not simply a position, it is a privilege – and that when people are trusted to lead, they bear an obligation to lead well. Leadership can only occur if there are followers. This book tackles the idea that leadership is mainly about effective human interaction and an ability to exercise constructive influence, and that the idea that leading well is informed by the concept of power with, not by power over - a concept that still appears to be quite foreign to many people, hence, the distinct lack of inspirational leaders in our society. Too many times in history, have we seen just the nominated leader take the fall when things have gone wrong. This book explores the idea that responsibility is not just placed on one person, that it is ‘infinitely wide’. That the major responsibility that is born by one person – the leader – does not dissolve the responsibility of others. This complements the collaborative approach to leadership that is a strong theme throughout the book that, as a team, you all play a part as you work towards achieving your goals and that you all bear a level of responsibility in ensuring that a successful, and safe, outcome is achieved."— Jocelyn Parsons, Global Maritime Emergency Response Company, Australia"The book covers a range of topics relevant to modern leadership. The distinction between leadership and management is important as there is a tendency to conflate the two concepts.By emphasizing that power relationships are inherent within the practice of leadership, the book provides a powerful case for recognizing that effective leadership must be underpinned by ethics and personal responsibility. These are personally challenging but important issues for leaders at all levels.The book, while having its roots in crisis management, provides lessons that are instructive for industries and organizations of all types. This is a book I would have on my shelf and intend to draw upon it in my research into organizational coordination in crisis management."— Jamie Storrie, Australian National University, Australia "Although I would definitely recommend this book, I was in two minds about its target audience. In one sense, with its stripped-back approach, I felt myself transported back 25 years to first-year university classes. On another, I felt refreshed by the utility of its methods. It reminded me what "good leadership" looks – and feels – like.The way a leader acts is directly related to their success – today more than ever. The authors show clearly, with excellent references to recent academic studies, how to make the shift from command and control to enjoying "power with" people. Topics such as situational awareness, positive partnership, effective communication, error management and decision-making really only merit short chapters where readers can pick up and quickly reflect on the content. This is certainly the case here. Also, the content is framed in such a way that it can be applied both to leaders with direct reports and those who seek to influence without authority.Leadership is measured best in how it engages people, so if you’re keen to build the sort of organisational culture that lets people do well, this compelling read is a useful addition to the OSH professional’s toolkit of "soft skills."—Josh Magazine, August 2017Table of ContentsPrefaceAuthors Introduction The Primary Purpose of This Book Audience Contesting the Myths of Leadership Critical Ideas: Leadership and Command and Control The Important Contribution of This Book Structure of the Book Conclusion Unconstructive Power Introduction The Failure of Inherited Ideas of Leadership Leadership Is Not a Position Leadership and Risk Command and Control Is Important Collaborative Culture Conclusion Power and Partnership Introduction Leadership Is a Cultural Idea Power With Soft Power Loyalty and Obedience Responsibility Conclusion Leadership and Communicating Introduction Be Plain Challenges to Effective Communication Effective Communication Communication between Different Agencies Effectiveness, Efficiency and Psychological Safety Leadership and Situation Awareness Introduction Situation Awareness Generating Situation Awareness Leading and Cooperating Situation Awareness: In a Nutshell Five Ways to Improve Situation Awareness An Important Caveat Leadership and Decision Making Introduction Elements of Decision Making Decision Theory The Collaborative Approach Collaborative Leadership and Decision Making under Stress Lessons Learned: Training for Good Decisions Error Management Introduction Terms: Error and Violation Errors Are Consequences Four Broad Error Types Error in the Technical and Automated Environment Human Factors Underpinning Error Error and Collaborative Leadership A Just Organisation: Non-Jeopardy Reporting Conclusion Leadership and Obligation Introduction Leadership: Power and Failure The Official Reports Blind Eyes Misleadership Conclusions Conclusion The Contribution of This Book Beyond Command and Control Collaborative Culture Power With The Leaders Who Do Best Command-and-Control Structures Compelling, Not Coercive ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisSurvival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. With a diverse range of authors, thoughtful reviews and review essays, Survival is scholarly in depth while vivid, well-written and policy-relevant in approach. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward-thinking, the publication encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment.

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Book SynopsisPast, ongoing, and impending humanitarian crisesincluding those in Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syriamean that dizzyingly difficult questions around the ethics and politics of humanitarian intervention (and the so-called Responsibility to Protect') have, alas, never been more topical. Now, addressing the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature, Routledge announces a new title in its Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies series. Edited by Alex Bellamy, Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia, Humanitarian Intervention is a four-volume collection which brings together the foundational and the very best cutting-edge scholarship to create a one-stop mini library' of major works.Humanitarian Intervention is fully indexed and

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex and under-researched relationship between recruitment experiences and reintegration outcomes for child soldiers. It looks at time spent in the group, issues of cohesion, identification, affiliation, membership and the post demobilization experience of return, and resettlement.Trade Review'...a valuable volume that poses the difficult questions.' - Intervention JournalTable of ContentsPART I The Long Road Home: Conceptual Debates on Recruitment Experiences and Reintegration Outcomes; A.Özerdem & S.Podder PART II Why Do Children Fight? Motivations and the Mode of Recruitment; S.Gates Child Soldier Recruitment in the Liberian Civil Wars: Individual Motivations and Rebel Group Tactics; S.Podder Group Cohesion and Coercive Recruitment: Young combatants and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone; K.Peters Girl Soldiers in Guatemala; W.Hauge Resilience Amidst Risks for Recruitment: A Case Study of 'At Risk' Children in Colombia; R.Burgess How Voluntary: Community and Youth Participation in Muslim Mindanao; A. Özerdem & S.Podder PART III Neither Child nor Soldier: Contested Terrains in Identity, Victimcy and Survival; S.Podder But I Am a Man! Imposition of Childhood and Denial of Identity, Economic Opportunity for Youth Combatants in Afghanistan; S.Zyck In Group Socialization and Reintegration Challenges: A Study of the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda; L.Vermeij Social Navigation and Power in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: Reflections from a Former Child Soldier Turned Bike Rider; M.Denov Victimcy as Social Navigation: From the Toolbox of a Liberian Child Soldier; M.Utas Mozambique Life Outcome Study: How Did Child Soldiers Turn-Out as Adults?; N.Boothby Exclusion or Reintegration: Child Soldiers in Angola; J.McMullin PART IV Child Soldier Reintegration in Sudan: A Practitioner's Field Experience; P.Halton Reintegration of Child Soldiers in Nepal: Grassroots Reflections; D.Raj & P.Dewan Binadi PART V Mapping Child Soldier Reintegration Outcomes: Exploring the Linkages; A.Özerdem & S.Podder

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Book SynopsisIncreasing inequalities, political movements and violent extremism across the world cause social and political instability in which education is enormously implicated. Placed firmly in this wider global context, this volume explores interactions between education and armed conflict during the People's War' (1996 2006) in Nepal. Building upon theoretical concepts that deal with multifarious links between education and conflict, Tejendra Pherali provides a critical analysis of the contentious role of education in the emergence of conflict, as well as the effects of violence on education. Pherali engages with sociological and political theories to analyse the emergence and expansion of armed rebellion and discuss implications for peacebuilding and social transformation. He argues that education in Nepal played a complicit role in the conflict, primarily benefitting the traditionally privileged social groups in the society and hence, perpetuating the existing structural inequalities, whicTrade ReviewThrough rich narratives, Pherali offers the reader a complex understanding of how armed conflict, legacies of social exclusion, and global forces have impacted education in Nepal. Interweaving data with sophisticated analyses drawn from critical social theory, this book provides an in-depth glimpse into the challenges and possibilities of education for peace in one of the world’s most populous regions--South Asia. * Monisha Bajaj, Professor, International and Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco, USA *Tejendra Pherali offers an insightful and authoritative account of education in Nepal's civil conflict, locating educational injustices among the conflict's root causes, examining the impacts of the conflict on the education system, and identifying the importance of education for peacebuilding in the post-conflict education. It is essential reading for all interested in education, conflict and development. * Robin Shields, Professor of Education, University of Bristol, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Education, Conflict and Peace 2. Armed Conflicts, Education and Peacebuilding 3. Educational Development and Conflict in Nepal 4. Impact of the ‘People’s War’ on Educational Professionals 5. Young People as Victims of Conflict and Political Actors 6. Education, National Identity and Post-conflict Reforms 7. Education for Peace and Development 8. Conclusion: Rethinking Education for Peace with Social Justice References Index

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Book SynopsisA Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history.This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity, explores peace in the period from 500 BC to 800 AD. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace.A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the classical era.Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1. Definitions of Peace 2. Human Nature, Peace, and War 3. Peace, War, and Gender 4. Peace, Pacifism, and Religion 5. Representations of Peace 6. Peace as Integration 7. Peace Movements 8. Peace, Security and Deterrence Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIngrid Sharp is Senior Lecturer in German and Director of German, Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. She is the co-editor of Aftermaths of War: Women's Movements and Female Activists (with Matthew Stibbe; 2009), The Women's Movement in Wartime: International Perspectives, 1914-1919 (with Alison Fell; 2007) and Diseases of the Body Politic: Josephine Butler and the Prostitution Campaigns (with Jane Jordan; 2003).Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1. Definitions of Peace 2. Human Nature, Peace, and War 3. Peace, War, and Gender 4. Peace, Pacifism, and Religion 5. Representations of Peace 6. Peace as Integration 7. Peace Movements 8. Peace, Security and Deterrence Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers a span of 2500 years, tracing how different cultures and societies have thought about, struggled for, developed and sustained peace in different ways and at different times.1. A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity (500 BCE - 800 CE)2. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age (800 - 1450)3. A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance (1450 - 1648)4. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (1648 - 1815)5. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Empire (1815 - 1920)6. A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age (1920 - present)Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters:1. Definitions of Peace2. Human Nature, Peace and War3. Peace, War and Gender4. Peace, Pacifism and Religion5. Representations of Peace6. Peace as Integration7. Peace Movements

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Book SynopsisThe ways in which organizations make use of information available to them to make decisions and manage activity is an essential topic of investigation for human factors. When the information is uncertain, incomplete or subject to change, then decision making and activity management can become challenging. Under such circumstances, it has become commonplace to use the concept of sensemaking as the lens through which to view organizational behavior. This book offers a unique perspective on sensemaking through its consideration of the variety of ways in which Incident Response is managed by the Police. As an incident moves from the initial call handling to subsequent mobilization of response to first officer attending, a wide range of information is acquired, processed and shared, and the organization (and individuals who work within it) face challenges of making sense of the situation to which they are responding. Moving from routine incidents to large-scale emergencies, the authorTrade Review"This book is of most value to the individuals who seek to make sense of sensemaking as a social activity which transpires differently in varying contexts. The authors take the reader on the journey from individual sensemaking to a multi-agency, multi-level sensemaking; from routine and simplistic situations to high-risk, high-volatility, and high-uncertainty events. In conclusion, the reader will learn about possible solutions to enhance the performance of diverse teams, even in most stressful situations. In conclusion, it is my opinion that the authors have successfully reached their goal of introducing distributed cognition as a valid and intriguing member of the family of sensemaking theories. The principles of the theory promise to initiate further research into the phases of sensemaking, especially in the context of our rapidly changing world." —Olga Kozlova, Marquette University, USA Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction; Individual Sensemaking; Sensemaking with Artefacts; Collaborative Sensemaking; Command and Control in the UK Emergency Services; Sensemaking in Command and Control; Managing Routine Incidents; Distributed Cognition in Routine Incidents; Responding to Major Incidents; Distributed Cognition in Major Incidents; The Challenges of Interoperability; Sensemaking and Organisational Structure in Emergency Response; Common Operating Pictures; Discussion

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Book SynopsisSheila L. Ager is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is the author of Interstate Arbitrations in the Greek World, 337-90 B.C (1996) and the co-editor, along with Reimer Faber, of Belonging and Isolation in the Hellenistic World (2012).Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1. Definitions of Peace 2. Human Nature, Peace, and War 3. Peace, War, and Gender 4. Peace, Pacifism, and Religion 5. Representations of Peace 6. Peace as Integration 7. Peace Movements 8. Peace, Security and Deterrence Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow do we decide when violence in pursuit of emancipation is legitimate and what form - if any - should it take? Nick Hewlett places the goal of a wholly peaceful society centre-stage to give us a new understanding of violence in the pursuit of peace.Trade Review'Nick Hewlett’s Blood and Progress constitutes an engaging meditation on the paradox of violence for the sake of peace. [It] is part of a growing literature which acknowledges the regrettable necessity of constrained violence in some cases for progressive social change... The dominant view that positive social change necessarily stems from non-violent struggle does a disservice to the reality of history. Blood and Progress is not only an important corrective to such a view but also an informed guide on the way forward.' - Guy Lancaster, Political Studies Review

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the local agency related to peace formation in order to find answers to the pressing question of how large-scale peacebuilding or statebuilding may be significantly improved and made more representative of the lives, needs, rights, and ambitions of its subjects.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together 11 pairs of opposing speeches on foreign policy written by Florentine statesman and historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483 1540), freshly translated with new commentary. Collectively, they constitute a remarkable collection of debates on war, peace, alliance and more.

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with the ongoing processes of migration and boundary-(re)making in Europe and other parts of the world. It takes stock of recent and hitherto unpublished research on the refugee crisis in Europe, migration dynamics in the Middle East and migration flows in Africa and Latin America, specifically in relation to their political, social and cultural framing. In particular, chapters in this collection focus on newer cases of transnational migration and their socio-political implications. Alongside the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe,new patterns of migration and re-bordering can also be seen across Europe, the Middle East and beyond. These include both the rise of anti-immigration populism within the nation-states and practices of discouraging migration at the regional level such as the EU.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the circumstances of the Kurds in 21st century Turkey, under the hegemony of the AKP government. After decades of denial, oppression and conflict, Kurds now assert a more confident presence in Turkey?s politics ? but does increasing visibility mean a rejection of Turkey? Recording Kurdish voices from Istanbul and Diyarbakir, Turkey?s most important Kurdish-populated cities, this book generates new understandings of Kurdish identity and political aspirations. Highlighting elements of Kurdish identity including Newroz, the Kurdish language, connections to religion, landscape and cross-border ties, it offers a portrait of Kurdish political life in a Turkey increasingly dominated by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Within the context of Turkey?s troubled trajectory towards democratisation, it documents Kurdish narratives of oppression and resistance, and enquires how Kurds reconcile their distinct ethnic identity and citizenship in modern Turkey.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on disentangling the interplay of local peacebuilding processes and international policy, via comparative theoretical and empirical work on the question of legitimacy and authority.

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Book SynopsisBullets to Ballots explores the different trajectories that the deradicalisation process can take whether it occurs after a military victory, a military defeat, or a draw in an armed conflict between insurgent groups and incumbent authorities.Trade Review"An exceptionally insightful, valuable, and timely book. By comparing rebel demobilization across time, regions, and ideologies, Omar Ashour's star team of contributors have produced not just a work of reference but something as rare as an academic page-turner." -Professor Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and the author of The Caravan: Abdullah Azzam and Rise of Global Jihad

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Book SynopsisBased exclusively on primary sources, this study offers an up-to-date overview of EU's involvement in the Israeli-Arab conflict since 1967.

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the notion of 'conflict resolution' in the Northern Irish and TurkishKurdish peace processes, both far-reaching ethno-nationalist conflicts in the post-Cold War era.

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Book SynopsisInvestigates how the power of stories shapes war's legacy for veterans and societies

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Book SynopsisMuch has been written about U.S. intelligence operations. However, intelligence, as it is conducted in the U.S. domestic environment, has usually been treated in a fractured and sensationalistic manner. This book dispassionately assesses the U.S. domestically oriented intelligence enterprise by first examining its individual components and then showing how those components, both federal and non-federal, work in conjunction to form an often unacknowledged structure that is more than the sum of its parts. The U.S. Domestic Intelligence Enterprise: History, Development, and Operations takes a unique, in-depth approach that assesses not only the current state of affairs but also the evolution of the domestic intelligence enterprise. To accomplish this, it examines the origins and progress of the major agencies to show why they operate in the way that they do. By providing this perspective, the book promotes an understanding of the factors to consider when developing effectTable of ContentsIntroduction. Evolution of the Political Context for Intelligence in the Domestic Setting. Components of the Domestically Oriented Intelligence Enterprise. Integration by Exigency. Human Intelligence in the Domestic Setting. Communications Intelligence. IMINT, FININT, and MASINT. Intelligence Analysis of the Domestic Environment. Disruption of Threat Actors and the Domestic Environment. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAlvarez drives home the point that for buildings and communities located in hurricane-prone regions, it is not a question of whether the area will be impacted, but when it will be impacted. The book makes a strong case for taking responsibility to understand the vulnerabilities of buildings and structures to hurricane impacts.Timothy Reinhold, PhD, from the ForewordFocusing on coastal regions affected by tropical cyclones, Hurricane Mitigation for the Built Environment highlights vulnerability, natural hazards, risk, damage, emergency management, and hazard mitigation as they relate to the threat and occurrence of hurricanes. The product of more than 25 years of the author's experiences with post-event assessments and studies of hurricane damage, it looks particularly at common sequences of failures and oversights in planning for a hurricane that amplify the damage caused by storms.This book combines observations of actual damage to the built environment in Trade Review"I just finished reading Hurricane Mitigation for the Built Environment and realize I need to immediately run to our roof to see what shape it is in and how our equipment is anchored. Alvarez writes with such great clarity that the book is an easy read. I just ordered a second copy to share with our condominium's board of directors and maintenance staff!"—Bernard Horowitz, Ph.D., Co-Founder, V.I. Technologies, Inc.; Board Member, The Cleo InstituteTable of ContentsThe Art and Science of Hazard Mitigation. Two Hurricanes in Three Weeks. Hurricanes, Vulnerability, and Causes of Damage. Wind and Water. Hurricanes and the Built Environment. Cancun: A Mexican Gate to the Caribbean. Cyclones of Quintana Roo. Hurricane Gilbert—1988. Ten Years Later—Higher Vulnerability. Hurricane Wilma—2005. Classification and Mitigation of Damages. Future Impacts. Hurricane-Resistant Buildings. Climate Change: An Exacerbating Factor.

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Book SynopsisA science-based text, New Developments in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures presents research that addresses the growing threat of chemical and biological terrorism as well as the need for improvements in the implementation of countermeasures. This new textbook building upon Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures is the product of more than a decade of synthesizing newly acquired information through extensive research and development supported by the United States Army through Texas Tech University's Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats.The book describes and expands upon threats, vulnerabilities, and pathogenic and toxic effects associated with agents used in biological and chemical terrorism. Among the discussions of agents is an exceptionally thorough examination of ricin history, toxicity, adsorption, and mobility. It also gives an overview of protective geTable of ContentsState of the Science: Background, History, and Current Threats. Challenges and Paths Forward in Predicting Risk of Vector-Borne Diseases: From Mechanistic to Rule-Based Modeling Frameworks. Threats and Vulnerabilities Associated with Biological Agents. Pathogenic and Toxic Effects of Biological Threat Agents. Ricin History, Toxicity, Adsorption, Mobility, and Palliative Actions. Display Phage Therapy: Development of a Probiotic Biotherapeutic for Countermeasures against Cholera Toxin. New Perspectives on Protective Fibrous Substrates. Conclusions and Research Needs for the Future.

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Book SynopsisAs the global climate shifts, communities are faced with a myriad of mitigation and adaptation challenges. These highlight the political, cultural, economic, social, and physical vulnerability of social groups, communities, families, and individuals. They also foster resilience and creative responses. Research in hazard management, humanitarian response, food security programming, and other areas seeks to identify and understand factors that create vulnerability and strategies that enhance resilience at all levels of social organization. This book uses case studies from around the globe to demonstrate ways that communities have fostered resilience to mitigate the impacts of climate change.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Methodology, Policy, and Early Warning SystemsMethodological Strategies and Early Warning Systems Chapter 1: Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Change in a Rural Coastal Community Katherine J. Johnson, Brian Needelman, and Michael PaolissoChapter 2: The story of Rising Voices: facilitating collaboration between Indigenous and Western ways of knowingJulie Maldonado, Heather Lazrus, Shiloh-Kay Bennett, Karletta Chief, Carla May Dhillon, Bob Gough, Linda Kruger, Jeff Morisette, Stefan Petrovic, and Kyle Powys WhyteChapter 3: Youth based learning in disaster risk reduction education: barriers and bridges to promote resilienceVictor Marchezini and Rachel TrajberChapter 4: Household Response to Flash Flooding in the United States and India: A Comparative Study of the 2013 Colorado and Uttarakhand DisastersHao-Che Wu, Sudha Arlikatti, Andrew J. Prelog, and Clayton WukichChapter 5: Traditional and Contemporary Social Safety Nets in Rural MozambiqueMiriam S. ChaikenPolicy, Evaluation, and "Best Practice" ModelsChapter 6: Accessing Disaster Recovery Resource Information: Reliance on Social Capital in the Aftermath of Hurricane SandyJason D. RiveraChapter 7: Lessons Learned from Evaluating a Leadership Development Initiative to Foster Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and ResilienceMary Ann Castle, Norma Tan, James A. LaGro, Jr.Chapter 8: Let’s Talk Oil Spill Risk: Lessons Learned from Coastal Communities in British Columbia, Canada Shona VZ de Jong Chapter 9: Imagining Culture: the Politics of Culturally Sensitive Reconstruction and Resilience-Building in Post-Wenchuan Earthquake ChinaQiaoyun Zhang and Roberto E. Barrios Chapter 10: The Shared Vulnerability and Resiliency of the Fukushima Animals and their Rescuers Seven MattesPart II: ImpactS ON Resilience and VulnerabilityFood Security and LivelihoodsChapter 11: Understanding Child Nutrition Preservation After an Extreme Weather Event Disaster: Lessons from Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma (2009) in the PhilippinesErlidia F. Llamas-Clark and Cathy Banwell Chapter 12: Food insecurity and health disparity synergisms: Reframing a praxis of anthropology and public health for displaced populations in the United StatesPreety Gadhoke and Barrett P. Brenton Chapter 13: The Dynamics of Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Southern EthiopiaLogan Cochrane and Yishak Gecho Chapter 14: The Production of Material Goods as Resilience Adaptation by Impelled Migrants in MalawiMichèle Companion Gender and Social InequalityChapter 15: Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management: Implications for Coastal Aquaculture and Fishing Communities in the Philippines Morgan Chow, Lori A. Cramer, and Hillary EgnaChapter 16: Women’s Leadership in a Texas Forest Fire and Recovery: How Gender Roles and Assumptions Empower and Constrain Women and Men Post-Disaster in a Rural Southern TownJosephine Nummi and Kathryn Henderson Chapter 17: Gender dynamics and disasters in Zimbabwe: a case of Tokwe Mukosi floodingCatherine Bwerinofa and Manase Kudzai ChiweshePart III: Community-Based Factors That Impact Resilience and VulnerabilityChapter 18: Vulnerability and Tourism Development: Fostering the Capacity of Resilience in the Context of Climate ChangeSara E. Alexander Chapter 19: Why Isn’t There a Plan? Community Vulnerability and Resilience in then Latrobe Valley’s Open Cut Coal Mine TownMichelle Duffy, Pamela Wood, Sue Whyte, Susan Yell, and Matthew Carroll Chapter 20: Best Family Rwanda: a Case Study on Religious Sources of ResilienceSharon Kim and David KimChapter 21: Grassroots and Guerrillas: Radical and Insurgent Responses for Community ResilienceNatalie Osborn, Deanna Grant-Smith, Edward MorganChapter 22: "Prepper" as Resilient Citizen: What Preppers Can Teach Us About Surviving DisastersChad HuddlestonChapter 23: All the Years Combine: The Expansion and Contraction of Time and Memory in Disaster ResponseA.J. Faas

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Book SynopsisBosnia, Rwanda, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria - a quarter-century of stumbles in America’s pursuit of a more peaceful and just world. American military interventions have cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, yet we rarely manage to enact positive and sustainable change. In Peace Works: America's Unifying Role in a Turbulent World, ambassador and global conflict leader Rick Barton uses a mix of stories, history, and analysis for a transformative approach to foreign affairs and offers concrete and attainable solutions for the future. Drawing on his lifetime of experience as a diplomat, foreign policy expert, and State Department advisor, Rick Barton grapples with the fact that the U.S. is strategically positioned and morally obligated to defuse international conflicts, but often inadvertently escalates conflicts instead. Guided by the need to find solutions that will yield tangible results, Barton does a deep analysis of our last several interventions and discusses why they failed and how they could have succeeded. He outlines a few key directives in his foreign policy strategy: remain transparent with the American public, act as a catalyzing (not colonizing!) force, and engage local partners. But above all else, he insists that the U.S. must maintain a focus on people. Since a country’s greatest resource is often the ingenuity of its local citizens, it is counterproductive to ignore them while planning an intervention. By anchoring each chapter to a story from a specific conflict zone, Barton is able to discuss opportunities pursued and missed, areas for improvement, and policy recommendations. This balance between storytelling and concrete policy suggestions both humanizes distant stories of foreign crises, and provides going-forward solutions for desperate situations. The book begins and ends in Syria – the ultimate failure of our current approach to foreign policy, and with devastating consequences.Trade Review"Immersed in more than 40 global conflicts over the past 25 years, Ambassador Rick Barton is among the world's most skilled and experienced diplomats and peace-builders. His honest reflections and deep understanding of the lessons he learned challenges traditional approaches and defines smart new global options." -- Senator George J. Mitchell“For four decades and through forty conflicts, Rick Barton has served his country all over the world. Can America really bring peace to peoples and places that have known only war? Yes it can, but only by humility, patience, and perseverance. In this elegantly written and thoughtful book, Ambassador Barton shows us how.” -- Evan Thomas, author of "Ike's Bluff" and "Being Nixon""Rick Barton tells stories that are simultaneously heart-wrenching and hopeful. Even as we scale back the grandeur of U.S. global ambition, this book offers valuable lessons about when, where, and how we can make a meaningful difference in many of the world’s most dangerous and chaotic places." -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America“Haiti was a byword for chaos in 1994 when the UN Security Council authorized the restoration of President Bertrand Aristide to power. This provided Rick Barton, a singular American diplomat, with an opportunity to test some innovative thinking to make local people the primary concern when countries teeter on the edge of an abyss. There are important lessons in this fascinating memoir that today’s global leadership should take to heart.” -- William Lacy Swing, Director General, The UN Migration Agency (IOM)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I - Matching Threats and Resolve Chapter 1: Is the World Going to Hell? Chapter 2: Why Should We Act and When? Part II: A New Hope in the 90’s Chapter 3: Bosnia: First Lessons Chapter 4: Rwanda: Open Wounds Chapter 5: Haiti: From Exploitation to Participation Part III: The Crucible of the New Century Chapter 6: Iraq: The Enormity of the Task Chapter 7: Afghanistan: Measuring Progress Part IV Current and Future Challenges Chapter 8: Syria: What Matters Most? Chapter 9: What Might We See in the Years Ahead Part V - A Better Tomorrow Chapter 10: Fulfilling Our Leadership Potential Chapter 11: Expanding America’s Peaceful Core Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFrom Conflict Resolution to Peacebuilding will introduce the varied ways people address and resolve conflicts at all levels from the interpersonal to the international. It will breakdown how conflict affects our lives while showing readers how they can deal with conflict constructively as citizens and, in some cases, in their careers. Building up from foundational principles, this book will apply them to political conflicts throughout the world. Features Include: ·“Micro” and “macro” approaches to this multi-disciplinary field. ·Written in an engaging style by an author who spans academic and “on-the-ground” experience in peacebuilding. ·Provides a rich case base to illustrate core academic concepts. ·Enhanced e-book with video interviews embedded.Table of ContentsDedication Preface 1 - For the Student Preface 2 - For the Instructor Acknowledgments Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 - Conflict is a Fact of Life. Peacebuilding is Not. Chapter 2 - Forks in the Road Chapter 3 - Seeing Conflict With New Eyes Part 2 Peacebuilding 1.0 Chapter 4 -Beyond Gloom and Doom 101 Chapter 5- Far From the Grownups Table Part 3 Peacebuilding 2.0 Chapter 6 - Identity and Intractable Conflict Chapter 7 - A Glimpse at the Grownups Table Part 4 Peacebuilding 3.0 Chapter 8 -Toward Positive Peace Chapter 9 - Toward the Grownups Table Part 5 Peacebuilding 4.0? Chapter 10- Next Gen Peacebuilding Chapter 11 - And That Leaves You

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Book SynopsisNonviolence is emerging as a topic of great interest in activist, academic and community settings. In particular, nonviolence is being recognized as a necessary component of constructive and sustainable social change. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts.Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation is organized into five sections. The first section is a set of essays on various historical and contemporary perspectives on nonviolence. The second section consists of essays on philosophical and theoretical explorations of the topic. The third and fourth sections expand the scope of nonviolence into the areas of thought and action, including Indigenous resistance, student protests, human trafficking, intimate partner violence and ecological issues. The final section takes nonviolence into the study of wonder, music, education and hope.The book will be useful to anyone working in the theories and practices of social change.Trade ReviewProvides an invaluable contribution in making the case for a better world and a nonviolent future. By drawing together thinkers and doers across a wide range of disciplines, Heather Eaton and Lauren Michelle Levesque have created a solid analysis for social change.Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party CanadaTable of ContentsForeword Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party Canada1. Current Trends and New Perspectives on Nonviolent TheoriesHeather EatonPart I Historical Perspectives2. Religion and NonviolenceChristopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University3. The Gandhian Vision of DemocracyRamin Jahanbegloo, York University, Canada4. Power Perfected in Weakness: he Paradox of Fighting for PeaceAlain Tschudin, Durbin University of Technology5. Conviction, Courage and Social Change: A Brief History of the Power of Nonviolence in CanadaTamara Lorincz, Dalhousie University6. Gandhi in Action: Nonviolent Movements, Gandhi and Contemporary ChallengesRajagopal P.V., Nonviolence Leader, IndiaPart II Philosophical and Theoretical Considerations7. Violence and Politics: A Reading of Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Violence and PowerSophie Cloutier, Saint Paul University, Canada8. Victory: A Vacuous Concept?Richard Feist, Saint Paul University, Canada9. Reflecting on Gandhian Nonviolence: Is it a Counsel of Perfection for Religious Virtuosi?Noel A. Salmond, Carleton University10. No to War and Yes to So Much More: Pope Francis, Principled Nonviolence and Positive PeaceChristopher Hrynkow, University of SaskatchewanPart III Nonviolence and Social Resistance11. Indigenous VoicesCome My Way by Tara Williamson, #Idle No More in Historical Context by Glen Coulthard, The Idle No More Manifesto by Jessica Gordon and The Founders of Idle No More, Revolutionary Acts of Nonviolence Disempowers Opposition by Waneek Horn-Miller12. Sex, Gender and Nonviolent Resistance to Human Trafficking: An NGO's ResponseEileen Kerwin Jones, John Abbott College, Montreal13. Women Seeking Safety: Nonviolent Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceCatherine Holtmann, University of New Brunswick14. Instrumentalizing the Ambiguity of Violence in the Carre Rouge: The Quebec Student Crisis of 2012Marie Boglari and Martin Samson, both at Saint Paul University, CanadaPart IV Nonviolence and Egocological Concerns15. Being in 'Rights' Relationship with Animals: Discussing the Foundational Importance of Political Visibility for Advancing Nonviolence towards AnimalsNathan Townend, Independent scholar16. Deep Green Violence: Our Animal Bodies as Sites of ResistanceTodd LeVasseur, College of Charleston, South Carolina17. Nurturing Peace by Subverting Violence in the Larger CommunityPaul Waldau, Canisius College, New YorkPart V Nonviolence and Future Direction18. Wondering about Wonder as an Antidote to our Violence against EarthSimon Appolloni, University of Toronto19. Music and Nonviolence: Reflections on Possibility and HopeLauren Michelle Levesque20. The Case for Child HonouringRaffi Cavoukian, Independent scholar21. Violence, Nonviolence, Anti-violence and Contra-violence in Environmental Education PracticeRichard Kool, Royal Roads University, Canada

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Book SynopsisNonviolence is emerging as a topic of great interest in activist, academic and community settings. In particular, nonviolence is being recognized as a necessary component of constructive and sustainable social change. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts.Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation is organized into five sections. The first section is a set of essays on various historical and contemporary perspectives on nonviolence. The second section consists of essays on philosophical and theoretical explorations of the topic. The third and fourth sections expand the scope of nonviolence into the areas of thought and action, including Indigenous resistance, student protests, human trafficking, intimate partner violence and ecological issues. The final section takes nonviolence into the study of wonder, music, education and hope.The book will be useful to anyone working in the theories and practices of social change.Trade ReviewProvides an invaluable contribution in making the case for a better world and a nonviolent future. By drawing together thinkers and doers across a wide range of disciplines, Heather Eaton and Lauren Michelle Levesque have created a solid analysis for social change.Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party CanadaTable of ContentsForeword Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party Canada1. Current Trends and New Perspectives on Nonviolent TheoriesHeather EatonPart I Historical Perspectives2. Religion and NonviolenceChristopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University3. The Gandhian Vision of DemocracyRamin Jahanbegloo, York University, Canada4. Power Perfected in Weakness: he Paradox of Fighting for PeaceAlain Tschudin, Durbin University of Technology5. Conviction, Courage and Social Change: A Brief History of the Power of Nonviolence in CanadaTamara Lorincz, Dalhousie University6. Gandhi in Action: Nonviolent Movements, Gandhi and Contemporary ChallengesRajagopal P.V., Nonviolence Leader, IndiaPart II Philosophical and Theoretical Considerations7. Violence and Politics: A Reading of Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Violence and PowerSophie Cloutier, Saint Paul University, Canada8. Victory: A Vacuous Concept?Richard Feist, Saint Paul University, Canada9. Reflecting on Gandhian Nonviolence: Is it a Counsel of Perfection for Religious Virtuosi?Noel A. Salmond, Carleton University10. No to War and Yes to So Much More: Pope Francis, Principled Nonviolence and Positive PeaceChristopher Hrynkow, University of SaskatchewanPart III Nonviolence and Social Resistance11. Indigenous VoicesCome My Way by Tara Williamson, #Idle No More in Historical Context by Glen Coulthard, The Idle No More Manifesto by Jessica Gordon and The Founders of Idle No More, Revolutionary Acts of Nonviolence Disempowers Opposition by Waneek Horn-Miller12. Sex, Gender and Nonviolent Resistance to Human Trafficking: An NGO's ResponseEileen Kerwin Jones, John Abbott College, Montreal13. Women Seeking Safety: Nonviolent Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceCatherine Holtmann, University of New Brunswick14. Instrumentalizing the Ambiguity of Violence in the Carre Rouge: The Quebec Student Crisis of 2012Marie Boglari and Martin Samson, both at Saint Paul University, CanadaPart IV Nonviolence and Egocological Concerns15. Being in 'Rights' Relationship with Animals: Discussing the Foundational Importance of Political Visibility for Advancing Nonviolence towards AnimalsNathan Townend, Independent scholar16. Deep Green Violence: Our Animal Bodies as Sites of ResistanceTodd LeVasseur, College of Charleston, South Carolina17. Nurturing Peace by Subverting Violence in the Larger CommunityPaul Waldau, Canisius College, New YorkPart V Nonviolence and Future Direction18. Wondering about Wonder as an Antidote to our Violence against EarthSimon Appolloni, University of Toronto19. Music and Nonviolence: Reflections on Possibility and HopeLauren Michelle Levesque20. The Case for Child HonouringRaffi Cavoukian, Independent scholar21. Violence, Nonviolence, Anti-violence and Contra-violence in Environmental Education PracticeRichard Kool, Royal Roads University, Canada

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