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Book SynopsisThis collective work analyzes the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, providing a coherent picture of Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the period 2013–2020. Giving voice to different social groups, scholarly communities and agencies relevant to Ukraine’s recent history, The War in Ukraine's Donbas goes beyond simplistic media interpretations that limit the analysis to Vladimir Putin and Russian aims to annex Ukraine. Instead, the authors identify the deeper roots linked to the autonomy and history of Donbas as a region. The contributions explore local society and traditions and the alienation from Ukraine caused by the events of Euromaidan, which saw the removal of the Donetsk-based president Viktor Yanukovych. Other chapters address the refugee crisis, the Minsk Accords in 2014 and the impact of the new president Volodymyr Zelensky and his efforts to bring the war to an end by negotiations among Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany. The book concludes with four proposals for a durable peace in Donbas: territorial power-sharing; the conversion of rebels into legitimate political parties; amnesty for all participants of the armed conflict; and a transitional period of several years until political institutions are fully re-established.Trade Review"Overall, this book offers food for thought on a number of important issues relevant to understanding developments in the Donbas and their wider consequences. It is eminently accessible in a way which will make it of interest to more general readers as well as scholars and students of international relations, law and history. Although focused upon the Donbas region in the period prior to the start of the much greater conflict in Ukraine as a whole in 2022, many of the observations carry wider relevance in making sense of the current war." http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/115885/1/usappblog_2022_07_03_book_review_the_war_in_ukraines_donbas_origins.pdf -- Gary Wilson * LSE Review of Books *"It is here that Marples’s gifts for editing such a collection shine through. As the book’s title promises, the origins and contexts of the Donbas conflict are elucidated, and the final chapter effectively brings the work to a close by offering possible futures and a better state of peace for all involved—via a negotiated settlement based on power sharing, deployment of peacekeepers and election monitors, amnesty for combatants, and establishment of a truth commission." https://networks.h-net.org/node/12840/reviews/12874234/mcintosh-marples-war-ukraines-donbas-origins-contexts-and-future -- Scott McIntosh * H-War *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements David R. Marples, Introduction William Jay Risch, Prelude to War? The Maidan and Its Enemies in the Donbas Alina Cherviatsova, Hybrid War and Hybrid Law: Minsk Agreements in the Context of International Law and Ukrainian Legislation Kimitaka Matsuzato, The First Four Years of the Donetsk People’s Republic: The Differentiating Elites and Surkov’s Political Technologists Oksana Mikheieva, Motivations of Pro-Russian and Pro-Ukrainian Combatants in the Context of the Russian Military Intervention in the Donbas Nataliia Stepaniuk, Limited Statehood, Collective Action, and Reconfiguration of Citizenship in Wartime: Volunteer Engagement Amidst the Donbas War Ernest Gyidel, Ukrainian Internally Displaced Persons and the Future of Donbas Oleksandr Melnyk, War Dead and (Inter)-Communal Ethics in the Russian-Ukrainian Borderlands: 2014–2018 Alla Hurska, Russia's Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize Sergey Sukhankin, Russian Private Military Contractors in the Donbas: Rehearsing Future Voyages Serhiy Kudelia, Civil War Settlements and Conflict Resolution in the Donbas List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAfter many years in the little-known world of back-channel mediation, helping sworn adversaries to prevent, manage or resolve conflict, Pierre Hazan felt compelled to re-examine the acute practical and ethical dilemmas that affected his work in Bosnia, Ukraine, the Sahel and the Central African Republic. What is the mediator’s responsibility when two belligerents conclude a peace agreement to the detriment of a third? Should mediators never be party to ‘ethnic cleansing’, even if it saves lives? Is a fragile peace worth sacrificing justice for—or will that sacrifice fuel another cycle of violence? In an increasingly dystopian world, Negotiating with the Devil offers both practical guidelines and a moral compass for mediators whose field of action has transformed dramatically. We have gone from soft to hard power; from ‘peace dividends’ to war in Europe; from the end of one Cold War to a new East–West confrontation in Ukraine; from Pax Americana to a multipolar world; from the dream of an all-powerful UN to the organisation’s marginalisation. Against this tapestry, Hazan sheds light on the complex work of those steering peace negotiations, blending vivid first-hand observation with sharp insights into the psychology of compromise as a first step towards peace.Trade Review‘Analyses with finesse what this quest for dialogue means in an increasingly chaotic world where the West is no longer hegemonic.’ * Le Monde *‘Revisits the last thirty years in the theatre of mass crimes from Bosnia to the Sahel, from Ukraine to Afghanistan.’ * Liberation *‘‘Lifts the veil on the dilemmas and pitfalls of mediation in armed conflicts.’ * Le Figaro *‘An enlightening and stimulating book on mediation in armed conflicts.’ * Le Temps *‘Former journalist, and now advisor to the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva, Pierre Hazan has written Negotiating with the Devil. In this stimulating opus, the author examines mediation in times of war.’ * Le Croix *‘An engrossing look at the moral dilemmas and shifting political imperatives in conflict mediation. With his usual uncompromising honesty, and drawing on his rich personal experience as a mediator, Hazan eschews easy answers and bright lines in considering when to talk with the most evil forces, and when compromise and neutrality can become complicity.’ * Reed Brody, author of To Catch a Dictator *'Fast paced in style yet profound in substance, this is an important book and also an excellent read ... Hazan deals with the troublesome complexities in an admirably clear way. This book deserves the widest audience– not just among experts and practitioners, but among general readers too. Hazan’s learning, experiences and style of writing means both groups will be amply rewarded.' -- Andrew Gilmour, former UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management has been completely updated to take account of new developments in the field. Using a hands-on approach grounded in relevant GIS and disaster management theory and practice, this textbook continues the tradition of the benchmark first edition, providing coverage of GIS fundamentals applied to disaster management. Real-life case studies demonstrate GIS concepts and their applicability to the full disaster management cycle. The learning-by-example approach helps readers see how GIS for disaster management operates at local, state, national, and international scales through government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and volunteer groups.New in the second edition: a chapter on allied technologies that includes remote sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), indoor navigation, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS); thirteen new technTrade Review"I enjoyed the book immensely. The book provides a comprehensive discussion of using geospatial data sets, tools and techniques to address different phases of emergency management along with examples and implementation steps. The book can easily be used in the classroom or as a reference book by both novice professionals and experts." Bandana Kar, R & D Staff in the National Security Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory "We need spatial information more than ever to help plan for, respond to, and recover from disasters. This book does an outstanding job of laying the foundations and providing the contextual knowledge needed to leverage geospatial data and make maps that matter in crisis situations." Anthony C. Robinson, Department of Geography, Penn State University "Disasters--human and natural--make it painfully clear how relevant the geographic perspective is to our modern world. Dr Tomaszewski's book not only will equip its readers with theoretical foundations and practical skills to apply GIS workflows and tools to such diverse situations as wildfires, floods, and chemical spills, but will make strides in building a workforce that puts "spatial first" in its decision-making." Joseph Kerski, GISP, Esri and University of Denver Table of Contents1. A Survey of GIS for Disaster Management 2. Fundamentals of Geographic Information and Maps 3. Geographic Information Systems 4. Geographic Information Systems and Allied Technologies 5. Disaster Management and Geographic Information Systems 6. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Planning and Preparedness 7. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Response 8. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Recovery 9. Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Mitigation 10. Special Topics, Future Technology, Professional Career Options and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Trends

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the US Navy and Marine Corps during the interwar years from a new perspective. Rather than focusing on the technologies developed, the wargames conducted, or the results of the now famous Fleet Problems, this work analyzes the global deployments of the rest of the US fleet. By examining the annual reports of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps over 20 years, the book traces the US ships, squadrons, and fleets conducting naval diplomacy and humanitarian missions, maritime security patrols, and deployments for deterrent effect across the world's oceans. Despite the common label of the interwar years as isolationist, the deployments of the US Navy and Marine Corps in that period were anything but isolated. The majority of the literature on the era has a narrow focus on preparation for combat and wartime, which provides an incomplete view of the history of US naval power and also establishes a misleadTrade Review'There is a common assumption that the United States Navy spent the years between the World Wars digesting the lessons of the first, and preparing to win the second. Naval Presence demonstrates that this 'military' reading of history ignores the critical reality that the inter-war Navy and Marine Corps represented the nation abroad, supporting diplomacy, protecting economic interests, exerting influence and responding to disasters. This fresh reading of the evidence is at once compelling, and consistent with the longer history of American naval operations.'Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, author of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy.'With an accessible prose and a surgical chronological examination, this volume compellingly argues that naval presence is not a mission but an enabling condition that crucially links navies to statecraft. Fundamentally challenging the mainstream approaches to American naval history during the interwar period, this book is the go-to reference to understand the tensions between the requirements of a navy deployed to shape peacetime stability and one preparing for the occurrence of war.'Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia, King's College London'Theodore Roosevelt famously stated, "A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guarantee for peace." Navies exist to fight a nation's wars, but they are equally vital in serving a nation's peacetime needs. This book reminds scholars, readers of history, and contemporary seapower analysts alike of the enduring, but understudied and often underappreciated value of naval presence operations.'Sebastian Bruns, author of U.S. Naval Strategy and National Security: The Evolution of American Maritime PowerTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionI "A Force for Peace": The U.S. Navy and MarineCorps of the 1920s II "The Prestige of Its Flag": The U.S. Navy andMarine Corps of the 1930sConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Hope for Democracy 2. The Hope for Suffrage and Peace in the New Century 3. Gender and Aggression: Nature or Nurture? 4. Suffrage, Democracy and War 5. Women's Votes and the World Wars 6. Do Women Leaders Spell the End of War? 7. Women's Continuing Influence on War 8. The Future A. Appendices Data on Women's Suffrage B. Other Explanations References

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Book SynopsisThe World''s Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel peace prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute''s vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well as its highs and lows, triumphs and disasters, over the last one-hundred-and-twenty years. But more than that, the book also draws on the author''s unique insight during his twenty-five years as Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. It reveals the real story of all the laureates of that period - some of them among the most controversial in the history of the prize (Gorbachev, Arafat, Peres and Rabin, Mandela and De Klerk, Obama, and Liu Xiaobo) - and exactly why they came to receive the prize.Despite all that has been written about the Nobel Peace Prize, this is the first-ever account written by a prominent insider in the Nobel system.Trade ReviewThe World's Most Prestigious Prize is a very good synopsis of the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, written by somebody who is obviously very committed to the prize and who has dedicated his career to serving its goals. It also contains a convincing historical analysis of the evolution of peace over the last 150 years, giving both scholars and practitioners a map of what has been achieved and what still needs to be tackled in actualizing a culture of peace. * Erich P. Schellhammer, PhD, Royal Roads University, PEACE RESEARCH *Lundestad makes an eloquent case that the prize has a universal appeal, grounded in humanitarian and nonviolent ideals on which no country or civilization holds a monopoly. * Foreign Affairs *Informative. * Dan Kaplan, Booklist *A fine [...] introduction to and overview of the Nobel Peace Prize, offering some insight into its workings and nature ... it also offers good insight into the changing nature of the peace movement(s) across the decades, and the different efforts to find and achieve forms of peace. * M.A. Orthofer, Complete Review *Fascinating... a unique insight into the prize that makes compelling reading. * Paradigm Explorer *Gier Lundestad is a distinguished historian who served for twenty-five years as the executive director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. In this unique volume, he writes the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, coupling fascinating vignettes of his interactions with the winners Mikhail Gorbachev and Barack Obama, among others with incisive reflections of a mature scholar of international relations. * Melvyn P. Leffler, Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Virginia *This is a fascinating book... a unique insight into the Prize that makes compelling reading. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *Table of ContentsPreface 1: Introduction 2: Alfred Nobel and the Will 3: The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-1914, Arbitration 4: The Nobel Peace Prize, 1919-39, The League of Nations 5: The Nobel Peace Prize, 1945-2018, The United Nations 6: Ten portraits, 1990- 2012 7: Conclusions Literature List of Peace Prize laureates

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Women's Political Activism in Palestine is remarkable for its attention to detail that is skillfully pitched to appeal both to readers with interests in women's activism more generally and to those with a deeper regional knowledge specific to Palestine. . . . A thought-provoking text that sits among the finest social scientific works on contemporary Palestine in recent years." --LSE Review of Books"This highly engaging book poses new questions about Palestinian women's activism in Occupied Palestine, in light of the failure of the Oslo process, ongoing and intensifying Israeli colonization, dispossession and violent repression, and the absence of an effective and legitimate Palestinian national leadership." --Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies"The author has succeeded in achieving the aim of analysing and generating a better understanding of micro-level politics as represented in Palestinian women's everyday practices." --Women's Studies International Forum"A narrative that is rich with fresh insights and enlightening anecdotes, and affords a cluster of new solutions to old problems." --South Asia Magazine"Sophie Richter-Devroe's research offers a rich description and analysis of women's political activism in Palestine. . . . The focus on women's multiple forms of political engagement in the post Al-Aqsa intifada fills a gap in our knowledge about the contemporary landscape of women's politics in Palestine." --Journal of Women, Politics & Policy"Richter-Devroe's book navigates many complex trajectories and dispels the notion of understanding the Palestinian anti-colonial struggle from a Western liberal viewpoint." --Middle East Monitor"This highly engaging book poses new questions about Palestinian women's activism in Occupied Palestine, in light of the failure of the Oslo process, ongoing and intensifying Israeli colonization, dispossession and violent repression, and the absence of an effective and legitimate Palestinian national leadership." --Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies"This brilliant book challenges successfully common theoretical approaches to the ongoing struggle in Palestine. Richter-Devroe takes the analysis of women's resistance in Palestine into new intriguing and fascinating areas of inquiry. This book successfully combines a very thorough theoretical examination with a very humane narration of life in Palestine under the Israeli colonization. A must-read for students, scholars, and anyone looking to shed new light on the evergreen topic of Palestinian resistance."--Ilan Pappé, author of The Forgotten Palestinians: A History of the Palestinians in Israel "Richter Devroe offers a rich and nuanced account of women’s ways of doing politics in contemporary occupied Palestine. It is an essential reading for all those seeking to understand how resistance is entrenched into mundane and ordinary practices in everyday life."--Ruba Salih, author of Gender in Transnationalism: Home, Longing, and Belonging among Moroccan Migrant Women

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the relationship between the micro level of perpetrator motivation and the macro level normative discourse, this book covers topics including perpetration in organizations, genocidal propaganda, the characteristics of perpetrators, decision-making in genocide, genocidal mobilisation, coping with killing, and many more.Table of ContentsPrologue: Inside Nyamata Church 1. Introduction: An Unimaginable and Uncharacteristic Act 2. The Emergence of the Genocidal Context 3. The Genocidal Context 4. Propaganda: Communicating the Moral Context 5. Who Kills? 6. Deciding to Kill 7. Killing 8. Rationalizing Killing 9. Coping with Killing 10. After Genocide I: Memory, Trauma, & Rehabilitation 11. After Genocide II: Justice 12. Conclusion: Killing Without Consequence?

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Book SynopsisWhat global future would ensure hope, justice and peace to the human mankind? In view of a fast evolving post-Covid world order, this volume explores a novel Christian post-colonial approach to global affairs. It examines the existing sociology of the powers' theoretical scheme, the debate between Christian realism and Christian pacifism, the method and practice of prophetic witnessing, to elaborate a new Christian approach to statecraft and futurology in terms of theory, methodology and ontology.This book: Uses the COVID-19 pandemic as the background to examine why and how the pandemic has accelerated the US's decline, and to identify the tacit game rules that contributed to the UK government's mishandling of the pandemic; Compares the political systems between China and the West, and engages with selected theoretical narratives from the Global South to envision an alternative shared globalisation' project; Argues why it is important for post-coloTable of Contents1. Introduction: The West’s Decline and Future of Christian Statecraft Part I Theory and Method 2. Outline of a Novel Christian Post-Colonial Approach to Global Affairs 3. Discerning the Realist Spirit: Rules of Christian Post-Colonial Method 4. Being in But not of the Powers: Contours of Prophetic Witnessing Practice Part II Practice and Intervention 5. Risky Great Power Politics: Emerging U.S.-China Nuclear Strategic Instability and Interstellar Prospect 6. Hopeful Small Power Politics: Nuclearisation and Peace-building in the Korean Peninsula 7. Defending Papuan Religious Security under Indonesian National Security: Critique of Two Christian Interventions in Multi-polar Indo-Pacific 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book applies strategic culture concepts to violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in a comparative analysis. In recent years, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has become notorious for kidnapping Western hostages in north-western Africa and for its role in the short-lived Islamist takeover of Mali. The group, formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, rebranded itself as an Al-Qaida franchise in 2007, leading to speculation of a change from its Algeria-centric agenda to an anti-Western one. This study compares and contrasts the ideas and behaviour of these two groups, using a strategic-cultural approach, and finds that, despite some commonalities, AQIM has a distinct strategic culture from Al-Qaida central, thereby debunking the notion of Al-Qaida as a monolithic movement. This is the first comparative analysis of violent non-state actors to employ a strategic-cultural approach and the first such study on AQIM. While strategic culture has traditionallyTable of ContentsPreface 1. Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors 2. Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors 3. Strategic Narrative of Al-Qaida 4. Strategic Practices of Al-Qaida 5. Strategic Narrative of the GSPC-AQIM 6. Strategic Practices of the GSPC-AQIM 7. Strategic Cultural Comparison 8. Conclusion Appendix: The Maghrebi Guerrilla Tradition

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

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Book SynopsisCan war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified.In this book, two philosophers debate this question, drawing on contemporary scholarship and new developments in thinking about pacifism and just war theory. Andrew Fiala defends the pacifist position, while Jennifer Kling defends just war traditions. Fiala argues that pacifism follows from the awful reality of war and the nonviolent goal of building a more just and peaceful world. Kling argues that war is sometimes justified when it is a last-ditch, necessary effort to defend people and their communities from utter destruction and death. Pulling from global traditions and histories, their debate will captivate anyone who has wondered or worried about the morality of political violence and military force. Topics discussedTable of ContentsForeword: Can War Be Justified?David M. BarnesOpening Statements1. War Cannot Be JustifiedAndrew Fiala2. War Can Be JustifiedJennifer KlingRound of Replies3. Response to KlingAndrew Fiala4. Response to FialaJennifer KlingConcluding Arguments5. Summary of the Argument Against War and ConclusionAndrew Fiala6. Summary in Defense of Just War Theory and ConclusionJennifer Kling

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive practitioner's guide to negotiating at the United Nations.Although much of the content can be applied broadly, the guide focuses on navigating multilateral negotiations at the UN. The book is a tool to help new UN negotiators, explaining basic negotiation concepts and offering insight into the complexities of the UN system. It also offers a playbook for cooperation for negotiators at any level, exploring the dynamics of relationships and alliances, the art of chairing a negotiation, and the importance of balancing the power asymmetries present in any multilateral discussion. The book proposes improvements to the UN negotiation process and looks at the impact of information technologies on negotiation dynamics; it also shares stories from women UN delegates, illustrating what it means to be a female negotiator at the UN. This book is an exploration of the power of the individual in any negotiation, and of the responsibility all negotiators have in wielding that power to speak for a better world.This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy, global governance, foreign policy, and International Relations, as well as practitioners and policymakers.Trade Review'This long-overdue book will be an immense contribution in enhancing knowledge and appreciation of the intricacies of multilateral negotiations at UN headquarters on diverse social, economic and environmental issues, molding disparate interests and subjective agendas into lasting legislative outcomes whose main objectives are to enhance peace and prosperity in harmony with our environment, respect of human rights and women empowerment.'--Munyaradzi Chenje, Deputy Chief Officer, Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol; former UN Environment Programme New York Office Deputy Director and Head of Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs 'It is not enough to eloquently establish positions and red-lines in multilateral negotiations; perhaps it is not even enough to strive to build consensus. Instead, it takes courage, vision and skills to be successful and give meaning to a negotiated outcome, and with their years of experience and involvement in varied multilateral negotiations, Rebecca, Jimena and Ye-Min provide that connection and insight in their book. This is an inventive and resourceful blueprint for any Diplomat or Advisor contemplating a stint with the foremost international organization, the United Nations Organisation.'--Damptey Bediako Asare, Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana; Former Negotiator for G77 &China, New York 'This is the type of publication I wish I had at the beginning of my UN journey. However, it also provides much needed lessons for seasoned diplomats as well. The messages, insights, and examples, offer that rare glimpse of the inner workings of the UN multilateral process, while also shedding light on the important, and often thankless, role of a country’s representative to the UN. It could very well become required reading for future UN diplomats.'--Carlisle Richardson, former Ambassador of St Kitts and Nevis to the UN; Former Economic Affairs Officer of the UN; author of 'Island Journeys: The Impact of the Island Way of Life at Home and Abroad''Jimena, Rebecca, and Ye-Min have done a remarkable job in connecting the theory of negotiation with how it is practiced within the UN. The three of them were amazing colleagues, interlocutors, confidants and versatile negotiators during our collective journey towards Rio+20, the Conference that paved the way for the Sustainable Development Goals, demonstrating what is possible when Governments, the UN bureaucracy, and stakeholders work together.'--Farrukh Khan, former G77 negotiator from Pakistan 'For some, outcomes negotiated at the UN - or in other venues - can mean life or death. For everyone, such discussions offer the potential for an improved situation in a better world. When I arrived for my posting at the UN, the negotiating process was like a black box - nothing was precisely what it seemed. This book, which provides essential guidance for a new negotiator, would have been an immense help to me as I began my tour in New York, shortening the time it took to get up to speed with the ins and outs of multilateral negotiations. It also offers insights for complex and contentious negotiations around the world beyond the UN.'--Anne Heidi Kvalsøren, Norwegian Special Representative for the peace process in Colombia 'Profound, insightful, concrete: this book is a must-read guide for anyone entering the highly complex matters of multilateral negotiations, written by three truly inspiring and talented women. With two of them I had the great privilege to spend many hours negotiating – and I share very fond memories of great cooperation, building trust and even friendship while often sitting at the opposite side of the negotiating table. And these are the things that help making the difference on the way towards a better world.'--Sandra Ruppen, former Senior Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein'Being able to negotiate well is a critical skill for each of us. In their book, Wu Ye-Min, Rebecca Webber Gaudiosi, and Jimena Leiva-Roche offer UN diplomats – and negotiators everywhere – practical advice on how to effectively navigate the negotiation process. Using real-life examples and well-crafted nuggets of theory, the authors have provided a succinct and useful guide for improving our approach to negotiation in all facets of our lives.'--Elizabeth McClintock, Managing Partner, CMPartners, LLC; Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Negotiations, The Fletcher School, Tufts University; Adjunct Lecturer, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University'This book, written by negotiators who have been at the frontline of UN negotiations, provides a firsthand perspective of what it means to negotiate at the UN. It vividly conveys the process and dynamics of UN negotiations, and will play a critical role in preparing policy makers and negotiators from around the world who deal with UN issues.'--Noel Gonzalez, Director General for Planning and International Development Cooperation Policies, Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID)'Three experienced UN negotiators offer an insightful, in-depth, and at times humorous study on how UN negotiations work and diplomats behave. From "package deals" to "silence procedures," this book is more than a guide to negotiations; it is a refreshing, solid and much-needed defense of multilateralism for the 21st century.' --Paulo Chiarelli, Counsellor, Brazilian diplomat with over 12 years' experience in climate change and sustainable development negotiations'I wish to congratulate my former colleagues Jimena, Ye Min and Rebecca for this timely and insightful behind the scenes look at the United Nations and the intergovernmental negotiating process. Despite its flaws, the United Nations remains our best hope for addressing global threats to peace and security, promoting good human rights practices and for advancing the cause of development. The insights and recommendations from these three talented, experienced and skillful diplomats on how to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of this great organization comes at an important juncture in global affairs. More than ever the world needs a strong, effective and renewed United Nations.'--Selwin Hart, Ambassador of Barbados to the United States of America and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States, Embassy of Barbados/Permanent Mission of Barbados to the OAS'The United Nations is the place where every country comes to do business and solve problems that require collective action. Whether interests clash or align, countries use the UN to build coalitions around shared purpose – more important than ever in this precarious time. Their negotiators are on the front lines, and these authors are masters of that craft. From their diverse perspectives, they provide a front row seat to how multilateral negotiations are won or lost. Long-time practitioners and first-time students will all find this book essential reading.'--Elizabeth Cousens, former US Ambassador to ECOSOC and lead U. negotiator on the Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy CEO of the UN Foundation'This book is a master-class in the theory and practice of multilateral negotiations. It reminds us of the unique role which the UN can, and must, play in crafting solutions to the most pressing global challenges. I congratulate the authors on a vivid and highly accessible account of the factors which deliver successful UN outcomes. This is essential reading for all who wish to play their part as UN negotiators in fashioning a better world for us all.'--David Donoghue, former Permanent Representative of Ireland and co-facilitator of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on the 2030 Agenda'Based on their experience of recent years, Ye-Min, Rebecca and Jimena have written this guide on the dynamics of multilateral interactions which shape the decisions of the principal organs at the United Nations. It is meant as a handbook for those that actually participate in the negotiations, reflecting anything from simple statements to formal resolutions and declarations, and showing the wide breadth of activities that go into their work. From the trivial to the momentous, I found it a highly readable and illuminating book.'--Gert Rosenthal, former Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the UN 'This unique guide for negotiators syntheses the main insights a diplomat often only learns the hard way. It is a very much needed resource. Through this book, anyone interested in the work of the UN will be able to better understand the challenges of finding critical pathways, beyond culture and interests, to find workable solutions and common ground.' --Paula Caballero, Managing Director, Climate and Water, Rare; former Director of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia'A helpful ‘How To’ guide for both newcomers and old-timers in the ever-more-important arena of multilateral negotiations. As the world grapples with global problems ranging from climate change to global health to international trade and development, the UN will be an essential forum to reaching necessary global agreements, and this slim volume provides both an operational road-map for the practitioner and a valuable window into the process for all interested observers.'--Jonathan Pershing, former US Special Envoy for Climate ChangeTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Negotiator Tool-Kit 1. Negotiating the Hard Stuff 2. Aren’t Interests and Positions the Same Thing? Part II: Inside the UN 3. The Insider’s Guide to the UN Negotiation System 4. Don’t Go it Alone: Building Relationships and Alliances 5. Welcome to Negotiations Theatre: an Off-Broadway Production 6. I Call this Meeting to Order: Chairing UN Negotiations 7. Mitigating Asymmetric Power: the 800-pound Gorilla and the Fearless Ant Part III: Working on It 8. I am a Female Negotiator: So What? 9. Please Excuse Us as We Upgrade our Process…and Software Conclusion

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Starting from the key concept of geo-economics, this book sheds light on the new power politics and argues that the changing structural aspects of the international system are recasting the strategic imperatives of state practice.

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the threats from information warfare faced by the West and analyses the ways it can defend itself.Existing on a spectrum from communication to indoctrination, information can be used to undermine trust, amplify emotional resonance, and reformulate identities. The West is currently experiencing an information war, and major setbacks have included: âfake newsâ; disinformation campaigns; the manipulation of users of social media; the dissonance of hybrid warfare; and even accusations of âstate captureâ. Nevertheless, the West has begun to comprehend the reality of what is happening, and it is now in a position defend itself. In this volume, scholars, information practitioners, and military professionals define this new war and analyse its shape, scope, and direction. Collectively, they indicate how media policies, including social media, represent a form of information strategy, how information has become the âcentre of gravityâ of operations, and why the further exploitation of data (by scale and content) by adversaries can be anticipated. For the West, being first with the truth, being skilled in cyber defence, and demonstrating virtuosity in information management are central to resilience and success.This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, information warfare, propaganda studies, cyber-security, and International Relations.Table of ContentsForeword Rick Legett Introduction: The world information war Robert Johnson and Timothy Clack Part I: How Did This War Start? 1. A brief history of propaganda: ‘a much maligned and misunderstood word’ David Welch 2. Homo Digitalis enters the battlefield David Patrikarakos Part II: Truth, Cognition, and Control 3. Democracy and contemporary media: what is the problem? Alexander Prescott-Couch 4. The changing nature of propaganda: coming to terms with influence in conflict Alicia Wanless and Michael Berk 5. ‘Does my suffering matter?': Storytelling and the military Oliver Lewis and Chris DeFaria Part III: How Others Fight 6. Women, digital imagery, and the Islamic State: ‘guns and roses’ Rebecca Fallon and Timothy Clack 7. Social media, computational propaganda, and control in China and beyond Gillian Bolsover 8. Russian information war: construct and purpose Keir Giles Part IV: Policy Response and How to Fight 9. Algorithmic pluralism: media regulation and system resilience in the age of information warfare Damian Tambini 10. Digital propaganda, counterpublics, and the disruption of the public sphere: the Finnish approach to building digital resilience Corneliu Bjola and Krysianna Papadakis 11. Information warfare: theory to practice Robert Johnson 12. Artificial intelligence, security and society Keith Dear Part V: On the Horizon 13. From Beijing bloggers to Whitehall writers: observations on the ‘invisible war’ Timothy Clack and Louise Selisny 14. War in an age of uncertainty Nigel Inkster

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Book SynopsisPlacing Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of twenty-first century military challenges, and thus showing continuities in leadership and warfare since his time, this volume demonstrates how and why Alexander is relevant to the modern world by emphasizing the need for human leadership in our digital era.Not only does this volume explore Alexander's rich military history, but also it provides a robust exploration of the twenty-first century security environment. Theorists and policy-makers will gain insight into how Alexander's story informs our thinking about peace, war, and strategy, while practitioners and educators will encounter ways to improve their approaches to leader development and building curricula. Ferguson and Worthington set forth these lessons in a thematic framework that organises Alexander's reign into distinct parts, together with chapters discussing the lessons and warnings he brings to the modern world. TwTrade Review"A timely, important, and impressive book that provides a tremendous new examination of Alexander the Great. Ferguson and Worthington establish convincingly that civilization's advances have not made war less complex or less taxing on the human condition. As the world evolves from an era of benign globalization to one of renewed great power rivalries, The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great is a compelling exploration of the timeless and often brutal nature of war." -- General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and NATO/US Forces in Afghanistan and co-author (with Andrew Roberts) of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine."Ferguson and Worthington’s book is a bold effort that integrates a history from antiquity with contemporary insights on leadership. A well designed project of no small amount of intellectual ambition, it is brilliantly executed with nuance and good deal of classical scholarship. Professional students of the art of war will benefit from this historically grounded study that serves as a unique guide to anyone aspiring to master the complexities of strategic leadership." -- Frank Hoffman, Ph.D., U.S. National Defense University"A much needed, didactic reexamination of the unique ways in which Alexander the Great overcame daunting challenges of logistics, geography, numbers, culture, and politics that should have guaranteed his failure—and the lessons that ancient history offers... A rare, scholarly and pragmatic guide to the unchanging principles of conducting war by authors who are as versed with wars of the past as they are familiar with conflict in the present." -- Victor Davis Hanson, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Author of A War Like No Other; The Second World Wars."Michael P. Ferguson and Ian Worthington have presented an excellent account and analysis of Alexander’s campaigns, detailing his strengths and weaknesses across the different levels and components of strategy. Moreover, the book identifies a range of valuable insights for the modern practitioner of strategy. Perhaps most importantly, the book determines that, despite our ever-changing world, war and strategy remain fundamentally human endeavours in which leadership and strategic judgement remain paramount." -- David J. Lonsdale, author of Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy."Leadership, strategy, perseverance, individual will...these characteristics are the legacy of Alexander the Great, and they are why we have studied him and his campaigns over the centuries. His ability to push his army beyond normal limits and reach the fullest possible potential of his soldiers are what is expected of every modern leader today." -- Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army (Retired).Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Alexander the Great? Then and Now; Part I The Environment; 1. Alexander’s Macedonian Background and Influences; 2. A Brave New World?; Part II Military Organization and Structure; 3. The Macedonian Army and Greek Warfare; 4. Organizing, Innovating, and Prioritizing Modernization; Part III Choosing Battles – And Winning Wars?; 5. Alexander’s First Campaigns; 6. Alexander in Persia 1: King of Asia; 7. Alexander in Persia 2: Mission Accomplished?; 8. The Art of Control and the Enduring Fog of War; Part IV Eastern Exposure; 9. Alexander in Central Asia; 10. Alexander in India and His Final Years; 11. West Meets East: Command and Control?; 12. The Trials and Tolls of Expeditionary Warfare; Part V The Human Domain; 13. Alexander’s Generalship; 14. Alexander’s Grand Strategy: Model or Model Failure?; Conclusion by Lt. General H. R. McMaster.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a distinctive perspective on peace processes by comparatively analysing two cases which have rarely been studied in tandem, Ireland and Korea.The volume examines and compares Ireland and Korea as two peace/conflict areas. Despite their differences, both places are marked by a number of overlaid states of division: a political border in a geographical unit (an island and a peninsula); an antagonistic relationship within the population of those territories; an international relationship recovering from past asymmetry and colonialism; and divisions within the main groupings over how to address these relationships. Written by academics and practitioners from Europe and East Asia, and guided by the concepts of peacebuilding and reconciliation, the chapters assess peace efforts at all levels, from the elite to grassroot organisations. Topics discussed include: historical parallels; modern debates over the legacy of the past; contemporary constitutional and sTable of Contents1. Peace processes and comparative research in Ireland, Korea and beyond Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell 2. The colonial origins of the conflicts in Ireland and Korea Maja Vodopivec 3. Memory, reconciliation and mourning: breaking the cycle of violence and building peace in Ireland Geraldine Smyth 4. The Korean War and public diplomacy: dilemmas of remembering the forgotten war Kyungmook Kim 5. Peace agreements and elite level peacemaking in Ireland and Korea: governance, security and context Dong Jin Kim and David Mitchell 6. Ecumenical engagements for building civil society: the Corrymeela Community and the Korea Christian Academy Kiho Yi and Derick Wilson 7. The peacebuilding role of women within and between Ireland and Korea Gillian Wylie and Dong Jin Kim 8. Sport for peace: comparing contributions and constraints in Ireland and Korea David Mitchell and Dan Gudgeon 9. Supporting peacebuilding through socio-economic development in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland: sharing lessons for the Korean peace process Sandra Buchanan and Dong Jin Kim 10. The geopolitics, structures of division and just peace in Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka and Korea: comparative reflections for mutual empowerment Jude Lal Fernando

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Book SynopsisTerrorism, Gender and Women: Towards an Integrated Research Agenda encourages greater integration of gender-sensitive approaches to studies of violent extremism and terrorism. This book seeks to create and inspire a dialogue among scholars of conflict, terrorism and gender by suggesting the necessity of incorporating gender analysis to fill gaps within, and further enhance, our understanding of political violence. The chapters featured in the book interrogate how recent developments in the field such as the proliferation of propaganda and online messaging, the decline or shifting presence of ISIS, the continued rise of far-right extremism, and the changing roles of women in political violence necessitate a gendered understanding of radicalisation, participation, and of strategies to counter and prevent both violent extremism and terrorism. Taken together, they encourage a discussion of new ways in understanding how women and men can be affected by terrorism and violenTable of ContentsSpecial Issue Introduction for Terrorism, Gender and Women: Toward an Integrated Research Agenda Alexandra Phelan1. Women Too: Explaining Gender Ideologies of Ethnopolitical OrganizationsVictor Asal, Nazli Avdan and Nourah Shuaibi2. Part and Parcel? Examining Al Shabaab and Boko Haram’s Violence Targeting Civilians and Violence Targeting WomenHilary Matfess3. From Pawn to Knights: The Changing Role of Women’s Agency in Terrorism?Mia Bloom and Ayse Lokmanoglu4. Do White Supremacist Women Adopt Movement Archetypes of Mother, Whore, and Fighter? Mehr Latif, Kathleen Blee, Matthew DeMichele and Pete Simi5. Exceptional Inclusion: Understanding the PKK’s Gender PolicyOra Szekely6. Outbidding and Gender: Dynamics in the Colombian Civil WarAlexis Henshaw7. The Lure of (Violent) Extremism: Gender Constructs in Online Recruitment and Messaging in IndonesiaMelissa Frances Johnston, Muhammad Iqbal and Jacqui True8. Gendered Reflections? Extremism in the UK’s Radical Right and al-Muhajiroun Networks Elizabeth Pearson

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Book SynopsisAn essential text for todayâs emerging professionals and higher education community, the third edition of Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness provides accessible and actionable strategies to create safer, more resilient communities. Known and valued for its balanced approach, Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, presenting the major principles involved in preparing for and mitigating the impacts of hazards in emergency management. Real-world examples of different tools and techniques allow for the application of knowledge and skills.This new edition includes: Updates to case studies and sidebars with recent disasters and mitigation efforts, including major hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary of the National Flood Insurance Program, including how insurance rates are determined, descriptions of flood maps, and strategies for communities to help reduce premiums for residents. Overview of the ways that climate change is affecting disasters and the tools that emergency managers can use to plan for an uncertain future. Best practices in communication with the public, including models for effective use of social media, behavioral science techniques to communicate information about risk and preparedness actions, and ways to facilitate behavior change to increase the publicâs level of preparedness. Actionable information to help emergency managers and planners develop and implement plans, policies, and programs to reduce risk in their communities. Updated in-text learning aids, including sidebars, case studies, goals and outcomes, key terms, summary questions and critical thinking exercises for students. An eResource featuring new supplemental materials to assist instructors with course designs. Supplements include PowerPoint slides, tests, instructor lecture notes and learning objectives, key terms and a course syllabus. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Hazards and Disasters Chapter 2: Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation, and Climate Change Part 1 Introduction Chapter 3: Meteorological and Hydrological Hazards: Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise, Floods, Drought, Wildfire, Tornadoes, Severe Winter Weather, and Extreme Heat Chapter 4: Geological Hazards: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Landslides, Coastal Erosion, and Land Subsidence Chapter 5: Human-Made Hazards: Terrorism, Civil Unrest and Technological Hazards Part 2 Introduction Chapter 6: Role of the Federal Government in Disaster Management Chapter 7: Mitigating Hazards at the State Level Chapter 8: Local Government Powers: Building Resilience from the Ground Up Chapter 9: Community Resilience and the Private Sector Part 3 Introduction Chapter 10: Risk Assessment: Identifying Hazards and Vulnerability Chapter 11: Preparedness Activities: Planning to Be Ready When Disaster Hits Chapter 12: Hazard Mitigation Planning: Creating Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability Part 4 Introduction Chapter 13: Disaster Resilience: Living With Our Environment

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the discourse on conflict prevention and peacebuilding by bringing together researchers from China and Switzerland over a series policy dialogues.The Charter of the United Nations, adopted in the immediate aftermath of World War II, is clear about the fundamental necessity for the international community to act in partnership to prevent violent conflict. Given recent shifts in global power dynamics, there is an apparent need for international policy issues to be addressed in ways that are inclusive of a wider variety of perspectives and approaches. Chinese policy actors are increasingly interested in fostering their own discourse on issues of prevention and peacebuilding, rooted in Chinese experience, and engaging with peers from other contexts. The chapters in this volume explore the rationale for conflict prevention and review prevailing academic and practitioner discourses on fundamental questions such as the rationales for why conflicts should be preven

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Book SynopsisGlobal Governance Futures addresses the crucial importance of thinking through the future of global governance arrangements. It considers the prospects for the governance of world order approaching the middle of the twenty-first century by exploring today's most pressing and enduring health, social, ecological, economic, and political challenges. Each of the expert contributors considers the drivers of continuity and change within systems of governance and how actors, agents, mechanisms, and resources are and could be mobilized. The aim is not merely to understand state, intergovernmental, and non-state actors. It is also to draw attention to those underappreciated aspects of global governance that push understanding beyond strictures of traditional conceptualizations and offer better insights into the future of world order.The book's three parts enable readers to appreciate better the sum of forces likely to shape world order in the near and not-so-near futurTable of Contents1. Making Sense of Global Governance Futures PART I: PLANETARY Introduction 2. Global Governance and the Anthropocene: Explaining the Escalating Global Crisis 3. War: The Governance of Violence and the Violence of Governance 4. Geopolitics: Competition in an Age of Shared Global Threats 5. Civilizations: Fusion or Clash? 6. Regions and Regionalism: Confronting New Forms of Connectedness 7. Cities: Understanding Global Urban Governance PART II: DIVIDES Introduction 8. Human Rights after the West: Goodbye to All That 9. Migration Governance 2050: Utopia, Dystopia, or Heterotopia? 10. The Global Governance of Poverty and Inequality 11. Race: Apartheid Governance on a Global Scale 12. People: Who Governs and Who Is Governed? PART III: CHALLENGES Introduction 13. Food: Governance Challenges for a Hot and Hungry Planet 14. Health: Less Global, Less Health, Less Governance 15. Climate Action: Beyond the Paris Agreement 16. Biodiversity: Protecting the Planetary Web of Life 17. Aid: The COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond 18. Data: Global Governance Challenges 19. Illicit Drugs: Prohibition and the International Drug Control Regime

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

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Book SynopsisThis book cuts through the misunderstandings about Russia's geopolitical challenge to the West, presenting this not as hybrid war' but political war.'Russia seeks to antagonise: its diplomats castigate Western Russophobia' and cultivate populist sentiment abroad, while its media sells Russia as a peaceable neighbour and a bastion of traditional social values. Its spies snoop, and even kill, and its hackers and trolls mount a 24/7 onslaught on Western systems and discourses. This is generally characterised as hybrid war,' but this is a misunderstanding of Russian strategy. Drawing extensively not just on their writings but also decades of interactions with Russian military, security and government officials, this study demonstrates that the Kremlin has updated traditional forms of non-military political war' for the modern world. Aware that the West, if united, is vastly richer and stronger, Putin is seeking to divide, and distract, in the hope it will either accept Trade Review[Russia Political Waar] "offers an expert overview of Russia’s ongoing non-kinetic assault on Western institutions...In Russian Political War, Galeotti provides a clear and cogent analysis of the "political war" Russia has been waging against the West...Galeotti’s description of the Russian arsenal for political war is both accurate and comprehensive."Mitchell A Orenstein, The Russians Are Coming Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Birth of a Notion 1. The Creation of a Threat 2. The Roots of Russian Conduct 3. The View From the Kremlin Part II: Wars Hybrid and Political 4. The Russian Way of (Real) War 5. Political War in Theory 6. Political War in Action Part III: Weapons of the New Wars 7. ‘Polite People’: Conventional Military, Unconventional Uses 8. Impolite People: Militias and Gangsters 9. Invisible People: Russia’s ‘warriors of the hidden battlefield’ 10. Everyone Else: The Mobilisation State Part IV: Facing the Challenge 11. Welcome to the New World of War 12. Fighting (Defensive) Political War

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Book SynopsisThis book rethinks the body in global politics and the particular roles bodies play in our international system, foregrounding processes and practices involved in the continually contested (re/dis)embodiment of both human bodies and collective bodies politic.Purnell provides a new, innovative, and detailed theory of bodily (re)making and un-making that shows how bodies are simultaneously (re)made and moved and (re)make and move other bodies and things. Presented in the form of reflective/reflexive and theoretically innovative essays, the book explores: bodies in general and their precarious, excessive, ontologically insecure, and emotional facets; the fleshing out of contemporary necro(body)politics; and the visual-emotional politics embodied through the COVID-19 pandemic.The empirical analyses feed into contemporary IR debates on British and American politics and international relations and the Global War on Terror, while also speaking to broader and interdisciplinaryTrade Review"Purnell masterfully interweaves the global and the local, demonstrating how the materiality of bodies is essential to properly understanding the functioning of international politics. Making inroads into rethinking the ontology of bodies by examining topics ranging from war to global health, she demands that we consider how the body is itself a contested site, materially and rhetorically disassembled in ways that are politically significant. By drawing on auto-ethnographic and rich textual methods, she offers an incisive and reflective contribution that is sure to provide a model for narrative work in global politics." Jessica Auchter, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, USA."Rethinking the Body in Global Politics is one of the most exciting, inspiring and disruptive books I have read. Bodies might have been neglected by the discipline of International Relations, but there is no escaping the body here. Kandida Purnell takes us on a valuable detour outside the usual disciplinary frames to draw attention to the processes (dis-)embodiment that render certain bodies so vulnerable to death and injury. In doing so, she adds some much needed theoretical flesh and empirical muscle to our once barren disciplinary bones." Thomas Gregory, University of Auckland, New Zealand.'It is an amazing book.'Lucy Easthope, Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham and Fellow in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath; author of When the Dust Settles (2022). "Purnell masterfully interweaves the global and the local, demonstrating how the materiality of bodies is essential to properly understanding the functioning of international politics. Making inroads into rethinking the ontology of bodies by examining topics ranging from war to global health, she demands that we consider how the body is itself a contested site, materially and rhetorically disassembled in ways that are politically significant. By drawing on auto-ethnographic and rich textual methods, she offers an incisive and reflective contribution that is sure to provide a model for narrative work in global politics." - Jessica Auchter, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, USA."Rethinking the Body in Global Politics is one of the most exciting, inspiring and disruptive books I have read. Bodies might have been neglected by the discipline of International Relations, but there is no escaping the body here. Kandida Purnell takes us on a valuable detour outside the usual disciplinary frames to draw attention to the processes (dis-)embodiment that render certain bodies so vulnerable to death and injury. In doing so, she adds some much needed theoretical flesh and empirical muscle to our once barren disciplinary bones." - Thomas Gregory, University of Auckland, New Zealand.'It is an amazing book.'- Lucy Easthope, Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard at the University of Durham and Fellow in Mass Fatalities and Pandemics at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath; author of When the Dust Settles (2022). 'It is a tour de force of contemporary debates in IR – including on emotion, affect, the body, embodiment, necropolitics, ontological security, & auto-ethnography.'- Sophie Harman, International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2022Table of ContentsRethinking the Body in Global Politics: An Introduction 1. On Bodies 2. Body Politics 3. The Body Politic 4. Conflicted Bodies Rethinking the Body in Global Politics: Some Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe Taiwan issue has always been a core national interest of mainland China, which has steadfastly vowed to fulfill national reunification. This book provides a comprehensive and updated explanation of the strategic motivations, behavioral logic, and policymaking rationale of Beijing's Taiwan policy. It will aid readers in predicting the future development of cross-Strait relations, reducing the risk of strategic miscalculations, and defusing potential geostrategic perils.The book analyzes Beijing's changing policy toward Taiwan during the Kuomintang and Democratic Progressive Party administrations. It explains the key driving forces for Beijing's Taiwan policy in these different periods, which have displayed fundamental shifts from confrontation to cooperation and then back to confrontation. The book also delves into how the rising strategic rivalry between China and the US may influence Beijing's Taiwan policy and the prospect of cross-Strait relations in the near fuTrade Review"Xin Qiang’s timely new book fills a niche in academic writing about China’s policy towards Taiwan from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping" Nien-chung Chang-Liao, Associate Research Fellow/Professor, Academica Sinica, Taiwan.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Turbulent Taiwan Strait 2. Peaceful Development: Mainland China’s Institutionalism-Oriented Taiwan Policy (2008-2016) 3. Selective Engagement: Mainland China’s Dual-Track Taiwan Policy (2016-) 4. Changes and Continuity in Mainland China’s Taiwan Policy 5. Conclusion: Navigating the Cross-Strait Turbulence

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the ethical issues that arise as a result of national security intelligence collection and analysis.Powerful new technologies enable the collection, communication and analysis of national security data on an unprecedented scale. Data collection now plays a central role in intelligence practice, yet this development raises a host of ethical and national security problems, such as privacy; autonomy; threats to national security and democracy by foreign states; and accountability for liberal democracies. This volume provides a comprehensive set of in-depth ethical analyses of these problems by combining contributions from both ethics scholars and intelligence practitioners. It provides the reader with a practical understanding of relevant operations, the issues that they raise and analysis of how responses to these issues can be informed by a commitment to liberal democratic values. This combination of perspectives is crucial in providing an informed appreciTable of ContentsIntroduction Seumas Miller, Mitt Regan and Patrick F. Walsh Part I: The Just Intelligence Model 1. Intelligence and the Just War Tradition: The Need for a Flexible Ethical Framework Ross Bellaby 2. Truth-Seeking and the Principles of Discrimination, Necessity, Proportionality and Reciprocity in National Security Intelligence Activity Seumas Miller 3. The Technoethics of Contemporary Intelligence Practice: A Framework for Analysis David Omand and Mark Phythian Part II: Espionage 4. Ethics in the Recruiting and Handling of Espionage Agents David Perry 5. The Rights of Foreign Intelligence Targets Michael Skerker 6. Digital Sleeper Cells and the Ethics of Risk Management Kevin Macnish 7. Intelligence Sharing Among Coalition Forces: Some Legal and Ethical Challenges and Potential Solutions David Letts Part III: Bulk Data Collection and Analysis 8. Privacy, Bulk Collection and "Operational Utility" Tom Sorell 9. Surveillance, Intelligence and Ethics in a COVID19 World Jessica Davis Part IV: Covert Operations 10. Ethics and Covert Action: The "Third Option" in American Foreign Policy Loch Johnson 11. Jus ad Vim: War, Peace and the Ethical Status of the In-between Nicholas Melgaard and David Whetham Part V: Accountability 12. Reaching the Inflection Point: The Hughes-Ryan Amendment and Intelligence Oversight Genevieve Lester and Frank Jones 13. Congressional Oversight of US Intelligence Activities Mary DeRosa 14. Accountability for Covert Action in the United States and the United Kingdom Mitt Regan and Michele Poole Part VI: Future Directions 15. GEOINT and the Post-Secret World: Who Guards the Guards? Robert Cardillo 16. Evolving Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism: Intelligence Community Response and Ethical Challenges Patrick F. Walsh 17. Reflections on the Future of Intelligence Gregory F. Treverton

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to identify and address gaps in our understanding of maritime security and the role of small navies in Europe. The majority of Europeâs navies are small, yet they are often called upon to address a complex array of traditional and non-traditional threats. This volume examines the role of small navies within the European security architecture, by discussing areas of commonality and difference between navies, and arguing that it is not possible to fully understand either maritime strategy or European security without taking into account the actions of small navies. It contains a number of case studies that provide an opportunity to explore how different European states view the current security environment and how naval policy has undergone significant changes within the lifetime of the existing naval assets. In addition, the book examines how maritime security and naval development in Europe might evolve, given that economic forecasts will likely limit tTable of Contents1. Introduction: Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller Part I: Theorising small navies and maritime security 2. Small navies in the current strategic context Geoffrey Till 3. Seapower and small navies: a post-modern outlook Basil Germond 4. Special effects – Force multipliers and small navies Andrew Mallia and Chris Xuereb 5. From hand-me-down navies to niche players? Comparing the navies of (very) small European states Brendan Flynn 6. Small navies and naval warfare in the Baltic Sea region Niklas Granholm Part II: Small navies within the European context 7. European small(er) navies: failure and success in doing more with less Jeremy Stöhs 8. The Royal Netherlands Navy after the Cold War: working with a new doctrine in a new security environment Anselm van der Peet 9. Maritime security strategies for very small states: the case of the Baltic States William Combes 10. Bulwark and balancing act: the strategic role of the Royal Norwegian Navy Tor Ivar Strømmen 11. The Royal Danish Navy: how small states use naval strategy Johannes Riber 12. Rebuilding the Ukrainian Navy: maritime security in a highly contested environment Deborah Sanders 13. A comparative analysis of policy and practice within three small navies: Croatia, Ireland and Malta Ciaran Lowe Conclusion Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller

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Book SynopsisA definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to better understand and manage disasters. The third edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to provide a substantively enriched and evidence-based guide for students and emerging professionals. The new emphasis on disaster science places it at the forefront of a rapidly evolving field. This third edition offers important updates, including: Newly commissioned insights from former students and professional colleagues involved with emergency management practice and disaster science; international policies, programs, and practices; and socially vulnerable populations. Significantly enriched content and coverage of new disasters and recent research, particularly the worldwide implications of climate change and pandemics. Pedagogical features like chapter objectives, key terms and definitions, discussion points and resources.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Disciplines of Emergency Management and Disaster Science 1. History and Current Status of Emergency Management and Disaster Science 2. Emergency Management Careers 3. Key Concepts, Definitions, and Perspectives 4. Advancing Emergency Management through Disaster Science Part 2: Comprehensive Emergency Management 5. Preparedness 6. Planning 7. Response 8. Recovery 9. Mitigation Part 3: Working and Volunteering in Emergency Management 10. Public Private Partnerships 11. International Humanitarian Disaster Management 12. The Next Generation of Emergency Managers and Disaster Scientists

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first full history of South African intelligence and provides a detailed examination of the various stages in the evolution of South Africaâs intelligence organizations and structures.Covering the apartheid period of 1948-90, the transition from apartheid to democracy of 1990-94, and the post-apartheid period of new intelligence dispensation from 1994-2005, this book examines not only the apartheid governmentâs intelligence dispensation and operations, but also those of the African National Congress, and its partner, the South African Communist Party (ANC/SACP) â as well as those of other liberation movements and the âindependent homelandsâ under the apartheid system. Examining the civilian, military and police intelligence structures and operations in all periods, as well as the extraordinarily complicated apartheid governmentâs security bureaucracy (or 'securocracy') and its structures and units, the book discusses how South Africaâs Cold War âpositionâ influenced its relationships with various other world powers, especially where intelligence co-operation came to bear. It outlines South Africaâs regional relationships and concerns â the foremost being its activities in South-West Africa (Namibia) and its relationship with Rhodesia through 1980.Finally, it examines the various legislative and other governance bases for the existence and operations of South Africaâs intelligence structures â in all periods â and the influences that such activities as the Rivonia Trial (at one end of the history) or the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (at the other end) had on the evolution of these intelligence questions throughout South Africaâs modern history.This book will be of great interest to all students of South African politics, intelligence studies and international politics in general.Trade Review"Kevin O’Brien provides a clearly structured account of the development of the South African intelligence services from 1948 to 2005, within the context of increased resistance and counter-revolutionary strategies by the state... an intriguing read." - Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town; South African Historical Journal, 63:4"The South African Intelligence Services is a unique, well documented study that will serve as the definitive work on the topic from the “intelligence dispensation” point of view." - Hayden Peake, Center for the Study of Intelligence; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 55 No. 3Table of Contents1. Introduction: South African Intelligence in Revolution and Counter-Revolution 1948-2005 2. The Birth of South Africa’s Intelligence Capability and the Rise of the "Securocracy", 1948 to 1972 3. "Total Strategy" and the "Securocratisation" of the Government, 1972-1978 4. Hydra: The Rise of the National Intelligence and Counter-Revolutionary Structures, 1978-1983 5. Carrot and Stick: The Domestic COIN Paradigm, 1980-1985 6. The Assassins’ Web: The Growth of Counter-Revolutionary Warfare Intelligence, 1979-1985 7. Crossing the Rubicon: "The Gloves Come Off" for a Total Counter-Revolutionary Strategy, 1985-1990 8. Negotiating a Settlement: Reform and Retrenchment For All, 1990-1994 9. Progress and Problems: South Africa’s New Intelligence Dispensation, 1994-2005 10. Conclusion: Still Fighting The War – The Legacy of South Africa’s Intelligence History

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Book SynopsisProfessor Sheldon uses the modern concept of the intelligence cycle to trace intelligence activities in Rome whether they were done by private citizens, the government, or the military.Examining a broad range of activities the book looks at the many types of espionage tradecraft that have left their traces in the ancient sources: * intelligence and counterintelligence gathering* covert action* clandestine operations* the use of codes and ciphersDispelling the myth that such activities are a modern invention, Professor Sheldon explores how these ancient spy stories have modern echoes as well. What is the role of an intelligence service in a free republic? When do the security needs of the state outweigh the rights of the citizen? If we cannot trust our own security services, how safe can we be? Although protected by the Praetorian Guard, seventy-five percent of Roman emperors died by assassination or under attack by pretenders to his throne. Who was gTable of ContentsPart 1 The Republic; Introduction; Chapter 1 Trust in the gods, but verify; Chapter 2 Rome conquers Italy; Chapter 3 Hannibal’s spies; Chapter 4 Diplomat, trader, messenger, client, spy; Chapter 5 The high price of failure; Chapter 6; Chapter 7 Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic; Part 2 The Empire; Chapter 8 The Augustan revolution; Chapter 9 Roman military intelligence; Chapter 10 Intelligence systems failure; Chapter 11 Transmission and signaling; Chapter 12 The Roman secret service; Chapter 13 Big brother is watching you; Chapter 14 Epilogue;

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Book SynopsisJohn Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called OODA' loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of affairs and re-examines John Boyd's original contribution to strategic theory. By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd's thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of Boyd's work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the meaning of Boyd's OODA loop concept is incomplete. It also shows that Boyd's work is much more comprehensive, richer and deeper than is generally thought. With his ideas featuring in the literature on Network Centric Warfare, a key element of the US and NATO's so-called military transformation' programmes, as well as in the debate on Fourth Generation Warfare, Boyd continues to exert a strong influence on Western military thinkingTrade ReviewIf you have any interest in war, this is a book your library cannot do without. Just as America cannot do without John Boyd's ideas, although our military has not yet figured that out.William Lind, Military.comOsinga provides lucid expositions of the various elements that Boyd synthesized into some truly original formulations and ways of thinking about strategy.Lawrence Freedman, Foreign AffairsOsinga’s book should be read by military professionals and academics alike, but also by anyone interested in the social and cultural impacts of science in general, and chaos and complexity theories in particular. Science, Strategy and War will and should remain required reading for years to come.Sean Lawson, EmergenceTable of Contents1. Introduction Introducing 'A Discourse'. ‘A Towering Figure’. 'Deeply Flawed'. Aim and Argument. A Note on Strategy. A Note on Strategic Theory. The Formative Factors of Strategic Theory. Organization of this Study. 2. The Seeds of a Theory and the Fertile Soil The Seed of a Theory. Boyd’s Military Life. Reading History. Fertile Soil: The US Military After Vietnam Experience, Curiosity and Challenges 3. Science: Boyd’s Fountain Boyd and Science. Shifting Foundations. Paradigm Shift. The Emerging Systems View of the World Systems Everywhere. Boyd and the First Stage of the Paradigm Shift. Conclusion 4. Completing the Shift Riding the Wave. Beyond Open and Chaotic Systems: Complexity Theory. The Postmodern Turn. Chaos Everywhere. A Discourse and the Scientific Zeitgeist. Concluding Words 5. Core Arguments A Discourse in Prose. Boyd’s ‘Abstract’ of A Discourse. Destruction and Creation. Patterns of Conflict. Concluding Words. 6. Exploration and Refinement Introduction. Organic Design for Command and Control. The Strategic Game of ? and ? Revelation. The Conceptual Spiral. The Essence of Winning and Losing 7. Completing the Loop Beyond the Rapid OODA Idea. The Continuing Relevance of a Discourse. Analysis/Synthesis

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Book SynopsisThis major Handbook provides a cutting-edge and transdisciplinary overview of the main issues, debates, state-of-the-art methods, and key concepts in peace and conflict studies today. The fields of peace and conflict studies have grown exponentially since being initiated by Professor Johan Galtung half a century ago. They have forged a transdisciplinary and professional identity distinct from security studies, political science, and international relations. The volume is divided into four sections: understanding and transforming conflict creating peace supporting peace peace across the disciplines. Each section features new essays by distinguished international scholars and professionals working in peace studies and conflict resolution and transformation. Drawing from a wide range of theoretical, methodological, and political positions, the editors and contributors offer topical and enduring approaches to peTrade Review ‘It is a great privilege for me to recommend the Routledge Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies. Peace and Conflict Studies were initiated by Johan Galtung more than fifty years ago. Since then these studies have expanded enormously and developed their own unique identity. This Handbook contains many outstanding contributions by peace researchers, scholars and others, including important introductory and concluding articles by the editors themselves. It is a “must-read” for all students, teachers and researchers of peace and conflict studies, and of conflict resolution. In general, the Routledge Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies will be useful for all who are working in the field of conflict resolution in the world.’Dr Ole D. Mjøs, Chairman of the Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø , Norway and Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee'This text would serve as a good reference volume for those scholars whose interests range from mediation to women's rights to psychology.' ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Toward a Philosophy and Metapsychology of Peace 2. Peace by Peaceful Conflict Transformation: The Transcend Approach Part 1: Understanding and Transforming Conflict 3. Negotiation 4. Mediation 5. Former Yugoslavia and Iraq: A Comparative Analysis of International Conflict Mismanagement 6. Peace Studies and Peace Politics: Multicultural Common Security in North-South Conflict Situations 7. Disarmament 8. Nuclear Disarmament Part 2: Creating Peace 9. Peace and Conflict Counseling and Training: The Transcend Approach 10. Nonviolence – More Than the Absence of Violence 11. Human Rights / Peace Processes 12. Reconciliation 13. Peace as a Self-Regulating Process Part 3: Supporting Peace 14. Gender and Peace: Towards a Gender-Inclusive Holistic Perspective 15. Peace Business 16. Peace Journalism 17. Peace Psychology: Theory and Practice 18. Rethinking Peace Education Part 4: Peace Across the Disciplines 19. Peace Studies as a Transdisciplinary Project 20. The Spirit of War and the Spirit of Peace: Understanding the Role of Religion 21. International Law: Amid Power, Order and Justice 22. The Language Game of Peace 23. Peace and the Arts 24. Peace through Health? Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft.John Arquilla and Douglas A. Borer explore three principal themes: the rise of the information domain' and information strategy as an equal partner alongside traditional military strategy the need to consider the organizational implications of information strategy the realm of what has been called information operations' (IO) - the building blocks of information strategy - has been too narrowly depicted and must be both broadened and deepened. Information Strategy and Warfare will be essential reading for students and practitioners of information strategy, as well as scholars of security studies and military strategy in general. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Rise of Information StrategyPart 1: Confronting Terror and Insurgency 1. The War of Ideas and the Idea of War2. Thinking about Al Qaeda as a Global Tribe3. Influence Strategies in Iraq and Beyond4. Muslim Insurgencies and the Future of IraqPart 2: Improving Information Strategy 5. Public Diplomacy6. Strategic Assessment and Information Warfare7. Rebuilding a Capacity for Deception: The '1% Solution'8. The Trouble with Psychological Operations9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe Terrorism Reader is an intriguing introduction to a notorious and disturbing international phenomenon. The book draws together material from a variety of experts and clearly explains their opinions on terrorism, allowing understanding, conjecture and debate.David J. Whittaker explores all aspects of terrorism from its definition, psychological and sociological effects, legal and ethical issues to counter-terrorism. In a particularly original way, the Reader illustrates the growth and variety of terrorism with a series of case studies from four continents including: the Taliban and the al-Qaida terror network, and America's war against terrorism ETA and Spain the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia the Liberation Tigers in Sri Lanka the IRA and UFF in Northern Ireland the Shining Path in Peru. This new edition includes fully updated chapters on Palestine and Israel, the London 7/7 bombings and a a new chapter on Jihad, as well as a focus on issues of contemporary concern such as state terrorism, terrorist withdrawal and deradicalisation, and human rights.Trade Review‘A comprehensive, nuanced survey of international terrorism ... the Reader has both a better sense of the complexity of terrorism as an international phenomenon and ... the distinctiveness of the historical and political conditions’ – Athan Theoharis, Marquette University ‘One of the book’s strengths is its ability to see beyond particular conflicts to analogies across the world, including chapters in Libya, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Italy’ – The Australian Jewish NewsTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements Part 1: Characteristics of Terrorism 1. Definition of Terrorism 2. Motivation for Terrorism 3. Terrorism’s World-Wide Occurrence Part 2: Fifteen Terrorism Case Studies 1. Jihad: Mission and Campaigning 2. United States: Ground Zero 3. Britain: London as Target 4. Israel 5. Lebanon 6. Libya 7. Sri Lanka 8. Spain 9. Northern Ireland 10. Algeria 11. Peru 12. Colombia 13. Germany 14. Italy 15. South Africa 16. Fifteen Terrorism Case Studies: Conclusion Part 3: Prevention and Control of Terrorism 1. Counter-Terrorism: Strategies and Programs 2. Terrorism and the Law 3. Terrorism: Some Ethnical Issues. Notes. Guide to Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a new model for measuring the success and impact of counterterrorism strategies, using four comparative historical case studies.The effectiveness of counterterrorism measures is hard to assess, especially since the social impact of terrorist attacks is a fundamental and complex issue. This book focuses on the impact of counterterrorist measures by introducing the concept of the performative power of counterterrorism: the extent to which governments mobilize public and political support - thereby sometimes even unwittingly assisting terrorists in creating social drama. The concept is applied to counterterrorism in the Netherlands, Italy, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States in the 1970s. Based on in-depth case study research using new primary sources and interviews with counterterrorist officials and radicals, a correlation is established between a low level of performative power and a decline of terrorist incidents. This Trade Review"An innovative approach to assess effectiveness in governmental counterterrorism measures through what the author terms "the concept of the performative power of counterterrorism," which is "the extent to which governments succeed in mobilizing public and political support in favor of their policies, thereby weakening terrorists’ ability to create their "social drama." - Joshua Sinai, ‘Terrorism Bookshelf: Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism’, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2012)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Dutch Approach’: Restrained and fragmented 3. The Federal Republic of Germany: Democracy Under Fire 4. Counterterrorism in the United States: Countering Subversives, Revolutionaries and Communists 5. Counterterrorism in Italy: Deception or Mismanagement? 6. The performative Power of Counterterrorism 7. Police Practice as Signifier 8. Intelligence Signifiers 9. Terrorists on Trial: The Courtroom as Stage 10. The ‘Performance’ of Counterterrorism Policy

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Book SynopsisThis collection examines the role of the just war tradition and its criteria in solving pressing present-day challenges. In particular, it deals with three types of challenges to world public order. One is anticipatory self-defense, in which one state attacks another to pre-empt or prevent an attack on itself, as the United States claimed in relation to Iraq in 2003. The second challenge is humanitarian intervention, in which one state attacks another to stop gross, large-scale violations of human rights, as NATO claimed to be doing on behalf of Kosovo in 1999. Both practices may erode world public order, given the normative strength of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibiting the threat or use of force against other states. However, both practices pose dilemmas, in that they also preserve world public order by not allowing impunity for human rights abusers or the misuse of international law to the advantage of genuine aggressors. The third challenge is the execution of warTable of ContentsPreface Henrik Syse 1. Introduction: The Just War Tradition and the Continuing Challenges to World Public Order Davis Brown 2. Judging the Judges: Evaluating Challenges to Proper Authority in Just War Theory Davis Brown 3. Waging Defensive War: The Idea and Its Normative Importance Joseph Boyle 4. Allies in Tension: Identifying and Bridging the Rift Between R2P and Just War Henrik Friberg-Fernros 5. War and Intention Darrell Cole 6. Humanitarian Intervention: Loose Ends Fernando R. Tesón 7. Proportionality in Modern Just War Theory: A Tort-based Approach Davis Brown 8. Reasonable Probability of Success as a Moral Criterion in the Western Just War Tradition Frances V. Harbour 9. The Just War Index: Comparing Warfighting and Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan A. Walter Dorn 10. Explaining the Principle of Mala in Se Morten Dige 11. Just Torture? Shunzo Majima 12. Industrial Challenges of Military Robotics George R. Lucas, Jr 13. Jus Post Bellum: Foundational Principles and a Proposed Model George M. Clifford III

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Book SynopsisThis work highlights the existence of non-violent and anti-violent societies, combining theory and case studies of particular groups, to look at how they deal with conflict with a view to distilling lessons about peacemaking in a global context.Trade Review"Out of the thousands of books published about violence, war, and what to do about them, this one will stand out as an exemplar of what we should be doing at the start of a new millennium. Graham Kemp and Douglas Fry have done us all a great service by compiling vital information about how people organize peaceful, collective lives." -- Lester Kurtz, editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia ofViolence, Peace and Conflict"A wonderful book! Filled with detailed accounts of societies that manage conflict so that they rarely become violent, Keeping the Peace provides grounds for hoping that we too can invent ways to reduce the violence in our culture." -- Joseph de Rivera, co-editor of Believed inImaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality"Well-suited for classroom use, this collection explores peace in a diverse range of human societies. It reveals the values and methods used to forge lives, not without conflict, but where conflict is addressed through non-violent means. The lesson of this book is to stop dreaming of peace, and join together in building a more peaceful world-it can be done." -- R. Brian Ferguson, editor of The State, Identity, and Violence: PoliticalDisintegration in the Post-Cold War WorldTable of ContentsForeword Elise Boulding Preface Introductory Note 1. The Concept of Peaceful Societies Graham Kemp 2. A Positive Concept of Peace Ximena Davies-Vengoechea 3. Contentious But Not Violent: The Hopi of Northern Arizona Alice Schlegel 4. Restraint and Ritual Apology: The Rotumans of the South Pacific Alan Howard 5. Respect For All: The Paliyans of South India Peter M. Gardner 6. Multiple Paths to Peace: The "La Paz" Zapotec of Mexico Douglas P. Fry 7. Resolving Conflict Within the Law: The Mardu Aborigines of Australia Robert Tonkinson 8. Putting a Stone In The Middle: The Nubians of Northern Africa Robert Fernea 9. Keeping the Peace in an Island World: The Sama Dilaut of Southeast Asia Clifford Sather 10. A Model of Peacefulness: Rethinking Peace and Conflict in Norway Kristin Dobinson 11. Cautious, Alert, Polite, and Elusive: The Semai of Central Peninsular Malaysia Robert Knox Dentan 12. Conclusions: Learning from Peaceful Societies Douglas P. Fry Author Biographies Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisPaul Salem is President of the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C, US. Prior to joining the MEI, he was the founding director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon between 2006 and 2013. He has also been director of the Fares Foundation, US, and he founded and directed the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon.Ross Harrison is Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Middle East Institute in Washington D.C, US. He is also a member of faculty at the Department of Political Science in the University of Pittsburgh, US. He was previously Professor in the Practice of International Affairs for the Master of Science in the Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University, US.Trade ReviewThis timely volume provides a sober, thoughtful framework for understanding the roots of civil war in the Middle East, as well as ways to mitigate the human tragedy and strategic folly which all too often result. -- William J. Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Former Deputy Secretary of StateThis is a terrific volume on a desperately-needed topic. ... It furnishes a superb guide to the civil wars of the region, providing great wisdom and insight into their origins, dynamics, consequences, and possible solutions. ... If you really want to understand the conflicts of the Middle East, there is no better place to start than this slim, smart book -- Kenneth M. Pollack, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Former Director for Persian Gulf Affairs at the the National Security CouncilAn enormously important book that goes beyond the common Sunni/Shia or Islamist/secular analysis of civil wars in the Middle East to offer unexpected insights and solutions. The book was clearly written by experts who lived these conflicts day-to-day, understand why they took place, and know what it will take to end them. -- Anne W. Patterson, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern AffairsThis volume provides incredibly useful reflections on conflicts in the Middle East. It helps us all better understand specific wars--tragic Syria, messy Iraq, militia-riddled Libya ... and regional strife in Yemen--as well as broader trendlines that peer into the future. -- Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic WorldTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition, Paul Salem, The Middle East Institute, USA and Ross Harrison, The Middle East Institute, USA 1. Middle East Civil Wars: Definitions, Drivers, and the Record of the Recent Past, Paul Salem, The Middle East Institute, USA 2. What We Know about Ending Civil Wars, Jessica Maves, Braithwaite, University of Arizona, USA 3. The Global and Regional Geopolitics of Civil War in the Middle East, Ross Harrison, The Middle East Institute, USA 4. Yemen: The 60-Year War, Gerald Feierstein, The Middle East Institute, USA previously of U.S. Foreign Service 5. The Syrian Civil War: Bringing the Conflict to a Close, Robert S. Ford, The Middle East Institute, USA; previously of U.S Foreign Service 6. Afghanistan's Unending Wars, Marvin G. Weinbaum, The Middle East Institute, USA; previously of U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research; and Ahmad Khalid Majidyar, previously of the State Department, and Congress 7. The Origins of the Libyan Conflict and Options for its Resolution, Jonathan M. Winer, The Middle East Institute, USA previously United States Special Envoy for Libya 8. Iraq: A Conflict over State Identity and Ownership, Randa Slim, The Middle East Institute, USA and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced and International Studies, USA 9. The Diplomacy of Engagement: Ending Civil Wars in Transitional Middle Eastern States, Chester A. Crocker, Georgetown University, USA Concluding Thoughts and Policy Takeaways, Paul Salem, The Middle East Institute, USA and Ross Harrison, The Middle East Institute, USA

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Book SynopsisFor those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us. The prerequisite for developing necessary strategies to ensure our survival is taking responsibility for our perceptions and actions.Trade Review…A remarkable book explaining in poignant fashion why we are unable to marshal the necessary emotional resources to compete against the challenge of radical Islam. For anyone interested in the civilizational struggle we find ourselves in, this book is essential reading. -- Herbert I. London, president, Hudson Institute…Brilliantly exposes and analyzes the true factors at work that have led the American body politic to engage in massive self-deception, refusing to recognize the extent of the threat of radical Islam. Siegel dissects and articulates the true reasons why we have, wittingly and unwittingly, turned a blind eye to the magnitude of the three different "levels" of threat posed by Islamism as described here. I consider this book so critically important that it holds a key to our survival as a free society. Siegel pierces the façade of political correctness that has blinded us to the dangers we face and warns us of what awaits if we fail to act. -- Steven Emerson, Executive Director, The Investigative Project on TerrorismWillful blindness, today's refusal to come to grips with the Islamist threat to the West, is America's most profound national security vulnerability. Supremacist Islam's campaign has targeted the United States by violent jihad, a softer and more insidious march through our institutions, and lawfare salvos fired in American courts and international tribunals. Desperate to avoid offense to Islamist activists and their allies, we surrender to the politically correct narrative that the vital measures taken in our own defense are the cause of our peril. The Control Factor powerfully unfolds this process of self-delusion and the struggle to remove the scales we've placed over our eyes. Survival of the West's freedom culture — our commitment to critical inquiry based ordered liberty and human reason — hangs in the balance. -- Andrew C. McCarthy, bestselling author of Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the West Sabotage AmericaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Threat Chapter 1. America Faces a New Challenge Chapter 2. Our Islamic Enemy Chapter 3. Two Battlefields and America's Inner Jihad Chapter 4. The Horror Film Part II: The Control Factor Chapter 5. The Control Factor—Paths of Denial Chapter 6. The Control Factor—The Need to be Liked and the Game of Guilt Chapter 7. The Control Factor—Mistaken Identities Chapter 8. The Control Factor—Fantasy World Chapter 9. The Addiction/Enabling Dance—The Transfer of Responsibility Part III: The Inner Jihad Chapter 10. The Inner Jihad—What We Don't Know Chapter 11. The Inner Jihad—Fighting the Control Factor Chapter 12. Finale Endnotes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis book examines under what conditions peacebuilding can bring not only peace but also democracy to war-torn countries.Trade Review"Costly Democracy is a welcome addition to the literature on peace-building. It advances a new and important theory and develops a framework of analysis for understanding the peace-building process that has significant implications for both scholarship and public policy. It is methodologically rigorous—a model of structured comparative case study analysis—and is written with admirable clarity. It is an outstanding book that deserves to be read widely."—Richard Caplan, Cambridge Review of International Affairs"This excellent volume presents two well-supported arguments about the study of peace building and democratization . . . Highly recommended."—M. Tetreault, Choice"A consistent and rigorous focus across many different cases of international peacebuilding makes this a standout book."—Benjamin Reilly, Australian National University"Costly Democracy gets at the heart of today's peace and security agenda: How can societies wracked by war progress toward sustainable peace? In this compellingly written and artfully researched volume, Christoph Zürcher and his colleagues explore the partial and deeply vexatious nature of international support for democratic transitions after war. The detailed and deep case studies evidently expose the outer limits of outsiders' ability to use aid and assistance to promote democracy in societies emerging from conflict."—Timothy D. Sisk, University of Denver"This book advances a new and important claim about democratic peacebuilding—it depends on the politics within fragile states. Sophisticated analysis of nine cases shows that the interactions between internal and external actors and their impact domestic politics is the key. This is a model for collaborative research and sophisticated social science."—Deborah Avant, Editor of Who Governs the Globe?

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Making Peace with Your Enemy is a breakthrough book. Laetitia Bucaille focuses on how former combatants experienced the cessation of hostilities and the ways in which they represent their past. She builds incisively on the narratives-and silences-of torturers and tortured, hunters and hunted, and the intertwined official and personal remembering and forgetting on all sides in France, Algeria, and South Africa. Fresh and compelling, this book is a must-read." * Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth College *"This important comparative study reveals new sightlines to students of all societies where histories of empire and ongoing questions of racism and racialized difference still matter. Ethan Rundell's skillful translation captures Laetitia Bucaille's incisive interweaving of, on the one hand, compelling oral testimony from veterans of two bitter, bloody, as well as 'untraditional' wars and, on the other, a deep engagement with historical and sociological scholarship. The results are at once accessible and enlightening." * Todd Shepard, Johns Hopkins University *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. THE AFTERMATH OF CONFLICT: (RE)FORGING THE POLITICAL ORDER Chapter 1. South Africa: Sparing the Losers Chapter 2. Algeria: The Victory over Colonialism Chapter 3. France and the Algerian War: Forgetting or Endless Confrontation? PART II. EX-COMBATANTS AND THE NATION Chapter 4. South African Ex-Combatants: The Constraints of Reconciliation and the Law of the Market Chapter 5. The Ex-Combatants of the FLN: An Eternally Privileged "Revolutionary Family" Chapter 6. The Ex-Combatants of the OAS: From Exile to Overintegration PART III. WAR NARRATIVES AND IMAGINARIES OF VIOLENCE Chapter 7. Collective Discourse Chapter 8. Perpetrating Violence Chapter 9. The Intimate Ordeal of Torture PART IV. THE DEMANDS OF JUSTICE AND RECOGNITION Chapter 10. Offering Forgiveness/Demanding Apology Chapter 11. Extricating Oneself from Domination Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments

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