Warfare and defence Books
Princeton University Press Secrets and Leaks
Book SynopsisExamines the relationships among executive power, national security, and secrecy. Drawing on several cases, this book argues that though whistleblowing can be morally justified, the fear of retaliation usually prompts officials to act anonymously - that is, to "leak" information.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Myres S. McDougal Prize, Society of Policy Scientists Winner of the 2014 Louis Brownlow Book Award, National Academy of Public Administration One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014 "Were Snowden's leaks justified? Rahul Sagar's Secrets and Leaks sheds important light on the question. In carefully argued and lucid prose, Sagar, a professor of politics at Princeton, argues that secrets are inevitable, as are leaks--and that leaks have an important if precarious part in checking secrecy abuse."--David Cole, New York Review of Books "This is an excellent book that comes at an essential time. Snowden's leaks, which took place after Sagar finished the book, have focused public debate on the secrecy/transparency paradox, and Sagar's book is infinitely superior to the sloganeering that dominates the media."--Eric Posner, New Republic "Rahul Sagar's new book Secrets and Leaks: The Dilemma of State Secrecy is both an important new work on the deep problem of political accountability in the context of U.S. government secrecy, and it is an excellent teaching resource."--Mary L. Dudziak, Balkinization "Sagar makes a compelling argument that leaking plays an important role in uncovering wrongdoing in an arena in which both Congress and the courts are institutionally inhibited."--Gabrielle Appleby, Inside Story "In his new book, Secrets and Leaks, the Princeton political scientist Rahul Sagar ably documents ... growth in secrecy and the problems it poses, excavating from his thorough research a concise history of concealment and revelation from the Revolutionary War to the present. Atop this scholarship, he adds legal analysis and an attempt to map a regulatory framework that will keep the country secure, make the government accountable, and still preserve Americans' civil liberties."--Jack Shafer, Foreign Affairs "[Secrets and Leaks is] a shining deed in a naughty world."--International Affairs "[A] fresh, original and provocative contribution to the field... [Sagar] is about as critical of his own arguments as he is towards those of others, and readers will be the wiser for it."--Steven Aftergood, Lawfare "[A] thoroughly researched, thoughtfully considered work that clarifies an unsolvable dilemma at the heart of democratic governance."--Gabriel Schoenfeld, Claremont Review of Books "Rahul Sagar's Secrets and Leaks ... is a thoughtfully considered work that clarifies an unsolvable dilemma at the heart of democratic governance."--Gabriel Schoenfeld, Claremont Review of Books "Sagar's new book could not come at a more opportune time. As a fresh national and even international debate about the morality of whistle-blowing and state secrecy develops, Sagar presents a compelling set of arguments about the balance between national security and liberty. In doing so, he examines all of the relevant actors: the national security apparatus, the courts, Congress, the leakers, and of course the executive itself... In fact, Secrets and Leaks can be read as a case study in the inexorable tensions of executive power in a liberal democracy. This profound and profoundly important book deserves to inform the on-going debate."--Choice "Whether one accepts or rejects this conclusion, Secrets and Leaks is a provocative, thoughtful, and important contribution to our understanding."--Geoffrey R. Stone, Political Science Quarterly "Sagar provides us with a thoroughly researched and well-documented study of the politico-legal context of regimented state secrecy and offers an insightful analysis of the politics behind state secrecy going back to the constitutional debates and the Framers' intent."--David Grondin, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Who Watches the Watchers? 1 Chapter 1 The Problem: How to Regulate State Secrecy? 16 Chapter 2 Should We Rely on Judges? Transparency and the Problem of Judicial Deference 51 Chapter 3 Should We Rely on Congress? Oversight and the Problem of Executive Privilege 80 Chapter 4 Should the Law Condone Unauthorized Disclosures? Fire Alarms and the Problem of Legitimacy 103 Chapter 5 Should We Rely on Whistleblowers? Disobedience and the Problem of Retaliation 127 Chapter 6 Should We Trust Leakers? Anonymous Sources and the Problem of Regulation 153 Conclusion Bitter Medicine 181 Notes 205 Selected Bibliography 245 Index 269
£37.80
Princeton University Press NATO in Afghanistan
Book SynopsisModern warfare is almost always multilateral to one degree or another, requiring countries to cooperate as allies or coalition partners. This title explores how government structures and party politics in NATO countries shape how battles are waged in the field.Trade Review"The relationship between theoretical and empirical work contribution is certainly the great strength of this book, which demonstrates once again the importance of education in political science to the understanding of strategic phenomena... [This] book deserves to become required reading for anyone interested in the conflict in Afghanistan the future of NATO."--Olivier Schmitt, War Studies Publications "This book is very impressive, relying on some 250 interviews with key policy makers, including defense ministers, as well as senior military commanders. No other study provides such wide assessment of caveats. The authors provide in-depth case studies of the countries that provided he most troops to this operation... The authors also devote an excellent chapter to NATO decision making procedures, which helps produce such different levels of political commitment to military operations, and results in contributing states fighting wars in their own unique ways."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Abbreviations xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 NATO at War: In Afghanistan and at Home? 1 Chapter 2 NATO and the Primacy of National Decisions in Multilateral Interventions 31 Chapter 3 Explaining National Behavior in Multilateral Interventions 63 Chapter 4 Presidents in Charge: The United States, France, and Poland 85 Chapter 5 Single-Party Parliamentary Governments: The British and Canadians 115 Chapter 6 Coalition Governments in Combat 141 Chapter 7 Does Membership Matter? Examining the Outsiders: Australia and New Zealand 177 Chapter 8 Extending the Argument: Libya and Operation United Protector 195 Chapter 9 Implications for Policy and Theory 217 References 237 Index 251
£36.00
Princeton University Press The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East
Book SynopsisNorthern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'a worldviews. The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of jihadist militants, some claiming allegiance to ISIS,Trade ReviewOne of Foreign Affairs' Best Books on the Middle East (Lebanon) 2016 "Rougier masterfully guides readers deep into the complex terrain of northern Lebanese politics. It is a wondrous, if difficult, voyage."--Foreign Affairs "More than anything else, this volume amply illustrates the impossibly labyrinthine nature of armed politics in Lebanon... Rougier takes readers from the 1980s through the period of Syria's withdrawal of its forces from Lebanon after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005... Rougier draws a striking picture of the chaos and dangers of the current situation."--ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction vii Chapter 1 North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham 1 Chapter 2 Defending an Imagined Umma: The Path to Terrorism 26 Chapter 3 The Anti-Syrian Movement: Rebuilding a Political Scene 58 Chapter 4 The Syrian Regime Reacts: Building Up a Jihadi Network 82 Chapter 5 Jihad and Resistance in North Lebanon: The History of Fatah al-Islam 124 Chapter 6 The Failure to Create a Lasting Support Base for the Syrian Insurrection 171 Epilogue 221 Conclusion 233 Maps 239 Glossary 245 Index 253
£31.50
Princeton University Press Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ultimately, Leffler’s framework is one of the most perceptive, rigorous, and comprehensive analyses ofAmerican foreign policy in the last eight decades."---Jennifer M. Miller, H-Diplo Roundtable Review"[A] tour de force."---Jacqueline L. Hazelton, Texas National Security ReviewTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction: Embracing Complexity 1 1 The Origins of Republican War Debt Policy, 1921-1923: A Case Study in the Applicability of the Open Door Interpretation 28 2 Herbert Hoover, the "New Era," and American Foreign Policy, 1921-1929 47 3 Political Isolationism, Economic Expansionism, or Diplomatic Realism: American Policy toward Western Europe 1921-1933 76 4 The American Conception of National Security and the Beginnings of the Cold War, 1945-1948 117 5 Strategy, Diplomacy, and the Cold War: The United States, Turkey, and NATO, 1945-1952 164 6 Adherence to Agreements: Yalta and the Experiences of the Early Cold War 187 7 Victory: The "State," the "West," and the Cold War 221 8 Dreams of Freedom, Temptations of Power 243 9 9/11 and American Foreign Policy 281 10 Austerity and U.S. Strategy: Lessons of the Past 303 11 National Security 317 Index 337
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Princeton University Press Terror in France
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A surprisingly lively account of where France is at."--Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy "No other book portrays in such granular detail the evolution of Islamist terror in [France], and the implications that that evolution has for the rest of the world, including and especially the United States."--Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast "The Prophet of France's Fracture... [Kepel is] the country's most famous scholar of Islam."--Robert Worth, New York Times Magazine Praise for the French edition: "[Terror in France is] the most essential book to read about France today... Gilles Kepel's important book is the best account we have of all the factors and events that helped create the current situation."--Mark Lilla, New York Review of Books Praise for the French edition: "Fascinating, detailed accounts of how small towns have become hotbeds of radical Islamism make [Terror in France] appealing to readers beyond France seeking to understand homegrown jihadism."--Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Financial TimesTable of ContentsPreface to the English Edition ix Paris, Saint-Denis, Friday, November 13, 2015 xiii Prologue: From the March of the Beurs to Charlie and the Bataclan 1 PART I The Incubation Period: From Clichy to Sarkozy 9 1 2005, the Pivotal Year 11 The Double Trigger for the Riots 12 From Profanation to Blasphemy 16 The Epochal Change of French Islam 18 The Dialectic of Jihadism 22 Jihad's First Terrains 27 The Prison Incubator 29 2 From Muslims Voting to the Muslim Vote 34 The "Muslim Vote" 41 Economic Crash and Identitarian Reactions 43 Soral and Islam against "American-Zionism" 49 The Beginnings of the Muslim Vote 53 Toward an Islamic Electoral Lobby 54 Francois Hollande's Deceptive Victory 58 3 The Merah Affair in Context 64 The Retrocolonial Backlash 64 Artigat: From Hashish to Sharia 71 The Extension of Cyber-Jihad 78 Omar Omsen's Grand Narrative 83 PART II The Eruption: From Hollande to Charlie and the Bataclan and Their Aftermath, 2012-2016 93 4 French Jihad, Syrian Jihad 97 Mehdi Nemmouche, Detainee and Jailer 98 "Oh, my brothers in Allah from France!" 103 The Lunel Paradigm 109 The Eschatology of Jihad and Psychological War 124 5 The Reversals of the Muslim Vote 135 The Rise in Unemployment and Inequality 136 From Social Despair to Authoritarian Conservatism 138 The Emergence of Traditionalist Islamic Groups 139 Secularism as an Irritant 141 Manifs pour Gaza and Jihad against the Jews 145 6 #CharlieCoulibaly 151 "May Allah curse France!" 156 To Be or Not to Be Charlie 170 Epilogue Between Kalash and Martel: The Nationalist Hammer and the Jihadist Anvil 186 Acknowledgments 199 Chronology of Events 201 List of Key People and Organizations 204 Index 207
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East Northern
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of Foreign Affairs' Best Books on the Middle East (Lebanon) 2016 "Rougier masterfully guides readers deep into the complex terrain of northern Lebanese politics. It is a wondrous, if difficult, voyage."--Foreign Affairs "More than anything else, this volume amply illustrates the impossibly labyrinthine nature of armed politics in Lebanon... Rougier takes readers from the 1980s through the period of Syria's withdrawal of its forces from Lebanon after the assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005... Rougier draws a striking picture of the chaos and dangers of the current situation."--ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction vii Chapter 1 North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham 1 Chapter 2 Defending an Imagined Umma: The Path to Terrorism 26 Chapter 3 The Anti-Syrian Movement: Rebuilding a Political Scene 58 Chapter 4 The Syrian Regime Reacts: Building Up a Jihadi Network 82 Chapter 5 Jihad and Resistance in North Lebanon: The History of Fatah al-Islam 124 Chapter 6 The Failure to Create a Lasting Support Base for the Syrian Insurrection 171 Epilogue 221 Conclusion 233 Maps 239 Glossary 245 Index 253
£20.90
Princeton University Press The Unquiet Frontier
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Grygiel and Mitchell] paint a stark and compelling picture of the emerging geopolitical landscape. They remind us that, in the post-Cold War era, geopolitics matters."--H.R. McMaster, Wall Street Journal "Well-argued and incisive... At a time when American foreign policy often seems adrift, the authors' vigorous advocacy of a renewed clear-headed engagement with allies is a bracing contribution to discussions of this ongoing conundrum."--Kirkus "A persuasive case."--Publishers Weekly "[I]mportant."--Francis P Sempa, Asian Review of Books "A useful and thoughtful contribution to the most important debate in U.S. foreign policy and will be read with great care by President Barack Obama's supporters and critics alike."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "[Grygiel and Mitchell] have a number of useful suggestions that deserve serious consideration."--Aram Bakshian Jr., Washington Times "Insightful new study."--Jack Caravelli, Washington Free Beacon "An important, optimally informed, non-partisan, and cogent book."--Colonel John C. McKay (USMC, Ret), American Conservative "The book offers a realist critique of American grand strategy in the contemporary geopolitical landscape. Grygiel and Mitchell lay out a highly readable if grim assessment of US alliance relationships , especially with NATO, Central Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, and why they are so important for managing the dangers posed by rising rivals, namely Russia, Iran, and China... Timely and provocative."--Choice "In The Unquiet Frontier, Jakub Grygiel and A. Wess Mitchell have articulated a provocative justification for a revitalized strategy of containment focused on China, Iran, and Russia."--Brad Stapleton, Cato JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Introduction: American Power at the Global Frontier 1 Chapter 2 America's Deprioritization of Allies 15 Chapter 3 Revisionist Powers' Probing Behavior 42 Chapter 4 Responses of U.S. Allies 77 Chapter 5 The Benefits of Alliances 117 Chapter 6 Recommendations 155 Notes 191 Selected Bibliography 207 Index 217
£20.90
Princeton University Press The End of the Russian Imperial Army Volume II
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Princeton University Press The End of the Russian Imperial Army Volume II
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Napoleons Last Victory and the Emergence of
Book SynopsisPresenting a significant new interpretation of Napoleonic warfare, Robert M. Epstein argues persuasively that the true origins of modern war can be found in the Franco-Austrian War of 1809. Epstein contends that the 1809 war had more in common with the American Civil War and subsequent conflicts than with the decisive Napoleonic campaigns that preceded it.
£18.86
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Origins of SDI 19441983
Book SynopsisMost people think Star Wars was Reagan's idea, but its roots reach decades farther back. Military historian Don Baucom traces them to the dawn of the atomic age in 1944. In this first scholarly account of the origins of SDI, Baucom brings together the political, technological, and strategic forces that have shaped the history of ballistic missile defenses from World War II to the present.
£23.70
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The AEF and Coalition Warmaking 19171918
Book SynopsisUnderscoring an emerging revisionist view of the American Expeditionary Forces, David Trask argues that the performances of the AEF and General John J. Pershing were much more flawed than conventional accounts have suggested. This can best be seen, he shows, by analysing coalition warfare at the level of grand tactics.
£21.56
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Warfare and Logistics along the USCanadian Border
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive study of the combat that took place along the US-Canadian frontier during the War of 1812, where the bulk of the war's fighting took place. This is a deeply researched and highly readable assessment of the successes and failures of military operations from 1812 to 1814.
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Vietnam War from the Rear Echelon
Book SynopsisThis incisive memoir is essential for better comprehending what the Vietnam experience was like for the Americans who served there. It suggests the need for some fundamental rethinking about Vietnam - not only for the war’s veterans but also for those concerned with the lessons it carries for US involvement in current insurgencies.Trade ReviewA significant contribution to our understanding of the war and an entertaining story for the general reader." - Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute"Lomperis has crafted a useful study of the war through a synthesis of memoir and historical analysis. . . . Lomperis provides a stimulating analysis of the United States intelligence officer during the last American phase of the Vietnam War. His compendium on the history of the war intertwined with his personal account offers a new, dynamic source of information to Vietnam War scholars concerned with day-to-day intelligence activities at the ground level. . . . In addition to his research and discussion, Lomperis provides a concise timeline of the war as well as a useful glossary aptly titled ‘Nam Speak.’ Scholars will find this work as an excellent foundation to further research on the role that intelligence officers played during the Vietnam War." - H-Net Reviews"Lomperis deftly handles the personal and the political and historical in this well-written and valuable book." - The VVA Veteran"Lomperis’s conclusions offer refreshing perspectives, making this essential for serious readers in this subject. A valuable contribution on a little understood part of the war." - Library Journal "An inspired and compelling personal perspective on what was surely the ultimate tipping point in the Vietnam War . . . written with elegance and with an eye to small details and telling human moments." - Frank Snepp, author of Decent Interval: An Insider’s Account of Saigon’s Indecent End Told by the CIA’s Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam"An engagingly written, often touching, candid and revealing memoir." - Lewis Sorley, author of A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam"Strongly recommended for anyone interested in the Vietnam War." - James H. Willbanks, author of Abandoning Vietnam: How America Left and South Vietnam Lost Its WarTable of ContentsPreface: “What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?”Part I. Getting There1. Prelude to the War’s End: The Years 1972-19732. Nixon’s “Secret” Plan and How I Got to VietnamPart II. Over There3. My Arrival In-Country4. How the War Was Run: The Easter Invasion5. Life in Saigon and a Trip to Tuy Hoa6. Peace Talks, Christmas Bombing—and an Indian Interlude7. I Spy 1: My Time as an Intelligence Liaison Officer8. I Spy 2: The Order-of-Battle Conference9. Civilian Life: The Kieu and Tay Ninh10. The Unraveling: An Overblown MedalPart III. Coming to Terms11. Conclusion: Going Native and Going Home12. Epilogue: Secret Mission Revealed—and Its LiberationChronologyNotesAcronyms and “Nam Speak”Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Proxy Warfare
Book SynopsisProxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of warfare on the cheap has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies.Trade Review"A brief yet trenchant analysis on a long-neglected phenomenon." LSE Review of Books "Proxy Warfare offers a compelling survey of likely explanations for why states and non-state actors use other parties to influence the course and outcomes of civil and international disputes. By separating the concept of proxy warfare from traditional understandings of third-party intervention in conflict, Mumford makes an important contribution to our understanding of war and international relations." James J. Wirtz, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School "An original and important contribution to our understanding of contemporary conflict and the shape of future wars." Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull "This crucial book brings much-needed conceptual clarification, historical depth and empirically-grounded analysis to the phenomenon of proxy warfare, which will undoubtedly become an increasingly employed, yet potentially pernicious, tool of indirect intervention in local conflicts around the globe." Sergio Catignani, Strategy & Security Institute, Exeter University "The book has been carefully crafted into five chapters based on extensive research and in-depth analysis. The author has successfully captured the essence of proxy warfare and has been able to put forth explanations for its causes, conduct and consequences through number of case studies. This book will serve well for scholars, military commanders and policymakers alike." Sanjiv Tomar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New DelhiTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction: The Rise of Proxy Wars 1 1: What is Proxy War? 11 2: Why Does Proxy War Appeal? 30 3: Who Engages in Proxy War? 45 4: How Are Proxy Wars Fought? 61 5: The Future of Proxy War 76 Conclusion: The Continuing Appeal of Proxy Warfare 97 Notes 113Bibliography 129 Index 140
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Proxy Warfare
Book SynopsisProxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of warfare on the cheap has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies.Trade Review"A brief yet trenchant analysis on a long-neglected phenomenon."LSE Review of Books"Proxy Warfare offers a compelling survey of likely explanations for why states and non-state actors use other parties to influence the course and outcomes of civil and international disputes. By separating the concept of proxy warfare from traditional understandings of third-party intervention in conflict, Mumford makes an important contribution to our understanding of war and international relations."James J. Wirtz, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School"An original and important contribution to our understanding of contemporary conflict and the shape of future wars."Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull"This crucial book brings much-needed conceptual clarification, historical depth and empirically-grounded analysis to the phenomenon of proxy warfare, which will undoubtedly become an increasingly employed, yet potentially pernicious, tool of indirect intervention in local conflicts around the globe."Sergio Catignani, Strategy & Security Institute, Exeter University"The book has been carefully crafted into five chapters based on extensive research and in-depth analysis. The author has successfully captured the essence of proxy warfare and has been able to put forth explanations for its causes, conduct and consequences through number of case studies. This book will serve well for scholars, military commanders and policymakers alike."Sanjiv Tomar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New DelhiTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction: The Rise of Proxy Wars 1 1: What is Proxy War? 11 2: Why Does Proxy War Appeal? 30 3: Who Engages in Proxy War? 45 4: How Are Proxy Wars Fought? 61 5: The Future of Proxy War 76 Conclusion: The Continuing Appeal of Proxy Warfare 97 Notes 113Bibliography 129 Index 140
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Statebuilding
Book SynopsisExplores international efforts to help the world's fragile post-civil war countries today build viable states that can provide for security and deliver the basic services essential for development. This book concludes with a road map toward a better global regime to enable peacebuilding and development-oriented statebuilding into the 21st century.Trade Review"A thorough examination of whystatebuilding is essential to peacebuilding, and a richly documented case for why the internationalcommunity should assist statebuilding in fragile states."International Affairs"Readers looking for an interesting and accessible account of contemporary practice and the debates which surround it will be very satisfied."LSE Review of Books"A comprehensive account of the evolution of the international response to civil war and the challenge of post-conflict peacebuilding. An important challenge to much contemporary policy, Statebuilding will quickly take a place among the 'must read' accounts of contemporary statebuilding."Bruce Jones, Brookings and the NYU Center on International Cooperation; senior advisor to the WDR 2011 on Conflict, Security and Development"Sisk's book is the best guide to 'statebuilding' I know. It provides conceptual clarity and a framework for international action. It is written with clear-headed commitment and a seriousness of purpose that leaves the reader in no doubt that we are dealing with one of the key challenges of the modern era."Khalid Koser, Geneva Centre for Security Policy"A lucid and highly accessible defense of how the building of states after civil war by international intervention is essential to peace. It is a very fine culmination of a research agenda on liberal internationalism begun a decade ago. Teachers will find Statebuilding extremely comprehensive on the current orthodoxy."Susan Woodward, City University of New YorkTable of ContentsAbout the Author vi Preface viii Abbreviations xii Introduction 1 1. Civil War and Post-War Fragility 17 2. The State into the Twenty-fi rst Century 46 3. International Engagement for Statebuilding after Civil War 64 4. Authority: Imperatives of Security 79 5. Capacity: Creating the Conditions for Development 107 6. Legitimacy: Toward a Democratic State 127 7. Strengthening the International Statebuilding Regime 156 Notes 170 References 188 Index 210
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Statebuilding
Book SynopsisExplores international efforts to help the world's fragile post-civil war countries to build viable states that can provide for security and deliver the basic services essential for development.Trade Review"A thorough examination of why statebuilding is essential to peacebuilding, and a richly documented case for why the international community should assist statebuilding in fragile states."International Affairs"Readers looking for an interesting and accessible account of contemporary practice and the debates which surround it will be very satisfied."LSE Review of Books"A comprehensive account of the evolution of the international response to civil war and the challenge of post-conflict peacebuilding. An important challenge to much contemporary policy, Statebuilding will quickly take a place among the 'must read' accounts of contemporary statebuilding."Bruce Jones, Brookings and the NYU Center on International Cooperation; senior advisor to the WDR 2011 on Conflict, Security and Development"Sisk's book is the best guide to 'statebuilding' I know. It provides conceptual clarity and a framework for international action. It is written with clear-headed commitment and a seriousness of purpose that leaves the reader in no doubt that we are dealing with one of the key challenges of the modern era."Khalid Koser, Geneva Centre for Security Policy"A lucid and highly accessible defense of how the building of states after civil war by international intervention is essential to peace. It is a very fine culmination of a research agenda on liberal internationalism begun a decade ago. Teachers will find Statebuilding extremely comprehensive on the current orthodoxy."Susan Woodward, City University of New YorkTable of ContentsAbout the Author vi Preface viii Abbreviations xii Introduction 1 1. Civil War and Post-War Fragility 17 2. The State into the Twenty-fi rst Century 46 3. International Engagement for Statebuilding after Civil War 64 4. Authority: Imperatives of Security 79 5. Capacity: Creating the Conditions for Development 107 6. Legitimacy: Toward a Democratic State 127 7. Strengthening the International Statebuilding Regime 156 Notes 170 References 188 Index 210
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Chinas Military Transformation
Book SynopsisChina s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US.Table of Contents Chronology Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. China�s Changing Civil-Military Relations 2. PLA Politics Under Jiang 3. The PLA and National Security 4. The People�s Armed Police 5. National Defense Strategy 6. Aerospace Power 7. China�s Deep Ocean Expansion Conclusion Notes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Chinas Military Transformation
Book SynopsisChina?s military transformation is one of the major geo-strategic developments of the 21st Century. Billions of dollars are being spent modernizing The People?s Liberation Army (PLA) as China seeks to upgrade and expand its military capabilities to rival the US. In this cutting-edge analysis, You Ji, a leading expert on China?s military affairs, explores the changes taking places within the PLA today, covering its ground, aerospace and maritime forces, its ability to meet asymmetric threats, and the growing role played by the People?s Armed Police in quelling dissent in China. He shows how these transformations in personnel, technology and strategic goals are slowly driving a wedge between China?s two most powerful institutions. Until recently, relations between the CCP and PLA were harmonious, but as the PLA becomes increasingly professionalized and autonomous so its unconditional loyalty to the ruling Party may weaken. The changing relationship between the CCP and PLTable of Contents Chronology Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. China�s Changing Civil-Military Relations 2. PLA Politics Under Jiang 3. The PLA and National Security 4. The People�s Armed Police 5. National Defense Strategy 6. Aerospace Power 7. China�s Deep Ocean Expansion Conclusion Notes
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McGill-Queen's University Press The Future of NATO
Book SynopsisIn this collection the leading authorities address the complexity of present day NATO, its inherent contradictions, and its current direction. The authors reflect on the significance of these issues for the alliance's future prospects, for Russia, and for European security generally.Trade Review"The authors brought together for this collection have ... executed their mandate very well. The broad variety of perspectives developed are thoroughly researched and grounded on solid arguments." [translation] Stephane Roussel, Department of Political Science, Universite de Quebec a Montreal.Table of ContentsContributors include Andras Balogh (Loran Eotvos University), Martin Bourgeois, Charles-Philippe David (UQAM), Andre P. Donneur (UQAM), David G. Haglund (Queen's), Philippe Hebert (Montreal), Stanislav J. Kirschbaum (Glendon College), Richard L. Kugler (RAND, National Defence University), David Law (Queen's), Paul Letourneau (Montreal), Jacques Levesque (UQAM), Gale Mattox (U.S. Naval Academy), Marie-Claude Plantin (Lumiere Lyon 2), Sergei Plekhanov (York), Jane M.O. Sharp (Kings College, London).
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McGill-Queen's University Press Detained Islamic Fundamentalist Extremism and
Book SynopsisHow Canadians were targeted after 9/11 in the US-led War on Terror.Trade Review"Detained proves useful as a textbook guide to what went wrong and what could go wrong. Livermore eloquently and clearly explains that terrorism has been a tactic of choice for many organizations, and while it brings tragedy to the best-prepared states, it can be successfully challenged over the long run by prudent policies that maintain the fundamental tenets of society." Raheel Raza, author of Their Jihad … Not My Jihad!
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McGill-Queen's University Press Transhumanizing War Performance Enhancement and
Book SynopsisQuestioning whether the military is ready to push the boundaries of human performance.Trade Review“This book will be valuable in reintroducing ethical dilemmas to the field of HPE. It should be read by a wide audience, partly because it is fascinating and partly because it serves as a prescient warning of the future weapons of modern warfare. It would be well placed as required reading in any graduate class on scientific ethics and philosophy, just as it would in courses in professional military education. Similarly, this book provides an excellent overview of present and historical HPE, and policy-makers in Canada and its allies should take the opportunity to receive a crash course on the studies underway in research organizations of NATO forces.” International Journal
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University of British Columbia Press Locating Global Order
Book SynopsisThis volume unveils how the security policies of allied powers, such as Canada, are integral to the creation and maintenance of a US-led global order.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Locating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxPart 1: American Power and the Location of Global Order1 Hegemony, Militarism, and Identity: Locating the United States as the Global Power / Dan O’Meara2 The Neoconservative Challenge to Realist Thinking in American Foreign Policy / Alex MacleodPart 2: Constructing Global Order at Home and Abroad – The Case of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan3 Managing Life in Afghanistan: Canadian Tales of Peace, Security, and Development / Bruno Charbonneau and Geneviève Parent4 Rethinking the Security Imaginary: Canadian Security and the Case of Afghanistan / Kim Richard Nossal5 Constructions of Nation, Constructions of War: Media Representations of Captain Nichola Goddard / Claire Turenne Sjolander and Kathryn TrevenenPart 3: Constructing Global Order at Home – Conceptualizations and Practices of National Security6 Against National Security: From the Canadian War on Queers to the “War on Terror” / Gary Kinsman7 Framing Post-9/11 Security: Tales of State Securitization and of the Experiences of Muslim Communities / Siobhan Byrne8 Re-Conceptions of National Security in the Age of Terrorism: Implications for Federal Policing in Canada / T.S. (Todd) Hataley9 Biosecurity in Canada and Beyond: Invasions, Imperialisms, and Sovereignty / Peter StoettPart 4: Constructing Global Order Abroad – Canada’s Policies in Africa10 Canada, Africa and "New" Multilateralisms for Global Governance: Before and After the Harper Regime in Ottawa? / Timothy M. Shaw11 Mainstreaming Investment: Foreign and Security Policy Implications of Canadian Extractive Industries in Africa / David Black and Malcolm Savage12 Peace-Building between Canadian Values and Local Knowledge: Some Lessons from Timbuktu / Jonathan Sears13 Conclusion: Relocating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Locating Global Order
Book SynopsisThis volume unveils how the security policies of allied powers, such as Canada, are integral to the creation and maintenance of a US-led global order.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Locating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxPart 1: American Power and the Location of Global Order1 Hegemony, Militarism, and Identity: Locating the United States as the Global Power / Dan O’Meara2 The Neoconservative Challenge to Realist Thinking in American Foreign Policy / Alex MacleodPart 2: Constructing Global Order at Home and Abroad – The Case of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan3 Managing Life in Afghanistan: Canadian Tales of Peace, Security, and Development / Bruno Charbonneau and Geneviève Parent4 Rethinking the Security Imaginary: Canadian Security and the Case of Afghanistan / Kim Richard Nossal5 Constructions of Nation, Constructions of War: Media Representations of Captain Nichola Goddard / Claire Turenne Sjolander and Kathryn TrevenenPart 3: Constructing Global Order at Home – Conceptualizations and Practices of National Security6 Against National Security: From the Canadian War on Queers to the “War on Terror” / Gary Kinsman7 Framing Post-9/11 Security: Tales of State Securitization and of the Experiences of Muslim Communities / Siobhan Byrne8 Re-Conceptions of National Security in the Age of Terrorism: Implications for Federal Policing in Canada / T.S. (Todd) Hataley9 Biosecurity in Canada and Beyond: Invasions, Imperialisms, and Sovereignty / Peter StoettPart 4: Constructing Global Order Abroad – Canada’s Policies in Africa10 Canada, Africa and "New" Multilateralisms for Global Governance: Before and After the Harper Regime in Ottawa? / Timothy M. Shaw11 Mainstreaming Investment: Foreign and Security Policy Implications of Canadian Extractive Industries in Africa / David Black and Malcolm Savage12 Peace-Building between Canadian Values and Local Knowledge: Some Lessons from Timbuktu / Jonathan Sears13 Conclusion: Relocating Global Order / Bruno Charbonneau and Wayne S. CoxReferencesIndex
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University of British Columbia Press The Pragmatic Dragon
Book SynopsisPresenting a historical survey of China’s boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic.Trade ReviewThe Pragmatic Dragon significantly advances the reader’s knowledge of China’s reactions and counter-measures to its boundary disputes. Moreover, the case studies present an intriguing account of why and how China made compromises on its border disputes. It is a book worth reading for those with great curiosity and questions about China’s boundary settlements. This book may also interest political economists, historians, and general readers concerned with China’s response to the shift of the global balance of power. -- Kai Chen, Xiamen University, China * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsPart 1: The Strategic and Historical ContextIntroduction: Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements1 The Historical LegacyPart 2: The Sino-Indian Dimension2 Sino-Indian Relations and Boundary Disputes3 The Sino-Burmese Boundary Settlement4 Boundary Settlements with Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan5 The Sino-Pakistani Boundary Settlement6 The Sino-Afghan Boundary SettlementPart 3: The Sino-Soviet/Russian Dimension7 Sino-Soviet/Russian Relations and the Boundary Settlement8 The Sino-Mongolian Boundary Settlement9 The Sino-Japanese Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute10 The Sino-Vietnamese Territorial and Boundary SettlementsPart 4: Contemporary Settlements and Disputes11 Boundary Settlements with Eurasian States12 The South China Sea Territorial DisputesConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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University of British Columbia Press In Peace Prepared
Book SynopsisThis book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army.Trade Review… this is a book that matters, and it should be read widely. -- Galen Roger Perras, University of Ottawa * Canadian Historical Review *…by stressing the evolution of Canadian Army strategic thinking and institutional development as well as what the Canadian Army did to be successful on the new conventional-nuclear battlefield during the first two decades of the Cold War, In Peace Prepared is a major addition to Canadian historiography. Written in a clear and compelling style, this work will appeal to academics and professional military personnel who wish to learn how big and complex is the task to plan, establish, build and manage a modern professional army. -- Caroline D’Amours, Royal Military College of Canada * Canadian Military History *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1 Soldiers as Innovators: The Evolution of Army Combat Development2 Shadow over Victory: From Occupation to Cold War Army, 1945-503 Going East and West: Combat Development in the Hot and Cold Wars, 1950-544 Ensuring Destruction: Designing the Tactical Nuclear Army, 1954-585 Atomic War Games: Combat Development through Simulation, 1958-646 Towards a Flexible Response: Creating a Post-Atomic Mobile Command, 1963-68ConclusionAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Disarming Intervention
Book SynopsisDisarming Intervention traces the social, historical, and legal legitimization of non-lethal weapons in the United States.Table of ContentsIntroduction: On the Rise of Non-Lethality in Domestic and International Intervention1 Locating Non-Lethality2 Governmentality, Technology, and Security3 The Conduct of Conflict: Historicizing Non-Lethality4 Non-Lethality, Riot-Control, and the Governance of US Cities5 “Softening Fires”: Non-Lethality in Vietnam6 Tragic Consequence: University Unrest and the Ethico-Politics of Tragedy7 Paper Traces: Towards a Genealogy of Non-LethalityConclusion: Articulations of Past and PresentNotes; References; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Unsettled Balance Ethics Security and Canadas
Book SynopsisA timely exploration of the uneasy balance between ethics and security in Canada’s international decision-making processes since 9/11.Table of ContentsIntroductionEthics and Security: New Issues and Contexts for Decision Making / Rosalind WarnerPart 1: Freedom from Fear: Humanitarianism and Military Security1 The Responsibility to Protect: From Evolving Norm to Practice / W. Andy Knight2 War-Fighting and the Decline of Humanitarian Space in Canadian Security Policy / Alistair Edgar3 The Commercial Military and Security Services Industry: A Canadian Consideration? / Chris HendershotPart 2: Security across Borders4 Charter Values and Post-9/11 Security and Terrorism Law and Policy: Comparing Canada’s “Home” and “Away” Games / Barbara J. Falk5 The Ethics of Mega-Event Security: When the World Comes to Visit / Veronica KitchenPart 3: Freedom from Want: Development, Gender, and Environment6 What Does It Mean to Be a Country of Focus? Canada’s Foreign Aid to Ethiopia / David R. Black and Rebecca Tiessen7 Losing Gender Equality along the Way: The Failure to Mainstream Gender in Canada’s Commitments to International Security and Development / Rebecca Tiessen and Sarah Tuckey8 Spreading the Guilt: Canada and Climate Change Adaptation Funding / Peter StoettPart 4: Regional Security: Countries and Areas9 Ethics, Security, and Free-Trade Agreements: The Case of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement / Jim Rochlin10 Canada’s Moral Identity in Africa and Its Implications for Policy in the Twenty-First Century / Edward AkuffoConclusion: Moving Forward with Ethics and Security / Rosalind WarnerQuestions for DiscussionSuggested ReadingsIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Unsettled Balance Ethics Security and Canadas
Book SynopsisA timely exploration of the uneasy balance between ethics and security in Canada’s international decision-making processes since 9/11.Table of ContentsIntroductionEthics and Security: New Issues and Contexts for Decision Making / Rosalind WarnerPart 1: Freedom from Fear: Humanitarianism and Military Security1 The Responsibility to Protect: From Evolving Norm to Practice / W. Andy Knight2 War-Fighting and the Decline of Humanitarian Space in Canadian Security Policy / Alistair Edgar3 The Commercial Military and Security Services Industry: A Canadian Consideration? / Chris HendershotPart 2: Security across Borders4 Charter Values and Post-9/11 Security and Terrorism Law and Policy: Comparing Canada’s “Home” and “Away” Games / Barbara J. Falk5 The Ethics of Mega-Event Security: When the World Comes to Visit / Veronica KitchenPart 3: Freedom from Want: Development, Gender, and Environment6 What Does It Mean to Be a Country of Focus? Canada’s Foreign Aid to Ethiopia / David R. Black and Rebecca Tiessen7 Losing Gender Equality along the Way: The Failure to Mainstream Gender in Canada’s Commitments to International Security and Development / Rebecca Tiessen and Sarah Tuckey8 Spreading the Guilt: Canada and Climate Change Adaptation Funding / Peter StoettPart 4: Regional Security: Countries and Areas9 Ethics, Security, and Free-Trade Agreements: The Case of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement / Jim Rochlin10 Canada’s Moral Identity in Africa and Its Implications for Policy in the Twenty-First Century / Edward AkuffoConclusion: Moving Forward with Ethics and Security / Rosalind WarnerQuestions for DiscussionSuggested ReadingsIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Maritime Command Pacific The Royal Canadian Navys
Book SynopsisOne of Canada’s leading military historians recounts the story of the Canadian navy’s Pacific fleet during the tense years of the early Cold War.Trade ReviewAny scholar of Cold War naval policy will benefit from reading this book. David Zimmerman sets out to correct the absence of works on the Canadian West Coast Fleet. … The book is superbly organized … [and] serves as an excellent example of examining all elements of a navy and not simply the fleet and strategy. Additionally, the book is a welcome break from the U.S.-centric perspective. -- Sean Getway, independent scholar * Pacific Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Legacy of War and Demobilization2 From Peace to Cold War, 1945-503 Defending the West Coast in the Nuclear AgeCold War Expansion5 Reorganization of Pacific Command and West Coast Defence Planning, 1958-616 The Golden Age7 The Cold War on the Pacific Coast, 1958-65Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; Index
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University of British Columbia Press Beyond Afghanistan
Book SynopsisFor years, the war in Afghanistan dominated Canada’s foreign and defence policy. Now that the mission is over, what are the issues that will shape Canada’s future international security agenda?Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Canada and NATO1 Way Back Then and Now: NATO and the Canadian Interest / Denis Stairs2 From Foulkes to Foulkes: Transforming the Structure of NATO / Douglas Bland3 Afghanistan and After: The NATO Factor in Canadian Defence Decision Making / Danford Middlemiss4 The Alphonse Karr Version of Canada and NATO (or Plus ça change) / David G. Haglund5 NATO: Canada’s Indispensable Alliance / Alexander MoensPart 2: Canada Beyond NATO Europe6 Arctic Security: Keeping NATO Out, Russia and China Down, and the United States In / Andrea Charron7 Ten Years into Forever: NORAD’s Place in Canada-US Defence Relations / Joseph T. Jockel and Joel J. Sokolosky8 Is Time out of Joint? Growing Challenges for Canada in Inter-American Defence and Security Affairs / Hal Klepak9 An “Astrategic” Power: Canada, China, and Great Power Transitions / Kim Richard Nossal10 Canada and the Middle East: Working within Multilateralsim / David Dewitt and Bessma MomaniPart 3: Canadian International Security: Perspectives and Issues11 Still in the Water Supply: Myths in Canadian Defence and Security Policy Debates / Francis Furtado12 From Prague to Chicago to Honolulu: Toward Nuclear Abolition and a Renewed Canadian Role in American and NATO Nuclear Deterrence / Douglas Alan Ross13 A Reason for Hope, No Reason for Optimism: Canada, Arms Control, and Disarmament / Gordon Vachon14 Off the Radar: Strategic Defence and Military Space / James FergussonConclusionNotesIndex
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Cornell University Press The Origins of Alliances
Book SynopsisHow are alliances made? In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states. In...Trade ReviewThe Origins of Alliances offers a different way of thinking about our security and thus about our diplomacy. It ought to be read by anyone with a serious interest in understanding why our foreign policy is so often self-defeating. * New Republic *A valuable refinement of traditional balance-of-power theory.... Walt provides a sophisticated account of recent Middle East diplomacy. * International Affairs *
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Cornell University Press The Nixon Administration and the Making of U.S.
Book SynopsisIn 1974 Richard Nixon's defense secretary, James Schlesinger, announced that the United States would change its nuclear targeting policy from "assured destruction" to "limited nuclear options." In this account of the Schlesinger Doctrine based on...
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MB - Cornell University Press Partisan Interventions
Book SynopsisIdeological differences among political parties result in consistently different understandings of the national interest, Brian C. Rathbun shows. These differences between parties are critical as major international events unfold. In the first...Trade Review"Partisan Interventions makes a compelling argument for explaining European states' foreign policies toward the Balkans in the 1990s. The book is especially noteworthy for its four fascinating case studies based on a rich trove of interviews with high-level participants. Even readers who have followed these policy processes carefully will learn important new information." -- Wade Jacoby, Brigham Young University"The best kind of scholarly book, Partisan Interventions combines clear analysis with a wealth of information to demonstrate the importance of domestic politics in the making of democratic foreign policy—without pretending that it is the only prism through which to see the issue. Brian C. Rathbun offers great insights into the history of European engagement in the Balkans in the 1990s and explains how and why political parties take the positions they do. Wonderfully, he shows that while self-interest matters, so do ideas. This is an excellent book for theoreticians, historians, and practitioners." -- Anthony Lake, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and former Clinton National Security Adviser, 1993–97"This is an excellent book about the domestic sources of foreign and defense policy in three major European states. It brings out the interplay among party ideology, partisan competition, political leadership, and policy change as French, British, and German governments responded to the collapse of Yugoslavia and to the difficult conditions of the post-Cold War European order." -- William Wallace, London School of Economics"We repeatedly hear that domestic politics matters in international relations, but few scholars systematically explore that possibility. By taking partisan politics seriously, Brian C. Rathbun adds an important and long-absent dimension to our explanations of comparative foreign policy. Partisan Interventions will serve as a model of how to address theoretically important questions with a sophisticated research design." -- Elizabeth Kier, University of Washington
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Cornell University Press Blue Helmets and Black Markets
Book SynopsisA major contribution to our understanding of contemporary urban warfare, war economies, and the political repercussions of humanitarian action.Trade ReviewBlue Helmets and Black Markets provides a template for analyzing international interventions, suggesting that looking beyond the standard actors and actions yields some significant insights. * International Studies Review *Andreas does not deny the suffering or the heroism of those caught in the siege of Sarajevo or the deadly earnestness of those who maintained it. But he wants to make this savage tale whole by exposing corruption's part in exploiting and sustaining the violence. Andreas, with prose as lean as his analysis is rich, avoids moral judgments and focuses instead on the two-sided aspects of this sort of war: the illicit commerce between the warring parties, the profiteering by politicians struggling to save a community, the indulgences of outside agencies sent to help the victims. * Foreign Affairs *In this provocative study, Andreas examines the unexpected consequences of humanitarian intervention.... Drawing on extensive interviews, diaries, and memoirs of participants, and newspaper accounts, among other sources, Andreas argues that the internationalization of the siege paradoxically prolonged the conflict. Humanitarian assistance the international community provided to the people of Sarajevo became incorporated into the criminalized war economy that flourished in the besieged city.... The study also reveals the much more complex social dynamics that emerged and flourished during the conflict. In particular, far from severing ties between ethnic groups, the war economy sustained informal contacts and cross-ethnic collaboration in the midst of conflict. Andreas argues that the example of Sarajevo strongly suggests that uncovering the hidden dynamics of war economies is important because their legacies outlast a conflict's end and continue to shape postconflict reconstruction. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface1. The Longest Siege Sarajevo on Center Stage The Cast of Characters Front Stage and Backstage: Formal and Informal Roles Conflict Narratives Criminalized Conflict Narratives Preview2. Imposing the Siege The Road to Siege Warfare The Start of the Siege and the Criminally Aided Defense The International Response3. Sustaining the Siege Diverting and Manipulating Humanitarian Aid Exploiting the Privileges of Mobility and Access The UN-Controlled Airport as Smuggling Hub Tunneling under the Siege: Lifeline and Profit Center Trading with the Enemy The Media and Its Dependence on the Black Market The Money Letter Smuggling System The Smugglers' Markets and Cigarettes as Currency4. The Siege Within Criminal Defenders as Predators Political Corruption, Abuse, and Opportunism Obstructing Access to Water5. Lifting the Siege Front Stage:Triggering NATO Air Strikes Backstage: Shifting the Military Balance by Evading the UN Arms Embargo6. Aftermath The Criminalized Aftermath of War The Criminalized New Elite Sarajevo as Transit Point for Migrant Smuggling Sex Trafficking and Peacekeeping The Arizona Market: Peace through Illicit Trade?7. Extensions Srebrenica Leningrad Grozny FallujaConclusions Revisiting Sarajevo Lessons from SarajevoNotes Index
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Cornell University Press The Order of Genocide Race Power and War in
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Order of Genocide will be an enduring contribution to our understanding of the Rwandan genocide as well as to theories of ethnic violence and genocides more generally. Although his methods and findings will certainly interest scholars of genocides, violent conflicts, and African area studies, Straus does not obscure his work in specialist language. * Nations and Nationalism *Scott Straus ranks among the finest of the scholars writing in genocide studies. The Order of Genocide is fair-minded, important, and rigorous. Drawing on more than two hundred interviews that he conducted with convicted Rwandan killers, and on many other sources, Straus builds a dynamic process model seeking to explain why and how ordinary people could be mobilized to murder their neighbors in the Rwandan genocide. * African Studies Review *Straus examines the 1994 Rwandan genocide through a social science lens... and his approach yields interesting new insights.... Particularly compelling is his comparison of killers in Rwanda with those of the Holocaust. * Foreign Affairs *Straus shows tenacity and courage in explaining the unthinkable—how otherwise ordinary people could imagine, conceive, and carry out genocide. * Genocide Studies and Prevention *Straus's study is comprehensive, thorough, and cogently and carefully argued. It is altogether an impressive work that is compulsory for specialists and invaluable for students. Straus is a former journalist and his writing is a model of clarity and economy. * Perspectives on Politics *Straus's writing is lucid, the structure of the book is well thought out, and jargon is avoided, making The Order of Genocide accessible to anyone interested in the subject. A must-read for those interested in politics and violence. * Journal of Peace Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Background to the Genocide 2. Genocide at the National and Regional Levels 3. Local Dynamics 4. The Génocidaires 5. Why Perpetrators Say They Committed Genocide 6. The Logic of Genocide 7. Historical Patterns of Violence 8. Rwanda's Leviathan ConclusionAppendix Index
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Cornell University Press Fighting for Rights
Book SynopsisLeaders around the globe have long turned to the armed forces as a school for the nation. Debates over who serves continue to arouse passion today because the military''s participation policies are seen as shaping politics beyond the military, specifically the politics of identity and citizenship. Yet how and when do these policies transform patterns of citizenship? Military service, Ronald R. Krebs argues, can play a critical role in bolstering minorities'' efforts to grasp full and unfettered rights. Minority groups have at times effectively contrasted their people''s battlefield sacrifices to the reality of inequity, compelling state leaders to concede to their claims. At the same time, military service can shape when, for what, and how minorities have engaged in political activism in the quest for meaningful citizenship. Employing a range of rich primary materials, Krebs shows how the military''s participation policies shaped Arab citizens'' struggles for first-classTrade Review"Fighting for Rights combines historical research and sociological insight with a full command of contemporary developments. With a focus on African Americans in the United States and the Druze in Israel, Krebs brilliantly documents under what circumstances military service can or cannot expand the citizenship rights of racial, ethnic, and other minorities. This book is truly pathbreaking." -- Charles Moskos, Northwestern University, author of A Call to Civic Service"Ronald R. Krebs has taken two disparate topics, security and minority relations, and managed to use them in new and innovative ways to shed light on each other. His innovative framework demonstrates how one minority in Israel, the Druze, was able to signal its intentions and frame its demands in a way that broke down Jewish insularity, while Christian and Muslim Arabs, using different sorts of tactics, failed to make headway. In the United States, Krebs explains how African Americans' challenge to segregation and other forms of discrimination in the military went only so far in addressing their broader disadvantaged position in society as a whole. Fighting for Rights is a must-read for those interested in state-minority relations, as well as those concerned about civil-military relations.""This book raises and answers the question: When and how does military service shape struggles by minorities to gain full citizenship rights within democratic states? Fighting for Rights is well-written and makes a unique and interesting contribution to our understanding of the relationship between military service and citizenship status." -- James Burk, Texas A&M University
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Cornell University Press The Political Economy of Grand Strategy
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MB - Cornell University Press Why Intelligence Fails Lessons from the Iranian
Book SynopsisJervis examines the politics and psychology of two of the more spectacular intelligence failures in recent memory: the mistaken belief that the regime of the Shah in Iran was secure and stable in 1978, and the 2002 claim that Iraq had active WMD programs.Trade ReviewIn Why Intelligence Fails, Jervis examines two important U.S. intelligence lapses—the fall of the Shah in Iran and WMDs in Iraq—and tries to account for what went awry. After both, the CIA hired Jervis—a longtime student of international affairs—to help the agency sort out its mistakes. He thus brings an invaluable perspective as a smart outsider with sufficient inside access to appraise the agency's blind spots. -- Gabriel Schoenfeld * Wall Street Journal *In this cogently argued and revealing book, Jervis, a veteran CIA consultant, uses the Iranian and Iraqi cases to dissect why, in some circumstances, intelligence fails to provide accurate analysis to policymakers.... The section on Iran... identifies a number of errors with respect to intelligence on Iran, ranging from the mistaken belief that the shah was strong enough to undertake decisive and sustained action against his opponents to underestimating the role played by religion and nationalism in Iranian society. In the section on Iraq... Jervis contends that the fundamental reason for the WMD intelligence failure was that it made the most sense to assume that the country possessed WMD, given the Iraqi government's previous behavior. Highly recommended for all interested academic and general readers. * Library Journal *Jervis's practical experience is as a consultant with the CIA, and he offers a refreshing analysis and defense of this engagement with a government agency. Why Intelligence Fails feels like a reflection on a lifetime of thinking about intelligence.... The case studies (one of which is a slightly redacted version of the lessons-learned report Jervis wrote for the CIA about the Iranian Revolution, complete with comments made on it by senior CIA figures) ably highlight the lessons Jervis wishes us to take away from his study. Most importantly, he argues that further reforms of the intelligence machinery—a favorite reflex of politicians—will not necessarily produce improvements to intelligence product. -- Robert Dover * International Affairs *Table of Contents1. Adventures in Intelligence2. Failing to See That the Shah Was in Danger: Introduction, Postmortem, and CIA CommentsA. Analysis of NFAC's Performance on Iran's Domestic Crisis, Mid-1977–7 November 1978B. CIA Comments on the Report3. The Iraq WMD Intelligence Failure: What Everyone Knows Is Wrong4. The Politics and Psychology of Intelligence and Intelligence ReformNotesIndex
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Cornell University Press Rebel Rulers
Book SynopsisRebel groups are often portrayed as predators, their leaders little more than warlords. In conflicts large and small, however, insurgents frequently take and hold territory, establishing sophisticated systems of governance that deliver extensive public services to civilians under their control. From police and courts, schools, hospitals, and taxation systems to more symbolic expressions such as official flags and anthems, some rebels are able to appropriate functions of the modern state, often to great effect in generating civilian compliance. Other insurgent organizations struggle to provide even the most basic services and suffer from the local unrest and international condemnation that result.Rebel Rulers is informed by Zachariah Cherian Mampilly''s extensive fieldwork in rebel-controlled areas. Focusing on three insurgent organizationsthe Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) in Congo, and the Sudan People''s Trade ReviewRebel Rulers skillfully blends theoretical insights into the factors that explain effective governance with rich ethnographic research to produce a thought-provoking analysis of how rebels (attempt) to govern the populations under their control. * Journal of Politics *The empirical basis for this innovative study consists of three case studies. The author looks at the governance systems set up by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) in Congo, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)... this book is an important achievement. Mampilly has cleared a path towards further research into modes of governance beyond the state. -- Christoph Zürcher * African Affairs *This book is a must-read for anybody wishing to understand why some rebels assemble comprehensive administrations to rule civilians while others fail to do so or reject this task. In his analysis, Mampilly challenges claims of other scholars that economic incentives drive rebel organization and goals, arguing instead for a process-based approach... This is a great book that provides rich detail. The analysis rests on the key observation that violence shapes the environment, which in turn shapes choices. -- William Reno, Northwestern University * African Studies Review *Rebel Rulers is an important achievement. Mampilly has cleared a path toward further research into modes of governance beyond the state. * African Affairs *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Governing Rebels 2. Bandits, Warlords, Embryonic States, Black Spots, and Ungoverned Territories: The Unwieldy Taxonomy of Rebel-Governed Areas 3. Understanding Variation in Insurgent Governance Systems 4. The Two Faces of the Tiger: Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 5. Building a New Sudan: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army 6. Resurrecting Bula Matari: The Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma 7. Comparative Insurgent Governance 8. Rules and Resistance: New Agendas for Studying Insurgency and Governance
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Cornell University Press Warlords
Book SynopsisKimberly Marten shows why and how warlords undermine state sovereignty. Unlike the feudal lords of a previous era, warlords today are not state-builders. They thrive on illegality and rely on private militias for support.Trade ReviewA virtue of Marten's principal-agent framework is that it allows the reader to identify the state in bas-relief, the backdrop against which the warlord moves... for North American teachers looking to introduce the North Caucasus with a lively seminary discussion, I recommend assigning chapter 5, Marten’s biography of Ramzan Kadyrov—the archetype of the charismatic, media-savvy (p. 133), self-aware, celebrity gangster. He has money, weapons, sociopaths on speed-dial, political protection from great powers, and a twitter feed @RKadyrov. -- Jesse Driscoll * Political Science Quarterly *How can we understand the important phenomenon of modern-day warlords, often associated with state failure and transborder criminality even as state leaders frequently rely upon them as a source of order or peace in the most difficult of conditions? Kimberly Marten's Warlords blazes a new trail in answering this question.... This engagingly written book makes a number of major arguments,... [that are] pioneering in the study of warlordism, likely framing a debate for years to come on a subject about which there is as yet relatively little theory. -- Henry E. Hale * H-Diplo/ISSF Roundtable Reviews *I highly recommend Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States for anyone studying international relations or those working in foreign policy positions in the Department of State when faced with a developing or already entrenched warlord situation. The book is relevant considering today's worldwide economic concerns and weak states’ limited capacity to control their own people and territory. -- LTC David T. Seigel * Military Review *In Warlords, Marten provides a wonderfully nuanced description of the relationship between states and warlords. Warlords are individuals who require some level of state support and protection, but ultimately undermine state capacity by controlling small pieces of territory using a combination of force and patronage. In four substantive chapters, Marten gracefully outlines the trajectory of warlordism as a function of state construction in Pakistan, Georgia, Chechnya, and Iraq. Marten displays great depth of knowledge, and her description is rife with anecdotes, insider information, and humor, making it authoritative and enjoyable to read. -- Stacey L. Hunt * International Studies Review *Marten's book is a useful and informative one. Her analysis is persuasive for the four cases she examines, and her observations are pertinent. Although warlordism is sometimes a necessary evil, a national government should eliminate the warlord as soon as possible. A warlord is dependent upon patronage, and therefore, he is vulnerable to having his network of supporters undermined. Ethnic or sectarian tension may make this more difficult, but a popular national leader operating without effective opposition is in a strong position to act. In any case, removing a warlord requires that the national government possess specific information about the network of patronage and be willing to suborn the important members of that network. Marten has presented a great deal of information and analysis in only 262 pages. I recommend her book unreservedly. -- Kevin McMullen * Infantry *Kimberly Marten has made a major theoretical and policy-relevant contribution to the field's understanding of these illusive and dangerous actors. Also, readers not only will better understand how they come to and maintain their power, but also will be equipped with a new framework for analyzing the challenges and choices confronting weak states in their efforts at consolidating modern, legal rational authority and accommodating the demands for security and economic development. -- Jack J. Porter * Comparative Political Studies *Table of Contents1. Warlords: An Introduction 2. Warlords and Universal Sovereignty 3. Ungoverned Warlords: Pakistan's FATA in the Twentieth Century 4. The Georgian Experiment with Warlords 5. Chechnya: The Sovereignty of Ramzan Kadyrov 6. It Takes Three: Washington, Baghdad, and the Sons of Iraq Conclusion: Lessons and Hypotheses
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MB - Cornell University Press Zions Dilemmas
Book SynopsisThis book details the history and, in many cases, the chronic inadequacies in the making of Israeli national security policy, as well as its strengths: rapid and flexible responses, generally pragmatic decision-making, and effective planning.Trade ReviewZion's Dilemmas is the most detailed analysis to date of the inner workings of Israel's national security establishment. It presents seven case studies: the two Lebanon wars (1982 and 2006); the peace processes with Egypt and the Palestinians; the unilateral withdrawals from Lebanon, in 2000, and Gaza, in 2005; and the failed Lavi fighter jet project, an ambitious attempt to build an indigenous warplane with U.S. funding, which was canceled in 1987. -- Aluf Benn * Foreign Affairs *Freilich's book, which furnishes a unique glimpse into the Israeli national security decision-making process, is sure to become the 'go to' work on the subject. It is a must read for anyone interested in how and why Israeli governments have made—and continue to make—the national security decisions that they do. -- David Rodman * Israel Affairs *How often is a reviewer assigned a book he or she can confidently predict will become not only an indispensable reference work but the essential reference point for future research on a given subject? Zion's Dilemmas is one such instance, and its author is to be congratulated for his outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of contemporary Israel studies writ large, and more specifically to the analysis of the country’s internal policymaking processes and status as a highly controversial yet formidable Middle Eastern and global state actor. * Israeli Journal of Foreign Affairs *The author... presents a very informative account of how Israel formulates its national security policy.... The book also presents an in-depth analysis of the DMP in several major case studies in Israel's national security history. -- Efraim Inbar * Political Science Quarterly *This volume is by one of the foremost analysts of Israel's national security policy (NSP).... It analyzes seven case studies dealing with NSP toward the Palestinians, Gaza, and Lebanon, and the building of the Lavi jet fighter.... Freilich argues that it is imperative for Israel to correct its NSP failures in order to meet expected strong challenges in the future. Those interested in Israel's NSP and its foreign policies will benefit greatly from this study.... Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I. The Setting1. Constraints and Players: The External Environment, Proportional Representation System, and National Security Establishment Israel's National Security Environment The Proportional Representation System The National Security Establishment2. The Decision-Making Process: How the System Actually Works Pathology 1: An Unplanned Process Pathology 2: A Highly Politicized Process Pathology 3: Semi-organized Anarchy; or, Is Anyone at the Helm? Pathology 4: An Uninstitutionalized Process Pathology 5: Primacy of the Defense Establishment Something Must Be Good: Strengths of the Israeli SystemPart II. The Case Studies3. Camp David I: Making Peace with Egypt, 1977–19794. The Makings of a Young Lion: The Lavi Combat Aircraft, 1980–19875. The Invasion of Lebanon, 19826. Leaving Lebanon: The Unilateral Withdrawal, 20007. Camp David II: The Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations, 1999–20008. Disengaging from Gaza, 20059. Back Again: The Second Lebanon War, 2006Part III. Final ThoughtsConclusions and Recommendations The Case Studies in Comparative Perspective Key Findings Past Attempts at Reform Failings Tolerable No Longer Future ReformsAppendix 1: The INSC Law, 2008 Appendix 2: Recommendations of the Winograd Commission and the Shahak CommitteeList of Interviews Notes Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press Religion on the Battlefield
Book SynopsisIn Religion on the Battlefield, Hassner focuses on the everyday practice of religion in a military context: the prayers, rituals, fasts, and feasts of the religious practitioners who populate the battlefields of modern wars.Trade ReviewHassner's Religion on the Battlefield offers a welcome contribution to the body of literature on religion and conflict.... What sets Hassner's work apart is that it is much less focused on why actors internalize religious ideas and identitiesand more on what they actually do with these ideas.... Religion on the Battlefield should be considered a must-read work. -- Dr. Magdalena Delgado * St. Anthony’s International Review *This short but thoughtful book invites readers to reconsider their ideas about the role of religion in war. Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the intersection of religion and organized violence has been understood in ideological terms, with a focus on extremism; unsurprisingly, Islam has attracted most attention of this kind. Hassner wants readers to instead think of religion as a set of practices that appear in a variety of forms but have something to do with the sacred—and serve as sources of motivation and inhibition and also exploitation and provocation. -- Lawrence D. Freedman * Foreign Affairs *Finely crafted and timely monograph.... Hasner has produced a thoughful and interesting survey that is of immediate political and strategic importance. * International Affairs *As a former Marine and combat veteran, I was pleased by Hassner's ability to bring up the complexities of religion on the battlefield.... Overall, this book is a wonderful introduction to the complexities of religion and war. It uses historical examples alongside theoretical analysis to show that religion is a far-reaching and important topic in the study of war. * Reading Religion *Hassner makes significant strides in both description and prescription. * Journal of Church and State *Table of Contents1. Why? Religion as a Cause of War 2. When? Sacred Time and War 3. Where? Sacred Space and War 4. Who? Sacred Leaders and War 5. How? Sacred Rituals and War 6. Religion on the Battlefield in Iraq, 2003–2009
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Cornell University Press What Good Is Grand Strategy
Book SynopsisGrand strategy is one of the most widely used and abused concepts in the foreign policy lexicon. In this important book, Hal Brands explains why grand strategy is a concept that is so alluringand so elusiveto those who make American statecraft. He explores what grand strategy is, why it is so essential, and why it is so hard to get right amid the turbulence of global affairs and the chaos of domestic politics. At a time when grand strategy is very much in vogue, Brands critically appraises just how feasible that endeavor really is.Brands takes a historical approach to this subject, examining how four presidential administrations, from that of Harry S. Truman to that of George W. Bush, sought to do grand strategy at key inflection points in the history of modern U.S. foreign policy. As examples ranging from the early Cold War to the Reagan years to the War on Terror demonstrate, grand strategy can be an immensely rewarding undertakingbut also one that is full of potential pitfalls onTrade ReviewFor a young academic historian, Brands has an unusually subtle and accurate sense of the challenges that US policymakers face in implementing grand strategies.... Brands's masterful work also serves as a reminder that the legacies of the more recent and controversial presidential foreign policies will need to be evaluated by subsequent generations not emotionally attached to the events themselves. -- Russel Crandall * Survival: Global Politics & Strategy *This is a solid piece of scholarship that should be of great value in modern American history classes, foreign policy surveys, and course work in international relations. -- Brooks Flippen * H-Net Reviews *This remarkable book catapults Brands into the foremost ranks of a new generation of U.S. strategic thinkers. Brands brilliantly combines an analysis of the grand strategies of selected presidents (Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush) with an investigation into the nature and value of the very concept of grand strategy. Throughout, his analysis is evenhanded and insightful.... Future presidential administrations would do well to embrace this vision at a time when the United States faces limited resources and a bewildering array of challenges. On the evidence of this closely reasoned book, Brands will have much to contribute to the strategic debates that lie ahead. -- Walter Russell Mead * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Meaning and Challenge of Grand Strategy 1. The Golden Age Revisited: The Truman Administration and the Evolution of Containment 2. Travails of the Heroic Statesmen: Grand Strategy in the Nixon-Kissinger Years 3. Was There a Reagan Grand Strategy? American Statecraft in the Late Cold War 4. The Dangers of Being Grand: George W. Bush and the Post-9/11 Era Conclusion: Grappling with Grand Strategy
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Cornell University Press To Kill Nations American Strategy in the
Book SynopsisEdward Kaplan traces the evolution of American strategic airpower and preparation for nuclear war from the postwar era to the height of the Cold...Trade ReviewIn To Kill Nations Edward Kaplan describesa long process of evolution and adaptation as U.S. political and military leaders grappled with integrating nuclear weapons into national defense after World War II. Strikingly, he sees not a sudden revolution but a gradual process of incremental changes in military preparedness policy and action. * Journal of American History *There are many other studies of weapons development and Eisenhower and Kennedy's approaches to national defense. The great strength of Kaplan's is his tracing of the evolution of US policy in response to perceived Soviet capabilities. He astutely demonstrates how the Berlin and Cuban missile crises exposed the drawbacks of preparing primarily for an atomic war with the Soviet Union.To Kill Nations will enlighten readers seeking an intelligent overview of the evolution of airpower strategy in the first twenty-five years of the Cold War as well as, more specifically, President Eisenhower's New Look security policy and Robert McNamara's influence on national security strategy during the Kennedy administration. * Michigan War Studies Review *Kaplan draws extensively on archival records, including declassified government documents, to tell the story of how US nuclear strategy went from being focused on winning nuclear war with the Soviet Union to being more in line with the [mutually assured destruction] thinking made famous by early nuclear deterrence scholars, such as Thomas Schelling.... The book is a well-researched, interesting history of SAC and SAC's influence on US national security strategy during the first twenty years of the Cold War. * H-NET Reviews *Edward Kaplan's To Kill Nations is a fascinating work that packs a thermonuclear punch of ideas and arguments into 223 pages of dense but readable text (260 including endnotes, etc.). The work is suitable for anyone from advanced undergraduates to experts in the field. * Strategy Bridge *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Antecedents 2. Declaration, Action, and the Air-Atomic Strategy 3. Finding a Place 4. The Fantastic Compression of Time 5. To Kill a Nation 6. Stalemate, Finite Deterrence, Polaris, and SIOP-62 7. New Sheriff in Town 8. End of an Era Conclusion Key to Sources and Abbreviations Notes Index
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Cornell University Press Restraint
Book SynopsisThe United States, Barry R. Posen argues, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. In contrast to the failures and unexpected problems that have stemmed from America's consistent overreaching, Posen makes an urgent argument for restraint in the future use of U.S. military strength.Trade ReviewAn MIT professor, Posen has written a tightly argued, impeccably sourced, and lucid case for a new American national security strategy. Though written by an expert for experts, it is an accessible read. No term is undefined, no assumpiton unspecified, and no assertion not carefully supported. -- Jessica T. Mathews * The New York Review of Books *In his deeply wise new book Restraint: A New Foundation for US Grand Strategy, MIT professor Barry Posen agrees that powers that have the might will always believe they have the right. That China is climbing closer to the US on the power ladder requires us to understand that it figures it's in the right no matter what anyone says. Yet the US will stay in Asia as long as China thinks it shouldn't. Even Posen, who wants the chore list of the US military substantially downsized (now in the network: some 800 extraterritorial bases, ports and airfields in more than 80 countries), puts it this way: 'Asia is a more difficult case [than other issues for the US].... China may reach a point where it has sufficient power to bid for hegemony.'But, speaking directly to Beijing, the professor notes that China 'does not yet possess much offensive capability; it can punish and harass, but not crush or conquer. Its options are limited.' -- Tom Plate * South China Morning Post *Posen's calmly heretical book is an argument for Washington to discipline its seemingly compulsive and spasmodic projections of global power.... [A] masterclass in threat deflation,... Barry Posen's succinct policy brief is a deeply moral book. The correct proportion of GDP to spend on military defence, how many aircraft carrier groups to deploy to the Persian Gulf: these are not just technical matters. It is in just such questions that morality inheres. -- Chase Madar * Times Literary Supplement *Posen's new book will be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with both the direction that US grand strategy has followed since the end of the Cold War and the possible alternative strategies to help secure vital American national interests, in a period where once again we are witnessing a rise and fall power dynamic in the international system.... This is an enormously important and timely book which challenges the conventional wisdom about the merits and logic of liberal hegemony. Restraint provides an insightful alternative that should be carefully pondered and will certainly advance the debate on American grand strategy. -- Brian C. Schmidt * International Affairs *Regardless of the reader's views on the grand strategy of Restraint, this book has value. Posen outlines the benefits of having a clearly articulated grand strategy and demonstrates the pitfalls that the U.S. has faced in navigating national security policy without this level of clarity. His case against becoming embroiled in conflicts that require counterinsurgency operations is strong. -- Joseph Becker * Prism *Restraint makes an eloquent case for a new grand strategy. It is not a new case, for it echoes the arguments offshore balancers have been making for twenty years. It does, however, codify much good thought and consistently makes judicious judgments with precision and fairness. Critics of the status quo would do well to incorporate Posen's case into public discourse. -- Jared McKinney * The American Spectator *"The three most consequential books of international relations theory published at the end of the Cold War are Frances Fukuyama's The End of History, Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations, and John Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy of Great Power Politics.... Thankfully, there has now emerged a stunning new contender: MIT Professor Barry Posen’s Restraint: The New Foundation of American Grand Strategy. The good news is—if employed—Posen’s prescriptive will enhance U.S. security and a large measure of its post-Cold War global primacy within realistic limits and at a lower cost. -- Donald L. Sassano * Homeland Security *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Evolution of Post–Cold War U.S. Grand StrategyThe Path to Liberal HegemonyThe Strategic Position of the United StatesCauses and Consequences1. The Perils of Liberal HegemonyDirect CostsThe Balance of PowerThe AlliesIdentity Politics and InterventionMilitary Power and InterventionOverstated BenefitsPersistent Problems2. The Case for RestraintThe Geopolitical Interests of the United StatesNuclear Weapons: Dilemmas, Dangers, and OpportunitiesThe Struggle with Al-Qaeda and the Enduring Risk of International TerrorismImplementing Restraint in Key RegionsThe Problems of Transition to RestraintIntegrated Reforms3. Command of the Commons: The Military Strategy, Force Structure, and Force Posture of Restraint"Command of the Commons"The Insights of Maritime StrategyForce StructureGlobal Force PostureAffordable and EffectiveConclusion: A Sustained DebateCritiques of RestraintNotesIndex
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MB - Cornell University Press Brothers in Arms
Book SynopsisWhen the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia in 1975, they inherited a war-ravaged and internationally isolated country. Pol Pot's government espoused the rhetoric of self-reliance, but Democratic Kampuchea was utterly dependent on Chinese foreign aid and technical assistance to survive. Yet in a markedly asymmetrical relationship between a modernizing, nuclear power and a virtually premodern state, China was largely unable to use its power to influence Cambodian politics or policy. In Brothers in Arms, Andrew Mertha traces this surprising lack of influence to variations between the Chinese and Cambodian institutions that administered military aid, technology transfer, and international trade. Today, China's extensive engagement with the developing world suggests an inexorably rising China in the process of securing a degree of economic and political dominance that was unthinkable even a decade ago. Yet, China's experience with its first-ever client state suggests that the Trade ReviewRemarkable.... Mertha's contributions in Brothers in Arms are many, most notably the adopted explanatory framework that places domestic institutions and bureaucratic organizations in the context of strategic interaction. Scholars of organizations will find much in this work that is novel, compelling, and pathbreaking.... Mertha delivers a truly impressive work, one that advances our understandings of institutions in contexts of strategic interaction, foreign aid, and China's likely influence in the coming years. * Perspectives on Politics *Robust and fascinating.... Mertha's study represents a rare triumph of comparative research design, made possible by the author's impressive mastery of both Chinese and Khmer, as well as his sensitive and nuanced readings of the functional power relations motivating both systems.... Situated at the intersection of domestic and foreign policy analysis, Brothers in Arms represents a remarkable marriage between two richly detailed and informative case studies, and theoretical insights that make the book indispensable reading. * The China Quarterly *[Brothers in Arms]not only provides historical insight into the bureaucratic structure of China's aid to its client state, i.e. Democratic Kampuchea (DK) between 1975 and 1979, but also explicates the casual effect of the fragmented Chinese and DK bureaucratic institutions, the variation of which determines the degree of China's ability to assert influence over DK.... This book is the first to provide such insightful detail on China's aid to the DK between 1979 and 1978... [and] is certainly a major breakthrough in the history of China's aid to the DK.... This book is a useful resource for students of China's foreign aid policy. * Southeast Asian Studies *Andrew Mertha's superb book is 35 years overdue. While it has long been appreciated that it was support from China that enabled the Communist Party of Kampuchea, aka the Khmer Rouge, to seize power in 1975 and to brutalize Cambodia until it was ousted by Vietnam in 1979, this is the first detailed study of how Beijing disbursed its aid and of the clash of bureaucratic cultures which ensued.... Brothers in Arms is a masterful account of China’s failed policy of support for Democratic Kampuchea, required reading for anyone who wishes to understand either Beijing’s role in Southeast Asia during the 1970s or the decisive influence of bureaucratic politics. * New Mandala *Andrew Mertha has shed some very much needed light on the relationship between the People's Republic of Chine (PRC) and Democratic Kampuchea (DK) between 1975 and 1979 in Brothers in Arms. Remarkably, that light might extend to our understanding of current-day behaviour with client states as China scrambles for resources in Africa, Latin America, and beyond. * Asian Affairs *As Andrew Mertha demonstrates in Brothers in Arms... bureaucratic interactions are crucial to the success or failure of individual projects and the overall influence that China derives from its [foreign] aid. He does so through a skillful analysis of China's relations with one of its key Cold War 'client states'—Pol Pot’s Democratic Kampuchea....This excellent book merits careful reading. * The China Journal *The story that Mertha tells is fascinating in its detail and surprising in much of what that detail reveals. Perhaps most importantly is the extent to which China's lack of leverage over the CPK regime was a persistent theme of the relationship... This is an important book, full of important factual information and thoughtful judgments. * Contemporary Southeast Asia *A welcome addition to the literature on Chinese-Cambodian entanglements during the Cold War.... Mertha's treatment of the Cambodian side of the story, especially his chapter on the Khmer Rouge bureaucracy and Pol Pot's work style, is highly revealing and instructive. * Journal of Cold War Studies *An interesting account of Chinese aid to Cambodia during the four years in which Cambodia was ruled by the Khmer Rouge.... An impressive strength of this book lies in the detailed, smooth, and illuminating descriptions of the government system of Democratic Kampuchea, the Chinese government's foreign aid institutions, and the three major Chinese aid projects that serve as subjects of the three case studies. * Journal of Chinese Overseas *In essence,Brothers in Armsis a study of Leninist systems and how a larger, nuclear power like China failed to keep its client state in a position of inferiority. Historians studying diplomacy, Cold War, and Southeast Asia history will appreciate Mertha's attention to detail and evidence base. The author's writing style means even readers unfamiliar with the topic will understand Mertha's discussions of the DK's political apparatus. Undoubtedly the author has produced a foundational book on the relationship between China and Democratic Kampuchea. * H-Net *Table of Contents1. China's Relations with Democratic Kampuchea 2. The Khmer Rouge Bureaucracy 3. The Bureaucratic Structure of Chinese Overseas Assistance 4. DK Pushback and Military Institutional Integrity 5. The Failure of the Kampong Som Petroleum Refinery Project 6. China’s Development of Democratic Kampuchean Trade 7. What Is Past Is Present
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