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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Grand Strategies of Great Powers
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Taylor & Francis Considering Anthropology and Small Wars
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Considering Anthropology and Small Wars
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An International Rediscovery of World War One
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Commercialisation of Space
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The EU NATO and the Libya Conflict
Book SynopsisThis book explores the causes and implications of the Libyan crisis since the anti-Gaddafi uprisings of 2011 from the perspective of the EU and NATO. It asks the question of why those organizations failed to stabilize the country despite the serious challenges posed by the protracted crisis to European and transatlantic stakes in the region. This book argues that such failure originated in a twofold problem common to both organizations: their prioritization of legitimacy over strategy, and their path dependence the insufficient degree of adaptation to meet the different needs of the crisis. Through a critical and integrated analysis of official sources and extensive interviews with EU, NATO, UN, and national government officials and militaries, as well as from NGO personnel, Libyan institutions and civil society, and media, the volume brings the perspective of both state and non-state actors to the fore. It reveals how wrong assumptions and centrifugal forces within the EU aTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Responsibility to Protect 1. The EU and NATO on the Eve of the Libyan War: Strategy and Institutions 2. Bloody Spring: The Libya Conflict of 2011 3. Intervention: Half-Hearted Hard Power Part 2: Responsibility to Rebuild 4. The Years of Missed Opportunities: Soft Power to the Test, 2012–2014 5. Civil War and Proxy War: From Soft to Hard Security Crisis, 2015–2016 6. From State-Building to Containment: Eluding or Deputizing Hard Security Measures, 2017–2018 7. From a Proxy to an Internationalized War: The Need for Hard Power, 2019 and Beyond. Conclusions and Heading Forward
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Taylor & Francis IntraAfrica Migrations Reimaging Borders and Migration Management Border Regions Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd IntraAfrica Migrations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Army and Ideology in Indonesia From Dwifungsi to Bela Negara Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Army and Ideology in Indonesia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How Realist Is Indias National Security Policy
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Taylor & Francis Defence Industries in the 21st Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Inhabiting an Embattled Body
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Land Warfare
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Indigenous Peacebuilding in South Sudan
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Taylor & Francis Navies in Multipolar Worlds
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Media Conflict and Security
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to Military Research
Book SynopsisThis new handbook is about the practices of conducting research on military issues. As an edited collection, it brings together an extensive group of authors from a range of disciplinary perspectives whose chapters engage with the conceptual, practical and political questions raised when doing military research. The book considers a wide range of questions around research about, on and with military organisations, personnel and activities, from diverse starting-points across the social sciences, arts and humanities. Each chapter in this volume: Describes the nature of the military research topic under scrutiny and explains what research practices were undertaken and why. Discusses the author's research activities, addressing the nature of their engagement with their subjects and explaining how the method or approach under scrutiny was distinctive because of the military context or subject of the research. Trade Review‘In the face of increasing conflict and growing security and defence threats, social scientists today are increasingly interested in the armed forces. Drawing together leading scholars in the field, this volume dissects the distinctive methodological challenges which attend military research. It will be required reading for any scholar interested in researching the armed forces.’-- Anthony King, Warwick University, UK Table of Contents An Introduction to Military Research Methods, Matthew F. Rech, K. Neil Jenkings, Alison J. Williams & Rachel Woodward SECTION 1: Texts Reflections on Research in Military Archives, Matthew Farish From Declassified Documents to Redacted Files: Tracing Military Compensation, Emily Gilbert Biography and the military archive, Isla Forsyth Analysing Newspapers: Considering the use of print media sources in military research, K. Neil Jenkings & Daniel Bos The uses of military memoirs in military research, Rachel Woodward & K. Neil Jenkings A Military Definition of Reality: Researching Literature and Militarization, John Beck Archaeological Approaches to the Study of Recent Warfare, John Schofield & Wayne Cocroft SECTION 2: Interactions Comparing Militaries: The Challenges of Datasets and Process-Tracing, Jocelyn Mawdsley Conducting ‘Community Orientated’ Military Research, Ross McGarry Ethnography in Conflict Zones: The Perils of Researching Private Security Contractors, Amanda Chisholm Researching Proscribed Armed Groups: Interviewing Loyalist and Republican Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, Neil Ferguson Psychoanalytically-informed Reflexive Research with Service Spouses, Sue Jervis Ethnomethodology, Conversation Analysis and the Study of Action-in-Interaction in Military Settings, Christopher Elsey, Michael Mair, Paul V. Smith, Patrick G. Watson Researching Normativity and Non-Normativity in Military Organizations, Aaron Belkin SECTION 3: Experiences The Aesthetic of Being in the Field: Participant Observation with Infantry, John Hockey Ethnography and the Embodied Life of War-making, Ken MacLeish Biting the Bullet: my time with the British Army, Vron Ware Researching Military Men, Stephen Atherton Putting ‘Insider-ness’ to Work: Researching Identity Narratives of Career Soldiers about to Leave the Army, David Walker Researching at military airshows: a dialogue about ethnography and autoethnography, Matthew F. Rech & Alison J. Williams Perceptions of past conflict: researching modern understandings of historic battlefields, Justin Sikora SECTION 4 - Senses Researching the visual and material cultures of war and conflict, Jane Tynan Studying Military Image Banks: A Social Semiotic Approach, Ian Roderick Critical methodologies for researching military-themed videogames, Daniel Bos
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Naval Strategy and Security
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Taylor & Francis The 2017 Nuclear Ban Treaty
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Egyptian Diaspora Activism During the Arab Uprisings
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Taylor & Francis The Mediterranean DoubleCross System 19411945
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Churches Chaplains and the Great War
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Taylor & Francis Private Security and Identity Politics
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Taylor & Francis Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Bridging the Theoretical and Practical Divide
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethical Challenges for Military Health Care Personnel
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Taylor & Francis US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
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Taylor & Francis Securing Health
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Taylor & Francis Ltd EU Security Policy and Crisis Management
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Taylor & Francis Chinas Military Procurement in the Reform Era The Setting of New Directions
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Taylor & Francis Interrogation in War and Conflict
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Taylor & Francis Political and Humanitarian Responses to Syrian Displacement
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Taylor & Francis Security and Intelligence in a Changing World New Perspectives for the 1990s 43 Routledge Library Editions Cold War Security Studies
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Taylor & Francis Security and Intelligence in a Changing World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How to Grow a Navy
Book SynopsisThis book examines the large but neglected topic of the development of maritime power from both an historical and a contemporary point of view.Navies have never been more important than they are now, in a century becoming, as widely expected, increasingly and profoundly maritime. The growing competition between China and Russia with the United States and its allies and partners around the world is essentially sea-based. The sea is also central to the world''s globalised trading system and to its environmental health. Most current crises are either sea-based or have a critical maritime element to them. What happens at sea will help shape our future. Against that background, this book uses both history and contemporary events to analyse how maritime power and naval strength has been, and is being, developed. In a reader-friendly way, it seeks to show what has worked and what has not, and to uncover the recurring patterns in maritime and naval development which explain past, preTrade Review** Winner of 2023 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize of the Australian Naval Institute**'How To Grow A Navy is a wonderfully original and erudite work of naval history and advocacy. Sweeping across the centuries to pick evidence for his arguments from the maritime story of Ancient Athens to that of the Vikings, the pre-modern Naval Powers of Asia, the Spanish and the Dutch, to the Royal Navy, the U.S.Navy and the sea empires of the future, Geoffrey Till makes the case again and again for why naval force counts. And he does this with a lightness and surety of touch, a clarity of exposition, and a firm grasp of his subject. Far too often, and with far less reason, are other books on military and naval themes recommended to policy-makers. This book really deserves to be read by those states who possess a navy, and even more by those who would like to grow one.'Paul Kennedy, Yale University, USA, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers‘Professor Geoffrey Till skilfully derives concepts for building and sustaining a navy as he examines the exercise of sea power over a large historical and geographical canvas. A ''must read'' for practitioners from navies, large and small, in order to draw useful lessons and avoid pitfalls from the rich trove of case studies.’Admiral (Retd) Nirmal Verma, former Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy and former High Commissioner of India to Canada‘In this thoughtful and wide-ranging analysis, Geoff Till explores the sources and character of maritime ascendency and its relationship to national power and influence. In casting a broad net from ancient Athens to an emergent China in the 21st century, Till illuminates the interconnectedness of national culture and maritime supremacy with lessons that are both historic and immediate.’Craig L. Symonds, author of World War II at Sea'Professor Till’s latest study into the enduring dynamics and drivers of maritime power through history, and how navies develop, is an important and timely addition to the body of analysis on the contemporary maritime domain. It needs to be read and absorbed by all those seeking to understand and influence the sea change now underway in the global maritime arena, not least modern China’s maritime trajectory, and by those national policymakers aiming to grow or rebuild their own navies.'Nick Childs, Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security'Speaking from real-world strategy formulation experience, Geoff Till’s prescription is spot on. He correctly argues that naval forces require, first and foremost, a clear explanation of purpose to justify national funding—a frequently overlooked and surprisingly misunderstood principle. In this essential volume, Till shows how governments and navies can build, maintain or revive their maritime forces for the demands of the current maritime century.'Bruce B. Stubbs, SES, Director Navy Strategy and Strategic Concepts, The Pentagon, Washington, DC'How to Grow a Navy analyses the complex and sometimes irreconcilable problems of creating, maintaining and operating naval forces in an extremely clear and effective way. The author's deep expertise in maritime strategy and naval history, as well as his global reach and long experience of close interactions with the world's navies, big and small, give him a special authority. This apparently arcane subject is in fact a critical element of not only defence strategies but national security strategies as a whole.'Rear Admiral James Goldrick, Royal Australian Navy (ret)'Professor Geoffrey Till's understanding of maritime power is essential reading and has inspired navy and coast guard leaders around the world to build naval forces for cooperation and security, providing prosperity and safety for their countries. Through history he asks the question: why do nations need a navy? In today's "blue century", the sea remains important for almost any country's security and prosperity and the quest for the blue commons will be a "heritage for all" or increasingly a frontier in great power competition.'Lars Saunes, Professor/Rear Admiral (ret) Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy'How to Grow a Navy is a landmark work. Its principles are applicable to virtually all naval and related maritime capabilities set against national security priorities. Its readership should include navy, government, and industry practitioners. It is most highly recommended.'Tim Coyle, Australian Naval Institute'Geoffrey TIll offers a timely and broad-ranging examination of the development of maritime power. ...a much-needed addition to the literature on the subject.' Sidharth Kaushal, The RUSI Journal'How to Grow a Navy requires investment in time and attention to study, but its output to the reader in knowledge and understanding will be considerable.' James Bosbotinis, The Naval ReviewTable of Contents1. Maritime Matters, 2. A Predisposition Towards the Maritime?, 3. Henry Maydman, Maritime Power and a Strategy of Means, 4. The Vision Thing, 5. Willing the Means: Establishing and Resourcing Strategic Priorities, 6. Going Joint: The Maritime Mix, 7. Establishing Naval Policy and Setting Strategy, 8. All of One Maritime Company: The Search for Synergy, 9. Coastguards and the Assertion of Maritime Authority, 10. Naval Power: The Administrative Angle, 11. Delivering a Navy's People, 12. Designing the Fleet, 13. Nothing is For Ever: Maintaining the Fleet, 14. A Conclusion with Chinese Characteristics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How to Grow a Navy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Paradoxes of War
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Nineteenth Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd StatePrivate Networks and Intelligence Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation in South Asia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd US Foreign Policy in Action
Book SynopsisThis book represents a timely exploration of the dynamics of U.S.foreign policy development. It introduces historical developments and theories of U.S. foreign policy and engages students in the politics and debates of the foreign policy process (both directly and by proxy) through innovative learning exercises. This book offers a rich understanding of the politics behind clashing perspectives towards contemporary foreign policy challenges ranging from immigration policy controversies to COVID-19 pandemic responses, climate change to the China trade war. All of these issues are presented in dynamic ways that focus on activism and engagement in the policy processand so this text speaks directly to a new generation of college students who have mobilized to political activism. The book is intended to serve as a core text for classes on U.S. foreign policy at the 200-level or above and will appeal to a broad audience. New to the Second Edition: Provides insigTrade ReviewPraise for the Second Edition of US Foreign Policy in Action Lantis and Homan understand the challenge and the craft of teaching contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Consequently, US Foreign Policy in Action is a highly engaging and pedagogically sensitive survey of the actors, interests, and politics that shape U.S. foreign policy decisions, actions, and issues. Through interesting, structured debates, discussion questions, case studies, and other appealing features, US Foreign Policy in Action brings the foreign policy process alive, allowing readers to put themselves in the shoes of policy-makers without sharing their ulcers. Instructors and students will enjoy using this well-written and interactive textbook. Christopher M. Jones, Bradley University I love this textbook! While there are many worthwhile texts on the market focused on U.S. foreign policy, this one surveys all the key historical, institutional, and policy process aspects of U.S. foreign policy for an undergraduate-level course. It also incorporates imaginative and highly effective active learning assignments for the classroom on key issues that really engage students and help instructors make important connections between the conceptual and the practical. Smoothly written, highly accessible, with relevant and interesting new cases, Lantis and Homan have done an excellent job with this updated edition of US Foreign Policy in Action. I loved the first edition; I can't wait to use this new edition the next time I teach U.S. Foreign Policy. Mary K. Meyer-McAleese, Eckerd College Lantis and Homan enliven U.S. foreign policy with their innovative pedagogical approach. This engaging text is chock-full of activities designed to deepen student learning of concepts and issues as well as promote critical thinking, research, and communication skills. The variety of interactive learning activities will have wide appeal among students and instructors alike. Especially exciting are the Learning Through Technology exercises that employ various platforms to facilitate students' exploration of political issues, actors, and processes. The authors do not disappoint in their promise to bring foreign policy to life! Kirsten Taylor, Berry College Table of ContentsList of Boxes List of Figures List of Maps List of Photos List of Tables Online Support Material for Teaching and Learning Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction to the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter 2: U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy Chapter 3: History of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Noble Struggle? Chapter 4: Modern History of U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter 5: Key Institutions: Branches of Government Chapter 6: Leadership in Action: Debating American Engagement with the World Chapter 7: Bureaucracies and Unelected Actors Chapter 8: Bureaucracies in Action: A National Security Council Simulation Chapter 9: Interest Groups and Political Parties Chapter 10: Interest Groups in Action: Case Studies Chapter 11: Public Opinion and the Media Chapter 12: Public Opinion and the Media in Action Chapter 13: Blended and Hybrid Approaches to Studying Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Conflict and Cooperation in Intelligence and Security Organisations
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