Warfare and defence Books
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
£29.75
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
£40.50
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
£19.80
Princeton University Press The End of the Russian Imperial Army Volume II
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£120.70
Princeton University Press The End of the Russian Imperial Army Volume II
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£61.20
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.
£41.36
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
£22.46
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas The Collaborative Fight
Book SynopsisExamines cases of institutional jointness among US military services from the late nineteenth century into the twenty-first century. The book draws actionable conclusions for practitioners in the defense establishment while giving examples of successful joint cooperation that overcame the difficulties inherent in pursuing it.Trade Review"This unique study will be of great value to scholars and defense practitioners alike, particularly in staff and war colleges where there is always a need for rigorous, relevant, and informative case studies. Birch and Svedin offer penetrating insights why in the past the US military either failed to achieve jointness or to sustain if it was achieved for a time. This is a timely book that will challenge assumptions, fuel arguments, and do tremendous good for the joint force."—J. P. Clark, author of Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815––1917"The Collaborative Fight provides one of the only scholarly treatments of a word that dominates life in the million-person trillion-dollar defense industry: jointness. Since the Goldwater-Nichols reforms of 1986, jointness has been the coin of the realm for the US military, whether aspirationally or actually. Matters of budget, operations, doctrine, and education all esteem jointness as a predominant virtue—yet there is little robust understanding of what it is or why it is so difficult to achieve and sustain. Birch and Svedin offer a strong theoretical and empirical treatment of the subject, with novel case studies and appropriately eclectic theoretical antecedents. In short, far too little is known about a ubiquitous Pentagon buzzword—this book helps bridge the gap."—Jeffrey Donnithorne, Colonel (Ret.), USAF, and author of Four Guardians: A Principled-Agent View of American Civil-Military RelationsTable of Contents List of Tables Series Editor’s Foreword Acknowledgments List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. The Collaborative Fight: US Armed Services’ Ambivalent Relationship to Jointness 2. Factors in Organizational Collaboration and Success Cases 3. The Army and Air Force Collaborate on AirLand Battle, 1973–1991 4. Cooperation in Peacetime: The Joint Primary Aviation Training System, 1988–Present 5. Air Support in Counterinsurgency, 2001–2012 6. Joint All-Domain Command and Control 7. An Empirically Informed Theory of Jointness Conclusion: Jointness Is a Collaborative Fights Appendix. Research Method and Case-Study Selection Criteria Notes Reference List Index
£999.99
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
£42.75
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
£14.99
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
£42.75
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
£17.09
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
£45.00
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
£15.19
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).
£26.99
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!
£27.90
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
£32.40
University of British Columbia Press Ethics and Security in Canadian Foreign Policy
Book SynopsisThis collection brings together a wide range of authoritative, informed perspectives on issues of ethics and security facing Canadians, linking abstract analytical and philosophical questions to the critical and challenging questions of decision-making practice in Canadian foreign policy.Trade Review"A useful and important addition to courses on Canadian foreign policy, particularly in that it raises issues surrounding ethics and security as a foreign policy objective." - Claire Turenne Sjolander, Department of Political Science, University of Ottawa; The work is highly relevant to current discourse on the evolving concept of security and makes a genuine contribution to the underlying theoretical discussion... It will appeal to a wide audience, and because of its broad range of selected issue areas, will serve as a very useful textbook for courses on Canadian foreign policy." - Harald von Riekhoff, Department of Political Science; Carleton UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction1 Linking Ethics and Security in Canadian Foreign Policy / Rosalind IrwinPart 2: Ethics and Security: Conceptual and Analytical Issues within a Changing Global Context2 The Ethics of Mutual Vulnerability: A Developmental Perspective for Foreign Policy / Jorge Nef3 The Ethics of Development Assistance and Human Security: From Realism and Sovereigntism to Cosmopolitanism / Peter PenzPart 3: Ethics and Canadian Policies towards Human Rights and Development Assistance4 Moral Vision and Foreign Policy: The Case of Canadian Development Assistance / Cranford Pratt5 Niche Diplomacy in Canadian Human Rights Policy: Ethics or Economics? / Heather Smith6 Gender, Food Security, and Foreign Policy Towards Africa: Women Farmers in Kenya and the Right to Sustenance / Terisa E. Turner, Leigh S. Brownhill, and Wahu M. KaaraPart 4: International Humanitarian Law and Norms7 Soft Power, Moral Suasion, and Establishing the International Criminal Court: Canadian Contributions / W. Andy Knight8 Echoes of Apartheid? Canada, Nigeria, and the Politics of Norms / David Black9 Theorizing the Landmine Campaign: Ethics, Global Cultural Scripts, and the Laws of War / Andrew LathamPart 5: Humanitarian Intervention and Democratization10 Humanitarian Intervention in Zaire: A Case study of Humanitarian Realism / Howard Adelman11 Promoting Democracy in Haiti: Assessing the Practical and Ethical Implications / Tom KeatingPart 6: The Ethics of Energy and Natural Resource Security: Fishing and Nuclear Policy12 The Ethics of CANDU Exports / Duane Bratt13 Fishing for Norms: Foreign Policy and the Turbot Dispute of 1995 / Peter J. StoettPart 7: Conclusions14 Towards Human Security? / Rosalind IrwinQuestions for DiscussionSuggested ReadingsContributorsIndex
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University of British Columbia Press Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence 19542009
Book SynopsisSince the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappled with the issue of Canada's role in US ballistic missile defence programs. Until Paul Martin's government finally said no, policy-makers responded to US initiatives with fear and uncertainty as they endlessly debated the implications at home and abroad of participation. However, whether this is the end of the story remains to be seen.Drawing on previously classified government documents and interviews with senior officials, James Fergusson examines Canada's policy deliberations during five major US initiatives. He reveals that a combination of factors such as weak leadership and a tendency to place uncertain and ill-defined notions of international peace and security before national defence resulted in indecision on what role Canada would play in ballistic missile defence. In effect, policy-makers have failed to transform debates about the issue into an opportunity to define Canada's strategic interests at hoTrade ReviewJames Fergusson has followed ballistic missile defense and Canadian defense policy for decades, and his passion is reflected in this, the first history that treats these topics in a single volume. -- D. McIntosh, Slippery Rock University Pennsylvania * CHOICE, Vol. 48, No. 09 *This book should serve as a “lessons learned” reference for our political and military leadership with respect to development of coherent strategic policies. It is also a very useful historical source for students and scholars of politics and history. -- Major Fred Brulier, Canadian Defence Academy * Canadian Military Journal, Vol 11, No 3 *Table of ContentsPrefacePrologue – What’s with Defence?Act 1 – Anti-Ballistic Missiles: Don’t Worry, Be Happy (1954-71)Act 2 – The Strategic Defence Initiative: Much Ado About Very Little (1972-85)Act 3 – Global Protection Against Limited Strikes: Too Close for Comfort (1986-92)Act 4 – National Missile Defense: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (1993-2000)Act 5 – Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense: Is this the End? (2001-05)Epilogue – Forward to the Past (2005 and Beyond)NotesBibliographyIndex
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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 Game Changer
Book SynopsisThis volume re-examines 9/11’s effect on North American security policy and international relations from a trilateral rather than a bilateral perspective.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Changing Contours of North American Security / Jonathan Paquin and Patrick JamesPart 1: Theoretical Explanations of Post-9/11 Security Relations1 Was 9/11 a Watershed? / Charles F. Doran2 The Homeland Security Dilemma: Assessing the Implications for Canada-US Border Security Negotiations / Frank P. Harvey3 Toward Greater Opportunism: Balancing and Bandwagoning in Canada-US Relations / Justin Massie4 Canada, the United States, and Continental Security after 9/11: An Assessment Based on Attribution Theory / Mark Paradis and Patrick James5 Canada-US Security Cooperation under the Security and Prosperity Partnership: An Autopsy Report / Jonathan Paquin and Louis BélangerPart 2: Significant Developments in North American Security and Defence6 The Disintegrative Effects of North America’s Securitization on the Canada-Mexico Relationship / Stephen Clarkson7 Mexico’s Ambiguous Foreign Policy toward North America / Athanasios Hristoulas8 From the Border Partnership Agreement to the Twenty-First-Century Border: Enforcing Security on the US-Mexico Border / Isabelle Vagnoux9 National Interest or Self-Interest? Advocacy Think Tanks, 9/11, and the Future of North American Security / Donald E. Abelson10 A Common “Bilateral” Vision: North American Defence Cooperation, 2001-12 / Philippe Lagassé11 Defence Policy and the Aerospace and Defence Industry in North America: The Changing Contours of the Post-9/11 Era / Yan Cimon12 The Canada-US Alliance in the Post-9/11 Context: Any Room for Mexico? / David G. HaglundConclusion: Continental Security – What Now? / Jonathan Paquin and Patrick JamesBibliography; Index
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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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University of British Columbia Press Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence
Book SynopsisIn a critical analysis of the profound shift to big data practices among intelligence agencies, Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence highlights the challenges for civil liberties, human rights, and privacy protection.Trade ReviewThis is a dark book, but one which should be read. -- Kurt Jensen * FORUM *Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence: The Canadian Case tackles some of the most pressing issues of our time — issues that can only be expected to grow in size and complexity…[it] is an essential and revealing examination of the tug-of-war between civil liberties and national security in our fast-moving digital age. -- Scott Costen * The Sidebar *This wide-ranging collection interrogates the intelligence-gathering practices of Canadian security agencies in the shift to "big data" surveillance methods. [This book] fills a need for literature on a topic where information about the Canadian context is relatively scarce. -- Erica Friesen, Queen's University * Canadian Law Library Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction / David Lyon and David Murakami Wood Part 1: Understanding Surveillance, Security, and Big Data1 Collaborative Surveillance with Big Data Corporations: Interviews with Edward Snowden and Mark Klein / Midori Ogasawara 2 On Denoting and Concealing in Surveillance Law / Christopher Prince3 Big Data Against Terrorism / Stéphane Leman-Langlois 4 Algorithms as Suspecting Machines: Financial Surveillance for Security Intelligence / Anthony Amicelle and David Grondin Part 2: Big Data Surveillance and Signals Intelligence in Canadian Security Organizations5 From 1967 to 2017: The Communications Security Establishment’s Transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age / Bill Robinson 6 Pixies, Pop-Out Intelligence, and Sandbox Play: The New Analytic Model and National Security Surveillance in Canada / Scott Thompson and David Lyon 7 Limits to Secrecy: What Are the Communications Security Establishment’s Capabilities for Intercepting Canadians’ Internet Communications? / Andrew Clement Part 3: Legal Challenges to Big Data Surveillance in Canada8 Gleanings from the Security Intelligence Review Committee about the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s Bulk Data Holdings and the Bill C-59 “Solution” / Micheal Vonn 9 Bill C-59 and the Judicialization of Intelligence Collection / Craig Forcese 10 The Challenges Facing Canadian Police in Making Use of Big Data Analytics / Carrie B. Sanders and Janet Chan Part 4: Resistance to Big Data Surveillance 11 Confronting Big Data: Popular Resistance to Government Surveillance in Canada since 2001 / Tim McSorley and Anne Dagenais Guertin 12 Protesting Bill C-51: Reflections on Connective Action against Big Data Surveillance / Jeffrey Monaghan and Valerie Steeves Part 5: Policy and Technical Challenges of Big Data Surveillance13 Horizontal Accountability and Signals Intelligence: Lessons Drawing from Annual Electronic Surveillance Reports / Christopher Parsons and Adam Molnar 14 Metadata – Both Shallow and Deep: The Fraught Key to Big Data Mass State Surveillance / Andrew Clement, Jillian Harkness, and George Raine Afterword / Holly Porteous Index
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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 War on Sacred Grounds
Book SynopsisSacred sites offer believers the possibility of communing with the divine and achieving deeper insight into their faith. Yet their spiritual and cultural importance can lead to competition as religious groups seek to exclude rivals from practicing potentially sacrilegious rituals in the hallowed space and wish to assert their own claims. Holy places thus create the potential for military, theological, or political clashes, not only between competing religious groups but also between religious groups and secular actors.In War on Sacred Grounds, Ron E. Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes. Hassner illustrates a complex and poorly understood political dilemma with accounts of the failures to reach settlement at Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif, leading to the clashes of 2000, and the competing claims of Hindus and Muslims at Ayodhya, which resulted inTrade ReviewAn important and engaging work. Hassner approaches the topic of sacred turf with refreshing new insights and perspectives.... He explores from a political science perspective why sacred places are contested and then examines why the 'indivisibility' of sacred sites makes them more problematic to solve than common territorial disputes.... The primary focus of the book then turns to the theory and practice of successful sharing of scared space as a result of direct involvement and input of religious leaders—something Hassner sees as missing from most negotiations—who in turn must work with their religious constituencies and with the political elite in reconfiguring sacred space.... We can only hope that political leaders in control of sacred spaces will read Hassner's book and that more religious leaders will then be included in peace negotiations so that they can creatively shape and reshape 'the meaning, value, and parameters of sacred space. -- Chad F. Emmett * Middle East Journal *Ron Hassner's War on Sacred Grounds is a tour de force. It is, quite simply, the best book on religion and war I have read. It is not merely meticulously researched, theoretically interesting, and methodologically sophisticated, it is also extremely well written.... Hassner develops a framework for studying religious sites based on a site's 'vulnerability' and its 'centrality.' This enables him to estimate the importance of sites in the eyes of worshippers and evaluate the likelihood of conflict erupting over it. He draws on insights from both political science and the sociology of religion... in a careful and sober manner, and in a way that does neither discipline injustice. -- Havard Mokleiv Nygard * Journal of Peace Research *Sacred sites, as Hassner shows, have particular characteristics that may differentiate them from other strategic locations in times of conflict.... War on Sacred Grounds is an illuminating work that takes religious beliefs seriously while placing them within the context of strategic political action. It provides comparative politics with theoretical insights on a highly salient issue, supported by a rich and nuanced treatment of historical examples. -- Natan B. Sachs * Comparative Political Studies *Table of ContentsPrologue: "A Terrifying and Fascinating Mystery" 1. On Sacred GroundsPART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES 2. What Is Sacred Space? 3. The Indivisibility Problem 4. Conflict over Sacred Places 5. Mismanaging Conflicts over Sacred PlacesPART TWO: MANAGING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES 6. The Foundations and Limits of Religious Authority 7. Successful Conflict Management: Jerusalem, 1967 8. Successful Conflict Management: Mecca, 1979 9. Lessons from Conflicts over Sacred SpacesAcknowledgements Notes Index
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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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