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Springer VS Die Brigade Litauen
Book SynopsisSkizze des Projekts Brigade Litauen.- Strategische und sicherheitspolitische Bedeutung der Brigade Litauen.- Ablauf der Stationierungsentscheidung.- Herausforderungen und Risiken bei der Realisierung.- Fazit.
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United Nations A people in danger: effects on health of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip
Book SynopsisThis study aims primarily to describe the effects of the 2014 offensive, bearing in mind the conditions created by the blockade and previous offensives, on the health and well-being of adults (18+ years of age) living in Gaza. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) conducted the study, with technical assistance from the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH), analyzing data from the living conditions report survey carried out in the Gaza Strip and West Bank between March and May 2015.
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United Nations The United Nations disarmament yearbook
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 43 (Part I): 2019 is a compilation of the resolutions and decisions of the previous General Assembly, their voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee, lead sponsors, sponsors and co-sponsors, references to First Committee report and dates of adoption
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United Nations The United Nations disarmament yearbook
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 45 (Part II): 2020 is summarises developments and trends in 2020 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. The yearbook reviews the activity of the General Assembly and the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. Additionally, it contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2020
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United Nations Transparency and confidence-building measures in
Book SynopsisThis new Study Series (No. 34) focuses on the 2013 report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities that contains the Group's conclusions and recommendations. Part 2 includes the final report of the Secretary-General containing concrete proposals from Member States on international outer space transparency and confidence-building measures, and background papers submitted by experts from Australia, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan and Nigeria.
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United Nations Civil society and disarmament 2014
Book SynopsisIn recent years, non-governmental organisations and other members of civil society have had an ever greater impact on the international agenda. Four delegates from Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, and Mexico, and who worked at the United Nations, share their personal views on the impact civil society stakeholders have had in matters relating to disarmament and arms control.
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United Nations Report of the Conference on Disarmament: 2020
Book SynopsisThis is the official report submitted annually to the General Assembly by the Conference on Disarmament on its 2020 session.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Perspectives on Power: India and China
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The Chinese University Press Some Did It for Civilisation; Some Did It for
Book SynopsisThis book marks a total departure from previous studies of the Boxer War. It evaluates the way the war was perceived and portrayed at the time by the mass media. As such the book offers insights to a wider audience than that of sinologists or Chinese historians. The important distinction made by the author is between image makers and eyewitnesses. Whole categories of powerful image makers, both Chinese and foreign, never saw anything of the Boxer War but were responsible for disseminating images of that war to millions of people in China and throughout the world.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Revisiting National Security: Prospecting
Book SynopsisThis book examines the evolving concept of national security and how human systems could be governed in an ever turbulent and dynamic world. It takes a revised look at the concept of national security, previously researched and identified by the author, based on the present context but with a futuristic appreciation of governance, primarily national but extended to global perspectives, in the modern and dynamically shifting world. The book emphasises the need for governments to maximise national security for the well-being of their people. The concept of national security is taken as the key subject of national governance which is extendable to global governance wherein national security is not only the physical or military security alone but also the overall well-being of the people of a nation. This book explores how national security can be achieved by balancing its various elements in different terrains where the game of governance is played in national as well as global perspective. It also presents additional findings and observations to show that the approach is transformative, redefining the key knowledge paradigms. This book is relevant for policy makers, students, researchers and academics who wish to explore and rethink their approach towards governing the human systems, whose well-being is the responsibility of governments.Table of ContentsPart I In Quest of National Security: World of Sapiens.- 1. Humans and Human Systems: Shifting Centroid of National Security.- 2. National Security: Concept, Evolution and Descriptive Stasis.- 3. National Security: Definitions and Manifestations.- 4. Threats, Risks and Uncertainty: Triad of Chaotic Balance in a Chancy, Chancy World.- 5. Terrains and Terrain Specificity.- 6. Elements of National Security: Gravity Centres.- 7. Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance.- 8. Rule of Law and Role of Government —Law Making, Enforcing and National Security.- Part II Elements of National Security.- 9. #1 Military Security (Milsec) (ms).- 10. #2 Economic Security (Econosec) (es1).- 11. #3 Resource Security (Resourcesec) (rs).- 12. #4 Border Security (Bordersec) (bs1).- 13. #5 Demographic Security (Demosec) (ds1).- 14. #6 Disaster Security (Disastersec) (ds2).- 15. #7 Energy Security (Energysec) (es2).- 16. #8 Geostrategic Security (Geosec) (gs1).- 17. #9 Informational Security (Infosec) (is).- 18. #10 Food Security (Foodsec) (fs).- 19. #11 Health Security (Healthsec) (hs).- 20. #12 Ethnic Security (Ethnicsec) (es3).- 21. #13 Environmental Security (Envirosec) (es4).- 22. #14 Cyber Security (Cybersec) (cs).- 23. #15 Genomic Security (Genomesec) (gs2).- 24. #16 Microbiomic Security (Microbiomicsec) (ms2).- Part III Strategising National Security.- 25. Trendlines in National Security.- 26. Strategic National Security and National Security Strategy.- 27. Tradeoffs in National Security Governance.- Part IV Examining National Security.- 28. Research Purpose—National Security Governance.- 29. Research Factors and Questions—National Security Governance.- 30. Assessing and Indexing National Security.- Part V Future of Governance and Human Well-being.- 31. Beyond National Security—Global Perspective.- 32. Will Sapiens End? Premising Governance….- 33. Human Well-being—Visions in Dark and Grey.- Part VI Conclusions.- 34. Present Imperfect—Future Perfect.- 35. Capsuling National Security.
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Realpolitik Ideology: Indonesia's Use of Military
Book Synopsis"Realpolitik Ideology" represents path-breaking research on the Indonesian military (TNI) going beyond traditional scholarship on the TNI's dual function or dwifungsi which has been one of the dominating fields of analysis in Indonesian studies since the 1970s. Addressed to political scientists, sociologists, historians, anthropologists and defence practitioners, this book interprets security policy in terms of its social roots asserting that the realpolitik behaviour of the TNI has strong "socio-cultural" undertones, which in turn shape the development of military doctrine. The argument made in the book is that only through a better understanding of the doctrines that reinforced the military's significant presence in Indonesian affairs and their subsequent restructuring can Indonesia's policy-makers attempt meaningful reform of the TNI.
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ISEAS Infiltrating Society: The Thai Military's
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A truly monumental work about Thailand’s military from the 1960s until today, this solid study focuses upon the armed forces’ internal security role across Thai society, how the military has succeeded in legitimizing itself and boosting its power as a counterinsurgency force, guardian of monarchy and engine of development. The book also valuably looks at the military’s establishment of mass organizations beginning during the Cold War and mobilization of royalists since 2006. The book thus illustrates how the military has been able to enhance and sustain its overwhelming influence and is thus a valuable study for anyone wanting to understand key power-brokers in Thailand.” —Dr Paul Chambers, Center of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University, Thailand
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Washington State University Press Algometry
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Woodfield Publishing A Journey from Blandford: The Wartime Memories of T/99589
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Libros del Asteroide S.L.U. El hombre un lobo para el hombre
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Battlefield Tourism History Place and Interpretation Advances in Tourism Research
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Taylor & Francis Ltd US Peace Operations Policy
Book SynopsisUS enthusiasm for peace operations' has fluctuated markedly in the post-Cold War era. In the early 1990s, the first Bush Administration's interest in a new world order and the Clinton Administration's policy of assertive multilateralism opened the door to direct engagement in Somalia and support to UN operations in the former Yugoslavia. Failures in both places led to a loss of enthusiasm for UN peacekeeping (manifest most tragically in Rwanda), but not NATO operations, which took over from UNPROFOR in Bosnia and later deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan. Concern about failed states in Africa prompted the US to seek ways of bolstering the capacity of African states and organizations. Meanwhile, the US has actively supported recent operations in Haiti and East Timor, and is taking the lead in pushing for a major new UN operation in Darfur. The post-9/11 environment, combined with difficulties faced in Iraq, has led to a significant policy shift in the Bush Administration, from initialTable of ContentsPart 1: Overview 1. Introduction Ian Johnstone 2. Historical Perspective: Evolution of US Policy William Durch, Ed Luck and Tom Weiss Part 2: The Dimensions of Contemporary Peace Operations 3. Military: US Peace Support Operations Doctrine Victoria Holt, Michael O’Hanlon and John Ruggie 4. Police: Reform and the Demand for Constabulary Forces Robert Perito and Michael Diedzic 5. Civilian: The Challenges of Political and Economic Reconstruction Michael Doyle, Robert Orr and Michael Barnett Part 3: Regions/Cases 6. US and the Americas: From El Salvador to Haiti Theresa Whitfield, Ayaka Suzuki and Charles Call 7. US and NATO: From Bosnia to Afghanistan Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan and Elizabeth Cousens 8. US and Africa: From Somalia to Darfur John Prendergast and Sarjoh Bah Part 4: Conclusion 9. Future US Peace Operations Policy: Lessons from Iraq Nancy Soderberg, James Dobbins and Marina Ottoway
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Taylor & Francis Strategic Implications of HivAids 357 Adelphi series
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Taylor & Francis Counterterrorism Containment and Beyond Adelphi series 367
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OUP Oxford Does Terrorism Work
Book SynopsisTerrorism is one of the most significant security threats that we face in the twenty-first century. Not surprisingly, there is now a plethora of books on the subject, offering definitions of what terrorism is and proffering advice on what causes it and how states should react to it. But one of the most important questions about terrorism has, until now, been left remarkably under-scrutinized: does it work? Richard English now brings thirty years of professional expertise studying terrorism to the task of answering this complex--and controversial - question. Focussing principally on four of the most significant terrorist organizations of the last fifty years (al-Qaida, the Provisional IRA, Hamas, and ETA), and using a wealth of interview material with former terrorists as well as those involved in counter-terrorism, he argues that we need a far more honest understanding of the degree to which terrorism actually works--as well as a more nuanced insight into the precise ways in which it dTrade Review[An] absorbing attempt to answer a difficult question: does terrorism work? The author admits some people might struggle with daring even to ask whether terror works. He carefully sets out his criteria [...] insisting there can be no simple answer given the overwhelming complexities involved. Yet that does not make his work less valid. * Ian Birrell, The Observer *... his disinterested approach allows the author to avoid the polemicism that clouds many accounts of this question. Indeed, his clear-eyed treatment of a fraught subject is one of the book's principal strengths. * The Wall Street Journal *A thought-provoking, scholarly study. * Brian Maye, The Irish Times *A valuable resource for scholars ... as English suggests, we need to ask for whom terrorism works, and why. * John Gray, The New Statesman *A very interesting book. He devotes a chapter each to al-Qaida, the Provisional IRA, Hamas and the Basque separatist group ETA. For each of the four groups, English patiently creates an itemised report card of success, partial success or failure with respect to the groups overall objectives and also its subsidiary instrumental aims. The detailed information is both interesting and valuable, but some broader themes emerge from the details. * Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books *English is a brilliant political historian, with a reputation for measured yet hard-hitting analyses. He possesses a formidable range and depth of knowledge about modern terrorism. Unlike many commentators, his prose is calm; his conclusions sensible. * Joanna Bourke, Prospect *[An] elegant academic disquisition ... English's most significant point is that the military over-reaction to a terrorist strike invariably generates more terrorist attacks. * Evening Standard *Does Terrorism Work? represents English's belief that terrorists merit "calmly empathetic analysis". Coming from someone who has lived and taught in Northern Ireland during some of worst years of the Troubles this view deserves respect. * Henry Patterson, Dublin Review of Books *An impressively detailed analysis of a perpetual problem. Richard English draws on more than thirty years of experience in the field to dissect this timely, if uncomfortable, question. Using four case studies from recent history ... he sets out a rigorous framework to assess how effective each groups activities have been. This comprehensive title doesn't claim to have the answers, but it certainly makes an interesting contribution to the debate. * Soldier Magazine *Essential reading for everyone wishing to make sense of terrorism ... a reflective, insightful and well-informed historian's response to the vital question, "Does Terrorism Work?" * Army Rumour Service *Important. * The Commonwealth Lawyer *Does Terrorism Work? provides readers with an extensive, yet unwaveringly insightful probe into whether or not the employment of terrorism can accomplish the intended goals of its perpetrators ... this enthralling and informative work will make a substantial contribution to the bookshelf of scholars and casual social scientists alike. * Megan King, Munitions of the Mind *Brilliantly argued and developed ... [a] work of great perspicacity and originality ... the analytical vigour and the depth and breadth of the scholarship are not the only features that render the thesis outstanding. What makes the thesis [...] one that should be widely read and engaged with is the humanity, humanism and humility of the author. * Wajahat Qazi, Kashmir Reader *This book offers a reflective, astute, and deeply knowledgeable historian's answer to the critical question of "does terrorism work". As it brilliantly demonstrates the complexity and contingency of historical processes, the necessity of understanding different contexts, and the varieties of ways in which terrorism can be effective, it adds immense value to the debate. * Martha Crenshaw, Stanford University *A crucial and perceptive guide to understanding modern terrorism and how it affects our lives. * Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Tony Blair, and chief negotiator on Northern Ireland *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Jihadist Terror: The Case of al-Qaida 2: Ireland and the Provisional IRA 3: Hamas and Palestinian Terrorism 4: Basque Terrorism, ETA, and the Spanish State Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Necessity and Proportionality and the Right of SelfDefence in International Law Oxford Monographs in International Law
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Taylor & Francis The Transatlantic Allies and the Changing Middle East 322 Adelphi series
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Clarendon Press War And SelfDefense
Book SynopsisWhen is it right to go to war? The most persuasive answer to this question has always been ''in self-defense''. In a penetrating new analysis, bringing together moral philosophy, political science, and law, David Rodin shows what''s wrong with this answer. He proposes a comprehensive new theory of the right of self-defense which resolves many of the perplexing questions that have dogged both jurists and moral philosophers. By applying the theory of self-defense to international relations, Rodin produces a far-reaching critique of the canonical Just War theory. The simple analogy between self-defense and national defense - between the individual and the state - needs to be fundamentally rethought, and with it many of the basic elements of international law and the ethics of international relations.Trade Reviewrequired reading for anyone with a reflective interest in these issues. It is clearly and shrewdly argued throughout, insightful, provocative, and elegantly written. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Rodin's discussion of war and of self-defence seeks to drive a wedge between the two ideas. The first part of the book presents a robust account of the moral justification for killing in self-defence. The second part argues, convincingly in my view, that waging war cannot be morally justified as a form of self-defence. * Richard Norman, Journal of Applied Philosophy *his critique of the rights-based theory of war as self-defence should be required reading for anyone concerned with questions about the morality of war. And in the current state of the world, that ought to mean everyone. * Richard Norman, Journal of Applied Philosophy *Nothing could be more timely . . . than a careful reconsideration of the relation between war and the self-defense of citizens. David Rodin's War and Self-Defense is everything such a book should be: a careful and learned exploration of the topic that resolves some long-standing issues while raising new questions and advancing new proposals for how to think about war. "A dispiriting level of confusion is often evident in both popular and philosophical-legal thought on the justice of war," he remarks midway through his study (p. 126). Rodin's is just the sort of work we need to address this problem. It will be a starting point for discussion of these topics in the future. * Cheyney C. Ryan, Ethics and International Affairs 18/4, 2004 *illuminating and provocative * Jeff McMahan, Ethics and International Affairs 18/4, 2004 *In War and Self-Defense David Rodin uncovers many flaws of current thinking about war. Rodin correctly points out that the justification of national self-defense goes beyond the justification of individual self-defense. He accurately rejects the standard notion of moral symmetry--the accepted view that both just and unjust warriors can permissibly kill enemies as long as they observe the laws of war. Rodin vindicates the right view: if a war is unjust, each and every injury caused by the unjust warrior is a criminal act. There are no morally justified killings by those who fight unjust wars. Further, Rodin rightly rejects various holistic theories of self-defense. Last but not least, he correctly denounces . . . the idea that tyrannical governments are worth defending against interventions aimed at deposing them because they are protected by the principle of sovereignty. * Fernando R. Tesón, Ethics and International Affairs 18/4, 2004 *Table of ContentsI. SELF-DEFENSE ; II. NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Taylor & Francis IndiaChina Maritime Competition The Security Dilemma at Sea Cass Series Naval Policy and History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethnicity Integration And The Military
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Fiscal And Economic Implications Of Strategic Defenses
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Defense Procurement In The Federal Republic Of Germany
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Taylor & Francis Mobilizing U.S. Industry
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Integration And Security In Western Europe
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Taylor & Francis Challenges Of Verification
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Balkan Imbroglio
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Military Lessons Of The Falkland Islands War
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ballistic Missile Defense In The Postcold War Era
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chinese Peace in Africa
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Taylor & Francis European Military Culture and Security Governance
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Taylor & Francis Africa and the Indian Ocean Region
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Taylor & Francis International Relations Narratives
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Taylor & Francis Military Courts CivilMilitary Relations and the Legal Battle for Democracy
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Taylor & Francis Peacebuilding and Spatial Transformation
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Taylor & Francis Military Monarchy and Repression
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Taylor & Francis Segment States in the Developing World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The International Criminal Court and the Lords Resistance Army Enduring Dilemmas of Transitional Justice Routledge Contemporary Africa
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Taylor & Francis Economic Statecraft and US Foreign Policy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Escaping Nazi Europe
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Taylor & Francis Indias Strategy in the South China Sea
Book SynopsisThe tensions in the South China Sea pose considerable challenges to the rules-based liberal international maritime order. The situation demonstrates the interplay between maritime nationalism and geostrategic rivalry; fuelling militarisation and endangering freedom of navigation, over-flight and exploitation of natural resources. Chinaâs dedicated terraclaims, land reclamation and island-building spree â enhanced with military surveillance, communications and logistics infrastructure-building in the form of port facilities, military installations and airstrips â have escalated these tensions. China declares that these territories are an integral part of its core interests, taking an uncompromising stance on the question of sovereignty and its determination to protect the domain militarily. India, although not a South China Sea littoral state, sees both the general principle of the rules-based order and the specific issue of navigation between the Indian and Pacific Oceans as core toTable of Contents1. India and the South China Sea: A Strategic Mirror of Chinese Hegemony 2. The Structural Intractability of Rival Claims to Sovereignty in the South China Sea 3. ASEAN–China Diplomatic Dissension and India’s Interests 4. Indian Strategy and the Military Dimension of the South China Sea Dispute 5. The Implications for India of Great Power Shifts in Priorities: The Positions of Trump and Abe 6. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Researching Nonstate Actors in International Security Theory and Practice Routledge Critical Security Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Defense Procurement In The Federal Republic Of Germany
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Taylor & Francis Conflict Termination and Military Strategy
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