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

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

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Book SynopsisIn this pioneering new work, based on a thorough re-reading of primary sources and new research in the Austrian State Archives, Franz Szabo presents a fascinating reassessment of the continental war.Professor Szabo challenges the well-established myth that the Seven Years War was won through the military skill and tenacity of the King of Prussia, often styled Frederick the Great. Instead he argues that Prussia did not win, but merely survived the Seven Years War and did so despite and not because of the actions and decisions of its king. With balanced attention to all the major participants and to all conflict zones on the European continent, the book describes the strategies and tactics of the military leaders on all sides, analyzes the major battles of the war and illuminates the diplomatic, political and financial aspects of the conflict. Trade Review"Both scholars and students will be most grateful to Szabo for having provided them with a compact and well-written summary of the present state of knowledge."Michael Hochedlinger, Austrian State ArchivesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Fredericks Failed Gamble: August 1756-October 1757 2. The Resurgence of Prussia: September 1757-June 1758 3. The Balance Restored: June 1758-November 1758 4. The Predator Cornered: December 1758-December 1759 5. The Elusive Peace: July 1759-May 1761 6. The Defeat of Prussia: February 1761-January 1762 7. Unexpected Denouement: January 1762-February 1763 ConclusionChronology of Major EventsList of MapsFurther Readingin EnglishBibliography

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Book SynopsisSince the cold war ended, it has become an international field of study, with new material from China, the former Soviet Union and Europe. This volume takes stock of where these new materials have taken us in our understanding of what the cold war was about and how we should study it.Table of ContentsIt is welcome reading for anyone who is steeped in new archival evidence" on Cold War crises ("the trees") and wants to stand back and look at the Cold War as a whole ("the forest").The Russian Review

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Book SynopsisThe eleven forts constructed by the Romans along the British coast between Branchester in Norfolk and Portchester in Hampshire have traditionally been referred to as the ''Forts of the Saxon Shore''. However, recent research suggests that these sites may have served as military ports rather then as a coherent defensive system to deter barbarian invaders. In this rounded study of the subject, Andrew Pearson draws on all the latest evidence available. After looking at the surviving monuments themselves, he describes how, in the third century AD, they came to be built and how they fitted into the overall Roman coastal system. He then goes on to examine the construction process itself, calculating the demand for raw materials, transport and manpower, and demonstrates how these requirements could have been met. Key to Dr. Pearson''s interpretation of the primary purpose of the forts is an assessment of the third-century coastline. The physical setting of each monument in relation to the sea

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that guilt, shame, and remorse, associated with a history of substance abuse, explain why a minority of Islamist extremists carried out suicide terrorism in Europe between 2001 and 2018. Since 9/11, Islamist terrorism has dominated the European security landscape, but there has been little systematic analysis of either the attacks or the men responsible. This book addresses that gap, drawing on terrorist discourse, court transcripts, elite interviews, government reports, and three years of ethnography to provide an exhaustive account of how and why Islamist terrorism has occurred in Europe. Making a detailed analysis of 48 terrorist attacks carried out by 80 suicide terrorists, the book introduces two new theories. The first argues that most of these men first engaged in Islamist extremism as an alternative to substance abuse. The second contends that, following a five-stage process of radicalisation, cognitive dissonance triggered guilt, shame, and remorse oTrade Review'This fascinating book is required reading for all with an interest in understanding extremism and martyrdom in modern Europe. Dr Herrington offers a profound insight into the theology, theory, psychology, and political aspirations of those pursuing Islamist terrorism. He provides a compelling portrait of how heresy has taken hold, and of the dangers it presents. Anger with terrorists is not enough for dealing with this contemporary and severe risk to public safety and national security: understanding the motive forces behind it is essential. That understanding is increased by this excellent book.'-- Lord Carlile of Berriew, CBE, QC, former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Defining martyrdom terrorism 2. Martyrdom terrorism in Europe 3. Who pursues martyrdom in Europe? 4. The fellowship of Islamic extremists 5. Radicalisation 6. Why men pursue martyrdom 7. Towards a theory of martyrdom terrorism in Europe Conclusions: Towards a counter-martyrdom strategy

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a new research agenda for intelligence studies in contemporary times.In contrast to Intelligence Studies (IS), whose aim has largely been to improve the performance of national security services and assist in policy making, this book takes the investigation of the new professionals and everyday practices of intelligence as the immediate point of departure. Starting from the observation that intelligence today is increasingly about counter-terrorism, crime control, surveillance, and other security-related issues, this book adopts a transdisciplinary approach for studying the shifting logics of intelligence, how it has come to involve an expanding number of empirical sites, such as the police, local community, prison and the Internet, as well as a corresponding multiplicity of new actors in these domains. Shifting the focus away from traditional spies and Anglo-American intelligence services, this book addresses the transformations of contemporary intelligence Table of ContentsPART 1: Reconstructing the Object of Intelligence 1. Introduction: What’s the Problem with Intelligence Studies? Outlining a New Research Agenda on Contemporary Intelligence 2. Towards a Reflexive Study of Intelligence Accountability 3. Tracing Pre-Emptive Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP): Immigration, Classification Struggles, and the Expansion of Intelligence Logics in British Policing PART 2: The Practical Transformations of Contemporary Intelligence 4. Citizen-Led Intelligence Gathering under UK’s Prevent Duty 5. Prison Intelligence in France: An Empirical Investigation of the Emergence of Counter-Radicalisation Professionals 6. Manufacturing Intelligence: Police and Intelligence Services in Germany 7. Transversal Practices of Everyday Intelligence Work in New Zealand: Transnationalism, Commercialism, Diplomacy 8. The Techno-Legal Boundaries of Intelligence: NSA and FRA’s Collaborations in Transatlantic Mass Surveillance PART 3: Conceptual Reconsiderations of Intelligence 9. Regulating the Internet in Times of Mass Surveillance: A Universal Global Space with Universal Human Rights? 10. After Cambridge Analytica: Rethinking Surveillance in the Age of (Com)Modification 11. Violence Performed in Secret by State Agents: For an Alternative Problematisation of Intelligence Studies PART 4: Conclusion 12. Conclusion: Towards New Intelligence Studies

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated, this fifth edition of Understanding Global Security considers the variety of ways in which peoples' lives are threatened and / or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of security studies - war, deterrence and terrorism - are analyzed alongside non-military security issues such as famine, crime, disease, disasters, environmental degradation and human rights abuses to provide a comprehensive survey of how and why people are killed in the contemporary world. Key concepts of International Relations and globalization are defined and explained, prominent political thinkers and activists are profiled in short biographies and the human impact of the various security threats considered graphically illustrated in top ten' tables. Hence, this textbook introduces students to the full range of security issues in a clear and concise format that is easy to follow.Specific updates include:A refresh of the evolving theoreTable of Contents1. Security and securitization 2. Military Threats to security from states 3.Threats to security from non-state actors 4.Economic threats to security 5.Identity, society and insecurity 6.Environmental threats to security 7.Health threats to security 8.Natural threats to security 9.Accidental threats to security 10.Criminal threats to security 11.Towards global security

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed understanding of âenemy imagesâ, which are used in political rhetoric to dehumanize adversaries for various purposes, such as to legitimate violent conflicts.Applying theoretical models to a strong catalogue of historical and recent examples â from blood libel narratives in medieval manuscripts, to state-sponsored childrenâs board games in Nazi Germany and social media posts about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine â the book identifies how âenemy imagesâ have led to the development of dominant socio-political paradigms by providing justifications for and reinforcements of violent conflicts both within and between societies. In doing so, the work offers an up-to-date, accessible and authoritative overview of how to identify, analyse, and counteract energy images â which will be key to fostering social environments of reconciliation and peacebuilding for the future.This book will be of much interest to students and scholars of peace and conflict studies, International Relations, history, political sociology, and communication studies.

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Book SynopsisThe central aim of this book is to foster connections between scholarly discussions of German foreign policy and broader theoretical debates in International Relations and beyond. While there has been a lively discussion about new German foreign policy', this book argues that it has not engaged substantially with international and foreign policy theory, especially with respect to its more recent developments. Reviewing the recent literature on German foreign policy, this book posits that the most discussed works are still largely provided by the Altmeister' (Maull, Szabo, Bulmer and Paterson) who were already dominating the field a quarter of a century ago. While there is a general decline in the academic study of German foreign policy, the chapters in this edited volume show that a range of novel, theoretically sophisticated but often disconnected scholarship has appeared on the margins. This book contributes to this emerging work by providing conceptual interrogations, whicTable of ContentsIntroduction: International Theory and German Foreign Policy 1. Germany as a Dividual Actor: Competing Social Logics and their Political Articulations 2. Welche Macht darf es denn sein? Tracing ‘Power’ in German Foreign Policy Discourse 3. Beyond Culture and Power: The Role of Party Ideologies in German Foreign and Security Policy 4. Leader of the ‘Free World’? Studying German Foreign Policy by Means of External Attributions 5. The Enduring Culture of Restraint in Modern Germany: German Mentalités on the Use of Force as Portrayed in Contemporary Television Narratives 6. Poliheuristic Theory and Germany’s (Non-)Participation in Multinational Military Interventions. The Non-compensatory Principle, Coalition Politics and Political Survival 7. The Challenge of Creating an Adaptive Bundeswehr Conclusion: German Foreign Policy in the (post-)Corona World

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Book SynopsisTerrorism Awareness: Understanding the Threat and How You Can Protect Yourself provides readers a foundational understanding of the threats that face us every day.The goal is to introduce readers to different tactics and techniques used by terroristsâboth international and domesticâto better understand personal protection concepts and, if necessary, take actions to make themselves hard targets that terrorist organizations will want to avoid. This includes providing a background on understanding how terrorists operate, and, more specifically, how to recognize the pre-incident indicators associated with terrorist operations.Coverage includes situation awareness of the phases of terrorist operations, common attacks, surveillance and targeting tactics, kidnapping and hostage situations, bombings and blast effects, hijacking, armed assaults, and more. With such awareness, readers can be alert to common cues to avoid dangerous situations, as well as fTable of Contents1. Introduction to Terrorism 2. Terrorist Operations 3. Improvised Explosive Devices 4. Hostage Survival 5. Rapport Building Techniques 6. Detecting Terrorist Surveillance 7. Individual Protective Measures 8. Riots and Protests 9. Active Incident 10. Domestic Terrorism 11. Fire Uses as a Weapon 12. Cyber Awareness Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe resurgence of Russian power in the Arctic and High North will be a key consideration for NATO planners. The Alliance's northern flank represents both a potential vulnerability due to its relative isolation and an area in which NATO enjoys options for horizontal escalation in a conflict. Moreover, as the effects of climate change create opportunities for both navigation and resource extraction, peacetime control over the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and a contest to establish effective administrative control in this area are likely. Disagreements regarding the degree of Russia's jurisdiction over the NSR could, for example, simmer into a form of sub-threshold competition. The purpose of this Whitehall Paper will be to examine the balance of power between NATO and Russia in this critical region in order to establish the level of ambition that the capabilities being developed by Russia can support.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Chapter I: The Strategic Context, Chapter II: The Balance of Capabilities in the Subsurface Domain, Chapter III: Russian and NATO Surface Capabilities in the High North, Chapter IV: The Balance of Power in the Air, Chapter V: Russian Land and Amphibious Capabilities in the Arctic, Conclusions, Appendix 1: Salvo Combat Models for Surface Warfare, Appendix 2: Submarine ASW Interactions

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Book SynopsisThis book debates competing approaches to ethical decision-making for members of the armed forces of liberal democratic states.In this volume, four prominent thinkers propose and debate competing approaches to ethical decision-making for military personnel. Deane-Peter Baker presents and expounds the Ethical Triangulation' model, an ethical decision-making method he has employed through much of his career as an applied military ethicist. Rufus Black advocates for a natural law-based approach, one which has heavily influenced the framework formally adopted by the Australian Defence Force. Roger Herbert outlines the Moral Deliberation Roadmap', the moral reasoning framework recently adopted by the US Naval Academy. Iain King then sets out a model of quasi-utilitarian decision-making developed in several post-conflict settings and refined at the UK's Royal College of Defence Studies. After the opening chapters in which each author outlines their favoured decision-making approachTrade Review'How best to teach ethics to our military? This volume explores four intriguing possibilities, and places them in dialogue with each other. A must read for anyone trying to implement a successful military ethics program.' Martin L. Cook, Admiral Stockdale Chair of Professional Military Ethics (Emeritus), US Naval War College'Internationally-renowned military educators, literally drawn from the four corners of the globe, provide distinct, compelling, competing, but ultimately compatible views of military ethics drawn from a reservoir of shared experiences. Fascinating, engaging, and more than worthy of a close study.'George R. Lucas, Jr., Senior Consultant, Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance, Distinguished Chair of Ethics, U.S. Naval Academy Emeritus, and Professor of Ethics & Public Policy, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Emeritus'We all strive to do the "right thing" in our lives but making the right decisions in stressful situations is often fraught with moral hazards. Fortunately, the approaches in this book help clarify even the murkiest of ethical dilemmas. A "must read" for decision makers, not just the military.'Major General (Ret’d) Craig Lawrence CBE, Formerly the UK’s Director of Joint Warfare and author of The Quick Guide to Effective Strategy‘An important contribution that will be of immediate interest to both specialists and more general readers. Accessible, informed and perceptive.’Jason Burke, International Security Correspondent of The Guardian, and author‘This is, by far, the best book on this vital topic.’Lieutenant General Sameer Al Akabi, General Secretary to the Chief of Defence, IraqTable of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Theory 2. The Ethical Triangulation Model 3. The Moral Deliberation Roadmap: The US Naval Academy’s Moral Reasoning Framework 4. The Quasi-Utilitarian Approach to Decision-Making in War 5. A Natural Law Basis for Military Ethics Part II: Analysis and Critique 6. Baker Response 7. Herbert Response 8. King Response 9. Black Response Afterword. A Concluding Reflection on Military Ethical Decision-Making

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a holistic view of the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours and studies the global implications of their fraught relations. Focusing on the conflict from its beginning in the late 19th century, the author provides a well-rounded and balanced narrative by examining its religious, ideological, ethnic, political, national, regional and international dimensions. The volume covers a wide range of issues, such as the conflicting historical legacy of the city of Jerusalem, Jewish longing for a homeland, the partition of Palestine, various wars and conflicts since 1948, Palestinian resistance, the Arab Boycott of Israel and the Abraham Accords. It also tackles the contested national claims and the refugee question and looks at various peace-making efforts, including the role of external stakeholders such as the US, UK, Russia and India.A comprehensive study of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the book is richly supported by a swath of references to materials, Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Approaches and Problems 3 Dimensions of the Conflict4 Jewish National Home 5 Balfour Declaration 6 Mandate Palestine7 Partition of Palestine 8 War of 1948 9 Suez Crisis of 1956 10 June 1967 War 11 UNSC Resolution 242 12 October War of 197313 The Palestinian Resistance 14 Arab Boycott of Israel 15 Non-conventional Challenges 16 Madrid Conference of 1991 17 The Oslo Process 18 Changing Palestinian Strategies 19 Occupied Territories 20 Jerusalem 21 The Refugee Problem 22 Other Contentious Issues 23 Peace-Making Efforts 24 Role of External Players 25 India and Arab-Israeli Conflict 26 Resolving the Arab-Israeli Conflict Index

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Book SynopsisGaining a decisive technological edge is a never-ending pursuit for defense establishments and the countries they protect. Intensifying geo-strategic and geo-economic rivalry among major powers, especially the U.S. and China, and the global technology revolution occurring in the civilian and military domains promise to reshape the nature and distribution of global power.This book examines the state of global defense innovation in a select number of countries chosen because they are representative of the diverse make-up of the global defense innovation community. These include small countries with advanced defense innovation capabilities (Israel and Singapore), closed authoritarian powers (North Korea and Russia), large catch-up states (China and India), and advanced large powers (U.S.).The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Strategic Studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: A conceptual framework of defence innovation, 1. The defense innovation machine: Why the U.S. will remain on the cutting edge, 2. China’s quest for quantum advantage—Strategic and defense innovation at a new frontier, 3. Defense innovation in Russia in the 2010s, 4. Examining India’s defence innovation performance, 5. North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs: Foreign absorption and domestic innovation, 6. Military-technological innovation in small states: The cases of Israel and Singapore

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the strategic history of the past two centuries, showing how those 200 years were shaped and reshaped extensively by war. The book takes a broad view of what was relevant to the causes, courses and consequences of conflict.The volume provides students with a strong grounding in the contribution of war to the development of the modern world, from the pre-industrial era to the age of international terrorism and smart weapons. Covering all the major wars of the past two centuries, the third edition has been revised and updated and now includes: new introductory essays at the start of each section to help students recognize historical turning points and strategic themes; revised and updated material on the post-Cold War period, accommodating new developments and contemporary perspectives; new material on non-Western views on strategy, especially Sun Tzu; a new chapter on âThe age of acceleration and great power competitionâ, starting with the death of Bin Laden and ending with the Ukraine crisis; a new Conclusion offering a synthesis between the message of earlier editions and the state of strategy today. This textbook will be essential reading for students of strategic studies, security studies, war studies, International Relations and international history.Trade Review'Since it was first published in 2007 War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History has been a classic and distinctive text in the Strategic Studies literature. Professor Gray, one of the great strategic thinkers of his day, argued that strategic history indicated that the future of warfare was likely to be very much like the past and that the general theory of strategy was unchanging. He also argued that great power rivalry was likely to re-emerge in the future. Following his premature death, Professor Wirtz has done a great service to students and practitioners of strategy by bringing Gray’s analysis up to date in this new edition showing how important Gray’s insights and analysis are to the understanding of the contemporary war in Ukraine and the growing geopolitical tensions in relations between the West and the developing ‘unlimited’ strategic alliance between Russia and China. Professor Wirtz is to be congratulated. This is a great testimony to the enduring value of the writings of Colin S. Gray.'Emeritus Professor John Baylis, FLSW, FRHist.S, FAcSS, USAPraise for previous editions:'The author’s discussions and clarity of thought and expression make this work ideal as a textbook for introducing civilian students and prospective military officers of the various military academies to the subject.' ParametersTable of ContentsIntroduction: Strategic History PART I: THEORY OF WAR 1. Themes and Contexts of Strategic History 2. Carl Von Clausewitz and The Theory of War PART II: THE FRENCH AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS 3. From Limited War to National War: The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Way of War 4. The Nineteenth Century, I: A Strategic View 5. The Nineteenth Century, II: Technology, Warfare and International Order PART III: WORLD WAR I AND THE TWENTY-YEAR ARMISTICE 6. World War I, I: Controversies 7. World War I, II: Modern Warfare 8. The Twenty-Year Armistice, 1919-39 9. The Mechanization of War PART IV: WORLD WAR II 10. World War II in Europe, I: The Structure and Course of Total War 11. World War II in Europe, II: Understanding the War 12. World War II in Asia-Pacific, I: Japan and the Politics of Empire 13. World War II in Asia-Pacific, II: Strategy and Warfare PART V: THE COLD WAR 14. The Cold War, I: Politics and Ideology 15. The Cold War, II: The Nuclear Revolution PART VI: OUR CONTEMPORARY AGE 16. War and Peace After the Cold War: An Interwar Decade 17. 9/11 and the Age of Terror 18. The Age of Acceleration and the Rise of Great Power Competition Conclusion: War, Peace and International Order

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Book SynopsisAfghanistan is on the verge of another transition as it seeks stability and deals with a variety of internal and external issues. After the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist organisation, captured Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on August 15, 2021. It was the culmination of a military offensive against the Afghan government that began in May 2021. The arrest occurred just hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The majority of Afghanistan's provincial capitals had fallen one after the other as part of a US troop withdrawal scheduled to end on August 31, 2021. Internal political turmoil, constant Taliban attacks across the country, and deadly suicide bombings by the Islamic State-Khorasan keep it busy while external nations play the New Great Game for geo-strategic ambitions both in its front yard and in its backyard. This book highlights all the ongoing issues of Afghanistan's surge and provides the readers with insights into the country's past, present and future. <

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Book SynopsisThis book examines key issue areas of Indo-Pacific strategies such as cyber security, space security, maritime security, emerging technologies, and institutional frameworks in the context of deepening USChina rivalry. With greater interconnectedness across various fields, the Indo-Pacific region faces greater security challenges including future strategic power competition. States are increasingly engaging in intense strategic activities and strengthening partnerships. The first part of book focuses on the strategic competition between the United States and China in different areas including cyber security, space security, maritime security, emerging technologies, and institutional frameworks. The second part of the book presents the perspectives of different local actors in the regional theatre and the intentions and concepts behind their growing interconnectedness under Indo-Pacific strategies, including China, Russia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and North Korea. ThrouTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Broader Security Cooperation in a Smaller World: US Indo-Pacific Strategy in Different Issue Areas Chapter 1. Institutional Dilemma: Quad and ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific; Chapter 2. China’s Rising Space Power and the CCP’s Survival in the Indo-Pacific Era; Chapter 3. Bilateral Alliances in an Interconnected Cyber World: Cyber Deterrence and Operational Control in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy; Chapter 4. The US-China Strategic Competition and Emerging Technologies in the Indo-Pacific: Strategies for Building, Dominating, and Managing Networks; Chapter 5. Norm-contestation in the South China Sea Dispute; Chapter 6. Strengthening Indo-Pacific Chip Supply Chain: Opportunities and Obstacles for a Tech Alliance Part II. Interconnectedness and Local Actors: US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Foreign Policy Challenges Chapter 7. From Concept to Strategic Reality: Indo-Pacific Strategy from the Perspective of Chinese Scholars; Chapter 8. Russia in Indo-Pacific Region; Chatpter 9. India’s Position in a New US-China Cold War: Pointed Alignment Strategy and Middle Power Diplomacy; Chapter 10. Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region: Prospects and Challenges; Chapter 11. Perils of the Orient: Hong Kong as a Battleground in the US-China Rivalry; Chapter 12. Taming the Nuclear Elephant: The US Indo-Pacific Strategy on North Korea; Conclusion: The Danger of Misunderstanding ‘Interests’

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Book SynopsisRadicalisation is a conceptual investigation within Western liberal democratic societies that follows an analytical framework linking expertise theory to discourse analysis of publications from the academic, governmental, and non-governmental spheres, as well as a dozen interviews with experts in the field.The reader will come to understand the socio-political configurations that led to the emergence of radicalisation as an object of study. The book also identifies the historical tensions regarding models, definitions, and operationalisation of the concept of radicalisation in social sciences research. Finally, a new model explaining how the term radicalisation became the central conceptual framework of a new field of expertise will be proposed. The book is situated within the fields of security studies, crime prevention, and sociology of expertise. The book is innovative in its distinct focus on the term radicalisation and the expertise thereof. With its diachronic anTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesIntroductionPart I: Preventing Political ViolenceChapter 1: The Nebulous Origins of Radicalisation Chapter 2: A New European Conceptual FrameworkChapter 3: Internationalisation of a New Prevention ParadigmPart II: Making a Field of Scientific ResearchChapter 4: A Sociology of the Social Sciences Production of KnowledgeChapter 5: The Challenge of ModelisationChapter 6: Tensions in the Operationalisation of the ConceptPart III: Building a Network of ExpertsChapter 7: The Emergence of a Public IssueChapter 8: Request of ExpertiseChapter 9: The Creation of a New Field of ExpertiseConclusion: A Look Back at the Emergence of the Term Radicalisation in the WestIndex

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Book SynopsisThe book considers the main arms exporting countries, including China, Russia, and the US, as well as several European states, and the policies each employs in deciding advanced weapons sales to key regions of the world. It examines whether such sales are inherently stabilising or de-stabilising regarding regional security. Regions reviewed in detail include the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific. Combat aircraft sales are a focus for the volume given both their practical and symbolic importance. The volume focuses on the behaviour and policies of the main arms exporting nations since the end of the Cold War, shifts in their arms export policies, and the tensions that can emerge within or between countries over proposed arms sales. It also considers the impact of countries that were previously only recipients of advanced weapons moving to develop their own defence industrial base.Table of ContentsOverview Regional Stability US China Russia UK Germany and France Japan Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the what, the why, and the how of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan almost 20 years after their removal from power. It examines how the U.S. discourses on War on Terror and state-building in Afghanistan have taken shape, became dominant over the past two decades, and to delineate their consequences. Also, it highlights how both discourses are representative of wider depoliticization of the society and eventually paved the way for the illiberal, oppressive politics of confinement and necropolitics.The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, U.S. foreign policy, peace and conflict studies, area studies, especially West Asian and South Asian studies.Table of ContentsPrelude: The Scene 1. Four Presidents, One Discourse 2. Post-2001 Afghanistan: from the Politics of Confinement to Necropolitics 3. The Taliban of the past and the present: Afghanistan under a new round of necroplitics 4. Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates how peace education can contribute to unfold collective and individual potentials for peace and conflict transformation. It explores how to cultivate a relational process that honours the interconnectedness of educators, students, researchers and participants in all their human faculties. This includes acknowledging not only the rational, but also the embodied, emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions, in their complexity and in their ongoing, dynamic transformations.Motivated by the possibilities and challenges involved in this process, this book explores the nexus between transrational peace philosophy, elicitive approaches to conflict transformation and peace education. The first part discusses the transrational peace philosophy and locates it within a broader field of peace education, while the second part reflects on how transrational perspectives are tapped into within peace education approaches. In total, eight researchers and practitioners eTable of ContentsPreface 1.Introduction: Unfolding Transrational Potential 2.Conviviality, Ego, Team and Theme Behaviour in Transrational Peace Education 3.Diffraction, Transrational Perspectives, and Peace Education: New Possibilities 4.The Dancing Body in Peace Education 5.Education for Territorial Peace in Colombia: What Role for Transrational Peace? 6. Transpersonal Consciousness in Elicitive Teaching

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Book SynopsisThe Indian National Army (INA) trials of 194546 have generally been given short shrift by historians in their cataloguing of the Indian freedom movement. This book examines to what extent the trials had an impact on the final phase of India's quest for independence. In so doing, it unveils that, while the Indian National Congress's extended odyssey to win independence was essentially about a passive push-back, at a critical juncture of its campaign to extinguish British colonialism in India, it applauded and capitalised on the INA's use of force. The central, explosive narrative is about Britain holding a court martial of three officers of the INA Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Sahgal and Gurbaksh Dhillon convicting them, before a dramatic turn in events. The material unearthed by the book throws new light on a decisive juncture leading to the transfer of power in India. It will be indispensable for researchers interested in South Asia, especially the Indian freedom movement.

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security created the FirstNet Authority for the purpose of building and operating a nationwide public safety broadband network. Handbook of National Communication Networks for Public Safety: Next-Generation Advances traces the evolution of National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). It covers its planning, architecting/designing of network and services, deployment, and operations as well as enhancements to cover all states and territories of the United States. Other highlights covered in the book include: The FirstNet and National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) ecosystem The dedicated and secure public safety network for first responders Terrestrial and satellite based broadband network and services for public safety. 911 and location-based services Quality of service Cybersecurity The book features technical details of the NPSBN and services. It explains how enhanced devices make the NPSBN accessible anywhere and anytime to public safety personnel over dedicated and secure LTE/5G networks. It discusses how public safety challenges differ from urban to rural areas, from mainland to US territories and from land to sea coverage. The book concludes with a look at future challenges and presents approaches for successful resolution of these issues.

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Book SynopsisEuropean states have embarked on the long road to rebuilding their defence capabilities. After decades of underinvestment in the armed forces and the defence-industrial base, the challenges are significant. However, since Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO countries have committed to ambitious readiness and war-fighting plans. Against this background, this IISS Strategic Dossier evaluates key areas for building defence capabilities in Europe, including recent developments in the transatlantic defence ecosystem, defence spending, defence-industrial production capacity, building more resilient forces and improving supply-chain security. Europeâs ability to meet its NATO commitments will depend on the degree to which it manages to address these important issues. The analysis covers the trend of increased defence spending by most European NATO members and the growth in defence production capacity in important capability areas. It also provides insights into the ways in which various European countries have sought to address their recruitment and retention challenges. The volume discusses other ongoing challenges, including uncertainty over the long-term affordability, sustainability and effectiveness of increased defence spending in Europe. In addition, the dossier highlights the requirement for long-term government investment, as well as firm demand signals, in order to sustain increased defence production. This IISS Strategic Dossier was produced in the context of the IISS Prague Defence Summit (PDS) 2024, which has been supported by the government of the Czech Republic.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to examine "migrant-soldiers' in the British army and places the phenomenon of Britain's multicultural army in relation to British culture, history and nationalism. It also explores the impact of war on UK society during the 21st CenturyTrade Review"Riveting and nuanced.' - The Observer "Military Migrants is a 'must read' for people who care about the realities behind the rituals of our militaries. Vron Ware has done such innovative research. The men and women - from Fiji, Nepal, Jamaica, Belize, Ghana - whom the British military recruit to fight Britain's wars come alive on these pages. They have ideas and aspirations and savvy assessments of their own. This is a brilliant book." - Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, USA "This stunning and beautifully written book is essential reading for anyone interested in the multicultural question today." - Les Back, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK 'The UK Armed Forces reflect the history of the British Empire. This book shows how the British Army in particular has mobilized Foreign and Commonwealth migrant soldiers to serve, what happens to them when they do and after they leave. It is a timely, well written book as the UK and the British Army continue to grapple with what it means to be British in a globalised and multi-cultural world.' - Christopher Dandeker, Kings College London, UK 'So tight is the grip of nationalist mythologies that few realize just how ubiquitous foreign military service is in the modern world. Vron Ware has produced a rich and comprehensive portrait of the experiences of Britain's foreign soldiers and their families. Inequities in pay and conditions, murky immigration statuses, racism, and the quirks of British military culture are all part of the story Ware renders in vivid ethnographic and sociological registers.' Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics, UK 'If we are what we defend, then Military Migrants takes us to the heart of how we are defended and what this means. It is both a careful, scrupulous book and a riveting journey through our own country as it literally brings home to the reader how the country is taking new shapes while resisting change.' - Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy "The treatment of Foreign and Commonwealth soldiers within the British Armed Forces is being hotly debated, so the publication of this important work will help generate vital debate!" Dr Hugh Milroy, Chief Executive, Veterans Aid, UK 'The ways in which state power attempts to use migration to reinforce its authority are brilliantly explored in Military Migrants. Teeming with unexpected human stories, and showing what we can learn about subjects that might seem closed to scholarly study, Ware's book is a vital meditation on the nation, race, and citizenship.' - David R. Roediger, Contexts, American Sociological Association 'Vron Ware presents a wealth of first hand experience and insights into the rhetoric and reality of army life. This is a book that explains how attempts to modernise the military intersect with hard-to-shift attitudes and more pragmatic needs for recruitment. It is essential reading for understanding the armed forces today and their promotion to the centre of British life over the last ten years.' - Emma Sangster, ForcesWatch, UK 'Military Migrants raises our awareness of and personal encounters with militarism ... The deft weaving of narrative and material culture, articulated through an incisive historical record of defence policy, interacting with civil movements, is expressed with an extraordinary attention to detail, without ever losing track of the broader argument or narrative.' - Ben Wadham, Flinders University, Australia 'An excellent introduction to the political manipulations around citizenship, nationhood, identity and racism in Britain today, and how these structure the working lives and experiences of Commonwealth citizens recruited to the contemporary British Army. This book provides the definitive assessment of what militarised multiculture means for those recruited internationally to fight Britain's war. Anyone wanting to understand how civil-military relations work in contemporary Britain needs to read this book.' - Rachel Woodward, Newcastle University, UK "The bittersweet readability of this book lies in the soldiers' stories. More enlightened military officers and ranks, as well as defence experts, will respect this book for its uncompromisingly rigorous research; this is the definitive work on its subject." - Ed Vulliamy, The ObserverTable of ContentsPreface Introduction For Queen and Commonwealth PART I The Race to Recruit The Promised Land PART II Culture Shock Keeping the Faith PART III Crossing the Line The Force of the Law PART IV Like Coming to Mars Caught in the Crossfire Conclusion Militarized Multiculture Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis new Handbook presents an overview of cutting-edge research in the growing field of global health security. Over the past decade, the study of global health and its interconnection with security has become a prominent and rapidly growing field of research. Ongoing debates question whether health and security should be linked; which (if any) health issues should be treated as security threats; what should be done to address health security threats; and the positive and negative consequences of securitizing' health. In academic and policy terms, the health security field is a timely and dynamic one and this handbook will be the first work comprehensively to address this agenda. Bringing together the leading experts and commentators on health security issues from across the world, the volume comprises original and cutting-edge essays addressing the key issues in the field and also highlighting currently neglected avenues for future research. The book intends to providTable of ContentsIntroduction, Jeremy Youde and Simon Rushton Part I: Health Securities 1. The Many Meanings of Health Security, Colin McInnes 2. Inventing Global Health Security, 1994-2005, Lorna Weir 3. Health and Human Security: Pathways to Advancing a Human-centred Approach to Health Security in East Asia, Mely Caballero-Anthony & Gianna Gayle Amul 4. Gender, Health and Security, Colleen O’Manique 5. The Politics of Health Security, João Nunes 6. The Medicalization of Insecurity, Stefan Elbe and Nadine Voelkner Part II: Threats 7. Pandemics and Security, Yanzhong Huang 8. Emerging Infections: Threats to Health and Economic Security, David L. Heymann and Alison West 9. AIDS as a Security Threat: The Emergence and the Decline of an Idea, Pieter Fourie 10. Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism, Gregory D. Koblentz 11. Life Science Research as a Security Risk, Christian Enemark 12. Conflict, Instability and Health Security, Frank L. Smith III 13. Health Security and Environmental Change, Robert L. Ostergard Jr. and Derek Kauneckis 14. Malaria and Security: More than a Matter of Health, Nicholas Knowlton 15. Noncommunicable Disease as a Security Issue, Christopher Benson and Sara M. Glasgow Part III: Responses 16. Health, Security and Diplomacy in Historical Perspective, Adam Kamradt-Scott 17. Preparedness and Resilience in Public Health Emergencies, Rebecca Katz and Erin Sorrell 18. Medical Countermeasures and Security, Kendall Hoyt 19. Internet Surveillance and Disease Outbreaks, Sara E. Davies 20. Making the International Health Regulations Matter: Promoting Compliance through Effective Dispute Resolution, Steven J. Hoffman 21. Biosecurity Education for Life Scientists: The Missing Past, Inadequate Present and Uncertain Future, Malcolm Dando 22. Health Security and Foreign Policy, Joshua Michaud 23. NGOs and Health Security: Securing the Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Amy S. Patterson Part IV: Controversies 24. Health Security and/or Human Rights?, Joseph J. Amon 25. Re-evaluating Health Security from a Cosmopolitan Perspective, Garrett Wallace Brown and Preslava Stoeva 26. Indonesia, Power Asymmetry, and Pandemic risk: The Paradox of Global Health Security, William L. Aldis and Triono Soendoro 27. Health Security and the Distortion of the Global Health Agenda, Michael A. Stevenson and Michael Moran 28. Whose Interests is the Securitization of Health Serving?, Debra L. DeLaet

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Book SynopsisForces shaping human history are complex, but the course of history is undeniably changed on many occasions by conscious acts. These may be premeditated or responsive, calmly calculated or performed under great pressure. They may also be successful or catastrophic, but how are historians to make such judgements and appeal to evidence in support of their conclusions? Further, and crucially, how exactly are we to distinguish probable unrealized alternatives from improbable ones? This book describes some of the modern statistical techniques that can begin to answer this question, as well as some of the difficulties in doing so. Using simple, well-quantified cases drawn from military history, we claim that statistics can now help us to navigate the near-truths, the envelope around the events with which any meaningful historical analysis must deal, and to quantify the basis of such analysis. Quantifying Counterfactual Military History is intended for a general audience who are intTable of Contents1. Could History Have Been Otherwise? 2. Could the Germans Have Won the Battle of Jutland? 3. Could the Germans Have Won the Battle of Britain? 4. Could the United States Have Prevailed in Vietnam? 5. The Road to Able Archer: Counterfactual Reasoning and the Dangerous History of Nuclear Deterrence 1945–1983 6. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis is the second volume in The Official History of Britain and the European Community, and describes the events from 1963 up until the British referendum on the Common Market in 1975.In 1963, General de Gaulle dashed Prime Minister Macmillan's hopes of taking Britain into the European Community (the Common Market). When Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson tried again, de Gaulle again said no'. Six years later, Prime Minister Edward Heath took Britain into the EEC. But by then the country was split and Harold Wilson, to keep the Labour Party from voting to leave, undertook to renegotiate Britain's membership. When Labour won the 1974 election that renegotiation culminated in the first nationwide referendum ever held in the United Kingdom.The British people voted by two to one to stay in the European Community, but British membership has been controversial ever since. This is the story of why three very different Prime Ministers all concluded that, in theTrade Review"This is a useful addition to the existing literature on Britain and Europe. Such is the richness of the material, and the thoroughness of Wall’s account, that this is a book that will prove essential reading for anyone working on the troubled history of Britain’s attitude towards Europe. There is also plenty here for those more interested in the present and the future, but still sensitive to the importance and relevance of contemporary history." - N. Piers Ludlow, International Affairs, Vol. 88, 6, November 2012Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. De Gaulle Says ‘No’: 1962-1963 2. Picking up the Pieces: 1963-1964 3. The Labour Government: a Toe in the Water: 1964-1966 4. Once More Unto the Breach: 1966-1967 5. We Will Not Take ‘No’ for an Answer: 1967 6. To Woo or to Win: Britain, France and Germany: 1967-1969 7. Dropping the Pilot and a New Hand at the Helm: The Start of Negotiations: 1969-1971 8. Good Thing, Bad Thing? The Terms of Entry and a Country Divided: 1971-1973 9. The Year of Living Dangerously: Britain’s First Year of European Community Membership: 1973-1974 10. Renegotiation and Referendum: 1974-1975 Notes on Principal People Mentioned

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Book SynopsisA provocative and urgent analysis of the U.S.–China rivalryTrade Review"Cogently argued ... [an] excellent book really worth reading." -- James Kynge - Financial Times"Unflinching and historically grounded, provocative and richly researched, this refreshing, pioneering work delivers a necessary corrective to narrow thinking and relaxed timelines in dealing with China. Beckley and Brands’ ideas need to be embraced if we are to effectively manage differences emerging in the increasingly volatile relationship between our two nations." -- General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marines (ret.) and 26th Secretary of Defense"There is bipartisan consensus in Washington that China is the most important long-term strategic challenge for the U.S. Hal Brands and Michael Beckley powerfully argue that an enormously ambitious China is peaking now and confrontation is coming sooner than we think. This well-written, must-read book will add a sense of urgency to the national debate about strategic competition." -- Ambassador (ret.) Eric S. Edelman, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (2005–2009)"Brilliant and engagingly written, this warning by two outstanding scholars is especially timely in light of recent events. Are Americans ready for what may be coming? They will be better prepared if they read this book." -- Robert Kagan, author of The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941"Russian aggression notwithstanding, China constitutes the most daunting challenge to U.S. national security and the liberal international order. In this brilliant and urgently important book, Hal Brands and Michael Beckley explain why the threat of war wi" -- Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

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Book SynopsisNATO has many European and global partner countries. The political and military utility of all these partnerships is clear; they ''provide'' more security than they ''consume''. But the utility for NATO of partners also changes over time. This book scrutinizes these partnerships, both from a NATO perspective and from that of its partners.Trade Review'A must-read reference for NATO policymakers in the wake of the Lisbon 'partnership' summit, where Alliance leaders resolved to strengthen every existing partnership and build new ones.' Charles Barry, Senior NATO Research Fellow, National Defense University, Washington. USA "As the challenges confronting NATO have become more global, the Alliance's partnerships have become increasingly important as well as politically and geographically diverse. This timely volume offers an extraordinarily comprehensive account of the utility of these various partnership initiatives to NATO, to its individual members, and to the partners themselves." - Rebecca R. Moore, Concordia College, USA 'Addressing a little studied aspect of NATO's evolving mission - its partnerships with a variety of countries from Argentina to Australia - the authors write with admirable erudition and refreshing good sense. Each offers a key insight into the way in which the alliance has tried to reboot itself since the end of the Cold War, with varying degrees of success.' - Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK "This volume makes a valuable contribution to the literature on NATO, casting new light on a field of study that has received little scholarly attention until now." - Ellen Hallams, Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College, London and Joint Services Staff & Command College, UKTable of ContentsUtility for NATO – Utility of NATO?; H.Edström, J.H.Matlary & M.Petersson Partnerships and Power in American Grand Strategy; S.Kay The 'Natural Ally'? The 'Natural Partner'? – Australia and the Atlantic Alliance; S.Frühling & B.Schreer Partnerships to the East and South: A 'Win-Win' Policy; J.H.Matlary Political and Military Utility of NATO for Ukraine; T.Bukkvoll NATO and the EU 'Neutrals' – Instrumental or Value-Oriented Utility?; M.Petersson Sweden and NATO – Partnership in the Shadow of Coalitions and Concepts; H.Edström Potential NATO Partners – Political and Military Utility for NATO; R.C.Hendrickson Political and Military Utility of NATO for Argentina; F.Merke

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key ''spokes'' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia - are moving toward a security relationship in their own right.Table of ContentsIntroduction; W.T.Tow & R.Kersten PART I: THE INTERPLAY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS Australian Foreign Policy Towards Japan: Weighing the Bureaucratic Process; D.Walton The Koizumi–Abe Revolution in Japanese Security Policy: Normative Transformation and Democratic Maturity; R.Kersten Japanese Domestic Politics and Security Cooperation with Australia: The Limits of 'Normalisation'; T.Anno Japan's Misfiring Security Hedge: Discovering the Limits of Middle-power Internationalism and Strategic Convergence; H.D.P.Envall & K.Fujiwara PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION Regional Security Politics in East Asia: What Can Japan and Australia Usefully Do Together?; K.Togo Japan-Australia Security Relations: A Tale of Timing; M.Cook Japan-Australia Security Relations: Building a Real Strategic Partnership?; T.S.Wilkins Japan-Australia Joint Security Statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective; E.Katahara PART III: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS OF INTENSIFIED BILATERALISM The Broader Context: how Australia-Japan Relations 'Fit' into Regional and Global Security Dynamics; W.T.Tow Comparing Japanese, Australian and European Responses to 'Out-of-area' Security Challenges; W.M.Vosse Japan, Australia and International Security Burden-sharing with the United States; T.Satake Building a Foundation for Regional Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific: Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding; Y.Uesugi Security Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: A Three-tier Approach; R.Sahashi

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Book SynopsisAl-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities.Trade Review'Traditional works of geopolitics have stopped at the atmosphere's edge, grounded in geography, economics and demographics. Nayef Al-Rodhan has expanded classical geopolitical considerations to include societal, health and the environment. In this book, he elevates geopolitics into space. The result is an analysis that challenges our assumptions about power and space power.' - Michael Krepon, Co-founder of the Stimson Center, Washington, USA 'A welcome 'outside of the box' analysis of outer space, geopolitics and the foundations of space power.' - Theresa Hitchens, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva, Switzerland 'Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan's book provides a first rate summary of key aspects of current space policies. It also shows how space adds new and important elements to many policy areas on Earth, but also has a life of its own, as a new field of policy, strategy and geopolitics. Much of the difficulty in grasping space issues derives from this double status.' - Laurence Nardon, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the United States Program and the Space Policy Program at the Institut francais des relations internationales (IFRI), Paris, FranceTable of ContentsSpace Power: An Introduction Space Power and Meta-Geopolitics Space Technology and Meta-Geopolitics Space Security and Meta-Geopolitics Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics Space Governance and Meta-Geopolitics

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Book SynopsisA major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the ''long'' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914).Trade Review'It is difficult to imagine a historical subject with a deeper resonance for our present age than the development of the global arms trade. In this book, Emrys Chew presents an essential and deeply researched analysis of the arms industry and the arms trade in Europe and Asia during the nineteenth century.' - C.A. Bayly, University of Cambridge, UK 'Arming the Periphery brilliantly reveals that the trade in small arms and the arms transfer system it engendered between Europe and the Indian Ocean region were fundamental to the development both of empire and, paradoxically, of state formation in the region. To help us fully understand the likely impact of the international small arms trade of the present and future, we need to understand its past patterns and structure. This book provides a uniquely valuable guide to the past, and by extension, to the future too.' - Geoffrey Till, King's College London, UK 'As the Indian Ocean returns to the centre-stage of world politics, Arming the Periphery offers a deep insight into the historic evolution of the region's security order. Emrys Chew's fascinating story on the arms trade between the European centre and the Asian periphery in the long nineteenth century will uniquely enrich the twenty-first century debates on the Indian Ocean amidst the unfolding redistribution of power in the littoral.' - C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and Foreign Affairs Columnist for The Indian Express '...well-researched, wide-ranging study...' - Highly recommended by ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Maps Preface Introduction The Arms Trade and Global Empire in the Indian Ocean The Arms Trade in the Metropolis The Arms Trade in the Western Indian Ocean The Arms Trade in the Eastern Indian Ocean The Arms Trade and War in the Indian Ocean Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSince the turn of the millennium, resistance to the liberal project of global governance has come to occupy centre stage in global and international politics.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Selby PART I: STATES, WAR AND CAPITALISM Global Liberal Governance: Networks, Resistance and War; M.Dillon Global Governance and State Collapse; C.Clapham Global Governance and Conflict Prevention; H.Miall Against Global Governance? Tracing the Lineage of the Anti-Globalization Movement; P.Wilkin PART II: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN POST-CONFLICT ZONES Global Governance and Resistance in Post-War Transition: The Case of Eastern Slavonia and Bosnia; J.Large Governance and Resistance in Palestine: Simulations, Confrontations, Sumoud ; J.Selby Bowling Together Within a Divided Community: Civil Society and the Northern Ireland Conflict: F.Cochrane PART III: RESISTANCE TO GLOBAL REGIMES Global Environmental Governance and Local Resistance: The Global Trade in Ivory; R.Duffy Economic Governance in the Information Age: Counter-Hegemonic Challenges and Sub-Hegemonic Adaptations in East Asia; N-L.Sum A Provocative Dependence? The Global Financial System and Small Island Tax Havens; M.P.Hampton & J.Christensen Conclusion; R.Duffy & F.Cochrane Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBy analysing case studies through the lens of new constructivist Institutionalist perspective, this book sheds new light on the failure of EU policies in the Mediterranean. It suggests that these failures are the result of problems at the very heart of EU policy-making which clearly privilege economic concerns over social concerns.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Model or Muddle? 1. Institutionalisms - An Overview 2. Delineating the Muddle: From 'Patchy' frameworks to the European Mediterranean Partnership 3. Emergence and Consolidation of a 'Model': The European Mediterranean Partnership and Beyond 4. The Role of Ideas and Interests in the EU-Mediterranean Policy

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique account of the pursuit of security at the edge of the global order. It sheds light on reform of state police and armed forces, and analyses the alternative security structures that emerge in the absence of the state. This book remains open-minded as to which 'model' for security is better.Trade Review'This important book explores security needs in areas where the formal state has little or no presence and hence where our normative ontology of the sovereign, territorial state does not apply. It doing so, it challenges conventional notions of peace-building, state-building and the assumptions that underpin most of our approaches to development and security. This is an overdue debate that is set to have a profound impact upon security sector reform and post-conflict reconstruction in general.' - Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies"This book should drive those who are involved in the conceptualization, design and implementation of security sector reform in post-conflict situations to rethink the current approach which is wholly state-centric and frequently offers up a one-size-fits-all model that can only be sustained with external resources and control. Though focused on security sector governance, the essays in this book provide an insightful departure from current post-conflict governance orthodoxy and constitute an articulate call for a more appropriate paradigm for constructing systems of self-governance in post-conflict countries." - Amos Sawyer, Co-Director, Workshop in Political Theory & Policy Analysis, Indiana University and Chairman, Governance Reform Commission, LiberiaTable of ContentsPreface Security Arrangements in Fragile States What To Do? The Dilemmas of International Engagement in Fragile States The Organization of Violence: A Historical Perspective Local Security Systems in Somali East Africa Protectors and Predators: Why Is There a Difference among West African Militias? Non-state Providers of Every-day Security in Fragile African States Security Sector: An instrument of the State-Building Project Integrating Former Enemies into National Armies Insecurity, State and Impunity in Latin America Towards a Multi-Layered Approach to Security

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Book SynopsisThis books explores Kuwaiti internal security challenges of terrorism, sabotage and subversion, and, using untapped Kuwaiti government sources, examines policy responses such as mass deportations and special security trials. The study details how turmoil in neighbouring states and religious tensions threaten Kuwait's environment.Table of ContentsList of Diagrams, Tables and Graphs Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration Introduction History and Government of Internal Security in Kuwait The Immediate Impact of Neighbouring Revolution and War, February 1979-January 1981 New Political Forums and Ongoing Regional Tremors, February 1981-November 1983 Major Terror Attacks and National Transformation, December 1983-January 1986 Criticism and Extremism from Kuwaiti Citizens, February 1986-August 1988 Old and New Antagonisms after the Ceasefire, September 1988-July 1990 Loyalty, Opposition and the Iraqi Invasion, August 1990-August 1991 Period Trends and New Challenges Appendix Notes and References Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe book turns the 'democratic peace' theme on its head: rather than investigating the reasons for the supposed pacifism of democracies, it looks for the causes of their militancy. In order to solve this puzzle, the authors look across International Relations, political theory, political philosophy and sociology.Trade Review'... Democratic Wars raises many interesting theoretical issues and is timely in the light of the continuing debates within the democratic community over terrorism and the Iraq war.' - Geoffrey Wallace, Journal of Peace ResearchTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART ONE: DEMOCRACIES AND WAR: THEORETICAL CHALLENGE AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS Introduction: The Theoretical Challenge of Democratic Wars; L.Brock & A.Geis & H.Müller Democratic Wars and Military Interventions, 1946-2002: The Monadic Level Reconsidered; S.Chojnacki PART TWO: DEMOCRATIC WARS AS A CHALLENGE TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY Democratic Peace: Many Data, Little Explanation?; H.Müller & J.Wolff Democratic Peace - Democratic War: Three Reasons Why Democracies are War-Prone; C.Daase Triangulating War: The Use of Force by Democracies as a Variant of the Democratic Peace; L.Brock PART THREE: DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND WAR: PERSPECTIVES FROM POLITICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY On Democratic War Theory; N.Rengger Spotting the 'Enemy'? Democracies and the Challenge of the 'Other'; A.Geis Sameness and Distinction: Understanding the Democratic Peace in a Bourdieusian Perspective; C.Götze PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS The Case for a New Research Agenda: Explaining Democratic Wars; L.Brock & A.Geis & H.Müller References Index

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