Security

How policies forged after September 11 were weaponized under Trump and turned on American democracy itselfIn the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, the American government implemented a wave of overt policies to fight the nation's enemies. Unseen...

Combining a close knowledge of Asia and an ability to tap Chinese-language sources with naval combat experience and expertise in sea-power theory, the authors assess how the rise of Chinese sea power will affect U.S. maritime strategy in Asia. They argue...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087913001Author Philip HaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

This book explores the changing tactics, technologies and terrains of twenty-first century war.It argues that the world in 2049 is unlikely to look like the climate change/artificial intelligence (AI) dystopia depicted in Blade Runner 2049, but nor will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345802712Author Robert KaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. The core question addressed in the book is how a test...

China's rise and stepped-up involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among its smaller neighbors. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region's economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and...

This book traces three decades of securitisation in Angola. As a governing strategy during war and peacetime, it muted the aspirations of those on opposing sides, distorted the state, emboldened elites and redefined the identity of Angolans. Through this...

Russia has deployed cyber operations to interfere in foreign elections, launch disinformation campaigns, and cripple neighboring states-all while maintaining a thin veneer of deniability and avoiding strikes that cross the line into acts of war. How...

How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years. International military campaigns used to play out between large armies at central...

This book is aimed at both professionals and students who desire to deepen their understanding of the processes involved in conflict intervention and resolution effectively. Reflecting on multi-disciplinary traditions, it throws new light on discursive...

This book analyzes China's foreign technology acquisition activity and how this has helped its rapid rise to superpower status.Since 1949, China has operated a vast and unique system of foreign technology spotting and transfer aimed at accelerating...

How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years. International military campaigns used to play out between armies at central fronts...

On the 29th of June 2014 ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate stretching across territories in Iraq and Syria. In response, Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led 77 nation coalition, was launched to respond to the threat of Islamic State. The...

This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma. The dual-use nature of the vast majority of space technology, meaning of value to both civilian and military...

The former White House counterterrorism czar offers a disturbing insider's view of America's war on terror, both before and after September 11th, including what went right or wrong, the operations of the Al Qaeda network, the Department of Homeland...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544103252Author Ward WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policyOne of the most widely held views of democratic leaders is that they are cautious about using military force because voters can hold them accountable, ultimately making democracies more peaceful...

The privatization of defence assets and the outsourcing of military services from the armed forces to the private sector is an increasing trend. This book approaches the issue of military privatization by linking it to the transformation of the defence...

One man's truth. A nation's downfall.Speedbird 117, a Boeing 787 flight to New York, takes off like any other flight from Heathrow. Except this plane will never reach its destination. The cause? Taher, an utterly ruthless terrorist with a score to settle...

Bringing together a team of cutting-edge researchers based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Indo-Pacific countries, this book focuses on the tug of war between China's influence and forces of resistance in Hong Kong, Taiwan and selected countries in its...

For the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of feminist approaches to questions of violence, justice, and peace.The volume argues that critical feminist thinking is necessary to analyse core peace and conflict issues and is fundamental to thinking...

Misunderstanding Terrorism provides a striking reassessment of the scope and nature of the global neo-jihadi threat to the West. The post-9/11 decade experienced the emergence of new forms of political violence and new terrorist actors. More recently,...

This book analyzes examples of strategic engagement in order to identify the factors which contribute to the success or failure of defence diplomacy in preventing interstate conflict.For more than a century, nations have engaged in defence diplomacy to...

Many senior army officials still claim that if they had been given enough soldiers and weapons, the United States could have won the war in Vietnam. In this probing analysis of U.S. military policy in Vietnam, career army officer and strategist Andrew F...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400030347Author James BamfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 365gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

This book examines contemporary militarism in international politics, employing a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and international case studies. Militarism - understood as the social and international relations of the preparation for, and...

This book advances an interdisciplinary understanding of moral injury by analyzing the stories of military veterans of combat and peace missions.In the past decade, the concept of moral injury has emerged to address the potential moral impact of...

With a focus on the economic battlefront and in-depth analysis of the diplomatic, military, and ideological arenas, the world’s foremost expert on US-China global competition offers a rousing, strategic call to action and playbook—harvesting all of our...

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the site of the largest mass repression of an ethnic and/or religious minority in the world today. Researchers estimate that since 2016 one million people have been detained there without trial. In the detention...

Countering Cyber Sabotage: Introducing Consequence-Driven, Cyber-Informed Engineering (CCE) introduces a new methodology to help critical infrastructure owners, operators and their security practitioners make demonstrable improvements in securing their...

The United States' approach to China since the Communist regime in Beijing began the period of reform and opening in the 1980s was based on a promise that trade and engagement with China would result in a peaceful, democratic state. Forty years later...

This volume offers a set of concise and accessible introductions to the seminal figures in the historical development of the just war tradition. In what, if any, circumstances are political communities justified in going to war? And what limits should...

This broad-ranging new text introduces a wide range of theoretical perspectives with a central focus on their application to understanding key issues in global, state and human security in the contemporary world.Book InformationISBN 9780230291249Author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815727125Author Hal BrandsFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 228mm...

"Probably the most eye-opening and engrossing expose to date of the bizarre 'power games' played by multinational corporations and tycoons." -Publishers Weekly A classic of investigative reporting, Spooks is a treasure trove of who-shot-who research on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197773352Author Christopher WhyteFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP India

In a time of austerity, the U.S. Department of Defense has drawn budgetary savings primarily from reductions in private-sector contracting. The 2000-2012 edition of this report by National Security Program for Industry and Resources (NSPIR) at the Center...

The war in Afghanistan has led the United States and its International Security Assistance ForceBook InformationISBN 9781442224438Author Jeffrey MankoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.Publisher...