Security

State secrecy is increasingly used as the explanation for the shrinking of public discussion surrounding national security issues. The phrase that's classified" is increasingly used not to protect national secrets from legitimate enemies, but rather to...

The CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina - the names read like a rollcall of the seamier side of history in the years following the Second World War. Today the Cold War is dead; there are fewer dictatorships; and 9/11 has created a whole new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357028936Author PRIYAM GANDHI-MODYFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt. LtdPublisher Rupa Publications India Pvt...

This book brings together research that covers perspectives and case studies on terrorism, radicalisation and countering violent extremism (CVE). Written by experts involved in these issues at the grassroots, the book bridges the academic-practitioner...

Ever since the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the prospect of nuclear annihilation has haunted the modern world. But as John Mueller reveals in this eye-opening, compellingly argued, and very reassuring book, our obsession with nuclear weapons...

Rape is common during wartime, but even within the context of the same war, some armed groups perpetrate rape on a massive scale while others never do. In Rape during Civil War Dara Kay Cohen examines variation in the severity and perpetrators of rape...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393332933Author Orr KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co

This book offers a detailed understanding of 'enemy images', 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...

Our national security increasingly depends on access to the most sophisticated and advanced technology. Yet the next time we set out to capture a terrorist leader, we may fail. Why? The answer lies in a conflict between two worlds. One is the dynamic,...

A penetrating analysis of weaponized information-one of the most pressing dangers to open societies Now more than ever, communities across the world are integrated into a complex, global information ecosystem that shapes the nature of social,...

What motivates states to protect populations threatened by mass atrocities beyond their own borders? Most often, states and their representatives appeal to the principle of common humanity, acknowledging a conscience-shocking quality that demands a moral...

The 1992-1995 battle for Sarajevo was the longest siege in modern history. It was also the most internationalized, attracting a vast contingent of aid workers, UN soldiers, journalists, smugglers, and embargo-busters. The city took center stage under an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780748691838Author Kjetil Anders HatlebrekkeFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

With the end of the Cold War came not the end of history, but the end of America's sense of its strategic purpose in the world. Then, after a decade of drift, the US was violently dragged back into international conflict. Its armed forces responded...

This book examines the use of military force as a coercive tool by the United States, using lessons drawn from the post-Cold War era (1991-2018).The volume reveals that despite its status as sole superpower during the post-Cold War period, US efforts to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250013958Author Andrew FeinsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 213mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991352050Author Carl OglesbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Protean PressPublisher Protean PressWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990926221Author J Michael SpringmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Daena Publications LLCPublisher Daena Publications LLCWeight(grams)...

Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military compares the integration of women, gender perspectives, and the women, peace, and security agenda into the armed forces of eight countries plus NATO and United Nations peacekeeping operations. This book...

Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China demonstrates how structural and domestic variables influence how East Asian states adjust their strategy in light of the rise of China, including how China manages its own emerging role as a regional great power...

This book develops a new contractualist foundation for just war theory, which defends the traditional view of the moral equality of combatants and associated egalitarian moral norms.Traditionally it has been viewed that combatants on both sides of a war...

Through analysis of a series of case studies, recently declassified documents and exclusive interviews with national security experts in the public and private sectors, the book provides an in-depth and illuminating appraisal of the evolving...

This book analyzes the civil war in Yemen and how intervening external actors have shaped the trajectory of the conflict.The work examines the conflict in Yemen as a testing ground for expectations about the autonomy and control of proxies by external...

Armies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food...

This book examines how international organisations (IOs) have struggled to adapt to the digital age, and with social media in particular. The global spread of new digital communication technologies has profoundly transformed the way organisations operate...

This edited volume focuses on civil-military relations before and during great power conflicts, and comprises historical case studies of modern supreme leadership.It aims to provide a guide for the future by shining a light on what worked and what failed...

In this sobering book, Barry R. Posen demonstrates how the interplay between conventional military operations and nuclear forces could, in conflicts among states armed with both conventional and nuclear weaponry, inadvertently produce pressures for...

This volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft. John Arquilla and Douglas A. Borer explore three principal themes: the rise of the `information domain' and...

For both the United States and United Kingdom counterinsurgency was a serious component of security policy during the Cold War and, along with counterterrorism, has been the greatest security challenge after September 11, 2001. In The Soul of Armies,...

Geopolitics is the study of how the projection of power (ideological, cultural, economic, or military) is effected and affected by the geographic and political landscape in which it operates. Despite the real world relevance of geopolitics, a common...

What is the role of intelligence agencies in strategy and policy? How do policymakers use (or misuse) intelligence estimates? When do intelligence-policy relations work best? How do intelligence-policy failures influence threat assessment, military...

This book is the first detailed study of the causes of de-radicalization in armed Islamist movements. It is based on frontline research that includes interviews with Jihadist leaders, mid-ranking commanders, and young sympathizers, as well as former...

The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape is the third volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to...

This book explores contemporary propaganda and mainstream Western news media, with reference to the Ukraine crisis.It examines Western media narratives of the immediate causes of the crisis, the respective roles of those who participated in or otherwise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860792208Author The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)Format PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint International Institute for Strategic...

This edited volume presents the foremost scholarly thinking on why the US invaded Iraq in 2003, a pivotal event in both modern US foreign policy and international politics.In the years since the US invasion of Iraq it has become clear that the threat of...

Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm. Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security. It examines the conceptual roots of human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833025142Author John ArquillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 858gDimensions(mm) 227mm * 164mm * 34mm

This volume investigates secret diplomacy with the aim of understanding its role in shaping foreign policy.Recent events, including covert intelligence gathering operations, accusations of spying, and the leaking of sensitive government documents, have...

The United States Marine Corps has a unique culture that ensures comradery, exacting standards, and readiness to be the first to every fight. Yet even in a group that is known for innovation, culture can push leaders to fall back on ingrained preferences...