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Learning Large Lessons: the Evolving Roles of Ground Power and Air Power in the Post-Cold War Era : Executive Summary by David E Johnson 9780833040299
RRP: $21.92$18.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833040299Author David E JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 172g -
Chinese Economic Coercion Against Taiwan: A Tricky Weapon to Use by Murray Scot Tanner 9780833039699
RRP: $23.21$19.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833039699Author Murray Scot TannerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 372g -
The Nuclear Turning Point: A Blueprint for Deep Cuts and De-Alerting of Nuclear Weapons by Harold A. Feiveson 9780815709541
RRP: $54.18$48.16Despite the ongoing drawdown of strategic forces under the terms of START, both the United States and Russia maintain large arsenals of nuclear weapons poised for immediate launch. Under the most optimistic current scenarios, these arsenals will remain... -
Western Military Interventions After The Cold War: Evaluating the Wars of the West by Marek Madej 9780815395249
RRP: $174.15$151.81This book offers an examination of the effectiveness of Western military interventions in the post-Cold War era. It constitutes a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the conditions, conduct and consequences of post-Cold War armed... -
Fixing the Facts: National Security and the Politics of Intelligence by Joshua Rovner 9780801448294
RRP: $45.15$39.65What 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... -
Diversionary War: Domestic Unrest and International Conflict by Amy Oakes 9780804782456
RRP: $127.71$110.60The very existence of diversionary wars is hotly contested in the press and among political scientists. Yet no book has so far tackled the key questions of whether leaders deliberately provoke conflicts abroad to distract the public from problems at... -
Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy by John M. Schuessler 9780801453595
RRP: $29.66$25.81In Deceit on the Road to War, John M. Schuessler examines how U.S. presidents have deceived the American public about fundamental decisions of war and peace. Deception has been deliberate, he suggests, as presidents have sought to shift blame for war... -
The Elements of Police Hostage and Crisis Negotiations: Critical Incidents and How to Respond to Them James L Greenstone 9780789018960
RRP: $61.91$53.93Run a safe and successful crisis negotiationfrom start to finish! The Elements of Police Hostage and Crisis Negotiations: Critical Incidents and How to Respond to Them reduces the negotiation procedures for hostage, barricaded, and suicide incidents to... -
The Future of Strategy Colin S. Gray (Open University Business School) 9780745687933
RRP: $58.05$51.20Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Gray, world-renowned scholar of strategic thought, discusses the meaning of strategy and its importance... -
New and Old Wars: Organised Violence in a Global Era by Mary Kaldor 9780745655628
RRP: $70.95$61.57Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say,... -
John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel by Abraham Ben-Zvi 9780714652696
RRP: $174.15$151.29This volume seeks to reconstruct the process by which the Kennedy administration decided to sell to Israel Hawk surface-to-air missiles. It argues that both domestic considerations and political calculations were part of a highly complex decision made by... -
Sudan: The Reconquest Reappraised Edward M. Spiers 9780714643076
RRP: $61.91$54.45In 1898, Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army defeated the armies of dervishes at the battle of Omdurman. To commemorate the event, 11 historians have produced a reappraisal of the reconquest and its international repercussions. They examine some of the... -
The Israeli Defence Forces and the Foundation of Israel: Utopia in Uniform by Ze'ev Drory 9780714656632
RRP: $49.01$43.06This book discusses the contribution of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to the building of the social and educational foundations of the country, and its role in the area of immigrant absorption and settlement during the first years of the Israeli State... -
Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response by Heidi Hardt 9780199337118
RRP: $118.68$107.53In conflict-affected regions, delays in international response can have life or death consequences. The speed with which international organizations react to crises affects the prospects for communities to re-establish peace. Why then do some... -
Perspectives On The Security Of Singapore: The First 50 Years by Barry Desker 9789814689335
RRP: $41.28$37.14Perspectives on the Security of Singapore: The First 50 Years explores the security of Singapore in the last 50 years and its possible trajectories into the future. This volume brings together the diverse perspectives of a team of academics with... -
Perspectives On The Security Of Singapore: The First 50 Years by Barry Desker 9789814689328
RRP: $141.90$123.40Perspectives on the Security of Singapore: The First 50 Years explores the security of Singapore in the last 50 years and its possible trajectories into the future. This volume brings together the diverse perspectives of a team of academics with... -
Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response by Heidi Hardt 9780190655907
RRP: $35.46$31.84In conflict-affected regions, delays in international response can have life or death consequences. The speed with which international organizations react to crises affects the prospects for communities to re-establish peace. Why then do some... -
Perspectives On South Asian Security by Rajshree Jetly 9789814407359
RRP: $105.78$92.04This book is a collection of speeches and lectures delivered by political luminaries, practitioners and noted scholars on South Asian security at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.It offers interesting insights on the... -
Asean 50: Regional Security Cooperation Through Selected Documents by Daniel Wei Boon Chua 9789813221130
RRP: $148.35$128.39ASEAN 50: Regional Security Cooperation through Selected Documents curates key official documents that establish ASEAN as the foundation of Southeast Asia's peace and security. Since 1967, ASEAN has played the crucial role of managing conflicts and... -
Forward Engagement: Rsis As A Think Tank Of International Studies And Security In The Asia-pacific by Alan Chia Siong Chong 9789813208469
RRP: $126.42$109.66In many ways, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) is a microcosm of the Singapore brand of government. The DNA of Singapore's policymaking is its forward-looking nature. S. Rajaratnam's trademark is taking the long view while Lee... -
International Strategic Relations And China's National Security: Volume 3 by Dapeng Qi 9789813230675
RRP: $161.25$139.41In 2016, economic globalization suffered a severe crisis after over half a century of smooth development, and deglobalization was running mountains high. Not only did it trigger domestic political discord in major countries like the United States,... -
State, Society And National Security: Challenges And Opportunities In The 21st Century by Shashi Jayakumar 9789813109988
RRP: $122.55$106.36Addressing the complexities of radicalisation, resilience, cyber, and homeland security, State, Society and National Security: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century aims to shed light on what has changed in recent years security discourse,... -
State, Society And National Security: Challenges And Opportunities In The 21st Century by Shashi Jayakumar 9789813109995
RRP: $41.28$36.62Addressing the complexities of radicalisation, resilience, cyber, and homeland security, State, Society and National Security: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century aims to shed light on what has changed in recent years security discourse,... -
Russia in the Arctic: Hard or Soft Power? by Alexander Sergunin 9783838207537
RRP: $29.54$24.10In this timely book, the authors provide a detailed analysis of Russia's national interests in the Arctic region. They assess Russia's domestic discourse on the High North's role in the system of national priorities as well as of Moscow's bi- and... -
On The Asian and European Origins of Legal and Political Systems: Views from Korea, Kazakhstan and France by Pierre Chabal 9782807607323
RRP: $55.73$48.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782807607323Author Pierre ChabalFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint PIE - Peter LangPublisher PIE - Peter LangWeight(grams) 461g -
Countering Extremism: Building Social Resilience Through Community Engagement Rohan Gunaratna (Ntu, S'pore) 9781908977526
RRP: $90.30$78.48This unique work is the first to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism, and explores the development and research of these strategies. In so doing it demystifies the process of community engagement, while... -
The North American Arctic: Themes in Regional Security by Dwayne Ryan Menezes 9781787356634
RRP: $58.05$51.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787356634Author Dwayne Ryan MenezesFormat HardbackPage Count 390Imprint UCL PressPublisher UCL Press -
The Role of Terrorism in Twenty-First-Century Warfare by Leonard B. Weinberg 9781784994099
RRP: $32.25$23.12This book presents a critical reflection on the major armed conflicts that occurred during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century. Conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria all involved the use of terrorism by... -
Cultural Security: Evaluating The Power Of Culture In International Affairs by Erik Nemeth 9781783265480
RRP: $129.00$112.38Over the past two centuries, abuse of antiquities and fine art has evolved from the "spoils of war" into a medium for conducting terrorism which strives to erase the cultural heritage of "the other". At the same time, the growth of... -
Father Of Jihad, The: 'Abd Allah 'Azzam's Jihad Ideas And Implications To National Security by Haniff Hassan Muhammad 9781783262878
RRP: $148.35$128.91This study revolves around the jihad ideas of 'Abd Allah 'Azzam - an iconic figure in the study of militant jihad in the 20th century, history of Afghan jihad against the Soviet Union, Al-Qaeda and current threat of terrorism.This study has several... -
Humanity's Soldier: France and International Security, 1919-2001 by David Chuter 9781571818935
RRP: $138.03$111.68French security policy has posed a puzzle to many people outside France, including politicians and even defense specialists such as the author, who took time off from his administrative position in Whitehall in order to study French thinking about... -
Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia: The Theory and Practice of Gray Zone Deterrence by Michael Green 9781442279971
RRP: $74.82$61.22In the past decade, tensions in Asia have risen as Beijing has become more assertive in maritime disputes with its neighbors and the United States. Although taking place below the threshold of direct military confrontation, China's assertiveness... -
Leveraging Networks in Future Operations: DISA’s Changing Role in Battle Networks by Gregory Sanders 9781538140574
RRP: $47.73$39.22A central player in the DoD’s organizational approach to communications is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Today, DISA manages the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)—a communications network serving as the core connectivity between... -
International Legitimacy and the Domestic Use of Force: A New Theoretical Framework by Megan Price 9780367765026
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book examines how states justify the domestic use of military force to foreign audiences.By deploying a sociological approach to legitimacy and drawing on conceptual tools which deal directly with the dynamics of justification, it offers a novel... -
Underwater Domain Awareness: Case for India by Prakash Panneerselvam 9781032287577
RRP: $28.37$24.95This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the emerging underwater challenges facing India in the Indian Ocean region. With major economic powers like China, the United States, and Russia modernising their submarine fleets and building advanced... -
Securitization Outside the West: West African Security Reconceptualised by Christian Kaunert 9780367678791
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book analyses securitization processes outside of the West, with a focus on Africa. The aim of the volume is to develop an original analytical framework to explain the securitization-neo-patrimonialism dynamics in West Africa, drawing upon insights... -
The EU, NATO and the Libya Conflict: Anatomy of a Failure by Stefano Marcuzzi 9780367549497
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book explores the causes and implications of the Libyan crisis since the anti-Gaddafi uprisings of 2011 from the perspective of the EU and NATO. It asks the question of why those organizations failed to stabilize the country despite the serious... -
Countering Insurgencies and Violent Extremism in South and South East Asia by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza 9781138615557
RRP: $174.15$151.81This volume of case studies examines the rise in violent extremism, terrorism and insurgency in South and South East Asia, and subsequent state responses. The South and South East of Asia has experienced various forms of extremism and violence for... -
Defensive Restructuring of the Armed Forces in Southern Africa by Bjorn Moller 9781138614161
RRP: $29.66$26.01Published in 1997, the work explores the reorientation of security policies and the accompanying restructuring of the armed forces going on in Southern Africa under entirely new circumstances: Democracy has come to South Africa, the civil wars in Angola... -
The EU, Strategy and Security Policy: Regional and Strategic Challenges Laura Chappell (University of Surrey, UK) 9781138498549
RRP: $56.75$49.59This edited collection is a timely and in-depth analysis of the EU's efforts to bring coherency and strategy to its security policy actions. Despite a special European Council summit in December 2013 on defence, it is generally acknowledged that fifteen...