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Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb: Ambitions, Politics, and Rivalries by Mansoor Ahmed 9781647122300
RRP: $226.80$200.26A groundbreaking account of Pakistan's rise as a nuclear power draws on elite interviews and primary sources to challenge long-held misconceptions Pakistan's pathway to developing nuclear weapons remains shrouded in mystery and surrounded by... -
Conflict Propaganda in Syria: Narrative Battles by Oliver Boyd-Barrett 9780367697471
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book investigates rival narratives about the conflict in Syria from 2011 onwards. It examines the starkly different narratives about the Syrian conflict told by mainly Western mainstream and alternative media, and contrasts these narratives with... -
Protecting Human Rights Defenders at Risk Alice M. Nah 9780367638672
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book assesses the construction, operation and effects of the international protection regime for human rights defenders, which has evolved significantly over the last twenty years in response to the risks people face as they promote and protect... -
Explaining Contemporary Asian Military Modernization: The Myth of Asia's Arms Race by Sheryn Lee 9780367506834
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book proposes a novel theoretical framework of "interactive arming" in order to explain armament dynamics in contemporary Asia. Frequently, the modernisation of contemporary naval forces in Asia is described as an "arms race,"... -
NATO and Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century: Foreign and Security Policy Perspectives Michele Testoni (IE University, Spain) 9780367492793
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book explores the evolution and future relevance of NATO from the perspective of the member-states.Addressing the overarching question of the relevance of transatlantic relations in the 21st century, the volume has three core objectives. The first... -
Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners and the Rising Tide Menace by Nick Catrantzos 9781032274201
RRP: $262.50$226.51Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners and the Rising Tide Menace, Second Edition follows up on the success of-and insight provided by-the first edition, reframing the insider threat by distinguishing between sudden impact and slow onset (aka... -
Russia-China Relations: Emerging Alliance or Eternal Rivals? by Sarah Kirchberger 9783030970116
RRP: $94.48$85.22This open access book examines Russia-China relations across a variety of civilian and military areas of cooperation. Leading experts in the field present empirical case studies covering a wide range of strategic cooperation areas between Russia and... -
African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Timothy Stapleton 9781032313191
RRP: $262.50$226.51This edited volume focuses on aspects of the understudied theme of African sea-power, including African navies and the engagement of non-African navies with the continent. Africa possesses 48,000 kilometers of coastline, comprising 38 out of 54 of the... -
Islam and Security in the West by Stefano Bonino 9783030679279
RRP: $230.98$207.33What changes have the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 and the subsequent attacks in Europe brought to Western societies? In what ways have these events and their aftermath impacted on the relationships between Muslim communities and... -
Servants of War: Private Military Corporations and the Profit of Conflict by Rolf Uesseler 9781593762025
RRP: $33.58$22.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593762025Author Rolf UesselerFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 270g -
Armed Groups and International Legitimacy: Child Soldiers in Intra-State Conflict by William Plowright 9780367649395
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book analyses the issue of child soldiers in order to understand how armed groups engage with international organizations to gain international legitimacy. The work examines why some armed groups 'follow the rules' of international humanitarian law... -
The Kremlin Playbook 3: Keeping the Faith by Heather A. Conley 9781538170458
RRP: $77.70$63.84This latest and final report in the Kremlin Playbook series explores how the United States and its European allies can protect the religious beliefs and values of their citizens from malign influence at a time when transatlantic societies are grappling... -
Pakistan, Regional Security and Conflict Resolution: The Pashtun 'Tribal' Areas by Farooq Yousaf 9780367612115
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book explains how colonial legacies and the postcolonial state of Pakistan negatively influenced the socio-political and cultural dynamics and the security situation in Pakistan's Pashtun 'tribal' areas, formerly known as the Federally Administered... -
Japan's Evolving Security Policy: Militarisation within a Pacifist Tradition by Kyoko Hatakeyama 9780367720315
RRP: $83.98$73.63Japan has been expanding its military roles in the post-Cold War period. This book analyses the shift in Japan's security policy by examining the collective ideas of political parties and the effect of an international norm. Starting with the analysis... -
Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy by Barry R. Posen 9780801452581
RRP: $54.58$42.61The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls "liberal hegemony," one that Posen sees as... -
Classical Geopolitics: A New Analytical Model by Phil Kelly 9780804798204
RRP: $52.48$45.51Geopolitics 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... -
Power in Uncertain Times: Strategy in the Fog of Peace by Emily Goldman 9780804774338
RRP: $50.38$43.76The United States faces a complex and rapidly shifting international security landscape. Forces of ethnic and religious extremism, diffusion of information technologies, proliferation of mass destruction weapons, and newly empowered non-state actors are... -
Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God by Matthew Levitt 9781626162013
$46.05Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God is the first thorough examination of Hezbollah's covert activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support networks and its criminal and terrorist operations... -
Hard Target: Sanctions, Inducements, and the Case of North Korea by Stephan Haggard 9781503611597
RRP: $52.48$46.35Because authoritarian regimes like North Korea can impose the costs of sanctions on their citizens, these regimes constitute "hard targets." Yet authoritarian regimes may also be immune-and even hostile-to economic inducements if such inducements imply... -
Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic: International La ws, Policies, and Civil Liberties by Morag 9781119812159
RRP: $152.25$147.82Enables Readers to Understand the Impact of International Legislative and Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic The wide array of legal and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have significant implications regarding the functioning of... -
Reconstructing Japan's Security: The Role of Military Crises by Bhubhindar Singh 9781474446235
RRP: $44.08$36.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474446235Author Bhubhindar SinghFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams) 156g -
Twilight of the Titans: Great Power Decline and Retrenchment by Paul K. MacDonald 9781501717093
RRP: $81.90$72.49In Twilight of the Titans, Paul K. MacDonald and Joseph M. Parent examine great power transitions since 1870 to determine how declining powers choose to behave, identifying the strong incentives to moderate their behavior when the hierarchy of great... -
Arab-Israeli Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars by Anthony H. Cordesman 9780804759670
RRP: $73.50$59.26The reality of the Arab-Israeli balance now consists of two subordinate balances: Israel versus Syria and Israel versus the Palestinians. The book analyzes these two balances in detail and their impact on defense planning in each country and on the... -
Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo by Peter Andreas 9781501704338
RRP: $37.78$30.49The 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... -
Religion on the Battlefield by Ron E. Hassner 9780801451072
RRP: $41.98$34.78How does religion shape the modern battlefield? Ron E. Hassner proposes that religion acts as a force multiplier, both enabling and constraining military operations. This is true not only for religiously radicalized fighters but also for professional... -
Troubled Waters: Insecurity in the Persian Gulf by Mehran Kamrava 9781501720352
RRP: $50.38$39.25Troubled Waters looks at four dynamics in the Persian Gulf that have contributed to making the region one of the most volatile and tension-filled spots in the world. Mehran Kamrava identifies the four dynamics as: the neglect of human dimensions of... -
How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why by Zoltan Barany 9780691157368
RRP: $73.50$59.09We know that a revolution's success largely depends on the army's response to it. But can we predict the military's reaction to an uprising? How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why argues that it is possible to make a highly educated guess--and in some... -
The British Empire as a World Power: Ten Studies Edward Ingram 9781138011113
RRP: $104.98$91.35These ten studies analyse the steps of the formation dance the British danced in the Middle Eastern international system from the late 18th Century to the outbreak of the Cold War.About the AuthorEDWARD INGRAM, Victoria University o f... -
Everyday Security Threats: Perceptions, Experiences, and Consequences Daniel Stevens 9781526142542
RRP: $52.50$37.63This book explores citizens' perceptions and experiences of security threats in contemporary Britain, based on twenty focus groups and a large sample survey conducted between April and September 2012. The data is used to investigate the extent to which a... -
Security/Mobility: Politics of Movement by Matthias Leese
RRP: $189.00$135.05Mobility and security are key themes for students of international politics in a globalised world. This book brings together research on the political regulation of movement - its material enablers and constraints. It explores aspects of critical... -
Red Line: American Foreign Policy in a Time of Fractured Politics and Failing States P. J. Crowley 9781442255708
RRP: $41.98$36.48Over the past quarter century, four consecutive American presidents-two Democrat, two Republican-have spent more time, diplomatic capital, and military resources on Iraq than any other country in the world. Much as the Vietnam syndrome cast a long shadow... -
Gaza Mom Abridged Edition by Laila El-Haddad
RRP: $46.18$29.57Laila El-Haddad takes us into the intense life and world of a busy Palestinian journalist who is both covering the story of Gaza and living it, with her young son. She was in Gaza City in 2005, watching hopefully as the Israelis prepared their withdrawal... -
Jihad in the Arabian Sea by Camille Pecastaing
RRP: $41.90$38.81Camille Pecastaing looks at the twenty-first-century challenges facing the region around the Bab el Mandeb-the tiny strait that separates the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean-from civil war, piracy, radical Islamism, terrorism and the real risk of... -
Paths to Peace: Domestic Coalition Shifts, War Termination and the Korean War by Elizabeth A. Stanley
RRP: $130.20$113.32Paths to Peace begins by developing a theory about the domestic obstacles to making peace and the role played by shifts in states' governing coalitions in overcoming these obstacles. In particular, it explains how the longer the war, the harder it is to... -
Zion's Dilemmas: How Israel Makes National Security Policy by Charles D. Freilich
RRP: $62.98$55.65In Zion's Dilemmas, a former deputy national security advisor to the State of Israel details the history and, in many cases, the chronic inadequacies in the making of Israeli national security policy. Charles D. Freilich identifies profound, ongoing... -
Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2014 by United Nations Publications
$181.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789211303629Author United Nations PublicationsFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint United NationsPublisher United NationsWeight(grams) 210g -
The Best Defense?: Legitimacy & Preventive Force by Abraham D. Sofaer
RRP: $60.80$53.63The Stanford Task Force Report on Preventive Force, by Abraham D. Sofaer, offers a practical guide to identifying and considering the issues relevant to preventive uses of force. The report seeks to ensure that such uses of force, if undertaken, will... -
Gendering Military Sacrifice: A Feminist Comparative Analysis by Cecilia Åse
RRP: $88.18$77.18This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the idea of honourable death.In present-day security discourses, traditional masculinised obligations to die for the homeland... -
Kosovo’s Foreign Policy and Bilateral Relations by Liridon Lika
RRP: $262.50$226.51This edited book analyzes Kosovo’s foreign policy and bilateral relations with the United States and several European countries.After the 1999 liberation from Serbia, Kosovo built close relations with various countries that supported it in the process of... -
Sharpening Our Efforts: The Role of International Development in Countering Violent Extremism by Erol K. Yayboke
RRP: $90.30$28.88As policymakers confront the ongoing challenge of radicalization and violent extremism, it is important that stakeholders and counterterrorism strategists recognize the critical role for development and other non-kinetic approaches to counter violent...