Arms Control category: 475 books
Energy and Security in South Asia
Cooperation or Conflict?
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Economic growth and burgeoning populations have put South Asia's energy security in a perilous state. Already energy and power shortages are stunting development in some of the region's least developed locations spurring political insurgences and social dislocation. Should this trend continue, Ebinger...
Containing Russia's Nuclear Firebirds
Harmony and Change at the International Science and Technology Center
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
In Containing Russia’s Nuclear Firebirds, Glenn E. Schweitzer explores the life and legacy of the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow. He makes the case that the center’s unique programs can serve as models for promoting responsible science in many countries of the world.
Never...
by John Clearwater
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
In this second volume of his nuclear weapon series, John Clearwater continues to investigate the presence of American nuclear weapons in Canada. In Canadian Nuclear Weapons, Clearwater told the story of nuclear weapons that were in the hands of Canadian forces during the Cold War. In U.S. Nuclear...
Islamic Terrorism is Terrorism committed by Muslims
9/11, London, Madrid, where will be the next horrible terror act?
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Islamic Terrorism is Terrorism committed by Muslims 9/11, London, Madrid, where will be the next horrible terror act? Terrorists recruiting via Internet, Facebook and YouTube
Democracy cannot fight blind fascism, it must be globally isolated.
The Army of Mohammad, transliterated...
War, Peace and Progress in the 21st Century
Development, Violence and Insecurity
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now thought of as one of the central challenges of world politics. However, its complexities are often overlooked in scholarly analysis and among policy...
The Problem of Foreign Policy (Routledge Revivals)
A Consideration of Present Dangers and the Best Methods for Meeting Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
First published in 1921, Gilbert Murray’s treatise considers a largely euro-centric foreign policy during the inter-war period. Believing passionately in the prospect of a Liberal England and the hope promised by the League of Nations, with Britain at its centre, Murray argues that a secure future...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
The fragility of democracy in Southeast Asia is a subject of increasing concern. While there has been significant movement in the direction of democratisation, the authoritarian tendencies of popularly elected leaders and the challenges posed by emerging security threats have given rise to a shared...
by Michael S. Chase, Arthur Chan
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Drawing on Chinese military writings, this report finds that China’s strategic-deterrence concepts are evolving in response to Beijing’s changing assessment of its external security environment and a growing emphasis on protecting its emerging interests in space and cyberspace. China also is rapidly...
The Modern Mercenary
Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiraling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military contractor...
Nuclear Multilateralism and Iran
Inside EU Negotiations
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Drawing on the author’s personal experience, this book presents an insider’s chronology and policy analysis of the EU’s role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran.
The European Union strives to be a global player, a “soft power” leader that can influence international politics and...
North Korea, Iran and the Challenge to International Order
A Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
This book examines and compares the political situations in North Korea and Iran, and the contemporary security challenges posed by their illicit nuclear aspirations.
While government officials, including a series of American presidents, strategic policy documents and outside analysts have...
A War Like No Other
The Truth About China's Challenge to America
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
"Nobody approaches the objectivity and precision of Bush and O'Hanlon when it comes to analysis of the military and political dimensions of the Taiwan issue. This is one challenge that U.S. policymakers and military strategists cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to ignore."
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Iran After the Bomb
How Would a Nuclear-Armed Tehran Behave?
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
This study explores how a nuclear-armed Iran would behave and what this would entail for the United States and its main regional allies. It analyzes the Islamic Republic's ideology, motivations, and national security doctrine; examines a nuclear-armed Iran's potential policies toward Saudi Arabia and...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Since 1969, the United Kingdom always has always had one submarine armed with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles underwater, undetected, in constant communication, ready at a set notice to fire at targets anywhere in the world. This is part of its Trident Programme, which includes the development,...