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Assessing the War on Terror

Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives

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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017

This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy, ethics, and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11. During the decade and a half of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), numerous books have considered the political, psychosocial, and economic impacts...
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by Vicheth Sen
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010

Master's Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: B, University for Peace, language: English, abstract: This paper sets out to understand the role of trust in conflict transformation and to find out whether and...
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Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below

Ending Conflict between Regional Rivals

by Norrin M. Ripsman
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016

In Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below, Norrin M. Ripsman explains how regional rivals make peace and how outside actors can encourage regional peacemaking. Through a qualitative empirical analysis of all the regional rivalries that terminated in peace treaties in the twentieth century—including...
Cover of What makes a successful grand strategy?
by William Kealey
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014

Academic Paper from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 78.00, University of Nottingham, language: English, abstract: There are numerous complications and difficulties that are associated with formulating grand strategy...
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Holy Wars (Routledge Revivals)

The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism

by Dilip Hiro
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013

To some, Islamic Fundamentalism means the restoration of a true religion. To others, it is a politics that stands apart from capitalism and socialism. To many Westerners, it has come to constitute a threat to established order and international security. Holy Wars, first published in 1989, comprises...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2009

Political violence and instability in the Middle East is arguably the world's most important political issue. The region is certainly the globe's leading area for turmoil, war, and violence; and its conflicts have continuously involved Western countries both directly and indirectly. This book...
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by Girma Yohannes Iyassu Menelik
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, University of Bremen (University of Miami, FL / University of Bremen, Germany), language: English, abstract: This paper is not about the economics of terrorism,...
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The EU and Counter-Terrorism

Politics, Polity and Policies after 9/11

by Javier Argomaniz
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011

This book offers a theoretically informed analysis of how coherently the European Union fights terrorism in the post-9/11 era. Few studies have looked at how the European Union has transformed into a relevant international anti-terrorist actor. Yet, as a reaction to the terrorist attacks in...
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British Foreign Policy and the National Interest

Identity, Strategy and Security

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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014

Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? This interdisciplinary collection responds to these questions exploring ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, challenging current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy.
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Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012

Terrorism has emerged as one of the main foreign and national policy challenges of the 21st century. Encyclopedia of Terrorism provides comprehensive coverage of the events, individuals, groups, incidents, and trends in terrorism in the modern era. This essential work presents accurate,...
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by Stephen J. Cimbala
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010

The events of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan make an obvious case for expert study of the George W. Bush defense program. During the Bush administration, the rise and fall of governments, the fates of peoples, and the very definitions of war and victory were up for discussion. The United States,...
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The Merlion and the Ashoka

SingaporeIndia Strategic Ties

by Anit Mukherjee
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015

The Merlion and the Ashoka: Singapore–India Strategic Ties examines the historical evolution and future prospects of the strategic and defence ties between these two nations. India, which considers Singapore to be one of its closest partners in Southeast Asia, has offered Singapore unprecedented...
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The DMZ

Dividing the Two Koreas

by Rober Koehler et al.
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015

Four kilometers wide and stretching 250 km from the East Sea to the West Sea, the Korean Demilitarized Zone divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, with the Republic of Korea to the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north. Born of the fratricidal Korean War, it is perhaps...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013

This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central to the study of intelligence. As Intelligence...
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