International Security category: 2908 books
by Nemo Tronnier
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 2,0, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), course: The East-West Conflict, language: English, abstract: The ideological...
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Bruce Riedel provides new perspective and insights into Kennedy's forgotten crisis in the most dangerous days of the cold war.
The Cuban Missile Crisis defined the presidency of John F. Kennedy. But during the same week that the world stood transfixed by the possibility of nuclear war between...
Muzzling the Bear
Strategic Defence for Russia's Undeclared Information War on Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Russia has once again positioned itself as an adversary of the West and issued a new challenge to European security at its borders. It is also ideologically challenging the Western model of political and economic liberalism. How the EU responds to this challenge might define Europe for the foreseeable...
by Christopher L. Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
The first contribution to Global Flashpoints: A Scarecrow Press Series, Christopher Daniels’ Somali Piracy and Terrorism in the Horn of Africa provides readers with a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the spate of piracy and terrorism plaguing the waters of Somalia and the global threat posed...
by Peter Hartcher
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2019
China has become a key nation for Australia’s future – for our security, economy and identity. But what are China’s intentions and strategy when it comes to Australia?
In this gripping account, Peter Hartcher shows that we are entering an era of undeclared contestation, whether for hearts...
The South African Intelligence Services
From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
This book is the first full history of South African intelligence and provides a detailed examination of the various stages in the evolution of South Africa’s intelligence organizations and structures.
Covering the apartheid period of 1948-90, the transition from apartheid to democracy of...
Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East
Insurgency in the Holy Land
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
This book offers a new understanding of the nature of power-seeking insurgent groups by empirically examining the use of violence by Hamas in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.
Though Hamas has learned to ride the tides of popular support, it remains suspended between its quest to achieve the...
Vying for Allah’s Vote
Understanding Islamic Parties, Political Violence, and Extremism in Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? In early 2011, the prominent Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer was assassinated by a member of his own security team for insulting Islam by expressing views in support of the rights of women and religious minorities. Benazir Bhutto, the former prime...
A Path Out of the Desert
A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
“A persuasive but painful solution for dealing with the mess in the Middle East.” –Kirkus
The greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity, notes leading Middle East policy analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, lies in the political repression, economic stagnation, and cultural conflict...
The United States and NATO since 9/11
The Transatlantic Alliance Renewed
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The US decision not to work through NATO after 9/11 left many European members of the alliance feeling deflated. This decision reflected not only the unilateralism of the Bush Administration, but also the belief that US operational freedom and flexibility had been hampered during NATO’s two Balkans...
by Terry Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, Counterinsurgency Training Center Kabul, language: English, abstract: This vignette looks at US operations in Somalia in 1993. it is meant to be used as a lesson learned tool in...
The Chinese Invasion Threat
Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Are war clouds gathering in Asia? Will China make good on threats to invade Taiwan? What would this conflict mean for America and the world? Exposing internal Chinese military documents and restricted-access studies, The Chinese Invasion Threat explores the secret world of war planning and strategy,...
Kommando Spezialkräfte 3
Division Spezielle Operationen
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Kommando Spezialkräfte 3 - Division Spezielle Operationen
„Die Fähigkeit, im Notfall eigene Staatsbürger im Ausland aus Gefahr für Leib und Leben retten zu können, gehört zur grundlegenden Verantwortung eines jeden Staates.“ „Die Bundesregierung betrachtet...
War as Business
Technological Change and Military Service Contracting
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
The privatization of defence assets and the outsourcing of military services from the armed forces to the private sector is an increasing trend. This book approaches the issue of military privatization by linking it to the transformation of the defence industries since the early 1990s, and shows the...