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Aspiration and Ambivalence
Strategies and Realities of Counterinsurgency and State-Building in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
After more than a decade of great effort and sacrifice by America and its allies, the Taliban still has not been defeated, and many Afghans believe that a civil war is coming. Aspiration and Ambivalence analyzes the U.S. and international efforts in Afghanistan and offers detailed recommendations...
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...
Reconstituting the Global Liberal Order
Legitimacy, Regulation and Security
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
The events of September 11, 2001 were a significant watershed in the emerging global order. However, the nature and consequences of this changing global order remain unclear.
This book argues that this new order is as much the result of issues relating to the evolving methods and forms of governance,...
Digital Jihad
Palestinian Resistance in the Digital Era
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
A new and innovative form of dissent has emerged in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Dubbed "electronic jihad", this approach has seen organized groups of Palestinian hackers make international headlines by breaching the security of such sites as the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange,...
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...
Exchanging Terrorism Oxygen for Media Airwaves
The Age of Terroredia
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Terroredia is a newly coined term by the editor, Dr. Mahmoud Eid, to explain the phenomenal, yet under-researched relationship between terrorists and media professionals in which acts of terrorism and media coverage are exchanged, influenced, and fueled by one another. Exchanging Terrorism Oxygen for...
Vortex of Conflict
U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
More than two million Americans have now served in Afghanistan or Iraq; more than 5,000 Americans have been killed; and more than 35,000 have been grievously wounded. The war in Afghanistan has become America's longest war. Despite these facts, most Americans do not understand the background of, or...
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...
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...
Success and Failure in Limited War
Information and Strategy in the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Iraq Wars
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. Chief among these challenges is the risk of escalation—be it in the scale, scope, cost, or duration of the conflict. In this book, Spencer...
Power Transition and International Order in Asia
Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
This edited volume examines how the transition and diffusion of power in global politics is impacting on stability and order in Asia.
Both in the academic field of International Relations (IR) and among policymakers, the big question today concerns the rise of China, the relative decline of...
North Korea and Nuclear Weapons
Entering the New Era of Deterrence
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
North Korea is perilously close to developing strategic nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States and its East Asian allies. Since their first nuclear test in 2006, North Korea has struggled to perfect the required delivery systems. Kim Jong-un’s regime now appears to be close, however....