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Gulf Security and the U.S. Military

Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing

by Geoffrey F. Gresh
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

The U.S. military maintains a significant presence across the Arabian Peninsula but it must now confront a new and emerging dynamic as most Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to diversify their political, economic, and security partnerships with countries other than the United States—with...
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Innovation, Transformation, and War

Counterinsurgency Operations in Anbar and Ninewa Provinces, Iraq, 2005-2007

by James Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010

Within a year of President George W. Bush announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq in May 2003, dozens of attacks by insurgents had claimed hundreds of civilian and military lives. Through 2004 and 2005, accounts from returning veterans presaged an unfolding strategic debacle—potentially...
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Islam in the Balance

Ideational Threats in Arab Politics

by Lawrence Rubin
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014

Islam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politics is an analysis of how ideas, or political ideology, can threaten states and how states react to ideational threats. It examines the threat perception and policies of two Arab Muslim majority states, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, in response to the...
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Fighting Back

What Governments Can Do About Terrorism

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Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011

Since terrorism became a global national security issue in the new millennium, all governments have wrestled with its effects. Yet strong measures against terrorism have often made the root causes of the problem worse, while weak responses have invited further attack. In response, this book explains...
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Asian Rivalries

Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-level Games

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Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011

The most typical treatment of international relations is to conceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate relations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an international environment but also in a...
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We Are All Migrants

Political Action and the Ubiquitous Condition of Migrant-hood

by Gregory Feldman
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015

Now more than ever, questions of citizenship, migration, and political action dominate public debate. In this powerful and polemical book, Gregory Feldman argues that We Are All Migrants. By challenging the division between those considered "citizens" and "migrants," Feldman shows...
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Pregnant with the Stars

Watching and Wanting the Celebrity Baby Bump

by Renée Ann Cramer
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015

"Check out that baby bump!" Online and print magazines, television shows, and personal blogs are awash with gossip and speculation about pregnant celebrities. What drives our cultural obsession with celebrity baby bumps? Pregnant with the Stars examines the American fascination with, and...
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by Frank B. Cross
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008

Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means of judicial interpretation of those statutes have been the subject of great attention and dispute over the years. This book provides new insights...
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Competitive Strategies for the 21st Century

Theory, History, and Practice

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Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2012

The U.S. today faces the most complex and challenging security environment in recent memory— even as it deals with growing constraints on its ability to respond to threats. Its most consequential challenge is the rise of China, which increasingly has the capability to deny the U.S. access to areas...
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Multinational Corporations and Global Justice

Human Rights Obligations of a Quasi-Governmental Institution

by Florian Wettstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009

Multinational Corporations and Global Justice: Human Rights Obligations of a Quasi-Governmental Institution addresses the changing role and responsibilities of large multinational companies in the global political economy. This cross- and inter-disciplinary work makes innovative connections between...
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The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Perceptions, Policy and Practice

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Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010

Since the end of the Cold War, and especially following the US decision to invade Iraq, the once strong partnership between the US, Canada, and the European allies has faced the serious possibility of significant change, or even dissolution. At the very least, fundamental differences have emerged...
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Proxy Warriors

The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias

by Ariel Ahram
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011

In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security—the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several "high profile" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's...
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Global Responses to Maritime Violence

Cooperation and Collective Action

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Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016

Global Responses to Maritime Violence is a full discussion of maritime security short of war that goes beyond the current literature in both scope and perspective. The chapters in this volume examine terrorism, piracy, armed robbery at sea, illegal maritime trafficking, illegal fishing, and other...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013

When NATO took charge of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan in 2003, ISAF conceptualized its mission largely as a stabilization and reconstruction deployment. However, as the campaign has evolved and the insurgency has proved to more resistant and capable, key operational...
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