Stanford University Press: 1317 books
On Flexibility
Recovery from Technological and Doctrinal Surprise on the Battlefield
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
This book addresses one of the basic questions in military studies: How can armies cope effectively with technological and doctrinal surprises—ones that leave them vulnerable to new weapons systems and/or combat doctrines? Author Meir Finkel contends that the current paradigm—with its over-dependence...
Gulf Security and the U.S. Military
Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing
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...
Innovation, Transformation, and War
Counterinsurgency Operations in Anbar and Ninewa Provinces, Iraq, 2005-2007
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...
Islam in the Balance
Ideational Threats in Arab Politics
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...
Fighting Back
What Governments Can Do About Terrorism
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...
Asian Rivalries
Conflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-level Games
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...
We Are All Migrants
Political Action and the Ubiquitous Condition of Migrant-hood
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...
Pregnant with the Stars
Watching and Wanting the Celebrity Baby Bump
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...
by Frank B. Cross
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
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...
Competitive Strategies for the 21st Century
Theory, History, and Practice
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...
Multinational Corporations and Global Justice
Human Rights Obligations of a Quasi-Governmental Institution
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...
The Future of Transatlantic Relations
Perceptions, Policy and Practice
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...
Proxy Warriors
The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias
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...
Global Responses to Maritime Violence
Cooperation and Collective Action
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...