International Security category: 2908 books
US Naval Strategy and National Security
The Evolution of American Maritime Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
This book examines US naval strategy and the role of American seapower over three decades, from the late 20th century to the early 21st century.
This study uses the concept of seapower as a framework to explain the military and political application of sea power and naval force for the United...
Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Dealing with Fighters in the Aftermath of War
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2008
This book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War, such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), and security-sector reform (SSR)
Although the international aid and security sectors...
Insecure Spaces
Peacekeeping, Power and Performance in Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
In recent times, the Blue Berets have become markers of peace and security around the globe. Yet, the iconoclastic symbol of both the Blue Beret and the Blue Helmet continue to engage the international political imagination in ways that downplay the inconsistent effects of peacekeeping missions on...
Cyber-Security and Threat Politics
US Efforts to Secure the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2007
This book explores the political process behind the construction of cyber-threats as one of the quintessential security threats of modern times in the US.
Myriam Dunn Cavelty posits that cyber-threats are definable by their unsubstantiated nature. Despite this, they have been propelled to the...
Ukraine after Maidan
Revisiting Domestic and Regional Security
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
When public protests first began in Ukraine at the end of 2013, the failed promise of the Orange Revolution was still fresh in the minds of many Ukrainians. However, unlike in the aftermath of 2004-2005, the political and military crises ignited by the Euromaidan brought profound changes not only...
by Russell Ong
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
The collapse of communism in Europe, the quest for economic security and the War on Terror have all affected China's view of security matters. Ong provides a comprehensive study of the new policy and security challenges China faces in the coming years. Covering all of China's current security interests...
Extremism, Radicalization and Security
An Identity Theory Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
This book provides a detailed application of identity theory to contemporary questions of extremism, radicalization and security. The analysis considers how identity forms a central aspect of notions of extremism and security in Western societies, as articulated both by political leaders, the media...
The Global Illusion of Citizen Protection
Transnational Threats and Human Security
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
This book comprehensively analyzes the global illusion of citizen protection so common today. This text helps students understand a central puzzle in human security, which has two distinct components: (1) although it might be reasonable to assume that political leaders’ threat responses would almost...
Everyday security threats
Perceptions, experiences, and consequences
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Everyday security threats explores public perceptions of security threats in contemporary Britain, using data from extensive fieldwork and drawing on perspectives from International Relations, security studies and political psychology.
by Nora Görne
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A-, Utrecht University (Roosevelt Academy), course: Security in the Post-Cold War Era, language: English, abstract: Rare earth metals are chemical elements which...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies provides a detailed exploration of security dynamics in the three distinct subregions that comprise Asia, and also bridges the study of these regions by exploring the geopolitical links between each of them.
The Handbook is divided into four...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
The issues and current events of the Greater Middle East continue to hold deep implications for American geopolitical interests in the region—as they have for many decades. An ideal resource for students in undergraduate courses on the Middle East and related regions as well as students in graduate...
EU Security Strategies
Extending the EU System of Security Governance
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
This volume offers a coherent analysis of the European Union’s security strategies within a comparative framework.
If the EU is to survive and prosper as an effective security actor, it requires that greater attention be devoted to taking a cohesive and common position on the relationship...
North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era
A New International Security Dilemma
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community, by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime.