International Security category: 2908 books
by Steven Metz
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein hastened needed military transformation and strategic reassessments in the post–Cold War era. But the...
by Bruce M. Bagley, Marten Brienen, Alejandro Chanona
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book stresses the urgency to integrate sustainability at the very core of national energy security strategies....
by Alex Ovsienko
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 2.0, University of Hamburg (Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät), course: Law of War in International Conflict, language: English, abstract: In this paper I am going...
Perspectives on Security and Strategic Stability
A Track 2 Dialogue with the Baltic States and Poland
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016
This study presents the outcome of a Track II dialogue among civil society leaders, security experts, academics, and government representatives from across the Baltic States, Poland, and the United States who came together to discuss the shared threats and challenges facing NATO’s eastern flank...
The European Union and Human Security
External Interventions and Missions
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
This edited book examines European external interventions in human security, in order to illustrate the evolution and nature of the European Union as a global political actor.
In 2003, the EU deployed its first external mission under the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) with a military...
by Richard L. Kugler; Hans Binnendijk
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2006
What is the current state of the global security system, and where is it headed? What challenges and opportunities do we face, and what dangers are emerging? How will various regions of the world be affected? How can the United States best act to help shape the future while protecting its security, interests,...
The Evolution of Military Power in the West and Asia
Security Policy in the Post-Cold War Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
This book investigates how states in both the West and Asia have responded to multi-dimensional security challenges since the end of the Cold War, focusing on military transformation.
Looking at a cross-section of different countries, this volume assesses how their armed forces have responded...
The Fast-Changing Arctic
Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by governments and defence, security, and coast guard organizations to address these challenges make timely and urgent...
The Evolution of EU Counter-Terrorism
European Security Policy after 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This book traces the evolution of the EU’s fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11.
This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism policies and features an in-depth account of the EU’s reaction to the...
Taiwan's Security
History and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
This is the first explanation and evaluation of Taiwan’s defence forces and infrastructure. It examines not only Taiwan’s armed forces, but also its Ministry of National Defence, personnel issues, and civil-military relations.
This book provides crucial base-line data and evaluation of...
US Grand Strategy in the 21st Century
The Case For Restraint
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
This book challenges the dominant strategic culture and makes the case for restraint in US grand strategy in the 21st century.
Grand strategy, meaning a state’s theory about how it can achieve national security for itself, is elusive. That is particularly true in the United States, where...
Space Warfare in the 21st Century
Arming the Heavens
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma.
The dual-use nature of the vast majority of space technology, meaning of value to both civilian and military communities and being unable to differentiate...
Interpreting China's Grand Strategy
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2000
China's continuing rapid economic growth and expanding involvement in global affairs pose major implications for the power structure of the international system. To more accurately and fully assess the significance of China's emergence for the United States and the global community, it is necessary...
Exceptionalism and the Politics of Counter-Terrorism
Liberty, Security and the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This book is an analysis and critique of the concepts of ‘exception’ and ‘exceptionalism’ in the context of the politics of liberty and security in the so-called ‘War on Terror’.
Since the destruction of the World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001, a notable transformation has...