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India-Pakistan Military Standoff
Crisis and Escalation in South Asia
Av Z. Davis
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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This book focuses on the 2001-2002 crisis that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Authors focus on: the political history that led to the crisis; the conventional military environment, the nuclear environment and coercive diplomacy and de-escalation during the crisis; and how South …
Terrorist Financing and Resourcing
Av J. Vittori
Inbunden, 2011
1425 kr
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A primer to terrorist financing and resourcing, this book examines what terrorist organizations must acquire in order to survive and operate, and describes the various means used to meet these needs. It also observes how terrorism financing and resourcing has evolved since the beginning of the Age …
Botswana Defense Force in the Struggle for an African Environment
Av D. Henk
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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The book describes how Botswana's leaders effectively employed the instruments of power at their disposal, portraying a state that works. It argues that Africans are contributing meaningfully to emerging global thinking on security and urges Africa's friends to take advantage of opportunities for …
Global Politics of Defense Reform
Av T. Bruneau, H. Trinkunas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
552 kr
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This volume highlights the impact of global trends on defense reform and civil-military relations, including phenomena such as globalization and economic liberalization that are not usually associated with such matters.
Perspectives on Sino-American Strategic Nuclear Issues
Av C. Twomey
Inbunden, 2008
552 kr
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Sino-American nuclear relations are critical given ongoing modernization efforts on both sides and an increasingly complex regional and global nuclear environment. This volume pairs Chinese and American authors together to offer national perspectives on contemporary nuclear issues.
Responding to Catastrophic Events
Consequence Management and Policies
Av J. Larsen
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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An introduction to the range of potential disaster scenarios, covering the issues and organizational relationships of importance to the student of consequence management. These include the roles, responsibilities, and coordination requirements of first responders, the Department of Homeland …
Responding to Catastrophic Events
Consequence Management and Policies
Av J. Larsen
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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An introduction to the range of potential disaster scenarios, covering the issues and organizational relationships of importance to the student of consequence management. These include the roles, responsibilities, and coordination requirements of first responders, the Department of Homeland …
Reassessing the Revolution in Military Affairs
Transformation, Evolution and Lessons Learnt
Av Andrew Futter, Jeffrey Collins
Inbunden, 2015
1207 kr
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A generation after the First Gulf War, and in the wake of a decade of counterinsurgency operations and irregular warfare, this book explores how the concept of the Revolution in Military Affairs continues to shape the way modern militaries across the globe think about, plan and fight wars.
India-Pakistan Military Standoff
Crisis and Escalation in South Asia
Av Z. Davis
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book focuses on the 2001-2002 crisis that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Authors focus on: the political history that led to the crisis; the conventional military environment, the nuclear environment and coercive diplomacy and de-escalation during the crisis; and how South …
Terrorist Financing and Resourcing
Av J. Vittori
Häftad, 2011
1425 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A primer to terrorist financing and resourcing, this book examines what terrorist organizations must acquire in order to survive and operate, and describes the various means used to meet these needs. It also observes how terrorism financing and resourcing has evolved since the beginning of the Age …
Botswana Defense Force in the Struggle for an African Environment
Av D. Henk
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book describes how Botswana's leaders effectively employed the instruments of power at their disposal, portraying a state that works. It argues that Africans are contributing meaningfully to emerging global thinking on security and urges Africa's friends to take advantage of opportunities for …
Global Politics of Defense Reform
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume highlights the impact of global trends on defense reform and civil-military relations, including phenomena such as globalization and economic liberalization that are not usually associated with such matters.
Perspectives on Sino-American Strategic Nuclear Issues
Av C. Twomey
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Sino-American nuclear relations are critical given ongoing modernization efforts on both sides and an increasingly complex regional and global nuclear environment. This volume pairs Chinese and American authors together to offer national perspectives on contemporary nuclear issues.
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East
Directions and Policy Options in the New Century
Av J. Russell
Häftad, 2006
569 kr
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This vital book examines why states seek to gain Weapons of Mass Destruction, a crucial issue in developing strategies against proliferation. Leading experts examine specific countries and the interplay among political, economic, cultural and regional factors driving decisions whether to acquire …
Critical Issues Facing the Middle East
Security, Politics and Economics
Av J. Russell
Häftad, 2006
552 kr
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Addressing systemic changes in the Middle East's security environment since the Iraq War, prominent experts analyze the challenges these changes pose to US strategy and policy. They examine the causes of profound economic, political and religious transitions and their implications for hopes of …
Last Battle of the Cold War
An Inside Account of Negotiating the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Av M. Glitman
Häftad, 2006
552 kr
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A fascinating, first-hand account of the bureaucratic and public struggles that lead to the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, Glitman focuses on debates among American negotiators and between them and the Europeans and Soviets. This is an important look at policy making and negotiations all …
Nuclear Transformation
The New Nuclear U.S. Doctrine
Av Jeffrey Larsen, J. Wirtz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
552 kr
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As part of its general rethinking of America's global strategy, the Bush Administration initiated a reexamination of America's nuclear doctrine that has generated considerable controversy with its focus on maintaining a reliance on nuclear weapons and potentially increasing willingness to use them. …
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East
Directions and Policy Options in the New Century
Av J. Russell, James A. Russell
Inbunden, 2006
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This vital book examines why states seek to gain Weapons of Mass Destruction, a crucial issue in developing strategies against proliferation. Leading experts examine specific countries and the interplay among political, economic, cultural and regional factors driving decisions whether to acquire …
Critical Issues Facing the Middle East
Security, Politics and Economics
Av J. Russell
Inbunden, 2006
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Addressing systemic changes in the Middle East's security environment since the Iraq War, prominent experts analyze the challenges these changes pose to US strategy and policy. They examine the causes of profound economic, political and religious transitions and their implications for hopes of …
Last Battle of the Cold War
An Inside Account of Negotiating the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Av M. Glitman
Inbunden, 2006
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A fascinating, first-hand account of the bureaucratic and public struggles that lead to the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, Glitman focuses on debates among American negotiators and between them and the Europeans and Soviets. This is an important look at policy making and negotiations all …
Militarization and War
Av J. Schofield
Inbunden, 2007
552 kr
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This book looks at the influence of military regimes in seven cases: Pakistan in 1965, India in 1971, Israel in 1956 and 1967, Egypt in 1973, Iran in 1969 and Iraq in 1980. The author contends that countries with military governments are warlike not because they glorify war, but rather because they …
Crossing Nuclear Thresholds
Leveraging Sociocultural Insights into Nuclear Decisionmaking
Av Jeannie L. Johnson, Kerry M. Kartchner m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
1534 kr
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This book applies the cutting-edge socio-cultural model Cultural Topography Analytic Framework (CTAF) pioneered in the authors’ earlier volume Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Culturally Based Insights into Comparative National Security Policymaking (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) …
Challenges of Nuclear Security
U.S. and Indian Perspectives
Av S. Paul Kapur, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
552 kr
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This Open Access volume assembles experts from the United States and India to examine six issues essential to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, technologies, and materials: insider threats, organizational culture, emergency response, physical protection, control of radioactive sources, …
Challenges of Nuclear Security
U.S. and Indian Perspectives
Av S. Paul Kapur, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
443 kr
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This Open Access volume assembles experts from the United States and India to examine six issues essential to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, technologies, and materials: insider threats, organizational culture, emergency response, physical protection, control of radioactive sources, …
Crossing Nuclear Thresholds
Leveraging Sociocultural Insights into Nuclear Decisionmaking
Av Jeannie L. Johnson, Kerry M. Kartchner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1534 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book applies the cutting-edge socio-cultural model Cultural Topography Analytic Framework (CTAF) pioneered in the authors’ earlier volume Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Culturally Based Insights into Comparative National Security Policymaking (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) …
