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Mercenaries, Hybrid Armies and National Security
Private Soldiers and the State in the 21st Century
Häftad, 2020
692 kr
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This book assesses the use of ‘mercenaries’ by states, and their integration into the national armed forces as part of a new hybridisation trend of contemporary armies. Governments, especially in the West, are undertaking an unprecedented wave of demilitarisation and military budget cuts. …
Warrior Ethos
Military Culture and the War on Terror
Inbunden, 2007
2746 kr
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This is the first scholarly book to look at the role of the 'warrior' in modern war, arguing that warriors' actions, and indeed thoughts, are increasingly patrolled and that the modern battlefield is an unforgiving environment in which to discharge their vocation.As war becomes ever more …
Warrior Ethos
Military Culture and the War on Terror
Häftad, 2007
772 kr
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This is the first scholarly book to look at the role of the 'warrior' in modern war, arguing that warriors' actions, and indeed thoughts, are increasingly patrolled and that the modern battlefield is an unforgiving environment in which to discharge their vocation.As war becomes ever more …
New American Way of War
Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force
Av Ben Buley
Inbunden, 2007
2588 kr
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This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-called ‘new American way of war’. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision of ‘immaculate destruction’, which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi …
Ethics and War in the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2008
3067 kr
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This book explores the ethical implications of war in the contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare, explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international …
Ethics and War in the 21st Century
Häftad, 2008
721 kr
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This book explores the ethical implications of war in the contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare, explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international …
America, the UN and Decolonisation
Cold War Conflict in the Congo
Av John Kent
Inbunden, 2010
2588 kr
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This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting …
Armed Groups and the Balance of Power
The International Relations of Terrorists, Warlords and Insurgents
Inbunden, 2008
2513 kr
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This new book provides a framework for understanding the international relations of armed groups, including terrorist organizations, insurgencies and warlords, which play an increasingly important role in the international system.Specifically, the book argues that such groups can be understood as …
Future of Biological Disarmament
Strengthening the Treaty Ban on Weapons
Inbunden, 2009
2513 kr
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This book examines the politics of biological disarmament, focusing on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) as a treaty regime and the cornerstone of biological disarmament efforts.Biological weapons have long been banned, but the ban needs strengthening. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention …
Hamas and Suicide Terrorism
Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches
Av Rashmi Singh
Inbunden, 2011
2513 kr
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This book analyses the root causes of suicide terrorism at both the elite and rank-and- file levels of the Hamas and also explains why this tactic has disappeared in the post-2006 period.This volume adopts a multi-causal, multi-level approach to analyse the use of suicide bombings by Hamas and its …
Character of War in the 21st Century
Av Caroline Holmqvist-Jonsäter, Christopher Coker
Inbunden, 2009
2746 kr
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This edited volume addresses the relationship between the essential nature of war and its character at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The focus is on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, situations that occupy a central role in international affairs and that have become highly …
America, the UN and Decolonisation
Cold War Conflict in the Congo
Av John Kent
Häftad, 2011
772 kr
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This book examines the role of the UN in conflict resolution in Africa in the 1960s and its relation to the Cold War.Focussing on the Congo, this book shows how the preservation of the existing economic and social order in the Congo was a key element in the decolonisation process and the fighting …
American Policy Toward Israel
The Power and Limits of Beliefs
Häftad, 2009
502 kr
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This book explains the institutionalization of nearly unconditional American support of Israel during the Reagan administration, and its persistence in the first Bush administration in terms of the competition of belief systems in American society and politics. Michael Thomas explains policy …
Armed Groups and the Balance of Power
The International Relations of Terrorists, Warlords and Insurgents
Häftad, 2010
750 kr
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This new book provides a framework for understanding the international relations of armed groups, including terrorist organizations, insurgencies and warlords, which play an increasingly important role in the international system.Specifically, the book argues that such groups can be understood as …
Character of War in the 21st Century
Av Caroline Holmqvist-Jonsäter, Christopher Coker
Häftad, 2011
910 kr
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This edited volume addresses the relationship between the essential nature of war and its character at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The focus is on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, situations that occupy a central role in international affairs and that have become highly …
New American Way of War
Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force
Av Ben Buley
Häftad, 2014
877 kr
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This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-called ‘new American way of war’. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision of ‘immaculate destruction’, which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi …
American Policy Toward Israel
The Power and Limits of Beliefs
Inbunden, 2016
1522 kr
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This book explains the institutionalization of nearly unconditional American support of Israel during the Reagan administration, and its persistence in the first Bush administration in terms of the competition of belief systems in American society and politics. Michael Thomas explains policy …
Hamas and Suicide Terrorism
Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches
Av Rashmi Singh
Häftad, 2012
750 kr
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This book analyses the root causes of suicide terrorism at both the elite and rank-and- file levels of the Hamas and also explains why this tactic has disappeared in the post-2006 period.This volume adopts a multi-causal, multi-level approach to analyse the use of suicide bombings by Hamas and its …
Mercenaries, Hybrid Armies and National Security
Private Soldiers and the State in the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2014
2513 kr
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This book assesses the use of ‘mercenaries’ by states, and their integration into the national armed forces as part of a new hybridisation trend of contemporary armies. Governments, especially in the West, are undertaking an unprecedented wave of demilitarisation and military budget cuts. …
Future of Biological Disarmament
Strengthening the Treaty Ban on Weapons
Häftad, 2015
852 kr
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This book examines the politics of biological disarmament, focusing on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) as a treaty regime and the cornerstone of biological disarmament efforts.Biological weapons have long been banned, but the ban needs strengthening. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention …
