Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns

Increasingly humanitarian NGOs operate in the context of armed conflicts where the security risks are higher than in contexts of natural disaster. For NGOs it is difficult to accept that they are attacked despite their good intentions, sometimes even by the very communities they seek to help. As suc..

Focusing on the impact of new technologies, this book considers whether war is still a "continuation of politics by other means" or whether political, ideological and technical transformations have broken that connection...

Given the recent success of the extreme-right Front National party, this absorbing book closely examines the debate over immigration in contemporary France. It looks not only at the development of immigration and nationality policies, but also at the changing discourse on the integration of immigra..

This book examines India’s historical responses to humanitarian crises, starting with the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, concentrating on the years 2011 and 2012 when India sat on the UN Security Council. Three serious humanitarian crises broke during its tenure - in Côte d'Ivoire, Libya and Syria..

This book explores the multifaceted aspects of India’s energy security concerns.  It looks at the political calculus of India’s energy choices, geopolitical, security and trade issues, India’s energy problems in the wider Asian context and consumption and climate related challenges...

This book explores the multifaceted aspects of India’s energy security concerns.  It looks at the political calculus of India’s energy choices, geopolitical, security and trade issues, India’s energy problems in the wider Asian context and consumption and climate related challenges...

The job of the Inspector General (IG) is crucial - to expose fraud, waste and abuse in federal agencies. Yet the existing literature on Inspectors General is scarce. This book addresses this lack by making a study of the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the signif..

The job of the Inspector General (IG) is crucial - to expose fraud, waste and abuse in federal agencies. Yet the existing literature on Inspectors General is scarce. This book addresses this lack by making a study of the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the signif..

John Ferris is a major figure in the intelligence studies field, both through his pioneering work in British intelligence and in his studies of British strategic history. This superb volume selects his best essays of the past fifteen years...

This book examines the different ways in which the laws governing the use of force and the conduct of warfare have become subject to intense scrutiny and contestation since the initiation of the war on terror...

The main theme of this collection of essays is that the new types of sanctions constitute a challenge to the international system...

The book deploys the interpretive approach to explore contemporary issues in global security, combining robust theoretical engagement with new empirical research...