Security Studies - Military & Strategic

The book examines the drug wars taking place in Mexico between competing gangs, cartels, and mercenary factions; the narco-violence and terrorism increasingly crossing the border into the United States, and its interrelationship with domestic prison and street gangs._x005F_x000D_ This book was publi..

This text analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies. It examines national security from two fundamental fault lines--the end of the Cold War and the evolution of contemporary terrorism, dating from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and tracing their path up to ISIS and be..

This new volume explores the crisis in transatlantic relations and analyses the role of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union...

This new volume explores the crisis in transatlantic relations and analyses the role of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union...

Examines how the military dominance of the US over every other state means that only it has the capacity to sustain military activity on a global scale and that other states participating in US-led coalitions must be prepared to work in an 'interoperable' fashion...

Presenting an analysis of the risk of nuclear terrorism, this book defines it as the detonation by terrorists of a device with a true nuclear yield. It also aims to show that nuclear terrorism is not a significant threat, and that, among terrorists, Muslim extremists are not the most likely to use n..

This edited volume is an innovative analysis of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, security and counter-terrorism policy, specifically within the context of ending the now infamous War on Terror. The book adopts a comparative approach, analysing change and continuity in US foreign policy durin..

This book traces the evolution of China’s nuclear weapons policies, forces and posture...

This book breaks new ground by tracing conflict resolving strategies in a number of countries which are at varying stages along the path towards settling long-standing ethnic tensions._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics...

This book breaks new ground by tracing conflict resolving strategies in a number of countries which are at varying stages along the path towards settling long-standing ethnic tensions._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics...

This study examines the way peace has been implicitly conceptualized within the different strands of international relations theory, and in the policy world as exemplified through practices in the peace-building efforts since the end of the Cold War...

Comprising essays by Peter Wallensteen, this book presents an overview of the thematic development of peace research, which has become one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of war and conflict studies...