International Security category: 2908 books
Great Powers, Weak States, and Insurgency
Explaining Internal Threat Alliances
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
This book offers an original and theoretically rich examination into the dynamics of alliances that great powers and weak states form to defeat threats, such as rebellion or insurgency, within the smaller state’s borders. The author examines contemporary examples of such “internal threat alliances,”...
With Us and Against Us
How America's Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush drew a line in the sand, saying, “Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.” Since 9/11, many counterterrorism partners have been both “with” and “against” the United States, helping it in some areas and hindering...
Ethics, Law and Justifying Targeted Killings
The Obama Administration at War
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This book examines the normative debates around the American use of targeted killings.
It questions whether the Obama administration’s defence of its use of targeted killings is cohesive or hypocritical. In doing so, the book departs from the disciplinary purpose of international law, constitutional...
Network Centric Warfare and Coalition Operations
The New Military Operating System
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2009
This book argues that Network Centric Warfare (NCW) influences how developed militaries operate in the same fashion that an operating system influences the development of computer software.
It examines three inter-related issues: the overwhelming military power of the United States; the growing...
The European Defence Agency
Arming Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
This volume provides a comprehensive understanding of the European Defence Agency (EDA), the leading EU armaments policy institution.
Despite its critical role in European strategic and military affairs as the key hub of European policy-making in the field of armaments, the Agency has hitherto...
Reforming and Reorganizing U.S. Foreign Assistance
Increased Efficiency and Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
This is the final report of the bipartisan CSIS Task Force on Reforming and Reorganizing U.S. Foreign Assistance. As the Trump administration attempts to curb government spending, particularly in foreign assistance, this study reviews past attempts at reorganizing the U.S. Agency for International...
by Stefan Pauly
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 1,5, University of St Andrews (Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence), language: English, abstract: Hamas is an acronym that stands for 'Harakat...
UN Peace Operations and International Policing
Negotiating Complexity, Assessing Impact and Learning to Learn
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
This book addresses the important question of how the United Nations (UN) should monitor and evaluate the impact of police in its peace operations.
UN peace operations are a vital component of international conflict management. Since the end of the Cold War one of the foremost developments...
by Gregory Sanders, Jesse Ellman, Rhys McCormick
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
In a time of austerity, the U.S. Department of Defense has drawn budgetary savings primarily from reductions in private-sector contracting. The 2000-2012 edition of this report by National Security Program for Industry and Resources (NSPIR) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)...
Project on Nuclear Issues
A Collection of Papers from the 2017 Conference Series and Nuclear Scholars Initiative
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
The role that nuclear weapons play in international security has changed since the end of the Cold War, but the need to maintain and replenish the human infrastructure for supporting nuclear capabilities and dealing with the multitude of nuclear challenges remains essential. Recognizing this challenge,...
by Kathleen H. Hicks, Andrew Metrick, Lisa Sawyer Samp
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
In this report, the CSIS International Security Program analyzes Russian undersea intentions and capabilities in the near to mid-term and the ability of NATO and partner nations to respond effectively. The assessment identifies gaps in current Western organizations, capabilities, and posture and offers...
Education and Peacebuilding. What role has formal education played in fostering a sustainable, positive peace in post-genocide Rwanda?
The 'two faces' of the Rwandan education system's contribution to the national peacebuilding project
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: First Class Honours - 74, University of Exeter (College of Social Sciences and International Studies), course: BA International Relations, language: English, abstract:...
by Michael Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: B+, Webster University, language: English, abstract: This report provides an analysis of the conflict which exists in combatting maritime piracy in Somalia. It identifies...
by Ken Booth
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
This book contributes to the rethinking of realism through multiple analyses of the keys works of Kenneth Waltz, arguing that a sophisticated appreciation of realism is needed to truly understand world politics and International Relations. Bringing together a theoretically varied group of leading scholars...