Social Security category: 3077 books
Peace Operations in the Francophone World
Global governance meets post-colonialism
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
This book critically examines peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention and peace operation practices and experiences in francophone spaces.
Francophone Africa as a specific space is relatively little studied in the peace and security literature, despite the fact that almost half of all peacekeepers...
The Fast-Changing Arctic
Rethinking Arctic Security for a Warmer World
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by governments and defence, security, and coast guard organizations to address these challenges make timely and urgent...
The UN at War
Peace Operations in a New Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
This book is a critical political and institutional reflection on UN peace operations. It provides constructive suggestions as to how the UN and the international system can evolve to remain relevant and tackle the peace and security challenges of the 21st* *century, without abandoning the principles...
The Evolution of EU Counter-Terrorism
European Security Policy after 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This book traces the evolution of the EU’s fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11.
This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism policies and features an in-depth account of the EU’s reaction to the...
Russian Political War
Moving Beyond the Hybrid
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
This book cuts through the misunderstandings about Russia’s geopolitical challenge to the West, presenting this not as ‘hybrid war’ but ‘political war.’
Russia seeks to antagonise: its diplomats castigate Western ‘Russophobia’ and cultivate populist sentiment abroad, while its...
Size and Survival
The Politics of Security in the Caribbean and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
This book provides the first comparative survey of the security problems faced by the small island and enclave developing states of the two major regions in the world characterised by the presence of such states - the Caribbean and the Pacific. It both contributes to the theoretical debate about size...
Securing Southeast Asia
The Politics of Security Sector Reform
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the region, looking in particular at the impact and utility of the agenda on the region and assessing whether it is likely to help make the region more stable...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
This volumes discusses three principal issues: the Israeli army and the Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA); Israel's present and future answers to the threays of weapons of mass destruction (WMD); and the impact of societal, political, and technological changes on Israel's future war objectives.
by Ra Mason
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
North Korea’s contemporary relations with Japan have been fraught with tension. Tactics employed by Pyongyang have included abductions of Japanese citizens, missile launches over Japanese territory, intrusions into Japanese sovereign waters, and nuclear tests in defiance of Japanese and international...
Taiwan's Security
History and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
This is the first explanation and evaluation of Taiwan’s defence forces and infrastructure. It examines not only Taiwan’s armed forces, but also its Ministry of National Defence, personnel issues, and civil-military relations.
This book provides crucial base-line data and evaluation of...
From Lambs to Lions
Future Security Relationships in a World of Biological and Nuclear Weapons
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2007
While many books discuss how nations can prevent the proliferation of biological and nuclear weapons, this unique and controversial volume begins with the premise that these weapons will certainly multiply despite our desperate desire to slow this process. How worried should we be and what should...
The Power Problem
How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Numerous polls show that Americans want to reduce our military presence abroad, allowing our allies and other nations to assume greater responsibility both for their own defense and for enforcing security in their respective regions. In The Power Problem, Christopher A. Preble explores the aims, costs,...
US Grand Strategy in the 21st Century
The Case For Restraint
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
This book challenges the dominant strategic culture and makes the case for restraint in US grand strategy in the 21st century.
Grand strategy, meaning a state’s theory about how it can achieve national security for itself, is elusive. That is particularly true in the United States, where...
Space Warfare in the 21st Century
Arming the Heavens
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
This book examines the recent shift in US space policy and the forces that continually draw the US back into a space-technology security dilemma.
The dual-use nature of the vast majority of space technology, meaning of value to both civilian and military communities and being unable to differentiate...