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by Bruce Russett
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Hegemony and Democracy is constructed around the question of whether hegemony is sustainable, especially when the hegemon is a democratic state. The book draws on earlier publications over Bruce Russett’s long career and features new chapters that show the continuing relevance of his scholarship....
While America Sleeps
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Former senator Russ Feingold looks at institutional failures, both domestic and abroad, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and proposes steps to be taken—by the government and by individuals—to ensure that the next ten years are focused on solving the international problems that threaten America.
In...
Against War with Iraq
An Anti-War Primer
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Despite public outcry at home and international opposition abroad, the Bush Administration deployed troops and invested millions in preparation for a massive military assault on Iraq. In this Open Media Series special edition, three legal scholars from the Center for Constitutional Rights argue persuasively...
The Human Factor
Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
George W. Bush’s presidency was poisoned by a lack of human source intelligence on 9/11, Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Carter was humiliated by the hostage crisis in Iran. The Bay of Pigs was President Kennedy’s greatest blunder. Vietnam ended the Johnson presidency and Korea ended Truman’s....
Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad
How to Be a Counterintelligence Officer
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
A Classic in Counterintelligence—Now Back in PrintOriginally published in 1987, Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad is a unique primer that teaches the principles, strategy, and tradecraft of counterintelligence (CI). CI is often misunderstood and narrowly equated with security and catching spies,...
Georgia in a Reconnecting Eurasia
Foreign Economic and Security Interests
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Georgia in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Georgian national interests in the wider Eurasian region and analyzes the broad outlines of Georgian engagement over the coming years. It is part of a four-part CSIS series, “The South Caucasus in a Reconnecting Eurasia,” which includes studies focusing on Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the South Caucasus.
Don't Wait for the Next War
A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
With the end of the Cold War came not the end of history, but the end of America's sense of its strategic purpose in the world. Then, after a decade of drift, the US was violently dragged back into international conflict. Its armed forces responded magnificently but its leaders' objectives were substantially...
Pay Any Price
Greed, Power, and Endless War
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
A New York Times Notable Book: A look at the hidden costs of America’s war on terror from “the finest national security reporter of this generation” (Newsweek).
Since 9/11, the United States has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In...
Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleashed a whirlwind of counterterrorism activity and two major wars had been on the scene long before that...
Hezbollah and Hamas
A Comparative Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Hezbollah and Hamas are major players in Middle Eastern politics and have a growing involvement in global events. Despite their strikingly different beginnings, they share a common denominator—an adversary in Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas draws from primary interviews and documents coupled with a...
Fault Lines in Global Jihad
Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
This book deals with the causes, nature, and impact of the divisions within the jihadi movement, and the splits between jihadis and other Islamic groups.
Fault Lines in Global Jihad offers a systematic and comprehensive examination of the broad range of divisions that contribute to the weakening...
Between Threats and War
U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
When confronted with a persistent foreign policy problem that threatens U.S. interests, and that cannot be adequately addressed through economic or political pressure, American policymakers and opinion formers have increasingly resorted to recommending the use of limited military force: that is, enough...
Imperial Grunts
On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
A fascinating, unprecedented first-hand look at the soldiers on the front lines on the Global War on Terror. Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading...
The Contractor
How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
**A lot has been written about the time contractor Raymond Davis spent in a Pakistani jail in 2011. Unfortunately, much of it is misleading—or downright false—information. **
Now, the man at the center of the controversy tells his side of the story for the very first time. In The Contractor:...