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Strategic rivalries in world politics : position, space and conflict escalation
"International conflict is neither random nor inexplicable. It is highly structured by antagonisms between a relatively small set of states that regard each other as rivals. Examining the 173 strategic rivalries in operation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book identifies the differences rivalries make in the probability of conflict escalation and analyzes how they inter…
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- 9780521881340
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- xiv, 314 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-51]
Strategic basing and the great powers, 1200-2000
This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its beginnings at a regional level to its current global reach, while emphasizing the interplay between po…
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- 0415701767
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- xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Cass series--strategy and history, 24.
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- [POL-SSS-49]
Security first : for a muscular, moral foreign policy
What should American policies be toward liberated countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, or rogue states like North Korea and Iran? What must be done to protect America from nuclear terrorism? The author asserts that providing basic security must be the first priority in all foreign policy considerations, even ahead of efforts to democratize.
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- 9780300108576
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 308 p.)
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- [POL-SSS-48]
Security studies : an introduction
Gives students an overview of the major theoretical approaches, key themes and significant issues within security studies. This book explores the main theoretical approaches used within the field from realism to international political sociology. It explains the concepts underpinning contemporary debates from the security dilemma to terrorism.
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- 0415425611
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- xxiv, 552 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-47]
Security strategy and transatlantic relations
Tackles key questions such as: how much do security strategies signal convergence or divergence in US and EU foreign and security policy doctrine? What tangible political and policy impacts can be attributed to security strategies? What are the implications for US and EU policies towards specific regions?
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- 0415401909
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- xii, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-46]
Security communities
The contributors to this study argue that community can exist at the international level within the field of security. They suggest that security politics is profoundly shaped by a need to forge community links both contemporaneously and historically.
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- 0521630517
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- xiii, 462 p. ; 23 cm.
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- Cambridge studies in international relations, 62
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- [POL-SSS-44]
Security communities and their neighbours : regional fortresses or global int…
There are two types of security community: those that create a political community between themselves by institution building (such as the EU); and those that are pluralistic and are aligned through shared values, responsiveness to each others needs and policy goals by their political elites (such as the UK and Ireland or the USA and Canada). Bellamy seeks to examine the impact of the developme…
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- 140390622X
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- x, 221 p. ; 23 cm.
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- Security communities and their neighbors
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- [POL-SSS-43]
Security by other means : foreign assistance, global poverty, and American le…
"Assesses the current structures of foreign assistance and makes recommendations for efficient coordination. Drawing on expertise from the full range of foreign aid agencies, examines foreign assistance across four categories: security, economic, humanitarian, and political"--Provided by publisher.
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- 9780815713623
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- 1 online resource (xi, 364 p.) : ill., map.
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- [POL-SSS-42]
Security and strategy in the new Europe
The thawing of the Cold War has brought new concerns over the nature of European security to the fore and uncovered major differences in the approaches of individual states to changed circumstances. This book clarifies the options for a new European security order and contribute to the growing debate. It adopts a medium-term analytical approach and uses a three-tier format, covering the nature…
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- 0415071208
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- xv, 250 p. ; 23 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-41]
Security and post-conflict reconstruction : dealing with fighters in the afte…
This book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War.
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- 0415460549
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- xx, 291 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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- Routledge global security studies, 8.
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- [POL-SSS-40]
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