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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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780300108576
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xviii, 308 p.)
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- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-48]
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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0415401909
- Collation
- xii, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-46]
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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780815713623
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xi, 364 p.) : ill., map.
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- [POL-SSS-42]
Multilateralism and security institutions in an era of globalization
Offers an examination of two of the most crucial and controversial issues in international relations - the evolution of particular concepts of multilateralism, and whether international security institutions are objects of state choice and/or consequential. This book combines a variety of theoretical perspectives with detailed empirical examples.
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- 0415449456
- Collation
- xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-34]
Making twenty-first-century strategy : an introduction to modern national sec…
"This new work defines national security strategy, its objectives, the problems it confronts, and the influences that constrain and facilitate its development and implementation in a post-Cold War, post-9/11 environment. The authors note that making and implementing national strategy centers on risk management and present a model for assessing strategic risks and the process for allocating limi…
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- 1585661600
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 268 p.)
- Series Title
- Making 21st century strategy : Introduction to modern national security processes and problems
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- [POL-SSS-33]
Hegemony : the new shape of global power
'Hegemony' explores the drive by the US to create comsumer capitalism abroad through political pressure & the promise of consumer goods.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 1592131522
- Collation
- xi, 284 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-26]
Breaking the phalanx : a new design for landpower in the 21st century
This work proposes the reorganization of America's ground forces on the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Central to the proposal is the simple thesis that the U.S. Army must take control of its future by exploiting the emerging revolution in military affairs. The analysis argues that a new Army warfighting organization will not only be more deployable and effective in Joint operation…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0275957934
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xvi, 283 p.) : ill., maps.
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- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-09]
Beyond fear : thinking sensibly about security in an uncertain world
Explains in detail, for example, why we need to design security systems that don't just work well, but fail well, and why secrecy on the part of government often undermines security.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0387026207
- Collation
- 295 p. ; 24 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-07]
A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East
Examines how the Camp David summit leading to the Israel-Egypt Treaty, the Iranian Islamic revolution, and the failed Soviet intervention in Afganistan all influenced America's strategic and policy choices and led to its current involvement in the MiddleEast.
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- 1st ed
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781586485184
- Collation
- xxviii, 601 p. : maps ; 24 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-01]
Risk-taking in international politics : prospect theory in American foreign p…
Risk plays a dramatic role in international relations as leaders make decisions about issues such as war and peace, disarmament, and about lowering economic barriers to trade and investment. How a country's leaders think about risk in making foreign policy decisions is important in understanding why and how they make decisions. Rose McDermott applies prospect theory to four cases in American fo…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0472108670
- Collation
- x, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-IRT-54]
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