ilość książek w kategorii: 11874
Avoiding Trivia: The Role of Strategic Planning in American Foreign Policy
ISBN: 9780815703068 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After World War II, George Kennan became the State Department's first director of policy planning. Secretary of State George Marshall's initial advice to Kennan: above all, "avoid trivia." Concentrate on the forest, not the trees, and don't lost sight of the big picture. Easier said than done. "Avoiding Trivia" critically assesses the past, future, and future role and impact of long-term strategic planning in foreign policy. Strategic planning needs to be a more integral part of America's foreign policymaking. Thousands of troops are engaged in combat while homeland security concerns... After World War II, George Kennan became the State Department's first director of policy planning. Secretary of State George Marshall's initial adv... |
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135,19 zł |
The Kefaya Movement: A Case Study of a Grassroots Reform Initiative
ISBN: 9780833045485 / Angielski / Miękka / 65 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kefaya was an indigenous movement for political reform organized in late2004 in opposition to the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Thisexamination of Kefaya's birth, accomplishments, and decline is based on ananalysis of the work of Egyptian scholars and Arabic-language media reports(including online and new media), as well as structured interviews withpersons associated with and observers of Kefaya and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Kefaya was an indigenous movement for political reform organized in late2004 in opposition to the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Thisexam...
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122,24 zł |
Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland: Critically Interpreting the Past
ISBN: 9780719078620 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a unique analysis of truth recovery in post-conflict Northern Ireland. It proposes a new model of victim and perpetrator dialogue that is entirely victim-centred, suggesting that only a 'moral bottom line' in which violence is dismissed as universally wrong can assists in the effective democratic reconstruction of Northern Ireland.
This book is a unique analysis of truth recovery in post-conflict Northern Ireland. It proposes a new model of victim and perpetrator dialogue that i...
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459,64 zł |
Better Safe Than Sorry: The Ironies of Living with the Bomb
ISBN: 9780804760638 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistswas set at five minutes to midnight--two minutes closer to Armageddon than in 1962, when John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev went eyeball to eyeball over missiles in Cuba We still live in an echo chamber of fear, after eight years in which the Bush administration and its harshest critics reinforced each other's worst fears about the Bomb. And yet, there have been no mushroom clouds or acts of nuclear terrorism since the Soviet Union dissolved, let alone since 9/11. Our worst fears still could be realized at...
In 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistswas set at five minutes to midnight--two minutes closer to Armageddo...
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153,62 zł |
The Politics of Destroying Surplus Small Arms: Inconspicuous Disarmament
ISBN: 9780415494618 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although it receives much less attention than better known disarmament processes, the destruction of small arms is reshaping the military arsenals of the world. Out of roughly 200 modern military small arms world-wide, about 500,000 are destroyed every year. The commitment of major governments and international organizations makes small arms destruction is a permanent addition to the global disarmament repertoire. But the prospects for greater military small arms disarmament may be declining, as war in Afghanistan and Iraq create unprecedented demand for second-hand weaponry. ...Although it receives much less attention than better known disarmament processes, the destruction of small arms is reshaping the military arsenals ... |
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744,88 zł |
Handbook of Intelligence Studies
ISBN: 9780415777834 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This topical volume offers a comprehensive review of secret intelligence organizations and activities. Intelligence has been in the news consistently since 9/11 and the Iraqi WMD errors. Leading experts in the field approach the three major missions of intelligence: collection-and-analysis; covert action; and counterintelligence. Within each of these missions, the dynamically written essays dissect the so-called intelligence cycle to reveal the challenges of gathering and assessing information from around the world. Covert action, the most controversial intelligence activity, is... This topical volume offers a comprehensive review of secret intelligence organizations and activities. Intelligence has been in the news consist... |
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282,49 zł |
Dismantling the West: Russia's Atlantic Agenda
ISBN: 9781597972109 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated in no uncertain terms, Russia has developed into a neo-imperialist power seeking to restore its spheres of dominance, to undermine the emergence of a wider Europe, and to prevent the development of a coherent transatlantic community. Under the Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev presidencies, the Russian Federation has set for itself an ambitious foreign policy goal of counterbalancing U.S. influence and curtailing the expansion of Western multinational institutions. This strategy's key component is to raise Russia's global stature...
As the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated in no uncertain terms, Russia has developed into a neo-imperialist power seeking to res...
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161,50 zł |
The International Court of Justice and Self-Defence in International Law
ISBN: 9781841138763 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legal rules governing the use of force between States is one of the most fundamental - and the most controversial aspects of international law. An essential part of this area is the question of when, and to what extent, a State may lawfully use force against another in self-defense. However, the parameters of this inherent right remain obscure, despite the best efforts of scholars and, notably, the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This book examines the burgeoning relationship between the ICJ and the right of self-defense. Since 2003, there have been three major decisions of the ICJ...
The legal rules governing the use of force between States is one of the most fundamental - and the most controversial aspects of international law. An...
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488,03 zł |
The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11
ISBN: 9780061558405 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Closing of the American Border is a provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America's efforts to secure its borders since 9/11. Basing his conclusions on extensive interviews with former secretary of homeland security Tom Ridge, former secretary of state Colin Powell, other Bush administration officials, and many of the innocent people whose lives have been upended by the new border security and visa rules, Edward Alden offers a striking and compelling assessment of the dangers faced by a nation that cuts itself off from the rest of the world.
The Closing of the American Border is a provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America's efforts to secure its b...
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64,64 zł |
From Lambs to Lions: Future Security Relationships in a World of Biological and Nuclear Weapons
ISBN: 9780742555037 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In From Lambs to Lions, Thomas Preston examines current trends in the proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons capabilities, know-how, and technologies for both state and non-state actors-and then projects these trends over the coming ten to fifteen years to assess how they might impact existing security relationships between states. For answers to questions about security in the face of biological and nuclear weapons proliferation, and for some potentially surprising reassurances, this clear and informative book will be invaluable.
In From Lambs to Lions, Thomas Preston examines current trends in the proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons capabilities, know-how, and tech...
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232,52 zł |
National Security and Core Values in American History
ISBN: 9780521740104 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no book quite like National Security and Core Values in American History. Drawing upon themes from the whole of the nation s past, William O. Walker III presents a new interpretation of the history of American exceptionalism, that is, of the basic values and liberties that have given the United States its very identity. He argues that a political economy of expansion and the quest for security led American leaders after 1890 to equate prosperity and safety with global engagement. In so doing, they developed and clung to what Walker calls the security ethos. Expressed in successive...
There is no book quite like National Security and Core Values in American History. Drawing upon themes from the whole of the nation s past, William O....
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192,37 zł |
Core Values and National Security in American History
ISBN: 9780521518598 / Angielski / Twarda / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no book quite like National Security and Core Values in American History. Drawing upon themes from the whole of the nation s past, William O. Walker III presents a new interpretation of the history of American exceptionalism, that is, of the basic values and liberties that have given the United States its very identity. He argues that a political economy of expansion and the quest for security led American leaders after 1890 to equate prosperity and safety with global engagement. In so doing, they developed and clung to what Walker calls the security ethos. Expressed in successive...
There is no book quite like National Security and Core Values in American History. Drawing upon themes from the whole of the nation s past, William O....
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200,97 zł |
The Chickenhawk Syndrome: War, Sacrifice, and Personal Responsibility
ISBN: 9780742565036 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, the question of war and sacrifice has been a major topic of political debate and controversy. If our country goes to war for reasons we endorse, what is our responsibility to share in its sacrifices? Does supporting a war mean serving in it? Does it mean encouraging our children to do so? Such questions have been posed by the so-called 'chickenhawk' phenomenon: pro-war leaders and their pro-war children who call on Americans to assume the burden of war and its sacrifices, but avoid those sacrifices themselves. President Bush and other architects of the Iraq conflict were the...
In recent years, the question of war and sacrifice has been a major topic of political debate and controversy. If our country goes to war for reasons ...
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313,64 zł |
Securitizing Immigration: The Politics of Risk in the Eu
ISBN: 9780230200067 / Angielski / Twarda / 177 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Securitizing Immigration deals with the growing concern for immigration as a matter of security at the EU level. It combines an analysis of the way bureaucratic and political processes have interacted in the integration process with an analysis of how these practices are located in a context shaped by the preoccupation with risk.
Securitizing Immigration deals with the growing concern for immigration as a matter of security at the EU level. It combines an analysis of the way bu...
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192,30 zł |
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, & U.S. Policy
ISBN: 9781604569537 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. US and outside assessments of the effort to stabilise Afghanistan are mixed and subject to debate; the Administration notes progress on reconstruction, governance and security in many areas of Afghanistan, particularly the US-led eastern sector of Afghanis
US and outside assessments of the effort to stabilise Afghanistan are mixed and subject to debate; the Administration notes progress on reconstruction...
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261,94 zł |
Bioterror in the 21st Century: Emerging Threats in a New Global Environment
ISBN: 9781591143130 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism in the twenty-first century. He warns that while the proliferation of knowledge and capabilities in the field of biotechnology offers ever-increasing opportunities for scientific breakthroughs, the potential for the misuse of that knowledge also increases. Gerstein takes a classic game theory approach in his analysis of the potential for a bioterror attack in the future. His examination provides an objective capability for assessing threats, understanding emerging...
Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism in the twenty-first...
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161,95 zł |
Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism
ISBN: 9780385524780 / Angielski / Miękka / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With an unsettled Middle East, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups actively plotting against America and its allies, and spillover from religious conflict in Muslim countries spreading instability and violence worldwide, George Weigel's Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism is an acute analysis of one of the most dynamic forces in world politics today - Islamist jihadism. After tracing the complex historical and theological roots of the jihadist movement, Weigel offers a comprehensive strategy for defeating jihadism and supporting those forces within Islam that seek a Muslim...
With an unsettled Middle East, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups actively plotting against America and its allies, and spillover from religious conf...
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56,60 zł |
Us-China-Eu Relations: Managing the New World Order
ISBN: 9780415552332 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together a group of leading international scholars to discuss how US-China-EU relations will shape the future of international politics. Arguing that these three powers will play a key role in establishing and managing a new world order, the contributors examine how a future global order is developed by the interaction of these leading actors in the international system. The authors also address how the US, China and the EU promote cooperation and manage conflict of interests on a wide spectrum of issues including new security challenges. By linking the management... This volume brings together a group of leading international scholars to discuss how US-China-EU relations will shape the future of international p... |
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770,57 zł |
US Hegemony and International Legitimacy: Norms, Power and Followership in the Wars on Iraq
ISBN: 9780415552363 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines US hegemony and international legitimacy in the post-Cold War era, focusing on its leadership in the two wars on Iraq. The preference for unilateral action in foreign policy under the Bush Administration, culminating in the use of force against Iraq in 2003, has unquestionably created a crisis in the legitimacy of US global leadership. Of central concern is the ability of the United States to act without regard for the values and interests of its allies or for international law on the use of force, raising the question: does international legitimacy truly... This book examines US hegemony and international legitimacy in the post-Cold War era, focusing on its leadership in the two wars on Iraq.
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487,98 zł |
Intelligence Cooperation and the War on Terror: Anglo-American Security Relations After 9/11
ISBN: 9780415550406 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adam Svendsen provides an in-depth analysis of UK-US intelligence cooperation in the post-9/11 world.
Adam Svendsen provides an in-depth analysis of UK-US intelligence cooperation in the post-9/11 world.
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744,88 zł |