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The impact of energy on global security and economy is clear and profound, and this is why in recent years energy security has become a source of concern to most countries.

This insightful, on-the-ground narrative looks at how radical Islam is affecting our society and how our own response is endangering the very democratic values we have hoped to spread around the world-and preserve at home. In Radical State: How Jihad Is Winning Over Democracy in the West, author Abigail R.

Questions the global supremacy of the United States. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Cold War slowly gave way to a world order in which the United States was left as the lone superpower. But the organising principle that would characterize the early 21st century was as yet unclear, until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Whether it's guns and ammunition or multidimensional anti-terrorism systems, the defense industry is dynamic, complex, and ubiquitous. It is also mysterious, powerful, and controversial, involving thousands of players worldwide-from suppliers and producers to government and military procurers to shadowy figures that trade in the black market. This comprehensive, two-volume reference will explore, on a global scale, the various issues, concepts, problems, and controversies surrounding the rise of the modern defense industry. Unparalleled in its scope and insight, The Modern Defense Industry will prove invaluable to the industry's critics and champions alike.The phenomenon of a more-or-less permanent defense industry-especially one so wide in scale, breadth (air, sea, land, and space), technology, and geography-is still relatively new. Until now, its implications for politics, economics, and technology have not been adequately discussed in an authoritative, accessible format for scholars and researchers, business people, journalists, policymakers, and interested laymen.The Modern Defense Industry addresses the period from 1945 to the present, covering the United States, Europe, Russia, China, Israel, and other important arms-producing and arms-procuring countries. Including essays by experts from around the world, a glossary, data on firms and governments, laws and policies, primary documents, case studies, and a host of other elements, this set will be a unique resource for anyone interested in the arms industry. It will also offer penetrating insights into topics like international relations and diplomacy, arms proliferation, and contemporary politics. Volume I comprises chapters by experts in the field on topics like the relationship between the industry, military, and government; how new modes of warfare are changing the industry; the implications of globalization on the industry; the black and gray areas of the arms trade; and much more. Volume II features an extensive A-Z glossary of terms, lists of defense firms and government agencies, annotated primary documents, lists of leading defense contractors and key weapons systems, an analysis of key legislation, and professional organizations.The Modern Defense Industry sets the standard for state of the art overviews of an industry that has, for better or worse, come to infuse nearly every aspect of world affairs in the early twenty-first century.

For sixty years, U.S. government officials have conducted public diplomacy programs to try to reach Arab public opinion-to inform, educate, and understand Arab attitudes.

Mustafa and Aysegul Kibaroglu examine the issues that drive Turkish foreign policy decisions in this crucial region. This reference work chronicles the factors which have shaped the mindsets of the makers of Turkey's foreign and security policies from the foundation of the Republic in 1923.

How can the United States guard against a clever unknown enemy while still preserving the freedoms it holds dear? Hulnick explains the need to revamp U.S. intelligence operations from a system focused on a single Cold War enemy to one offering more flexibility in combating non-state actors (including terrorists, spies, and criminals) like those responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001. Offering possible solutions not to be found in the federal commission's official report, Hulnick's groundbreaking work examines what is really necessary to make intelligence and homeland security more efficient and competent, both within the United States and abroad.

This concise introduction to the growth and evolution of geopolitics as a discipline includes biographical information on its leading historical and contemporary practitioners and detailed analysis of its literature.

Percival also distinguishes between China's goals in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia, deals with all of the major external players in Southeast Asia, not just China and the United States, and contends that various international relations schools of thought may or may not be relevant to Chinese-Southeast Asian relationships.

The symbiotic relationship between the US and Latin America has been filled with bitterness and anguish at its worst, and hope and cooperation at its best. This book offers an introduction to the important events in the diplomatic, military, social, and economic history of the relationship between the United States and countries of Latin America.

?The debate on this issue is momentous and has already generated many publications.... Pressler's Star Wars provides a better, more comprehensive view of how new technologies will drastically affect negotiations on arms control. The South Dakota Senator has facilitated a balanced, knowledgeable chronicle of the legislative debate. Readers with a general interest and limited background will find this the most useful introduction to the topic.?-Choice

This book looks at the historic use of foreign language by the U.S. armed forces. A necessary skill in the acquisition of intelligence, language skill emerges from this study as being of concern as well for command, control, communications, and for civil military operations.

It is up to deterrence, active defenses, passive defenses, decontamination, and counterforce to turn enemy weapons of mass destruction into instruments of limited destructive effect. Warfighters will also have to adopt a different strategy and concept of operations in fighting an adversary that is so heavily armed.

The main impact of the May 1998 nuclear tests of India and Pakistan was not on the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Peimani asserts, but on the structure of the international system.

The future of nuclear weapons and nuclear strategy in the 21st century is not entirely predictable from the Cold War past.

Cimbala and Scouras examine the issues related to the control of nuclear weapons in the early 21st century.

This work brings together contributors ranging from evolutionary theorists to game theorists to analysts of specific ethnic conflict. It represents an attempt to evaluate the usefulness of evolutionary theory for explaining ethnic phenomena and demonstrates how these theories can be applied.

Although the United States efforts to prevent the spread of strategic weapons have varied significantly since 1945, they all presumed to be avoiding one or another type of strategic war.

This book examines the implications of counterinsurgency wars for U.S. defense policy and makes the compelling argument that the United States' default position on counterinsurgency wars should be to avoid them.

Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. Theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the larger context of African strife in Africa, and patterns and trends of conflict are discussed.

Presenting a picture of the world giving rise to Islamic terrorism, From the Terrorists' Point of View argues that terrorism arises from a deep and pervasive identity crisis in Islamic societies.

Divided into three parts, this book analyzes the aviation security system's history and institutions to explain why the system failed on 9/11 in part one. Part two looks at what has been done in aviation and transportation security since 9/11, and part three outlines a suggested approach for improving US transportation security.

There is a broad consensus among informed observers both inside and outside the Beltway that American public diplomacy leaves much to be desired, and there is no real consensus among critics on what must be done to fix the problems. The author situates these problems within the complex environment of US government bureaucracy.

People pay immigration officers not to ask, customs officials not to inspect, and police officers not to investigate. People pay immigration officers not to ask, customs officials not to inspect, and police officers not to investigate.

This text challenges the current thinking on strategic security issues in Sub-Saharan Africa by bringing the entire literature together on all of the regions and countries.

This volume in the Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues series presents a concise introduction to the evolution, key concepts, discourse, and future options for improved strategic communication in today's U.S. government.

Specifically, War and Governance: International Security in a Changing World Order analyzes a number of critical issues such as whether regional security institutions have distinct advantages and liabilities in promoting international security, as compared with universal organizations like the United Nations.

Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining their viability at a time when asymmetric warfare and "e;war"e; conducted by and against nonstate actors is increasingly common and state control often ephemeral.The basis of the book's analysis is an examination of war over the last four centuries, since the Thirty Years' War, including the Cold War and subsequent conflicts. What is discovered is that war is far more endemic and brutal today than when Clausewitz tried to explain it. This volume explores that paradox and shows that if anything, we can anticipate further uncontrolled violence. The authors conclude that Clausewitz and On War have assumed a status akin to holy writ, but are obviously dated. The aim of Clausewitz Reconsidered is to bring the master's theories up to date, providing the current generation with a new basis for thought and analysis.

A fascinating analysis of the features of the Hong Kong-style democracy viewed as alien, hostile, potentially subversive, and substantially dangerous by the mainland Chinese Communist Party. Competing Chinese Political Visions: Hong Kong vs.

In the book at hand, Victoria Fontan - a professor of peace and conflict studies who lived, worked and researched in Iraq - shares pointed insights into the emotions of Iraq's people, and specifically how democratization has in that country come to be associated with humiliation.