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A New Type of Great Power Relationship between the United States and China: The Military Dimension
The relative rise of China is likely to lead a majorshift in the world's strategic architecture, which theUnited States will need to accommodate. For the outcome to be generally beneficial, China needs to be dissuaded from hegemonic aspirations and retained as a cooperative partner...- $16.95
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A Soldier's Morality, Religion, And Our Professional Ethic: Does The Army's Culture Facilitate Integration, Character Development, And Trust In The Pr
The context for this book lies in the trust relationships that American military professions must retain with the society they serve if they are to remain professions. Of course, the alternative without such trust is for the Services simply to revert to the character...- $14.95
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A Transatlantic Bargain for the 21st Century: The United States, Europe, and the Transatlantic Alliance
The same may be said of the transatlantic bargain that has underpinned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since its founding and framed the relationship between the United States and its European allies. A source of both enduring stability as well as perpetual discord,...- $14.95
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Adapting, Transforming, and Modernizing Under Fire: The Mexican Military 2006-11
Since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006, Mexico has embarked upon the implementation of a culture of law and security that has triggered a war with organized crime. This war has involved all sectors of society and has activated a series of...- $14.59
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Alien - How Operational Art Devoured Strategy
There was a time when the world had no need for operational art, a time when sovereigns led their armies in the field and where the yoking of war to politics was their personal undertaking. It was the sovereign who chose whether or not...- $9.95
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American Grand Strategy and the Future of U.S. Landpower
The current international security environment is characterized by unprecedented uncertainty. In the Asia-Pacific, our allies adjust to China's rise and hedge against instability coming from North Korea. In the greater Middle East, the Syrian civil war draws in powerful state and nonstate actors, Iran's...- $24.95
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China- Latin American Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position
Over the past several years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has expanded its military ties with Latin America in multiple important ways. High-level trips by Latin American defense and security personnel to the PRC and visits by their Chinese counterparts have become commonplace....- $14.95
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Countering Radicalization and Recruitment to Al-Qaeda: Fighting the War of Deeds
Disrupting, dismantling, and ultimately defeatingal-Qaeda-based, affiliated, and inspired terrorismis the declared policy of the U.S. Government (USG). Despite noteworthy success in attacking the al-Qaeda (AQ) terrorist network and securing the homeland from terrorist attack, the United States has yet to execute an effective methodology...- $16.95
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Cyber Infrastructure Prevention Volume II
Increased reliance on the Internet and other networked systems raise the risks of cyber attacks that could harm our nation's cyber infrastructure. The cyber infrastructure encompasses a number of sectors including: the nation's mass transit and other transportation systems; banking and financial systems; factories;...- $27.95
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Cyber Infrastructure Protection
This book provides an integrated view and a comprehensive framework of the various issues relating to cyber infrastructure protection. It provides the foundation for long-term policy development, a road map for cyber security, and an analysis of technology challenges that impede cyber infrastructure protection....- $16.95
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Cyberterrorism After Stuxnet
Terrorists are known to use the Internet for communications, planning, recruitment, propaganda, and reconnaissance. They have shown interest in carrying out cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructures, although no such serious attacks are known publicly to have occurred. The discovery of the Stuxnet malware in...- $13.95
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European Missile Defense and Russia
When U.S. President Barack Obama cancelled ascheduled September 2013 summit meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, "lack of progress on issues such as missile defense" was cited as the primary justification. Despite widespread and well founded assumption that the real trigger for the...- $14.95
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Female Suicide Bombers
Suicide bombers are today's weapon of choice. Terrorists are using suicide bombers because theyare a low cost, low technology, and low risk weapon. Suicide bombers are readily available, require little training, leave no trace behind, and strike fear into the general population. The success...- $14.95
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From War to Deterrence? Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Since 2006
For 7 years now, the border area between Israel and Lebanon has witnessed calm and stability. At first sight, this has all the appearances of a paradox. The 2006 war between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Lebanese organization, Hezbollah, was followed neither...- $12.95
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Getting to the Left of Sharp: Lessons Learned from West Point's Effort to Combat Sexual Harassment and Assault
On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which ended the practice of segregating the military services by race. That same year, the Army allowed women to join the services on an equal basis with men. Both of these steps preceded...- $14.95
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La Familia Drug Cartel: Implications for U.S.-Mexican Security
La Familia Michoacana, also known as La Familia, is one of the most bizarre and deadly cartels in the world. Its Bible-pounding leaders recruit young people from rehabilitation centers, insist that they throw off their dependence on alcohol, drugs, and other addictive substances, and,...- $12.95
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Legality In Cyberspace: An Adversary View
The United States and its allies are in general agreement on the legal status of conflict in cyberspace. Although key principles remain unresolved, such as what precisely constitutes an armed attack or use of force in cyberspace, overall there is a broad legal consensus...- $14.95
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Maneuvering the Islamist-Secularist Divide in the Arab World: How the United States Can Preserve its Interests and Values in an Increasingly Polarized
Mr. Gregory Aftandilian examines why the Islamist-secularist divide in such Arab countries as Egypt and Tunisia has become so intense and polarizing and what can be done, from the perspective of U.S. policy, to mitigate such divisions and preserve U.S. interests and values. He...- $14.95
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Moving Beyond Pretense: Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation
The U.S. President and nearly all his critics agree that the spread of nuclear weapons and the possibility of their seizure and potential use is the greatest danger facing the United States and the world. Looking at the way government and industry officials downplay...- $29.95
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Operationalizing Counter Threat Finance Strategies
U.S. military leaders, planners, and decision makers face a new security environment in the 21st century, characterized by its complex networked nature, which has emerged as a result of globalization accompanied by the ever increasing speed of technological advancements. This in turn has created...- $12.95
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Preparing for War? Moscow Facing an Arc of Crisis
Russia is once again at the front and center of the security agenda of the United States. With many now seeing Russia as one of the most important threats, if not the number one threat to the United States and its allies, there is...- $9.20
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Rebuilding Armed Forces: Learning From Iraq and Lebanon
Since U.S. operations began in Iraq in 2003, the Iraqi armed forces have embarked on a huge transformation. In this groundbreaking monograph, Dr. Florence Gaub focuses on the structural and sociological aspects of rebuilding the Iraqi armed forces, which she observes and comments on...- $13.49
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Recognizing and Understanding Revolutionary Change in Warfare: The Sovereignty of Context
Since 1993 at the latest, when Andrew W. Marshall and his Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) introduced into public debate the concept of a Revolution in Military affairs (RMA), the idea of revolutionary change in warfare...- $7.95
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Revival of Political Islam in the Aftermath of the Arab Uprisings: Implications for the Region and Beyond
As part of the radical political changes that haveaffected a number of Arab countries over the past 4 years, the toppling of regimes and the organization of the first fair and free elections in several Arab states have allowed Islamist parties to rise to...- $14.95
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Russia After Putin
This research was completed in the fall of 2013, which was obviously prior to the recent crisis in Crimea and Ukraine.In 1999, after Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin Prime Minister, the former Russian Secret Service (KGB) agent pledged to create a powerful state at...- $14.95
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Russia's Counterinsurgency In North Caucasus: Performance And Consequences - The Strategic Threat Of Religious Extremism And Moscow's Response
This book examines the underlying issues behind the continuing low-level Islamist insurgency movement in the Russian North Caucasus. It begins by analyzing the history of relations between the Russian and the North Caucasus nations, focusing specifically on the process of subjugating the region by...- $16.95
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Russian Military Transformation: Goal In Sight?
The depth and scale of change that the Russian military has undergone during the last 5 years of transformation is impossible to overstate. This book reviews the overall direction and intention of Russia's military transformation, with particular reference to the specific range of threats-real...- $14.95
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Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain
This compendium is the result of a conference on "Military Operations in an Urban Environment" cosponsored by the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce in conjunction with the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs, the U.S. Army War College, and the Association of the...- $20.52
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Strategic Implications of the Evolving Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Key points from this analysis include: - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)is an enduring association which was originallybrought together by the short-term border securityinterests of its first five members.- Russia believes it plays a leading role in the SCO;in fact, however, the organization is...- $14.95
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Strategic Stability: Contending Interpretations
What is strategic stability and why is it important? This edited collection offers the most current authoritative survey of this topic, which is central to U.S. strategy in the field of nuclear weapons and great power relations. A variety of authors and leading experts...- $29.95
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Teaching Strategy: Challenge and Response
No subject is more essential in the preparation of national security professionals and military leaders than the teaching of strategy, from grand to military strategy. Nor is there one that is more timeless and intellectually demanding. Moreover, the experience of the armed forces in...- $23.99
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The Causes of Instability in Nigeria and Implications for the United States
Nigeria is one of the pivotal states of Africa and is extremely important to U.S. diplomatic and economic interests on that continent. However, Americans' general lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of Nigeria undercuts our interactions with this crucial state to the detriment of both...- $9.95
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army And Information Warfare
On November 23, 2013, China's Ministry of National Defense spokesman announced that a new air defense intercept zone (ADIZ) will be established by the government to include the Diaoyu, or Senkaku Islands. Sovereignty over these islands is disputed by Japan, China, and Taiwan. Pundits...- $14.95
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The Effective Use of Reserve Personnel in the U.S. Military: Lessons from the United Kingdom Reserve Model
In the current age of economic austerity, there is increasing pressure for the military in the United States and the United Kingdom (UK) to be streamlined, so as to be able to deliver more for less cost. This requires a whole new approach to...- $14.95
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The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns
The United States increasingly relies on unmannedaerial vehicles-better known as drones-to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. Drones have been used in armed conflicts in which the United States is a recognized participant, including the conflicts against insurgent groups in Afghanistan and...- $14.95
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The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma
It is hard to overstate the importance of energy. Energy literally drives the global economy. Societies rely on it for everything from advanced medical equipment to heating, cooling, and irrigation. Whether it derives from advanced nuclear reactors in developed nations or simple woodstoves in...- $17.95
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy: Intersecting Trajectories
In this study, Mr. Kashmeri argues his thesis that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has evolved from a confident, mission driven Alliance with a clear objective, to an organization that appears to be in disar ray, still looking for a unifying mission 20...- $17.99
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The Real "Long War": The Illicit Drug Trade and the Role of the Military
As the Iraq and Afghanistan wars wind down, the U.S. military, like most other Western militaries, is enveloped in campaigns of reappraisal about what its role should be for the next few decades. The U.S. Navy and Air Force are developing the concepts of...- $12.95
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The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq
The Syrian civil war has allowed al-Qaeda to recover from its setbacks up to 2010. Its main affiliate in the region seems to be testing a new strategy of collaboration with other salafist-jihadist groups and a less brutal implementation of Sharia law in areas...- $14.95
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The U.S. - India Relationships: Cross-Sector Collaboration to Promote Sustainable Development
Over the past 2 decades, the global system has been subject to a range of forces which have reconfigured relationships among individuals, organizations, and nation-states. As an aspect of that changing structure and rising interdependence, many security challenges which confront today's strategic leaders are...- $22.95
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U.S. LANDPOWER in the SOUTH CHINA SEA
In his third Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) monograph addressing turmoil in the South China Sea region, retired U.S. Air Force officer Clarence J. Bouchat counters the misperceptions that U.S. landpower plays only a minor or supporting role in what is normally considered a predominately...- $24.99
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United States-Gulf Cooperation Council Security Cooperation In A Multipolar World
Profound changes in regional geopolitical dynamicsin the Arabian Gulf since the early-2000s renderthe region a highly challenging environment for U.S. foreign policy and military engagement. At a time of continuing domestic instability in Iraq and an increasingly isolated Iran, the geopolitical weight of the...- $14.95
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Visual Propaganda and Extremism in the Online Enivironment
Visual images have been a central component of propaganda for as long as propaganda has been produced. But recent developments in communication and information technologies have given terrorist and extremist groups options and abilities they never would have been able to come close to...- $24.95
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