Prompted by reflection on enduring warlordism under the auspices of of the Karzai government in occupied Afghanistan, Marten (political science, Barnard College) provides a comparative examination of
Rovner, (strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College) examines the relationship between intelligence, policy, and politics taking as examples interactions between intelligence agencies and political p
The first book to focus systematically on the foreign policy of different types of authoritarian regimes, Dictators at War and Peace breaks new ground in our understanding of the international behavio
"Biological weapons are widely feared, yet rarely used. Biological weapons were the first weapon prohibited by an international treaty, yet the proliferation of these weapons increased after they were
A compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well—and sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focus
Taking note of the unimpressive track-record of (the threat of) coercion in altering policies, Nincic (political science, U. of California, Davis) examines the promises and pitfalls of positive diplom
Beardsley (political science, Emory U.) illustrates the long-term limitations of third-party mediation in international conflicts, especially when leverage is used, using a rational bargaining model o
Miller (Oklahoma State U.) applies business-oriented theories of reputation to international relations, differentiating between different types of reputations that states may have among other states.
Recchia draws on declassified documents and about one hundred interviews with civilian and military leaders to illuminate little-known aspects of U.S. decision making in the run-up to interventions in
Explains how Japan attempted to find economic security in preparation for World War II and looks at the impact of U. S. economic pressure on Japan's foreign policy and domestic economy
Liberal democracies very rarely fight wars against each other, even though they go to war just as often as other types of states do. John M. Owen IV attributes this peculiar restraint to a synergy bet
High-security organizations around the world face devastating threats from insiders—trusted employees with access to sensitive information, facilities, and materials.Matthew Bunn and Scott D. Sagan ou
Do alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons? Atomic Assurance looks at what makes alliances sufficiently credible to prevent nuclear proliferation; how alliances can break down and
As a rising great power flexes its muscles on the political-military scene it must examine how to manage its relationships with states suffering from decline; and it has to do so in a careful and stra
The United States and the Soviet Union missed numerous diplomatic opportunities to resolve differences and control the arms race because neither state trusted the other, according to Deborah Welch Lar
Conventional Deterrence is a book about the origins of war. Why do nations faced with the prospect of large-scale conventional war opt for or against an offensive strategy? John J. Mearsheimer examine
"Since 1898, the United States and the United Nations have deployed military force more than three dozen times in attempts to rebuild failed states. Currently there are more state-building campaigns i
The construction of the European Community (EC) has widely been understood as the product of either economic self-interest or dissatisfaction with the nation-state system. In Europe United, Sebastian
A nation's grand strategy rarely serves the best interests of all its citizens. Instead, every strategic choice benefits some domestic groups at the expense of others. When groups with different inter
