Bücher von Mark Wilcox

This work examines the CFE Treaty as a factor in Russia's foreign and security policy. Moscow showed amazing persistence in their relationship with the "cornerstone of European security." Their approach to the treaty was a genuine attempt to shape the security environment in Europe and the former USSR. The treaty also enabled the dismantling of large conventional forces as they returned from Eastern Europe and transitioned into the armies of the newly independent states of the former USSR. The CFE Treaty, though, proved ineffective at constraining the enlargement of NATO. Simultaneously, Moscow's foreign and security policy evolved from one that focused on the domestic development of the country to that of a more confident state reasserting itself as a great power. Drawing extensively on primary sources and analyses by Russian authors, this book employs two historical narratives, case studies, and a conceptual framework to show that while Moscow remained engaged with the CFE Treaty, undesired effects on Russia's national interests gradually accrued at the expense of desired ones, leading Vladimir Putin to withdraw Russia from the treaty as an act of de-coupling from the "collective West." This book is relevant to scholars and policymakers who want to understand Russia's approach to arms control as an element of military security.

Kyle Comet, 12 year old star-fighter pilot and hero of Star Command, is in trouble! His starship has developed a problem in the far reaches of the galaxy and now, with time running out, he is forced to land on the mysterious Planet X. Along with his best friends, Biff and Anya, he sets out to explore the strange new world. What they soon discover is far more than just an uncharted planet. The three star pilots become embroiled in a fight to protect the galaxy and the future of Star Command.