Bücher der Reihe Contemporary Security Studies

Develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft. This book explores the rise of the 'information domain' and information strategy as an equal partner alongside traditional military strategy; and the need to consider the organizational implications of information strategy.

This volume analyzes the prospects for building a sustainable peace in post-conflict countries from a number of different perspectives, such as economic development, democratization, respect for human rights, and the United Nations.

Examines the ethical and intellectual issues and dilemmas associated with attempts to establish formal humanitarian limits on weaponry. This book examines the varied cases of prohibitions on 'conventional' and 'unconventional' weapons through customary and statutory laws, multilateral treaties, UN resolutions, and national legislation.

Offers a different look at European Network Enabled Capabilities (NEC) and their implications for transatlantic co-operation in future operations. This book shows how, with the removal of the risks of Soviet invasion, European defence planners must now modify their strategies and capabilities to address new threats, both at home and overseas.

Explores various biohealth and biosecurity threats, and offers responses and solutions from global and local, networked and pyramidal, as well as specialized and interdisciplinary perspectives. This book covers bioterrorism, emerging infectious diseases, pandemic disease preparedness and remediation, and environmental issues.

Useful for those wishing to understand the Iraq war from a many perspectives, this book contains analysis of the Iraq War from several different academic, as well as military perspectives. Its emphasis is on the links between US foreign policy, US strategy and the US conduct of war.

This is an effort to explain the recent rift between America and some of her oldest European allies, especially with German, French, and other West European attitudes.

US missile defence policy plays a crucial part on the international scene and is typically studied from US perspectives. This book is different. It delivers sharp analyses of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints. This book shows that the global ramifications of US missile defence policy are contingent upon distinct regional and national variations.

Explores the crisis in transatlantic relations and analyses the role of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union. This book offers a theory of cooperation in the security paradigm to explain the state of transatlantic relations and NATO's failure to adequately transform itself into a security institution for the 21st century.

Looks into the nature of the European Union as a strategic actor, setting out to explore the paradox that the European Union (EU) produces policies with strategic qualities, but lacks the institutions and concepts to engage in strategic reasoning and action proper.

Examines the interplay between energy policy and security policy under Vladimir Putin, and his drive to re-establish Russia's 'greatness'. This book argues that Russia's desire to strengthen its role of 'energy security' provider is undermined by its inability to secure growth in production of oil and gas.

Examines transatlantic security relations after the Cold War, and how this has influenced the development of an EU strategic culture. This book provides an analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. It challenges established orthodoxy regarding the sui generis nature of the European Union.

Offers an examination of the involvement of peace enforcement soldiers in the detention of indicted war criminals. This book addresses why peace enforcement missions need to be involved in detaining indicted war criminals. It analyzes how the securing of justice and transitional justice is incorporated into the UN's approach to peace-building.

Examines how image affects war and whether image affects our understanding of war. Providing examples from fiction and factual film and television news, as well as digital media, this book introduces the notion of moving images as weapons in armed conflict. It is useful to students of war and security studies; and media and communication studies.

A study of US foreign policy decision-making in relation to Iran and its implications for Middle Eastern relations.

Presents an account of President Clinton's foreign policy during 1992-2000. This book covers the main substantive issues of his administration, including Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo. It also emphasizes Clinton's adaptation of the elder Bush's 'New World Order' outlook and his relationship to the younger Bush's 'Americanistic' foreign policy.

Seeks to understand the central role of governments in intra-state conflicts. This book explores how the government in various society plays two pivotal roles: as a deterrent against those who would use violence; and as a potential danger to the society.

Examines the theoretical and empirical issues relating to cyberconflict and its implications for global security and politics. This volume includes an introduction to debates in the field and their ramifications for global politics, and follows this with case studies.

This book tells the story of NATO's secret anti-communist stay-behind armies that had been set up by the CIA and MI6 after World War II in all countries of Western Europe and in some countries became tragically linked to right-wing terrorism.

Offers an examination of how democratic preferences and norms are relevant to security policy beyond the decision of whether to go to war, therefore providing an understanding of state behaviour in the security realm.

Provides dimensions to the debate on global terrorism by opening up interdisciplinary conversations between hitherto unexplored strategic, economic, ethical and legal approaches, which offer practically relevant opportunities to rethink how states can respond to terrorist threats.

Examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq.

Examines the international political order in the post-Cold War era, arguing that this order has become progressively more punitive. This title argues for the necessary presence of justice, authority and agency if punishment is to function effectively. It also explores intervention, sanctions, counter-terrorism policy, and war crimes tribunals.

For so-long the cornerstone of the transatlantic partnership, the evolution of NATO has profound implications for the co-operative or competitive nature of transatlantic relations and regional and global security governance. This title provides an overview of the evolution of NATO, alliances and global security governance in the 21st century.

"This book is the first to explore comprehensively the rise of UK private military companies on the international stage."--Jacket.

Asserts that bad offences and defences have been endemic to the US policy approach, leading US policy makers to pursue policies that require them to do everything without adequate concern for resource trade-offs, and unintended consequences. This book is suitable for students of US foreign policy, national and international security, and others.

Focuses on the use of 'necessary condition counterfactuals' in explaining two key events in twentieth century history, the start of the First World War and the end of the Cold War. Containing essays by leading figures in the field, this book analyzes the causal logics of necessary and sufficient conditions.