Book Series
Contemporary Security Studies
New & Published Titles:
Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict
Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan. It includes case studies which reveal…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47734-5 (Routledge)
Security and the War on Terror
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 marked a turning point in international politics, representing a new type of threat that could not easily be…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36845-2 (Routledge)
Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
NATO and EU Options in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
As counter-profileration is expected to become the central element in the new national security policy of the US, such actions will constitute a central element…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-7146-5606-9 (Routledge)
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The Political Road to War with Iraq
Bush, 9/11 and the Drive to Overthrow Saddam
This volume explores in close detail the events and factors leading up to the second Gulf War in 2003 and considers whether war with Iraq…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45950-1 (Routledge)
International Law and International Relations
Bridging Theory and Practice
This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45959-4 (Routledge)
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Corporate Soldiers and International Security
The Rise of Private Military Companies
This book traces the history of private military companies, with a special focus on UK private forces.
Christopher Kinsey examines the mercenary companies that filled the…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45776-7 (Routledge)
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Global Security and the War on Terror
Elite Power and the Illusion of Control
As the ‘War on Terror’ evolves into the ‘Long War’ against Islamo-fascism, it demands an enduring commitment to ensuring the security of the United States…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41938-3 (Routledge)
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Explaining War and Peace
Case Studies and Necessary Condition Counterfactuals
This edited volume focuses on the use of ‘necessary condition counterfactuals’ in explaining two key events in twentieth century history, the origins of the First…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42233-8 (Routledge)
Ethics, Technology and the American Way of War
Cruise Missiles and US Security Policy
A new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force. As such, this is an…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77064-4 (Routledge)
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Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States
US National Security Policy after 9/11
This new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77144-3 (Routledge)
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Forthcoming Titles:
Peace Operations and International Criminal Justice: Building Peace after Mass Atrocities
By Majbritt Lyck
To be published December 1st 2009
Democracy and Security: Preferences, Norms and Policy-Making
Edited by Matthew Evangelista, Harald Muller, Niklas Schoernig
To be published December 2nd 2009
Cyber-Conflict and Global Politics
Edited by Athina Karatzogianni
To be published December 2nd 2009
Global Biosecurity: Threats and Responses
Edited by Peter Katona, John P. Sullivan, Michael D. Intriligator
To be published January 19th 2010
Private Security Contractors and New Wars: Risk, Law, and Ethics
By Kateri Carmola
To be published February 5th 2010
US Hegemony and International Legitimacy: Norms, Power and Followership in the Wars on Iraq
By Lavina Rajendram Lee
To be published February 5th 2010
Russia's Foreign Security Policy in the 21st Century: Putin, Medvedev and Beyond
By Marcel De Haas
To be published April 9th 2010
Rethinking Security Governance: The Problem of Unintended Consequences
Edited by Christopher Daase, Cornelius Friesendorf
To be published May 7th 2010
Territory, War, and Peace: An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis
By John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan
To be published June 30th 2010
War, Ethics and Justice: International Security in a Post-9/11 World
Edited by Mark Phythian, Annika Bergman-Rosamond
To be published June 30th 2010
US Foreign Policy and Iran: American-Iranian Relations since the Islamic Revolution
By Donette Murray
To be published June 30th 2010
Legitimacy and the Use of Armed Force: Stability Missions in the Post-Cold Era
By Chiyuki Aoi
To be published July 31st 2010
Justifying America's Wars: The Conduct and Practice of US Military Intervention since 1990
By Nicholas Kerton-Johnson
To be published July 31st 2010
Understanding NATO in the 21st Century: Alliance Strategies, Security and Global Governance
Edited by Graeme P. Herd, John Kriendler
To be published July 31st 2010
Multipolarity in the 21st Century: A New World Order
Edited by Donette Murray, David Brown
To be published July 31st 2010
Unipolarity and World Politics: A Theory and its Implications
By Birthe Hansen
To be published July 31st 2010
Russian Imperialism Revisited: Neo-Empire, State Interests and Hegemonic Power
By Domitilla Sagramoso
To be published September 30th 2010