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The Certificate in Terrorism Studies is a 16 week programme of study from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews and Informa.

Delivered entirely online, this is the leading terrorism studies course, vital if it's part of your responsibility to protect people, infrastructure, organisations or investments.

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Following the terrorist attacks in various parts of the world the government, the media, and the general public have raised questions regarding potential links between Western Muslims, radical Islam and terrorism. Written by the prominent, area studies scholars the book challenges authenticity of the myths concerning the Islamic world and and examines these myths as ideological cover for the "war on terror" and Iraq war.

To coincide with the 2010 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference, being held throughout May at the UN Headquarters in New York, Taylor and Francis journals have made a selection of articles on the nuclear debate free to view online.

Understanding Counterinsurgency provides an introduction to contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. The contributors address the question 'Don’t we understand COIN by now?' by analyzing the roots of modern Western theory and practice, and in light of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.   

Browse all the new and key backlist titles in Middle East and Islamic Studies online catalog!

Bringing together a number of experts on the region to provide a broad ranging survey of individual countries, this book examines the experiences of activists, parties, religious groups and governments, the influences exerted on them and the difficulties involved in bringing democracy to the Middle East.

Edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami, of Durham University (UK), the series provides the first systematic attempt at studying the complex and strategically important MENA region.

This bookshelf essential written by Ewan W. Anderson, University of Durham, UK and Liam D. Anderson, Wright State University, includes entries on the most important current issues in the Middle East, combining maps with their geopolitical background.

Jeffrey R. Macris' recent Routledge book,The Politics and Security of the Gulf, is a comprehensive and thorough look at the history of the Gulf and the contemporary issues affecting the region. It is a historical narrative that examines two centuries of Persian Gulf history, along with Washington and London's role in shaping it.

Jeffrey R. Macris' recent Routledge book, The Politics and Security of the Gulf, is a comprehensive and thorough look at the history of the Gulf and the contemporary issues affecting the region. It is a historical narrative that examines two centuries of Persian Gulf history, along with Washington and London's role in shaping it. Jeffrey R. Macris' recent Routledge book, The Politics and Security of the Gulf (http://www.routledge.com/9780415778718), is a comprehensive and thorough look at the history of the Gulf and the contemporary issues affecting the region. It is a historical narrative that examines two centuries of Persian Gulf history, along with Washington and London's role in shaping it.