Recent Research & Reference Articles

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   The Contemporary Middle East

   The Routledge Contemporary Middle East Series provides the first systematic attempt at studying the key actors of the dynamic, complex and strategically important MENA region. Each case study provides an easily-digestible analysis of the origins of the state, its contemporary politics, economics and international relations. All books in the series are available as free inspection copies!

   In a time of great political change and unrest, these highly topical texts offer succinct accounts of the contemporary political environment in the Middle East.
    

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   Featured Title: Crime-Terror Alliances and the State

   This new book by Lyubov Mincheva and Ted Gurr examines the political economy of transborder violence on the European Periphery that poses grave threats to domestic and international security in Europe and elsewhere. The units of analysis are unholy alliances, i.e. hybrid transborder militant and criminal networks, which have been active in the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s. The concept of Unholy Alliances is extended to also include the trans-state criminal syndicates that arise in failed and dysfunctional states, or operate within the global illicit economy. It also addresses the question of what reigns supreme in securing the militants’ long term success: money; or social endowment, including strong identity networks?

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   Oscar nominations galore for the new Taylor & Francis (Routledge) eBooks video

   And the winner in the category of Best Short Film (Live Action) goes to ... eBooks for Libraries from Taylor & Francis (including all Routledge titles)! We are very proud of our new eBooks video (a bit too proud maybe). It gives you a great overview of what T&F eBooks are all about, how to trial them and how to purchase. Watch the vid here!

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   Politics and Security Studies Handbooks

   You can now view all the Routledge Politics and Military Studies Handbooks in one place, with this handy online catalog!

   View the catalog here.

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   Al Qaeda, by CNN Terrorism Analyst Paul Cruickshank, to publish in October

   Investigative reporter and CNN Terrorism Analyst, Paul Cruickshank, publishes a new 5 volume collection on al Qaeda. Featuring recent research covering documents recovered from bin Laden's Abbottabad compound following his death, this collection is the most up to date research resource on al Qaeda.

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   New Politics and IR Research & Scholarly online catalog

   The Routledge Politics and IR Research and Scholarly 2012 catalog is here and now available to browse online!
    

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   View the Thomas Rid Virtual Issue!

   Dr Thomas Rid is a Reader in War Studies at King’s College London. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations in the School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, DC.

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   New Security Studies catalog available to browse online!

   The Routledge Security Studies 2012 catalog is here and now available to browse online!

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   Hot off the press: the new 2012 Reference Catalog is here

   Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

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    The Arab Spring among other major world events profiled in new Strategic Survey, out soon

    It's that time of the year again. The latest edition of the Strategic Survey, from the people at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, hits the shelves in September. Arab uprisings, Osama bin Laden, Japanese earthquake all feature. Read on for the full low down.

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