1st Edition

Handbook of Defence Politics International and Comparative Perspectives

Edited By Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, James Forest Copyright 2008
496 Pages
by Routledge

496 Pages
by Routledge

476 Pages
by Routledge

Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. With a focus on examining the fundamental sources of – and defence policy responses to – the new ‘post-9/11’ security environment, this volume offers an up-to-date, balanced and comprehensive overview of defence politics worldwide, with chapters written by an... Read more

 Part 1: International Dimensions 1. Introduction to Politics of Defence Isaiah Wilson III and James Forest   2. The Changing Conception of Self-Defence Aidan Hehir 3. New Security Constructions: Cats and Dogs Living Together in the 21st Century Scott Silverstone  4. The Politics of Collective Action Erica Chenoweth  5. The United Nations and Peacekeeping Donna Winslow  6. The New NATO and Collective Security in Europe Rebecca J. Cruise  7. Democracy by Force Alexandre Lambert  8. Contractors and Corporate Security Olivia Allison and Molly Clark  9. Nuclear Capabilities and Policies in the 21st Century 10. The Politics of Defence Industries: A Comparative Review 11. The Use of  New Media in the Modern Asymmetric Warfare Environment Pierre Pahlavi Part 2: Regional and Domestic Dimensions 12. Africa Benedikt Franke 13. Asia/Strategic Asia  Michael Wills and Mercy Kuo 14. Europe, Old and New Luca Ratti and Jeremy Lamoreaux  15. Latin America Fernando Lujan, Lorenzo Rios and Richard J. Kilroy, Jr.  16. Middle East Robert Looney  17. Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom Craig Stone, Andrew Dorman and Joyce Kaufmann 18. Militaries and Peacekeeping Operations of the Nordic Countries Mattias Viktorian and Henning Sorenson 19. Japan Scott Buchanan 20. Koreas Jin Pak  21. China Zhiqun Zhu  22. Taiwan Michael S. Chase  23. Turkey Catherine Harris and Gokham Yucel  24. Israel Arie Perliger  25. Russia Thomas Sherlock Part 3: U.S. Dimensions 26. U.S. Defense Policymaking: A 21st Century Perspective Frank Jones  27. U.S. Defense Policy: A Constructivist Perspective Don Snider and David Dudas  28. Defense Consolidation in the U.S. O. Shaun Cupp 29. U.S. Defence Policy and China Patrick Belton  30. The Politics and Strategy of U.S. Military Interventions in the Muslim World Bradley L. Bowman Part 4: the Future of Defense Politics and Policy 31. Expanding Our Notions of Defence Veronica Ziliotto  32. Dueling Regimes: International Humanitarian Law and the Future of Military Intervention Isaiah Wilson III 33. An Asian Nuclear Arms Race? Stephen J. Cimbala  34. Compound Security Dilemmas Isaiah Wilson III  Maps and Statistics. Bibliography.  

Biography

Isaiah Wilson III, James J. F. Forest