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Edited by Natasa Miskovic, Harald Fischer-Tiné, Nada Boskovska

The idea of non-alignment and peaceful coexistence was not new when Yugoslavia hosted the Belgrade Summit of the Non-Aligned in September 1961. Freedom activists from the colonies in Asia, Africa, and South America had been discussing such issues for decades already, but this long-lasting context…

Hardback – 2014-03-28
Routledge
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Edited by Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Ben de Jong, Joop van Reijn

This volume discusses the challenges the future holds for different aspects of the intelligence process and for organisations working in the field. The main focus of Western intelligence services is no longer on the intentions and capabilities of the Soviet Union and its allies. Instead, at…

Hardback – 2014-03-17
Routledge
Studies in Intelligence

Edited by Karen Guttieri, Volker Franke, Melanne Civic

This volume provides materials for active learning about peacebuilding and conflict management in the context of complex stability operations. Today, America faces security challenges unlike any it has faced before, many of which requiring lengthy U.S. involvement in stability operations. These…

Hardback – 2014-03-13
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management

By Stephan Frühling

How can countries decide what kind of military forces they need, if threats are uncertain and history is full of strategic surprises? This is a question that is more pertinent than ever, as countries across the Asia-Pacific are faced with the military and economic rise of China. Uncertainty is…

Hardback – 2014-03-06
Routledge
Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

By Mohammed Shareef

This book provides a descriptive and analytical narrative of the evolution of US foreign policy towards Iraq at the supra-national (global), national (Arab Iraq) and sub-national (Iraqi Kurdistan) levels. The book is unique in that it presents a sophisticated insight into the two major components…

Hardback – 2014-02-20
Routledge
Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

By Linda Risso

This book offers the first account of the foundation, organisation and activities of the NATO Information Service (NATIS) during the Cold War. During the Cold War, NATIS was pivotal in bringing national delegations together to discuss their security, information and intelligence concerns and, when…

Hardback – 2014-01-07
Routledge
Studies in Intelligence

By Colin M. Fleming

This is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a post-Clausewitzian age. In doing so it demonstrates…

Hardback – 2013-12-18
Routledge
Military Strategy and Operational Art

By Howard J. Fuller

This book examines British naval diplomacy from the end of the Crimean War to the American Civil War, showing how the mid-Victorian Royal Navy suffered serious challenges during the period. Many recent works have attempted to depict the mid-Victorian Royal Navy as all-powerful, innovative, and…

Hardback – 2013-12-13
Routledge
Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

Edited by Joachim Krause, Charles King Mallory, IV

The region encompassing Afghanistan and Pakistan (Af/Pak region) is undergoing a fundamental strategic change. This book analyses the nature of this strategic change, in ordre to seek possible future scenarios and to examine policy options. It also undertakes a critical review of the…

Hardback – 2013-12-05
Routledge
Asian Security Studies

By Andrew T.H. Tan

This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia. The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly…

Hardback – 2013-11-29
Routledge
Asian Security Studies

By Sean T. Lawson

This book examines the United States military’s use of concepts from non-linear science, such as chaos and complexity theory, in its efforts to theorise information-age warfare. Over the past three decades, the US defence community has shown an increasing interest in learning lessons from the…

Hardback – 2013-11-21
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology

By Tadd Sholtis

This book presents the current history of United States military strategy in Afghanistan as an example of dysfunctional policy discourse among the nation’s elites. The legitimacy of a country’s military strategy can become a subject of intense public debate and doubt, especially in prolonged…

Hardback – 2013-11-15
Routledge
Cass Military Studies