Global Jihadism

Theory and Practice

By Jarret M. Brachman

Global Jihadism exposes the core doctrine and strategy of today’s global Jihadist movement.

The first half of the book explores the ideas upon which groups...

Will be published July 24th 2008 by Routledge.

Rethinking Insecurity, War and Violence

Beyond Savage Globalization?

Edited by Damian Grenfell, Paul James

Rethinking Insecurity, War and Violence: Beyond Savage Globalization? is a collection of essays by scholars intent on rethinking the mainstream security paradigms.

Overall, this collection is...

Will be published July 25th 2008 by Routledge.

US Defense Politics

The Origins of Security Policy

By Harvey Sapolsky, Eugene Gholz, Caitlin Talmadge

This new textbook seeks to explain how US defense and national security policy is formulated and conducted. The focus is on the role of the...

Will be published August 6th 2008 by Routledge.

Edited by Natividad Fernández Sola, Michael Smith

In this book, experts from both sides of the Atlantic, examine the recent tensions between Western Europe and the United States over such issues as...

Will be published September 16th 2008 by Routledge.

Anarchy, Freedom and International Relations

By Mervyn Frost

This provocative and original book challenges the commonplace that contemporary international interactions are best understood as struggles for power. Eschewing jargon and theoretical abstraction, Mervyn...

Will be published September 26th 2008 by Routledge.

An Introduction

By Marc Lanteigne

This textbook is designed as an introduction to the study of contemporary Chinese foreign policy. It examines the patterns of engagement with various domestic and international...

Will be published September 30th 2008 by Routledge.

Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East

Old games, new rules

By Anoushiravan Ehteshami

Examining globalization in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed assessment of the impact of globalization in the ‘greater’ Middle East, including North...

Will be published October 1st 2008 by Routledge.

Rethinking the Rules of International Security

Edited by Jr., Anthony F. Lang, Amanda Russell Beattie

This book seeks to demonstrate how rules not only guide a variety of practices within international politics but also contribute to the chaos and tension...

Will be published October 17th 2008 by Routledge.

By Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger

This book is the definitive guide to the topical issue of the relationship between political parties that embrace the democratic process and terrorist groups which...

Will be published October 24th 2008 by Routledge.

Individual and Collective Disengagement

Edited by Tore Bjorgo, John Horgan

This new edited volume expands our understanding of the processes by which individuals and groups disengage from terrorism.

While there has been a growing awareness of...

Will be published December 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

A Reader

Edited by Christopher Andrew, Richard J. Aldrich, Wesley K. Wark

This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current...

Will be published December 4th 2008 by Routledge.

Confronting the Contradictions of Postwar Peace Operations

Edited by Roland Paris, Timothy D. Sisk

This book explores the contradictions that emerge in international statebuilding efforts in war-torn societies.

Since the end of the Cold War, more than 20 major peace...

Will be published December 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment-Network

By James Der Derian

After the Gulf War the United States armed forces spent the next decade preparing for the next war in the Mojave Desert, off the shores...

Will be published January 15th 2009 by Routledge.

Edited by Inderjeet Parmar, Linda B. Miller, Mark Ledwidge

Will be published January 30th 2009 by Routledge.

Selected Essays

By James Der Derian

This book brings together for the first time the essays of the leading IR theorist, James Der Derian. The essays cover a variety of issues...

Will be published January 30th 2009 by Routledge.

A Guide for the Twenty-First Century

By Geoffrey Till

Will be published February 28th 2009 by Routledge.

An Introduction

By Michael J. Butler

This textbook chronicles the logic, evolution, application, and outcomes of the five major approaches to international conflict management:

• traditional peacekeeping
• peace enforcement and support operations...

Will be published March 1st 2009 by Routledge.

Origins, Operations, Challenges

Edited by Thomas Rid, Thomas A. Keaney

Will be published March 31st 2009 by Routledge.

Moving From Violence to Sustainable Peace

Edited by Louis Kriesberg, Bruce Dayton

Will be published March 31st 2009 by Routledge.

The Political Economy of Security after Foucault

By Michael Dillon

Will be published March 31st 2009 by Routledge.