Book Series in Military, Strategic and Security Studies
Contemporary Security Studies
New & Published Titles:
Military Transformation and Strategy
Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States
This book explores the idea of a ‘revolution in military affairs’ (RMA), which underpins the transformational agenda of the US military, and examines its implications...
ISBN: 978-0-415-42110-2 | Published August 21st 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Military Transformation and StrategyPeace Operations and International Criminal Justice
Building Peace after Mass Atrocities
This new volume provides the first thorough examination of the involvement of peace enforcement soldiers in the detention of indicted war criminals.
The book firstly...
ISBN: 978-0-415-44459-0 | Published July 29th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Peace Operations and International Criminal JusticeThe Homeland Security Dilemma
Fear, Failure and the Future of American Insecurity
This book explores the paradox of the ‘security dilemma’ in International Relations, as applied to the post-9/11 context of homeland security.
The book's central argument can...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77515-1 | Published July 4th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about The Homeland Security DilemmaDemocracy and Security
Preferences, Norms and Policy-Making
It has become generally accepted wisdom that democracies do not go to war against each other. However, there are significant differences between democratic states in...
ISBN: 978-0-415-43389-1 | Published July 1st 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Democracy and SecurityIntra-State Conflict, Governments and Security
Dilemmas of Deterrence and Assurance
This volume seeks to understand the central role of governments in intra-state conflicts.
The book explores how the government in any society plays two pivotal roles:...
ISBN: 978-0-415-46050-7 | Published May 29th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Intra-State Conflict, Governments and SecurityPunishment, Justice and International Relations
Ethics and Order after the Cold War
This book examines the international political order in the post-Cold War era, arguing that this order has become progressively more punitive. This is seen as
...ISBN: 978-0-415-43907-7 | Published April 30th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Punishment, Justice and International RelationsAfghanistan, Arms and Conflict
Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan. It includes case studies which reveal...
ISBN: 978-0-415-45308-0 | Published March 31st 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Afghanistan, Arms and ConflictRussian Energy Policy and Military Power
Putin's Quest for Greatness
This book examines the interplay between energy policy and security policy under Vladimir Putin, and his drive to re-establish Russia’s ‘greatness’.
Assessing the internal contradictions of...
ISBN: 978-0-415-45058-4 | Published February 14th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Russian Energy Policy and Military PowerAmerica, the EU and Strategic Culture
Renegotiating the Transatlantic Bargain
This book provides a provocative analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. Analysing EU foreign policy, it concludes that the...
ISBN: 978-0-415-44872-7 | Published January 31st 2008 by Routledge.
more information about America, the EU and Strategic CultureCauses and Consequences of International Conflict
Data, Methods and Theory
Investigation into the causes of international conflict has in many ways formed the central locus of the early work in the scientific investigation of world...
ISBN: 978-0-415-43390-7 | Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.
more information about Causes and Consequences of International ConflictEuropean Union and Strategy
An Emerging Actor
This edited volume sets out to explore the paradox that the European Union (EU) produces policies with strategic qualities, but lacks the institutions and concepts...
ISBN: 978-0-415-45060-7 | Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.
more information about European Union and StrategyCountering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
NATO and EU Options in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
As counter-profileration is expected to become the central element in the new national security policy of the US, such actions will constitute a central element...
ISBN: 978-0-7146-5606-9 | Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.
more information about Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass DestructionWar Crimes Tribunals and Transitional Justice
The Tokyo Trial and the Nuremburg Legacy
Advocates of the ‘Nuremberg legacy’ emphasize the positive impact of the individualization of responsibility and the establishment of an historical record through judicial procedures for...
ISBN: 978-0-415-42673-2 | Published October 11th 2007 by Routledge.
more information about War Crimes Tribunals and Transitional JusticeInformation Strategy and Warfare
A Guide to Theory and Practice
This volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft.
John Arquilla and Douglas A. Borer...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77124-5 | Published September 11th 2007 by Routledge.
more information about Information Strategy and WarfareEthics, Technology and the American Way of War
Cruise Missiles and US Security Policy
A new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force. As such, this is an inquiry...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77064-4 | Published April 26th 2007 by Routledge.
more information about Ethics, Technology and the American Way of WarInternational Law and the Use of Armed Force
The UN Charter and the Major Powers
Since the UN Charter came into effect in 1945, there have been numerous incidents in which one or more of the five major powers (at...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77098-9 | Published March 22nd 2007 by Routledge.
more information about International Law and the Use of Armed ForceDisease and Security
Natural Plagues and Biological Weapons in East Asia
Focusing on East Asia, this book sets out a framework for analyzing infectious disease threats in security terms. It covers the security significance of naturally...
ISBN: 978-0-415-42234-5 | Published March 1st 2007 by Routledge.
more information about Disease and SecurityPropaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
Altered Images and Deception Operations
This is the first book to analyze how the technology to alter images and rapidly distribute them can be used for propaganda and to support...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77145-0 | Published December 21st 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Propaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty-First CenturyEuropean Security in the Twenty-First Century
The Challenge of Multipolarity
Combining a sophisticated theoretical analysis with detailed empirical case-studies, this book provides an original view of the challenges and threats to a stable peace order...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39217-4 | Published December 21st 2006 by Routledge.
more information about European Security in the Twenty-First CenturyRussia, NATO and Cooperative Security
Bridging the Gap
This book explores mutual common ground between Russia and NATO and the potential to move beyond cultural differences, particularly in political culture.
Lionel Ponsard clearly...
ISBN: 978-0-415-40723-6 | Published September 28th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Russia, NATO and Cooperative SecurityInternational Law and International Relations
Bridging Theory and Practice
This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have engaged...
ISBN: 978-0-415-40076-3 | Published September 28th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about International Law and International RelationsSmall Arms and Security
New Emerging International Norms
This book examines the emergence of new international norms to govern the spread of small arms, and the extent to which these norms have been...
ISBN: 978-0-415-77051-4 | Published September 14th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Small Arms and SecurityBosnian Security after Dayton
New Perspectives
Featuring fresh contributions from leading scholars, this new volume considers a varied range of post-war, post-Dayton and post-9/11 problems and issues, reminding readers that Dayton...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39958-6 | Published September 4th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Bosnian Security after DaytonKennedy, Johnson and NATO
Britain, America and the Dynamics of Alliance, 1962-68
Kennedy, Johnson and the Defence of NATO is an incisive reassessment of Anglo-American defence relations, which form a crucial part of international security.
Andrew Priest closely examines...
ISBN: 978-0-415-38534-3 | Published August 17th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Kennedy, Johnson and NATOMilitary Forces in 21st Century Peace Operations
No Job for a Soldier?
A major new study of the realities of contemporary warfare, which presents a range of fresh insights and is essential reading for all students and...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39370-6 | Published August 3rd 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Military Forces in 21st Century Peace OperationsTransforming European Militaries
Coalition Operations and the Technology Gap
A unique look at European Network Enabled Capabilities (NEC) and their implications for transatlantic co-operation in future operations.
Gordon Adams and Guy Ben-Ari identify the key requirements...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39264-8 | Published July 20th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Transforming European MilitariesTheoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy
Machiavelli and American Unilateralism
This volume explores the reasons why American leaders from the 1700s onwards frequently adopt policies of unilateralism.
Thomas M. Kane presents fresh explanations for America’s...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39218-1 | Published May 11th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Theoretical Roots of US Foreign PolicyRussian Governance in the 21st Century
Geo-Strategy, Geopolitics and New Governance
ISBN: 978-0-7146-8546-5 | Published May 1st 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Russian Governance in the 21st CenturyChanging Transatlantic Security Relations
Do the U.S, the EU and Russia Form a New Strategic Triangle?
This new book shows how the idea of a strategic triangle can illuminate the security relationships among the United States, the European Union and Russia in...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39116-0 | Published April 20th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about Changing Transatlantic Security RelationsWar as Risk Management
Strategy and Conflict in an Age of Globalised Risks
This major new study shows how war can be thought of in terms of proactive risk management rather than in terms of conventional threat response.
It...
ISBN: 978-0-415-37589-4 | Published January 6th 2006 by Routledge.
more information about War as Risk ManagementConflict Prevention and Peace-building in Post-War Societies
Sustaining the Peace
This volume provides an overview of the costs, benefits, consequences, and prospects for rebuilding nations emerging from violent conflict.
The rationale for this comes from...
ISBN: 978-0-415-70213-3 | Published December 15th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Conflict Prevention and Peace-building in Post-War SocietiesControlling the Weapons of War
Politics, Persuasion, and the Prohibition of Inhumanity
A fresh examination of the ethical and intellectual issues and dilemmas associated with attempts to establish formal humanitarian limits on weaponry.
This new study considers how governments,...
ISBN: 978-0-415-38667-8 | Published December 12th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Controlling the Weapons of WarEuropeanization of National Security Identity
The EU and the changing security identities of the Nordic states
This new book tackles two key questions: 1) How is the EU functioning as a security actor? 2) How and to what extent is the...
ISBN: 978-0-415-38022-5 | Published December 7th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Europeanization of National Security IdentityNuclear Weapons and Strategy
US Nuclear Policy for the Twenty-First Century
Nuclear weapons, once thought to have been marginalized by the end of the Cold War, have returned with a vengeance to the centre of US...
ISBN: 978-0-415-70199-0 | Published August 5th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Nuclear Weapons and StrategyGlobalizing Justice for Mass Atrocities
A Revolution in Accountability
This major new study examines the developing practice of universal jurisdiction, as well as the broader phenomenon of "globalizing" justice, and its ramifications.
With a detailed...
ISBN: 978-0-415-37101-8 | Published July 18th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Globalizing Justice for Mass AtrocitiesPerception and Reality in the Modern Yugoslav Conflict
Myth, Falsehood and Deceit 1991-1995
In this book, the author has tried bridge the gap between the common perception of the Yugoslav conflict as portrayed in the media and the...ISBN: 978-0-415-35705-0 | Published January 20th 2005 by Routledge.
more information about Perception and Reality in the Modern Yugoslav ConflictThe US, NATO and Military Burden-Sharing
ISBN: 978-0-415-35607-7 | Published December 22nd 2004 by Routledge.
more information about The US, NATO and Military Burden-SharingThe Foreign Office and Finland
Diplomatic Sideshow
The book looks at the ways in which the Northern Department of the Foreign Office approached matters pertaining to Finland in the years 1938-1940, concentrating...ISBN: 978-0-415-35003-7 | Published December 9th 2004 by Routledge.
more information about The Foreign Office and FinlandRussian Governance in the 21st Century
Geo-Strategy, Geopolitics and New Governance
A stimulating new analysis of the dramatic systemic changes of the Russian state, principles of the governance and its foreign policy orientation.
It reviews the extent...
ISBN: 978-0-7146-5529-1 | Published October 28th 2004 by Routledge.
more information about Russian Governance in the 21st CenturyForthcoming Titles:
Cyber-Conflict and Global Politics
Edited by Athina Karatzogianni
September 11th 2008
Globalisation and Defence in the Asia-Pacific, Arms Across Asia
Edited by Geoffrey Till, Emrys Chew, Joshua Ho
October 8th 2008
NATO, Security and Risk Management, From Kosovo to Khandahar
By M.J. Williams
October 8th 2008
Security Strategies and American World Order, Lost Power
By Birthe Hansen, Peter Toft, Anders Wivel
October 10th 2008
America and Iraq, Policy-making, Intervention and Regional Politics
Edited by David Ryan, Patrick Kiely
December 10th 2008
European Security in a Global Context, Internal and External Dynamics
Edited by Thierry Tardy
December 10th 2008
Women and Political Violence, Female Combatants in Ethno-National Conflict
By Miranda Alison
February 15th 2009
Private Security Contractors and New Wars, Risk, Law and Ethics
By Kateri Carmola
February 28th 2009
Global Biosecurity, Threats and Responses
Edited by Peter Katona, John P. Sullivan, Michael D. Intriligator
March 1st 2009
Multipolarity in the 21st Century, A New World Order
Edited by Donette Murray, David Brown
March 31st 2009
Aggression and Crime in International Relations, International Criminal Law and Collective Security
By Page Wilson
March 31st 2009
Rethinking Security Governance, The Problem of Unintended Consequences
Edited by Christopher Daase, Cornelius Friesendorf
March 31st 2009
US Collective Memory, Intervention and Vietnam, The Cultural Politics of US Foreign Policy since 1969
By David Ryan
March 31st 2009
US Foreign Policy and Iran, American-Iranian Relations since the Islamic Revolution
By Donette Murray
April 30th 2009
Private Security and the Reconstruction of Iraq
By Christopher Kinsey
April 30th 2009
US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy
By Maria Teresa Oxenstierna
April 30th 2009
Clinton's Foreign Policy, Between the Bushes, 1992-2000
By John Dumbrell
April 30th 2009
Non-Lethal Weapons and Conflict Resolution, A Soft Power Approach
Edited by Nick Lewer
May 31st 2009
Understanding NATO in the 21st Century, Alliance Strategies, Security and Global Governance
Edited by Graeme P. Herd, John Kriendler
July 31st 2009
Unipolarity and World Politics, A Theory and its Implications
By Birthe Hansen
September 30th 2009
Bush's Foreign and Security Policy, Principle or Partisanship?
By Donette Murray
December 31st 2009
Russian Security Policy under Putin
By Marcel DeHaas
December 31st 2009