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This book is valuable as a short guide to all activities that could possibly come under the heading "arms control."
In a field dominated by apocalyptic warnings, Mueller speaks up for complacency.
These two books are distinct but complementary accounts of the months following the March 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, when the optimists saw their hopes for a new democracy dashed by violence and chaos.
This thoroughly researched and always interesting book not only adds intriguing detail to the interplay between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s and gives due recognition to the role of Margaret Thatcher and British intelligence; it also breaks new ground by getting inside the dark and obsessive parts of the Soviet military machine.
The magisterial Cambridge History of the Cold War views the Cold War as an undifferentiated chunk of history. But the conflict between the superpowers was just one strand of history in the middle and late twentieth century, not the whole story.
Koblentz provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of biological weapons as a strategic problem that should become the standard text in the field. One point he makes on how biodefense programs might advance offensive knowledge is fully developed in the forceful analysis by Klotz and Sylvester, whose message is contained in its subtitle: that U.S. efforts at biodefense are counterproductive.
The development of the field of terrorism studies has, in recent years, appeared to outpace the development of actual terrorism. Now may be the era of diminishing marginal returns.
Pointing to the way the Soviet nuclear program was structured, Gordin questions whether Soviet spies and captured German scientists made as much of a difference to the timing of the Soviet atomic bomb project as is often assumed.
One might think that there would be little new for historians in the big events of World War II, but the books keep on coming.
This book is a welcome and compelling portrayal not only of Schriever but also of the bureaucratic tussles and engineering challenges behind the missile and space programs of the 1950s and 1960s.
Treverton discusses how to promote strong leadership that can transcend factional fights, deal with the compartmentalized nature of intelligence collection and analysis, and make sure that relevant information gets to those who need it most.
Rublee is interested in why countries that could have acquired nuclear weapons chose not to, whereas Paul considers why those that chose to acquire them have not used them.
Gelpi, Feaver and Reifler take apart the simplistic view that support for a war goes down as casualties go up.
For over two decades, Blight, Lang, and Welch have used oral history to illuminate the key decisions taken by the Kennedy and Johnson administrations on Cuba and Vietnam.
Singer here explores the issues raised by military robotics -- meeting with entrepreneurs, engineers and operators, ethicists, and pundits.
World Politics Since 1945 remains one of the best overviews of contemporary international history, full of elegant writing and shrewd judgement.
This book explores Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter who, in the world of U.S. strategic studies, have achieved almost legendary status.
Cortright's thorough and thoughtful discussion of the ideas and movements that have associated themselves with the word "peace" deserves a wide audience and covers a lot of ground on the origins of key concepts, the roles of religion and international law, and the continuing struggle against charges of cowardice and a lack of patriotism.
The authors argue that wars are most likely to occur because of territorial claims; that if these claims lead to regular disputes over a period of time, the states involved are apt to end up in war; and that alliances make this more likely.
Goldstein has used McGeorge Bundy's notes and a number of detailed interviews to provide a compelling and sympathetic, although hardly uncritical, account of the grave mistakes that were made in the run-up to and during the Vietnam War.
Based on materials acquired when coalition forces entered Iraq in 2003, this book provides a unique insight into Saddam Hussein's strategic concepts and plans, including the continuing preoccupation with Israel, the underestimation of U.S. strength, and a growing interest in taking on Kuwait.
This is a fascinating collection of case studies of instances in which regular forces have found themselves trying to cope with armed groups that have occupied holy places, mainly mosques (in Iraq, Islamabad, Kashmir, Mecca, and Thailand) but also one church (in Bethlehem) and a temple (in Amritsar, India).
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