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This interdisciplinary study provides an original account of the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to show how, why and with what consequences, twenty-first century wars became seen as policing wars. Holmqvist starts from the assumption that w[...]
Article on page: VII, 176 p. Descriptors: Tags: Politics and war ; Intervention (International law) ; Limited war ; Asymmetric warfare ; Afghan War, 2001- ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 Languages: English Books
Political Geographies of Piracy examines the new security-development framework for combating piracy off the coast of Somalia. It demonstrates how counter piracy actors, particularly in the development sector, are reworking territorial soverei[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-43422-7 Article on page: XII, 196 p. Descriptors: 6.05 Legal systems > International law > Piracy > Maritime piracy
Class number: 364.16/4 Tags: Maritime terrorism--Somalia ; Maritime terrorism--Somalia--Prevention ; Piracy--Somalia ; Piracy--Somalia--Prevention ; Hijacking of ships--Somalia ; Hijacking of ships--Somalia--Prevention ; Shipping--Security measures--Horn of Africa ; Merchant marine--Security measures--Horn of Africa Languages: English Books
Christopher Ankersen | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan | Rethinking peace and conflict studies | 2014Civil-military cooperation is a hallmark of contemporary military operations. Images of soldiers digging wells or helping to open schools characterize our view of what goes on in places such as Afghanistan. This book demonstrates that these oper[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-00334-8 Article on page: IX, 233 p. Class number: 322.5 Tags: Civil-military relations ; Sociology, Military Languages: English Books
Psychological warfare, or psywar, has been a fixture of warfare and political hostilities ranging from total war and low-intensity conflicts (LICs), to ideological and organizational struggles since biblical times. However, its impact on politic[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-46702-7 Article on page: 218 p. Class number: 956.94 Tags: Arab-Israeli conflict--Psychological aspects ; Psychological warfare--Israel ; Psychological warfare--Palestine ; Israel--Foreign public opinion ; Palestine--Foreign public opinion ; Lebanon--Foreign public opinion Languages: English Books
Pillar three of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) focuses on the international community's responsibility to take 'timely and decisive action' to prevent and halt genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in those in[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-36439-5 Article on page: XIV, 236 p. Class number: 341.584 Tags: Humanitarian intervention ; Responsibility to protect (International law) Languages: English Books
Gina Heathcote ; Dianne Otto | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan | Thinking gender in transnational times | 2014Security Council resolution 1325 was a landmark in collective security, making the link between women's security and international peace and security. This book argues it is time to rethink the way the women, peace and security framework has imp[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-40020-8 Article on page: XVIII, 323 p. Descriptors: 6.15 Politics and government > Political science
Class number: 320.90082 Tags: United Nations--Peacekeeping forces ; Women's rights ; Women and peace--Government policy ; Peacekeeping forces--Women ; Women and the military ; Women (International law) ; Gender Languages: English Books
This book studies Syrian-American relations from Syrian independence in 1946 to the death of Hafez Asad in 2000. It draws upon archival sources to understand the driving factors of mistrust between Damascus and Washington. Author J.K. Gani chart[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-35834-9 Article on page: XIII, 238 p. Descriptors: Class number: 327.7305691 Tags: United States--Foreign relations--Syria ; Syria--Foreign relations--United States Languages: English Thesis
This book provides the first full-length treatment of the ways in which conflict related sexual violence can be understood through the lens of securitization theory. Uniquely applying Barry Buzan's and Ole Waever's theories of securitization to [...]
Article on page: IX, 257 p. Tags: Human rights ; International relations ; Political violence and Terrorism ; Rape as a weapon of war ; Women--Violence against ; Women (International law) ; Women--Legal status, laws, etc. ; Sexual abuse victims Languages: English Books
Edition statement: 2nd ed. ISBN (or other code): 978-0-230-36234-5 Article on page: XIX, 299 p. Class number: 355.031 094 Tags: National security--European Union countries ; European Union countries--Military policy Languages: English Books
The North Atlantic continues to be an area of international strategic and geopolitical significance, both regionally and globally. This is largely due to the growing importance of the entire North in the global economy and world politics. Since [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-47071-3 Article on page: XV, 126 p. Descriptors: Class number: 320.12091631 Tags: Territorial waters--North Atlantic Ocean ; Geopolitics--Arctic regions ; Security, International--Arctic regions ; Sovereignty--Arctic Regions ; North Atlantic Region--History ; Arctic regions--Foreign relations Languages: English Books
Holger Stritzel | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan | New security challenges series | 2014Security in Translation proposes an innovative way to capture the evolution, spread and local transformation of threat images in world affairs. Reworking traditional securitization theory, this book develops a coherent new framework for analysis[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-30756-9 Article on page: 240 p. Descriptors: Class number: 327.17 Tags: Security, International ; Discourse analysis--Political aspects ; Threat (Psychology) Languages: English Books
"For the past two decades, arguments in favour of the use of force for humanitarian purposes have rested heavily upon the concept of 'sovereignty as responsibility'. Yet the many complex challenges posed by crises in places such as Kosovo, Libya[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-30680-7 Article on page: X, 200 p. Descriptors: Class number: 327.1 Tags: International relations--Moral and ethical aspects ; Humanitarian intervention ; Sovereignty ; International relations ; Security, International Languages: English Books
Liselotte Odgaard | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan | Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development | 2014This edited volume addresses the challenges and opportunities facing NATO post-2014, applying an original approach to strategy that produces fresh insights into this hot topic within the international security community. We combine the definitio[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-38204-7 Article on page: VI, 219 p. Class number: 355/.03351821 Tags: NATO ; Security, International ; Strategy Languages: English Books
Beth Edmondson ; Stuart Levy | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan | Energy, climate and the environment | 2013In pursuing international order, prosperity and democracy, politics and political decision-making have contributed to global climate change issues. Solutions need to be found that go beyond finding cleaner, newer technologies, revised policies a[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-35124-1 Article on page: XI, 254 p. Class number: 363.738/74 Tags: Climatic changes--Political aspects ; Climatic changes--Economic aspects ; Environmental policy--International cooperation Languages: English Books
"This book showcases the innovative work undertaken in universities, it celebrates achievement and demonstrates the potential for development in practice to all involved in HE teaching." – Jeanne Keay, Assistant Director and Head of Internationa[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-1-137-33429-9 Article on page: XX, 292 p. Descriptors: Class number: 370 (Education) Tags: Education (E) ; Education--Aims and objectives ; Education and state Languages: English