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The dilemma felt by Arab youth was captured in Tunisia by the self-immolation in 2010 of Mohamed Bouazizi, who was frustrated by restrictions on his small street-vending business. His death became the catalyst that seemed to light up revolts thr[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-2751-4 Article on page: [vol I] VIII, 156 p. - [vol II] XIV, 443 p. Class number: 909/.097492708312 Tags: Arab Spring, 2010- ; Arab countries--History--21st century ; Arab countries Languages: English Books
Leading experts examine the prospects for democracy in the world's most populous nation and break down a number of issues in Chinese domestic politics, including changing leadership dynamics, the rise of business elites, increased demand for the[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-5209-7 Article on page: XIII, 342 Descriptors: Class number: 320.951 Tags: China--Internal politics ; Democracy--China Languages: English Thesis
Explains Responsibility to Protect (R2P), a new international norm to protect the peoples of the world. With real-world examples, current events analysis, and assessments from personal experience, shows how R2P is better equipped to end mass atr[...]
Article on page: XVI, 349 Tags: Human rights workers ; Political atrocities ; Humanitarian assistance ; Security, International ; United Nations Languages: English Books
Council on foreign relations ; Saban center for middle east policy at brookings | Washington : Brookings Institution | 2008Experts from the Brookings Saban Center and Council on Foreign Relations propose a new, nonpartisan strategy drawing on the lessons of past failures to address short-term and long-term challenges to U.S. interests. Issues and policy recommendati[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-3869-5 Article on page: 1 vol. (IX, 232 p.) Tags: United States--Foreign relations--Middle East ; Middle East--Foreign relations--United States Languages: English Books
Profiles the most important figures in the al Qaeda movement---Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Musaib al Zarqawi, and Mullah Omar, giving a comprehensive analysis of its origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy. Focuses more closely o[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-7414-3 Article on page: 1 vol. (x, 180 p.) Tags: Terrorism ; Al-Qaida (E) ; Ben Laden, Oussama, 1957-2011 ; Muhammad Omar, Mullah, 1960- ; Zarqawi, Abu Musab, 1966-2006 ; al-Zawahiri, Ayman, 1951 Languages: English Books
Makes proposals for how to forge a new international consensus on the use of force, including its preemptive use, to address today’s interrelated threats of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and humanitarian crises. Considers how these str[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-1685-3 Article on page: 1 vol. (XI, 190 p.) Tags: Intervention (International law) ; Security, International ; Humanitarian intervention ; War (International law) ; National security--United States ; United States--Military policy Languages: English Books
"Analyzes the transformation in China's security diplomacy and makes the case for a more nuanced and focused policy toward Beijing. Focuses on Chinese policy in three areas--regional security mechanisms, nonproliferation and arms control, and qu[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-3146-7 Article on page: XII, 265 Class number: 791.437 2 Tags: China--Foreign relations--1976- ; China--Foreign relations--United States ; United States--Foreign relations--China ; Nuclear nonproliferation--China ; National security--China Languages: English Books
The greater Middle East is beset by a crescent of crisis--a region of urgent danger stretching from Pakistan to Afghanistan, through Iran and Iraq, all the way to the Syria/Lebanon question and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The specific prob[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-1690-7 Article on page: 1 vol. (vi, 263 p.) Tags: Middle East--Foreign relations--United States ; United States--Foreign relations--Middle East ; Middle East--Foreign relations--Europe ; Europe--Foreign relations--Middle East Languages: English Books
Traces Kashmir history from the prepartition India to the current-day situation. Provides an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings and the local, bilateral, and international dynamics of the key players involved in this conflict. Conclusio[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-0860-5 Article on page: IX, 357 Class number: 954.604 Tags: India--History Languages: English Books
Starting with the wars of the Yugoslav succession, this book guides readers through the region's tumultuous recent history and explores both how the lure of European Union (EU) membership has affected the Balkans and how Balkan developments have[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-7160-9 Article on page: XVII, 412 Class number: 949.6 Tags: European Union--enlargement ; Balkan Peninsula--Politics and government Languages: English Books
On May 11, 1998, three nuclear devices detonated under the Thar Desert in India shook the surrounding villagesand the rest of the world. The immediate effect was to plunge U.S.-India relations, already vexed by decades of tension and estrangemen[...]
Edition statement: rev. ed ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-8301-5 Article on page: 270 Descriptors: Class number: 327.730 540 904 9 Tags: Pakistan--Military policy ; Pakistan--Foreign relations--United States ; United States--Foreign relations--Pakistan ; India--Foreign relations--United States ; United States--Foreign relations--India ; Nuclear weapons--India ; Nuclear weapons--Pakistan ; India--Military policy Languages: English Books
In this defense strategy and budget book--the author’s fourth and the latest in a long series dating back decades at Brookings--Michael O’Hanlon argues that America’s large defense budget cannot realistically be pared in the years ahead. But giv[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-6467-0 Article on page: 148 Class number: 355.033 573 Tags: United States--Military policy ; World politics ; Military policy Languages: English Books
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-4899-1 Article on page: X, 308 Tags: Organizational change ; Public administration ; Government purchasing ; Administrative agencies--Reorganization ; Government productivity Languages: English Books
When Morton Halperin and Thomas Schelling laid out their widely adopted principles for arms control during the cold war, they attempted to bring arms control and defense policy into alignment; they thus emphasized the need to reduce the chances [...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-6463-2 Article on page: XII, 190 p. Descriptors: 6.20 International relations > International relations
6.20 International relations > Peace > Disarmament > Arms control
Class number: 327.174 7 Tags: Weapons--Technological innovations Languages: English Books
For four decades after World War II, U.S. Special Operations Forces--including Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Air Force special operations aircrews and Special Tactics Group--suffered from mistrust and inadequate funding from the military serv[...]
ISBN (or other code): 978-0-8157-5475-6 Article on page: XIII, 319 p. Class number: 356.16 (Special forces (Military science)) Tags: Special forces (Military Science)--United States ; United States--Politics and government--20th century Languages: English