Military & Strategic Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Syria’s Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant

   By Emile Hokayem

   Series: Adelphi series

   As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero-sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete. The volatile regional fault lines that run through Syria have ruptured during this conflict,...

   Published May 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. The Relationship between Rhetoric and Terrorist Violence

   Edited by Allison Smith

   Studies have demonstrated that choices in the use of language convey information that goes beyond the content of the words themselves. In many cases, how something is said matters as much as what is said. Using techniques collectively referred to as linguistic content analysis, researchers have...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia

   Legacies and Prevention

   Edited by Deborah Mayersen, Annie Pohlman

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   The twentieth century has been labelled the ‘century of genocide’, and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. Organizational Resilience

   Managing the Risks of Disruptive Events - A Practitioner’s Guide

   By James J. Leflar, Marc H. Siegel

   Moving towards resiliency is more than just implanting policy and procedure; it is a process that takes organizations on a winding path requiring patience and tolerance. A good deal of learning will have to take place during the trip and that is why it is necessary to have patience and tolerate the...

   Published May 19th 2013 by CRC Press
5. South America and Peace Operations

   Coming of Age

   Edited by Kai Michael Kenkel

   Series: Cass Series on Peacekeeping

   This volume is the first English-language work to focus specifically on South America in the context of peace operations. The region of South America has been undergoing significant changes recently with regard to its attitudes towards participation in peace operations. Leaving behind a strong...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
6. Chinese Industrial Espionage

   Technology Acquisition and Military Modernisation

   By William C. Hannas, James Mulvenon, Anna B. Puglisi

   Series: Asian Security Studies

   This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China’s efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades, China has operated...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Understanding the Intelligence Cycle

   Edited by Mark Phythian

   Series: Studies in Intelligence

   This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central to the study of intelligence. As...

   Published May 13th 2013 by Routledge
8. Ethics and the Laws of War

   The Moral Justification of Legal Norms

   By Antony Lamb

   Series: Contemporary Security Studies

   This book is an examination of the permissions, prohibitions and obligations found in just war theory, and the moral grounds for laws concerning war. Pronouncing an action or course of actions to be prohibited, permitted or obligatory by just war theory does not thereby establish the moral grounds...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
9. Economic Statecraft and Foreign Policy

   Sanctions, Incentives, and Target State Calculations

   By Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Norrin M. Ripsman

   Series: Routledge Global Security Studies

   This book develops a unified theory of economic statecraft to clarify when and how sanctions and incentives can be used effectively to secure meaningful policy concessions. High-profile applications of economic statecraft have yielded varying degrees of success. The mixed record of economic...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
10. Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems

    Policing, Judiciary, and Corrections, Third Edition

    Edited by Obi N. I. Ebbe

    Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems: Policing, Judiciary, and Corrections, Third Edition examines the history, dynamics, structure, organization, and processes in the criminal justice systems in a number of selected countries. Designed for courses in comparative criminal justice...

    Published May 12th 2013 by CRC Press