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Publics and Counterpublics

by Michael Warner ...

Publics and Counterpublics revolves around a central question: What is a public? The idea of a public is a cultural form, a kind of practical fiction, present in the modern world in a way that is very different from other or earlier societies. Like the idea of rights, or nations, or markets, it can now seem universal. But it has not always been so. Publics exist only by virtue of their imagining. ... Read more

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Publics and Counterpublics revolves around a central question: What is a public? The idea of a public is a cultural form, a kind of practical fiction, present in the modern world in a way that is very different from other or earlier societies. Like the idea of rights, or nations, or markets, it can now seem universal. But it has not always been so. Publics exist only by virtue of their imagining.
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The Rise and Fall of Intelligence

An International Security History

by Michael Warner ...

This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond.During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintained viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, larger ... Read more

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This sweeping history of the development of professional, institutionalized intelligence examines the implications of the fall of the state monopoly on espionage today and beyond.During the Cold War, only the alliances clustered around the two superpowers maintained viable intelligence endeavors, whereas a century ago, many states could aspire to be competitive at these dark arts. Today, larger
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On the Grid

Climate Change and the Utopia of Green Energy

by Michael Warner ...

Series series The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
What kind of future would the utopian idea of unlimited green energy bring about? On the Grid, based on Michael Warner's Berkeley Tanner Lectures, raises critical questions about the sharp turn in environmental thought which addresses climate change through the form of a new power grid, driven by renewable energy and the goal to "electrify everything." Environmental thought increasingly centers ... Read more

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What kind of future would the utopian idea of unlimited green energy bring about? On the Grid, based on Michael Warner's Berkeley Tanner Lectures, raises critical questions about the sharp turn in environmental thought which addresses climate change through the form of a new power grid, driven by renewable energy and the goal to "electrify everything." Environmental thought increasingly centers
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The Boys' Club

by Michael Warner ...

The Boys' Club is the must-read inside story behind the power and politics of AFL, Australia's biggest sport.Revealing how the fledgling state administrative body evolved into the Australian Football League and its meteoric rise to become one of the richest and most powerful organisations in the land, award-winning investigative journalist Mick Warner delivers a fascinating insight into key ... Read more

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The Boys' Club is the must-read inside story behind the power and politics of AFL, Australia's biggest sport.Revealing how the fledgling state administrative body evolved into the Australian Football League and its meteoric rise to become one of the richest and most powerful organisations in the land, award-winning investigative journalist Mick Warner delivers a fascinating insight into key
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Local Content in Procurement

Creating Local Jobs and Competitive Domestic Industries in Supply Chains

by Michael Warner ...

Local Content in Procurement is the first book of its kind. Recognizing the substantial economic and social value brought to host countries and local communities through the procurement practices of large private and public companies, this book by Dr Michael Warner – Director of the consultancy firm Local Content Solutions and former architect of the Local Content standards for BG Group – provides ... Read more

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Local Content in Procurement is the first book of its kind. Recognizing the substantial economic and social value brought to host countries and local communities through the procurement practices of large private and public companies, this book by Dr Michael Warner – Director of the consultancy firm Local Content Solutions and former architect of the Local Content standards for BG Group – provides
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Butch Finds a Home

Illustrated by Frances Español ...

by Michael Warner ...

This is the story of a puppy, Butch, who was sent away from his first home. His best friend, Whitney, who is also a puppy, tells his story. Butch soon finds out that the world is both scary and fun. He also learns that there are people everywhere who care for him and lead him to the home he would choose for himself. ... Read more

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This is the story of a puppy, Butch, who was sent away from his first home. His best friend, Whitney, who is also a puppy, tells his story. Butch soon finds out that the world is both scary and fun. He also learns that there are people everywhere who care for him and lead him to the home he would choose for himself.
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Analyzing Intelligence

National Security Practitioners' Perspectives, Second Edition

by Roger Z. George, James B. Bruce, John H. Hedley, Richard J. Kerr, Michael Warner, Rebecca Fisher, Peter Clement, Barney (Rob) Johnston, John E. McLaughlin0, James B. Steinberg1, John Kringen2, Jack Davis3, Michael Bennett4, James J. Wirtz5, Randolph H. Pherson6, Richards J. Heuer Jr.7, Drew E. Cukor8, Joseph P. Larson9, Matt Pottinger0, Vincent R. Stewart1, Maureen Baginski2, Thomas Fingar3, Mark M. Lowenthal4, Susan H. Nelson5 ...

Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and ... Read more

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Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors—most of whom have held senior positions in the US intelligence community—review the evolution of the field, the rise of new challenges, pitfalls in analysis, and the lessons from new training and
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Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

Enduring Issues and Challenges

by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich, James B. Bruce, Charles G. Cogan, Jack Davis, Yahya A. Dehqanzada, Michael B. Donley, Ann M. Florini, Randall M. Fort, Richard S. Friedman, John C. Gannon, Michael I. Handel, James W. Harris, Norman B. Imler, Loch K. Johnson, Garrett Jones, Larry C. Kindsvater, Andrew Koch, Mark M. Lowenthal, John D. Macartney, Carmen A. Medina, John Montgomery, Cornelius O'Leary, James M. Olson, Martin Petersen, Reed R. Probst, Harvey Rishikof, Victor M. Rosello, Richard L. Russell, Thomas W. Shreeve, L Brit Snider, Michael Warner, Anthony R. Williams, Amy B. Zegart, Marvin C.Ott, Glenn W. Goodman Jr., James J. Wirtz ...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the ... Read more

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Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the
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Holy Cow

You Were Born For Significance

by Michael Warner, Shelly Warner ...

Authentic, inspiring, and infused with raw vulnerability, Holy Cow is the deeply personal story of one man's incredible struggles through illness and injury and the deep love story which transpires after he meets his wife Shelly. They have created a bond which allows them to face adversity head on with grit, determination, and an extraordinarily positive mindset. They share candidly about the many ... Read more

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Authentic, inspiring, and infused with raw vulnerability, Holy Cow is the deeply personal story of one man's incredible struggles through illness and injury and the deep love story which transpires after he meets his wife Shelly. They have created a bond which allows them to face adversity head on with grit, determination, and an extraordinarily positive mindset. They share candidly about the many
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Understanding Cyber Conflict

Fourteen Analogies

by Ariel E. Levite, George Perkovich, James M. Acton, John Arquilla, Stephen Blank, Dorothy Denning, Bradley J. Strawser, Florian Egloff, Peter D. Feaver0, Kenneth Geers1, Francis J. Gavin2, Emily Goldman3, Michael Warner4, Nicholas Lambert5, Steven E. Miller6, David E. Sanger7, Robert Schmidle Jr.8, Michael Sulmeyer9, Ben Buchanan0 ...

Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed ... Read more

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Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed
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Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive

Assessing Cyber Conflict as an Intelligence Contest

by Robert Chesney, Max Smeets, Joshua Rovner, Michael Warner, Jon Lindsay, Lennart Maschmeyer, Michael P. Fischerkeller, Richard J. Harknett0, Steven Loleski1, Lyu Jinghua2, Valeriy Akimenko3, Keir Giles4, Ciaran Martin5, J D. Work6, Nina A. Kollars7 ...

A fresh perspective on statecraft in the cyber domainThe idea of “cyber war” has played a dominant role in both academic and popular discourse concerning the nature of statecraft in the cyber domain. However, this lens of war and its expectations for death and destruction may distort rather than help clarify the nature of cyber competition and conflict. Are cyber activities actually more like an ... Read more

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A fresh perspective on statecraft in the cyber domainThe idea of “cyber war” has played a dominant role in both academic and popular discourse concerning the nature of statecraft in the cyber domain. However, this lens of war and its expectations for death and destruction may distort rather than help clarify the nature of cyber competition and conflict. Are cyber activities actually more like an
... Read more
Modern Social Imaginaries

by Charles Taylor, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Jane Kramer, Benjamin Lee, Michael Warner ...

Series series Public planet books
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries, Taylor continues his recent reflections on the theme of multiple modernities. To account for the ... Read more

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One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries, Taylor continues his recent reflections on the theme of multiple modernities. To account for the
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