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  • From Hitler's Germany to Saddam's Iraq

    The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War

    by Scott A. Silverstone ...
    This book boldly challenges conventional wisdom about the value of preventive war. Beginning with the rise of German power and the French and British response to the Rhineland crisis leading to World War II, Scott Silverstone overturns the common impulse to point an accusing finger at British leadership for its alleged naïveté, willful blindness, or outright cowardice. Arguing against the belief ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Understanding Near Crises and Escalation in World Politics

    A Mixed Methods Approach

    by Steven E. Lobell, Patrick James, Scott A. Silverstone, Victor Asal, Kyle Beardsley, Edward Gonzalez, Norrin M. Ripsman ...
    Series series Routledge Global Security Studies
    This book introduces the near crisis phase of conflict and escalation.These time-sensitive disputes between states, and even with violent non-state actors, do not involve significant risk of military escalation, at least in the moment. Investigating how and why some near crises escalate, while others do not, requires an explanation of the different dynamics of international disputes and the policy ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • A Father's Tears

    by Scott Allen Melancon ...
    The first thing I want all to understand is I never saw myself writing or anything that I do. Growing up i wanted to be a professional athlete had the heart the drive but i had no foundation so i never matured as a athlete i basically stopped pursuing my love for sports i love watching football and all but my life transformed like a rough stone made smooth over life's currents i basically felt a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Preventive War and American Democracy

    by Scott Silverstone ...
    This volume explores the preventive war option in American foreign policy, from the early Cold War strategic problems created by the growth of Soviet and Chinese power, to the post-Cold War fears of a nuclear-armed North Korea, Iraq and Iran.For several decades after the Second World War, American politicians and citizens shared the belief that a war launched in the absence of a truly imminent ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

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    David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Untold History of the United States

    by Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick ...
    **The New York Times bestselling companion to the Showtime documentary series now streaming on Netflix, updated to cover the past five years.“Indispensable…There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev“As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read...Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian“Finally, a book with ... Read more

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  • Zero-Sum Victory

    What We're Getting Wrong About War

    by Christopher D. Kolenda ...
    2021 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for War & HistoryWhy have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States' favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq turned intractable. The US government's fixation on ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Restraint

    A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy

    by Barry R. Posen ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint**, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics.** Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls "liberal hegemony," one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, Restraint explains precisely why this ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Blowback

    The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

    by Chalmers Johnson ...
    Series series The American Empire Project
    Now with a new and up-to-date Introduction by the author, the bestselling account of the effect of American global policies, hailed as "brilliant and iconoclastic" (Los Angeles Times)The term "blowback," invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • Inside the Situation Room

    The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making

    Edited by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Keren Yarhi-Milo ...
    Combining decades of diplomacy and world-renowned scholarship, Inside the Situation Room bridges the gap between politics and academia to illuminate how world leaders make decisions in times of crisis. For decades, people have sought to understand how and why decisions are made in times of crisis, but very few get the opportunity to witness leaders' decision-making process. The result has been a ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Do Morals Matter?

    Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump

    by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. ...
    A concise yet penetrating analysis of how modern American presidents have--and have not--incorporated ethics into their foreign policy. Americans constantly make moral judgments about presidents and foreign policy. Unfortunately, many of these assessments are poorly thought through. In Do Morals Matter?, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. provides a concise yet penetrating analysis of the role of ethics in US ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

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  • Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making

    by Alex Mintz, Karl DeRouen Jr ...
    Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making presents a psychological approach to foreign policy decision making. This approach focuses on the decision process, dynamics, and outcome. The book includes a wealth of extended real-world case studies and examples that are woven into the text. The cases and examples, which are written in an accessible style, include decisions made by leaders of the ... Read more

    $39.39 USD