Theory of warfare and military science

This book assesses the ethical implications of using armed unmanned aerial vehicles ('hunter-killer drones') in contemporary conflicts.

This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world.

This book analyses the rationale and history of space programs in countries of the developing world.

This book explores how George W.

This book explores how George W.

This book offers an overview of space strategy in the 21st century.

This book offers an overview of space strategy in the 21st century.

This book offers a reconceptualisation of conventional deterrence theory, and applies it to enduring rivalries in the Middle East.

This book offers a reconceptualisation of conventional deterrence theory, and applies it to enduring rivalries in the Middle East.

This new Handbook brings together key experts on European security from the academic and policy worlds to examine the European Union (EU) as an international security actor.

This new Handbook brings together key experts on European security from the academic and policy worlds to examine the European Union (EU) as an international security actor.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on.

The North Pole is being transformed from a sea-ice cap to a seasonally ice-free sea within the next few decades.

The North Pole is being transformed from a sea-ice cap to a seasonally ice-free sea within the next few decades.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development and operations of the navies of South-East Asia since the end of World War II.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development and operations of the navies of South-East Asia since the end of World War II.

This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom.

This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom.

This book considers the theoretical, policy and empirical arguments relevant to the debate concerning the legalisation of interrogational torture.

This book considers the theoretical, policy and empirical arguments relevant to the debate concerning the legalisation of interrogational torture.

The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory.

This book examines the circumstances under which aid can contribute to the management and transformation of intra-state conflicts.

This book examines the circumstances under which aid can contribute to the management and transformation of intra-state conflicts.

Rapid developments in information technology and precision weaponry are said to herald a 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA), making possible quick and decisive victories with minimal casualties and collateral damage.

Rapid developments in information technology and precision weaponry are said to herald a 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA), making possible quick and decisive victories with minimal casualties and collateral damage.

Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs?

Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs?

Despite China's alignment with Russia being one of the most significant factors shaping the international order, the dynamics of their historic relationships and, more importantly, the sources of China's alignment policy remain underexplored.

This book offers a novel approach to understanding the puzzle of nuclear proliferation by examining how leaders' beliefs and perceptions about the international system influence states' decisions to acquire nuclear weapons.

This essential new volume reviews the threat perceptions, military doctrines, and war plans of both the NATO alliance and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, as well as the position of the neutrals, from the post-Cold War perspective.

This book offers a novel approach to understanding the puzzle of nuclear proliferation by examining how leaders' beliefs and perceptions about the international system influence states' decisions to acquire nuclear weapons.

This essential new volume reviews the threat perceptions, military doctrines, and war plans of both the NATO alliance and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, as well as the position of the neutrals, from the post-Cold War perspective.

What is the long-term nature of American foreign policy?

What is the long-term nature of American foreign policy?

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A much-needed survey and synopsis of literature on strategic culture and ways of war.

A much-needed survey and synopsis of literature on strategic culture and ways of war.

In this edited book, leading scholars and analysts trace the origins, evolution and the current state of Indo-US strategic cooperation.

In this edited book, leading scholars and analysts trace the origins, evolution and the current state of Indo-US strategic cooperation.

This new book examines the development of Soviet thinking on the operational employment of their Air Force from 1918 to 1945, using Soviet theoretical writings and contemporary analyses of combat actions.

This new book examines the development of Soviet thinking on the operational employment of their Air Force from 1918 to 1945, using Soviet theoretical writings and contemporary analyses of combat actions.

This volume presents a number of case studies of military advisors and missions in order to provide clear historical examples of the evolution, functioning and motives of foreign military advising in the modern era.

This volume presents a number of case studies of military advisors and missions in order to provide clear historical examples of the evolution, functioning and motives of foreign military advising in the modern era.

This topical volume offers a comprehensive review of secret intelligence organizations and activities.

This topical volume offers a comprehensive review of secret intelligence organizations and activities.

A new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force.

A new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force.

US Defence Strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom examines the thirty-year transformation in American military thought and defence strategy that spanned from 1973 through 2003.