The book aims to explain the factors that brought about a high degree of similarity between American and Canadian foreign and security policies during the Afghanistan intervention.
This edited volume reviews the nature and consequences of naval modernisation in Southeast Asia against the backdrop of growing tensions over the South China Sea and increasing competition between the United States and China in the region.
This book seeks to answer the "e;why"e; and "e;how"e; questions about the insurgency of the PKK, a militant left-wing group of Turkey's Kurds, in Turkey.
This book provides a narrative history of the BBC Radio Variety Department exploring, along chronological lines, the workings of, tensions within and the impact of BBC policies on the programme-making department which generated the organisation's largest audiences.
This book tells the story of the United States' relationship with the Taliban from the start of the Taliban movement until its retreat from Kabul in the face of the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
Krieg, grundsätzlich verstanden als organisierte Gewaltanwendung zwischen gesellschaftlichen Gruppen oder Staaten, ist eine Erscheinung der Konfliktaustragung, die seit Jahrtausenden einen festen Bestandteil der menschlichen Geschichte bildet.
This new work examines how the European states, the United Kingdom and the United States will approach the defence and Security of Europe in the medium and long-term.
The first book dedicated to the sociology of privatized security, this collection studies the important global trend of shifting security from public to private hands and the associated rise of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and their contractors.
Reinhard Meier-Walser analysiert Hintergründe, Steuerungsmechanismen und Ergebnisse des Transformationsprozesses der NATO seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges.
Das Buch liefert in komprimierter Form einen Überblick über die wichtigsten unterschiedlichen theoretischen Zugriffe auf Sicherheit in den Internationalen Beziehungen und erläutert, was daraus für die wissenschaftliche Analyse relevanter Akteure, Strukturen und Prozesse folgt.
Das essential liefert eine fundierte Darstellung und Analyse des sogenannten ‚Zwei-Prozent-Ziels‘ der NATO (2 % vom BIP für Verteidigung) und seiner Auswirkungen auf die Finanzierung der Bundeswehr.
Nach den jüngsten Desastern bewaffneter Machtprojektion wird in diesem Buch unternommen, einen rationalen Diskurs über militärische Krisenintervention wiederzubeleben: im Sinne einer stabilitätsorientierten Sicherheitspolitik.
The topic of this book deals with a highly relevant empirical issue: East asian security and the dynamics of the respective governance structure or architecture are not only of regional but of global concern.
In diesem Sammelband untersuchen Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus dem Politikfeld Innere Sicherheit die asymmetrische Bedrohung durch den islamistischen Terrorismus in Deutschland und leiten daraus eine dringend erforderliche Anpassung der deutschen Sicherheitsarchitektur ab.
Ines-Jacqueline Werkner verhandelt in diesem essential die Frage der kategorialen Unterscheidung militärischer und polizeilicher Gewaltanwendung und deren Folgen für internationale Friedensmissionen.
In der vorliegenden Analyse wird der Ist-Zustand der Bundeswehr unter der Fragestellung untersucht, ob die drei von der Verteidigungsministerin identifizierten „Leerstellen“ bei Personal, Material und Finanzen im Hinblick auf die aktuellen Bedrohungen nachhaltig und substanziell beseitigt werden können.
Ulf von Krause skizziert in diesem essential nach der gültigen Rechtslage unstrittige und strittige Einsätze der Bundeswehr im Innern von 2002 bis 2016.
Das Bekenntnis zum Weg der Gewaltfreiheit nimmt in der Kundgebung der EKD-Synode 2019 „Kirche auf dem Weg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“ den ersten Rang unter den Aussagen zum Thema Frieden ein.
This book compares the systems of exploitative race relations associated with two racist regimes - slavery in the British colonial Caribbean and forced labour in the Holocaust in Germany and the Nazi-occupied lands in Europe.
This book is an insider's account of the search for missing American servicemen who became trapped in the Soviet Union and the US government's efforts to free them or discover their fates.
This book illustrates the role that Private Security Companies (PSC) with 'Chinese characteristics' play in protecting people and property associated with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The book discusses India's evolving deterrent force posturing in South Asia under the conceptual essentials of nuclear revolution when it comes to various combinations of conventional and nuclear forces development and the strategic implications it intentionally or unintentionally poses for the South Asian region.
This book critically examines the possible dilution of the neutrality principle of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in internal armed conflicts.
This book covers recent developments and current status of various materials, designs, and manufacturing practices which together contribute towards weight reduction of systems used in defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors.
This edited book demonstrates a new multidimensional comprehension of the relationship between war, the military and civil society by exploring the global rise of paramilitary culture.
This book uses several fantasy movies or movie series and television series to explain political and international relations (IR) concepts and theories.
This collection presents a unique and diverse range of contributions on challenges faced by criminal justice in England and Wales in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
This collection presents a unique and diverse range of contributions on challenges faced by criminal justice in England and Wales in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
A savvy study (Publishers Weekly) and a fascinating exploration of the roles many spy novelists played during World War II and the influence of intelligence work on their writing.
This edited volume provides a critical and comparative discussion of the changing synergy between the military and society in the dramatically transforming global security climate, drawing on examples from the Asian, Pacific, African, Middle Eastern, European and South American regions.
Legal Guide for Police: Constitutional Issues, 12th Edition, is a valuable tool for criminal justice students and law enforcement professionals, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies.
Bringing together established and emerging voices in Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS), this book offers fresh and dynamic reflections on CTS and envisages possible lines of future research and ways forward.
Legal Guide for Police: Constitutional Issues, 12th Edition, is a valuable tool for criminal justice students and law enforcement professionals, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies.
Bringing together established and emerging voices in Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS), this book offers fresh and dynamic reflections on CTS and envisages possible lines of future research and ways forward.
