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Download or read book Rogue Threat written by A. J. Tata and published by Variance LLC. This book was released on 2009 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a fleet of unmanned aerial drones disappears, the U.S. vice president turns to Matt Garrett, still nursing the wounds he suffered in the Phillipines. The situation worsens when an enemy combatant commandeers Garrett's jet, and a former Iraqi general with a startling link to Garrett's brother emerges from hiding. Matt discovers that terrorists have kidnapped the world's expert on nanotechnology - and that coupled with the missing Predators, the enemy may have created the ultimate capability to locate, track, target and kill. Meanwhile, the enemy has launched a flurry of attacks throughout America's heartland. The country is on the edge as citizens wonder whether the terrorists have the capacity to deal a devestating blow with weapons of mass destruction. But Garrett is beginning to suspect that the true enemy may be all to close to home.
Download or read book Rogue Regime written by Jasper Becker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening look at North Korea, a brutal Stalinist country that has become one of the most volatile hot spots in the world.
Download or read book Rogue Regimes written by Raymond Tanter and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-02-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores U.S. foreign policy with regard to nations such as Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, uncovering the reasons why these countries are so menacing to the United States.
Download or read book Under Attack written by Belinda Helmke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Attack makes a new contribution to the field of international relations in general and the study of international law and armed conflict in particular, in two core ways. First, it links information from varying disciplines, most notably international relations and international law, to form a comprehensive picture of state practice and the challenges it poses to the legal rules for the use of force. Secondly, it organises the information in such a way to identify two core groups of contemporary justifications used by states: humanitarian reasons and self-defence, both with their sub-categories. At the core of this book is the question of how state practice since 1990 has challenged the long-established legal regime on the international use of force. Are we merely witnessing a temporary and insignificant challenge to international law or are the rules genuinely under attack?
Book Synopsis US Foreign Policy and the Rogue State Doctrine by : Alex Miles
Download or read book US Foreign Policy and the Rogue State Doctrine written by Alex Miles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme, North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship and, in the past, Iraq’s apparent pursuit of WMD have captured the world’s attention, and dominated the agenda of the American foreign policy establishment. But, what led policymakers and the US military to emphasise the threat of rogue states at the end of the Cold War? Going behind the vivid language of the ‘axis of evil’ and portrayals of undeterrable and reckless rogue states, this work demonstrates how the rogue state doctrine satisfied both domestic and international goals in the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, underpinning efforts to maintain US leadership and hegemony. It offers a clear picture of the policymaking process, taking a broad, historical approach that places the actions of US officials towards Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya and Cuba in a wider context. Through an understanding of the long-standing influences on the US approach we are better able to appreciate why, for instance, regime change dominated the post-9/11 agenda and led to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Explaining in detail how the tackling of rogue states became a central aim of US foreign policy, Miles examines whether there was continuity between the Clinton and Bush approach. He moves on to highlight the influence of Congress on the implementation of US policies and the difficulties the US faced in ‘selling’ its approach to allies and adapting its hard-line strategies to reflect developments within the targeted states. By considering the impulses and drivers behind the development of the rogue states approach, this work will extend the scope of existing work in the field and will be of interest to scholars and policymakers alike.
Book Synopsis Rogue States and U.S. Foreign Policy by : Robert Litwak
Download or read book Rogue States and U.S. Foreign Policy written by Robert Litwak and published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press. This book was released on 2000-02-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Clinton and other U.S. officials have warned that "rogue states" pose a major threat to international peace in the post-Cold War era. But what exactly is a rogue state? Does the concept foster a sound approach to foreign policy, or is it, in the end, no more than a counterproductive political epithet? Robert Litwak traces the origins and development of rogue state policy and then assesses its efficacy through detailed case studies of Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. He shows that the policy is politically selective, inhibits the ability of U.S. policymakers to adapt to changed conditions, and has been rejected by the United States' major allies. Litwak concludes that by lumping and demonizing a disparate group of countries, the rogue state approach obscures understanding and distorts policymaking. In place of a generic and constricting strategy, he argues for the development of "differentiated" strategies of containment, tailored to the particular circumstances within individual states.
Book Synopsis Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws by : Michael T. Klare
Download or read book Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws written by Michael T. Klare and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this incisive examination of our national security policy, Michael Klare suggests that the Pentagon in effect established a new class of enemies when the Cold War came to an -unpredictable and hostile states in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Klare argues that the containment of these rising Third World powers-Iraq, Iran, Libya, and North Korea, especially-became the centerpiece of American military policy and the justification for near-Cold War levels of military sping.
Book Synopsis Rogue States as Norm Entrepreneurs by : Carmen Wunderlich
Download or read book Rogue States as Norm Entrepreneurs written by Carmen Wunderlich and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates whether so-called rogue states – assumed antagonists of a Western-liberal world order – could also act as norm entrepreneurs by championing the genesis and evolution of global norms. The author explores this issue by analyzing the arms control policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A comparison with the prototypical norm entrepreneur Sweden and the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea – a notorious norm-breaker – reveals interesting insights for norm research: Apparently, norm entrepreneurship manifests itself in different degrees and phases of the norm life cycle. The finding that Iran indeed acts as a norm entrepreneur in some cases also sheds light on those factors that might account for the success or failure of norm advocacy. Lastly, the book offers a new perspective on “rogue states”, by not only regarding them as irrational antagonists of the current world order, but also as legitimate participants in a discourse on what the ruling order should look like. This book will appeal to scholars interested in critical norm research in international relations. “This book offers cutting-edge norm research, highlighting how norm-breakers can function as norm-makers." Maria Rost Rublee, Associate Professor of International Relations, Monash University (Australia) “So-called ‘rogue states’ are typically understood as norm breakers, but Carmen Wunderlich makes a persuasive conceptual case backed by empirical research that we need to consider the extent to which they are in fact norm entrepreneurs in their own right. In an era characterized by much concern over the status of liberal norms, this is a very timely study.” Richard Price, Department of Political Science, The University of British Columbia (Canada) "At a time when the world order is under pressure, this cutting-edge analysis of how dissatisfied states challenge existing global norms illuminates a topic crucial to understanding contemporary international relations." Nina Tannenwald, Director, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University (Rhode Island USA)
Book Synopsis Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation in the Twenty-First Century by : Stephen J. Cimbala
Download or read book Deterrence and Nuclear Proliferation in the Twenty-First Century written by Stephen J. Cimbala and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection considers the future of nuclear weapons in world politics in terms of security issues that are important for U.S. and other policy makers. The spread of nuclear weapons also is related to the equally dangerous proliferation of other weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological weapons, and of ballistic missiles of medium and longer ranges. Cold War studies of nuclear weapons emphasized the U.S.-Soviet relationship, deterrence, and bilateral arms control. A less structured post-Cold War world will require more nuanced appreciation of the diversity of roles that nuclear weapons might play in the hands of new nuclear states or non-state actors. As the essays suggest as well, the possibility of terrorism by means of nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction introduces other uncertainties into military and policy planning. An important analysis for scholars, students, and researchers involved with defense, security, and foreign policy studies.
Book Synopsis The Bacta War: Star Wars Legends (Rogue Squadron) by : Michael A. Stackpole
Download or read book The Bacta War: Star Wars Legends (Rogue Squadron) written by Michael A. Stackpole and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra, intending to use its supply of medicinal bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic. Undermanned, deprived of Alliance support, Rogue Squadron must oppose Isard's plans, defeat her Star Destroyer fleet, and free Thyferra from her rule in a winner-take-all battle against a seemingly superior force.
Book Synopsis Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States by : James H. Lebovic
Download or read book Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States written by James H. Lebovic and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new study challenges the widely held view that many current US adversaries cannot be deterred, maintaining that deterrence is not a relic of the Cold War period and that it should shape US policies toward so-called ‘rogue states’ and terror groups. James Lebovic argues that deterrence principles continue to apply, and focuses upon the ‘three pillars’ of the Bush administration’s national security policy: missile defence, which preoccupied the administration until September 11, 2001 pre-emption, which became the US focus with the September 11 attacks and US success in overthrowing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan homeland security, which the administration has portrayed as more a natural response to threat than an aspect of policy that must be reconciled with the other pillars. Deterring International Terrorism and Rogue States asserts that bad offences and defences have been endemic to the current US policy approach, leading US policy makers to pursue policies that require them to do everything without adequate concern for resource trade-offs, overreach, and unintended consequences. This book will be of great interest to students of US foreign policy, national and international security, terrorism and international relations in general.
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Book Synopsis America and the Rogue States by : T. Henriksen
Download or read book America and the Rogue States written by T. Henriksen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America and the Rogue States traces and examines the policies and interaction of the United States with the main adversarial nations in the post-Cold War era. The book concentrates on the three major rogue states-North Korea, Iran, and pre-invasion Iraq. What are termed as lesser rogue nations-Libya, Syria, Cuba, and the Sudan-receive summarized treatment in one chapter together with a brief discussion about why Afghanistan and Venezuela are not rogues. The author makes clear the distinctions among these confrontational regimes, noting that North Korea, Iran, and Saddam Hussein's Iraq aroused much more anxiety in Washington than lesser rogues and other troublesome states. After an opening chapter placing the rogue-nation phenomenon in historical and current context, the manuscript devotes one chapter each to the three major adversarial rogues. A final chapter deals with the less threatening rogue regimes. Each chapter follows a chronological format with description and analysis. The work is intended for a general reader interested in the topic; it also will have appeal as a supplemental text for university classes in international relations covering the period after the Cold War ended.
Book Synopsis Critical Discourse Analysis by : Norman Fairclough
Download or read book Critical Discourse Analysis written by Norman Fairclough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together papers written by Norman Fairclough over a 25 year period, Critical Discourse Analysis represents a comprehensive and important contribution to the development of this popular field. The book is divided into seven sections covering the following themes: language in relation to ideology and power discourse in processes of social and cultural change dialectics of discourse, dialectical relations between discourse and other moments of social life methodology of critical discourse analysis research analysis of political discourse discourse in globalisation and ‘transition’ critical language awareness in education The new edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to include a total of twenty two papers. It will be of value to researchers in the subject and should prove essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in Linguistics and other areas of social science.
Book Synopsis Moral Constraints on War by : Bruno Coppieters
Download or read book Moral Constraints on War written by Bruno Coppieters and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Moral Constraints on War offers a principle by principle presentation of the ethics of war as is found in the age-old tradition of the Just War. Parts one and two trace the evolution of Just War Theory, analyzing the principles of jus ad bellum and jus in bello: the principles that determine the conditions under which it is just to start a war and then conduct military operations. Each chapter provides a historical background of the principle under discussion and an in-depth analysis of its meaning. More so than in the previous editions, there is a special focus on the transcultural nature of the principles. Besides theoretical clarifications, each of the principles is also put to the test with numerous historical and contemporary examples. In Part three, Just War Theory is applied in three specific case studies: the use of the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II, the Korean War (1950-53), and the use of armed drones in the "war on terror." Bringing together an international coterie of philosophers and political scientists, this accessible and practical guide offers both students of military ethics and of international relations rich, up-to-date insights into the pluralistic character of Just War Theory.
Book Synopsis Unveiling Dynamics, Legitimacy, and Governance in Contemporary States by : Ryszard Ficek
Download or read book Unveiling Dynamics, Legitimacy, and Governance in Contemporary States written by Ryszard Ficek and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
