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Dilemmas of Brazilian grand Strategy
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Dr. Hal Brands |
This monograph analyzes Brazilian grand strategy under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During Lula’s nearly 8 years in office, he has pursued a multi-tiered grand strategy aimed at hastening the… |
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The Iranian time bomb
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Michael Arthur Ledeen |
The first salvo was the attack on the American Embassy in Tehran in the fall of 1979. The war continued with the assassination of American diplomats and military personnel in Europe and North Africa.… |
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Qatar
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Allen James Fromherz |
What role does Qatar play in the Middle East and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the Al-Thani tribe shaped the history of modern Qatar? And how is a traditional tribal society … |
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Arctic security in an age of climate change
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James Kraska |
"This is the first book to examine Arctic defense policy and military security from the perspective of all eight Arctic states"--Provided by publisher.
"This is the first book to examine Arctic defe… |
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Russian foreign policy
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Olga Oliker |
As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes, as the August 2008 conflict in Georgia … |
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Base colonies in the Western hemisphere, 1940-1967
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Steven C. High |
"This book examines the consequences of the famous Anglo-American destroyers-for-bases deal of September 1940, which saw fifty aged US destroyers exchanged for extensive army and navy base sites in T… |
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Siachen
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V. R. Raghavan |
Comprehensive assessment of strategic importance of Siachen glacier leads to conflict between Indian and Pakistan. |
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Security and stability in Africa
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Clarence J. Bouchat |
The security and stability of Africa has recently become an important national issue readily seen in the increased time, effort, and resources now devoted to the continent by such new organizations a… |
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Géopolitique méditerranéenne
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Dominique Bendo-Soupou |
Depuis la crise du système bipolaire, la Méditerranée acquiert une importance stratégique majeure. Malgré ses crises, conflits et guerres persistantes, la Méditerranée se présente comme un espace du … |
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China's arrival
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Abraham Denmark,Nirav Patel |
"It has been a little over 30 years since the Carter administration established official diplomatic relations with China. Critical to this move was Nixon's visit to China, which paved the way for one… |
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Manufactured crisis
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Gareth Porter |
"Based on eight years of covering the Iran nuclear issue and new research and interviews with participants, Porter reconstructs the history of Iran's nuclear program and shows how the United States a… |
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Don't wait for the next war
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Wesley K. Clark |
"Can America have a real national strategy and move forward together without the focus of war? In the twentieth century, America came together to become the "Arsenal of Democracy," and emerged from W… |
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Through the heart of Dixie
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Anne S. Rubin |
"Sherman's March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War. In Through the Heart of Dixie, Anne Sarah Rubin uncovers and unpacks… |
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Shrinking ground
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Stephen Blank |
Given the recent 'reset' policy put in place by the Obama administration with regards to Russia policy, a closer look into the Kremlin's arm sales practices might prove critical for anyone attempting… |
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Central Asia after 2014
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Stephen Blank |
As NATO and the United States proceed to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan, the inherent and preexisting geopolitical, security, and strategic challenges in Central Asia become ever more apparen… |
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The Red Sea region
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Roberto Aliboni |
xiv, 143 pages ; 23 cm |
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Prospects for U.S.-Russian security cooperation
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Stephen Blank |
As the Obama administration took office, Russo-American relations were generally acknowledged to be at an impasse. Arms control issues feature prominently in that conflicted agenda. The Bush administ… |
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Defending Essex
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Osborne, Mike (Military historian) |
'Defending Essex' describes the various elements of the county's military heritage, and places them in their historical, archaeological and social context. |
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The rise of China in Asia
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Carolyn W. Pumphrey |
A compilation of reports prepared by attendees and participants of a March 2001 conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that examined the security implications of the rise of China for the Interna… |
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Fools' Crusade
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Diana Johnstone |
"In the endless series of United States military interventions, the 'humanitarian' bombing of Yugoslavia played a key role in gaining support of the center left for war as an instrument of policy. Th… |
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