Roy - International Security 1

La France connaît ses banlieues. Ou du moins, elle prétend les connaître. Depuis quarante ans, rapports officiels, notes confidentielles et diagnostics institutionnels décrivent avec une précision i……続きを見る

Doing Harm pries open the black box on a critical chapter in the recent history of psychology: the field’s enmeshment in the so-called war on terror and the ensuing reckoning over do-no-harm ethics ……続きを見る

This volume traces the historical roots and evolution of insurgencies and counter-insurgencies in modern Asia. Focusing on armed rebellions and use of armed forces by both Western powers and indigen……続きを見る

Nineteen active duty and retired US Border Patrol agents share stories of working at one of the most dangerous border crossing stations. While politicians and pundits endlessly debate immigration po……続きを見る

This book provides a historical study of the theory and praxis of modern insurgencies and counterinsurgencies (COIN). Modern Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: A Global History shows that the ins……続きを見る

Negotiating a peaceful end to civil wars, which often includes an attempt to bring together former rival military or insurgent factions into a new national army, has been a frequent goal of conflict……続きを見る

Exploring the Tripod: Immigration, Security, and Economy in the Post-9/11 United States is an exploration of the changing relationship between immigration and security in the post-9/11 United States……続きを見る

Roy Medvedev, one of the world's best-known Russian scholars and a former consultant to both Gorbachev and Yeltsin analyzes the main events that have transpired in the Russian federation since late ……続きを見る

Despite China's effort to maintain peace with its neighbors, its military and economic growth poses an undeniable threat. Regional states must account for a more powerful potential adversary in Chin……続きを見る

This book examines the origins, courses and consequences of conventional wars in post-colonial South Asia. Although South Asia has experienced large-scale conventional warfare on several occasions s……続きを見る

This book examines the military histories of the regions beyond Western Europe in the pre-modern era. Existing works on global military history mainly focus on the western part of Eurasia after 1500……続きを見る

«Nelle mani di Arundhati le parole diventano armi, le armi dei movimenti di massa.» Naomi Klein «La polemica di Arundhati Roy è importante e necessaria... dobbiamo esserle grati per il suo coraggio ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1979, this volume is an invaluable study of a railway system and its adjustment to changing political-geographical conditions, as well as changes in economic and social geogr……続きを見る

Originally published in 1983, this volume examines one of the most long-standing major commercial water-arteries of Western and Central Europe: The Rhine. Since the mid 20th Century its importance h……続きを見る

While today's presidential tweets may seem a light-year apart from the scratch of quill pens during the era of the American Revolution, the importance of political communication is eternal. This boo……続きを見る

Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, dras……続きを見る

Violent non-state actors (VNSA) often serve a destabilizing role in nearly every humanitarian and political crisis faced by the international community. As non-state armed groups gain greater access……続きを見る

Beinahe täglich fliegen unbemannte, schwer bewaffnete Drohnen ihre von der Öffentlichkeit weitgehend unbemerkten Einsätze. Vor Bildschirmen sitzende Krieger in US-amerikanischen Militärbasen, britis……続きを見る