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  • Global Terrorism

    This thoroughly revised and updated edition explores the evolution and persistence of terrorism by examining the core motivations—religious, ethnic, and political—driving violent extremist groups and individuals.Global Terrorism, Fifth Edition, features a variety of comprehensive case studies, and expanded coverage on:The intersection between terrorism and insurgencyModern terrorism financing ... Leer más

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  • Geopolitics, Military Modernisation and the Future of the Indo-Pacific

    Series series Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
    This book examines to what extent geopolitics explains the current wave of force modernisation in the Indo-Pacific region. Examining the leading Indo-Pacific nations in terms of defence spending: the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand, geopolitical principles are used to create hypotheses that can be tested against the ... Leer más

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  • The Arms Race in Asia

    Trends, causes and implications

    Series series Asian Security Studies
    This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly significant, led by the emergence of China and India as major powers. It is therefore not surprising ... Leer más

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  • What Terrorists Want

    Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat

    “This is at the top of my list for best books on terrorism.”–Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants KillHow can the most powerful country in the world feel so threatened by an enemy infinitely weaker than we are? How can loving parents and otherwise responsible citizens join terrorist movements? How can anyone possibly believe that the cause of Islam can be ... Leer más

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  • Good Muslim, Bad Muslim

    America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror

    In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans have been asking since 9/11: how did this happen?Mamdani dispels the idea of “good” (secular, westernized) and “bad” (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political ... Leer más

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  • Reimagining Pakistan

    Transforming a Dysfunctional Nuclear State

    Salman Rushdie once described Pakistan as a 'poorly imagined country'. Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by the military and militants, it is variously described around the world as 'dangerous', 'unstable', 'a terrorist incubator' and 'the land of the intolerant'. Much of Pakistan's ... Leer más

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  • Strange Rebels

    1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

    Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That single year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a political force on the world stage, the beginning of market revolutions in China and Britain that would fuel globalization and radically alter the international economy, and the first stirrings of the resistance movements in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan that ... Leer más

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  • How Terrorism Ends

    Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns

    “A landmark study."—Robin Wright, The New YorkerWhy every terrorist movement comes to an end—and how this history can help us combat today's terrorist threatsAmid the fear following 9/11 and more recent terror attacks, it is easy to forget the most important fact about terrorist campaigns: they always come to an end—and often far more quickly than expected. Contrary to what many assume, when it ... Leer más

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  • Shadow Wars

    The Secret Struggle for the Middle East

    For more than a century successive US and UK governments have sought to thwart nationalist, socialist and pro-democracy movements in the Middle East. Through the Cold War, the ‘War on Terror’ and the present era defined by the Islamic State, the Western powers have repeatedly manipulated the region’s most powerful actors to ensure the security of their own interests and, in doing so, have given ... Leer más

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  • The Last Days of Europe

    Epitaph for an Old Continent

    • In Brussels in 2004, more than 55 percent of the children born were of immigrant parents• Half of all female scientists in Germany are childless• According to a poll in 2005, more than 40 percent of British Muslims said Jews were a legitimate target for terrorist attacksWhat happens when a falling birthrate collides with uncontrolled immigration? The Last Days of Europe explores how a massive ... Leer más

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  • The Transparent Cabal

    The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel

    Although it is generally understood that American neoconservatives pushed hard for the war in Iraq, this book forcefully argues that the neocons' goal was not the spread of democracy, but the protection of Israel's interests in the Middle East. Showing that the neocon movement has always identified closely with the interests of Israel's Likudnik right wing, the discussion contends that neocon ... Leer más

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  • The Ultimate Goal

    A Former R&AW Chief Deconstructs How Nations andIntelligence Agencies Construct Narratives

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    In The Ultimate Goal, Vikram Sood, former chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), explains 'the narrative' and how a country's ability to construct, sustain and control narratives, at home and abroad, enhances its strength and position. Intelligence agencies invariably play a critical role in this, an often-indispensable tool of statecraft.A 'narrative ... Leer más

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