Arms negotiation and control Books

Ci stiamo avvicinando sempre più alla madre di tutte le depressioni economiche e i suoi effetti stanno per causare una quantità senza precedenti di turbolenza, caos e disperazione nella nostra società moderna. Le storie di orrore della Grande Depressione...

Combat aircraft, a powerful component of military strength, define the battle space today. In the last five decades, world combat aircraft inventory, after peaking in 1988, gradually declined owing to changes in the geopolitical landscape, altering...

The People's Republic of China is not only a large country, spanning from the Pacific Ocean in the East to cover most of the Asian landmass till Central Asia in the West. The geographical spread is not the only challenge that China poses; understanding...

This book is a comparative study of the military law systems of the five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It also considers those aspects of international human rights laws and international humanitarian laws which...

In the continuously changing nature of war, the terminologies in the military forces of the world also change, often more than war itself, mostly introducing esoteric vocabulary. The term "air dominance" in this context is of comparatively recent origin...

The first three chapters of the book examines the evolution of space for military use; the study of the legal framework governing the use of outer space that has enabled the militarisation of space; and the complexities of defining the fine line that...

No nation has suffered more from terrorism than India. Since the 1990s, India has been plagued by what has come to be known as 'New Terrorism', which is global, amorphous, well-networked, lethal, indiscriminate, diverse, sophisticated and is conducted by...

The Indian army is the fourth largest army of the world. This book examines the scenarios in which the India army of 2020 will be required to operate and suggests measures for its transformation into a force of the future.

This book provides the trends and pointers in the contemporary logistics management in the armed forces of various countries as well as the best business practices obtaining in the civil sector logistics.

Security and defence is the area in which the EU has advanced most in recent years. A principal element of this process is the proliferating number of military and civilian crisis management missions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Clearly,...

This volume examines theoretical and empirical issues relating to cyberconflict and its implications for global security and politics. Taking a multidimensional approach to current debates in internet politics, the book comprises essays by leading...

The al-Qaeda Franchise asks why al-Qaeda adopted a branching-out strategy, introducing seven franchises spread over the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. After all, transnational terrorist organizations can expand through other organizational...

Nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation no longer enjoy the broad support they once did during the Cold War. Academics and security experts now question the ability of either to cope or check nuclear rogue states or terrorists. On the one hand,...

Armed conflicts have become more complicated, with the emphasis shifting towards new weapons such as drones, cybercrime and autonomous weapons. In July 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This treaty...

Unlock the transformative power of democracy in "The Power of Democracy: Principles, Practice, and Governance." With expert insights spanning Europe to Australasia, this book unveils the profound connection between democratic ideals, effective...

La maggior parte degli americani sa che esiste un'epidemia di droga, ma solo una piccola minoranza è consapevole che è stata inflitta alla nostra società dai "dominatori delle tenebre, i malvagi nelle alte sfere, che preferiscono le tenebre alla luce...

This book offers a concise account of US "dual containment" policy towards Iran and Iraq during the 1990s, an overlooked era between the tumult of the liberation of Kuwait and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In particular, it uses a...

Does the lethal use of drones pose any new or difficult moral problems? Or is the controversy over these weapons merely a distraction from deeper questions regarding the justice of war and the United States' bellicose foreign policy? Opposing Perspectives

In response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, Congress authorized "war" against al Qaeda in the statute known as the 2001 AUMF (Authorization for the Use of Military Force). Meant to be a temporary grant of powers to allow the President to...

The Rush Bagot Agreement is the oldest arms limitation agreement in the world. It originated in the aftermath of the War of 1812 when both Great Britain and the United States feared a descent into a naval arms race on the Great Lakes of North America...

This is a new examination of Halford Mackinder's seminal global geostrategic work, from the perspective of geography, diplomatic history, political science, international relations, imperial history, and the space age.Mackinder was a man ahead of his...

This book explores the largely neglected issue of responses to the US Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI, or the 'Star Wars' missile defence programme) across NATO.The chapters here explore the reactions of different Western allies to the announcement of...

Renegotiating the Nuclear Order offers a sociological approach to the nuclear order, and order defined by nuclear technology and nuclear weapons. The focus is on the need to renegotiate the nuclear order, given the conflict between...

The relationships between Africa and Europe are of high strategic importance. This volume studies the ongoing dynamics between the two continents by adopting a pluralist understanding of international relations which encompasses non-state actors as...

'a provocative must-read text for an engaged public, offering a distinctive Australian take on corporate globalism, and grounding this in a robust theory of social change that emphasises material power and interests, along with symbolic power and...

An unprecedented trade war broke out between the world's two largest economies in 2018 and escalated subsequently. It is the first major economic conflict to occur in the era of globalization, with its aftermath going far beyond trade. The trade war...

This book critiques the dominant physical and biological interpretation of the Genocide Convention and argues that the idea of "culture" is central to properly understanding the crime of genocide.Using Raphael Lemkin's personal papers, archival materials...

This volume analyzes the impact of key global trends on civil-military relations by examining defense reform processes since the end of the Cold War. Civil - military relations are reconceptualized to emphasize three dimensions: civilian control of the...

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, humanitarian relief operations in Southeast Asia, Pakistan and Louisiana have catapulted the military onto front pages and TV reports everywhere and every day. While the military's unique mission is to defend freedom by...

A nadie se le escapa que el mercado de las criptomonedas ha recibido duros golpes. Como cualquier mercado financiero, el comercio de criptomonedas está dirigido por la emoción. O mejor dicho, los inversores en criptodivisas se dejan llevar por la...

Este libro de Rebel Press Media expone la agenda de las élites globales y el próximo reseteo de la civilización humana.Rebel Press Media profundiza en la verdad no contada sobre cómo los principales medios de comunicación se han vendido y siguen...

Un nouveau cycle de propagande de mort avec une soi-disant mutation a commencé pour compléter le coup de force de la "Grande Réinitialisation" vers une dictature tyrannique de l'Agenda 2030. Alors que de plus en plus de gens commencent à prendre...

The drawing powers and attractiveness of the welfare state are government-protected minimum standards of income, health, security, housing, and education. The British welfare state has been enmeshed in multifaceted crises including poverty, racism, lack...

This book is a comprehensive study of the development of China's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs).  It offers insights into the secretive world of nuclear submarines and ballistic missiles of the Chinese (PLA) Navy and studies...

A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region's past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a...

This manuscript, which includes the views of Members of U.S. Congress from both sides of the aisle, as well as those of several former cabinet members, undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, U.S. military generals, and experts from various think...

On the brink of war, what influences decision makers to attack another country?Using innovative theoretical angles, Femke E. Bakker explores whether the basic assumptions of democratic peace theory are indeed correct. She stresses the microfoundations of...

Laser isotope separation (LIS) is an emerging technology that uses relatively small, widely-available lasers to achieve civilian or weapons grade concentration of fissile material to fuel nuclear reactions. To date only a few, limited proliferation risk...

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This collection examines the extent to which nuclear weapons modernization has become a significant point of concern and consideration in international security. Recent statements and substantial investments by nuclear weapon possessor states in the...

This is the first book to offer a philosophical engagement with microaggressions. It aims to provide an intersectional analysis of microaggressions that cuts across multiple dimensions of oppression and marginalization, and to engage a variety of...

Edited by one of the most renowned scholars in the field, Richard K. Betts's Conflict After the Cold War assembles classic and contemporary readings on enduring problems of international security. Offering broad historical and philosophical breadth, the...

For nearly fifty years, including the decade and a half since the end of the Cold War, deterrence has remained the central nuclear arms control policy between the United States, Russia, and other principal nuclear powers. The question today is: Has the...