Current Events
Regional Peacekeepers
This work investigates the Russian military presence in its former Soviet territories to determine whether these forces have been genuine peacekeepers or are a post-imperial presence that seeks to maintain former strategic interests.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Explores the evolution of UN efforts at peace-keeping, particularly since the early 1990s.
American Carnival
In this vividly written, compelling narrative, award-winning journalist Neil Henry confronts the crisis facing professional journalism in this era of rapid technological transformation.
Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters
This volume distills what is known about environmental health during an emergency or disaster.
Cultural Diversity in the Armed Forces
This book addresses the different ways in which armed forces around the world respond to the cultural diversity of their parent societies, ethnicity and gender in particular, in order to enhance their quality and legitimacy.
Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies
This major new Handbook provides a cutting-edge and transdisciplinary overview of the main issues, debates, state-of-the-art methods, and key concepts in peace and conflict studies today.
Military and Negotiation
An investigation of the role of the modern soldier/diplomat and the nature of military negotiation in comparison with negotiation in other contexts.
Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East
Sirrs shows how Egyptian efforts to acquire long-range surface-to-surface missiles in the early 1960s carry important lessons for the present-day scourge of weapons of mass destruction.
What Painting Is
At the root of this tremendously original work is Elkins' desire to bring the study of art back to the studio to understand the artist's relationship to his or her medium.
Adversarial Reasoning
Addressing a range of practical problems, including military planning and command, military and foreign intelligence, antiterrorism, network security, as well as simulation and training systems, this work presents an overview of each problem and then explores various applications