Books in the Contemporary Security Studies series

This edited volume provides a window on the many forces that structure and shape why women and girls participate in terrorism and other forms of political violence, as well as on how states have come to view, treat, and strategize against them.

"The book looks at the outreach and communication strategies employed by internationalised courts to try to understand the wider impact of international justice"--

Focuses on the evolution of nuclear weapons as components of US military strategy and arms control, by contrasting their roles in the early and later information ages.

Seeks to help shape the debate surrounding power and polarity in the twenty-first century by assessing the likelihood of US decline and by analyzing what each of the so-called 'rising powers' can do.

This volume provides a systematic and cross-regional analysis of radicalisation, militancy and violence in West Africa.

In this book, the author has tried to bridge the gap between the common perception of the Yugoslav conflict, as portrayed in the media, and the actual grim reality with which he was dealing as an EU monitor on the ground.

Examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations, disciplines that have engaged little with one another since the Second World War. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach designed to provide answers to real-world problems of governance.

Analyzes how victory and defeat in modern war can be understood and explained by confronting two inter-related research problems: the nature of victory and defeat in modern war and the explanations of victory and defeat. This book also features case studies ranging from the Malayan Emergency to the conflict in Iraq.

This volume explores the way governments endeavoured to build and maintain public support for the war in Afghanistan, combining new insights on the effects of strategic narratives with an exhaustive series of case studies.

The actions and decisions of the Northern Department of the Foreign Office at a time of great international tension and conflict.

This volume traces the changing relationship between Russia and NATO through the prism of conventional arms control, specifically the negotiation, implementation and adaptation of the CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) Treaty.

Focuses on the use of 'necessary condition counterfactuals' in explaining two key events in twentieth century history, the start of the First World War and the end of the Cold War. Containing essays by leading figures in the field, this book analyzes the causal logics of necessary and sufficient conditions.

Presents contributions to the work on the causes of international conflict, set in the context of realist theories. This book addresses issues relating to data, methods and cases used to analyze international conflict. It presents examples of the use of various different methods to answer questions that engage international relations scholars.

Examines the impact of globalisation on the economies, security policies and military-industrial complexes of the Asia-Pacific region. This volume explores globalization and its general effects on the policy-making of the nation-state.

Featuring fresh contributions from leading scholars, this volume considers a varied range of post-war, post-Dayton and post-9/11 problems and issues in Bosnian security.

This book explores `lessons learned¿ from the military intervention in Libya by exploring key aspects of the 2011 NATO campaign.

This book explores the idea of a 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA), which underpins the transformational agenda of the US military, and examines its implications for smaller states.