Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns

This book examines the evolution, function, problems and prospects of private security  companies in the maritime sector...

Providing substantial evidence that strategic competition between the United States, China and South East Asia promotes stability, Liselotte Odgaard argues that security relations between China and South East Asia are profoundly affected by disputes over maritime space and territory in the South Chi..

Providing substantial evidence that strategic competition between the United States, China and South East Asia promotes stability, Liselotte Odgaard argues that security relations between China and South East Asia are profoundly affected by disputes over maritime space and territory in the South Chi..

Expert contributors confront both the maritime security challenges and responses, identifying the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluating the various responses with an eye to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats...

Expert contributors confront both the maritime security challenges and responses, identifying the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluating the various responses with an eye to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats...

This book focuses on contemporary maritime security in the South China Sea as well as its connected sea area, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. It examines security issues concerning the safety of navigation, crackdown on transnational crimes including sea piracy and maritime terrorism, and conf..

Masters of War is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clauswitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and, to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli...

This is a comprehensive survey of minorities in the Middle East with a special focus on the post Arab Spring era and a rich trove of information and insights generated from the detailed case studies...

This edited volume uses theoretical overviews and empirical case studies to explore both how soldiers cope with the new forms of cultural diversity occurring within various multinational military operations, and how their organizations manage them...

This book examines the use and exploitation of intelligence in formulating Britain’s strategy for the Arab Revolt during the First World War. It also presents a radical re-examination of the achievements of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) as an intelligence officer and guerrilla leader...

This book focuses on the challenges faced by the US military in responding to 'operations other than war' in the post-Cold War era...

This book explains why logistical planning is studied by military professionals and uses case studies to bring home its importance...