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  • The War on Terror

    by Andrew Thomson, Rubrick Biegon ...
    Series series Short Histories
    The War on Terror has remained an enduring feature of American foreign policy for over two decades. This short history positions the War on Terror within the broader context of Cold War interventionism and the rise of various transnational threats to American (and global) security during the late twentieth century. It introduces readers to the main concepts, debates and theories which have been ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • US Power in Latin America

    Renewing Hegemony

    by Rubrick Biegon ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
    An original account of contemporary US-Latin American relations, this book utilises neo-Gramscian and historical materialist approaches to build a novel conceptual framework for analysing US hegemony, extending critical theory in new and exciting directions. It disaggregates US power into distinct forms (structural, coercive, institutional and ideological) to convincingly argue that the United ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Beyond Bin Laden

    America and the Future of Terror

    by Karen Hughes, James A. Baker III ...
    Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in American history—an enemy who brought the United States what President George W. Bush called “a day of fire,” and ushered in a new era of terrorism. It took a decade of blood and sacrifice, of determination and frustration, but finally, in a nighttime raid at the end of a dirt road in Pakistan, the hunt for Bin Laden ended with a gunshot. It was a ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Accidental Guerrilla : Fighting Small Wars In The Midst Of A Big One

    by David Kilcullen ...
    David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge." Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Zero-Sum Victory

    What We're Getting Wrong About War

    by Christopher D. Kolenda ...
    2021 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for War & HistoryWhy have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States' favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq turned intractable. The US government's fixation on ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Confronting Saddam Hussein

    George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

    by Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations. In Confronting ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations

    Edited by Michael A. Sheehan, Erich Marquardt, Liam Collins ...
    This handbook comprises essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the topic of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe.Terrorist groups have evolved substantially since 9/11, with the Islamic State often described as a pseudo-state, a terrorist group, and insurgency all at the same time. While researchers', analysts', and policymakers’ ... Read more

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  • Countering Terrorism

    by Martha Crenshaw, Gary LaFree ...
    Can We Construct a Grand Strategy to Counter Terrorism?Fifteen years after September 11, the United States still faces terror threats-both domestic and foreign. After years of wars, ever more intensive and pervasive surveillance, enhanced security measures at major transportation centers, and many attempts to explain who we are fighting and why and how to fight them, the threats continue to ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Attacking Terrorism

    Elements of a Grand Strategy

    by Audrey Kurth Cronin, David Rapoport, Martha Crenshaw, Michael Sheehan, Paul R. Pillar, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Timothy D. Hoyt, Carnes Lord, Adam Roberts0, Patrick M. Cronin1, Daniel Goure2 ...
    The definition and understanding of "terrorism" is in a state of unprecedented evolution. No longer are acts of terrorism rare and far-flung. Following the horrendous attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, U.S. citizens have had their eyes opened to a new world where this nightmare stalks the daily news and is never far from consciousness.Attacking Terrorism brings together some of ... Read more

    $34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Terror Threat

    International and Homegrown Terrorists and Their Threat to Canada

    by Dwight Hamilton, Kostas Rimsa ...
    The discovery of a suspected homegrown Islamic terrorist cell in our own backyard last year shocked most Canadians. The question arose: Is this country next on Al Qaeda’s hit list? But although terrorism in Canada did not begin with Al Qaeda, its fundamental dynamics are as unfamiliar to most of the public as the minutiae of quantum physics.How could such shocking developments happen in a nation ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy

    by Brian Forst ...
    Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy describes the problem of terrorism; compares it to other forms of aggression, particularly crime and war; and discusses policy options for dealing with the terrorism. It focuses on the causes of terrorism with the aim of understanding its roots and providing insights toward policies that will serve to prevent it. The book serves as a single-source reference on ... Read more

    $78.79 USD

  • Pakistan's ISI

    A Concise History of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate

    by Julian Richards ...
    Series series Concise Histories of Intelligence
    An introduction to Pakistan's ISI, which has been both an essential ally and problematic partner of the United StatesForged during the tumultuous aftermath of Partition in 1947, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) has grown to become the preeminent intelligence service in Pakistan. Its capabilities are comprehensive, its remit covers both foreign and domestic intelligence, and it is ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook