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Bernard Brodie and the Foundations of American Nuclear Strategy
Steiner analyzes how and why Brodie's understanding of weapons of unparalleled explosive force led him to posit the need for revolutionary strategic thinking in broadminded analytic method and in the focus upon cities as nuclear targets. He shows the tremendous effect Brodie's work had on the intellectual climate in which policy is determined, particularly in his frequent combatting of conventional wisdom.
Humanitarian Intervention
The dilemma of how best to protect human rights is one of the most persistent problems facing the international community today. This unique and wide-ranging history of humanitarian intervention examines responses to oppression, persecution and mass atrocities from the emergence of the international state system and international law in the late sixteenth century, to the end of the twentieth century. Leading scholars show how opposition to tyranny and to religious persecution evolved from notions of the common interests of 'Christendom' to ultimately incorporate all people under the concept of 'human rights'. As well as examining specific episodes of intervention, the authors consider how these have been perceived and justified over time, and offer important new insights into ideas of national sovereignty, international relations and law, as well as political thought and the development of current theories of 'international community'.
International Conflict Management
This new textbook provides students with an accessible overview of the logic, evolution, application and outcomes of the five major approaches of the growing field of international conflict management: traditional peacekeeping peace enforcement and support operations negotiation and bargaining mediation adjudication. The book aims to provide the student with a fuller understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these five techniques within the dynamic context of the contemporary security environment, especially in relation to recent and ongoing case studies of inter-state and intra-state conflict. To demonstrate the changing nature of security in the post-Cold War world, the text contras...
The Nuclear Freeze Controversy
Co-published with Abt Books, this volume is a thorough and dispassionate inquiry into the concept of a mutual U.S.-Soviet freeze on the testing, production and deployment of nuclear weapons. It explores not only the strategic and arms control implications of a nuclear freeze, but also its attendant political and moral issues. The book represents a unique contribution to the nuclear policy debate: while taking, on balance, a position against a freeze, it does so after a careful consideration of the arguments for that proposal.
Miklós Horthy: The Hungarian Anti-Hero
Miklós Horthy is perhaps one of history’s most controversial figures. Glorified by one side as a pragmatic leader and vilified on the other as a slippery Nazi puppet, Admiral Miklós Horthy lived a life of adventure, sorrow, and complexity in one of history’s darkest chapters. From his time at sea during World War One to leading a nation surrounded by fascist barbarism in the dying days of World War Two, this is Horthy’s untold story. An episode in history that is not only guaranteed to entertain, but perhaps even change your very perception of history in its entirety. Not a history buff? Don’t have the time to read thick textbooks? Then this book is perfect for you! It covers the life of Miklós Horthy at a quick and enjoyable pace that's easy to digest, introducing small bits of 20th century history as you make your way through. Plus there are pictures! Though certainly not as academic as other books on the subject, this one will give you a detailed look into everything you need to know about the Kingdom of Hungary’s only Admiral Regent.
