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The Kurdish Nationalist Movement
This 2006 book analyses the Kurdish question through the lens of social movement theory.
The Revolution in Military Affairs
The revolution in military affairs (RMA) is an American concept that frames a debate about the restructuring of American military forces in the period of globalization of the American economy. A core task for U.S. allies is to seek to understand the American debate & to identify opportunities for & the risks to themselves in variant patterns of development of the American military in the years ahead. Chapters: the American strategic challenge; the American approach to the RMA: a baseline; the RMA & regional allies: the Asian case; Europe & the RMA; France & Germany & the RMA; & reflections on the U.S.-European military technology gap.Ó
Soldier in the Sand
With the Middle East in a state of persistent change and upheaval, there has long been a need for a comprehensive, yet readable, study that can give the intelligent and interested 'lay-person' a greater understanding of this diverse, complex region.The Author, whose links with the area are deep and long-standing, successfully does just that in Soldier in the Sand. As well as analysing its history and religions, which strongly influence people's actions, attitudes and relationships, he draws on his own experiences and impressions based on his many years spent in key military and diplomatic appointments in numerous countries. In addition to knowing many of the key players personally, he has st...
The Evolution of Civil-Military Relations in South East Europe
This book, authored by a multi-national team, draws a complicated, yet logically evolving picture of the problems in the security sector reform field of South-East Europe, examining the post-totalitarian and post-conflict challenges to be faced.
The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy
Turkish foreign policy and its implications for Eurasian security.
Illuminating Tomorrow's War
Considers how the information revolution is creating a revolution in military affairs that will fundamentally change the way U.S. forces fight . . . supported by a system of systemsÓ that will give U.S. forces superior battlespace awareness. Chapters: precision-guided munitions; precision location; a world of sensors; the potential proliferation of the revolution in military affairs; standoff warfare; coalition structures; prospects for the grid; defining the grid; knowledge maintenance; access; security; difficulties of top-down integration; cutting to the core; planning, experimentation, & technology development; & opportunities for bottom-up integration.
Strategic Review
... dedicated to the advancement and understanding of those principles and practices, military and political, which serve the vital security interests of the United States.
EU Influence Beyond Conditionality
This book presents an in-depth analysis of the role played by the EU accession process in Turkey’s democratic evolution and in the empowerment of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the early 2000s. Often moving against the grain of consolidated analytical positions, the author finds that the accession process can have a critical impact on the political evolution and institutional setting of an aspiring member state that goes well beyond the simple Europeanization process (or EU accession conditionality). In the case of Turkey, that process created the essential conditions and environment for the country’s political modernization by helping the emergence of a “periphery” (incl...
Soldier in the Sand
Insight into the Middle East from a general with long experience in the region: “His analysis of the revolution in Iran is particularly enlightening.” —John Simpson, BBC journalist With the Middle East in a state of persistent change and upheaval, there has long been a need for a comprehensive yet readable study that can give the intelligent and interested layperson a greater understanding of this diverse, complex region. Simon Mayall, whose links with the area are deep and longstanding, provides just that in Soldier in the Sand. As well as analyzing the Middle East’s history and religions, which strongly influence people’s actions, attitudes, and relationships, Mayall draws on his...
