Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over defenders. Offense-defense theory is perhaps best known from the passionate and intricate debates about first-strike capability and deterrence stability during the cold war, but it has deeper historical roots, remains a staple in international relations theorizing, and drives modern arms control policymaking.
In War and the Engineers, the first book systematically to test the logical and empirical validity of offense-defense theory, Keir A. Lieber examines the relationships among politics, technology, and the causes of war. Lieber's cases explore the military and political implications of the spread of railroads, the emergence of rifled small arms and artillery, the introduction of battle tanks, and the nuclear revolution. Lieber incorporates the new historiography of World War I, which draws on archival materials that only recently became available, to challenge many common beliefs about the conflict. The author's central conclusion is that technology is neither a cause of international conflict nor a panacea; instead, power politics remains paramount.
Описание: This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the Netherlands and Great Britain, the essays provide fresh insights and new empirical evidence into the public representation of media-centred politics.
Автор: Simpson, Mark Hawkins, Tony Название: Primacy of regime survival ISBN: 331972519X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319725192 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 5309.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This ground-breaking work addresses the economic and political history of post-independence Zimbabwe with a primary focus on the period 1997 to the present time.
Описание: Andrew Radin`s Institution Building in Weak States introduces a domestic opposition theory that helps explain why institution building fails and what is required to make it work, offering a corrective for scholars of post-conflict missions, international development, and peacebuilding.
Описание: Bruce Kuniholm takes a regional perspective to focus on postwar diplomacy in Iran, Turkey, and Greece and efforts in these countries to maintain their independence from the Great Powers. Drawing on a wide variety of secondary sources, government documents, private papers, unpublished memoirs, and extensive interviews with key figures, he shows how
Автор: Haas Mark L. Название: The Ideological Origins of Great Power Politics, 1789-1989 ISBN: 0801474078 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801474071 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3259.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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How do leaders perceive threat levels in world politics, and what effects do those perceptions have on policy choices? Mark L. Haas focuses on how ideology shapes perception. He does not delineate the content of particular ideologies, but rather the degree of difference among them. Degree of ideological difference is, he believes, the crucial factor as leaders decide which nations threaten and which bolster their state's security and their own domestic power. These threat perceptions will in turn impel leaders to make particular foreign-policy choices. Haas examines great-power relations in five periods: the 1790s in Europe, the Concert of Europe (1815–1848), the 1930s in Europe, Sino-Soviet relations from 1949 to 1960, and the end of the Cold War. In each case he finds a clear relationship between the degree of ideological differences that divided state leaders and those leaders' perceptions of threat level (and so of appropriate foreign-policy choices). These relationships held in most cases, regardless of the nature of the ideologies in question, the offense-defense balance, and changes in the international distribution of power.
Автор: Stephen K. Badzik; Josef B. Binter; Karl E. Birnba Название: Towards a Future European Peace Order? ISBN: 1349121916 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349121915 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Towards a Future European Peace Order? Their perspectives are based on analyses of the underlying political, historical, societal, psychological, strategic and economic preconditions for a European peace order.
After the Coup brings together the work of a group of leading Thai intellectuals of several generations to equip readers to anticipate and understand the developments that lie ahead for Thailand. Contributors offer findings and perspectives both on the disorienting period following the Thai coup of May 2014 and on fundamental challenges to the country and its institutions. Chapters address regionalism and decentralization, the monarchy and the military, the media, demography and the economy, the long-running violence in Southern Thailand, and a number of surprising social and political trends certain to shape the future of Thailand. The volume will serve as a valuable resource for all those concerned with that future. "This highly acclaimed collection of scholars' answers to basic questions about the political situation after the 2014 military coup in Thailand offers a comprehensive analysis of many crucial institutions and sensitive issues that no other work has touched. The book covers the intricate relationships among conflicting classes, political movements, the military, and, above all, the monarchy. It puts on the table many important debates about the crisis of democratization in the country, including the struggle of Malay-Muslims in Southern Thailand, the transformation of electoral violence, the dilemma of political decentralization, the changing roles of the media, and the impact of slowing economic growth and an ageing society on the future of Thailand." --Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, Chulalongkorn University, author of The Rise of the Octobrists in Contemporary Thailand "After the Coup should be read by anyone interested in understanding the current state of Thailand's political affairs, tracing the historical origins of the current challenges and conflicts, or looking for clues about what may be to come. This outstanding set of scholars explores how Thailand's disparate collective identities are at the root of the current political and social conflict. These collective identities carry with them different visions of what it means to be 'Thai', what democracy is and how it should function, and the sources of political legitimacy. The chapter authors describe how those behind Thailand's 'ambitious coup' have attempted to crush, co-opt, quell, and contain these competing visions." --Allen Hicken, University of Michigan, author of Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies "Featuring a collection of essays authored by many of the field's leading lights, expertly curated and edited by one of the most knowledgeable scholars in Thai Studies, After the Coup is a vital contribution to the study of contemporary Thai politics. The depth and sophistication of its analysis, and the variety of viewpoints represented, make it a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the significance of the events set in motion by the military coup staged in Thailand on 22 May 2014, one in crucial respects quite unlike the series of coups d' tat that punctuate the country's modern political development." --Federico Ferrara, City University of Hong Kong, author of The Political Development of Modern Thailand "This book covers many of the most important current aspects of the Thai political problem, to help readers better understand why Thailand continues in its struggle to democracy. For example, it provides for a very insightful sense of an emergent middle class that has been one of the main obstacles in Thai democratic progress, both before and since the military coup d' tat of 2014." --Titipol Phakdeewanich, Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Ubon Ratchathani University
Автор: Baron Joshua Название: Great Power Peace and American Primacy ISBN: 1137299479 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137299475 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by the balance of power, nuclear weapons, democracy and globalization.
Автор: Mark Simpson; Tony Hawkins Название: The Primacy of Regime Survival ISBN: 303010219X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030102197 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 5309.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book analyses the past and ongoing decline of Zimbabwe under the rule of ZANU-PF, with a primary focus on the period 1997 to the present. In contrast to much existing literature on post-independence Zimbabwe which has focused on the political dimensions of Zimbabwe’s fragility, this research highlights the economic aspects of Zimbabwe’s regression flowing from prolonged mismanagement of the economy which has served to consolidate the rule of the country’s political and economic elite. The Zimbabwean experience offers unique insights into the economic mensions of regime preservation. This book situates the Zimbabwe experience within the context of wider debates within the field of development studies, and the international community’s response to such situations.
Автор: Haun Phil, Jackson Colin, Schultz Tim Название: Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare Since the Cold War ISBN: 1108839223 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108839228 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 25990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examining post-Cold War conflicts against state and non-state actors where air power played a major and sometimes decisive role, this book analyzes the effectiveness of manned and unmanned aircraft against global terrorism and in conventional, high-tech air wars in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against ISIS.
Автор: Haun Phil, Jackson Colin, Schultz Tim Название: Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare Since the Cold War ISBN: 1108984754 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108984751 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 8794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examining post-Cold War conflicts against state and non-state actors where air power played a major and sometimes decisive role, this book analyzes the effectiveness of manned and unmanned aircraft against global terrorism and in conventional, high-tech air wars in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against ISIS.
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