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Sean M. Lynn-Jones

Sean M. Lynn-Jones

Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security

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Telephone: (617) 495-1463
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Email: sean_lynn-jones@harvard.edu

 

 

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1997

October 1997

America's Strategic Choices

International Security Reader

By Michael Brown, Former co-editor, Quarterly Journal International Security, Owen R. Coté, Editor, International Security, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

Almost a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but the United States has yet to reach a consensus on a coherent approach to the international use of American power. The essays in this volume present contending perspectives on the future of US strategy. Options for US policy include primacy, cooperative security, selective engagement, and retrenchment. The volume includes the Clinton administration's National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement so readers can compare proposed strategies with the official US government position.

 

 

April 1997

Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict

International Security Reader

By Michael Brown, Former co-editor, Quarterly Journal International Security, Owen R. Coté, Editor, International Security, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

The first part of Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict addresses the roots of nationalist and ethnic wars, focusing in particular on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet Union, and Kashmir. The second part of the book, which explores options for preventing and resolving such conflicts, develops proposals for international action ranging from military intervention to partition to a reconsideration of the idea of the state in Africa.

 

1996

September 1996

East Asian Security

International Security Reader

By Michael Brown, Former co-editor, Quarterly Journal International Security, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

The future of East Asian security has become a critically important topic in the post–Cold War world. Virtually all of the Asia-Pacific countries are enjoying rapid economic growth, but many remain wary of their neighbors. Unlike every other region of the world, East Asia's military spending continues to accelerate. East Asian Security addresses some of the most important strategic questions about the future of the region.

 

 

May 1996

Debating the Democratic Peace

International Security Reader

By Michael Brown, Former co-editor, Quarterly Journal International Security, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

Are democracies less likely to go to war than other kinds of states? This question is of tremendous importance in both academic and policy-making circles and one that has been debated by political scientists for years. The Clinton administration, in particular, has argued that the United States should endeavor to promote democracy around the world. This timely reader includes some of the most influential articles in the debate that have appeared in the journal International Security during the past two years, adding two seminal pieces published elsewhere to make a more balanced and complete collection, suitable for classroom use.

 

1995

March 1995

The Perils of Anarchy

International Security Reader

By Michael Brown, Former co-editor, Quarterly Journal International Security, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

Current debates about the nature of international politics have centered on the clash between supporters and critics of realism. The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition. It includes realist interpretations of the collapse of the Cold War order and of the emerging order that has replaced it, the sources of alignment and aggression, and the causes of peace. A final section provides a counterpoint by raising criticisms of and alternatives to the realist approach.

 

 

March 1995

Global Dangers: Changing Dimensions of International Security

International Security Reader

By Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

The essays collected in Global Dangers provide both conceptual analysis and empirical assessment of the environment, migration, and nationalism as sources of conflict.

 

1993

July 1993

The Cold War and After: Prospects for Peace

International Security Reader

By Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

The Cold War and After presents a collection of well-reasoned arguments selected from the journal International Security on the causes of the Cold War and the effect of its aftermath on the peaceful coexistence of European states. This new edition includes all of the material from the first edition, plus four new articles.

 

1992

October 1992

America's Strategy in a Changing World

International Security Reader

By Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security and Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

At a time when events are overtaking many publications, these articles selected from International Security provide up-to-date and comprehensive analyses of American national security strategy in the post–Cold War world.

Addressing future U.S. relations with its Cold War allies as well as with its former foes, contributions take up such major issues as overall strategic options, security in the new Europe, relations with the former Soviet Union, U.S.-Japan relations, and threats in the Third World, particularly proliferation.

 

1991

March 1991

The Cold War and After: Prospects for Peace

International Security Reader

By Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security

This timely collection of articles from the journal International Security focuses on the future of Europe; however, the analysis can be applied to any continent. The first four essays look at the sources of the post-1945 peace and consider whether the threat of nuclear weapons or other factors have acted as a deterrent to war. The next three essays debate whether the new Europe will see war or peace and offer different prescriptions for preventing a return to chaos.

 

1990

September 1990

Nuclear Diplomacy and Crisis Management

International Security Reader

By Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, BCSIA Studies in International Security, Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom and Stephen Van Evera, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1978-1981 and 1984-1987

These essays from the journal International Security examine the effects of the nuclear revolution on the international system and the role nuclear threats have played in international crises.

 

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