BOOKS
April 2007
Nuclear Proliferation and International Security
By Morten Bremer Maerli and Sverre Lodgaard
Fourteen leading experts discuss the threatened NPT and nuclear proliferation challenges, to identify better non-proliferation tools and strategies for today’s world.
April 2007
Service to Country: Personnel Policy and the Transformation of Western Militaries
By Curtis Gilroy and Cindy Williams
"Extraordinarily useful....The changing demographics of affluent Western societies; the near 180-degree reversal in mission focus of Western militaries after the end of the Cold War; the particular difficulties of former Communist countries trying to shed one model of military manpower recruiting, management, and structuring for another—are all treated with length and with sophistication by both academics and practitioners." — Journal of Military History
Service to Country explores the ongoing transformation of military personnel policies in Europe and North America, looking at causes as well as potential costs and benefits of personnel policy transformation.
March 2007
The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age
By Jeffrey G. Lewis, Former Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
Jeffery Lewis examines patterns in Chinese defense investments, strategic force deployments, and arms control behavior to assess China's nuclear strategy.
2007
Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War
By Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Bringing together leading contributors in the field, this volume analyses how victory and defeat in modern war can be understood and explained.
February 2007
Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990
By Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
The United States continues to proclaim its support for democracy and its opposition to tyranny, but American presidents often have supported dictators who have allied themselves with the United States. This book illustrates the chronic dilemmas inherent in U.S. dealings with dictators under conditions of uncertainty and moral ambiguity.
February, 2007
Building a New Afghanistan
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Named an "Outstanding Academic Title for 2007" by Choice magazine.
2007
The Handbook of Law and Economics
An important reference on the subject, including a chapter co-authored by Robert N. Stavins, "Environmental Law and Policy."
January, 2007
The Greek Paradox: Promise vs. Performance
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School and Kalypso Nicolaidis
As a bridge between the East and West, a pole of stability in the Balkans, and a Mediterranean crossroads, Greece could play a significant role in the post-Cold War world. But Greece's performance in domestic and international policy falls short of this promise. The essays in The Greek Paradox look at some of the reasons for this gap and suggest possible political and economic reforms.
December 2006
Advances in Energy Research (AER - 2006) : Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Advances in Energy Research
Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Advances in Energy Research held on December 4–5, 2006 sponsored by the Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
December 2006
International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity
This cutting-edge textbook is the most comprehensive introduction to international relations theory available. It argues that theory is central to explaining the dynamics of world politics, and includes a wide variety of theoretical positions, from the historically dominant traditions to powerful critical voices since the 1980s.
