Gordon P., Shapiro J. Allies at war. America, Europe and the crisis over Iraq

Anchor, 2002. 654 pages. The National Security Agency is the world’s most powerful, most far-reaching espionage. Now with a new afterword describing the security lapses that preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, Body of Secrets takes us to the inner sanctum of America’s spy world. In the follow-up to his bestselling Puzzle Palace, James Banford reveals the NSA’s hidden role in the most volatile world events of the past, and its desperate s...

Basic Books 1998. 223 pages. As the twentieth century draws to a close, the United States has emerged as the world’s only superpower: no other nation possesses comparable military and economic power or has interests that bestride the globe. Yet the critical question facing America remains unanswered: What should be the nation’s global strategy for maintaining its exceptional position in the world? Zbigniew Brzezinski tackles this question head-on...

Cambridge University Press, 2003. 570 p. This book develops the idea that, since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine an operational theory of regional security with an empirical application across the whole of the international system. Individual chapters cover Africa, the Balkans, CIS-Europe, East Asia, EU-Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, a...

N. -Y. , 1975. 221 p. Introduction. The current pessimism about democracy. The challenges confronting democratic government. Western Europe by Grozier. Are European democracies becoming ungovernable? Social, economic and cultural causes. The role and structure of political values. Conclusions: European vulnerability. The United States by Huntington. The viability and governability of American democracy. The expansion of governmental activity. The...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 228 p. "Temptations of Power" examines the new security dilemma that confronted George W. Bush when terrorists proved for the first time on 9/11 that they could seriously wound even the greatest of military powers on its own soil. The authors argue that the response was influenced by neo-conservative exaggeration of the efficacy of military power and belief in the US ability to change the world. Jackson and Towle advoca...

P.15 Russia and Europe: Same Continent, Separate Entities Russia and Europe are drifting apart and evidences to the contrary are rather few. Doubtlessly, that for the moment the sides represent mainly inconsistent subjects in terms of how they conceptually expound their historical past and project their own experience to the future. In any case, domestic needs for both changes and conservations of the existing social structures generate mostly n...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the Cuban missile crisis in terms of bargaining tactics and political power generally. An analysis of conflict, I think must be conducted from the point of view of one or other or both participants. The conflict cannot really be viewed from "above looking down," unless one's purpose is merely to pass judgment on the merits of the case, or to conclude that neither side acts rationally, rather than to unde...

Routledge, 2007. 184 p. The legitimacy of global institutions which address security challenges is in question. The manner in which they make decisions and the interests they reflect often fall short of twenty-first century expectations and norms of good governance. In addition, their performance has raised doubts about their ability to address contemporary challenges such as civil wars, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the use of mili...

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (January 1995), 538 (1), pg. 83-95 The traditional view that Canada's relations with Europe are a significant influence on Canadian life and Canada's international role no longer prevails in Canadian politics. New immi gration and multiculturalism encourage other than (West) European inputs; in addition, decisions taken in 1987-88 seem to bring economic and military-strategic te...

Table of Contents. The Challenge of Global Leadership. The Mists of Victory: (and the Spawning of Clashing Historical Visions). Confused Expectations. The Search for Certitude. The Original Sin: (and the Pitfalls of Conventional Imagination). ctorious Diplomacy. Forsaken Triumph. The Impotence of Good Intentions: (and the Price of Self-Indulgence). Shaping the Future. Confronting the Past. Catastrophic Leadership: (and the Politics of Fear). "The...