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Examines why some states seek nuclear weapons while others renounce them. Looking at nine cases in East Asia and the Middle East, this book finds two distinct regional patterns. It shows how, in East Asia, the norm since the late 1960s has been to forswear nuclear weapons, and in the Middle East, the opposite is the case.

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Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and the United States, very similar at the time of the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974, diverge so greatly in the following years In answering this question, James Jasper challenges one of the most popular trends in political analysis: explanations relying exclusively on political and economic structu

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This book analyses Britains most recent nuclear project launched in the mid-2000s against a backdrop of rising international concerns about energy security and climate change mitigation. This case study offers insight into the public policy dynamics at work in British nuclear policies and confronts them to the prevailing neoliberal doctrine.

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Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia.

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Exploring what we know - and don't know - about how nuclear weapons shape American grand strategy and international relations. Francis Gavin argues that scholarly and popular understanding of many key issues about nuclear weapons is incomplete at best and wrong at worst.

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An updated edition of ABC-CLIO's classic reference book on nuclear arms programs and proliferation in nations around the world.

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In today's information age, the coexistence of nuclear weapons with advanced conventional weapons and information-based concepts of warfare is a military contradiction. This is a study of how the information age in modern warfare coexists with the persistent appeal of nuclear weapons and its impact on crisis management.

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A study of how the information age in modern warfare coexists with the persistent appeal of nuclear weapons and its impact on crisis management. It focuses on this unplanned coexistence of two distinct arts of war, including the possibility that states like the US may be held hostage to nuclear blackmail by "outlier" regimes or terrorists.

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This book is comprised of essays by nationally recognized scholars and public figures who urge a reassessment of the impact of the nuclear winter hypothesis on current ideas of nuclear deterrence, limited nuclear war, and war fighting doctrines.

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This book builds on the 'nudge' idea proposed by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, proposing an alternative 'think' strategy that calls on citizens to decide their own priorities as part of a process of civic and democratic renewal. It sets out the different approaches in theory and presents a series of experiments that show them in action.

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This volume is concerned with the effort of Alexander Hamilton (designated as "Number 7" in the dispatches of a British secret agent) as Secretary of the Treasury, aided by powerful support in the Senate and House of Representatives, to guide American foreign policy toward a closer connection with Great Britain. The book shows that Hamilton reveale

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Combining humor and wisdom, this timely volume examines how presidential campaigns can-and often have-become undone by an unguarded comment, an unintentional misrepresentation, or an unwise initiative.

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China's rise, particularly its military buildup, was causing sleepless nights for its neighbors. This title describes the Obama administration's efforts to develop stable relations with China while building stronger relationships with troubled allies and partners in the face of Beijing's rising assertiveness.

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U.S. foreign policy under Obama would be defined by international and domestic pressures that shook the rules-based international order. In response to an increasingly multipolar system, Obama transitioned foreign policy away from U.S. hegemony toward a more scaled-back role that would culminate in the rise of Trump and America First.

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Offers an exploration of the place of religion in contemporary public life. The essays in this volume suggest that two different shifts have altered the balance between the competing obligations of citizenship and faith: the growth of religious pluralism and the calls of religious groups for some measure of autonomy from democratic majorities.

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This study offers a critical perspective on political and economic modernization during a key turning point in world history. From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells of the farmers who opposed constitutional reform in the early 20th century.

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Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments.

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The explanatory power of traditional notions of security seem increasingly inadequate to explain the phenomena of changing global security. The contributors to this text offer a reassessment of what constitutes security and insecurity in the present global environment.

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The explanatory power of traditional notions of security seem increasingly inadequate to explain the phenomena of changing global security. The contributors to this text offer a reassessment of what constitutes security and insecurity in the present global environment.

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This work examines the labyrinth of complexities that confronts the Intelligence Community in its efforts to provide accurate and timely intelligence in support of American foreign policy and national security interests.

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This work examines the labyrinth of complexities that confronts the Intelligence Community in its efforts to provide accurate and timely intelligence in support of American foreign policy and national security interests.