Excerpt The details of U.S. foreign policy have differed from administration to administration, including the emphasis placed on democracy promotion and humanitarian goals, but for…
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Abstract In 1991, U.S. President George H. W. Bush decided to retire almost all the tactical nuclear weapons operated by the U.S. Army and the…
Abstract Only five years ago, the world’s supply of oil appeared to be peaking, and as conventional gas production declined in the United States, it…
Abstract Deterrence isn’t what it used to be. In the second half of the twentieth century, it was the backbone of U.S. national security. Its…
Abstract Over the past decade, governments around the world threw money at renewable power. Private investors followed, hoping to cash in on what looked like…
Abstract The 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession that followed have had devastating effects on the U.S. economy and millions of American lives. But…
Summary Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the…
Summary Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over…
Summary Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral…
Summary Ownership of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea is disputed between China and Japan, though historically the islands have been part of…
Summary In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman’s most…
Summary US Defence Strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom examines the thirty-year transformation in American military thought and defence strategy that spanned from 1973…
Summary Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of Hiroshima and the origins of the…
Summary The essays in this volume analyze war, its strategic characterisitics and its political and social functions, over the past five centuries. The diversity of…
Summary As the U.S. military presence in the Middle East winds down, Asia and the Pacific are receiving increased attention from the American national security…
