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The purpose of this book is to demonstrate viable alternatives to the current US plan to modernise or replace its full triad of air-, land- and sea-based nuclear weapons.

This Paper argues that prevailing in the 'war' on terror entails containment, deterrence, out performance and engagement. Military power is secondary to intelligence, law enforcement, enlightened social policy and diplomacy. Diplomatic engagement with the Muslim world is paramount in denying al-Qaeda the 'clash of civilisations' it seeks.

This book analyses the tumultuous political, security and economic developments in Egypt from the 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak to the 2015 consolidation of power by President Abdelfattah el-Sisi.

Large-scale investments in fragile states ¿ in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia ¿ become magnets for conflict that undermines business, development, security, and state-building goals. Drawing on decades of experience from mainstream conflict prevention and violence reduction efforts as well as promising company practice, this book shows that even acute conflict is manageable when dealt with pragmatically, locally, and on its own terms.

This book is the first comprehensive examination of North Africa's political, security, and economic developments since the 2011 Arab Uprisings shook the Middle East.

Fighting armed groups is an uncertain business, and so is negotiating. Doing both alternately, concurrently or selectively, is highly demanding. This book develops a framework to help analysts and policymakers understand the challenges of using a combination of coercion and diplomacy in dealing with armed groups. It considers which complexities have proved most inhibiting, and which have been worked around. What are the obvious traps that states fall into? What appear to be the smarter moves?

The aim of the Adelphi is to both highlight and develop the ongoing discussions and debates about Gulf security that have taken place in the Manama Dialogue over the previous decade, and that will continue to do so over the next ten years.

This Adelphi book provides an analytical overview of the main trends and challenges related to food security in Asia, how key countries in the region are responding to these developments, and their implications for security.

In this paper, Risa Brooks argues that the need for Arab regimes to maintain political control can undermine the combat potential of their armed forces. The fact that regimes have successfully managed political¿military relations in the past does not mean that they will automatically do so in the future.

Taps into key dilemmas faced by both countries, including democratization and institutional reform. Addresses the issue of western defence assistance and political conditionality in a systematic and comparative way.

An assessment of the effect of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles on Indo-Pakistani relations and the influence of these weapons on strategic stability.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A combination of crucial factors, the end of the Cold War, the dynamics of internal politics and ambitious economic reform have brought India to a crucial crossroads in its history. This work is an exhaustive, in-depth, and analytical examination of the facts that will shape the India of the future, and determine whether India emerges as Asia's new economic tiger, a stabilizing factor in a turbulent region, or become inward-looking, militaristic, and stagnate.

John C. Baker examines the role of Russia and Ukraine as exporters of dual-use technologies that can contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile systems, and suggests incentives to discourage irresponsible export behaviour.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

As the international security forces prepare to depart from Afghanistan, this Adelphiturns attention to the ability of a ravaged country to tackle its myriad security problems,overcome crippling poverty and corruption and somehow revive its devastatedeconomy.

As the international security forces prepare to depart from Afghanistan, this Adelphiturns attention to the ability of a ravaged country to tackle its myriad security problems,overcome crippling poverty and corruption and somehow revive its devastatedeconomy.

An important and timely study of the impact of domestic politics on relations between China and Taiwan, and the influence of the US on the dispute between the two. Includes an appendix containing excerpts from the key documents defining relations between China, Taiwan, and the US.

Policy-relevant; realistic and low-cost recommendations for improving Europe's defence capability.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A thorough analysis of the potential and limitations of civilian police in peace operations.

Comprehensive treatment of strategic options; proposes solutions or both governments and infrastructure owners.