Stanford Security Studies Catalog 2012

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Reducing UncertaintyIntelligence Analysis and National SecurityThomas FingarWritten by a 35-year intelligence professional, Reducing Uncer-tainty describes what Intelligence Community analysts do, how they do it, and how they are affected by the political context that shapes, uses, and sometimes abuses their output. It looks at why IC analysts pay more atten-tion to warning about potential threats than to providing input that might increase the likeli-hood of positive developments.

“Tom Fingar’s distillation of les-sons learned during more than two decades at the nexus of intelligence analysis and national security decision-making is clear, concise, and brimming with insight. Reducing Uncertainty should be required reading for all who produce, use, or think about intelligence.”

—Lt.Gen. Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor to Presidents

Ford and George H.W. Bush

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Table of Contents

National Security .................2-5

Military Reform/Transformation/Effectiveness ...........................6-8

WMD/Proliferation .......... 8-10

Asian Security ................... 10-13

International Relations/ Conflict and Politics .......13-15

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Fighting BackWhat Governments Can Do About TerrorismEdited by Paul ShemellaSince terrorism became a global national security issue in the new millennium, all gov-ernments have wrestled with its effects. Yet strong measures against terrorism have often made the root causes of the problem worse, while weak re-sponses have invited further at-tack. In response, Fighting Back explains how governments can construct and execute the most effective strategies to combat terrorism—and how they can manage the consequences of those acts of terrorism they cannot prevent. Written by a team of experts, the book offers a concise but complete course on the most important national security challenge of our time.

“Terrorism is a devilish problem because it ranges across so many perspectives. Paul Shem-ella and his fellow authors put a range of the pieces together in a way that advances under-standing for policymakers and provides a comprehensive guide for students.”

—Gregory Treverton, Director, RAND Center for

Global Risk and Security

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The Politics of Space SecurityStrategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, Second EditionJames Clay MoltzThe past five decades have wit-nessed fierce international ri-valry in space, but also surprising military restraint. Now, with an increasing number of countries capable of harming U.S. space as-sets, experts and officials have re-newed a long-standing debate over the best route to space security. The Politics of Space Security puts this debate into historical context by explaining the main trends in military space developments since Sputnik, their underlying causes, and the factors that are likely to influence their future course. This new edition provides analysis of the Obama administration’s space policy and the rise of new actors, including China, India, and Iran.

“The intellectual scope and historical detail of Clay Moltz’s study are truly impressive. He has brought to bear on a pressing issue in international security both high quality scholarship and pragmatic policy prescriptions.”

—John M. Logsdon, The George Washington University

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U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy MistakesStephen G. Walker and Akan MaliciMistakes, in the form of bad decisions, are a common feature of every presidential administration, and their con-sequences run the gamut from unnecessary military spending, to missed opportunities for foreign policy advantage, to needless bloodshed. This book analyzes a range of presidential decisions made in the realm of US foreign policy—with a special focus on national secu-rity—over the past half century in order to create a roadmap of the decision process and a guide to better foreign policy decision-making in the increas-ingly complex context of 21st century international relations.

“This book does a superb job of integrating historical, game-theoretic, and psychological approaches and deepening our understanding of how to avoid miscalculations that can cause grievous harm on a massive scale.”

—Philip E. Tetlock, University of Pennsylvania


Vortex of ConflictU.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and IraqDan CaldwellVortex of Conflict is the first, accessible, one-volume resource for anyone who wishes to un-derstand why and how the U.S. became involved in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—and in the affairs of Pakistan—con-currently. It will stand as the comprehensive reference work for general readers seeking a road map to the conflicts, for students looking for analysis and elucidation of the relevant data, and for veterans and their families seeking to better un-derstand their own experience.

“As we approach the tenth anni-versary of the September 11th attacks, a holistic understand-ing of the wars in Iraq, Afghani-stan, and Pakistan is long over-due. Dan Caldwell provides a reasoned analysis of the nation-al security struggles we face as a nation, and what to do about them. Highly recommended.”

—John Nagl, President of the Center for a New American Security and author of

Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife


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Dark LogicTransnational Criminal Tactics and Global SecurityRobert Mandel Transnational organized crime is presenting an inter-national security challenge of staggering proportions.

Dark Logic examines in depth when and how transnational organized crime is likely to use corruption and violence to achieve its ends, and when and how these criminal activities most affect individual and state security. Even more impor-tantly, it pinpoints when and how the negative consequences of these tactics and activities can be most successfully com-bated. In so doing it provides a unique lens for analyzing to-day’s global security dilemmas.

“Provides a highly compelling analysis of the ways in which transnational organized crime and illicit markets threaten hu-man, national, and international security. Mandel makes a unique and important contribution to both the understanding of or-ganized crime and the nature of the challenges to security in the twenty-first century.”

—-Phil Williams, University of Pittsburgh


Power in Uncertain TimesStrategy in the Fog of PeaceEmily O. GoldmanToday, all states face a rapidly shifting international security landscape, from ethnic and religious extremism to WMD proliferation and newly em-powered non-state actors. The challenge is not just to manage the uncertainty in the system, but also to prevail in spite of it.

This book examines strategic choices in uncertain times and analyzes how different strategies position states to manage risk and prevail despite uncertainty. It investigates how political and military leaders have responded to uncertain strategic and technological environments, and assess the consequences of those strategies for their state’s power and influence.

“Emily Goldman’s study of grand strategy will help both scholars and practitioners navigate the rocks and shoals as we sail through the fog of peace.”

—Thomas G. Mahnken, Professor of Strategy,

U.S. Naval War College


Between Threats and WarU.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War WorldMicah Zenko

“Zenko’s analysis of the limited use of force is brilliant and timely. He breaks new ground in moving beyond Cold War thinking to assess the efficacy of specific military measures in a unipolar environment. This work is a major step in sharp-ening the application of US military force to achieve politi-cal aims abroad. A ‘must-read’ for anyone—military or civil-ian—who wants to participate in or understand US national security decision-making.”

—Gen. Wesley Clark, U.S. Army (ret.), former Supreme

Allied Commander Europe

“Between Threats and War is one of those rare but valu-able works that uses rigorous scholarship to illuminate the dynamics of security decisions. Both theorists and security practitioners will find it challenging and useful.”

—Steven Metz, U.S. Army War College

Strategic Studies Institute

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Securing Freedom in the Global CommonsScott Jasper

“Scott Jasper and his team have assembled the first comprehensive description of the multidimensional task of securing the global commons and the critical role our defense forces will play. A must read for serious analysts and educators in the national security field.”

—Stuart E. Johnson, Senior Research Analyst, RAND

Corporation

“This is the first book-length examination of the stark impli-cations of current and future challenges to America’s reach and influence in the global com-mons. Its breadth is matched only by its high degree of schol-arship and its relevance. Highly recommended to policy makers and students of national security and international relations.”

—Frank Hoffman, U.S. National Analyst, Author of

From Preponderance to Partnership, American Maritime Power in the 21st Century and The Contested

Maritime Commons

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Ungoverned SpacesAlternatives to State Authority in an Era of Softened SovereigntyEdited by Anne L. Clunan and Harold A. Trinkunas

“This is an excellent work, practi-cally extraordinary. It opens a new subject for courses, gnaws at the assumptions of IR theory, and throws a spot-light on crucial policy areas. It poses new demands for a reconceptualization of theory, is adventuresomely interdis-ciplinary, unbound by usual conventions, and breaks down the walls between established disciplinary approaches.”

—I. William Zartman, Professor Emeritus, The Paul H. Nitze

School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

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The Future of Transatlantic RelationsPerceptions, Policy and PracticeEdited by Joyce P. Kaufman and Andrew M. DormanThis contributed volume provides a valuable compara-tive examination of the state of transatlantic relations. The comparative approach utilized highlights the often understudied differences in perception and policy that exist across European and North American states to-wards the idea and practice of the ‘transatlantic relationship’.

“This book clearly underscores the complex and dynamic environment in which transat-lantic relations are being pur-sued and nurtured by NATO and its many partners. This is a must-read for those who seek to understand, influence, and operationalize the principles of transatlantic cooperation.”

—General (Ret'd) Raymond Henault, former Chairman of the NATO

Military Committee

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Patriots for ProfitContractors and the Military in U.S. National SecurityThomas C. BruneauThis book develops a new approach to the analysis of civil-military relations by fo-cusing on the effectiveness of U.S. armed forces in fulfilling roles and missions, and on their efficiency in terms of cost. In addition to analyzing the impact of defense reform initiatives over the past thirty years, the book includes the recent phe-nomenon of "contracting-out" security that has resulted in greater numbers of contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan than uniformed military personnel.

“Tom Bruneau does a great ser-vice to his country with his bril-liant demonstration that shifting military functions to private con-tractors in the name of greater efficiency is not efficient, has become ineffective, and in many cases leads to dysfunctional civil-military relations. For the leader or the policy maker who aspires to be effective, this is a must read.”

—Richard B. Goetze, Jr, Major General, USAF (retired)


Innovation, Trans-formation, and WarCounterinsurgency Operations in Anbar and Ninewa Provinces, Iraq, 2005–2007James A. RussellIn Innovation, Transformation, and War, Russell goes behind the head-lines to reveal—through extensive field research and face-to-face inter-views with military and civilian per-sonnel of all ranks—how a group of Army and Marine Corps units successfully innovated in an unprec-edented way: from the bottom up as well as from the top down. In the process, they transformed them-selves from organizations struc-tured and trained for conventional military operations into ones with a unique array of capabilities for a full spectrum of combat operations.

“James Russell describes in intimate detail an important part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division's successful campaign to re-take Ramadi in 2006 and 2007. Any-one interested in how creative sol-diers and junior leaders can change the course of a battle, an operation, and a war, needs to read this book.”

—Brigadier General Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army, Former Commander of the1/1

Brigade Combat Team in Ramadi, 2006–2007


On FlexibilityRecovery from Technological and Doctrinal Surprise on the BattlefieldMeir FinkelThis book addresses one of the basic questions in military studies: How can armies cope effectively with technological and doctrinal surprises—ones that leave them vulnerable to new weapons systems and/or combat doctrines?

Based on historical case analysis of successful “under-fire” recovery and failure to recover, Meir Finkel identifies the variables that have deter-mined these outcomes, and he presents an innovative method for military force planning that will enables armies to deal with the uncertainties of future wars “in real time.”

“This is an outstanding work. In-culcating adaptability, flexibility, and responsiveness to surprise is the chief preoccupation of the major armies of the world.”

—David Betz, Department of War Studies,

King’s College London


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Victory for HirePrivate Security Companies’ Impact on Military EffectivenessMolly DuniganAt peak utilization, private security contractors (PSCs) constituted a larger occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan than did U.S. troops. Yet, no book has so far assessed the impact of private security com-panies on military effectiveness. Filling that gap, Molly Dunigan reveals how the increasing tendency to outsource mis-sions to PSCs has significant ramifications for both tactical and long-term strategic mili-tary effectiveness—and for the likelihood that the democra-cies that deploy PSCs will be victorious in warfare, both over the short- and long-term.

“Victory for Hire provides an invaluable look into both the pernicious effects and the operational advantages that private security forces provide governments.”

—Allan C. Stam, Professor of Political Science,

University of Michigan

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Transforming CommandThe Pursuit of Mission Command in the U.S., British, and Israeli ArmiesEitan ShamirThis book examines in depth the experiences of the U.S., Israeli, and British Armies in implementing mission com-mand, and reveals the key factors that have determined the success or failure of the implementation—factors such as the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), the spread of low-intensity conflicts and operations other than war, and differences in how military cultures interpret, articulate, and exercise the command function. It has significant im-plications for both the develop-ment of military doctrine and the training and education of tomorrow’s military leaders.

“This authoritative study should be required reading for all NATO officers.”

—Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor, author of Transformation

Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights


A Transformation Gap?American Innovations and European Military ChangeEdited by Terry Terriff, Frans Osinga, and Theo FarrellThis book assesses the extent and trajectory of military transformation across a range of European NATO member states, setting their transforma-tion progress against that of the US, and examining the complex mix of factors driving military transformation in each country. It reveals not only the nature and extent of the transatlantic gap, but also identifies an enor-mous variation in the extent and pace of transformation among the European allies, suggesting both technological and opera-tional gaps within Europe.

“This is a must-read for politicians, military officers, and journalists on both sides of the Atlantic. This book explains and analyzes ‘transformation’ and its progress in NATO through six national case studies. It contains important insights for scholars, practitioners, and publics.”

—Grant T. Hammond, Dean, NATO Defense College


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Over the Horizon Proliferation ThreatsEdited by James J. Wirtz and Peter R. LavoyThis volume brings together top international security experts to examine the issues affecting a dozen or so countries’ nuclear weapons policies over the next decade. In Part I, National Deci-sions in Perspective, the work describes the domestic political consideration and international pressures that shape national nuclear policies of several key states. In Part II, Fostering Non-proliferation, the contributors discuss the factors that shape the future motivations and capabili-ties of various states to acquire nuclear weapons, and assess what the world community can do to counter this process.

“Anyone seriously interested in the problem of prolifera-tion—practitioners in the world’s defense and arms control es-tablishments, participants in the NGO world, senior scholars, and newcomers to these questions—will want and need to keep a copy at hand.”

—Edward Rhodes, Dean, School of Public Policy,

George Mason University


The Culture of Military InnovationThe Impact of Cultural Factors on the Revolution in Military Affairs in Russia, the US, and IsraelDima AdamskyThis book studies the impact of cultural factors on the course of military innovations. One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technolo-gies would undergo analogous changes in their perception of and approach to warfare. How-ever, the intellectual history of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in Russia, the US, and Israel indicates the opposite. Utilizing primary sources that had previously been completely inaccessible, this book suggests a cultural explanation for this puz-zling transformation in warfare.

“This book is a focused, disciplined, and brilliant effort to use the concept of strategic culture to explain how three countries proceeded in very different ways to develop new ways of warfare based on information technology.”

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Germ GambitsThe Bioweapons Dilemma, Iraq and BeyondAmy E. SmithsonGerm Gambits tells the tale of how international inspectors beat incredible odds to unveil Iraq’s covert bioweapons pro-gram, draws lessons from this ex-perience that should be applied to help arrest future bioweapons programs, places the Iraq bio-weapons saga in the context of other manmade biological risks, and makes recommenda-tions to reduce those perils.

“Those who wonder why veteran Iraq hands wrongly believed that Saddam Hussein was concealing weapons of mass destruction in 2003 should read Smithson’s riveting account of UN weapons inspectors struggling to find out the truth after the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War . . . Smithson reveals just how much work it takes to verify disarmament in the face of lying regimes and stresses the need for indi-vidual scientists to accept full responsibility when dealing with deadly material and processes.”

—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs

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Getting to ZeroThe Path to Nuclear DisarmamentCatherine M. Kelleher and Judith ReppyThis book takes on the much-debated nuclear zero objectives—exploring the serious policy questions around them and delin-eating the best practical steps for the nuclear nations to take to achieve them. It raises the urgent questions that need to be ad-dressed and proposes some of the answers that need to be sought in the years ahead by world leaders, politicians, NGOs, and scholars.

“This valuable book extends the important conversation on getting to zero nuclear weap-ons by asking hard questions about how to accommodate the desires and preferences of the global community while making progress toward that goal. These essays will well re-ward the reader.”

—Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus,

Thomas J. Watson Research Center

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Science and ConscienceThe Life of James FranckJost Lemmerich Translated by Ann M. HentschelJames Franck (1882–1964) was one of the twentieth century’s most respected scientists, known both for his contributions to physics and for his moral cour-age. During the 1920s, Franck was a prominent figure in the German physics community. His research into the structure of the atom earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, Franck resigned his profes-sorship at Gottingen in protest against anti-Jewish policies. He soon emigrated to the United States, where, at the University of Chicago, he began innovative research into photosynthesis.

“James Franck was a great physi-cist and an exemplary human being. This definitive biography of James Franck’s life is a wel-come addition to the history of that remarkable generation of physicists who transformed our understanding of the universe.”

—Martin J. Sherwin, from the Foreword

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Volume 1 The Role of TheoryThis volume provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of theoretical perspectives regarding the sources of and propensity for nuclear proliferation. The authors probe the broader questions of why states pur-sue or abstain from nuclear weapons, as well as finer meth-odological issues involving concept definition and devel-opment, hypothesis testing, and generalization of findings.

“This strong volume offers a di-verse theoretical analysis of the proliferation literature—bring-ing together the most recent research on nuclear spread, and providing interesting policy-relevant ideas. Analysts, policy-makers, and students will find this volume insightful and useful.”

—T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of

International Relations, McGill University

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Volume 2 A Comparative PerspectiveThis volume provides the most comprehensive and authorita-tive projections of nuclear pro-liferation over the next decade and offers a range of practical nonproliferation measures. The authors address a set of overarching questions regard-ing the propensity of selected states from different regions of the world to “go nuclear,” the sources of national decisions to do so, and the potential for one state’s proliferation behavior to impact on that of other states.

“This volume contains 12 case studies and offers many in-sights into the decision-making processes in the countries studied. It will be invaluable to those interested in proliferation analysis, and to students and researchers.”

—T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of

International Relations, McGill University


Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st CenturyEdited by William C. Potter with Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova

Looking for BalanceChina, the United States, and Power Balancing in East AsiaSteve ChanDebate surrounding “China’s rise,” and the prospects of its possible challenge to America’s preemi-nence in international relations in East Asia, has focused on two questions, rooted in power-balancing theory: whether the United States should “contain” or “engage” China; and whether the rise of Chinese power has inclined other East Asian states to “balance” against Beijing by alignment with the United States.

By drawing on alternative theoretic approaches Steve Chan is able to create an explanation of what is in motion in the region that differs widely from the traditional “stra-tegic vision” of national interest.

“Compellingly argues for serious change in prevalent American for-eign policy thinking about power dynamics in world affairs, and thus for how to deal with China and East Asia. It should cool the zealots for additional U.S. pursuit of mili-tary dominance in distant regions.”

—Davis B. Bobrow, University of Pittsburgh

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Asian RivalriesConflict, Escalation, and Limitations on Two-level GamesEdited by Sumit Ganguly and William R. ThompsonThe most typical treatment of international relations is to con-ceive it as a battle between two antagonistic states volleying back and forth. In reality, interstate re-lations are often at least two-level games in which decision-makers operate not only in an interna-tional environment but also in a competitive domestic context. Given that interstate rivalries are responsible for a disproportion-ate share of discord in world pol-itics, this book sets out to explain just how these two-level rivalries really work. By pulling together the threads laid out by each contributor, the editors create a

‘grounded theory’ for interstate rivalries that breaks new ground in international relations theory.

“This book provides many impor-tant details, and therefore a num-ber of good insights, about key rivalries in the Asian region.”

—Paul F. Diehl, University of Illinois and Director,

Correlates of War Project


China’s Military Modernization Building for Regional and Global ReachRichard D. FisherUntil now, no single volume has provided an authoritative, comprehensive, and concise description of China’s evolving geo-strategy, or detailed how China is transforming its mili-tary to carry out this strategy. This book examines the cur-rent and future issues imping-ing on that strategic evolution, in order to facilitate an un-derstanding of the military-strategic basis for, and future trajectory of, a rising China.

“A must read for serious stu-dents of China’s military and future strategic objectives.”

—ADM James “Ace” Lyons, U.S. Navy (ret.), Former commander-

in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

“Read this book...Fisher has pro-duced the best comprehensive study of China’s military mod-ernization in a decade.”

—Larry M. Wortzel, Colonel U.S. Army (ret.), Vice

Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

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Rethinking Japanese Public Opinion and SecurityFrom Pacifism to Realism?Paul MidfordPaul Midford engages claims that since 9/11 Japanese public opinion has turned sharply away from pacifism and toward sup-porting normalization of Japan’s military power. He argues that Japanese public opinion has never embraced pacifism. It has, instead, contained significant elements of realism, in that it has acknowledged the utility of mili-tary power for defending national territory and independence, but has seen offensive military power as ineffective for promoting other goals. On this basis, says Midford, we should re-concep-tualize Japanese public opinion as attitudinal defensive realism.

“A ground breaking study of Japa-nese foreign and security policy making.”

—Thomas U. Berger, Department of International Relations, Boston University

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The Making of Northeast AsiaKent Calder and Min YeNortheast Asia is plagued by security problems of global importance, including nuclear and missile proliferation. Yet the region has continued to be the most rapidly growing on earth for over five decades—and it is emerging as an identifi-able economic, political, and strategic region in its own right. As the locus of both economic growth and political-military uncertainty in Asia has moved further to the Northeast, a need has developed for a book that focuses analytically on pros-pects for Northeast Asian co-operation within the context of both Asia and the Asia-Pacific regional relationship. This book does exactly that, while also offering a more general theory for Asian institution building.

“The Making of Northeast Asia will challenge and provoke available institutionalist and constructivist scholarship on Asian regionalism.”

—Amitav Acharya, Professor of International Relations,

American University, Washington, D.C.

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Becoming AsiaChange and Continuity in Asian International Relations Since World War IIAlice Lyman Miller and Richard Wich This work fills a gap by provid-ing a comprehensive, systemic account of Asian affairs, in-cluding South and Central Asia along with East Asia. It explains how Asia, hardly more than a geographic expression at the end of World War II, became the vibrant, asser-tive region that it is today.

“This elegant synthesis of the major events and their interac-tions in the extraordinarily com-plex international politics of Asia after WWII is an important contribution. Tailor made for advanced courses on the his-tory of Asian international rela-tions, its readability and narra-tive structure also offer the gen-eral reader access to a historical perspective on a region that is transforming the world today.”

—Carla Freeman, Johns Hopkins School of

Advanced International Studies

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In Defense of JapanFrom the Market to the Military in Space PolicySaadia M. Pekkanen and Paul Kallender-Umezu In Defense of Japan provides the first complete, up-to-date, Eng-lish-language account of the history, politics, and policy of Japan’s strategic space develop-ment. This book shows how the sum total of market-to-military moves across space launch ve-hicles, satellites and spacecraft, and emerging related technolo-gies, already mark Japan as an advanced military space power.

“What makes this book so useful and impressive is that it draws together extensive coverage of developments in Japan’s space industry—both from the government and the corporate side—with a broad treatment of government reform and Japan’s evolving security policy. In addition, it provides the most sustained argument I am aware of on the role of corporations in Japan’s security policymaking.”

—Andrew L. Oros, Associate Professor of Political

Science and International Studies, Washington College

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Localising Power in Post-Authoritarian IndonesiaA Southeast Asia PerspectiveVedi R. HadizUsing the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, Hadiz seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Forcefully persuasive and characteristi-cally passionate, Hadiz chal-lenges readers while arguing convincingly that local power and politics still matter greatly in our globalized world.

“A path-breaking book—theoretically-informed, care-fully researched, and strongly comparative. It shows Hadiz’s remarkable efforts to draw on literatures that span Southeast Asia and beyond. Sure to be widely read, it will stimulate debate and become a standard source for years to come.”

—Kevin Hewison, University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill

Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific, East-West Center264 pp., 20109780804768535 Paper $22.95 $18.36 sale9780804768528 Cloth $60.00 $48.00 sale

Beyond Great Powers and HegemonsWhy Secondary States Support, Follow, or ChallengeEdited by Kristen P. Williams, Steven E. Lobell, and Neal G. JesseBeyond Great Powers and Hegemons seeks to explain why weaker states follow more pow-erful global or regional states or tacitly or openly resist their goals, and how they navigate their relationships with the hegemon. The authors explore the interests, motivations, ob-jectives, and strategies of these ‘followers’—including whether they can and do challenge the policies and strategies or the core position of the hegemon.

“[This book] examines how sec-ondary and tertiary states re-spond to the policies of primary states, a still understudied topic of immense contemporary im-portance. Drawing on diverse historical and regional cases, the authors provide compelling insights for the management of America’s international power.”

—David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego


Proxy WarriorsThe Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored MilitiasAriel I. AhramIn this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to interna-tional and human security—the reliance of ‘weak states’ on quasi-official militias, paramili-taries, and warlords. Tracing the history of several “high profile” paramilitary organiza-tions, including Indonesia’s various militia factions, Iraq’s tribal “awakening,” and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Basij corps, the book shows why and how states co-opt these groups, turning former rebels into state-sponsored militias.

“Proxy Warriors offers a timely, insightful, and often contrarian look at how leaders in develop-ing states use militias, gangs, and other substate actors. Ahram offers important find-ings that explain states’ different approaches and provides fresh policy prescriptions for the international community to manage, or at times live with, this difficult problem.”

—Daniel Byman, Georgetown University


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HyperconflictGlobalization and InsecurityJames H. Mittelman

“Probing beneath conflicts of the day, Hyperconflict brings to light the deep drivers of war and peace in the twenty-first century. It offers a fresh inter-pretation and findings. Professor Mittelman’s study is bound to contribute to the work of peacemakers and analysts alike. I warmly commend this book.”

—Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 2008 and

former President of Finland

“Mittelman brilliantly and pre-sciently provides us with the first comprehensive mapping of this twenty-first century terrain of insecurity, the touchstone of his heroic effort to depict the wider implications of neoliberal global-ization for the future of humanity. Mittelman not only helps us to see the world as it is but shows us how we should think about the future in order to overcome inse-curity and to ground hope. This is a great achievement, warranting our attention and reflection, and eventually our gratitude.”

—Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law,

Princeton University

288 pp., 2 tables, 2 illustrations, 20109780804763769 Paper $24.95 $19.96 sale9780804763752 Cloth $65.00 $52.00 sale

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In the Wake of WarDemocratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin AmericaEdited by Cynthia J. ArnsonThis book assesses the conse-quences of civil war for democra-tization in Latin America, focus-ing on questions of state capacity. Contributors focus on seven countries—Colombia, El Salva-dor, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru—where state weakness fostered conflict and the task of state reconstruc-tion presents multiple challenges. In addition to case studies, the book explores cross-cutting themes including the role of the international community in supporting peace, the explo-sion of post-war criminal and social violence, and the value of truth and historical clarification.

“This book is invaluable and there is a need for it. It is important to try to assess the longer-term leg-acy of civil war in Latin America.”

—Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University

Copublished with the Woodrow Wilson Center Press320 pp., 20129780804776684 Paper $24.95 $19.96 sale9780804776677 Cloth $65.00 $52.00 sale

The AnglosphereA Genealogy of a Racialized Identity in International RelationsSrdjan VuceticThe Anglosphere refers to a community of English-speaking states, nations, and societies centered on Aus-tralia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which has profoundly influenced the direction of world history and fascinated countless observers.

“Brings the study of inter-national relations into the twenty-first century, paradoxi-cally, by returning to the past. Vucetic analyzes the now of-ficially forgotten racial-in-origin identification of Anglo-Saxon peoples and shows how it still matters in the close alignment of policies among the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He wants us all to think harder about racializa-tion as a force in world politics.”

—Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania


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After Leaning to One SideChina and Its Allies in the Cold WarZhihua Shen and Danhui Li

“This book reflects the best scholarship by two serious Chinese scholars of Cold War international history. No exist-ing study has tackled this topic as thoroughly and solidly.”

—Shu Guang Zhang, Macau University of Science

and Technology

Copublished with the Woodrow Wilson Center Press360 pp., 20119780804770873 Cloth $60.00 $48.00 sale

The Cold War in East Asia, 1945–1991Edited by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

“Provides a wealth of new in-formation coming from fresh research in Japanese, Ameri-can, East European, U.S., and Chinese archival and primary sources. This is an important contribution to the state of the field.”

—Christopher Goscha, University of Quebec at Montreal


MarigoldThe Lost Chance for Peace in VietnamJames G. HershbergMarigold presents the first rigor-ously documented, in-depth story of one of the Vietnam War’s last great mysteries: the secret Polish-Italian peace initiative, codenamed “Mari-gold,” that sought to end the war, or at least to open direct talks between Washington and Hanoi, in 1966. The initiative failed, the war dragged on for another seven years, and this episode sank into history as an unresolved controversy.

“This is a well-written, in-depth look at the facts of a con-troversial and convoluted peace effort that could have significantly altered the course of the Vietnam War.”

—Publisher’s Weekly

“Hershberg has done remarkable work, piecing together the Mari-gold story from newly available Soviet documents, D’Orlandi’s journals, and numerous inter-views. He has calmed oceans of detail into a graceful narrative, an important work for Vietnam-era and Cold War historians.”

—Karl Helicher, Library Journal


Stalin and TogliattiItaly and the Origins of the Cold WarElena Agarossi and Victor Zaslavsky

“The book has a sense of history in the making: it combines at times gripping narrative with sober synopses of complicated and controversial policies.”

—Carl Levy, Department of Politics,

University of London


A Distant Front in the Cold WarThe USSR in West Africa and the Congo, 1956–1964Sergey Mazov

“This book addresses a subject on which almost nothing is avail-able on the Russian side, and so it covers a very important ‘blank spot of history’.”

—Dr. Svetlana Savranskaya, George Washington University


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