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New Books in National Security
Joshua Tallis, “The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime Security” (Naval Institute Press, 2019)
Joshua Tallis
The War for Muddy Waters
Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime Security
Naval Institute Press, 2019

New Books in LawNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network October 15, 2019 Beth Windisch

In his new book The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime Security (Naval Institute Press, 2019), Joshua Tallis uses the “broken windows” theory of policing to reexamine the littorals, developing a multidimensional view of the maritime threat environment. With a foundational case study of the Caribbean, Tallis explores... Read More
Seth J. Frantzman, “After Isis: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East” (Gefen, 2019)
Seth J. Frantzman
After Isis
America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East
Gefen Publishing House, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in JournalismNew Books in Middle Eastern StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World Affairs September 20, 2019 Renee Garfinkel

The enterprise of journalism is in crisis. Today’s journalists face accusations of “fake news” on the one hand, and harassment, arrest, and even the murder of reporters on the other. At the same time, we who rely on journalists for information, are constantly bombarded by breaking news. Confronted by video... Read More
Keir Giles, “Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West” (Chatham House, 2019)
Keir Giles
Moscow Rules
What Drives Russia to Confront the West
Chatham House, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesNew Books in World Affairs September 3, 2019 Charles Coutinho

From Moscow, the world looks different. It is through understanding how Russia sees the world—and its place in it—that the West can best meet the new Russian challenge to the existing world order. Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West (Chatham House, 2019), by Chatham House Senior Russian... Read More
Adem Yavuz Elveren, “The Economics of Military Spending: A Marxist Perspective” (Routledge, 2019)
Adem Yavuz Elveren
The Economics of Military Spending
A Marxist Perspective
Routledge, 2019

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in EconomicsNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network September 3, 2019 Andrea Bernardi

I spoke with Dr. Adem Yavuz Elveren about his book on the economics of military spending; this is a very original theoretical and empirical contribution Adem Yavuz Elveren is Associate Professor at Fitchburg State University, U.S.A. His research focuses on gender and social security and the effect of military spending on... Read More
Jay Sexton, “A Nation Forged by Crisis: A New American History” (Basic Books, 2018)
Jay Sexton
A Nation Forged by Crisis
A New American History
Basic Books, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network September 2, 2019 Dexter Fergie

A popular myth in the American nationalist imaginary is that the country has been on a continued path of progress. Another is that the country’s history has been the self-realization of the principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence. Jay Sexton says these are wrong. In fact, in his... Read More
Darren E. Tromblay, “Spying: Assessing US Domestic Intelligence Since 9/11” (Lynne Rienner, 2019)
Darren E. Tromblay
Spying
Assessing US Domestic Intelligence Since 9/11
Lynne Rienner, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network August 21, 2019 Beth Windisch

Initiated in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, have the reforms of the US intelligence enterprise served their purpose? What have been the results of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and a reorganized FBI? Have they helped... Read More
Michael Beckley, “Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower” (Cornell UP, 2018)
Michael Beckley
Unrivaled
Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower
Cornell University Press, 2000

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network August 7, 2019 Charles Coutinho

The United States has been the world’s dominant power for more than a century. Now many analysts and commentators believe that other countries such as China are rising and the United States is in decline. Is the era of American hegemony over? Is America finished as a superpower? In his... Read More