U.S. national debate topic, 2010-2011 : the American military presence overseas /

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Deterrence and nuclear proliferation in the twenty-first century /

Table of Contents: “…Nyland -- Proliferation and pragmatism: nonproliferation policy for the twenty-first century / William C. …”
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The Rumsfeld way : leadership wisdom of a battle-hardened maverick / by Krames, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Mission first -- Straight talk -- All the right moves -- Crafting coalitions -- The consequence of values -- The war CEO -- Acquiring and using intelligence -- Mastering the agenda -- The pragmatic leader -- The determined warrior.…”

The Rumsfeld way : leadership wisdom of a battle-hardened maverick / by Krames, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Mission first -- Straight talk -- All the right moves -- Crafting coalitions -- The consequence of values -- The war CEO -- Acquiring and using intelligence -- Mastering the agenda -- The pragmatic leader -- The determined warrior.…”
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War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / by Simpson, Emile

Table of Contents: “…The language of war -- Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict -- Globalisation and contemporary conflict -- Strategic dialogue and political choice -- Liberal powers and strategic dialogue -- Pragmatism and operational thought -- British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962/6 -- Strategic narrative -- Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative -- Conclusion: Contemporary strategic thought.…”
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Blowtorch : Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War strategy / by Jones, Frank Leith

Table of Contents: “…Toward the New Frontier -- A man of proper ambition -- Pragmatic new frontiersman -- Komer's war -- "Our India enterprise" -- Lyndon Johnson's man -- Pacification czar -- A new thrust to pacification -- In country -- Taking off -- The year of the monkey -- The old fox gets fired -- Revival and departure -- A new transatlantic bargain -- Pentagon policymaker -- The sin of unilateralism -- The wisdom of hindsight: Vietnam reassessed -- Conclusion.…”
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Future war : preparing for the new global battlefield / by Latiff, Robert H.

Public war, private conscience : the ethics of political violence / by Fiala, Andrew, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…The sublime grind of Ares -- The war of public and private -- Plato's prophecy and Kant's dream -- Democratic control and professional ethics -- The military establishment -- The democratic peace myth : from Kant and Mill to Hiroshima and Baghdad -- The vanity of temporal things : Hegel and the ethics of war -- American ambivalence : militarism, pacifism, and pragmatism -- Sliding scales and the mischief of war -- Waterboarding, torture, and violence -- Conscientious refusal and the liberal tradition -- Public myths and private protest.…”
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Understanding presidential doctrines : U.S. national security from George Washington to Joe Biden / by Warren, Aiden, Siracusa, Joseph M.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1 Non-Entangling Alliances -- 2 Securing the Region -- 3 The Seeds of Democracy Promotion -- 4 The New Terrain: Containing the "Outside" -- 5 Maintaining the "Outside" -- 6 Variations and Continuities in Cold War Approaches -- 7 Prevention for the 21st Century -- 8 Pragmatic Realism and the Use-of-Force -- 9 From "America First" to "Build Back Better" -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors…”
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Pursuing moral warfare : ethics in American, British, and Israeli counterinsurgency / by Schulzke, Marcus

Table of Contents: “…The emergence of military ethics -- Moral theory and ethics at war -- Constraints on ethical reasoning in combat -- Ethical decisions in counterinsurgency operations -- The US army and virtue ethics : embodying the warrior ethos -- The US army in Afghanistan and Iraq : warrior virtue in asymmetric wars -- British military ethics : pragmatism and minimalism -- The British military's adaptive struggle : adjusting to new challenges -- The Israel defense forces : on guard against existential threats -- The ethics of Israeli counterinsurgency operations : navigating the rules of war.…”
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European strategic autonomy and small states' security : in the shadow of power /

Table of Contents: “…/ Viljar Veebel and Illimar Ploom -- Military Capabilities First, Politics Later: Latvia's Approach to European Strategic Autonomy / Toms Rostoks -- European Strategic Autonomy in Lithuania's Foreign Policy Discourse / Ieva Karpavičiūtė -- European Strategic Autonomy: Opportunities and Threats for Denmark / Amelie Theussen -- Belgium and European Strategic Autonomy / Alain De Neve -- Dutch Security and Defence Policy: From Faithful Ally to Pragmatic European / Sabine Mengelberg and Jörg Noll -- A Reluctant Supporter: The Hungarian Perspective on European Strategic Autonomy / Tamás Csiki Varga -- Shared Values and Common Borders: Why Greece Views European Strategic Autonomy as an Opportunity / Vicky Karyoti -- Conclusions: Domination of Pragmatism Towards the European Strategic Autonomy / Giedrius Česnakas and Justinas Juozaitis.…”
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Military realism : the logic and limits of force and innovation in the US Army / by Campbell, Peter P.

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US intelligence and Al Qaeda : analysis by contrasting narratives / by Werd, Peter de

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Germany and nuclear weapons in the 21st century : atomic Zeitenwende? /

Table of Contents: “…Nelson -- Nuclear Zeitenwende(n) : Germany and NATO's Nuclear Posture / Tobias Bunde -- German Musings about a Franco-German or German Bomb / Barbara Kunz and Ulrich Kühn -- German Public Opinion on Nuclear Weapons : Before and after Russia's Invasion of Ukraine / Michal Onderco -- German Efforts to Halt the Disintegration of Nuclear and Conventional Arms Control / Wolfgang Richter -- The Greens and Nuclear Weapons : Torn Between Disarmament Aspirations and Pragmatism / Giorgio Franceschini -- The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons : Changing Disarmament Discourses in Germany? …”
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Defense strategy for the post-Saddam era / by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

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By Design or Accident : Reflections on Asian Security / by Singh, Daljit

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The U.S. Military and Civil Rights Since World War II / by Stur, Heather Marie, 1975-

The U.S. military and civil rights since World War II / by Stur, Heather Marie, 1975-

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Defense strategy for the post-Saddam era / by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

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Money matters : addressing the financial sustainability of security sector reform / by Keane, Rory, active 1995, Ommundsen, Thorodd

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