Security and Intelligence Studies

Democracy and War: The End of an Illusion?
Errol A. Henderson

Errol Henderson critically examines what has been called the closest thing to an empirical law in world politics, the concept of the democratic peace.   Henderson tests two versions    More >

Doughboy War:  The American Expeditionary Force in World War I
James H. Hallas, editor

This multi-layered history of World War I’s doughboys recapitulates the enthusiasm of scores of soldiers as they trained for war, voyaged to France, and finally, faced the harsh    More >

Ending the Nuclear Arms Race: A Physicist’s Quest
Frank N. von Hippel

Frank N. von Hippel shares his remarkable journey as a key figure in the history of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, illuminating the far-reaching consequences of nuclear accidents and    More >

Enlarging NATO: The National Debates
Gale A. Mattox and Arthur R. Rachwald, editors

Thoroughly examining the deliberations over NATO enlargement in twelve countries—five current members of the alliance; three invited to join in the first round of enlargement; two    More >

Ethical Espionage: Ethics and the Intelligence Cycle
Jan Goldman

Can spying ever be ethical? What role do ethics play in intelligence missions shrouded in secrecy? Can the end justify the means? Jan Goldman confronts these thorny questions as he charts    More >

EU Security Policy: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Matters
Michael Merlingen

What is the European Union's security and defense policy (CSDP)? How does it work? Does it make a difference in international security affairs? How do other global actors react to    More >

Europe's New Security Challenges
Heinz Gärtner, Adrian Hyde-Price, and Erich Reiter, editors

A central point of controversy among both academics and policymakers is the nature and significance of security in the post–Cold War world. Engaging that discussion, this original    More >

Female Militants in South Asia: Fighters and Facilitators
Ayesha Ray

Though often portrayed as lacking agency, women in South Asia, in considerable numbers, participate actively in the insurgencies that plague the region—taking up arms alongside men or    More >

From Nuclear Weapons to Global Security: 75 Years of Research and Development at Sandia National Laboratories
Justin Quinn Olmstead and Leland Johnson

Sandia National Laboratories is one of the primary providers of the science, technology, and engineering capabilities needed to ensure both US and global security. Its mandate has moved far    More >

Getting Nuclear Weapons Right: Managing Danger and Avoiding Disaster
Stephen J. Cimbala

Can we avoid nuclear war? Why are we more at risk today than at the end of the Cold War? Can the world powers work together to ensure international stability? Stephen Cimbala provides a    More >

Governance, Grievance, and Violent Extremism in West Africa: From the Caliphates to Great Power Competition
Zacharias P. Pieri and Kevin S. Fridy

What happens when external forces are brought to bear on domestic grievances and governance institutions? In environments profoundly affected by both violent extremist organizations and    More >

Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security
Peter Dombrowski, editor

Reflecting the growing interest among scholars and practitioners in the relationship between security affairs and economics, this new volume explores the nature of that relationship in the    More >

Hedging the China Threat: US-Taiwan Security Relations Since 1949
Shao-cheng Sun

The United States has never formally recognized Taiwan as a sovereign state, yet it has provided the country with security assistance since the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC)    More >

How States Fight Terrorism: Policy Dynamics in the West
Doron Zimmermann and Andreas Wenger, editors

As national governments struggle to cope with the complex threat of mass-casualty terrorist attacks, there is an ongoing debate about the best approaches to counterterrorism policy. The    More >

Hybrid Conflicts and Information Warfare: New Labels, Old Politics
Ofer Fridman, Vitaly Kabernik, James C. Pearce, editors

What is hybrid warfare?  And what role does information play in today's conflicts? In the context of the technological/information revolution of the last two decades—which has    More >

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