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Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The setting, 1946-1973 -- ch. 3. The October War and its aftermath -- ch. 4. Iran, Afghanistan, and the evolution of the Carter doctrine -- ch. 5. The rapid deployment force : planning, strategy, operational requirements -- ch. 6. U.S. power in the Gulf : military strategy and regional politics -- ch. 7. The Western alliance and Middle East policy : attempts at cooperation -- ch. 8. The out-of-area problem for NATO -- ch. 9. The dilemmas of Persian Gulf security.

After the end of the Cold War and a failed mission in Somalia, the US decided to wash its hands of major military operations in Africa. Within the past few years, however, strategic interests in the region have grown, based largely on the threat of international terrorist group activities there. In 2007, the Bush Administration created a new military presence in Africa, AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), professed to be based not on occupying military or fixed bases, but rather on capacity building for and collaboration with African security forces. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an Afr

What can well-meaning people do about terror and genocide? The more we fight against systems of violence, the further we seem to sink into them. This book explores the lives and letters of ordinary and intellectual Germans who faced the ethical challenges of the Third Reich. Trained in history, literary criticism, philosophy, and theology, its four authors look at the role of myths, lies, non-conformity, irony, and modeling in cultivating 'a self'. They explain how we might use these ordinary strategies of selfhood to bear the burden of historical responsibility ­? and be happy doing

This book examines the crime-terror nexus in South Asia, focusing in particular on the activities of non-state actors that operate out of Pakistan, and challenges the conventional wisdom that the Pakistan Taleban (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are Pakistan's most serious security threats. Much research has focused on the policies of India and Pakistan towards Kashmir. But surprisingly little attention has been paid to several notable Pakistan-based non-state actors who are increasingly operating on their own, and who have the potential to greatly inhibit, if not derail, the peace process there. These groups blur the line between terrorism and organized crime with serious implications for policy in the region. India and Pakistan can engage in confidence-building measures, but if criminal actors such as Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) and D-Company cannot effectively be controlled, a lack of trust between both sides will remain. Although the role of regular military forces is not to be discounted, many of the non-state actors in Indian-Held Kashmir, such as LeT, are not confined by the same restraints as state forces, thus allowing them engage in more violent actions without fear of reprisal. In order for lawmakers, security personnel, and others to develop sound, comprehensive policies, these forces and their potential to undermine political initiatives must be fully appreciated. This book explores the dynamics of the relationship between Pakistan, D-Company, and LeT and how it affects strategic thought, decision-making, and security interests in the region and explains the triangular relationships between states, terrorist groups, and organized criminal syndicates in general, and in India and Pakistan in particular. This book will of much interest to students of South Asian politics, terrorism, organised crime, war and conflict studies, and Security Studies in general. --

Questioning actions taken by American intelligence agencies prior to 9/11, this investigation charges that the CIA and NSA repeatedly and deliberately withheld information from the FBI, thereby allowing hijackers to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Pinpointing a CIA deputy unit chief, Tom Wilshire, and his manager, Richard Blee, as being primarily responsible for many of the intelligence failures, this account analyzes the circumstances in which critical intelligence information was kept from FBI investigators in the wider context of the CIA's operations against al-Qaeda, conclu.

A theory of political legitimacy -- A new governing philosophy -- The emergence of new political elite -- Toward a deliberative state -- Community governance in action -- The environmental "New Deal" -- Changing the balance of power in labor relations -- The new equity-oriented health care reform -- Conclusions : toward a new Chinese polity.

The Jewish connection: Chaucer and the Paris Jews, 1394 / Sheila Delany -- Christian interpretations of Kabbalah: a case study in marginality / Susan (Shya) M. Young -- Reading from the margins at Little Gidding, c.1625-1640 / Paul Dyck -- The seductive serpent / Eva Maria Räpple -- Memoirs of Byzantium / Myrna Kostash -- "The writing on the wall": Rembrandt, Milton, and Menasseh ben Israel in Ken McMullen's R / David Gay -- Marginality, martyrdom, and the messianic remnant: reflections on the political witness of Saint Paul / Chris K. Huebner -- Shared marginalization and negotiated identities: religion and feminism in philosphy / Janet Catherina Wesselius -- Celluloid temple: viewing the televised Ramayan as a Hindu ritual act / Robert Menzies

This book looks at practically applying the law of armed conflicts to the ongoing situation in Turkey and Northern Iraq. The application of the law in this region will also mean addressing larger questions in international law, global politics and conflict resolution.