Rakuten Kobo

Indkøbskurv

Vare(r) ikke tilgængelig til køb

Gennemgå din indkøbskurv. Du kan fjerne de(n) tilgængelige vare(r) nu, ellers fjerner vi det automatisk ved kassen.

varervare

- Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  lydbog
  af ,
  
  Ledig:
  
  . Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Forudbestilling
  1 lydbog om måneden
  
  + GRATIS 30-dages prøve
  
  Særtilbud
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  *Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst
  
  GRATIS

varervare

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
lydbog
af ,

Ledig:
. Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Forudbestilling
1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Særtilbud

Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg

*Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst

GRATIS

Anbefalet til dig

Skip side bar filters

Understanding Intelligence Failure

Warning, Response and Deterrence

af James Wirtz ...

Serier serie Studies in Intelligence
This collection, comprising key works by James J. Wirtz, explains how different threat perceptions can lead to strategic surprise attack, intelligence failure and the failure of deterrence.This volume adopts a strategist’s view of the issue of surprise and intelligence failure by placing these phenomena in the context of conflict between strong and weak actors in world affairs. A two-level theory ... Læs mere

556,34 kr.

This collection, comprising key works by James J. Wirtz, explains how different threat perceptions can lead to strategic surprise attack, intelligence failure and the failure of deterrence.This volume adopts a strategist’s view of the issue of surprise and intelligence failure by placing these phenomena in the context of conflict between strong and weak actors in world affairs. A two-level theory
... Læs mere

Counterinsurgency

af David Kilcullen ...

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a ... Læs mere

142,60 kr.

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a
... Læs mere
Drone Warfare

af John Kaag, Sarah Kreps ...

Serier serie War and Conflict in the Modern World
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. In the last decade, US drone strikes have more than doubled and their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across the globe. But how did drones claim such an important role in modern ... Læs mere

139,86 kr.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. In the last decade, US drone strikes have more than doubled and their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across the globe. But how did drones claim such an important role in modern
... Læs mere
Challenges in Intelligence Analysis

Lessons from 1300 BCE to the Present

af Timothy Walton ...

In Challenges in Intelligence Analysis, Timothy Walton offers concrete, reality-based ways to improve intelligence analysis. After a brief introduction to the main concepts of analysis, he provides more than forty historical and contemporary examples that demonstrate what has, and what has not, been effective when grappling with difficult problems. The examples cover a wide span of time, going ... Læs mere

443,88 kr.

In Challenges in Intelligence Analysis, Timothy Walton offers concrete, reality-based ways to improve intelligence analysis. After a brief introduction to the main concepts of analysis, he provides more than forty historical and contemporary examples that demonstrate what has, and what has not, been effective when grappling with difficult problems. The examples cover a wide span of time, going
... Læs mere
Military Strategy

af John M. Collins ...

John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of historys great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing ... Læs mere

229,11 kr.

John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of historys great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing
... Læs mere
Brave New War

The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

af John Robb ...

“For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist.”--"Slate"The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions--like sabotaging an oil pipeline--that generate a ... Læs mere

96,74 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

“For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist.”--"Slate"The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions--like sabotaging an oil pipeline--that generate a
... Læs mere
The Diffusion of Military Power

Causes and Consequences for International Politics

af Michael C. Horowitz ...

The Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. Michael Horowitz argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess both the financial resources to buy or build the technology and the internal organizational capacity to accommodate any ... Læs mere

104,49 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

The Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. Michael Horowitz argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess both the financial resources to buy or build the technology and the internal organizational capacity to accommodate any
... Læs mere
Fire In the East

The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age

af Paul Bracken ...

On May 11, 1998, India began testing nuclear weapons.The world will never be the same.The Indian test of five atomic bombs, and the Pakistani tests that answered a few weeks later, marked the end of the arms control system that has kept the world from nuclear war for half a century. As Paul Bracken, professor of management and political science at Yale University, explains in this landmark study, ... Læs mere

75,30 kr.

On May 11, 1998, India began testing nuclear weapons.The world will never be the same.The Indian test of five atomic bombs, and the Pakistani tests that answered a few weeks later, marked the end of the arms control system that has kept the world from nuclear war for half a century. As Paul Bracken, professor of management and political science at Yale University, explains in this landmark study,
... Læs mere
The Big Stick

The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

af Eliot A. Cohen ...

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of ... Læs mere

79,26 kr.

Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog

"Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous.In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen-a scholar and practitioner of
... Læs mere

Også tilgængelig som: Lydbog
American Force

Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security

af Richard Betts ...

Serier serie A Council on Foreign Relations Book
While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the country's military frequently yet often hesitantly, with inconsistent justification. These ventures ... Læs mere

230,99 kr.

While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the country's military frequently yet often hesitantly, with inconsistent justification. These ventures
... Læs mere
Social Science Goes to War

The Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan

Redigeret af Montgomery McFate, Janice H. Laurence ...

The Human Terrain System (HTS) was catapulted into existence in 2006 by the US military's urgent need for knowledge of the human dimension of the battlespace in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its centrepiece was embedded groups of mixed military and civilian personnel, known as Human Terrain Teams (HTTs), whose mission was to conduct social science research and analysis and to advise military commanders ... Læs mere

221,86 kr.

The Human Terrain System (HTS) was catapulted into existence in 2006 by the US military's urgent need for knowledge of the human dimension of the battlespace in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its centrepiece was embedded groups of mixed military and civilian personnel, known as Human Terrain Teams (HTTs), whose mission was to conduct social science research and analysis and to advise military commanders
... Læs mere
Bring 'Em On

Media and Politics in the Iraq War

af Douglas Kellner, Heinz Brandenburg, Lisa Brooten, Elisia L. Cohen, Timothy M. Cole, Prof. Christian Fuchs, Mike Gasher, William B. Hart0, Fran Hassencahl1, Adel Iskandar2, Liz Jacka3, Andrew Jakubowicz4, Sue Curry Jansen5, Robert Jensen6, Matthew A. Killmeier7, Debra Merskin8, Tanja Thomas9, Fabian Virchow0 ...

Serier serie Communication, Media, and Politics
How were the American people prepared for the war on Iraq? How have political agents and media gatekeepers sought to develop public support for the first preventive war of the modern age? Bring 'Em On highlights the complex links between media and politics, analyzing how communication practices are modified in times of crisis to protect political interests or implement political goals. ... Læs mere

357,24 kr.

How were the American people prepared for the war on Iraq? How have political agents and media gatekeepers sought to develop public support for the first preventive war of the modern age? Bring 'Em On highlights the complex links between media and politics, analyzing how communication practices are modified in times of crisis to protect political interests or implement political goals.
... Læs mere

e-læsere

Apps

Tilbehør

Indkøbskurv

Du får VIP-behandling!

Din indkøbskurv er tom

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Anbefalet til dig

Studies in Intelligence Bogserier

Understanding Intelligence Failure

Personer, der læser dette, syntes også om...

Counterinsurgency

Drone Warfare

Challenges in Intelligence Analysis

Military Strategy

Brave New War

The Diffusion of Military Power

Fire In the East

The Big Stick

American Force

Social Science Goes to War

Bring 'Em On