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Now in its fifth edition, The World Almanac of Islamism is the
first comprehensive reference work to detail the current activities
of radical Islamist movements worldwide. The contributions, written
by subject expert, provide up-to-date assessments on the
contemporary Islamist threat in all countries and regions where it
exists.
The Trump administration brought major changes in how the United
States relates to the Muslim World, and a growing awareness of the
need to compete with radical Islamic forces in the domain of their
theocratically-based ideology. This work explores the current state
of the "wars of ideas" against radical Islam and identifies
America's potential partners in this fight.
Today, more than four decades after its founding, the Islamic
Republic of Iran is arguably at the weakest point in its history.
At home, deteriorating domestic conditions, a profoundly
disaffected population, and an increasingly unpopular official
ideology have helped to galvanize opposition to the country's
ruling clerical regime. Meanwhile, mounting economic and political
pressure from the United States have taken aim at the country's
economy and its malign regional behavior. The end result of this
confluence of forces could very well be a new political upheaval
within the country. The Fight for Iran is an in-depth look at that
potential for change, as well as at the beliefs, ideas and values
of the different factions that now exist within the Iranian
opposition. It represents a chronicle of what, forty-one years
after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution, has
become a profound political struggle for the soul of one of the
Middle East's most important nations.
When a totalitarian group seizes power, one of the first
institutions it creates is a secret political police. Since the
birth of modern totalitarianism, in country after country, secret
political police have been the predominant instruments of power,
used to consolidate power, neutralize the opposition, and erect a
one-party state. Yet, when these same totalitarian regimes have
liberalized or collapsed, the secret political police have often
managed to survive and even remain relevant. Dismantling Tyranny:
Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes provides a groundbreaking
exploration of this survival tendency in seven formerly communist
regimes in the former Soviet Union and Latin America - and the
lessons these transformations hold for future democratic
revolutions. But Dismantling Tyranny is also much more: it is a
guidebook designed to empower, inform, and guide future transitions
toward democracy for those political leaders with the initiative,
and courage, to embark upon such a visionary path. Published in
cooperation with the American Foreign Policy Council.
The 2016 elections in the United States exposed a massive campaign
of subversion and interference carried out by Russia and aimed at
undermining the inner workings of American democracy. But that
disinformation offensive represents just one part of a larger
challenge now confronting the United States - the weaponization of
news and views, both real and fabricated, by repressive regimes and
radical non-state actors in order to advance their strategic
objectives. In this volume, leading scholars and experts chart the
rise of this "authoritarian media" phenomenon and explore its
implications for U.S. foreign policy and America's standing in the
world.
For the United States, asymmetric warfare has emerged as the "new
normal." The large-scale conventional campaigns that typified U.S.
military engagements for much of the 20th Century are increasingly
things of the past. Instead, the quarter-century since the end of
the Cold War and the collapse of the U.S.-Soviet balance of power
has seen irregular war truly come of age, with more and more
hostile nations pursuing asymmetric means in order to secure the
strategic advantage vis-a-vis the United States. In this volume, a
group of leading national security practitioners and subject matter
experts comes together to analyze the asymmetric strategies being
pursued today by America's main state-based adversaries-Russia,
China, Iran and North Korea-and to explore how U.S. policymakers
can respond more effectively to them.
Winning the Long War is a trenchant examination of the past seven
years of the Global War on Terror, the future battlegrounds that
will confront the United States in the struggle against radical
Islam in the years ahead, and how America can reclaim the
initiative in what has become the defining struggle of the
twenty-first century. Middle East expert Ilan Berman offers new
thinking on counterterrorism strategy and provides the new
administration with ways to close the gaps in current American
counterterrorism strategy. While there are many books about
fighting terrorism, none offer Berman's approach of integrating
diplomatic, legal, economic, military, and theoretical strategies
into a comprehensive national security action plan. Using cutting
edge analysis of current terrorism trends, Winning the Long War
identifies three central failings that triggered the West's retreat
and radical Islam's simultaneous advance: the failure to properly
define the enemy, the inability to dominate the battlefields, and
the inability to calibrate counterterrorism strategies.
Demonstrating the need for more creative thinking about the nature
of the conflicts in which the West now finds itself, this book lays
out the steps that must be taken to win the long war.
In recent years, significant attention has focused upon the Islamic
Republic of Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the threat they pose to
the United States and the West. Far less well understood, however,
has been the phenomenon of Iran's regional advance in America's own
Hemisphere-an intrusion that has both foreign policy and national
security implications for the United States and its allies. In this
collection, noted specialists and regional experts examine the
various facets of Iran's contemporary presence in Central and South
America, and detail what the Islamic Republic's growing
geopolitical footprint south of the U.S. border signifies, both for
Iran and for the United States.
In recent years, significant attention has focused upon the Islamic
Republic of Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the threat they pose to
the United States and the West. Far less well understood, however,
has been the phenomenon of Iran's regional advance in America's own
Hemisphere-an intrusion that has both foreign policy and national
security implications for the United States and its allies. In this
collection, noted specialists and regional experts examine the
various facets of Iran's contemporary presence in Central and South
America, and detail what the Islamic Republic's growing
geopolitical footprint south of the U.S. border signifies, both for
Iran and for the United States.
Taking on Tehran, provides concrete solutions to the emerging
Iranian global threat. The aggressive policy recommendations call
for a multidimensional confrontation and containment of Iran with a
proactive move toward regime change. The book offers practical,
achievable guidance to policy makers and unique insight for
students into how foreign policy is really made. This book is
published in cooperation with the American Foreign Policy Council.
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The TransAtlantic Drift Debates (Hardcover)
American Foreign Policy Council; Contributions by Ilan Berman, The Hon. Lothar Binding, Yossef Bodansky, Stuart Eizenstat, …
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Emerging from discussion between the top American and European
statesmen, policymakers, and officials in government, The
TransAtlantic Drift Debates offers readers a bridge for the growing
diplomatic divide between the United States and Europe. A range of
issues_including war in Iraq, America's perceived foreign policy
unilateralism, and the future direction of the struggle against the
scourge of international terrorism_pose challenges to what was once
a strong alliance between Washington and European capitals. The
pages herein offer advice and hope that the United States and
Europe can rebuild their relationship and form the foundation of a
true twenty-first century partnership.
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The TransAtlantic Drift Debates (Paperback)
American Foreign Policy Council; Contributions by Ilan Berman, The Hon. Lothar Binding, Yossef Bodansky, Stuart Eizenstat, …
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Discovery Miles 10 070
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Emerging from discussion between the top American and European
statesmen, policymakers, and officials in government, The
TransAtlantic Drift Debates offers readers a bridge for the growing
diplomatic divide between the United States and Europe. A range of
issues-including war in Iraq, America's perceived foreign policy
unilateralism, and the future direction of the struggle against the
scourge of international terrorism-pose challenges to what was once
a strong alliance between Washington and European capitals. The
pages herein offer advice and hope that the United States and
Europe can rebuild their relationship and form the foundation of a
true twenty-first century partnership.
In Missile Defense and American Security 2003, leading defense and
foreign policy experts take stock of the emerging American missile
defense system. This volume, based on proceedings from the 2003
Conference on Missile Defenses and American Security, is critical
reading of one of the most important strategic initiatives ever
undertaken by the United States.
This captivating study is an examination of the intricate problem
of terrorism financing by some of the field's leading experts,
practitioners, and policy-makers. An indispensable resource for the
serious student of terrorism.This captivating study is an
examination of the intricate problem of terrorism financing by some
of the field's leading experts, practitioners, and policy-makers.
An indispensable resource for the serious student of terrorism.
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