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Political Warfare against the Kremlin provides a comparative study
and holistic review of American and British propaganda policy
toward the Soviet Union during the first fifteen years of the Cold
War, ranging from the role senior policymakers played in setting
propaganda policy to the West's radio broadcasts to the Soviet
Union.
Political Warfare against the Kremlin provides a comparative study
and holistic review of American and British propaganda policy
toward the Soviet Union during the first fifteen years of the Cold
War, ranging from the role senior policymakers played in setting
propaganda policy to the West's radio broadcasts to the Soviet
Union.
This is the first book-length study of why states sometimes ignore,
oppose, or undermine elements of the nuclear nonproliferation
regime-even as they formally support it. Anchored by the Treaty on
the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the nuclear
nonproliferation regime is the constellation of agreements,
initiatives, and norms that work in concert to regulate nuclear
material and technology. The essays gathered here show that
attitudes on nonproliferation depend on a ""complex, contingent
decision calculus,"" as states continually gauge how their actions
within the regime will affect trade, regional standing, and other
interests vital to any nation. The first four essays take
theoretical approaches to such topics as a framework for
understanding challenges to collective action; clandestine
proliferation under the Bush and Obama administrations and its
impact on regime legitimacy; threat construction as a lens through
which to view resistance to nonproliferation measures; and the
debate over the relationship between nuclear disarmament and
nonproliferation. Essays comprising the second part of the book use
regional and state-specific case studies to look at how U.S.
security guarantees affect the willingness of states to support the
regime; question the perceived spoiler role of a ""vocal minority""
within the Non-Aligned Movement; challenge notions that Russia is
using the regime to build a coalition hostile to the United States;
contrast nonproliferation strategies among Latin American
countries; and explain the lag in adoption of an Additional
Protocol by some Middle East and North African countries. Getting
countries to cooperate on nonproliferation efforts is an ongoing
challenge. These essays show that success must be measured not only
by how many states join the effort but also by how they participate
once they join.
The Internet is a new battleground between governments that censor
online content and those who advocate freedom for all to browse,
post, and share information online. This report examines how
Internet freedom may transform state-society relations in
nondemocratic regimes, using case studies of China, Egypt, Russia,
and Syria, and also draws parallels between Internet freedom and
Radio Free Europe programs during the Cold War.
Deterrence of nuclear use through the threat of retaliation could
be highly problematic in many plausible conflict scenarios with
nuclear-armed regional adversaries. This could compel U.S. leaders
to temper their military and political objectives if they come into
conflict with these states. This book examines the reasons behind
this important shift in the international security environment and
its strategic and force planning implications.Deterring nuclear use
by regional adversaries such as North Korea could be problematic in
some situations. This book examines the strategic and force
planning implications of this shift in the international security
environment.
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