Defence Strategy, Planning & Research

The Strategic Survey is the annual review of world affairs from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is an invaluable tool for int...

Analyzes the cultural attitudes, political decisions, and institutions surrounding the maintenance of armed forces throughout American history Whi...

In the Allies' post-war analyses of the Nazis' defeat, the weakness and incompetence of the German intelligence services figured prominently. And h...

Incisive insights into the distinctive nature of Japanese foreign intelligence and grand strategy, its underlying norms, and how they have changed ...

Incisive insights into the distinctive nature of Japanese foreign intelligence and grand strategy, its underlying norms, and how they have changed ...

A new, fully uncensored edition of the definitive insider's account of the War on Terror'A former FBI agent's memoir on the War on Terror is declas...

The United States has the most expensive and seemingly unstoppable military in the world. Yet, since World War II the nation's military success rat...

The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on tr...

Originally setting out to write the very book that he would have wanted to own as a young infantryman, the author penned On Tactics as a remedy for...

ORBIT (Observing Rapport Based Interpersonal Techniques) is an approach to interviewing high-value detainees, encompassing not only analysis and re...

For over a decade, Canadas participation in the war in Afghanistan dominated media headlines, government discussions, academic studies, and the pub...

For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by one crisis after another. There was also social and political uph...

In The Military Lens, Christopher P. Twomey shows how differing military doctrines have led to misperceptions between the United States and China o...

A Telegraph Book of the Year, soon to be a BBC Radio 4 dramatisation.'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands'We are touched by the courage and dignity of A...

This edition of Critical Infrastructure presents a culmination of ongoing research and real-work experience, building upon previous editions. Since...

A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year'Powerful . . . there is rage in his ink. McKay's book grips by its passion and originality. Some 25,000 peopl...

While coups drive a majority of regime changes and are responsible for the overthrow of many democratic governments, there has been very little emp...

This compendium of research on insider threats is essential reading for all personnel with accountabilities for security; it shows graphically the ...

Written under the direction of West Point social sciences faculty for its Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA), Thinking beyond Boundaries in...

This updated and expanded edition of Cyberspace in Peace and War by Martin C. Libicki presents a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity, cybe...

The end of the Cold War was supposed to bring a peace dividend and the opportunity to redirect military policy in the United States. Instead, accor...

As Clausewitz observed, In war more than anywhere else, things do not turn out as we expect. The essence of war is a competitive reciprocal relatio...

What is hybrid warfare? And what role does information play in todays conflicts? In the context of the technological/information revolution of the ...

Who knew the CIA needed librarians? More Stories from Langley reveals the lesser-known operations of one of the most mysterious government agencies...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire encompassed the entire Mediterranean basin, extending much beyond it from Britain to Mesopotamia, from...

What are the role and place of secret services and covert operations in democratic settings? How do states balance the need for both secrecy and op...

The horrifying terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax strikes that soon followed gave the United States new reason to fear unconv...

The horrifying terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax strikes that soon followed gave the United States new reason to fear unconv...

In this provocative history, David Tucker argues that irregular warfare-including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and other insurgency tactics-is int...

Russias Military Strategy and Doctrine is designed to educate Russia watchers, policymakers, military leaders, and the broader foreign policy commu...

International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise c...