National Security

In this book the authors analyze the strategic underpinnings of hegemony, assess the national security establishment that sustains dominance....

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, one question has been on the mind of every American: "How did this happen?"...

Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda and helped coordinate America’s fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization....

Nuclear terrorism is such a disturbing prospect that we shy away from its details....

The truth about the privatization of America’s national security that exposes where this industry came from, how it operates, where it's heading - and why we should be concerned....

A comprehensive study of the geopolitical, security, economic, and environmental future of a major game-changing phenomenon - the alternative energy megatrend....

In The Rising Clamor: The American Press, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Cold War, David P. Hadley explores the relationships that developed between the CIA and the press, its evolution over time, and its practical impact....

An assassin seduces his way ...to the President of the United States. CIA operative Mick Pierce’s wife Natalie is kidnapped off the Swiss Riviera...

The Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times examines the effect the Bush Administration’s foreign and domestic policies will have on global politics....

Americans have been shocked in the past few years to discover how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But it doesn't have to be this way....

Do countries fight wars for oil? Challenging conventional wisdom, The Oil Wars Myth reveals that countries do not launch major conflicts to acquire petroleum resources....

Playing to the Edge considers the changing role of the US intelligence community from 1999 to 2015....

For the past two decades, Mohamed ElBaradei has played a key role in the most high-stakes conflicts of our time....

A provocative blueprint for how the United States can successfully disengage from failing wars without compromising its core values or interests....

Decoding the Virtual Dragon explains how Chinese information warfare concepts since 2003 fit into the strategic outlook, practices, and activities of the People’s Liberation Army, offering explanations directly from the pens of Chinese experts with few intermediate filters....

Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America's invasion and occupation of Iraq, a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively....

In this readily accessible study, political scientist Glenn J. Antizzo identifies 15 factors critical to the success of contemporary US military intervention....

Cyber Blockades is the first book to examine the phenomena of blockade operations in cyberspace, large-scale attacks on infrastructure or systems that aim to prevent an entire state from sending or receiving electronic data....

In Don't Wait for the Next War, Wesley K. Clark, presents a compelling argument for continued American global leadership....

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? Learn more about this vigorous debate....