National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention
A comparative international perspective challenges conventional narratives about unacknowledged intervention
"Covert action" is generally understood as politically motivated and plausibly deniable interference by one state in the affairs of another state. It includes propaganda, political or economic subversion, paramilitary action, ......
Novel insights into Russian military thought-from the Crimean War to the war in Ukraine The development of the Russian military's strategic thought is an understudied and thus misunderstood subject in the West. Strategy in Russia encompasses the broader context of foreign and domestic policy as well as the military's ties to the country's ......
Al-Kitaab Part Two, Third Edition with Website is the third book in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program textbook series. Part Two focuses on strengthening reading and writing skills while continuing to grow conversation skills. This comprehensive program is designed for students in second-year or equivalent Arabic courses. The ......
This short workbook helps beginners trace different words to practice letter formation. It can be used independently or alongside a textbook, giving beginning learners a proven, effective means of improving their Arabic handwriting. Audio of the practice words is also provided to facilitate acquisition of the Arabic writing and phonetic system.
The first comprehensive history of the Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the research arm of Congress, home of the US Copyright Office, and a public forum for artistic and literary culture. It is generally considered the national library of the United States, and it has influenced cultural affairs worldwide in myriad ways since its ......
Now more than ever, communities across the world are integrated into a complex, global information ecosystem that shapes the nature of social, political, and economic life. The ripple effects of actors trying to manipulate or disrupt this information ecosystem are far more severe than the primary effects that are merely being felt in the ......
The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt law Argentina's 2001 default on $100 billion in bonds and the messy litigation that followed has had an outsized impact on sovereign debt markets, sovereign debt law, and the International Monetary Fund's policies. This is the sovereign debt case study that ......
A challenge to common assumptions about the future of land warfare Ground Combat reveals the gritty details of land warfare at the tactical level and challenges today's overly subjective and often inaccurate approaches to characterizing war. Ben Connable's motivation for writing the book is to offer an evidence-based approach to examining the ......
A primer that teaches the principles, strategy, and tradecraft of counter-intelligence (CI). It presents the nuts and bolts of the business of counter-intelligence and the characteristics that make a good CI officer. It offers detailed descriptions of tradecraft that reveal the real world of intelligence and espionage.
