Collection: Lending

Global maritime security has been through radical changes in recent years. Many changes were necessary and long overdue, but others seem to have created situations in which the only beneficiaries appear to be the providers of security services and equipment. Against this background, this book set...

"This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises — especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires, as well as pandemics and global economic crises...

Offers a concrete model of the abstract ideal of "airmanship," and gives the reader step-by-step guidance for self-appraisal and improvement in the areas of flight proficiency, teamwork, and good judgment in crisis situations.

A guide on how to transform workplace conflicts into productive professional relationships covers such areas as managing difficult bosses, protecting oneself from credit-stealing rivals, and enforcing boundaries.

In his riveting new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice.

Introduction: what is security studies? / Alan Collins -- Realism / Charles L. Glaser -- Liberalism / Patrick Morgan -- Historical materialism / Eric Herring -- Peace studies / Paul Rogers -- Social constructivism / Christine Agius -- Critical security studies: a schematic history / David Mutimer...

Introduction: Understanding insurgency and counterinsurgency -- pt. 1. A ground-level perspective -- Twenty-eight articles : fundamentals of company-level counterinsurgency -- Measuring progress in Afghanistan -- Globalization and the development of Indonesian counterinsurgency tactics -- Reflect...