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Balance Sheet

The Iraq War and U.S. National Security

By: John S. Duffield,Peter J. Dombrowski

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Balance Sheet

The Iraq War and U.S. National Security

By: John S. Duffield,Peter J. Dombrowski

The last six years have witnessed a virtually unending debate over U.S. policy toward Iraq, a debate that is likely to continue well into the new administration and perhaps the next, notwithstanding recent improvements on the ground. Too often, however, the debate has been narrowly framed in terms of the situation in Iraq and what steps the United States should take there next, leaving the broader impact of the war on American interests largely overlooked. Ultimately, though, the success and failure of the war will have to be judged in terms of its overall contribution to U.S. national security, including those repercussions that extend far beyond the borders of Iraq. This book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of the Iraq war for the national security of the United States. It is aimed at both those who have not yet made up their minds about the merits of the war and those who wish to ground their opinions in a clearer understanding of what effects the war has actually had. Balance Sheet examines both how the war has advanced or retarded the achievement of other important goals of U.S. national security policy and its impact on the ability of the United States to pursue its security interests now and in the future. Individual chapters by expert authors address such key issues as the war on terror, nuclear non-proliferation, stability in the Middle East, the health of the U.S. military, America's standing in the world, and U.S. public opinion. By doing justice to the full range of stakes involved, this book not only reframes the debate over the Iraq war but provides a necessary foundation for future U.S. policymaking toward Iraq and beyond.

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Stanford University Press

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0804772045

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Fuels Paradise

Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States

By: John S. Duffield

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Fuels Paradise

Seeking Energy Security in Europe, Japan, and the United States

By: John S. Duffield

Is the quest for true energy security a fool’s errand? In recent years, the efforts of nations to promote energy security have been hotly debated. Fuels Paradise examines how five major developed democracies—Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States—have sought to enhance their energy security since the oil shocks of the 1970s and in response to the more diverse set of challenges of the early twenty-first century. Drawing on a vast range of primary and secondary sources, John S. Duffield explains the actions taken—and not taken—by these countries to address their energy security concerns. Throughout the book, Duffield argues that state strength and policy legacies are essential for understanding national responses to energy insecurity. In addition to identifying feasible energy policies and the constraints faced by policy makers, he evaluates the prospects for international cooperation to promote energy security and considers the implications of recent advances in the production and distribution of energy, particularly the fracking revolution. An ambitious cross-national and longitudinal study grounded in promising theories of national behavior, Fuels Paradise will contribute substantially to broader debates about the determinants of state action and public policy.

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385

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JHU Press

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1421416735

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9781421416731

Improving School Effectiveness

By: MacBeath, John,Mortimore, Peter

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Improving School Effectiveness

By: MacBeath, John,Mortimore, Peter

This work sets out to answer questions such as, what have we learned after three decades of research into school effectiveness? What can we say with confidence about how schools improve? It reviews findings from seminal international work.

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242

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335206875

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9780335206872

Making Renewable Electricity Policy in Spain

The Politics of Power

By: John S. Duffield

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Making Renewable Electricity Policy in Spain

The Politics of Power

By: John S. Duffield

This book examines the politics of renewable electricity policy in democratic Spain. It provides the first comprehensive political analysis of how and why successive Spanish governments have increased or reduced support for renewable power, especially wind and solar. In particular, it identifies the key influences that have been brought to bear on decision making by the core executive as it has sought to determine the appropriate role of renewable sources in the country’s electricity mix. Following the introduction, four chapters chart the dramatic rise, fall, and, most recently, renewed rise in support for utility-scale renewable power, from the early 1980s to the present. Another chapter details the decade-long political struggle over the regulation of small-scale distributed renewable electricity generation. The penultimate chapter explores the future prospects for renewable power in Spain, and the final chapter offers an overarching explanation of the patterns of policy outcomes observed.

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189

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Springer Nature

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3030756416

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9783030756413

Power Rules

The Evolution of NATO’s Conventional Force Posture

By: John S. Duffield

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Power Rules

The Evolution of NATO’s Conventional Force Posture

By: John S. Duffield

This is a detailed account of the evolution of NATO’s conventional force posture from the beginning of the alliance through the dramatic events of the early 1990s, based largely on recently declassified U.S. and British documents.

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Stanford University Press

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0804723966

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9780804723961

Top 10 Primary Care Training Room Conditions

By: Siobhan M. Statuta,John M. MacKnight

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Top 10 Primary Care Training Room Conditions

By: Siobhan M. Statuta,John M. MacKnight

This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will explore the Top 10 Primary Care Training Room Conditions. Guest edited by Drs. Siobhan Statuta and John MacKnight, this issue will cover ten core topics of importance to practicing sports medicine clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Miller. The volume will include articles on: Dermatology, EIB/ Respiratory, Acute Illness, Mononucleosis, Cardiology, Concussion, Trauma, Procedures/ Modalities, Mental Health, and ADHD.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032367223X

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9780323672238

Over a Barrel

The Costs of U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence

By: John S. Duffield

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Over a Barrel

The Costs of U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence

By: John S. Duffield

The United States is highly dependent on foreign oil. Well over half of the oil and petroleum products consumed in America--approximately 12 million barrels per day, or more than 600 gallons for every man, woman, and child each year--now come from abroad. And the U.S. government projects that the level of imports will only continue to rise, reaching between 16 and 21 million barrels per day by 2025. What precisely are the costs of U.S. foreign oil dependence? Unfortunately, no one has yet offered a satisfactory answer to this vital question. As a result, the costs to the United States of its dependence on oil from abroad have gone largely unrecognized and, in fact, are much greater than most people realize. Some costs, like the annual bill for oil imports--and, by reflection, the price that motorists pay at the pump or the size of homeowners' heating oil bills--are obvious and quantifiable. A number of others, however, are not so apparent or easy to measure. For example, it is difficult to put a price tag on the costs of coddling oil-rich authoritarian regimes at the expense of promoting representative government, human rights, and other important values. This book seeks to remedy this oversight by providing the first comprehensive analysis of the costs--both economic and policy-related--of U.S. foreign oil dependence and how they might be reduced. It shows that since the 1970s, the economic costs alone have run into the trillions of dollars. Successive administrations have tended to neglect the opportunities at home to reduce these costs by limiting demand. Instead, they have emphasized foreign and military policies that have proven both highly expensive and largely unsuccessful. One positive conclusion the author draws is that the opportunities for reducing oil consumption remain largely unexploited and the costs of U.S. foreign oil dependence can still be substantially reduced at relatively little expense. At least as important, however, will be rethinking and revising the expensive foreign, security, and military policies and commitments that have developed around U.S. foreign oil dependence over the past three decades.

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0804763291

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Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet

Fuels Paradise

Fuels Paradise

Improving School Effectiveness

Improving School Effectiveness

Making Renewable Electricity Policy in Spain

Making Renewable Electricity Policy in Spain

Power Rules

Power Rules

Top 10 Primary Care Training Room Conditions

Top 10 Primary Care Training Room Conditions

Over a Barrel

Over a Barrel

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