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Asia Eyes America

Regional Perspectives on U.S. Asia-Pacific Strategy in the Twenty-first Century

By: Jonathan D. Pollack

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Asia Eyes America

Regional Perspectives on U.S. Asia-Pacific Strategy in the Twenty-first Century

By: Jonathan D. Pollack

Contains a collection of papers produced by participants (U.S. and regional scholars and analysts) at a conference, "Asia Eyes America," held at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, in May 2006. What are the implications of Asia's longer-term transformation for U.S. interests? How might change reconfigure American security requirements in the next decade and beyond? On what basis does United States reaffirm yet redefine its enduring commitment to regional order? This volume is a collaborative effort involving prominent specialists on both sides of the Pacific. The book focuses on underlying attitudes toward American power and policy, especially as viewed by strategic analysts within the region. Various contributors describe contradictory attitudes toward American power. Most states hope to deepen ties with the United States, while avoiding comprehensive envelopment in U.S. strategy. There is a tension between the preference for continued American regional involvement, while seeking to limit possibilities of highly intrusive U.S. policy interventions. Both considerations will continue to shape regional attitudes toward American power, especially U.S. military power--Publisher's description.

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1884733433

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9781884733437

No Exit

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

By: Jonathan D. Pollack

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North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

By: Jonathan D. Pollack

This book chronicles the political-military development of the Korean Peninsula since 1945, with particular attention to North Koreas pursuit of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons, and how it has shaped Northeast Asian security and non-proliferation policy and influenced the strategic choices of the United States and all regional powers. I focus on North Koreas leaders, institutions, political history, and the systems longer-term prospects. How has an isolated, highly idiosyncratic, small state repeatedly stymied or circumvented the policy preferences of much more powerful states, culminating with its withdrawal from the Non Proliferation Treaty (the only state ever to do so) and the testing of nuclear weapons in open defiance of adversaries and allies alike? What does this portend for the regions future? Unlike most of the literature that focuses on US non proliferation policy, this is a book about decision making in North Korea and the states survival in the face of daunting odds. It draws on extensive interviews with individuals in China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, and the EU who have had ample experience in and with North Korea, additional interviews with former US policy makers, and the results from two visits to the North. The author makes extensive use of archival materials from the Cold War International History Project, enabling a far fuller rendering of North Korean history than appears in most of the literature on the North Korean nuclear weapons issue.

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Routledge

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1351225243

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9781351225243

A New Alliance for the Next Century

The Future of U.S.-Korean Security Cooperation

By: Jonathan D. Pollack,Young Koo Cha

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A New Alliance for the Next Century

The Future of U.S.-Korean Security Cooperation

By: Jonathan D. Pollack,Young Koo Cha

This report, prepared jointly by RAND and the Korea Institute of Defense Analyses, assesses whether and how the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) can maintain and invigorate their security relationship should North Korea no longer pose a major threat to peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. The research identified prospective changes in the U.S.-ROK alliance stemming either from shifts in relations between North and South Korea, from changes in the larger regional security context, or from both. Analyses focused on four alternative models of the alliance, evaluating the relevance of each according to shifting peninsular and regional conditions and according to more-precise criteria for judging their suitability, feasibility, and flexibility. The findings enabled the researchers to specify four potential end states. Because of the variability in future political and military conditions, it was not possible to determine a single optimal model or end state. But there is ample basis for building a post-unification alliance, which would possess a very different logic and structure from those of the threat-based environment of the Cold War. Through such an alliance, both countries would help realize their primary policy needs while keeping potential areas of political, economic, and security divergence in check.

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108

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RAND Corporation

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0833023500

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9780833023506

East German Distinctiveness in a Unified Germany

By: Jonathan Grix,P Cooke

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East German Distinctiveness in a Unified Germany

By: Jonathan Grix,P Cooke

This book explores the nature of the dramatic growth in a distinct sense of East German identity in the years since the events that led to formal unification in 1990. While it is problematic to see 'East Germanness' as a singular and homogenous identity, it can be perceived as a distinctive phenomenon and a level of identification that exists alongside local, regional and national identities. The essays in this volume hope to challenge the commonly held misconception that East German regional identity is a problem that needs to be overcome in the process of unification. Through analyses of the social, political and cultural behaviour of East Germans and their perception of their own place in German society, this volume makes a complex and nuanced contribution to discussions on German national identity and the unification process.

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180

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567536068

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9780567536068

Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children

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By: Peter M. Waters,David L. Skaggs,John M. Flynn,Lindsay Andras,Donald S. Bae,Keith D. Baldwin,Jonathan G. Schoenecker

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Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children

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By: Peter M. Waters,David L. Skaggs,John M. Flynn,Lindsay Andras,Donald S. Bae,Keith D. Baldwin,Jonathan G. Schoenecker

Since its first edition over 60 years ago, Rockwood and Wilkins’ Fractures in Children has been the go-to reference for treating a wide range of fractures in children and adolescents. The landmark tenth edition continues this tradition with the addition of four associate editors, a refreshed mix of contributors, and fully revised content throughout, bringing you fully up to date with today’s techniques and technologies in fractures in pediatric orthopaedics. Drs. Peter M. Waters, David L. Skaggs, John M. Flynn, Lindsay Andras, Donald S. Bae, Keith D. Baldwin, and Jonathan G. Schoenecker lead a team of experts who ensure that the most up-to-date information is presented in a comprehensive yet easy to digest manner.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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197521174X

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9781975211745

A Military History of the Cold War, 1944–1962

By: Jonathan M. House

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A Military History of the Cold War, 1944–1962

By: Jonathan M. House

The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives. This book is the first comprehensive, multinational overview of military affairs during the early Cold War, beginning with conflicts during World War II in Warsaw, Athens, and Saigon and ending with the Cuban Missile Crisis. A major theme of this account is the relationship between government policy and military preparedness and strategy. Author Jonathan M. House tells of generals engaging in policy confrontations with their governments’ political leaders—among them Anthony Eden, Nikita Khrushchev, and John F. Kennedy—many of whom made military decisions that hamstrung their own political goals. In the pressure-cooker atmosphere of atomic preparedness, politicians as well as soldiers seemed instinctively to prefer military solutions to political problems. And national security policies had military implications that took on a life of their own. The invasion of South Korea convinced European policy makers that effective deterrence and containment required building up and maintaining credible forces. Desire to strengthen the North Atlantic alliance militarily accelerated the rearmament of West Germany and the drive for its sovereignty. In addition to examining the major confrontations, nuclear and conventional, between Washington, Moscow, and Beijing—including the crises over Berlin and Formosa—House traces often overlooked military operations against the insurgencies of the era, such as French efforts in Indochina and Algeria and British struggles in Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, and Aden. Now, more than fifty years after the events House describes, understanding the origins and trajectory of the Cold War is as important as ever. By the late 1950s, the United States had sent forces to Vietnam and the Middle East, setting the stage for future conflicts in both regions. House’s account of the complex relationship between diplomacy and military action directly relates to the insurgencies, counterinsurgencies, and confrontations that now occupy our attention across the globe.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806146907

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9780806146904

No Exit

North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

By: Jonathan D. Pollack

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North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and International Security

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Asia Eyes America

Asia Eyes America

No Exit

No Exit

A New Alliance for the Next Century

A New Alliance for the Next Century

East German Distinctiveness in a Unified Germany

East German Distinctiveness in a Unified Germany

Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children

Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children

A Military History of the Cold War, 1944–1962

A Military History of the Cold War, 1944–1962

No Exit

No Exit

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