Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics

Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics

Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires 1908-1918

The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was both cause and consequence... Read more »

Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires 1908-1918

(Cambridge University Press, 2011) The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed events in modern history. The unravelling of these empires was... Read more »

China’s Political System

China’s Political System examines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas. Highly respected area specialist June... Read more »

China’s Political System (8th Edition)

Updated in a new 8th edition, China’s Political Systemexamines how the government of China is affected by ongoing efforts to harmonize its unique culture with external influences and ideas.  Highly respected area... Read more »

US Civil-Military Relations After 9/11: Renegotiating the Civil-Military Bargain

This is a thorough survey of the key issues that surround the relations between the military and its civilian control in the US today. Civil-military relations in America have... Read more »