Leaders, Intelligence, and Assessment of Intentions in International Relations

• Author: Keren Yarhi-Milo
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• ISBN: 140085041X
• Category: Political Science
• Page: 360
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States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries pose a tangible threat. Yet despite the crucial importance of this issue, we don't know enough about how states and their leaders draw inferences about their adversaries' long-term intentions. Knowing the Adversary draws on a wealth of historical archival evidence to shed new light on how world leaders and intelligence organizations actually make these assessments. Keren Yarhi-Milo examines three cases: Britain's assessments of Nazi Germany's intentions in the 1930s, America's assessments of the Soviet Union's intentions during the Carter administration, and the Reagan administration's assessments of Soviet intentions near the end of the Cold War. She advances a new theoretical framework—called selective attention—that emphasizes organizational dynamics, personal diplomatic interactions, and cognitive and affective factors. Yarhi-Milo finds that decision makers don't pay as much attention to those aspects of state behavior that major theories of international politics claim they do. Instead, they tend to determine the intentions of adversaries on the basis of preexisting beliefs, theories, and personal impressions. Yarhi-Milo also shows how intelligence organizations rely on very different indicators than decision makers, focusing more on changes in the military capabilities of adversaries. Knowing the Adversary provides a clearer picture of the historical validity of existing theories, and broadens our understanding of the important role that diplomacy plays in international security.

• Author: J. Dwight Pentecost
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• ISBN: 9780825434556
• Category: Religion
• Page: 191
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Here is an illuminating study of the devil from a veteran seminary professor and author. "This work uses the light of Scripture to expose the person and methods of Satan . . . Competent books on this subject are not plentiful. . . . Pentecost gives us a very useful survey of information on Satan."--"Christianity Today."

• Author: William Hagestad II
• Publisher: IT Governance Ltd
• ISBN: 1849283354
• Category: Computer hackers
• Page: 349
• View: 9099

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21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare draws from a combination of business, cultural, historical and linguistic sources, as well as the author's personal experience, to attempt to explain China to the uninitiated. The objective of the book is to present the salient information regarding the use of cyber warfare doctrine by the People's Republic of China to promote its own interests and enforce its political, military and economic will on other nation states. The threat of Chinese Cyberwarfare can no longer be ignored. It is a clear and present danger to the experienced and innocent alike and will be economically, societally and culturally changing and damaging for the nations that are targeted.

• Author: Cetin Kaya Koc
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• ISBN: 0387718176
• Category: Technology & Engineering
• Page: 522
• View: 9388

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This book is for engineers and researchers working in the embedded hardware industry. This book addresses the design aspects of cryptographic hardware and embedded software. The authors provide tutorial-type material for professional engineers and computer information specialists.

• Author: Wenbing Zhao,Xiong Luo,Tie Qiu
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISBN: 303842644X
• Category: Computers
• Page: 362
• View: 3339

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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Smart Healthcare" that was published in Applied Sciences

• Author: Woon Seng Gan,Jung-Woo Choi
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISBN: 3038425850
• Category: Technology & Engineering
• Page: 208
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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Spatial Audio" that was published in Applied Sciences

• Author: Jane J. Mansbridge
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• ISBN: 9780226503554
• Category: Political Science
• Page: 398
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"Beyond Adversary Democracy should be read by everyone concerned with democratic theory and practice."—Carol Pateman, Politics "Sociologists recurrently complain about how seldom it is that we produce books that combine serious theorizing about important issues of public policy with original and sensitive field research. Several rounds of enthusiastic applause, then, are due Jane Mansbridge . . . for having produced a dense and well written book whose subject is nothing less ambitious than the theory of democracy and its problems of equality, solidarity, and consensus. Beyond Adversary Democracy, however, is not simply a work of political theory; Mansbridge explores her abstract subject matter by close studies (using ethnographic, documentary, and questionnaire methods) of two small actual democracies operating at their most elemental American levels (1) a New England town meeting ("Selby," Vermont) and (2) an urban crisis center ("Helpline"), whose 41 employees shared a New Left-Counterculture belief in participatory democracy and consensual decision-making. [Mansbridge] is a force to contend with. It is in our common interest that she be widely read."—Bennett M. Berger, Contemporary Sociology

• Author: Juanita Vinson
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
• ISBN: 1462844138
• Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
• Page: 117
• View: 9504

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This devotional offers you experience and the steps in exploring the possibilities of knowing who God is and equipping others for a real relationship with the Creator of the universe. First, the plan is revealed, second our position and third, it gives a glimpse of prayers and participation in the Church Body. This book offers sound principles that will stimulate growth and equip you to meet todays challenges. And most of all shows you how to pray the Word which is praying a perfect prayer. This book may be used for short religious services, study groups or for individual meditations.

• Author: L. A. Banks
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• ISBN: 9781429901406
• Category: Fiction
• Page: 448
• View: 537

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The Chairman of the Vampire Council is dead, and Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, and the Unnamed One himself are out for revenge against Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress, and her lover, Carlos Rivera. A ruthless and carefully planned strategy---one that not even Damali will anticipate---has been developed. There is only one entity who can best Damali, send Carlos packing, and put the Guardian team at mortal risk. This powerful being was once banished into a forsaken land and possesses everything that would bring a Neteru to his or her knees. This time the fight is not so clear-cut, and it is not only Damali's soul in the balance but her body and heart as well.

• Author: James Joshi
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISBN: 9780080560151
• Category: Computers
• Page: 368
• View: 8542

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Network Security: Know It All explains the basics, describes the protocols, and discusses advanced topics, by the best and brightest experts in the field of network security. Assembled from the works of leading researchers and practitioners, this best-of-the-best collection of chapters on network security and survivability is a valuable and handy resource. It consolidates content from the field’s leading experts while creating a one-stop-shopping opportunity for readers to access the information only otherwise available from disparate sources. * Chapters contributed by recognized experts in the field cover theory and practice of network security technology, allowing the reader to develop a new level of knowledge and technical expertise. * Up-to-date coverage of network security issues facilitates learning and lets the reader remain current and fully informed from multiple viewpoints. * Presents methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques, enhancing the reader’s grasp of the material and ability to implement practical solutions. * Examples illustrate core security concepts for enhanced comprehension