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Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace
May 2008

Paperback: $14.95 $12.00
978-1-60127-031-3
 
 
American Leadership in the Middle East
April 2008

Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace sets forth a compelling, interests-based framework for American engagement in the peace process; provides a critical assessment of U.S. diplomacy since the end of the Cold War; and offers a set of ten core “lessons” to guide the efforts of future American negotiators.


Paperback: $16.50 $13.00
978-1-60127-030-6
 
 
Nigeria as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World
April 2008

Paperback: $14.95 $12.00
978-1-60127-029-0
 
 
Militancy and Religious Education in Pakistan
March 2008

Fair explores the true significance of the madrassah and its role in Pakistan’s educational system. She chronicles the Pakistan government’s efforts to reform the madrassah system and offers important policy implications and suggestions for initiatives that might address some of the main concerns emanating from ostensible ties between education and security inside and outside Pakistan.


Paperback: $14.95 $12.00
978-1-60127-028-3
 
 
Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan
January 2008

Focusing principally on events and policy missteps in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s, award-winning journalist Roy Gutman weaves a narrative that exposes how and why the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the Western media “missed the story” in the leadup to 9/11.


Hardback: $26.00 $21.00
978-1-60127-024-5
 
 
Turkey as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World
December 2007

The first in a series of volumes that examine pivotal states in the Muslim world, this timely work explores how, after a long period of isolation, Turkey is becoming a major player in Middle Eastern politics once again.


Paperback: $14.95 $12.00
978-1-60127-019-1
 
 
Institutional Bridges to Peace and Democracy?
December 2007

This edited volume by Karen Guttieri and Jessica Piombo explores various aspects of the newly emerging range of interim regimes, focusing on issues of legitimacy, conflict management, and the increasing participation of the international community in transitions from war to peace.


Hardback:  $50.00
978-1-60127-018-4
Paperback: $19.95 $16.00
978-1-60127-017-7
 
 
The Future of UN Peacekeeping and Multilateralism in an Era of U.S. Primacy
November 2007

Coicaud presents a thoughtful and wide-ranging survey of the UN’s contribution to peacekeeping and world politics after the Cold War.


Hardback:  $50.00
978-1-60127-008-5
Paperback: $19.95 $16.00
978-1-60127-007-8
 
 
Methods and Techniques (Revised Edition)
November 2007

This updated and expanded edition of the highly popular volume originally published in 1997 describes the tools and skills of peacemaking that are currently available and critically assesses their usefulness and limitations.


Hardback:  $60.00
978-1-929223-65-7
Paperback: $29.95 $24.00
978-1-929223-66-4
 
 
Conflict Management in a Divided World
January 2007

The definitive volume on the sources of contemporary conflict and the array of possible responses to it.


Hardback:  $85.00
978-1-929223-97-8
Paperback: $45.00 $36.00
978-1-929223-96-1
 
 
The Role of U.S. Internal Security Assistance
December 2006

The authors offer a comprehensive examination of Pakistan’s internal security environment and the effectiveness of its criminal justice structures and assess the impact and utility of the principal United States initiatives to help Pakistan strengthen its internal security.


Paperback: $14.95 $12.00
978-1-929223-88-6
 

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