Search Results - Afghanistan

Confronting Al Qaeda new strategies to combat terrorism / by McGrath, Kevin, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…-Al Qaeda struggle's political dimension -- A question of importance : the Obama administration and Iraq -- A question of priorities : the Obama administration and Iran -- A question of leverage : the Obama administration and Pakistan -- A question of willpower : the Obama administration and Afghanistan -- Conclusion : the Obama administration and the way forward.…”
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Peace out of reach Middle Eastern travels and the search for reconciliation / by Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Cosmopolitan engagements -- Lessons from Afghanistan -- The Iraqi debacle : democracy, desperation, and the ethics of war -- Twilight in Tehran -- Syria and its president : a meeting with Bashar al-Assad -- Withdrawal pains : Gaza, Lebanon, and the future of Palestine -- The Middle East spills over : the Sudan and the crisis in Darfur -- Conspiracy then and now : history, politics, and the anti-semitic imagination -- Incendiary images : blasphemous cartoons, cosmopolitan responsibility, and critical engagement -- Of reason and faith : on the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger -- False antinomies : on religious conviction and human rights.…”
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Confronting Al Qaeda new strategies to combat terrorism / by McGrath, Kevin, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…-Al Qaeda struggle's political dimension -- A question of importance : the Obama administration and Iraq -- A question of priorities : the Obama administration and Iran -- A question of leverage : the Obama administration and Pakistan -- A question of willpower : the Obama administration and Afghanistan -- Conclusion : the Obama administration and the way forward.…”
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Peace out of reach Middle Eastern travels and the search for reconciliation / by Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Cosmopolitan engagements -- Lessons from Afghanistan -- The Iraqi debacle : democracy, desperation, and the ethics of war -- Twilight in Tehran -- Syria and its president : a meeting with Bashar al-Assad -- Withdrawal pains : Gaza, Lebanon, and the future of Palestine -- The Middle East spills over : the Sudan and the crisis in Darfur -- Conspiracy then and now : history, politics, and the anti-semitic imagination -- Incendiary images : blasphemous cartoons, cosmopolitan responsibility, and critical engagement -- Of reason and faith : on the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger -- False antinomies : on religious conviction and human rights.…”
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Guardians of power the myth of the liberal media / by Edwards, David, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatry ink : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.…”
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Guardians of power the myth of the liberal media / by Edwards, David, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatry ink : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.…”
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Sharia Incorporated : A Comparative Overview of the Legal Systems of Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present /

Table of Contents: “…Sharia and national law in Afghanistan -- 8. Sharia and national law in Iran -- 9. …”
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Sharia Incorporated : A Comparative Overview of the Legal Systems of Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present /

Table of Contents: “…Sharia and national law in Afghanistan -- 8. Sharia and national law in Iran -- 9. …”
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Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / by Smith, Jeffrey J.

Table of Contents: “…Period one: 1907-1947 -- The birth of military airpower -- World War I and the interwar years -- World War II -- "Counting" the changes in period one -- Period two: 1947-1992 -- The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965 -- Bomber decline: 1965-1992 -- The changing leadership of period two -- Period three: 1992-2030 -- Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994 -- From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999 -- September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011 -- Signs of change: 1992-2010 -- Anticipating USAF change -- Framing the survey perspectives -- Changing leadership -- Predicting the future -- Summary and recommendations.…”
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Tomorrow's Air Force : tracing the past, shaping the future / by Smith, Jeffrey J.

Table of Contents: “…Period one: 1907-1947 -- The birth of military airpower -- World War I and the interwar years -- World War II -- "Counting" the changes in period one -- Period two: 1947-1992 -- The rise of bomber dominance: 1947-1965 -- Bomber decline: 1965-1992 -- The changing leadership of period two -- Period three: 1992-2030 -- Fighter pilot dominance: 1992-1994 -- From Bosnia to Allied Force: 1994-1999 -- September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq: 2001-2011 -- Signs of change: 1992-2010 -- Anticipating USAF change -- Framing the survey perspectives -- Changing leadership -- Predicting the future -- Summary and recommendations.…”
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Military operations, health and technology

Table of Contents: “…/ Jorg Wombacher -- War in Afghanistan: strategy, military operations and issues for Congress / Steve Bowman, Catherine Dale.…”
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Military operations, health and technology

Table of Contents: “…/ Jorg Wombacher -- War in Afghanistan: strategy, military operations and issues for Congress / Steve Bowman, Catherine Dale.…”
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On flexibility recovery from technological and doctrinal surprise on the battlefield / by Finkel, Meir, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Prediction and intelligence : the dominant approach in force planning and its failure to answer the challenge of technological and doctrinal surprise -- Conceptual and doctrinal flexibility -- Organizational and technological flexibility -- Cognitive and command and control (C2) flexibility -- The mechanism for lesson learning and rapid dissemination -- The German recovery from the surprise of British chaff -- The German recovery from the Soviet T-34 tank surprise -- The Israeli recovery from the Egyptian Sagger missile surprise -- The Israeli air force recovery from the Arab anti-aircraft missile surprise -- The slow British recovery from the German armor and anti-tank tactics -- The slow Soviet recovery from the surprise of low-intensity conflict in Afghanistan -- The French failure to recover from the surprise of the German blitzkrieg.…”
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On flexibility recovery from technological and doctrinal surprise on the battlefield / by Finkel, Meir, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Prediction and intelligence : the dominant approach in force planning and its failure to answer the challenge of technological and doctrinal surprise -- Conceptual and doctrinal flexibility -- Organizational and technological flexibility -- Cognitive and command and control (C2) flexibility -- The mechanism for lesson learning and rapid dissemination -- The German recovery from the surprise of British chaff -- The German recovery from the Soviet T-34 tank surprise -- The Israeli recovery from the Egyptian Sagger missile surprise -- The Israeli air force recovery from the Arab anti-aircraft missile surprise -- The slow British recovery from the German armor and anti-tank tactics -- The slow Soviet recovery from the surprise of low-intensity conflict in Afghanistan -- The French failure to recover from the surprise of the German blitzkrieg.…”
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How 9/11 changed our ways of war /

Table of Contents: “…Krebs -- Odysseus prevails over Achilles : a warrior model suited to post-9/11 conflicts / Joseph Soeters -- What "success" means in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya / Christopher Dandeker -- Torture, harm, and the prospect of moral repair / James Burk -- Isomorphism within NATO? …”
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How 9/11 changed our ways of war /

Table of Contents: “…Krebs -- Odysseus prevails over Achilles : a warrior model suited to post-9/11 conflicts / Joseph Soeters -- What "success" means in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya / Christopher Dandeker -- Torture, harm, and the prospect of moral repair / James Burk -- Isomorphism within NATO? …”
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Islam and modernity key issues and debates /

Table of Contents: “…Islam, Modernity and the Politics of Gender: Perspectives from the Middle East, Central Asia and Afghanistan, Deniz Kandiyoti; 5. Sufism, 'Popular' Islam and the Encounter with Modernity, Martin van Bruinessen; 6. …”
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Campaign 2012 twelve independent ideas for improving American public policy /

Table of Contents: “…Pollack -- Slogging through: the next president must address the crisis in Afghanistan or Pakistan / Michael E. O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel -- Keeping Iran in check / Suzanne Maloney -- Prioritizing democracy: the next president should support liberal forces in the Middle East / Shadi Hamid and Kenneth M. …”
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Islam and modernity key issues and debates /

Table of Contents: “…Islam, Modernity and the Politics of Gender: Perspectives from the Middle East, Central Asia and Afghanistan, Deniz Kandiyoti; 5. Sufism, 'Popular' Islam and the Encounter with Modernity, Martin van Bruinessen; 6. …”
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Campaign 2012 twelve independent ideas for improving American public policy /

Table of Contents: “…Pollack -- Slogging through: the next president must address the crisis in Afghanistan or Pakistan / Michael E. O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel -- Keeping Iran in check / Suzanne Maloney -- Prioritizing democracy: the next president should support liberal forces in the Middle East / Shadi Hamid and Kenneth M. …”
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