New Books in National Security

Interviews with Scholars of National Security about their New Books

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Social Sciences
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Scott Laderman, "The 'Silent Majority' Speech: ...
On November 3, 1969 Richard M. Nixon addressed the nation in what would come to be known as “The Silent Majority Speech”...
66 min
427
Richard L. Hasen, "Election Meltdown: Dirty Tri...
As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and accuracy of American elections....
41 min
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Philip Cunliffe, "The New Twenty Years' Crisis:...
At the end of the 20th century, the liberal international order appeared unassailable after its triumph over the authoritarian challenges of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. Twenty years later, however, the assumptions underlying the system appear discredited as international relations devolve into confrontation and conflict...
42 min
429
Michael Walzer, "A Foreign Policy for the Left"...
What is "Left" foreign policy? Michael Walzer explains...
69 min
430
Valerie Olson, "Into the Extreme: U.S. Environm...
What if outer space is not outside the human environment but, rather, defines it?
64 min
431
H. Shelest and M. Rabinovych, "Decentralization...
The volume draws particular attention to the issues that have been escalated and intensified since the inception of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict...
54 min
432
Alan Chong, "Critical Reflections on China’s Be...
The book is about much more than the material aspects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative....
53 min
433
C. Chan and F. de Londras, "China’s National Se...
Cora Chan and Fiona de Londras bring together a host of internationally renowned authors who question whether a national security law will challenge Hong Kong’s rule of law, and the liberal ideals safeguarded in its legal system...
69 min
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Rhodri Jeffreys Jones, "The Nazi Spy Ring in Am...
Rhodri Jeffreys Jones tells the dramatic story of the Nazi spy ring in America. In the mid-1930s just as the United States was embarking on a policy of neutrality,..
54 min
435
Jon Lindsay, "Information Technology and Milita...
Lindsay point out that the digitization of warfare can increase confusion and misunderstanding...
62 min
436
David Barash, "Threats: Intimidation and Its Di...
What are the similar ways in which animals and people try to intimidate others?
40 min
437
Chris Fenton, "Feeding the Dragon: Inside the T...
For seventeen years, Chris Fenton served as the president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group, a multi-billion-dollar global media company headquartered in Beijing...
47 min
438
Lorenz M. Lüthi, "Cold Wars: Asia, the Middle E...
What was the Cold War that shook world politics for the second half of the twentieth century?
85 min
439
Rachel M. Gillum, "Muslims in a Post-9/11 Ameri...
Gillum examines how public fears about Muslims in the United States compare with the reality of American Muslims’ attitudes on a range of relevant issues...
33 min
440
Justin Q. Olmstead, "The United States' Entry i...
Why did America enter the First World War? The author presents a new theory...
38 min
441
Victor McFarland, "Oil Powers: A History of the...
The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is a critical feature of the modern international system...
61 min
442
Nadine Strossen, “Hate: Why We Should Resist it...
Strossen dispels misunderstandings plaguing our perennial debates about "hate speech vs. free speech," showing that the First Amendment approach promotes free speech and democracy, equality, and societal harmony...
70 min
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Sean Roberts, "The War on the Uyghurs: China’s ...
Who are the Uyghurs? Sean Roberts explains...
65 min
444
Philip Nash, "Breaking Protocol: America's Firs...
Nash examines the history of the "Big Six" and how they carved out their rightful place in history..
64 min
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Thomas A. Schwartz, "Henry Kissinger and Americ...
Over the past six decades, Henry Kissinger has been America's most consistently praised--and reviled--public figure...
42 min
446
Oumar Ba, "States of Justice: The Politics of t...
Ba theorizes the ways in which states that are presumed to be weaker in the international system use the International Criminal Court (ICC) to advance their security and political interests....
54 min
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A. Meleagrou-Hitchens, "Incitement: Anwar al-Aw...
Anwar al-Awlaki was, according to one of his followers, “the main man who translated jihad into English.”
61 min
448
Caron Gentry, "Disordered Violence: How Gender,...
Gentry argues that mainstream Terrorism Studies must contend with the growing misogynist and racialized violence against women...
52 min
449
Post Script: A Deep Dive on China
How should we understand what's going on in China? Listen in....
99 min
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W. J. Perry and T. Z. Collina, "The Button: The...
As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, American nuclear policy continues to be influenced by the legacies of the Cold War...
46 min