Adelphi series
About the Book Series
The Adelphi series is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' flagship contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research.
Six books are published each year. They provide rigorous analysis of contemporary strategic and defence topics that is useful to politicians and diplomats, as well as academic researchers, foreign-affairs analysts, defence commentators and journalists.
Reshaping Defence Diplomacy: New Roles for Military Cooperation and Assistance
1st Edition
By Andrew Cottey
June 30, 2004
Analyses changing patterns of international military cooperation and assistance and shows that Western defence diplomacy is increasingly being directed towards new goals. The new defence diplomacy runs alongside the old and there are tensions between the two, in particular between the new goal of ...
Human Rights and Counter-terrorism in America's Asia Policy
1st Edition
By Rosemary Foot
March 31, 2004
This book examines the effects of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of 11 September 2001 on America's human rights and counter-terrorism policies towards a number of countries in Asia. Five countries have been chosen for examination, divided into two front-lines states (Pakistan and ...
Somalia: State Collapse and the Threat of Terrorism
1st Edition
By Ken Menkhaus
March 31, 2004
This work explores Somalia's state collapse and the security threats posed by Somalia's prolonged crisis. Communities are reduced to lawlessness, and the interests of commercial elites have shifted towards rule of law, but not a revived central state. Terrorists have found Somalia ...
Defence Reform in Croatia and Serbia--Montenegro
1st Edition
By Timothy Edmunds
January 31, 2004
This book examines defence reform in Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro since 2000, focussing particularly on the institution and consolidation of democratic and civilian control of the armed forces, the reform of conflict-era forces structures, and the influence of the West including defence assistance...
Political Islam in Southeast Asia: Moderates, Radical and Terrorists
1st Edition
By Angel Rabasa
September 30, 2003
Provides an overview of the evolution of political Islam in South-east Asia. Analyses the sources of relgious radicalism and assesses the regional terrorist and radical networks. Describes how secular democratic institutions can be strengthened, and how moderate and tolerant tendencies can be...
Protecting Critical Infrastructures Against Cyber-Attack
1st Edition
By Stephen Lukasik
September 30, 2003
The threat that is posed by "cyber-warriors" is illustrated by recent incidents such as the Year 2000 "Millennium Bug". Strategies to reduce the risk that cyber-attack poses, at both individual and national level, are described and compared with the actions being taken by a number of Western ...
Strategic Implications of HIV/AIDS
1st Edition
By Stefan Elbe
August 30, 2003
Provides an overview of the evolution of political Islam in South-east Asia. Analyses the sources of relgious radicalism and assesses the regional terrorist and radical networks. Describes how secular democratic institutions can be strengthened, and how moderate and tolerant tendencies can be...
The Role of the G8 in International Peace and Security
1st Edition
By Risto Penttilä
July 30, 2003
This Adelphi Paper is the first concise yet comprehensive analysis of the role of the G8 in international peace and security. It argues that the G7/8 has a long and impressive history in the field of international security. The G7/8 has, for example, spearheaded the introduction of "low politics" ...
Iraq at the Crossroads: State and Society in the Shadow of Regime Change
1st Edition
Edited
By Toby Dodge
March 31, 2003
A war against Iraq will spur radical changes in the way the country is governed, how its people live, and its relationship to its neighbours and to the West. This book depicts the evolution of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, and describes each side's battle plan and the war's likely aftermath....
Towards a Brave New Arms Industry?
1st Edition
By Richard Bitzinger
March 31, 2003
In the post-Cold War era, most countries have been forced to radically reduce their arms industries, and abandoned self-sufficiency in favour of a subordinate role in an increasingly globalized worldwide defence industry. This has significant implications for the future of armaments production, for...
European Crisis Management and Defence: The Search for Capabilities
1st Edition
By Hans-Christian Hagman
January 31, 2003
Assesses the EU and NATO's tools to prevent conflicts and manage international crises. It offers a unique insight into European security policy and questions the realism of the political goals. It argues for more coordination among European states, and an enhancement of the EU's strategic ...
Investing in Peace: Aid and Conditionality after Civil Wars
1st Edition
By James K. Boyce
November 30, 2002
This book analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars, drawing on recent experiences in Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It focuses on the potential for peace conditionality, linking aid to steps to implement accords and ...