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  • Maritime Piracy

    by Robert Haywood, Roberta Spivak ...
    Series series Global Institutions
    Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area. Never truly having receded into a romanticized past, seaborne banditry’s rapid growth was stimulated by low risks and increasingly high rewards. Currently, obsolete, incomplete and complicating structures and norms of governance, together with advances in technology, ... Read more

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  • Corporate Warriors

    The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry

    by P. W. Singer ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    Some have claimed that "War is too important to be left to the generals," but P. W. Singer asks "What about the business executives?" Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that until recently only state militaries possessed. Their products range from trained commando teams to strategic advice from generals. This new "Privatized ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Navigating a New World

    Canada's Global Future

    by Lloyd Axworthy ...
    In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes the human story. As we meet refugees from civil war and drought, child soldiers and landmine victims, the moral imperative is clear: this is a deeply compassionate appeal to confront ... Read more

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  • The International Arms Trade

    by Rachel Stohl, Suzette Grillot ...
    Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
    The multi-billion dollar business of the international conventional arms trade involves virtually every country in the world. Around the globe, people's lives are being irrevocably changed by the effects of guns, tanks, and missiles. These weapons have the potential to cause a deadly and current threat - one responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.This succinct and accessible new ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea

    by Natalie Klein ...
    Series series Oxford Monographs in International Law
    Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea examines the rights and duties of states across a broad spectrum of maritime security threats. It provides comprehensive coverage of the different dimensions of maritime security in order to assess how responses to maritime security concerns are and should be shaping the law of the sea. The discussion sets out the rules regulating passage of military ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • NO MEANS NO, THE KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG AND THE FIGHT FOR RESOURCE SOVEREIGNTY

    by DAVID PEERLA ...
    In 2006, the remote Ontario First Nation of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) said no to a mining company, was sued for $10 billion, had its leaders found in contempt of court and jailed but eventually prevailed when, three years later, the Ontario government paid the company $5 million to go away. This is how it happened. ... Read more

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  • The Deadly Life of Logistics

    Mapping Violence in Global Trade

    by Deborah Cowen ...
    In a world in which global trade is at risk, where warehouses and airports, shipping lanes and seaports try to guard against the likes of Al Qaeda and Somali pirates, and natural disaster can disrupt the flow of goods, even our “stuff” has a political life. The high stakes of logistics are not surprising, Deborah Cowen reveals, if we understand its genesis in war.In The Deadly Life of Logistics, ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Anarchy Unbound

    Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think

    by Peter T. Leeson ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
    In Anarchy Unbound, Peter T. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy 'working' where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in some cases anarchy may even outperform government as a system of social ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Pirate Organization

    Lessons from the Fringes of Capitalism

    by Rodolphe Durand, Jean-Philippe Vergne ...
    A short history of piracy and capitalismWhen capitalism spread along the trade routes toward the Indies…when radio opened an era of mass communication . . . when the Internet became part of the global economy…pirates were there. And although most people see pirates as solitary anarchists out to destroy capitalism, it turns out the opposite is true. They are the ones who forge the path.In The ... Read more

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  • Making a Killing

    How and Why Corporations Use Armed Force to Do Business

    by Madelaine Drohan ...
    A dramatic and compelling journey into the dark heart of globalization. What happens when multinational corporations decide that the use of armed force is just business by other means?In Making a Killing, Madelaine Drohan looks at the shocking number of companies that have linked up with mercenaries, warlords, armies and private militias in order to make a profit. In a world where multinationals ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Maritime Private Security

    Market Responses to Piracy, Terrorism and Waterborne Security Risks in the 21st Century

    Edited by Patrick Cullen, Claude Berube ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This book examines the evolution, function, problems and prospects of private security companies in the maritime sector.The private security industry continues to evolve after its renaissance over the past few decades, first in Africa, and later in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite this, little academic work has been done to date on the role of private security in the maritime environment. This lacuna ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Still Ours to Lead

    America, Rising Powers, and the Tension between Rivalry and Restraint

    by Bruce D. Jones ...
    Is the United States still a ""superpower""? How are the rising powers establishing themselves in international politics and security? What is the future of global stability?For over a decade, Bruce Jones has had a front-row seat as the emerging powers-principally China, India, and Brazil, but also Turkey, Indonesia, Korea, and others-thrust themselves onto the global stage. From Delhi to Doha to ... Read more

    $29.49 CAD