books by Center for Strategic & International Studies     books:     Center for Strateg...      U.S.-UK Nuclear Cooperation After 50 Years Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2008 As Britain and the United States commemorate five decades of the special nuclear relationship embodied in the 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA), two leading research institutes--one on either side of the Atlantic--have collaborated to examine that history. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, D.C., and the Royal ...             Lessons of the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War Anthony Cordesman Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2007 Has anyone read this book? Before I buy this book I'd like to know a little more about it. So far I've read two other book on this particular war, but they have not been detailed on the military part of the war, they were more political. Anyone who has read it out there willing to write a few ...             Improving the Practice of National Security Strategy: A New Approach for the Post-Cold War World (Csis ... Clark A. Murdock Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2003 This volume includes a number of case studies from the post-Cold War era and condenses the lessons learned from them into "do's" and "don'ts" in the exercise of U.S. power.             A Recast Partnership? Institutional Dimensions of Transatlantic Relations Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008 Forty years ago, at the peak of the Cold War, Henry Kissinger noted the "troubled" state of the transatlantic partnership, which he called "the most constructive American foreign policy since the end of World War II." A few years later, Kissinger called for new initiatives--"a fresh act of creation"--that would respond to "new problems and new ...             The Vital Triangle: China, the United States, and the Middle East Jon B. Alterman, John W. Garver Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2008 The United States has been deeply involved in the Middle East for more than a half century and seized with China s role in the world for a similar period of time. Up to now, the two issues have remained distinct. Increasingly, China's growing thirst for energy has brought it to the Middle East, where governments are curious how the growing ...             A Smarter, More Secure America: Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Power Center for Strategic and International S Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007 America s image and influence have declined precipitously around the world. To maintain a leading role in global affairs, the United States must move from eliciting fear and anger to inspiring optimism and hope. In 2006, CSIS launched a bipartisan Commission on Smart Power to develop a vision to guide America s global engagement. This report lays ...             The Geostrategic Triad : Living with China, Europe, and Russia (Csis Significant Issues Series) Zbigniew Brzezinski Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2000 A superb summary by a skilled strategist Brzezinski has a knack for distilling strategic questions down into their essence, and this little book will tell you more about the 21st century geopolitical future than numerous thicker volumes by lesser minds. Instead of naive extrapolations, Brzezinski offers ...             Russian Energy Politics in the Baltics, Poland, and Ukraine: A New Stealth Imperialism (CSIS Report) (Csis ... Keith C. Smith Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2005 Enemy at the gates- Russian energy policies A brilliant in-depth report written by former U.S. ambasador to Lithuania, Keith Smith, details the elborate and unconstrained efforts of Putin's Russia to project power and political control over neighboring nations through the unrestrained hostile policies of state ...             CHINESE MILITARY MODERNIZATION: Force Development and Strategic Capabilities (Csis Significant Issues Series) Anthony H. Cordesman, Martin Kleiber Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007 Changing political relationships and a substantial increase in resources have prompted the Chinese leadership to accelerate the modernization of its armed forces. Observers, not least the United States, have wondered what objectives China's military buildup is meant to serve. The Chinese government's extreme secrecy about military budgets, force ...             The Graying of the Great Powers: Demography and Geopolitics in the 21st Century Richard Jackson, Neil Howe Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2008 The Graying of the Great Powers offers the first comprehensive assessment of the geopolitical implications of "global aging"--the dramatic transformation in population age structures and growth rates being brought about by falling fertility and rising longevity worldwide. It describes how demographic trends in the developed world will constrain ...             U.S. and Chinese Engagement in Africa: Prospects for Improving U.S.-China-Africa Cooperation Jennifer Cooke Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008 The CSIS Africa Program, in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS), hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., in December 2007, on U.S. and Chinese engagement in Africa. The conference included senior leaders and expert analysts from China, the ...             Assessing Chinese Government Response to the Challenge of Environment and Health: A Report of the CSIS ... Charles Freeman, Xiaoqing Lu Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2008 Globally, an estimated 24 percent of the disease burden and 23 percent of all deaths can be attributed to environmental factors. Pollution and environmental degradation undermine a nation s health in myriad ways. China, the world s largest developing country and, as of 2006, the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gases, is no exception. In ...             Global Aging and Financial Markets: Hard Landings Ahead (CSIS Significant Issues Series) (Csis Significant ... Robert Stowe England Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2002 Good review of the impact of global aging on the financial m The author reviews numerous economic forecasts measuring the impact of global aging on the financial markets. Global aging is a looming major macroeconomic event. The huge baby boom generation will start retiring in 2011. By 2025, the entire baby boom generation ...             China-Europe Relations: Implications and Policy Responses for the United States Bates Gill, Melissa Murphy Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008 Today, as China's influence in the world grows and as the European Union moves to strengthen its position in international affairs, it is all the more critical for U.S. policy leaders to take careful stock of China-Europe relations and their implications for U.S. interests. Europe-China relations have become increasingly regularized, ...             Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere (Significant Issues) Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007 Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere examines the state of energy cooperation among Western Hemisphere oil and natural gas producers and the opportunities for greater cooperation. The result of more than two years of extensive in-country research and interviews with key stakeholders including governments and major oil and gas interests, ...          products you might be interested in search for books china-europe, geostrategic, institutional, israeli-hezbollah, modernization, transatlantic      toavi.com    web we recommend Enemy at the gates- Russian energy policies randomly chosen book: The Wailing Wind