Belfer Center Studies in International Security

The Belfer Center Studies in International Security book series is edited at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and published by The MIT Press. The series publishes books on contemporary issues in international security policy, as well as their conceptual and historical foundations. Topics of particular interest to the series include the spread of weapons of mass destruction, internal conflict, the international effects of democracy and democratization, and U. S. defense policy.

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Fragile Rise

Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871–1914

by Xu Qiyu

Foreword by Graham Allison

Translated by Joshua Hill

ISBN: 9780262549738

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 31, 2023

Germany's rise to power before World War I from a Chinese persective, and the geopolitical lessons for today.

Double Jeopardy

Combating Nuclear Terror and Climate Change

by Daniel B. Poneman

ISBN: 9780262546669

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 1, 2022

Making the case that we can use nuclear power to combat climate change even as we reduce the risks of nuclear terror.

Innovation and Adaptation in War

by Matthew A. Tattar

ISBN: 9780262544856

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: December 19, 2023

An analysis of advances in military technology that illustrates the importance of organizational flexibility in both an attacker's innovations and an opponent's adaptations.

Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture

The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation

by Trevor Findlay

ISBN: 9780262543736

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: June 21, 2022

The role of organizational culture in international efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

Lee Kuan Yew

The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

by Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill and Ali Wyne

Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger

ISBN: 9780262539500

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 22, 2020

Grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy.

Beyond 9/11

Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Chappell Lawson, Alan Bersin and Juliette N. Kayyem

ISBN: 9780262044820

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 11, 2020

Drawing on two decades of government efforts to “secure the homeland,” experts offer crucial strategic lessons and detailed recommendations for homeland security.

Liberating Kosovo

Coercive Diplomacy and U. S. Intervention

by David L. Phillips

ISBN: 9780262525886

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: January 10, 2014

A compelling account of the diplomatic and military actions that led to Kosovo's independence and their implications for future U.S. and UN interventions.

Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists

Lessons from the War on Terrorism

by Gabriella Blum and Philip B. Heymann

ISBN: 9780262518604

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 8, 2013

Guidance for maintaining national security without abandoning the rule of law and our democratic values.

Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences

by Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett

ISBN: 9780262572224

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 15, 2005

The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily...

Electing to Fight

Why Emerging Democracies Go to War

by Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder

ISBN: 9780262633475

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: January 26, 2007

Does the spread of democracy really contribute to international peace? Successive U. S. administrations have justified various policies intended to promote democracy not only by arguing that democracy...

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Showing results 1-10 of 59

Fragile Rise

Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871–1914

Double Jeopardy

Combating Nuclear Terror and Climate Change

Innovation and Adaptation in War

Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture

The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation

Lee Kuan Yew

The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

Beyond 9/11

Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century

Liberating Kosovo

Coercive Diplomacy and U. S. Intervention

Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists

Lessons from the War on Terrorism

Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences

Electing to Fight

Why Emerging Democracies Go to War