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
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
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.
Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture
The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Fragile Rise
Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871–1914
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
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.
Transforming Nuclear Safeguards Culture
The IAEA, Iraq, and the Future of Non-Proliferation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...