The Defense Policies of Nations: A Comparative Study

Murray, Douglas J.; Viotti, Paul R

ISBN 10: 080184794X / ISBN 13: 9780801847943

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press (edition 3rd), 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Defense Policies of Nations: A Comparative Study
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press (edition 3rd)
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080184794X
• ISBN 13: 9780801847943
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

This comparative study of the security structures and defence policies of key nations in the international arena has become a valuable resource for policy makers and a useful text for courses on security studies. Now in its third edition, it has been thoroughly updated to take into account the developments of recent years: the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the resurgence of East Asian powers, the emergence of newly independent nations in Eastern Europe, the continuing instability of the Middle East, and the growing importance of third world nations in global security matters. New to the third edition are regional chapters that provide a useful context for the country studies.

About the Author

Larry Diamond, senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution onWar, Revolution, and Peace, and Marc F. Plattner, counselor at the National Endowment for Democracy, are co-directors of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. They are coeditors of the Journal of Democracy and of two previous collections of essays available from Johns Hopkins, The Global Resurgence of Democracy and Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy Revisited.