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Now Available – Military Reform and Militarism in Russia

08.01.2025

By Aleksandr Golts Translated By Maia Kipp With tensions between Russia and the West at an all-time high, Moscow appears to be preparing for large-scale...

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OUT NOW – The People’s Liberation Army as Organization 3.0

04.15.2025 Kenneth Allen

This reference volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the organizational structure of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party....

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OUT NOW – Pivotal Poland: Europe’s Rising Power

12.19.2024 Janusz Bugajski

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine precipitated a tectonic shift in European security dynamics, ending a relatively peaceful post–Cold War phase and moving the epicenter of...

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Now Available – How Russia Loses: Hubris and Miscalculation in Putin’s Kremlin

11.09.2023 Thomas Kent

Vladimir Putin's efforts to build influence abroad have succeeded in many places, but the Kremlin has also faced serious hurdles and even defeats. Thomas Kent...

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Available for Purchase – Between Brussels and Beijing: The Transatlantic Response to the Chinese Presence in the Baltic Sea Region

02.27.2023 Olevs Nikers

China's growing presence in the strategically important Nordic-Baltic region has implications not only for the region itself, but also for general transatlantic relations. Within that...

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