This unique combination of analytically detailed essays with statistics, glossary, and comprehensive bibliography make this title a unique one-stop reference source as well as a training and education guide on the politics of defence worldwide. Introductory and concluding essays are authored by the editors, to connect the overall conceptual framework with issues addressed in individual chapters.

Preface, Isaiah Wilson III, James J. F. Forest; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Politics of Defence Policy, Isaiah Wilson III, James J. F. Forest; Part 1 International Dimensions; Chapter 2 The Changing Conception of Self-Defence, Aidan Hehir; Chapter 3 The Origins of 'New' Security Constructions, Scott A. Silverstone; Chapter 4 Democracy by Force, Alexandre Lambert; Chapter 5 A Contested Threat, Erica Chenoweth; Chapter 6 The United Nations and Peace-keeping, Donna Winslow; Chapter 7 NATO and Collective Security in Europe, Rebecca J. Cruise; Chapter 8 Ensuring Effective Use of Private Forces, Olivia Allison, Martha Clark Dunigan; Chapter 9 Nuclear Defence Policies in Political Retrospective, Julie Bentz; Chapter 10 The Use of New Media in the Modern Asymmetric Warfare Environment, Pierre Pahlavi; Part 2 Regional and Domestic Perspectives; Chapter 11 The Politics of Defence in Africa, Benedikt Franke; Chapter 12 Defence Policymaking in Strategic Asia, Mercy Kuo, Michael Wills; Chapter 13 Post-Cold War Security and Defence in 'Old' and 'New' Europe, Luca Ratti, Jeremy W. Lamoreaux; Chapter 14 Latin American Defence Politics and Regional Security Co-operation, Fernando M. Lujan, Richard J. Kilroy Jr; Chapter 15 Politics, Economics and the Governance Environments Shaping Middle East Defence Expenditures and Their Impact on Growth, Robert E. Looney; Chapter 16 Australia, Britain, Canada, the US and the ABCA Relationship, Andrew Dorman, Joyce P. Kaufman, Craig Stone; Chapter 17 The Foreign and Defence Policies of the Nordic Countries and the Unique Case of Denmark's Military Activism, Henning Sørensen; Chapter 18 Defence Politics of the Korean Peninsula, Jin H. Pak; Chapter 19 The People's Republic of China, Zhiqun Zhu; Chapter 20 Domestic Politics and Defence Policy in Taiwan, Michael S. Chase; Chapter 21 The Dynamics of Turkish Security, Catherine Harrison, Gokhan Yucel; Chapter 22 Democracy in an Ongoing Conflict, Arie Perliger; Chapter 23 Alone Together, Thomas Sherlock; Part 3 US Dimensions; Chapter 24 US Defence Policymaking, Frank L. Jones; Chapter 25 Recanting the Ghosts of Vietnam, Dave Dudas, Don Snider; Chapter 26 Defence Consolidation in the US, O. Shawn Cupp; Chapter 27 The Politics and Strategy of US Military Intervention in the Middle East, Bradley L. Bowman; Part 4 The Future of Defence Politics and Policy; Chapter 28 Expanding Our Notions of Defence, Verónica Mara Ziliotto; Chapter 29 Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence Stability in Asia, Stephen J. Cimbala; Chapter 30 Duelling Regimes, Isaiah Wilson III; map1 Maps, Isaiah Wilson III, James J. F. Forest;