Missile Defence Round One

Author : Steven Staples
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1550289292

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Missile Defence: Round One by Steven Staples Pdf

An insider's account of how and why Canada said no to George W. Bush - and why the missile defence issue won't go away In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States embarked on a mission to resurrect the ballistic missile defence program once envisioned by Ronald Reagan known as Star Wars. But when Bush turned to Canada to support the program, he touched off a political firestorm. This book is an account of how this issue emerged in Canada, based on interviews on and off the record with cabinet ministers, MPs, generals and protestors. It explains how an unlikely coalition of parliamentarians, peace activists, former diplomats, experts and ordinary citizens were able to stop Canadian participation. Steven Staples, one of the key organizers of the opposition to missile defence, explores the public positions and private motivations that led Paul Martin to reverse his original decision to participate. With round two of the missile defence debate likely to take place soon, led by a Conservative defence minister who wants to reopen the issue, this book is timely as well as readable.

Author : Sten Rynning,Bertel Heurlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134234615

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Missile Defence by Sten Rynning,Bertel Heurlin Pdf

The missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present a rounded and comprehensive study. What will be the international ramifications of American plans to deploy a comprehensive national missile defence policy? This is a key question for all those wishing to build a sense of the global future and is here answered with clarity and rigour by expert contributors. This new study breaks the mould of traditional assessments that focus exclusively on the US world picture and are inevitably one-dimensional. Here we see that US action automatically entails reactions as this text advances a more balanced approach. By integrating a focus on US policy with a strong analysis of regional dynamics, it demonstrates that the global ramifications of US policy are indeed contingent upon distinct regional and national variations. These differences in turn have consequences both for the challenges the US faces in relation to missile defence and for the future of world politics. This is an innovative and groundbreaking study that contains lessons for those wishing to safeguard the future by becoming alert to its challenges and complexities.

Author : Jonathan Paquin,Patrick James
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774827096

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Game Changer by Jonathan Paquin,Patrick James Pdf

The events of 9/11 turned North American politics upside down. US policy makers focused less on how they could better integrate the economies of Mexico, Canada, and the United States and more on security and sovereignty. Security experts tend to view the events that followed within a bilateral framework. Game Changer broadens the canvas examining how America’s desire to keep its two borders closed to threats but open to trade has influenced Canada and Mexico. The contributors draw on international relations theory to examine and explain not only how post-911 security policy has transformed relations between the three countries but also how policy makers can reconcile the need for greater regional cooperation in the security realm with national autonomy in other areas of life. By adopting a truly North American, or trilateral, framework, this challenging and authoritative volume suggests new approaches to security in the post-9/11 world.

Author : Linda McQuaig
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780385672979

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Holding the Bully's Coat by Linda McQuaig Pdf

As the Bush administration has turned the United States into a belligerent and lawless force in the world, the Canadian government has followed in close step. Attempting to please our powerful neighbour, Ottawa has abandoned Canada’s traditional role as a leading peacekeeping nation, and instead adopted a more militaristic, warlike stance, battling insurgents in Afghanistan as a junior partner in the U.S. "war on terror." Ottawa has also abandoned Canada’s traditional attempt to be a fair-minded mediator and conciliator, most notably in the Middle East conflict. And, under the government of Stephen Harper, Canada has joined the United States in becoming a leading obstructionist in worldwide efforts to deal with climate change — perhaps the most urgent issue on the international agenda. The switch in direction evident in these positions has redefined the way Canada operates in the world, transforming our country into a helpful assistant to an aggressive U.S. power, increasingly out of sync with our European allies and with the rest of the world. As in all her previous books, Linda McQuaig strips away the comforting illusions peddled by those in our elite. With her trademark combination of research, analysis, irreverence and passion, McQuaig shows how the elite has pushed us down a path with far-reaching consequences for us as a nation, and for our ability to find our own way in the world.

Author : A. Imtiaz Hussain
Publisher : Universidad Iberoamericana
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 6074170452

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North America at the Crossroads by A. Imtiaz Hussain Pdf

Author : Ricardo Grinspun,Yasmine Shamsie
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780773582194

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Whose Canada? by Ricardo Grinspun,Yasmine Shamsie Pdf

Contributors include Sharryn Aiken (Queen's), Maude Barlow (Council of Canadians), Dorval Brunelle (UQAM), Duncan Cameron (SFU), Bruce Campbell (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, CCPA), Tony Clarke (Polaris Institute), Stephen Clarkson (Toronto), Marjorie Griffin Cohen (Simon Fraser), Kathy Corrigan (Canadian Union of Public Employees), Murray Dobbin (CCPA), Jim Grieshaber-Otto (CCPA), Andrew Jackson (Canadian Labour Congress), Marc Lee (CCPA), Benoît Lévesque (UQAM), Elizabeth May (Green Party), Garry Neil (International Network for Cultural Diversity), Larry Pratt (Alberta), David Robinson (Canadian Association for University Teachers), Mario Seccareccia (Ottawa), Steven Shrybman (Sack, Goldblatt, & Mitchell), Scott Sinclair (CCPA), Steven Staples (Ceasefire.ca), and Michelle Swenarchuk (Canadian Environmental Law Association).

Author : Natalie Bormann,Michael Sheehan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134044849

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Securing Outer Space by Natalie Bormann,Michael Sheehan Pdf

This edited volume analyses a number of controversial policies and strategies relating to Space activities, and to place these in a broader theoretical perspective. The book reveals the relationship between activities in Outer Space and terrestrial international relations.

Author : Erin V. Causewell
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1590332474

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National Missile Defense by Erin V. Causewell Pdf

Missiles came of age after World War II and the United States has pursued missile defences ever since. The issue has turned out to be one of the most divisive of the past generation taking into account the Russian position and their threat or perceived threat and the technical difficulties of actually implementing any missile defence. The Bush Administration claims that for the first time an effective missile defence is technically possible and that the threat of weapons of mass destruction has spread to many nations and groups other that Russia. The two factors, according to them, make missile defence an urgent priority justifying the breaking of the widely-revered ABM Treaties. Their argument rests partially on a bet that the Russians have now fallen so far behind since the Yeltsin government took over that they cannot keep up technologically. Although terrorism groups will not be deterred by the missile defence being planned, countries like China, North Korea etc., might well be. This book frames the current debate and also presents the legal considerations for withdrawal from the ABM Treaties.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : World politics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131542008

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International Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036793040

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Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123031986

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Ploughshares Monitor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Al Seeger
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781312707511

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Modern Monks Player's Guide by Al Seeger Pdf

Modern Monks is a retro-clone inspired role playing game with a focus on martial arts in the preset day. The rules of this game are designed to emulate the second edition of one of the world's most well known fantasy games. It can be used for campaigns focusing on gritty realism or the over the top super moves found in video games and anime. The Modern Monks Player's Guide contains rules for characters level 1-20. Inside you'll find: -Six character classes: the versatile martial artist who can focus on power, defense, or quick strikes, the tough soldier, the sneaky rogue, and the skillful civilian. -Skills and Techniques to customize your character -Armor, weapons, and equipment -Guidelines for economics -11 character specialties like the rugged survivalist, the wise sensei, the daring wheelman, and the battle tested commander

Author : Desmond Ball
Publisher : Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Anti-tactical ballistic missiles
ISBN : UCSD:31822031298581

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Missile Defence by Desmond Ball Pdf

Author : Tom Clonan
Publisher : Liberties Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781909718333

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Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy by Tom Clonan Pdf

Captain Tom Clonan's odyssey begins as an Irish army officer in war-torn Lebanon and Bosnia. As a soldier, he witnesses the brutality and squalor of war in the conflict zones of the Middle East and Central Europe. On his return to peacetime Ireland, he is forced to confront the dark secret at the heart of the Irish Armed Forces including the systematic sexual harassment of Irish women soldiers. Over a million US troops have taken part in the Global War on Terror. Most take their first steps on that journey at Shannon Airport. Thousands return in sealed coffins. From Shannon Airport, to Iraq, Syria and Guantanamo Bay - Clonan's exploration of this world war begins, and ends, in Ireland. Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy charts Clonan's progression from soldier to academic and journalist as Irish Times security analyst and offers an honest and vivid account of life on and off duty. Clonan writes of his own personal hardships, coming to terms with the loss of a precious daughter and the struggle to protect a son in ill health. It is a testimony to conflict, global and personal, and of the importance of moral courage. It is a book which ultimately affirms the power of love in the fight against the forces of destruction.

Author : Douglas J. Roche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015082749600

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Creative Dissent by Douglas J. Roche Pdf