Adelphi series
About the Book Series
The Adelphi series is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' flagship contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research.
Six books are published each year. They provide rigorous analysis of contemporary strategic and defence topics that is useful to politicians and diplomats, as well as academic researchers, foreign-affairs analysts, defence commentators and journalists.
Globalisation and Insecurity in the Twenty-First Century: NATO and the Management of Risk
1st Edition
By Christopher Coker
July 30, 2002
Discusses the impact of globalisation on security in the West and in particular the way it has changed the nature of NATO as well as its security agenda....
Security Sector Reform: Issues, Challenges and Prospects
1st Edition
By Jane Chanaa
July 30, 2002
Over the last decade, the failure of countries to emerge from conflict and the rise of 'failed states' has focused attention on state security sectors. External actors involved in 'protectorates' such as Kosovo and East Timor and peace agreements such as Cambodia, El Salvador or Bosnia have come ...
From Congo to Kosovo: Civilian Police in Peace Operations
1st Edition
By Annika S Hansen
June 30, 2002
An examination of the role of civilian police in peace operations, which has expanded greatly since the early 1990s and has culminated in international policemen assuming responsibility for law and order in Kosovo and East Timor. It looks at the way civilian police play a critical role in reforming...
Wither Iran?: Reform, Domestic Politics and National Security
1st Edition
By Shahram Chubin
April 30, 2002
Terrorism and the Middle East are often connected. The fear that these will be a future source of threat with weapons of mass destruction, notably nuclear or biological weapons, has grown in recent years. This book looks at the politics of one important state in the region - Iran&...
Ballistic-Missile Defence and Strategic Stability
1st Edition
By Dean A. Wilkening
February 28, 2002
Should the US deploy ballistic-missile defences? The arguments for and against are becoming increasingly polarised. This paper offers what is currently lacking in the debate: a quantitative analysis of how well defences would have to work to meet specific security objectives, and what level of ...
A New Trusteeship?: The International Administration of War-torn Territories
1st Edition
By Richard Caplan
August 31, 2001
This paper analyses and assesses the effectiveness of international administrations of war-torn territories and discusses the key issues - strategic, political, and economic - that arise in the context of these experiences. It reflects on the policy implications of these experiences and ...
Continuity and Change in Israeli Security Policy
1st Edition
By Mark A. Heller
July 30, 2000
How should Israel respond to the changing external threats that confront it? This paper argues that the country's traditional security concept is obsolete and must be reformulated. How this is achieved depends on developments within the Middle East and on the outcome of current shifts in Israel's ...
The Causes and Consequences of South Asia's Nuclear Tests
1st Edition
By Hilary Synnott
December 31, 1999
Why did India and Pakistan carry out nuclear tests in 1998 and what are the consequences of their actions? This paper examines the complex domestic and international factors that persuaded each country to drop its long-standing nuclear ambiguity. It also unravels the repercussions of the tests, ...
The Security Implications of the New Taiwan
1st Edition
By Bernice Lee
November 30, 1999
How can fresh conflict between China and Taiwan be avoided? This paper argues that unless the key players - Taiwan, China and the US - accept the existence of a new and increasingly democratic Taiwan, the conflict across the Taiwan Straits will remain one of the most contentious and ...
Towards a Russia of the Regions
1st Edition
By Martin Nicholson
September 28, 1999
Russia's state system has changed significantly since 1991, but the question of how the country should be governed has not been answered. Russia's constitutional framework is weak and inherently flawed, and the balance of political and economic power between the centre and the regions is ...
Nuclear Policies in Europe
1st Edition
By Bruno Tertrais
August 31, 1999
While international security has radically changed since 1989, nuclear weapons remain a subject of debate and contention. This paper provides an analytical framework for understanding post-Cold War Europe's strategic debates. It offers insights into Europe's national nuclear policies and ...
Reassessing ASEAN
1st Edition
By Jeannie Henderson
May 31, 1999
With the accession of Cambodia in April 1999, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally achieved its founding vision: the incorporation of all ten South-east Asian states. However, ASEAN-10 faces an unprecedented series of challenges, stemming from the organization's rapid ...