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.
Developing the Mekong: Regionalism and Regional Security in China–Southeast Asian Relations
1st Edition
By Evelyn Goh
August 09, 2007
In Southeast Asia, China’s growing economic and political strength has been accompanied by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and integration. Southeast Asian states and China engage in ‘strategic regionalism’: they seek regional membership for regime ...
Network Centric Warfare: Coalition Operations in the Age of US Military Primacy
1st Edition
By Paul T. Mitchell
March 14, 2007
Since its emergence in 1998, the concept of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) has become a central driver behind America’s military ‘transformation’ and seems to offer the possibility of true integration between multinational military formations. Even though NCW, or variations on its themes, has been ...
Nuclear Superiority: The 'New Triad' and the Evolution of American Nuclear Strategy
1st Edition
By David S. McDonough
March 14, 2007
In 2002 the Bush administration completed a Nuclear Posture Review that introduced a ‘new triad’ based on offensive-strike systems, defences and a revitalized defence infrastructure. The new triad is designed for a new strategic threat environment, characterized not by a long-standing nuclear ...
Myanmar's Foreign Policy: Domestic Influences and International Implications
1st Edition
By Jurgen Haacke
August 18, 2006
Against the background of its problematic human-rights record and the military regime's continued extra-constitutional rule, Myanmar has faced mounting diplomatic pressure from the international community since the renewed detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2003. This Adelphi Paper examines ...
Syria under Bashar al-Asad: Modernisation and the Limits of Change
1st Edition
By Volker Perthes
July 28, 2006
Syria entered a new phase with the death of its long-serving leader, Hafiz al-Asad, and the accession of his son Bashar in 2000. While the new president has disappointed much of the hopes for political opening which he himself has created, Syria is clearly undergoing a process of change. ...
The Transformation of Strategic Affairs
1st Edition
By Lawrence Freedman
July 25, 2006
This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil ...
Libya and Nuclear Proliferation: Stepping Back from the Brink
1st Edition
By Wyn Q. Bowen
May 16, 2006
This Adelphi Paper examines the motives behind Libya’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, from Gadhafi’s rise to power in 1969 through to the end of 2003. It also assesses the proliferation pathways that the regime followed during this period, including early dependence on Soviet technology ...
Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power
1st Edition
By Christopher Hughes
April 07, 2006
Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This Adelphi Paper assesses the overall trajectory of Japan’s security policy over the last decade, and the impact of a changing Japanese military posture on the stability of East Asia. The ...
Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation: Practical Measures
1st Edition
By Richard Weitz
March 17, 2006
Russia and the United States are the most important countries for many vital security issues. They possess the world’s largest nuclear weapons arsenals, are involved in the principal regional conflicts, and have lead roles in opposing international terrorism and weapons proliferation. Despite ...
Nuclear Terrorism after 9/11
1st Edition
By Robin M. Frost
March 16, 2006
The very mention of nuclear terrorism is enough to rouse strong reactions, and understandably so, because it combines the most terrifying weapons and the most threatening of people in a single phrase. The possibility that terrorists could obtain and use nuclear weapons deserves careful analysis, ...
The Proliferation Security Initiative: Making Waves in Asia
1st Edition
By Mark J. Valencia
March 16, 2006
The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), launched initiated by US President Bush in May 2003, was designed to prevent elements of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from reaching or leaving states or sub-state actors of proliferation concern. More than twenty countries now adhere to PSI ...
Fuelling War: Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts
1st Edition
By Philippe Le Billon
March 06, 2006
A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive ...