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Superpowers, Rogue States and Terrorism: Countering the Security Threats to the West Kindle Edition

by Paul L. Moorcraft (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Numerous books have attempted to assess the generational threat from Jihadist-inspired terrorism but few offer any positive advice on solutions. Islamist terrorism is today a fact of life and its potency is vividly illustrated by outrages in otherwise secure Western democracies not to mention overt ISIL aggression in the Middle East and many African States. Without a far better understanding of the Islamic religion, its beliefs, value, hierarchy (or lack of) and different sects, countering the existential threat will be greatly hindered, not to say nearly impossible. In this thoughtful book the author, who combines scholarship with gritty on-the-ground experience, examines numerous options to counter the insidious threat that faces not only Western civilization but the wider world. These range from the extremes such as deportation and internment, through the multifaceted combined actions against hate preachers, intensified intelligence work and border security to comprehensive and inclusive joint action programs. This is an important and timely book on what is today the greatest security threat, written by an acknowledged expert.
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Professor Paul Moorcraft has frontline experience reporting on over 20 years, from A-Z, to Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, as a correspondent for print, radio and TV for nearly 40 years. He is currently Visiting Professor at Cardiff University and Director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Analysis, London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (November 30, 2017)
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Barry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Timely and stimulating in equal measure
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2018
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    Once again Paul Moorcraft presents events on a global stage in a competent and comprehensive manner - and then suggest consequences and potential outcomes which are both provocative and concerning but could actually work. The issue as always is that imposition of solutions to very complex problems seldom come from within and are nigh on impossible to impose from without.

    If we begin from the premise that post - colonial abandonment after artificially dividing cultures created many of today's conflicts, but ignore the history of religion, the picture is necessarily incomplete. The force of individuals in creating history is undeniable, but so is the action of the masses who follow them. There is little difference between the leaders who caused the " world wars " of the last century, Isis, or the current leadership of North Korea, as it seems that the pursuit of power and control is, in itself, a religion. Presuming that all the world is in favour of peace is missing the point that civilisations are historically forged on the anvil of war.

    If a predictable enemy is less troublesome than an unpredictable one, then appearing to be so is a good negotiating tactic, even if this in itself is entirely predictable.

    As I write the sanity of the leader of the free world is being questioned through the pages of a book, Iran is in uproar, cholera is killing innocents in Yemen, and North Korea is once again threatening mainland USA with a nuclear strike. China continues to turn atolls into airstrips, apparently criminal Russian gangs are manipulating virtual currencies, and we are celebrating the birth of Christ in the time honoured glut of spending money we do not have.

    The best reason I can think for anyone to read this book - is so that we all of us put all the pressure we can on our political " leadership" to truly embrace world peace before the storms of a nuclear winter wash us all into the sea from whence we came.
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  • S.L.L.
    4.0 out of 5 stars ... you are a Paul Moorcraft fan then you will enjoy his wide-ranging romp through history and across empires as ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2018
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    If you are a Paul Moorcraft fan then you will enjoy his wide-ranging romp through history and across empires as he expounds his theories on the modern world and how we ended up with a Trump presidency and his solutions for bringing peace in our time.

    Moorcraft takes you from the Thirty Years' War to the Roman Empire, from the Ottomans to the Treaty of Westphalia, from The Enlightenment and somehow ends up with the Kardashians (or at least Kim Kardashian's butt). Reading the book is not dissimilar to having a dinner party conversation with a bunch of extremely knowledgeable friends.
    Moorcraft asks and explains where ISIS came from, charting the course from Mohammed's birth to populism in the West to the election of Trump to the murders at Charlie Hebdo, back to the conquest of Jerusalem and the continuity of and longevity of the struggle.
    Superpowers, Rogue States and Terrorism reads like a short history of the world with lots of statistics, fun facts and solutions. He looks at threat jihadism and Russia pose to the West, and the result of our war-weariness could mean that NATO cannot defend the eastern borders properly. He suggests NATO missions should be redefined as the "Americans don't appreciate how much heavy-lifting the EU and Britain does". He chronicles that the Ministry of `Defence has more fine art than tanks, aircrafts, submarines and tanks put together and suggests selling it off to pay the 'woefully underpaid service people".
    He thinks Saudi Arabia should be dismembered and Pakistan should be denuded of its nuclear arms and suggests that because of the Department for International Development's "ill use of its government mandate, it should be returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office"
    Despite everything, he thinks Trump, for all his faults, might improve relations with Russia and China, and while weary, ends on a note of optimism.
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  • The Media Matters
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book should be required reading in every western military academy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2018
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    Paul Moorcraft is one of the edgiest foreign policy commentators writing today. Some may say that Moorcraft is once again off the reservation but the reality is that he is daring and provocative and the analysis in Superpowers, Rogue States and Terrorism is precisely the sort of thinking needed for an international system that is dangerous and unpredictable. His take is clearly not that of an ivory tower policy wonk – he has served or reported on the ground in most of the conflict zones about which he writes. Moorcraft is absolutely right to point out that all too many of the crises we see unfolding at the moment are of the West’s own making. He makes it clear that the United States and Europe are paying the price for western foreign policy that can best be described as myopic in formulation and knee jerk in application. The book is necessarily speculative in the solutions it offers but where Moorcraft is perhaps on less firm ground is his reading of China as a Superpower (he is neither the first and nor will he be the last commentator to suffer from analystical dyslexia regarding China), and Beijing’s regional response to North Korea. Superpowers, Rogue States and Terrorism is well-written, easy to read and above all timely. This book should be required reading in every western military academy, staff college and foreign policy and strategic studies faculty.
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  • FC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling analysis.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2018
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    In these uncertain times Paul Moorcraft's latest book is first class, and well worth reading. Don't expect a dry-as-dust academic tome; Moorcraft manages to combine the relaxed communications skills of a well-travelled and experienced journalist with the deep knowledge of an expert in the field of strategic studies. He writes wittily and engagingly and with a geopolitical awareness that is almost tactile. His coverage of the forces at play in Middle East politics is compelling, as is his balanced and mature assessment of the 'threat to the west'. Unlike most other analysts he also sensed the possibility of some sort of an agreement with the US over (or perhaps even with?) North Korea. Highly recommended.
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  • Alan Marrin
    4.0 out of 5 stars The new Sykes - Picot!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2017
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    If you are looking for a provocative and stimulating spin through modern geopolitics and the threats to the west this is the book for you.
    The author has trenchant views and no hesitation in stating them - few sacred cows are spared.
    The latter stages of the book, building on the earlier scene setting, are superb.The proposals to reconfigure the Middle East are breathtaking in their scope ( surely some are, at least, slightly tongue in cheek!) and could seem to many to be totally bonkers, but then again you could just give a couple of European civil servants a ruler and a map _ _ _ _ and we all know how well that turned out!
    All in all as entertaining a book about these modern problems as you will find - you won't be bored
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