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Improving School Leadership: The Promise of Cohesive Leadership SystemsThis study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems improve school leadership. Such efforts appear to be a promising approach to developing school principals engaged in improving instruction. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $32.00 Discounted Web Price: $25.60 Pages: 178 ISBN/EAN: 9780833048912 |
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Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: An Exploration of Iranian Leadership DynamicsThe U.S. ability to “read” the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been weakened by lack of access to the country and by the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran. To improve understanding of Iran's political system, the authors describe Iranian strategic culture; investigate Iran's informal networks, formal government institutions, and personalities; assess the impact of elite behavior on Iranian policy; and summarize key trends. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $33.00 Discounted Web Price: $29.70 Pages: 168 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047731 |
Troubled Partnership: U.S.-Turkish Relations in an Era of Global Geopolitical ChangeU.S.-Turkish relations, long a vital element of U.S. policy, have seriously deteriorated in recent years. However, the arrival of a new U.S. administration offers an opportunity to repair recent fissures. Priority should be given to harmonizing policy toward Iraq and the Middle East as well as Central Asia and the Caucasus. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $25.00 Discounted Web Price: $22.50 Pages: 162 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047564 |
Preparing and Training for the Full Spectrum of Military Challenges: Insights from the Experiences of China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and IsraelWhat can the United States learn from other militaries about how better to prepare for full-spectrum operations and deployments? The authors examine the militaries of China, France, the UK, India, and Israel to (1) identify different approaches to readiness, adaptability, and operational issues and (2) assess the ways in which units are trained both for specific and general deployments and for train, advise, and assist missions. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $50.00 Discounted Web Price: $45.00 Pages: 314 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047816 |
Cyberdeterrence and CyberwarCyberspace, where information — and hence serious value — is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but there are important differences. The author addresses these differences and ways the United States protect itself in the face of attack. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $33.00 Discounted Web Price: $29.70 Pages: 238 ISBN/EAN: 9780833047342 |
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Thinking About America's Defense: An Analytical MemoirOver his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt Gen Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy. In this volume, he offers not so much a memoir in the normal sense as a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which he was personally engaged during his long career. In the process, he describes the related analytical frameworks and illustrates the bureaucratic intricacies. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $34.50 Discounted Web Price: $31.05 Pages: 282 ISBN/EAN: 9780833044525 |
Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide CoordinationInitiatives to coordinate schools, cultural institutions, community-based organizations, foundations, and/or government agencies to promote access to arts education in and outside of schools have recently developed. This study looks at the collaboration efforts of six urban communities: how they started and evolved, the kinds of organizations involved, conditions that helped and that hindered coordination, and strategies used. Read more »Paperback Cover Price: $20.00 Discounted Web Price: $18.00 Pages: 108 ISBN/EAN: 9780833043061 |
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