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Cambria Press Publication Highlight: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
ByCambria Press May 24, 2017May 23, 2017

As Donald Trump’s trip to Israel renews questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we highlight a noteworthy title, Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Perspectives on the Peace Process, edited by Moises Salinas and Hazza Abu Rabi. The following is a quote from the book: We cannot ignore the human element. As many of the authors…

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Publication Excerpts from “Security Forces in African States: Cases and Assessment”
ByCambria Press April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

The following are publication excerpts from Security Forces in African States: Cases and Assessment, edited by Paul Shemella and Nicholas Tomb. Order this book on Amazon today. Excerpt from chapter 1, “The Larger Context” “Armed forces can be used to help governments improve human security along the difficult road to…

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Cambria Press Publication Excerpt from “North Korea Demystified”
ByCambria Press April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

Given the recent events, it would be timely to revisit North Korea Demystified. The book was published in at the end of 2012, but the advice of expert Professor Bruce Cumings in his chapter “North Korea––Dealing with Irrationality” still resonates with most, especially given the precarious state of world politics and…

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Cambria Press Publication Review – A New Strategy for Complex Warfare: Combined Effects in East Asia
ByCambria Press March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Congratulations to Colonel Thomas Drohan (PhD, Princeton University), Head of the Department of Military & Strategic Studies at the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy, on the outstanding review by the journal Parameters of his book, A New Strategy for Complex Warfare: Combined Effects in East Asia. This book, which is part of the new Cambria Rapid Communications in Conflict…

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Seeking Bipartisanship a Must Now All the More
ByCambria Press December 23, 2016

A recent Pew report noted that “a large majority of the public wants the new president to work closely with members of the opposing party in Congress (76%)” and that “Overall, 50% say it is either very (10%) or somewhat (41%) likely that Donald Trump will work with Democrats in…

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Cambria Press Publication Review: Digital Media in East Asia
ByCambria Press October 24, 2016

Congratulations to Dr. Carin Holroyd (Associate Professor Political Studies and the Chair of the International Studies Program at the University of Saskatchewan) and Dr. Kenneth Coates (Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan) on another excellent review of their book Digital Media in East Asia: National…

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China’s Response to Territorial Disputes
ByCambria Press July 15, 2016July 15, 2016

The Economist recently reported that “the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international tribunal in The Hague, has declared China’s “historic claims” in the South China Sea invalid. It was an unexpectedly wide-ranging and clear-cut ruling, and it has enraged China.” As the region and the United States anxiously await China’s…

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First step to #EndTheDivide is #SeekingBipartsanship
ByCambria Press June 13, 2016

“The ideological divide between the parties, enflamed by the sense of partisan superiority claimed by both sides, produced legislative gridlock. There were no winners. We need to get back to an America where Congress solves problems, passes a farm bill, passes an immigration bill, passes tax reform, passes a budget….

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AAS 2016 Seattle: Cambria Sinophone World Series Event
ByCambria Press March 14, 2016March 14, 2016

Cambria Press will be holding its annual Cambria Sinophone World Series event at the AAS conference on Satuday (April 2, 2016) at 7:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Room (4th floor in the Union Street Tower) at the Sheraton Seattle. All are welcome to this event. Dr. Victor Mair (University of…

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United States Engagement in the Asia Pacific: Perspectives from Asia
ByCambria Press March 9, 2016March 9, 2016

Professors Yoichiro Sato and Tan See Seng’s recent book, United States Engagement in the Asia Pacific: Perspectives from Asia, has been praised by Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Rector of Tembusu College, National University of Singapore, as being “an important book about an important subject.” The…

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