DSS Required Books List

1. Keith B. Payne, “Chasing a Grand Illusion: Replacing Deterrence with Disarmament.” 2023
2. Keith B. Payne, “Shadows on the Wall: Deterrence and Disarmament.” ISBN-13: 978-0-9855553-2-0.
3. Keith B. Payne, “The Great American Gamble: Deterrence Theory and Practice from the Cold War to the Twenty-First Century.” (Fairfax, Virginia: National Institute Press, 2008).
4. Kenneth Waltz, “Man, the State and War:  A Theoretical Analysis.” (1959 or later edition)  AND
5. John G. Stoessinger, “Why Nations Go to War.” (any edition)  OR
6. Donald Kagan, "On the Origins of War."  (GET EITHER KAGAN OR STOESSINGER) 

DSS 601 Nuclear Strategy and Deterrence (Bradley)

1. Keith B. Payne, “The Great American Gamble: Deterrence Theory and Practice from the Cold War to the Twenty-First Century.” ISBN-13: 978-0977622177.
2. Keith B. Payne, “Shadows on the Wall: Deterrence and Disarmament.” ISBN-13: 978-0-9855553-2-0.
3. Therese Delpech, “Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy.” Arlington, Virginia: RAND Corporation, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0833059307.

DSS 632 Survey and Writing in International Security Affairs (Fierro-Martinez, Dowley)

1. Robert G. Joseph, "Countering WMD: The Libyan Experience". National Institute Press, 2009.  
2. H.R. McMaster, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World." Harper, 2020.

DSS 701 Assessing and Understanding Cyber Security Risk (Bell)

To be determined. 

DSS 702 Seminar on Regional Security: Middle East Focus (Berman)

1. Vali Nasr, "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future". (WW Norton, 2007)
2. Dan Senor and Saul Singer, "Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle." (Twelve Books, 2017)
3. Jim Lacey, ed., "The Canons of Jihad: Terrorists’ Strategies for Defeating America." (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2008)

DSS 705 NATO Security Issues (Dodge)

No textbooks required for this course.

DSS 706 Russian Military Strategy (Hoehne, Murphy)

1. Marshall, Tim. "Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World". New York: Scribner, 2015.

2. Fridman, Ofer. "STRATEGIYA: The Foundations Of The Russian Art Of Strategy". New York: Oxford University Press, 2021.

DSS 707 Congress, National Security, and Weapons of Mass Destruction (Taylor)

1. Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; and Jay, John, “The Federalist Papers”. Signet Classics, April 1, 2003.
2. Trachtenberg, David J., “The Lawgivers’ Struggle: How Congress Wields Power in National Security Decision Making.” Fairfax, VA, National Institute Press, 2020.

DSS 708 Security Issues in Russia (Beasley)

No books required for this course.

DSS 710 International Terrorism and Security (Kiras)

1. Hoffman, B. (2017) “Inside Terrorism.” (New York, NY, Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0231174770; ISBN-10: 0231174772.
2. Hoffman, B. and Reinares, F. (2014). “The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat.” (New York, NY: Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0231168991.

DSS 712 American National Security Policy (Hewitt)

1. McDougall, Walter A. "Promised Land, Crusader State: The American Encounter With the World Since 1776". Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

DSS 713 Intelligence, Counterintelligence and Covert Action (Peck)

1. Robert Jervis, Why Intelligence Fails:  Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War, Cornell University Press, 2010.
2. Mark M. Lowenthal, Intelligence, from Secrets to Policy, 8^th ed., CQ Press, 2014.
3. Lock Johnson and James Wirtz, James (eds.),  Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies: An Anthology,  4^th or 5^th ed., Oxford University Press, 2014.
4. David Wise, Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI’s Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, Random House, Inc., 2003
5. Michael V. Hayden, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror. Penguin Press, 2016.
6. Richards J. Heuer, Psychology of Intelligence Analysis.  Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA, 1999. 
7. Henry Crumpton, The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, The Penguin Press, 2012
8. Mark M. Lowenthal and Robert M. Clark, The 5 Disciplines of Intelligence Collection, CQ Press, 2016

DSS 714 Strategic Thought (Clawson)

1. Brands, Hal ed., "The New Makers of Modern Strategy from the Ancient World to the Digital Age". (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2023).
2. Sun Tzu. "The Art of War". Samuel B. Griffith, trans. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980).
3. Strassler, Robert B. ed. "The Landmark Thucydides". (New York: The Free Press, 1996).
4. Machiavelli, Niccolò. "The Prince and the Discourses". (New York: Random House, 1950). 
5. Clausewitz, Carl Von. "On War". Edited and Translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984).
6. McCraine, Kevin D.  Mahan, Corbett, "Foundations of Naval Strategic Thought".  (Annapolis, MD.: Naval Institute Press. 2021).
7. Walzer, Michael. "Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations". 5th edition. (New York: Basic Books, 2015).
8. Weigley, Russell F., "The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo". (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991).

9. Galula, David. "Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice". (Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International), 2006.

10. Payne, Keith. B. "Shadows on the Wall: Deterrence and Disarmament". (Fairfax, VA: National Institute for Public Policy, 2020).
11. Liddell Hart, B.H. "Strategy." 2nd ed. (New York: Meridian Publishing, 1991)

Recommended/Supplemental Readings:

1. Handel, Michael I. "Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought". (London: Cass, third edition, 2001).
2. Kagan, Donald. "On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace". (New York: Anchor Books, 1995
3. Others as listed in the syllabus

DSS 719 Strategic Culture (Kartchner)

1. Kerry M. Kartchner, Briana D. Bowen, and Jeannie L. Johnson, eds., "Routledge Handbook of Strategic Culture" (London: Routledge, 2024). ISBN: 978-0367445485. Students should purchase this book as an eBook: ISBN 9781003010302.
2. Adamsky, Dima, “The Culture of Military Innovation: The Impact of Cultural Factors on the Revolution in Military Affairs in Russia, The US, And Israel.” Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010.
3. Adamsky, Dmitry (Dima). "The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War." Stanford University Press, 2023. ISBN:  978-1503637825 (paperback)
   

DSS 720: Internship/Professional Experience (Koch)

No textbooks are required for this course.

DSS 721 Missile Defense, Proliferation and Contemporary Warfare (Rose, Trachtenberg, DeBiaso, Heinrichs)

1. Payne, Keith B. "The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction". (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2001).
2. Gray, Colin S.  "The Sheriff: America's Defense of the New World Order". (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2004).
3. Trachtenberg, David (Ed.), Expert Commentary on the 2022 Missile Defense Review (Fairfax, VA: National Institute Press, 2023).

DSS 722 Emerging Strategic Challenges (Ritcheson)

1. Christopher Whyte & Brian M. Mazanec, "Understanding Cyber Warfare, Politics, Policy and Strategy".  Second Edition, Routledge, London and New York, 2023.
2. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., "The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Mililtary Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers". Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2023.
3. Daniel Yergin, "The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Class of Nations". Penguin Press, New York, 2020.

DSS 722 Emerging Strategic Challenges (Marlo)