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. John G. Stoessinger, “Why Nations Go to War.” (any edition)
5. Kenneth Waltz, “Man, the State and War:  A Theoretical Analysis.” (1959 or later edition)

DSS 601 Nuclear Strategy and Deterrence (McGiffin)

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 630 International Law/Global Security (Berman)

1. Chimene I. Keitner, "International Law Frameworks", Fifth Edition (Foundation Press, 2021).

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

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 632 Survey & Writing, International Security Affairs (Kartchner)

1. Rapp-Hooper, Mira. "Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances". Harvard University Press, 2020. ISBN-13:? 978-0674982956  
2. Wesley, Michael, ed. "Global Allies: Comparing U.S. Alliances in the 21st Century. Australian National University Press", 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1760461171  
3. Peterson, James W. "American Foreign Policy: Alliance Politics in a Century of War, 1914-2014". New York: Bloomsbury, 2014. ISBN-13: ?978-1623560737  
4. Lanoszka, Alexander. "Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century". Medford, MA: Polity Press, 2022.  ISBN-13: ?978-5095-45575-5

DSS 700 Strategy and U.S. Defense Poilcy (Hewitt)

1. Colby, Elbridge A. "The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict". New Haven: Yale University Press (2021).
   https://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Denial-American-Defense-Conflict/dp/0300268025 

DSS 705 NATO Security Issues (Dodge)

1. David Yost, "NATOs Balancing Act." (United States Institute of Peace Press: Washington, D.C., 2014)

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 708 Security Issues in Russia (Beasley)

No books required for this course.

DSS 709 Space Policy and Security (Gardner)

1. James Clay Moltz, “Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space.” (New York: Columbia University Press, 2024), ISBN-13 978-0231207072.   https://www.amazon.com/Crowded-Orbits-Conflict-Cooperation-Space/dp/0231207077/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32FB2L6RE955O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qf5CK1TyaA_FcbF3whaUSFkQqL6teowoYjuG3NO6IInGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.eoOO4jQN9mdBCNs4xBfTUL6kO0vDZMRVFK7ou2Y7i8M&dib_tag=se&keywords=crowded+orbits&qid=1721957677&s=books&sprefix=crowded+orbits%2Cstripbooks%2C65&sr=1-1 

Optional 

1. Johnathon W. Martin, "US Space Policy Reference Manual: An Anthology of National Space Policies and Other Space Policy Documents.” (Lexington, KY: Mammoth, 2021).       https://www.amazon.com/s?k=us+space+policy+reference+manual&crid=VS72BHLGC8BQ&sprefix=us+space+policy+reference+manual%2Caps%2C64&ref=nb_sb_noss. 

DSS 710 International Terrorism and Security (Gibson)

1. Hoffman, B. (2017). "Inside Terrorism", 3rd ed. (New York, NY: Columbia University Press) ISBN-13: 978-0-231-17477-0.
2. Randall D. Law. :Terrorism: A History", 3rd Edition. Polity Books, 9781509551330

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 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).

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

DSS 715 Grand Strategy (McGiffin)

1. Terry L. Deibel. "Foreign Affairs Strategy: Logic for American Statecraft". (Cambridge University Press Illustrated edition July 16, 2007). ISBN-13: 978-0521692779. 

Book purchase vendor suggestions:

1. https://www.amazon.com/Terry-L-Deibel-Strategy-Statecraft/dp/B008WD98PK
2. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/foreign-affairs-strategy/ABB788B709EF29C915E9943D8D375B49 

DSS 716 Military Operations (Murphy, Hoehne)

1. B.A. Friedman, “On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines.” Naval Institute Press, 2021.
2. Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway, “We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam.” Presidio Press, 2004.
3. Andrew Roberts, “Leadership in War: Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History.” Viking, 2019.
4. Neil E. Webner, “He Was a Hero.” Kindle Edition, 2008.

The following books can either be purchased or found online at no cost:

1. Stefan H. Verstappen, “The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China.” 1999.
   PDF available free online at: https://www.academia.edu/105078476/The_Thirty_Six_Stratagems_A_Modern_Interpretation_Of_AStrategy_Classic
2. Sun Tzu, “The Art of War,.” (Samuel Griffith, trans.) (Oxford University Press, 1971).  An alternative translation of Sun Tzu (a.k.a. Sunzi) would also be acceptable: many are in print, often with extensive commentary. PDF available free online at: https://www.utoledo.edu/rotc/pdfs/the_art_of_war.pdf or https://sites.ualberta.ca/~enoch/Readings/The_Art_Of_War.pdf
3. Carl von Clausewitz, “On War.” (Princeton University Press, 1976, 1984, or another edition). PDF available free online at: https://antilogicalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/on-war.pdf
4. Qiao Liang & Wang Xiangsui, “Unrestricted Warfare.” Echo Point Books & Media, 2015. https://www.c4i.org/unrestricted.pdf 

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 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.