Diplomacy Books

Book SynopsisWhy have so many diplomats been writers? Why have so many writers served as diplomats? This book provides some fascinating insights into the connections between literature and diplomacy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments The Mission of Literature: Modern Novels and Diplomacy Allan Hepburn, McGill University Part One: Diplomatic Experience 1. Making a Song and Dance of It: Staging Diplomacy in William Gerhardi’s Early Novels Claire Davison, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle 2. The League of Nations as Seen by Albert Cohen: A User’s Guide to Social Magic Maxime Decout, Université de Lille 3. Modern Negotiations: Harold Nicolson’s Peacemaking 1919 and Public Faces Caroline Z. Krzakowski, Northern Michigan University Part Two: Novels and Diplomacy 4. Diplomatic Dispatch Style: Towards a New Aesthetic of the Novel Isabelle Daunais, McGill University 5. Conrad’s Politics of Idealism: Diplomacy without Diplomats Stephen Ross, University of Victoria 6. André Gide and the Art of Evasion Michel Biron, McGill University Part Three: Documents 7. Proust’s Epistolary Diplomacy: Antoine Bibesco, René Peter, and “Salaïsme” François Proulx, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 8. The Art of Conversation: Nancy Mitford, France, and Cultural Diplomacy Allan Hepburn, McGill University Part Four: Foreign Affairs 9. Action, Diplomacy, Art: André Malraux and Graham Greene Robert L. Caserio, Pennsylvania State University 10. Mythography and Diplomacy in Works by Ian Fleming and John le Carré Maxime Prévost, University of Ottawa 11. Lawrence Durrell: Diplomacy as Farce Maria DiBattista, Princeton University Works Cited Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisO.D. Skelton is the definitive biography of the most influential public servant in Canada's history, written by one the most prolific Canadian historians of international affairs and the editor of Skelton's voluminous papers.Trade Review'Hillmer's masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton who he was... This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing and knows his subject.' -- Christopher Dummitt Acadiensis vol 65:01:2016 'Hillmer's biography will be indispensable to future students of Canadian government and politics.' -- Kenneth C. Dewar Canadian Historical Review vol 97:02:2016 'Norman Hillmer's 2015 masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton for who he was... This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing, and knows his subject.' -- Christopher Dummitt Acadiensis, vol 45:01:2016 'The greatest compliment one may pay to this book is that it is worthy of its subject.' -- Hector MacKenzie British Journal of Canadian Studies vol 29:02:2016Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Going Away and Coming Home. 1878-1908 2. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908-14 3. War and Sir Wilfrid, 1914-19 4. Courting Mr King, 1919-22 5. Amen, Downing Street, 1923 6. The Decision, 1924-5 7. You Ought to be Prime Minister, 1925-6 8. Inching towards Independence, 1927-9 9. Life with RB, 1930-3 10. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933-5 11. Fortune in Our Neighbours, 1935-6 12. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937-8 13. Together and Apart, 1938-9 14. Half-Day's Work Nearly Done, 1939-41 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn Spheres of Intervention, James R. Stocker examines the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Lebanon during a transformational period for Lebanon and a time of dynamic changes in US policy toward the Middle East. Drawing on tens of thousands of pages of declassified materials from US archives and a variety of Arabic and other non-English sources, Stocker provides a new interpretation of Lebanon''s slide into civil war, as well as insight into the strategy behind US diplomatic initiatives toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. During this period, Stocker argues, Lebanon was often a pawn in the games of larger powers. The stability of Lebanon was an aim of US policy at a time when Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan were in active contention. Following the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War, the internal political situation in Lebanon became increasingly unstable due to the regional military and political stalemate, the radicalization of the country's domestic Trade ReviewThis valuable work provides a highly detailed review of the American diplomatic record and lays important groundwork for future scholars to expand upon, especially those who will put Stocker's revelations into greater conversation with Middle Eastern sources. Additionally, Stocker's assessment that perceptions about American action, even when not exercised, influenced decision making provides a useful framework for scholars of U.S. international relations. -- Laila Ballout, Northwestern University * The Journal of American History *Stocker weaves in leading policy-makers’ discussions and decisions with regional and international dynamics to shed light on how the United States viewed events in Lebanon in general, and the Lebanese government in particular.... Clearly uncovers what has been argued all along by Lebanese academics and policymakers, namely, that Lebanon has never been left alone to make its own decisions freely. * PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS *Table of ContentsIntroduction: "This Is the American Policy" US Interests in Lebanon Causes of the Lebanese Civil War The Course of the Conflict, 1975–76 1. Sparks in the Tinderbox: The United States, the June War, and the Remaking of the Lebanese Crisis Lebanese Domestic Tensions on the Eve of the June War The United States and Lebanon in the 1960s Lebanon's Six Day War Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot The Beirut Airport Raid 2. Compromise in Cairo: The Nixon Administration and the Cairo Agreement "Trying to Be Helpful" The August Attacks and the Rogers Plan October Crisis and the Cairo Agreement 3. From Cairo to Amman: The United States and Lebanese Internal Security Post-Cairo US Assistance to Lebanon Implementing the Cairo Agreement The Kahhale Ambush and the Exodus from the South Causes of the Calm 4. Plus ça change: International Terrorism, Détente, and the May 1973 Crisis The New International Terrorism A New Request for Support The Israeli Raid on Beirut and the May Crisis The Aftermath 5. Reckoning Postponed: From the October War to the Civil War The October War and the Start of Negotiations Lebanese Domestic Politics after the October War Diplomacy on the Rocks 6. Disturbing Potential: The United States and the Renewed Conflict The Outbreak of Conflict The Military Cabinet and Syrian Mediation Sinai II and the Resumption of Violence in Lebanon The January Cease-Fire 7. Reluctant Interveners: The Red Line Agreement and Brown’s Mediation The Constitutional Document and Shifting Alignments The Non-Negotiation of the Red Line The Brown Mission and the PLO From Election to Intervention 8. Taking Its Course: The Syrian Intervention and Its Limits Reacting to the Syrian Intervention Assassinations and Evacuations The New US-Syrian Dialogue The Second Syrian Military Offensive and the End of the Conflict Red Line Redux? Epilogue: The Cycle Continues

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Book SynopsisHow do established powers react to growing competitors? The United States currently faces a dilemma with regard to China and others over whether to embrace competition and thus substantial present-day costs or collaborate with its rivals to garner short-term gains while letting them become more powerful. This problem lends considerable urgency to the lessons to be learned from Over the Horizon. David M. Edelstein analyzes past rising powers in his search for answers that point the way forward for the United States as it strives to maintain control over its competitors.Edelstein focuses on the time horizons of political leaders and the effects of long-term uncertainty on decision-making. He notes how state leaders tend to procrastinate when dealing with long-term threats, hoping instead to profit from short-term cooperation, and are reluctant to act precipitously in an uncertain environment. To test his novel theory, Edelstein uses lessons learned from history's great pTrade ReviewOver the Horizon asks important questions, provides clear arguments, and delivers an elegant theory that pushes Realist scholarship in new directions. * H-War *Edelstein (Georgetown) provides a timely analysis of the relations between established and rising great powers in order to determine why variations between cooperation and competition occur between them. * Choice *There is much to like about this volume. The writing is crisp, and the case studies—evaluating the impact of time horizons visàvis the rise of Germany and the United States, Germany's interwar resurgence, and the origins of the Cold War—are a model for qualitative research. More substantively, Edelstein has issued a clarion call for scholars to directly study states' temporal calculations and how these calculations affect foreign policy. Even if one does not accept the argument, future work will need to address the importance of time horizons. * Political Science Quarterly *David Edelstein's book makes significant and novel theoretical contributions toward studying great and rising powers. * International Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Time Horizons and International Politics 2. The Arrival of Imperial Germany 3. The Rise of the United States 4. The Resurgence of Interwar Germany 5. The Origins of the Cold War 6. Conclusion and the Contemporary Rise of China Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe Renaissance jurist Alberico Gentili once quipped that, just like comedies, all wars end in a marriage. In medieval and early modern Europe, marriage treaties were a perennial feature of the diplomatic landscape. When one ruler decided to make peace with his enemy, the two parties often sealed their settlement with marriages between their respective families. In After Lavinia, John Watkins traces the history of the practice, focusing on the unusually close relationship between diplomacy and literary production in Western Europe from antiquity through the seventeenth century, when marriage began to lose its effectiveness and prestige as a tool of diplomacy.Watkins begins with Virgil''s foundational myth of the marriage between the Trojan hero Aeneas and the Latin princess, an account that formed the basis for numerous medieval and Renaissance celebrations of dynastic marriages by courtly poets and propagandists. In the book''s second half, he follows the slow decline of dipTrade ReviewWatkins’s study of marriage diplomacy is a compelling work which proves an indispensable reference for readers of all creeds: from the literary analyst, to the specialist in diplomacy, gender studies or conflict studies, and to the lay reader trying to understand a volatile zeitgeist.... Dismissing the place of literature in the political episteme of a time and of all time has never been better argued as being a major error. Watkins’s opus is not only a major and fresh contribution to the field, it is an enlightening commentary on contemporary politics and on the necessity of a literary view of history. * Cahiers Élisabéthains *Embarks upon an impressive tour of literary history to show how marriage acts served transnational diplomacy.... Historians will benefit from reading John Watkins' intellectually engaging literary history. * H-FRANCE *Watkins's book makes many insightful claims and raises a lot of intriguing questions about premodern mariage diplomacy. * Sixteenth Century Journal *Watkins's work offers a fresh perspective on interdynastic marriage and on diplomacy. As he makes clear throughout the text, Watkins wants to uncover the woman's voice in diplomatic history. Throughout the text, he does just that, creating a strong scholarly analysis that foregrounds gender and affirms the importance of the domestic, the maternal, and the reproductive.... Overall, Watkins's fascinating and ambitious work offers a positive contribution to academic conversations on queenship, marriage, international diplomacy, and literary celebrations and critiques of dynastic marriage. * Clio *Watkins raises authentically interesting questions about politics, gender, and religion, and demonstrates the value of literary sources and literary analysis for this topic. It is especially valuable for assembling a range of texts on interdynastic marriage, including Jordanes, Gregory of Tours, the Venerable Bede, Paul the Deacon, Dudo, William of Apulia, Wace, William of Malmsbury, and others, theological works as well as twelfth- and thirteenth-century vernacular romances and their treatments of royal marriages.... The broad sweep of this study is impressive, displaying the range of possible practices for monarch, marrying in or out, up or down, lateral—or... choosing not to marry at all. * Speculum *After Lavinia... provocatively aims at fostering a discussion about the nature of war and peacemaking in the premodern and modern worlds, and how the intertwined roles of gender, the passions, and, more generally, the irrational played a significant role in pre-Westphalian diplomatic society, and were later dangerously confined to the literary realm. In this sense, After Lavinia is a wonderful and thought-provoking book: it should be essential reading in and beyond the community of scholars working on these topics. * Diplomatica *A powerful, wide-ranging study.... A triumphant, fruitful marriage of critical methodologies and fields. It encompasses literary and cultural history, diplomatic history, international relations, gender studies, and other approaches. Its comparatist focus has much to teach specialists in English literature.... Magisterial. * Modern Language Quarterly *A fascinating interdisciplinary study of marriage diplomacy from the post-Roman period through the seventeenth century.... Watkins draws upon chronicle histories, medieval romances, diplomatic records, international society theory, pastoral verse, political pamphlets, and early modern drama to develop an ambitious and nuanced argument about the changing ideology of political marriages.... Watkins's book is both concise and elegantly structured given its very broad scope. It offers an important contribution to the study of diplomatic cultures, especially by articulating ideological positions that shaped the political roles of women, and scholars of any part of the European Middle Ages and early modern periods will learn a great deal from its longue durée narrative. -- Amanda Walling * Comparative Literature Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Voice of LaviniaPart I. Origins1. After Rome: Interdynastic Marriage during the First Christian Centuries2. Interdynastic Marriage, Religious Conversion, and the Expansion of Diplomatic Society3. From Chronicle to Romance: Interdynastic Marriage in the High Middle AgesPart II. Wanings4. Marriage Diplomacy, Print, and the Reformation5. Shakespeare's Adumbrations of State-Based Diplomacy6. Divas and Diplomacy in Seventeenth-Century FranceConclusion

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Book SynopsisEach phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking has been inordinately difficult in its own right, and every critical juncture and decision point in the long process has been shaped by U.S. politics and the U.S. leaders of the moment. The Peace Puzzle tracks the American determination to articulate policy, develop strategy and tactics, and see through negotiations to agreements on an issue that has been of singular importance to U.S. interests for more than forty years. In 2006, the authors of The Peace Puzzle formed the Study Group on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking, a project supported by the United States Institute of Peace, to develop a set of best practices for American diplomacy. The Study Group conducted in-depth interviews with more than 120 policymakers, diplomats, academics, and civil society figures and developed performance assessments of the various U.S. administrations of the postCold War period. This book, an objective account of the role of the United States in attempting to aTrade ReviewThe collective Middle East experience of the authors is unsurpassed. Their analysis is terse, and their portrait of U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace is bleak.... The authors assert that American policymakers must address the core issues, transform their natural bias toward Israel into a positive factor, recapture bipartisan resolve to tackle the issue, maintain continuity across administrations, and persuade the Israelis and the Palestinians that Washington understands and respects their fundamental interests. * Foreign Affairs *The originality of this new book is to propose a distanced analysis that draws on 120 interviews with the implied decision-makers of American political involvement in the Middle East from 1989-2011...The authors take care to compare the remarks of their interviewees with available official documents, journalist investigations, as well as already-publicized testimonies. The result is a study that draws constantly on its foundational material, citing interviews that support and enrich the argument. * Politique Américaine *A must-read for anyone who desires to truly understand this critical and complex quest for Middle East peace. * Israel Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Decline of American Mideast Diplomacy 1. Opportunities Created, Opportunities Lost: Negotiations at Oslo and Madrid 2. Within Reach: Israeli- Syrian Negotiations of the 1990s 3. The Collapse of the Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations 4. George W. Bush Reshapes America's Role 5. The Annapolis Denouement 6. Obama: An Early Assessment Epilogue: Lessons Learned and UnlearnedNotes Index

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Book SynopsisIn this novel take on diplomatic history, Sebastián Hurtado-Torres examines the involvement of the United States in Chile during the Eduardo Frei administration (19641970) and shows how the engagement between the two nations deepened the process of political polarization in Chile. At the heart of The Gathering Storm is a description of the partnership between Frei''s government and that of Lyndon B. Johnson. Both leaders considered modernization to be integral to political and economic development, and the US Embassy in Santiago was recognized by all parties to be the center of this modernizing agenda and the practical work of the Alliance for Progress (AFP). Hurtado-Torres portrays the diplomatic and economic relationship between Chile and the United States in a manner that departs from the most militant and conservative interpretations of US foreign policy toward Latin America. By focusing on the active participation of agents of US foreign policyparticularly Trade ReviewHurtado-Torres offers a sophisticated reinterpretation of U.S.-Chilean relations in the 1960s prior to the 1970 election of the leftist Salvador Allende. * Foreign Affairs *Complete with notes, this work would be a valuable addition to academic libraries with collections on Latin America. * Choice *[T]he major contribution of Sebastián Hurtado-Torres's The Gathering Storm is to trace the very frank, aboveboard roles that US diplomats played in supporting the Christian Democratic government of Eduardo Frei Montalva and the eager collaboration of many Christian Democrats (as well as other political leaders) with US objectives. This book usefully combines traditional diplomatic history with a forensic history of Chile's political parties to make three related observations and arguments. This valuable political history is crucial reading for students of modern Chile and Latin American politics. * Hispanic American Historical Review *By shifting our chronological frame and examining a different corpus of documents, this new account challenges the readers' preconceived notions regarding Cold War-era US policy toward Chile. It is compelling reading and draws our attention to a number of events and individuals in Chilean political history who have received comparatively little attention. Even though we can discern the gathering storm on the horizon throughout this monograph, it is written with great detail and a sense of contingency, allowing developments to be analyzed on their own terms and also as precursors to the breakdown of democracy. * The Americas Journal *As a Chilean historian trained at Ohio University, Sebastian Hurtado-Torres uses his expertise to produce a well-constructed argument on the nature of Chilean politics in the Cold War. As a book that appears as part of the Cornell University series entitled the 'United States in the World', it fits well in the growing literature of US history produced beyond the borders of the United States. The Gathering Storm enlarges understandings of Cold War politics in Latin America by including the point of view of liberal anticommunism and its modernising project. Readers interested in exploring the complicated relations between the United States and its Latin American allies beyond the simplistic image of oligarchies and extreme right actors will find Hurtado-Torres' book a valuable contribution to the discussion. * Cold War history *[A]s Sebastián Hurtado-Torres explains in this fine study, [Eduardo] Frei's term is more remarkable because of his unsuccessful struggles to contain the entropy that led to the Marxist candidate Salvador Allende's 1970 electoral triumph (which then led to the 1973 coup d'état against Allende and the subsequent brutally repressive military regime). Hurtado-Torres's study is not just an exploration of Frei's political fortunes but also an analysis of the activist U.S. role in Chilean politics during this vital period. * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The United States and Chilean Politics in theCold War 1. The U.S. Embassy in Santiago and the Presidential Election of 1964 2. Time of Hope, 1964–1967 3. Time of Trouble, 1967–1969 4. Chilean Copper and U.S. Companies 5. The Presidential Candidacy of Radomiro Tomic 6. The United States and the Last Two Years of the Frei Administration 7. The United States and the Presidential Election of 1970 8. Eduardo Frei, the U.S. Embassy, and the Election of Salvador Allende Conclusion: The Influence of the United States in Chilean Politics

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Book SynopsisThe Consequences of Humiliation explores the nature of national humiliation and its impact on foreign policy. Joslyn Barnhart demonstrates that Germany''s catastrophic reaction to humiliation at the end of World War I is part of a broader pattern: states that experience humiliating events are more likely to engage in international aggression aimed at restoring the state''s image in its own eyes and in the eyes of others.Barnhart shows that these states also pursue conquest, intervene in the affairs of other states, engage in diplomatic hostility and verbal discord, and pursue advanced weaponry and other symbols of national resurgence at higher rates than non-humiliated states in similar foreign policy contexts. Her examination of how national humiliation functions at the individual level explores leaders'' domestic incentives to evoke a sense of national humiliation. As a result of humiliation on this level, the effects may persist for decades, if not centuries, followTrade ReviewBarnhart's book is an important, original contribution to international relations theory on states' reactions to humiliating events, which seemingly occur regularly, affecting numerous states. With this rigorous, well-argued book, Barnhart has shown the way for future investigations into the interaction between status, prestige, humiliation, and reputation. * H-Diplo *[T]the book is impressive. It is an ambitious and thoughtful examination on how states deal with their insecurities, emotional or otherwise. It is voluminously researched and judiciously written. What Barnhart has done better than anybody is to map out the complex emotional and political chain from mad to even. * H-Diplo *The Consequences of Humiliation substantially advances knowledge and provides sophisticated answers about a pervasive phenomenon in international politics. It sets a high bar for multi-method research and will be required reading for current and future scholars who are interested in status, political psychology, and emotions in international relations. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. National Failure and International Disregard 2. Withdrawal, Opposition, and Aggression 3. National Humiliation at the Individual Level 4. The Cross-National Consequences of Humiliating International Events 5. Soothing Wounded Vanity: French and German Expansion in Africa from 1882 to 1885 6. "Our Honeymoon with the U.S. Came to an End": Soviet Humiliation at the Height of the Cold War Conclusion: The Attenuation and Prevention of National Humiliation

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Book SynopsisWhen American evangelicals flocked to Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe in the late twentieth century to fulfill their Biblical mandate for global evangelism, their experiences abroad led them to engage more deeply in foreign policy activism at home. Lauren Frances Turek tracks these trends and illuminates the complex and significant ways in which religion shaped America''s role in the lateCold War world. In To Bring the Good News to All Nations, she examines the growth and influence of Christian foreign policy lobbying groups in the United States beginning in the 1970s, assesses the effectiveness of Christian efforts to attain foreign aid for favored regimes, and considers how those same groups promoted the imposition of economic and diplomatic sanctions on those nations that stifled evangelism.Using archival materials from both religious and government sources, To Bring the Good News to All Nations links the development of evangelical foreTrade ReviewThis work is a welcome addition to the growing literature on religion and US foreign policy. * Choice *To Bring the Good News to All Nations is a thoughtful, lucidly written study of how activist networks are built and exert influence at the nexus of international and domestic politics. The book adeptly treats conservative evangelicals and their beliefs with sensitivity even while still evaluating them critically, providing a model for other scholars interested in similar topics. * Passport *Lauren Frances Turek's 2020 study, To Bring the Good News to All Nations, provides the basis for a more complete and accurate assessment of the inspirations, aims, and achievements of the movement. * First Things *Well researched, insightful, and solidly documented, To Bring Good News to All Nations is a significant scholarly achievement. * International Journal of Frontier Missiology *[T]his volume, which is richly researched and well organized, is a timely and valuable contribution to existing studies on the American Christian Right. * Idées d'Amériques *Lauren Frances Turek's new book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on evangelical Christianity and U.S. foreing relations. * The Review of Faith & International Afffairs *Lauren Turek's To Bring the Good News to All Nations is a welcome contribution to the burgeoning subfield of the religious history of U.S. foreign relations, bringing to light the poorly understood contours of white U.S. evangelical engagement with U.S. foreign policy in the 1970s and 1980s. With impressively detailed and careful archival, textual, and other media-related research, Turek breaks clichés, unlocks impasses, and fills misleading silences in conventional narratives of the rise of the Religious Right. * Church History *Turek succeeds in demonstrating how powerful evangelical networks influenced U.S. foreign policy. The book provides an important analysis of the development of evangelical human rights that is becoming even more relevant as the inheritors of this tradition have taken charge of the State Department. Turek's analysis also suggests the ways that a globally-focused Cold War politics defined white U.S. evangelicalism. * Diplomatic History *Extensively researched and well-written, To Bring the Good News to All Nations makes a convincing case for the role of American evangelicals in international affairs. [T]he book is a wide-ranging work that greatly adds to our understanding of the role of religion in the last two decades of the Cold War. * Religion, State & Society *[The book] is a deeply researched, cogently argued, and utterly compelling study of conservative Protestant 'influence' on American foreign policy. Turek's work is an important reminder to historians of religion that state power, political economy, and international exchange are never absent from religion's work in the world. * Religion *Turek is careful to show that U.S. evangelicals were not mere promoters of American interests overseas. Neither did they always speak in one voice. Turek's book invites readers to take a critical look at the present and future of evangelical human rights advocacy. * The Review of Faith and International Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Defining and Defending Rights 1. A Global Shift in Missionary Christianity 2. The Communications Revolution And Evangelical Internationalism 3. Religious Freedom and the New Evangelical Foreign Policy Lobby 4. Fighting Religious Persecution behind the Iron Curtain 5. Supporting a "Brother in Christ" in Guatemala 6. The Challenge of South African Apartheid Conclusion: Evangelical Foreign Policy Activism Ascendant

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Book SynopsisFulfilling the Sacred Trust explores the implementation of international accountability for dependent territories under the United Nations during the early Cold War era. Although the Western nations that drafted the UN Charter saw the organization as a means of maintaining the international status quo they controlled, newly independent nations saw the UN as an instrument of decolonization and an agent of change disrupting global political norms. Mary Ann Heiss documents the unprecedented process through which these new nations came to wrest control of the United Nations from the World War II victors that founded it, allowing the UN to become a vehicle for global reform.Heiss examines the consequences of these early changes on the global political landscape in the midst of heightened international tensions playing out in Europe, the developing world, and the UN General Assembly. She puts this anti-colonial advocacy for accountability into perspective by making connectioTable of ContentsIntroduction: Toward International Accountability for All Dependent Territories 1. Laying the Groundwork: International Interest in Non-Self-Governing Territories 2. Fits and Starts: The Contours of International Accountability Emerge 3. Organizational Foundations: The Committee on Information Becomes Operational 4. Rhetoric and Routine: The Last Vestiges of Western Dominance 5. Taking Off the Gloves: New UN Activism in the Chapter XI Territories 6. Power Shifts: The Full-On Drive for Accountability 7. Crossing the Rubicon: Proponents of Accountability Take Control 8. Activism Triumphant: Achieving International Accountability for All Dependent Territories Conclusion: International Accountability Assessed

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA valuable book for educators and game designers. * The NYMAS Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. From Game to Simulation 2. Roles 3. Rules 4. Requirements 5. Room 6. The A.I. 7. Under the Hood 8. Simulations for an Afternoon 9. Can You Beat Churchill?

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Book SynopsisThe Ends of Modernization studies the relations between Nicaragua and the United States in the crucial years during and after the Cold War. David Johnson Lee charts the transformation of the ideals of modernization, national autonomy, and planned development as they gave way to human rights protection, neoliberalism, and sustainability. Using archival material, newspapers, literature, and interviews with historical actors in countries across Latin America, the United States, and Europe, Lee demonstrates how conflict between the United States and Nicaragua shaped larger international development policy and transformed the Cold War. In Nicaragua, the backlash to modernization took the form of the Sandinista Revolution which ousted President Anastasio Somoza Debayle in July 1979. In the wake of the earlier reconstruction of Managua after the devastating 1972 earthquake and instigated by the revolutionary shift of power in the city, the Sandinista RevoTrade Review[Lee] focuses on internal Nicaraguan affairs, contextualizing American involvement without letting the US dominate his convincing analysis. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Development, Ideology, and Catastrophe in the Americas The Alliance for Progress on the Doubtful Strait Decentering Managua Dis-integrating Rural Development Pluralism, Development, and the Nicaraguan Revolution Retracing Imperial Paths on the Mosquito Coast Institutionalized Precarity in Postwar Nicaragua Epilogue: Repetition, Alliance, and Protest in Contemporary Nicaragua

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Book SynopsisIn Developing Mission, Joseph W. Ho offers a transnational cultural history of US and Chinese communities framed by missionary lenses through time and spacetracing the lives and afterlives of images, cameras, and visual imaginations from before the Second Sino-Japanese War through the first years of the People''s Republic of China. When American Protestant and Catholic missionaries entered interwar China, they did so with cameras in hand. Missions principally aimed at the conversion of souls and the modernization of East Asia, became, by virtue of the still and moving images recorded, quasi-anthropological ventures that shaped popular understandings of and formal foreign policy toward China. Portable photographic technologies changed the very nature of missionary experience, while images that missionaries circulated between China and the United States affected cross-cultural encounters in times of peace and war. Ho illuminates the centralityTrade ReviewThis book is an accomplishment deserving scholarly attention. It is well researched with a plethora of sources in both English and Chinese and does a marvelous job in helping us understand the centrality of image-making in missionary experiences. * Church History *Joseph W. Ho provides a cross-cultural history of American missionary visual practices. Focusing on the American missionaries' images and image making in China from the 1920s to the early 1950s, the book explores how missionaries employed the camera as an agent that facilitated the translations of missionary experiences and the shaping of cross-cultural identities. * Journal of Asian Studies *Ho's examinations of missionary photographs offer a compelling perspective on noncombatant photography during times of war. [He] succeeds in making missionaries and their photographs visible once more and showing how they continue to connect some of their members across the communities they imaged. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Developing Mission is a nuanced study of a deserving topic. Ho's prose is well crafted and his analysis reflects depth and engagement with a number of fields. The book should attract interest from scholars of modern Chinese history, global Christianity and missions, and historians of technology. * Fides et Historia *Developing Mission is a groundbreaking contribution to the historiography of Chinese Christianity. Joseph Ho not only offers us a new and exciting methodology to incorporate photographic evidence into the study of mission history but also preserves the ever-receding memory of China's missionary era. * International Bulletin of Mission Research *Developing Mission is an extremely well-written, lyrical book that speaks to multiple disciplines. Ho draws upon film theory in meaningful and clear terms and without recourse to much jargon. He frames his story within a historical context that is accessible, and he has a penchant for including anecdotes that are moving and meaningful. This book should be extremely popular among a wide range of audiences inside and outside the academy. * Review of Religion and Chinese Society *The book's distinguishing characteristics include its ingenious, informative title[.] It is of great value to graduate students and historians of Chinese Christianity, Sino-US cultural interactions, and photography and film. * Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture *Ho's multi-faceted analysis effectively underscores the seminal historic relationship of missionaries as photographers. This is accomplished with rich prose alongside well-researched biographical narratives that enliven the many Protestant, Catholic, and Chinese actors; pertinent references that combine Chinese and American religious and secular history; and finally, precise—yet inviting—technical writing about cameras. All aspects engage the reader to be both positively surprised and challenged as to unpack the interdisciplinary components, stories and theoretical content, in each chapter. * American Catholic Studies *Ho offers a rich, layered, and inspiring history of missionary visual practices. With a diverse range of subjects and a wealth of detail, the vernacular photographs and films offer a provocative alternative to modern visualizations of China. * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: All Things Visible and Invisible 1. New Lives, New Optics: Missionary Modernity and Visual Practices in Interwar Republican China 2. Converting Visions: Photographic Mediations of Catholic Identity in West Hunan, 1921–1929 3. The Movie Camera and the Mission: Vernacular Filmmaking as China-US Bridge, 1931–1936 4. Chaos in Three Frames: Fragmented Imaging and the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937–1945 5. Memento Mori: Loss, Nostalgia, and the Future in Postwar Missionary Visuality Epilogue: Latent Images

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Book SynopsisIn Developing Mission, Joseph W. Ho offers a transnational cultural history of US and Chinese communities framed by missionary lenses through time and spacetracing the lives and afterlives of images, cameras, and visual imaginations from before the Second Sino-Japanese War through the first years of the People''s Republic of China. When American Protestant and Catholic missionaries entered interwar China, they did so with cameras in hand. Missions principally aimed at the conversion of souls and the modernization of East Asia, became, by virtue of the still and moving images recorded, quasi-anthropological ventures that shaped popular understandings of and formal foreign policy toward China. Portable photographic technologies changed the very nature of missionary experience, while images that missionaries circulated between China and the United States affected cross-cultural encounters in times of peace and war. Ho illuminates the centralityTrade ReviewThis book is an accomplishment deserving scholarly attention. It is well researched with a plethora of sources in both English and Chinese and does a marvelous job in helping us understand the centrality of image-making in missionary experiences. * Church History *Joseph W. Ho provides a cross-cultural history of American missionary visual practices. Focusing on the American missionaries' images and image making in China from the 1920s to the early 1950s, the book explores how missionaries employed the camera as an agent that facilitated the translations of missionary experiences and the shaping of cross-cultural identities. * Journal of Asian Studies *Ho's examinations of missionary photographs offer a compelling perspective on noncombatant photography during times of war. [He] succeeds in making missionaries and their photographs visible once more and showing how they continue to connect some of their members across the communities they imaged. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Developing Mission is a nuanced study of a deserving topic. Ho's prose is well crafted and his analysis reflects depth and engagement with a number of fields. The book should attract interest from scholars of modern Chinese history, global Christianity and missions, and historians of technology. * Fides et Historia *Developing Mission is a groundbreaking contribution to the historiography of Chinese Christianity. Joseph Ho not only offers us a new and exciting methodology to incorporate photographic evidence into the study of mission history but also preserves the ever-receding memory of China's missionary era. * International Bulletin of Mission Research *Developing Mission is an extremely well-written, lyrical book that speaks to multiple disciplines. Ho draws upon film theory in meaningful and clear terms and without recourse to much jargon. He frames his story within a historical context that is accessible, and he has a penchant for including anecdotes that are moving and meaningful. This book should be extremely popular among a wide range of audiences inside and outside the academy. * Review of Religion and Chinese Society *The book's distinguishing characteristics include its ingenious, informative title[.] It is of great value to graduate students and historians of Chinese Christianity, Sino-US cultural interactions, and photography and film. * Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture *Ho's multi-faceted analysis effectively underscores the seminal historic relationship of missionaries as photographers. This is accomplished with rich prose alongside well-researched biographical narratives that enliven the many Protestant, Catholic, and Chinese actors; pertinent references that combine Chinese and American religious and secular history; and finally, precise—yet inviting—technical writing about cameras. All aspects engage the reader to be both positively surprised and challenged as to unpack the interdisciplinary components, stories and theoretical content, in each chapter. * American Catholic Studies *Ho offers a rich, layered, and inspiring history of missionary visual practices. With a diverse range of subjects and a wealth of detail, the vernacular photographs and films offer a provocative alternative to modern visualizations of China. * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: All Things Visible and Invisible 1. New Lives, New Optics: Missionary Modernity and Visual Practices in Interwar Republican China 2. Converting Visions: Photographic Mediations of Catholic Identity in West Hunan, 1921–1929 3. The Movie Camera and the Mission: Vernacular Filmmaking as China-US Bridge, 1931–1936 4. Chaos in Three Frames: Fragmented Imaging and the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937–1945 5. Memento Mori: Loss, Nostalgia, and the Future in Postwar Missionary Visuality Epilogue: Latent Images

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Book SynopsisIn Euromissiles, Susan Colbourn tells the story of the height of nuclear crisis and the remarkable waning of the fear that gripped the globe. In the Cold War conflict that pitted nuclear superpowers against one another, Europe was the principal battleground. Washington and Moscow had troops on the ground and missiles in the fields of their respective allies, the NATO nations and the states of the Warsaw Pact. Euromissilesintermediate-range nuclear weapons to be used exclusively in the regional theater of warhighlighted how the peoples of Europe were dangerously placed between hammer and anvil. That made European leaders uncomfortable and pushed fearful masses into the streets demanding peace in their time. At the center of the story is NATO. Colbourn highlights the weakness of the alliance seen by many as the most effective bulwark against Soviet aggression. Divided among themselves and uncertain about the depth of US support, thTrade ReviewSusan Colbourn has written a truly international history of what has become known as "the Euromissile crisis" to explain why NATO did not collapse under the weight of these events. Colbourn's book is an exemplary study of contemporary history. Reading Colbourn's book offers a useful analytical antidote. * Current History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Security and Survival Part One: Decide 1. The Sixties Stalemate 2. Parity's Problem 3. Shades of Gray 4. Fiasco! 5. It Takes Two Part Two: Deploy 6. End the Arms Race, Not the Human Race 7. Moons and Green Cheese 8. First Principles 9. The Year of the Missile Part Three: Destroy 10. The Empty Chair 11. Who's Afraid of Gorbachev? 12. Blast from the Past Conclusion: Time and Chance Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Ideological Scramble for Africa, Frank Gerits examines how African leaders in the 1950s and 1960s crafted an anticolonial modernization project. Rather than choose Cold War sides between East and West, anticolonial nationalists worked to reverse the psychological and cultural destruction of colonialism.Kwame Nkrumah''s African Union was envisioned as a federation of liberation to challenge the extant imperial forces: the US empire of liberty, the Soviet empire of equality, and the European empires of exploitation. In the 1950s, the goal of proving the potency of a pan-African ideology shaped the agenda of the Bandung Conference and Ghana''s support for African liberation, while also determining what was at stake in the Congo crisis and in the fight against white minority rule in southern and eastern Africa. In the 1960s, the attempt to remake African psychology was abandoned, and socioeconomic development came into focus. Anticolonial nationTable of ContentsIntroduction:: How African Liberation Shaped the International System 1. A Foreign Policy of the Mind, 1945–1954 2. Offering Hungry Minds a Better Development Project, 1955–1956 3. The Pan-African Path to Modernity, 1957–1958 4. Redefining Decolonization in the Sahara, 1959–1960 5. The Congo Crisis as the Litmus Test for Psychological Modernization, 1960–1961 6. Managing the Effects of Modernization, 1961–1963 7. The Struggle to Defeat Racial Modernity in South Africa and Rhodesia, 1963–1966 8. The Collapse of Anticolonial Modernization, 1963–1966 Conclusion:: How Decolonization Made Our Times

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Book SynopsisWhen American evangelicals flocked to Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe in the late twentieth century to fulfill their Biblical mandate for global evangelism, their experiences abroad led them to engage more deeply in foreign policy activism at home. Lauren Frances Turek tracks these trends and illuminates the complex and significant ways in which religion shaped America''s role in the lateCold War world. In To Bring the Good News to All Nations, she examines the growth and influence of Christian foreign policy lobbying groups in the United States beginning in the 1970s, assesses the effectiveness of Christian efforts to attain foreign aid for favored regimes, and considers how those same groups promoted the imposition of economic and diplomatic sanctions on those nations that stifled evangelism.Using archival materials from both religious and government sources, To Bring the Good News to All Nations links the development of evangelical foreTrade ReviewThis work is a welcome addition to the growing literature on religion and US foreign policy. * Choice *To Bring the Good News to All Nations is a thoughtful, lucidly written study of how activist networks are built and exert influence at the nexus of international and domestic politics. The book adeptly treats conservative evangelicals and their beliefs with sensitivity even while still evaluating them critically, providing a model for other scholars interested in similar topics. * Passport *Lauren Frances Turek's 2020 study, To Bring the Good News to All Nations, provides the basis for a more complete and accurate assessment of the inspirations, aims, and achievements of the movement. * First Things *Well researched, insightful, and solidly documented, To Bring Good News to All Nations is a significant scholarly achievement. * International Journal of Frontier Missiology *[T]his volume, which is richly researched and well organized, is a timely and valuable contribution to existing studies on the American Christian Right. * Idées d'Amériques *Lauren Frances Turek's new book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on evangelical Christianity and U.S. foreing relations. * The Review of Faith & International Afffairs *Lauren Turek's To Bring the Good News to All Nations is a welcome contribution to the burgeoning subfield of the religious history of U.S. foreign relations, bringing to light the poorly understood contours of white U.S. evangelical engagement with U.S. foreign policy in the 1970s and 1980s. With impressively detailed and careful archival, textual, and other media-related research, Turek breaks clichés, unlocks impasses, and fills misleading silences in conventional narratives of the rise of the Religious Right. * Church History *Turek succeeds in demonstrating how powerful evangelical networks influenced U.S. foreign policy. The book provides an important analysis of the development of evangelical human rights that is becoming even more relevant as the inheritors of this tradition have taken charge of the State Department. Turek's analysis also suggests the ways that a globally-focused Cold War politics defined white U.S. evangelicalism. * Diplomatic History *Extensively researched and well-written, To Bring the Good News to All Nations makes a convincing case for the role of American evangelicals in international affairs. [T]he book is a wide-ranging work that greatly adds to our understanding of the role of religion in the last two decades of the Cold War. * Religion, State & Society *[The book] is a deeply researched, cogently argued, and utterly compelling study of conservative Protestant 'influence' on American foreign policy. Turek's work is an important reminder to historians of religion that state power, political economy, and international exchange are never absent from religion's work in the world. * Religion *Turek is careful to show that U.S. evangelicals were not mere promoters of American interests overseas. Neither did they always speak in one voice. Turek's book invites readers to take a critical look at the present and future of evangelical human rights advocacy. * The Review of Faith and International Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Defining and Defending Rights 1. A Global Shift in Missionary Christianity 2. The Communications Revolution And Evangelical Internationalism 3. Religious Freedom and the New Evangelical Foreign Policy Lobby 4. Fighting Religious Persecution behind the Iron Curtain 5. Supporting a "Brother in Christ" in Guatemala 6. The Challenge of South African Apartheid Conclusion: Evangelical Foreign Policy Activism Ascendant

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Book SynopsisHolding Their Breath uncovers just how close Britain, the United States, and Canada came to crossing the red line that restrained chemical weapon use during World War II. Unlike in World War I, belligerents did not release poison gas regularly during the Second World War. Yet, the looming threat of chemical warfare significantly affected the actions and attitudes of these three nations as they prepared their populations for war, mediated their diplomatic and military alliances, and attempted to defend their national identities and sovereignty.The story of chemical weapons and World War II begins in the interwar period as politicians and citizens alike advocated to ban, to resist, and eventually to prepare for gas use in the next war. M. Girard Dorsey reveals, through extensive research in multinational archives and historical literature, that although poison gas was rarely released on the battlefield in World War II, experts as well as lay people dedicateTrade ReviewM. Girard Dorsey reminds us that this odious weapon has been around for a long time, and will always be there in the background. Still, under the planning, cooperation, and care of the international community, we can sigh in relief that the use of gassing, at least in a major war, may now reside in the dustbin of history. At least we can hope. * Metascience *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Where the Story of Chemical Warfare and World War II Began 1. Chain, Tool, Shield: The Role of an International Treaty in Chemical Weapons Arms Control before World War II 2. Is There Any Hope? Defensive Preparations against the Dreaded and Expected Gas War 3. The Sole Exception to the Rule: There Will Be No Chemical Conflicts, but Just in Case... 4. The Limits of Friendship: The Influence of Chemical Weapons on Alliances as World War II Expanded 5. Rolling the Dice: Risking Gas Warfare in Europe 6. Critical Timing: The Increasing Likelihood of Chemical Warfare in the Pacific Epilogue: "I Am Fear": Legacies of Silent Chemical Warfare

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Book SynopsisIn 1951, General Omar Bradley declared publicly that war with China would involve the United States in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy. Despite the stated intent of the U.S. to keep the Korean conflict from spreading, the debate on extending the war was far more intense and protracted than previous accounts of this period have suggested.Concentrating on the debate over expansion, Rosemary Foot reveals the strains it caused both within the U.S. bureaucracy and between America and its North Atlantic allies. She supplies important new information on the U.S. government''s appraisal of Sino-Soviet relations between 1950 and 1953, and makes clear that a high proportion of U.S. officials came to recognize the limited nature of Soviet support for China. Explaining why the Eisenhower administration nearly unleashed nuclear weapons on China in the spring of 1953, Foot demonstrates that the Korean war would very likely have grown inTrade ReviewFoot's understated and concise style may lead some readers to miss just how extensive and wise is her use of new archival materials and just how much she does to demolish the received wisdom on the Korean War. This book will remain a standard in the literature for many years to come. * The American Historical Review *Foot deserves high marks for her careful research, clear and restrained prose, and sensitivity to the nuances of the various arguments bandied about within the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Her study sets a high standard for scholars who intend to follow her path. * Reviews in American History *A valuable, even exciting, study of decision making in a rapidly changing and complex environment. The book offers and provokes many challenging thoughts about the conduct of international affairs in general. * History *Readers will appreciate Foot's trenchant prose. The Wrong War advances new and perceptive interpretations that shatter traditional assumptions about the way the United States fought for an acceptable outcome in Korea. * Korean Studies *Foot has wrestled with a difficult objective in trying to prove that policymakers almost took an action that never in fact occurred. She does this cautiously and produces in the process an interesting new perspective on questions that received only simple answers in the past. The Wrong War is a significant step in the new scholarly reexamination of the Korean conflict. * Pacific Historical Review *Foot has written an important volume. Among her most provocative observations is that leaders in Washington came to understand during the Korean war that the Soviets' support of their Chinese allies was considerably less forthcoming than one might have expected in view of the Sino-Soviet Pact of 1950. Foot provides a careful and thoughtful account of the discussion within the Eisenhower administration on the question of whether the United States ought to resort to such an extreme tactic. * The Journal of American History *

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Book SynopsisIn The Commander-in-Chief Test, Jeffrey A. Friedman offers a fresh explanation for why Americans are often frustrated by the cost and scope of US foreign policyand how we can fix that for the future.Americans frequently criticize US foreign policy for being overly costly and excessively militaristic. With its rising defense budgets and open-ended forever wars, US foreign policy often appears disconnected from public opinion, reflecting the views of elites and special interests rather than the attitudes of ordinary citizens.The Commander-in-Chief Test argues that this conventional wisdom underestimates the role public opinion plays in shaping foreign policy. Voters may prefer to elect leaders who share their policy views, but they prioritize selecting presidents who seem to have the right personal attributes to be an effective commander in chief. Leaders then use hawkish foreign policies as tools for showing that they are tough enough

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Book SynopsisBounds of Blackness explores the history of Black America''s intellectual and cultural engagement with the modern state of Sudan. Ancient Sudan occupies a central place in the Black American imaginary as an exemplar of Black glory, pride, and civilization, while contemporary Sudan, often categorized as part of Arab Africa rather than Black Africa, is often sidelined and overlooked. In this pathbreaking book, Christopher Tounsel unpacks the vacillating approaches of Black Americans to the Sudanese state and its multiethnic populace through periods defined by colonialism, postcolonial civil wars, genocide in Darfur, and South Sudanese independence. By exploring the work of African American intellectuals, diplomats, organizations, and media outlets, Tounsel shows how this transnational relationship reflects the robust yet capricious terms of racial consciousness in the African Diaspora.

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Book SynopsisIndia's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, left behind a legacy of both great achievements and surprising defeats. Most notably, he failed to resolve the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan and the territorial conflict with China. In the fifty years since Nehru's death, much ink has been spilled trying to understand the decisions behind these puzzling foreign policy missteps. Mahesh Shankar cuts through the surrounding debates about nationalism, idealism, power, and security with a compelling and novel answer: reputation. India's investment in its international image powerfully shaped the state's negotiation and bargaining tactics during this period. The Reputational Imperative proves that reputation is not only a significant driver in these conflicts but also that it's about more than simply looking good on the global stage. Considerations such as India's relative position of strength or weakness and the value of demonstrating resolve or generosity also influenced strategy and foreign policy. Shankar answers longstanding questions about Nehru's territorial negotiations while also providing a deeper understanding of how a state's global image works. The Reputational Imperative highlights the pivotal—yet often overlooked—role reputation can play in a broad global security context. Trade Review"Mahesh Shankar has provided a thorough and succinct analysis of Nehru's India's conduct in its territorial disputes with Pakistan and China. A must read for anyone interested in understanding the past, present, and future of the Kashmir and Sino-Indian disputes." -- T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations * McGill University *"The Reputational Imperative makes a significant contribution to our understanding of both reputation in international politics and India's territorial disputes, providing a theoretical framework to explain both unexpected generosity and perplexing intransigence. An enlightening and unbiased read." -- Alex Weisiger * University of Pennsylvania *

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Book SynopsisIn the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture—and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide. The Whole World Was Watching examines Cold War rivalries through the lens of sporting activities and competitions across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the U.S. The essays in this volume consider sport as a vital sphere for understanding the complex geopolitics and cultural politics of the time, not just in terms of commerce and celebrity, but also with respect to shifting notions of race, class, and gender. Including contributions from an international lineup of historians, this volume suggests that the analysis of sport provides a valuable lens for understanding both how individuals experienced the Cold War in their daily lives, and how sports culture in turn influenced politics and diplomatic relations.Trade Review"This insightful collection of essays shows how the Cold War was fought out on ice, on the football and baseball fields, in boxing rings, and in Olympic stadiums. A fantastic contribution to both the history of sport and the history of the Cold War."—Sergey Radchenko, Cardiff University"This superb collection of essays should lay to rest any doubts about sport's place as a uniquely significant and powerful force in the cultural Cold War. The editors' scope is ambitious, and contributors bring nuance to the complex issues of global politics at play in every sprint, shot, and stroke."—Rita Liberti, Cal State East Bay"The Cold War wends its way through almost every aspect of post-WWII sports history but is so rarely considered as a whole. It is a great pleasure, then, to see the many disparate strands of the sporting front of the conflict brought together in this book with such acuity."—David Goldblatt, author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics"Providing a more comprehensive analysis than the standard considerations of the US-USSR rivalry or the Olympics, this book fills the gap for a "go-to" text on the role of sports in the Cold War....highly recommended for anyone interested in the history, sport history, or culture of the Cold War."—A. Curtis, CHOICE"The Whole World Was Watching is a multifaceted analysis of sport as an instrument of soft power. It is not only about the impact states make in international contests. It is also about how actions of sportswomen and sportsmen made sense in the ideological dimension of the Cold War."—Kristian Gerner, idrottsforum.org"This compilation is well worth the time of Cold War scholars and anyone with a passing interest in international sports. Each essay is concise, yet well-sourced and informative. Taken as a whole, the authors present a clear case as to why and how sports factored into the cultural Cold War; in other words, why the whole world was watching."—Erin Redihan, The New England Journal of HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction: Explaining Cold War Sport —Robert Edelman and Christopher Young 1. The State-Private Network: Overt and Covert US Intervention in Early Cold War Sport —Toby C. Rider 2. "No Quarrel with Them Vietcong": Muhammad Ali's Cold War —Elliott J. Gorn 3. Breaking the Ice: Alexei Kosygin and the Secret Background of the 1972 Hockey Summit Series —James Hershberg 4. Action in the Era of Stagnation: Leonid Brezhnev and the Soviet Olympic Dream —Mikhail Prozumenshikov 5. Soccer Artistry and the Secret Police: Georgian Football in the Multiethnic Soviet Empire —Erik R. Scott 6. Russian Fever Pitch: Global Fandom, Youth Culture, and the Public Sphere in the Late Soviet Union —Manfred Zeller 7. Eulogy to Theft: Berliner FC Dynamo, East German Football, and the End of Communism —Alan McDougall 8. Sports, Politics, and "Wild Doping" in the East German Sporting "Miracle" —Mike Dennis 9. "The Most Beautiful Face of Socialism": Katarina Witt and the Sexual Politics of Sport in the Cold War —Annette F. Timm 10. Learning from the Soviet Big Brother: The Early Years of Sport in the People's Republic of China —Amanda Shuman 11. "The Communist Bandits Have Been Repudiated": Cold War–Era Sport in Taiwan —Andrew D. Morris 12. New Regional Order: Sport, Cold War Culture, and the Making of Southeast Asia —Simon Creak 13. Negotiating Colonial Repression: African Footballers in Salazar's Portugal —Todd Cleveland 14. Deflected Confrontations: Cold War Baseball in the Caribbean —Rob Ruck 15. Ambivalent Solidarities: Cultural Diplomacy, Women, and South-South Cooperation at the 1950s Pan American Games —Brenda Elsey

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Book SynopsisCanada is a key member of the world's most important international intelligence-sharing partnership, the Five Eyes, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Until now, few scholars have looked beyond the US to study how effectively intelligence analysts support policy makers, who rely on timely, forward-thinking insights to shape high-level foreign, national security, and defense policy. Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making provides the first in-depth look at the relationship between intelligence and policy in Canada. Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin, both former analysts in the Canadian national security sector, conducted seventy in-depth interviews with serving and retired policy and intelligence practitioners, at a time when Canada's intelligence community underwent sweeping institutional changes. Juneau and Carvin provide critical recommendations for improving intelligence performance in supporting policy—with implications for other countries that, like Canada, are not superpowers but small or mid-sized countries in need of intelligence that supports their unique interests. Trade Review"Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making is much more than a wire diagram of Canadian intelligence organizations. Carvin and Juneau reveal what analysts think about their work and how they interact with policy makers. Their answers are fascinating for students of intelligence, international relations, and Canadian national security policy."—Joshua Rovner, American University"Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin offer an excellent and comprehensive assessment of the intelligence function in Canada and how it can continue to mature to guide sound policy making. A much-needed publication at a time when intelligence is at a premium to help guide the country in a challenging world."—Daniel Jean, former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada

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Book SynopsisNations have powerful reasons to get their military alliances right. When security pacts go well, they underpin regional and global order; when they fail, they spread wars across continents as states are dragged into conflict. We would, therefore, expect states to carefully tailor their military partnerships to specific conditions. This expectation, Raymond C. Kuo argues, is wrong. Following the Leader argues that most countries ignore their individual security interests in military pacts, instead converging on a single, dominant alliance strategy. The book introduces a new social theory of strategic diffusion and emulation, using case studies and advanced statistical analysis of alliances from 1815 to 2003. In the wake of each major war that shatters the international system, a new hegemon creates a core military partnership to target its greatest enemy. Secondary and peripheral countries rush to emulate this alliance, illustrating their credibility and prestige by mimicking the dominant form. Be it the NATO model that seems so commonsense today, or the realpolitik that reigned in Europe of the late nineteenth century, a lone alliance strategy has defined broad swaths of diplomatic history. It is not states' own security interests driving this phenomenon, Kuo shows, but their jockeying for status in a world periodically remade by great powers.Trade Review"Following the Leader is an exceptionally timely contribution to the scholarship on international order, and one with important policy observations for today. This is top notch scholarship: the research and analysis are deep and incisive, and conveyed with clear, crisp prose." -- Timothy Andrews Sayle * University of Toronto, author of Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order *"In Following the Leader, Raymond Kuo implodes the conventional wisdom that states design their alliances to meet their strategic needs. Drawing from cutting-edge network and status theories, Kuo builds a compelling argument about states' social position and alliance strategies, which he tests in cases that span geographical regions and centuries." -- Stacie E. Goddard * Wellesley College *"In this groundbreaking book, Raymond Kuo probes the deep logic and diverse patterns of alliance cooperation. Theoretically innovative, methodologically sophisticated, and rich in historical case studies, Following the Leader illuminates the complex and shifting ways in which states seek security and build alliances." -- G. John Ikenberry * Princeton University *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Transhistorical Patterns in Alliance Strategy chapter abstractGiven the dangers of war, states should carefully tailor their alliances to specific threats and constraints. We expect wide variety in security strategies and pact designs. This expectation is wrong. In any year, 75 percent of states pursue identical alliance strategies. Why do countries ignore their individuated conditions and converge on a single dominant alliance strategy? This chapter presents the book's puzzle, describing patterns in alliance design from 1715–2003. 2The Theory of Strategic Alliance Diffusion chapter abstractThis chapter offers a social theory of diffusion to explain the dominant alliance strategy. Major wars shatter the international system. Into this breach, a new hegemon creates a core pact targeting its central security challenge. This partnership becomes the standard for credible and legitimate security policy in the postwar environment. Secondary countries copy its strategy to demonstrate the credibility of their own alliances. Peripheral nations emulate to acquire international status and prestige. 3The Diffusion of Alliance Strategy: Systemic Patterns and Evidence chapter abstractThis chapter uses quantitative analysis to determine that the core alliance systematically produces the dominant strategy. Seven statistical tests probe the theory's causal foundations and mechanisms, providing reinforcing support for the book's argument. The dominant strategy is statistically linked to social proof and validation, credibility concerns, international norms, and legitimacy. 4Great Powers and Strategic Constraints: The Bismarckian Era, 1873–1890 chapter abstractThe book's first case study demonstrates how the dominant strategy constrains even the great powers' alliance choices. It explores the core European pacts between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia from 1873–1890. These countries repeatedly established alliances to solidify their security relations, and they repeatedly failed. Austria-Hungary prevented Germany from displacing it from the heart of Berlin's alliance strategy. Consequently, these three conservative empires were unable to manage deep, intra-allied disputes. Network constraints prevented the fluid, transactional balancing strategies, contributing to World War I's onset. 5Cold War Credibility: NATO, SEATO, and CENTO, 1949–1965 chapter abstractThe second case highlights how Middle East and Southeast Asian countries pushed the United States to create NATO-like security institutions in their regions early in the Cold War. These countries evaluated American reliability based on alliance emulation: only strategies matching NATO's design signaled commitment. Washington's refusal to adopt the Atlantic Alliance's strategy in other alliances undermined efforts to demonstrate resolve and consolidate power against the Soviet Union. 6Diffusion to the Periphery: Security Cooperation in Southern Africa, 1992–2004 chapter abstractThe final case details the role of alliance construction in southern Africa's status-building policy following the Cold War. Suddenly bereft of superpower patronage, these countries viewed NATO and Europe more broadly as the most effective strategy to foster military security and economic development in their region. But southern Africa was politically unsuited to such a strategy, leading states to seize alliance leadership to advance their own unilateral policies. These countries nevertheless continued to model NATO to legitimate their security strategy and foreign policy goals. 7The Dominant Strategy and Alliance Failure chapter abstractCopying the dominant strategy reduces the risk of alliance failure by one-third. This chapter leverages statistical methods to link emulation to security behavior. Military partnerships are more reliable and cohesive when they converge on a single, socially accepted standard of credible and legitimate cooperation. Scholars often assume that institutionalization enhances reliability. This chapter demonstrates that such assumption is only true when the core alliance is itself institutionalized. If not, formal coordination can increase the risk of alliance failure by 26.46 percent. 8The Dominant Alliance Strategy: Policy Implications and Theoretical Extensions chapter abstractThis concluding chapter calls for a "NATO in Asia" as the only credible demonstration of American commitment to the region against an assertive China. It draws out policy implications from the theory for international order, the feasibility and drawbacks of transactional foreign policies, and major war.

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Book SynopsisThe Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had many opponents when, in 1995, it came up for extension. The majority of parties opposed extension, and experts expected a limited extension as countries sought alternative means to manage nuclear weapons. But against all predictions, the treaty was extended indefinitely, and without a vote. Networked Nonproliferation offers a social network theory explanation of how the NPT was extended, giving new insight into why international treaties succeed or fail. The United States was the NPT's main proponent, but even a global superpower cannot get its way through coercion or persuasion alone. Michal Onderco draws on unique in-depth interviews and newly declassified documents to analyze the networked power at play. Onderco not only gives the richest account yet of the conference, looking at key actors like South Africa, Egypt, and the EU, but also challenges us to reconsider how we think about American power in international relations. With Networked Nonproliferation, Onderco provides new insight into multilateral diplomacy in general and nuclear nonproliferation in particular, with consequences for understanding a changing global system as the US, the chief advocate of nonproliferation and a central node in the diplomatic networks around it, declines in material power. Trade Review"With Networked Nonproliferation, Michal Onderco has written the best existing study of a crucial event in arms control history: the 1995 indefinite extension of the NPT. He also makes important theoretical contributions identifying sources of success in international treaty management. Scholars and practitioners alike will benefit from his insights."—Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University"Michal Onderco breaks new ground in his masterful analysis of the negotiation of the NPT's indefinite extension, Networked Nonproliferation. Drawing on an impressive array of interviews with actual participants in the negotiation, previously untapped archival information, and the large body of scholarship on the subject, he has produced by far the most detailed account of events leading to the historic 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference outcome. If, as is often asserted, conference president Jayantha Dhanapala was the magician who produced the unexpected product, Onderco has revealed many of the secrets behind the magic."—William Potter, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey"With Networked Nonproliferation, Michal Onderco provides a fresh and compelling account of how the NPT was made permanent in 1995. Through engaging writing and rigorous analysis of new evidence, this original study provides important insights into a decision with implications for the contentious politics of the nuclear nonproliferation regime today."—Nina Tannenwald, Brown University"[Networked Nonproliferation] provides many insights into the agency of states such as Egypt and South Africa, insights that might not be gleaned from a cursory view. What emerges is a well-rounded and balanced account most likely to become the authoritative work on the 1995 NPT Review Conference. I have no doubt that this contribution will become a hallmark in the study of nuclear non-proliferation and that scholars, students and practitioners alike will benefit from the book. Finally, Onderco's treatise serves as a timely reminder of what is possible in arms control diplomacy."—Robin E. Möser, South African Journal of International Affairs"Onderco superbly explains how the United States managed to create a winning coalition of states favoring indefinite extension, which was in its own national interest....Highly recommended."—M. E. Carranza, CHOICE"In Networked Nonproliferation, Michal Onderco sheds new light onto the evolution of the regime by offering an original take on the politics behind the 1995 indefinite expansion of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (npt). Through this deeply researched case study, he finds that the United States managed to nudge, cajole, and sometimes arm-twist third parties to pass indefinite extension at a time when so many opposed it, and at a time when stakeholders worldwide and inside the United States itself thought it impossible."—Matias Spektor, European Review of International StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Why Indefinite Extension? 2. Networked Power 3. "Friends with Benefits": US-European Cooperation 4. "Babes in the Woods": South Africa and the Extension 5. "This Is What Happens When You Become Greedy": Egypt's Intervention 6. Postextension Politics of the NPT

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Book SynopsisChina is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched, Xi's sense of mission to restore what he believes is China's natural position as a great power drives the current course of the nation's foreign policy. When China was weak, it was subordinated to others. Now, China is strong, and it wants others to subordinate, at least on the issues involving what it regards as core national interests. What are the primary forces and how have these forces driven China's reemergence to global power? This book weaves together complex events, processes, and players to provide a historically in-depth, conceptually comprehensive, and up-to-date analysis of Chinese foreign policy transition since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), arguing that transformational leaders with new visions and political wisdom to make their visions prevail are the game changers. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping are transformational leaders who have charted unique courses of Chinese foreign policy in the quest for security, prosperity, and power. With the ultimate decision-making authority on national security and strategic policies, these leaders have made political use of ideational forces, tailoring bureaucratic institutions, exploiting the international power distribution, and responding strategically to the international norms and rules to advance their foreign policy agendas in the path of China's ascendance. Trade Review"Suisheng Zhao has written the authoritative account of how Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping each conceived and executed three radically different eras of Chinese foreign policy. The Dragon Roars Back shows exactly how Xi is problematic for America and the West, in his harboring grievances, holding grandiose visions for the future, and negligence of the dangers his quest entails."—David M. Lampton, Johns Hopkins—SAIS"The Dragon Roars Back is a masterful exploration into the inner dynamics that have driven China's international interactions since 1949. Suisheng Zhao places China's leaders at the center of his analysis—and perceptively reveals the ideational, cultural, bureaucratic, and contextual factors shaping each leaders' policy preferences. A pathbreaking study."—David Shambaugh, the George Washington University, and author of China's Leaders"Suisheng Zhao has made an enormous contribution to the literature on Chinese foreign policy. China is indeed roaring back, and the issue of how the West responds will shape the policy landscape for decades to come. We need to understand China's policy history far better than we do, and Zhao's scholarship puts all who read this on a far better course to do so."—Christopher R. Hill, Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia/Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State"China's foreign policy over the seventy-plus years of the People's Republic has gone through transformations so remarkable that structural theories cannot explain them. In this deeply informed yet readable study, Suisheng Zhao shows that the twists and turns in China's relationship to the world were imposed by the powerful visions of three transformational leaders - Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping. Understanding how these leaders saw the world and how they tried to change it is essential if we are to understand where Xi Jinping intends to lead China."—Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University"By offering a fresh perspective on Chinese foreign policy, Zhao's framework moves beyond the overemphasis on structural factors in realism, the attribution of behaviour solely to authoritarianism in the regime-type theory, and the focus on bureaucratic politics in institutionalism."—Chi Zhang, The China Quarterly"Zhao's overview of Chinese foreign policy serves as a useful introduction to that history for readers otherwise unacquainted with it. Recommended."—P. Lorge, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Mao Zedong's Revolutionary Diplomacy: Keeping the Wolves from the Door 2. Deng Xiaoping's Developmental Diplomacy: Biding for China's Time 3. Xi Jinping's Big Power Diplomacy: Showing China's Sword 4. Power of the Past over the Present: The Imperial Glory versus the Century of Humiliation 5. Defining National Interests: State versus Popular Nationalism 6. The Party-State Hierarchy: Paramount Leaders versus Institutions 7. Searching for China's Place in the Sun: International Distribution of Power 8. From Revolutionary State to Revisionist Stakeholder: The World Order and Globalization 9. Conclusion: The Mandate of Heaven? China's Quest and Peril

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Book SynopsisCanada is a key member of the world's most important international intelligence-sharing partnership, the Five Eyes, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Until now, few scholars have looked beyond the US to study how effectively intelligence analysts support policy makers, who rely on timely, forward-thinking insights to shape high-level foreign, national security, and defense policy. Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making provides the first in-depth look at the relationship between intelligence and policy in Canada. Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin, both former analysts in the Canadian national security sector, conducted seventy in-depth interviews with serving and retired policy and intelligence practitioners, at a time when Canada's intelligence community underwent sweeping institutional changes. Juneau and Carvin provide critical recommendations for improving intelligence performance in supporting policy—with implications for other countries that, like Canada, are not superpowers but small or mid-sized countries in need of intelligence that supports their unique interests. Trade Review"Intelligence Analysis and Policy Making is much more than a wire diagram of Canadian intelligence organizations. Carvin and Juneau reveal what analysts think about their work and how they interact with policy makers. Their answers are fascinating for students of intelligence, international relations, and Canadian national security policy."—Joshua Rovner, American University"Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin offer an excellent and comprehensive assessment of the intelligence function in Canada and how it can continue to mature to guide sound policy making. A much-needed publication at a time when intelligence is at a premium to help guide the country in a challenging world."—Daniel Jean, former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada

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Book SynopsisNever before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. ‘Public diplomacy’ has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are better informed and more assertive than any in the past.In this crisp and insightful analysis, Philip Seib, one of the world’s top experts on media and foreign policy, explores the future of diplomacy in our hyper-connected world. He shows how the focus of diplomatic practice has shifted away from the closed-door, top-level negotiations of the past. Today’s diplomats are obliged to respond instantly to the latest crisis fueled by a YouTube video or Facebook post. This has given rise to a more open and reactive approach to global problem-solving with consequences that are difficult to predict. Drawing on examples from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Seib argues persuasively for this new versatile and flexible public-facing diplomacy; one that makes strategic use of both new media and traditional diplomatic processes to manage the increasingly complex relations between states and new non-state political actors in the 21st CenturyTrade Review"An extremely well-written book" The Foreign Service Journal "Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy." Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs "What a stimulating and illuminating theme–that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy." Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus"In a world of the fastest evolution ever, Philip Seib contributes to the ongoing debate in diplomatic studies with a short yet very accurate and interesting title that mixes the current points of view on both the communications' and international relations' epistemic communities."The Hague Journal of Diplomacy'A comprehensive analysis of the changes social media is prompting in how governments manage foreign policy.'The SAIS Review of International AffairsTable of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Open Diplomacy Chapter 2 The Rise of Public Diplomacy Chapter 3 States and Non-States Chapter 4 Staying on Track Chapter 5 Shaping Diplomacy’s Future Index

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Book SynopsisNever before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. ‘Public diplomacy’ has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are better informed and more assertive than any in the past.In this crisp and insightful analysis, Philip Seib, one of the world’s top experts on media and foreign policy, explores the future of diplomacy in our hyper-connected world. He shows how the focus of diplomatic practice has shifted away from the closed-door, top-level negotiations of the past. Today’s diplomats are obliged to respond instantly to the latest crisis fueled by a YouTube video or Facebook post. This has given rise to a more open and reactive approach to global problem-solving with consequences that are difficult to predict. Drawing on examples from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Seib argues persuasively for this new versatile and flexible public-facing diplomacy; one that makes strategic use of both new media and traditional diplomatic processes to manage the increasingly complex relations between states and new non-state political actors in the 21st CenturyTrade Review"An extremely well-written book" The Foreign Service Journal "Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy." Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs "What a stimulating and illuminating theme–that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy." Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus "In a world of the fastest evolution ever, Philip Seib contributes to the ongoing debate in diplomatic studies with a short yet very accurate and interesting title that mixes the current points of view on both the communications' and international relations' epistemic communities."The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 'A comprehensive analysis of the changes social media is prompting in how governments manage foreign policy.'The SAIS Review of International Affairs Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Open Diplomacy Chapter 2 The Rise of Public Diplomacy Chapter 3 States and Non-States Chapter 4 Staying on Track Chapter 5 Shaping Diplomacy’s Future Index

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Book SynopsisNarendra Modi’s energetic personal diplomacy and promise to make India a ‘leading power’ surprised many analysts. Most had predicted that his government would concentrate on domestic issues, on the growth and development demanded by Indian voters, and that he lacked necessary experience in international relations. Instead, Modi’s first term saw a concerted attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy by replacing inherited understandings of its place in the world with one drawn largely from Hindu nationalist ideology. Following Modi’s re-election in 2019, this book explores the drivers of this reinvention, arguing it arose from a combination of elite conviction and electoral calculation, and the impact it has had on India’s international relations.Trade Review"This is essential reading. Ian Hall brilliantly links the domestic imperatives driving current Indian foreign policy to the challenges India faces in a rapidly changing world." Katharine Adeney, University of Nottingham“Hall tells the story of an ambitious leader’s efforts to reinvent himself as much as his country’s foreign policy and demonstrates that this project of reinvention has clear constraints and costs for India both at home and abroad.” Kate Sullivan de Estrada, University of Oxford.“This insightful book, in charting Modi’s endeavour to transform Indian foreign policy and politics in his own image, underlines the perennial dialectic between ideational and structural forces in international politics.” Rajesh Basrur, University of Oxford and Nanyang Technological UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Nonalignment to Multialignment; Hindu Nationalism and Foreign Policy; Modi and Moditva; World Guru India; Prosperity and Connectivity; National Power and Regional Security; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThrough a range of case studies spanning the post-Cold War period in Iraq, Moldova and Serbia, this innovative book breaks new ground in its study of asymmetric conflicts where warring sides exhibit vast power differentials. It uses multiple theories to examine the different pathways that encourage minor powers to engage in both offensive and defensive wars that they are likely to lose, analysing domestic crisis as a key catalyst and considering ways to mitigate conditions that drive conflict. The author provides an important framework that can be applied to contemporary conflicts elsewhere.Trade Review“For too long, scholars have ignored the motivations of minor powers. Bobic uses elite interviews and a multi-method approach to identify pathways that lead small states to challenge great powers.” J. Tyson Chatagnier, University of HoustonTable of ContentsIntroduction; In Search of a Theory of Minor Powers in Interstate Asymmetric Conflict; Pathways to Conflict Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA); Iraq: Military Confrontation with the United States and its Thirty-Three Allies; Moldova: Military Confrontation with Russian Forces; Serbia: Military Confrontation with NATO; Conclusion: Dealing with Complexity, Defeat and Beliefs.

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Book SynopsisInternational Organizations (IOs) are vital institutions in world politics in which cross-border issues can be discussed and global problems managed. This path-breaking book shows the efforts that small states have made to participate more fully in IO activities. It draws attention to the challenges created by widened participation in IOs and develops an original model of the dilemmas that both IOs and small states face as the norms of sovereign equality and the right to develop coincide. Drawing on extensive qualitative data, including more than 80 interviews conducted for this book, the authors find that the strategies which both IOs and small states adopt to balance their respective dilemmas can explain both continuity and change in their interactions with institutions ranging from UN agencies to the World Trade Organization.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Actors 2. Why Do IOs Encourage the Participation of Small States? 3. Why Do Small States Engage with IOs? Part II: Interactions 4. Differentiated Vulnerabilities, Climate Change and the UN Agencies 5. Differentiated Development in the IMF, the WBG, and the WTO 6. Expanding the Agenda at the WHO and the WIPO 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking international collection engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, from the legacies of coloniality to the prospects of international law, and from the implications of the global arms trade to the impact of climate change. The collection balances analysis of emerging trends with specially-commissioned reflections from those at the forefront of policy and practice.Table of ContentsSoumita Basu, Paul Kirby and Laura J. Shepherd, ‘Women, Peace and Security: A Critical Cartography’; Part One: Encounters; Rita Manchanda, ‘Difficult Encounters with the WPS Agenda in South Asia: Re-scripting Globalised Norms and Policy Frameworks for a Feminist Peace’; Rita M. Lopidia and Lucy Hall, ‘South Sudanese Women on the Move: An Account of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda’; Nicole George, ‘The Price of Peace? Frictional Encounters on Gender, Security and the “Economic Peace Paradigm”’; Sam cook and Louise Allen, ‘Holding Feminist Space’; Minna Lyytikäinen and Marjaana Jauhola, ‘Best Practice Diplomacy and Feminist Killjoys in the Strategic State: Exploring the Affective Politics of Women, Peace and Security’; Elizabeth Pearson, ‘Between Protection and Participation: Affect, Countering Violent Extremism and the Possibility of Agency’; Patricia Visuer Sellers and Louise Chappell, ‘Lessons Lived in Gender and International Criminal Law: A Conversation Between Patricia Visuer Sellers and Louise Chappell’; Part Two: Horizons; Toni Haastrup and Jamie J. Hagen, ‘Global Racial Hierarchies and the Limits of Localisation via National Action Plans’; Anna Stavrianakis, ‘Towards a Postcolonial and Anti-Racist Feminist Mode of Weapons Control’; Marta Bautista Forcada and Cristina Hernández Lázaro, ‘The Privatisation of War: A New Challenge for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda’; Gema Fernández and Christine Chinkin, ‘Human Trafficking, Human Rights, and Women, Peace and Security’; Briana Mawby and Anna Applebaum, ‘Addressing Future Fragility: Women, Climate, and Migration’; Joy Onyesoh, Madeleine Rees, and Catia C. Confortini, ‘Feminist Challenges to the Co-Optation of WPS: A Conversation with Joy Onyesoh and Madeleine Rees’.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be secure in the 21st century? Mark Beeson argues that some of the most influential ideas about national and even global security reflect untenable, anachronistic strategic views that are simply no longer appropriate for contemporary international circumstances. At a time when climate change poses an existential threat to the continuation of life itself, Beeson argues that there is an urgent need to rethink security priorities while we still can. Providing an explanation of the failures and dangers of the conventional wisdom, he outlines the case for a new approach that takes issues like environmental and human security seriously.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Getting Real: The Way the World Works? 2. Hope Springs? Peace, Progress and Pluralism 3. Environmental Security 4. The Psychological and Cultural Dimensions of Security 5. (Not So?) Grand Strategy 6. Unequal Security Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrawing on insights from differentiation theory, this book examines the participation of middle powers in multilateralism. Taking Australia, Indonesia and South Korea as examples, the book examines these countries’ roles in regional organizations, and particularly during the creation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and East Asia Summit. Through its analysis, the book argues that middle powers pursue dilution of major power stratificatory forces, as well as functionally differentiated roles for themselves in multilateral diplomacy. The book sets out a valuable new framework to explain and understand the behaviour of middle powers in multilateralism.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Study of Middle Powers and Their Behaviour 3. Towards a Differential Framework for Middle Power Behaviour 4. Formation of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 5. Shaping the East Asia Summit 6. The Differentiation of Middle Power Behaviour in Asia Pacific Multilateralism 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisV.S. Srinivasa Sastri was a celebrated Indian politician and diplomat in the early twentieth century. Despite being hailed as the ‘very voice of international conscience’, he is now a largely forgotten figure. This book rehabilitates Sastri and offers a diplomatic biography of his years as India’s roving ambassador in the 1920s. It examines his involvement in key conferences and agreements, as well as his achievements in advocating for racial equality and securing the rights of Indians both at home and abroad. It also illuminates the darker side of being a native diplomat, including the risk of legitimizing the colonial project and the contradictions of being treated as an equal on the world stage while lacking equality at home. In retrieving the legacy of Sastri, the book shows that liberal internationalism is not the preserve of western powers and actors – where it too often represents imperialism by other means – but a commitment to social progress fought at multiple sites and by many protagonists.Trade Review“By bringing out critiques of Sastri from within his contemporaries – Congress statesmen and India’s leading political thinkers – the book succeeds in decolonising pre-independence Indian diplomacy, thus far, a field too deeply entrenched in India’s colonial past.” H-Soz-Kult "[A] most enjoyable treasure box of a book… [this] well-researched and elegantly written monograph covers everything in terms of Sastri's political life" - Amit Das Gupta, Sehepunkte"Dr Vineet Thakur’s latest book is an important and exciting contribution to our understanding of race and the global colour line in the British imperial world of the 1920s." LSE Review of Books“Vineet Thakur’s biographical study of Sastri, India’s First Diplomat, is therefore a refreshing correction to such historiography. While acknowledging the shrinking domestic political space in which liberals operated in the interwar period, Thakur highlights the very real contributions they made in the diplomatic sphere.” The India ForumTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Native Diplomat Shirtless Srinivasan A Worthy Successor to Gokhale The Silver-Tongued Orator The Most Picturesque Figure A Rather Dangerous Ambassador Like the Anger of Rudra An Honourable Compromise A Trustee of India’s Honour We Have No Sastri Conclusion: An Amiable Usurper

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Book SynopsisEPUB and EPDF versions available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license. In this enlightening analysis, Julia Gurol unpicks the complex security relations between the European Union (EU) and China. She investigates the principles, rationales and shifting dynamics of collaboration on a range of security issues, and their consequences for China, the EU and other regions. She pays particular attention to EU–China relations in the realm of anti-terrorism, anti-piracy and energy security, and disentangles their cooperation efforts in the context of increasing political and economic tensions. Systematic and accessible, this is an essential guide to the past, present and future of one of the world’s most important, yet most complicated, security relationships.Table of Contents1. The EU and China in a Changing International Environment 2. Analytical Framework: Towards Multidimensionality 3. The EU’s and China’s Foreign and Security Policy Principles 4. The EU and China on the Global Stage: Interests and Interdependence 5. Framing and Perceptions in EU-China Security Relations 6. EU-China Relations on Anti-Terrorism 7. EU-China Relations on Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy 8. EU-China Relations on Climate and Energy Security 9. The US: An Elephant in the Room for EU-China Security Relations 10. Conclusion and Outlook: The EU and China at a Crossroads

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Book SynopsisThe European Union (EU) is often portrayed as sacrificing national diversity for European unity. This book explores the alternative of a flexible EU based on differentiated rather than uniform integration. The authors combine normative theory with empirical research on political party actors to assess the desirability and political acceptability of differentiated integration as a means of accommodating heterogeneity in the EU. They examine the circumstances and institutional design needed for flexibility to promote rather than undermine fairness and democracy within and between member states. Clear, balanced, and accessible, the book provides fresh thinking on the future of the EU.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Normative Perspectives on Differentiated Integration 1. Differentiated Integration as a Fair Scheme of Cooperation 2. Democracy, Domination, and Differentiated Integration 3. Democratic Backsliding and the Limits to Differentiated Integration Part 2: Political Party Perspectives on Differentiated Integration 4. Party Views on Differentiated Integration 5. Party Views on the Substantive Fairness of Differentiated Integration 6. Party Views on the Democratic Dilemmas of Differentiated Integration 7. Party Views on Democratic Backsliding and Differentiated Integration Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, China has emerged as one of the most powerful state actors in the post-Cold War international system. This book provides a multifaceted and spatially oriented analysis of how China’s re-emergence as a global power impacts the dominance of the United States as well as domestic state and non-state actors in various world-regions, including the Asia-Pacific, Africa, South America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and the Arctic. Chapters reflect on how and under which conditions competition (and cooperation) between the United States and China vary across these regions and what such variations mean for the prospects of war and peace, universal human dignity and global cooperation.Trade Review“This book presents a timely and much-needed analysis of the spatial implications of China's rise. Collectively, the authors explore the effects of China's rise in a number of different geographies, highlighting the need for nuance in respect of the global transformation taking place between China and the United States.” Catherine Jones, University of St AndrewsTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction, Theory, and the Transnational Sites of Contestations 1. Spatial Imaginaries and Geopolitics in US–China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr 2. The US, China, and the Implications of Uneven and Combined Development - James Parisot and Jake Lin Part 2: Geographies of Rivalry: Spatializing US–China Relations 3. Southeast Asia and the Militarization of South China Sea - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr 4. South Asian Contestations and India’s Strategic Role: An Advaita Account - Deepshikha Shahi 5. Northeast Asia and China’s Pursuit of Greatness - Jing Sun 6. Africa and US–China Rivalry: Between Webs and Bases - Lina Benabdallah 7. Latin America and the Caribbean: How the Belt and Road Initiative Diminished US Influence - Juan E. Serrano-Moreno 8. The Middle East and Changing Superpower Relations - Chien-Kai Chen and Ceren Ergenc 9. Arctic Interests: How China is Challenging the US - Cameron Carlson and Linda Kiltz 10. Europe’s Role in US–China Strategic Competition - Richard Maher and Till Schöfer Part 3: Conclusions 11. Conclusions: Reframing the Puzzle of US-China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr

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Book SynopsisLike in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in South Korea, entering a state of regressionin the past decade, barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that had ordinary citizensleading “candlelight protests” demanding the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye in 2016–17 has becomepolarized amid an upsurge of populism, driven by persistent structural inequalities, globalization, and therise of the information society.The symptoms of democratic decline have been increasingly hard to miss: the demonization of politicalopponents, erosion of democratic norms, and the whittling away of the courts’ independence. Perhapsmost disturbing is that this all took place under a government dominated by former pro-democracyactivists. Will the election victory of opposition leader Yoon Suk-Yeol end this democratic erosion, or willthe rift between South Korea’s progressives and conservatives only deepen with the next administration?The contributors to this volume trace the sources of illiberalism in today’s Korea; examine how politicalpolarization is plaguing its party system; discuss how civil society and the courts have become politicized;look at the roles of inequality, education, and social media in the country’s democratic decline; andconsider how illiberalism has affected Korea’s foreign policy.

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Book SynopsisChina's Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China's increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the potential impacts of greater Chinese presence in the circumpolar region, exploring resource development, shipping, scientific research, governance, and security. Drawing on extensive research in Chinese government documentation, business and media reports, and current academic literature, this timely volume eschews the traditional assumption that Chinese actions are unified and monolithic in their approach to Arctic affairs. Instead, it offers a careful analysis of the different, and often competing, interests and priorities of Chinese government and industry. Analyzing Chinese interests and activities from a Canadian perspective, the book provides an unparalleled point of reference to discuss the implications for the Canadian and broader circumpolar North.Trade Review"Although one can fairly wonder whether the authors are a trifle too rosyabout the reconcilability of Canadas and Chinas Arctic agendas, they haveproduced a solidly researched and thought-provoking volume". John McCannon, Pacific Affairs, Vol 91 No 4Lackenbauer et al. effectively counter the most overheated rhetoric about China's Arctic interests...a solidly researched and through-provoking volume. - John McCannon, Pacific AffairsThis book captures the multifaceted nature of the Arctic as scientific and security frontier and recognizes the complex dilemmas this region faces with sovereignty, security, and stewardship. -- Ellen A. Ahlness, American Review of Canadian StudiesTable of Contents illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Situating the Arctic in China's Strategy 2. The Snow Dragon: China, Polar Science, and the Environment 3. Sovereignty and Shipping 4. Arctic Resources and China's Rising Demand 5. China and Arctic Governance: Uncertainty and Potential Friction 6. The Way Ahead Notes Bibliography Index Biographies

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Book SynopsisAppealing to dialogue is often just a safe way of referring to something negative, or at best blandly neutral: the avoidance of conflict, the denial of similarity, not stirring deep-seated disagreement, etc. When Bernard o’Connor says pope Benedict XVI facilitated dialogue, however, he means something quite positive, very much tangible and certainly transformative. In providing an account of the pope’s interactions with various groups of the international community, O’Connor attempts to convey Benedict XVI’s diplomacy as encounter, where even in the sphere of international relations exhortations to “dialogue” are invitations to see more clearly and be moved as much as move. To dialogue is to embrace, revise perception such that our approaches to the great questions of our day are not simply shared but correct. As O’Connor writes, “Pope Benedict attempts to promote the outlook that a renewed emphasis upon objective, critical and structured philosophical reasoning positions practice, diplomatic and otherwise, to regain its lost foundation and framework. the quest for integrity, if nothing else, should motivate our fidelity to academic pursuit, to intellectual investigation, and to rigorous interdisciplinary inquiry. so influenced, practice will then reject what is arbitrary and be guided by what is time-tested and enduring.”O’Connor illustrates true dialogue emerging from the encounter, and in turn provides scores of characteristics of this encounter as it unfolds in papal diplomacy. In providing scores of addresses and speeches to various bodies, O’Connor presents pope Benedict XVI as an example of effective diplomacy that treats the meetings on the world stage as engaging in true dialogue. encounter is the true basis of dialogue and one that allows it to open to what is truly a catalyst for change toward cooperation––witness, both personal and collective. As o’Connor shows, “where there is authentic encounter, as meeting in mutual trust, what arises is context for witness.” If authentic even the diplomatic encounter has the means to deepen and transform one’s being.Witness Through Encounter intends to fulfill multiple needs. the diplomatic approach exemplified herein is singular and worthy of study among political scientists, sociologists, philosophers and diplomats eager to embrace a worldview that is more personal than simply humanistic. this work will also be useful in inter-religious settings. An additional advantage of O’Connor’s presentation of Benedict XVI’s diplomatic approach, his witness through encounter, is that it contains insight valuable to the scholar alongside the resources used.

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Book SynopsisThe United States has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the idea that state-building can make the world “safe for democracy” but the return on that investment has been woeful. Witnessing this failure, many observers hold the view that investment in undemocratic countries should halt. Yet ignoring these troubled countries risks our safety. Drawing on his formidable foreign policy experience, Steve Krasner explains that eliminating corruption or holding free and fair elections is often not possible today in many parts of the world but negotiated compromises and halting large-scale theft is. Better security and some economic growth are possible everywhere. How to Make Love to a Despot defines a new and pragmatic American foreign policy vision that quells terrorism and leads to “good governance” around the globe.Trade Review"One doesn't have to agree with Krasner's conclusions to see the value in this book. It is tightly argued and thought-provoking and a must read—even for those who believe that support for democracy should remain a cornerstone of American foreign policy." -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

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Book SynopsisYoung American Foreign Service officers are accustomed to being teased by friends and relatives as to what they do in the “Foreign Legion” or the “Forest Service.” In the United States, unlike in many countries, the role of a professional diplomat is little known or understood. In A Professional Foreigner Edward Marks describes his life as an American diplomat who served during the last four decades of the twentieth century, from 1959 to 2001. Serving primarily in Africa and Asia, Marks was present during the era of decolonization in Africa (but always seemed to be at the opposite end of the continent from the hottest developments), was intimately involved in the early days of the U.S. government’s antiterrorism programs, observed the unfolding of a nasty and tragic ethnic conflict in one of the most charming countries in the world, and saw the end of the Cold War at UN headquarters in New York. Along the way Marks served as the U.S. ambassador to two African nations. In this memoir Marks depicts a Foreign Service officer’s daily life, providing insight into the profession itself and what it was like to play a role in the steady stream of history, in a world of quotidian events often out of the view of the media and the attention of the world. Marks’s stories—such as rescuing an American citizen from a house of ill repute in Mexico and the attempt to recruit mongooses for drug intervention in Sri Lanka—are both entertaining and instructive on the work of diplomats and their contributions to the American story. Trade Review“Edward Marks’s highly engaging and poignant memoir is also a valuable primer on the profession and art of diplomacy and the inner workings of institutions such as the U.S. State Department, the military, and the United Nations. Marks’s memoir is a paean to the golden age of diplomacy and multilateralism. . . . [Readers] will come away with admiration for his modesty, quiet humor, and commitment to service and to creating a better world.”—Milinda Moragoda, high commissioner of Sri Lanka to India, founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, and former cabinet minister in Sri Lanka“Edward Marks’s literate memoir of four decades practicing diplomacy in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America is highly readable—as well as fun. A sharp observer of social and political behavior, he shows how the contrasting characters of European colonizers left lasting effects on their former colonies. . . . Highly recommended.”—William Harrop, former U.S. ambassador“A relatively small corps of several thousand American Foreign Service officers . . . promote and defend U.S. interests every day of the year as diplomats based in American embassies, consulates, and missions in every country in the world. How they carry out their responsibilities, and how they meet the many challenges that arise, constitutes a fascinating story. After a long and varied career in diplomacy, Edward Marks relates that story with sharp insights and nonstop amusement.”—Herman J. Cohen, former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs“Edward Marks takes us to the diplomatic coalface––the ‘workaday life of the American Foreign Service Officer.’ His main tools are observation, listening, and putting the results into language that bosses back home can understand. This is your handbook on what diplomacy is all about. . . . In a feast of anecdotes, you can smell the atmosphere in downtown Bissau, Luanda, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, and Nairobi––‘small Foreign Service posts . . . on the periphery of mainstream diplomacy,’ much more interesting than Paris, Moscow, or Beijing.”—Robert Cox, former European Union official and occasional diplomat“A seasoned diplomat’s memoir adds to our knowledge of practice, appealing to readers across countries. . . . The hallmark of Marks’s writing is his gentle humor, cloaking his passion.”—Kishan S. Rana, former ambassador, Indian Foreign ServiceTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Taking the Oath 2. About Diplomats 3. Apprenticeship 4. Nairobi, Nuevo Laredo, Luanda 5. Zambia 6. The Belgian World 7. Guinea-Bissau 8. Guinea-Bissau Politics and Economics 9. Cape Verde 10. Fort McNair 11. Colombo 12. The Diplomatic Village 13. Ethnic Strife in the “Blessed Isle” 14. Winding Up 15. Turtle Bay 16. Washington Entr’actes 17. Three Years before the Mast Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking study, international relations scholar Hicham Tohme offers a critique of current academic, scholarly, and public understandings of Russia’s geostrategic outlook through the lens of the ongoing Syrian crisis. This critique is based on a reassessment of four key concepts that shape our knowledge of Russia’s foreign policy. First, the Westphalian state system is an inadequate a point of reference when applied to a country that still perceives itself and behaves as an empire. Second, justifying aggressive foreign policy as a counterweight to a perceived deficiency in the legitimacy of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership oversimplifies Russian political culture and public values, which do not overlap with Western norms and institutions. Third, analysis of Russian foreign policy, as well as of Russia’s global role, remains restricted to what can be best described as a ‘post-Cold War framework’, a static image of global history for the past thirty years. Finally, most geopolitical and foreign affairs analyses focus on diplomatic and foreign policy rhetoric, rather than foreign policy praxis, as the primary data on which to draw conclusions.Offering an alternate explanation, this study examines Russia’s intervention in the Syrian crisis to reveal practices that have come to characterize its global strategy and outlook for the past decade. As such, Russian policy in Syria will be presented as part of a praxis that can describe many facets of Russian global disposition. This clearly places geopolitical practices, not rhetoric, at the heart of the analysis.Further, this book relies on the concept of habitus to explain how these practices inhere in a long tradition of Russian behavior, advancing the notion that they must be understood as part of a historical continuum of Russia’s political culture, mainly when it comes to its perception of its neighbors. By adopting a non-Westphalian framework and escaping the epistemological and methodological foundations of traditional foreign policy analysis, this book seeks to answer two key questions: How can we best describe Russia’s geostrategic predispositions? And how can we understand Russia’s involvement in the Syrian crisis in light of this analysis?

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