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Book SynopsisFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, a fascinating, “refreshing, and very useful” (The Washington Post) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today’s world powers and how they presage a volatile future.Tim Marshall’s global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a “fresh way of looking at maps” (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed, but the world has. Now, in this “wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity” (Mirror, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europe’s next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall’s trademark wit and insight, this is “an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs” (Publishers Weekly).

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Book SynopsisBased on an international symposium addressing a key issue in global development, this reference includes both the latest methodologies for and practical examples of effective management of transboundary water resources. Its multidisciplinary approach combines hydrology and environmental science with economic and political approaches, in line with new UNESCO and EU recommendations, which have been formulated and implemented with the active involvement of all three editors. By providing a theoretical framework as well as abundant case studies from southern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America, this handbook provides hydrologists, geologists, engineers and decision-makers with all the knowledge they need for their daily work.Trade Review“This book makes an significant contribution to the library on this important subject.” (Water International, 2012)“This book makes an significant contribution to the library on this important subject.” (Water International, 2012)Table of ContentsPreface INTRODUCTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK Part I - A Global View Part II - Physical, Environmental and Technical Approaches Part III - Legal, Socio-Economic and Institutional Approaches Part IV - Bridging the Gaps PART I: A Global View TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: NEEDS FOR A COORDINATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Introduction Assessment and Management of Transboundary Waters The Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Process Capacity Building and Human Potential: The Role of Education Conclusions GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND THE EUROPEAN PARADIGM Towards Integrated Management of Transboundary River Basins over the World Antarctic Subglacial Lakes and Waters: The Challenge to Protect a Hidden Resource Progressive Development of International Groundwater Law: Awareness and Cooperation The Role of Key International Water Treaties in the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity The European Union Water Framework Directive, a Driving Force for Shared Water Resources Management Transfer of Integrated Water Resources Management Principles to Non-European Union Transboundary River Basins Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Concepts at the Frontiers of Europe for Transboundary Water Resources Management Implementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive in Non-EU Countries: Serbia in the Danube River Basin Basic Problems and Prerequisites Regarding Transboundary Integrated Water Resources Management in South East Europe: The Case of the River Evros/Maritza/Meric PART II: Physical, Environmental and Technical Approaches TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS Towards a Methodology for the Assessment of Internationally Shared Aquifers Challenges in Transboundary Karst Water Resources Management - Sharing Data and Information The Importance of Modelling as a Tool for Assessing Hydrogeological Characterization of the Yrenda-Toba-Tarijeno Transboundary Aquifer System, South America The State of Understanding on Groundwater Recharge for the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Aquifers in the Lake Chad Basin Development, Management and Impact of Climate Change on Transboundary Aquifers of Indus Basin Natural Background Levels for Groundwater in the Upper Rhine Valley Hydrogeological Study of Somes-Szamos Transboundary Alluvial Aquifer Towards Sustainable Management of Transboundary Hungarian-Servian Aquifer Transboundary Groundwater Resources Extending over Slovenian Territory TRANSBOUNDARY LAKES AND RIVERS Do We Have Comparable Hydrological Data for Transboundary Cooperations? Limnological and Palaeolimnological Research on Lake Maggiore as a Contribution to Transboundary Cooperation Between Italy and Switzerland Monitoring in Shared Waters: Developing a Transboundary Monitoring System for the Prespa Park Integrated Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques for Improving Transboundary Water Management: The Case of Prespa Region Transboundary Integrated Water Management of the Kobilje Stream Watershed Climate Change Impacts on Dams Projects in Transboundary River Basins. The Case of the Mesta/Nestos River Basin, Greece Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Vjosa Basin Identification and Typology of River Water Bodies in the Hellenic Part of the Strymonas River Basin, as a Transboundary Case Study Calculation of Sediment Reduction at the Outlet of the Mesta/Nestos River Basis caused by the Dams Methodologies of Estimation of Periodicities of River Flow and its Long-Range Forecast: The Case of the Transboundary Danube River PART III: Legal, Socio-Economic and Institutional Approaches LEGAL APPROACHES The Law of Transboundary Aquifers: Scope and Rippling Effects Water Management Policies to Reduce over Allocation of Water Rights in the Rio Grande/Bravo Basin Interstate Collaboration in the Aral Sea Basin - Successes and Problems Kidron Valley/Wadi Nar International Master Plan The Development of Transboundary Cooperation in the Prespa Lakes Basin International Relations and Environmental Security: Conflict or Cooperation? Contrasting the Cases of the Maritza-Evros-Meric and Mekong Transboundary Rivers Delineation of Water Resources Regions to Promote Integrated Water Resources Management and Facilitate Transboundary Water Conflicts Resolution Transboundary Water Resources and Determination of Hydrologic Prefectures in Greece SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES Social-Economic Resilience of Transboundary Watershed Management: Institutional Design and Social Learning How Stakeholder Participation and Partnerships Could Reduce Water Insecurities in Shared River Basins Transboundary Stakeholder Analysis to Develop the Navigational Sector of the Parana River Cooperation in the Navigable Course of the Sava River Transboundary Cooperation through the Management of Shared Natural Resources: The Case of the Shkoder/Skadar Lake How Far is the Current Status of the Transboundary Shkodra Lake from Requirements for Integrated River Basin Management? Economic Governance and Common Pool Management of Transboundary Water Resources Water Resources Management in the Rio Grande/Bravo Basin Using Cooperative Game Theory Conflict Resolution in Transboundary Waters: Incorporating Water Quality in Negotiations The Johnston Plan in a Negotiated Solution for the Jordan Basin PART IV: Bridging the Gaps CAPACITY BUILDING AND SHARING THE RISKS/BENEFITS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION Capacity Building and Training for Transboundary Groundwater Management: The Contribution of UNESCO A Risk-Based Integrated Framework for Conflict Resolution in Transboundary Water Resources Management THE THESSALONIKI STATEMENT

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Book SynopsisIn Drums of War, Drums of Development, Jim Glassman analyses the geopolitical economy of industrial development in East and Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era, showing how it was shaped by the collaborative planning of US and Asian elites. Challenging both neo-liberal and neo-Weberian accounts of East Asian development, Glassman offers evidence that the growth of industry (the 'East Asian miracle') was deeply affected by the geopolitics of war and military spending (the 'East Asian massacres'). Thus, while Asian industrial development has been presented as providing models for emulation, Glassman cautions that this industrial dynamism was a product of Pacific ruling class manoeuvring which left a contradictory legacy of rapid growth, death, and ongoing challenges for development and democracy. Shortlisted for the 2019 Deutscher Memorial PrizeTrade ReviewShortlisted for the 2019 Deutscher Memorial Prize "This is an important and authoritative account of economic development and the transnational ruling class in East and Southeast Asia." - Kevin Hewison, University of North Carolina at Chapel and University of Macau, in: Journal of Contemporary Asia 51/2 (2021) [Full review]Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures, Tables and Plates List of Abbreviations Introduction: From the Drums of War to the Drums of Development  A Moment in the Cold War with China: 2006  History in the Present Tense  Industrial Transformation and Developmental States  Development, Industrialisation, and Social Struggle  Drums of War, Drums of Development: The Chapters Part 1 Theoretical Moorings: Geo-political Economy, the Military-Industrial Complex, and the Ruling Class 1 Reconstituting Geo-political Economy  Introduction  Geo-political Economy and Class  Geo-political Economy and Transnational Politics  Geo-political Economy and ‘Actually Existing Globalisation’  Methodological Moorings in Geo-political Economy  Strategic-Relational Geo-political Economies of the Conjuncture 2 The US Military-Industrial Complex and the Ruling Class  Introduction  Theorising War and Capitalist Class Transformation  Class Fractions and Specialists in Violence  Theorising the Development of the US Military-Industrial Complex  The Concept of ‘the Ruling Class’  The Ruling Class and the MIC Personified: Van Fleet, Bonny, and Komer  The Ruling Class: A Unity-in-Diversity  From the US MIC to the Pacific Ruling Class Part 2 Foundations of The Pacific Ruling Class and East Asian Industrialisation: Anticommunism and the Formation of Construction States in East Asia 3 Pacific Ruling Class Formation: The United States, Japan, and China  Introduction: Producing a Pacific Ruling Class  Anticommunism: The Cement of the Pacific Ruling Class Alliance  The United States and Japan: From Occupation to Alliance  The United States, the Two Chinas, and Vietnam  Fateful Triangle: The United States, Japan, and China  Wars and Rumours of Wars: Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East  Conclusion 4 Expansion of the Pacific Complex: The Entry of the South Korean Chaebol  Jim Glassman with Young-Jin Choi  Introduction: Negotiating the MIC in South Korea  Reconceptualising the Korean Developmental State and Chaebol Networks  The Geo-political Economy of the Park Chung Hee Regime  The Korean Chaebol Enter the Pacific Ruling Class  Military Capitalism and the South Korean Construction State  Conclusion Part 3 The Pacific Ruling Class and Regional Development: Expansion of the Pacific Ruling Class and Authoritarian, Anticommunist Developmentalism 5 Regional Allies and Differing Developmental Paths within the Complex: Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore  Introduction  Marginalising the ROC Military Elite: The Vietnam War and the Transformation of the Taiwanese Developmental State  Southeast Asian Differences  Conclusion: Different Constructions of National Developmentalism 6 Regional Mosaic: War, Hierarchy, and Pacific Ruling Class Formation  Introduction  Flying Geese or Fighter Squadron? A Geo-political Economy of Regional Hierarchy  Rituals of Diplomacy, Cultures of Difference, and Regional Hierarchy  Anticommunism and Authoritarian Developmentalism in East Asia  From Orientalism to Modernisation to Asian Values  Conclusion Conclusion: The Drums of Development and Capitalist Globalisation  Reprise  The Philippines: Neo-colonial Redux and Violent Devolution  Thailand: The Revenge of the Royalists  South Korea: Securitising Politics  Taiwan: The Return of the Guomindang, and the DPP  Japan: The Rise of ‘Abenomics’ and Japanese Remilitarisation  The United States: From the ‘War on Terror’ to the ‘Pivot to Asia’  China: Back to Shanghai  Regional Frictions  Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDevelopmentalist Cities addresses the missing urban story in research on East Asian developmentalism and the missing developmentalist story in studies of East Asian urbanization. It does so by promoting inter-disciplinary research into the subject of urban developmentalism: a term that editors Jamie Doucette and Bae-Gyoon Park use to highlight the particular nature of the urban as a site of and for developmentalist intervention. The contributors to this volume deepen this concept by examining the legacy of how Cold War and post-Cold War geopolitical economy, spaces of exception (from special zones to industrial districts), and diverse forms of expertise have helped produce urban space in East Asia. Contributors: Carolyn Cartier, Christina Kim Chilcote, Young Jin Choi, Jamie Doucette, Eli Friedman, Jim Glassman, Heidi Gottfried, Laam Hae, Jinn-yuh Hsu, Iam Chong Ip, Jin-Bum Jang, Soo-Hyun Kim, Jana M. Kleibert, Kah Wee Lee, Seung-Ook Lee, Christina Moon, Bae-Gyoon Park, Hyun Bang Shin.Trade Review[...] [R]esulted from several years of interdisciplinary workshops and collaborative works, Developmental Cities? Interrogating Urban Developmentalism is a milestone for those who study East Asian cities or who are interested in the nexus between geopolitics and urban processes. After reading this book, one will acquire an in-depth understanding of the complex histories of cities in East Asia. Moreover, the volume also has the ability to expand the debate beyond East Asian cities, stimulating dialogue with cities in other regions in order to demonstrate how they are linked based on a complex of geopolitical relations. This process will help us to theorize the urban more from non-Western perspectives. Indeed, this is not a simple task and it requires continued efforts. This volume, however, is a valuable contribution toward these efforts. — Do Young Oh , London School of Economics and Political Science, in: Urban Geography, 27 May 2019 "This original and provocative collection is the first critically to interrogate the nexus of urbanism and developmentalism in East Asia, mobilizing in the process the kaleidoscopic lens that is geopolitical economy. Highly recommended, the book inaugurates new ways of thinking about cities, urban theory, and (late) developmental states, both within the region and beyond." — Jamie Peck, Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy and Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia "While each chapter shows a distinctive urban process in the individual context of East Asian countries, this collection demonstrates the usefulness of urban developmentalism as a process that cannot be easily unpacked based on existing models of urbanization in Western countries. This book ultimately celebrates the vitality of scholarship that has called for methodological and conceptual innovation in order to understand East Asian cities as form, process, and imaginary." — Choi, Byung-Doo, University of Daegu, Co-Founder of the East Asian Regional Conference on Alternative Geography "Ranging in topic from the “Gangnam-ization” of Korean urban space to the management of migrant populations in China, each essay in this collection is a fascinating and insightful case study in its own right. Taken as a whole, Developmentalist Cities? breaks important new ground by connecting the afterlives of Cold War developmentalism to new forms of neoliberal urbanism in East Asia. As these rich, interdisciplinary essays demonstrate, we cannot understand our urban present without understanding the histories, political economies and contested practices of developmentalist cities. This book is a timely and significant intervention into today’s critical debates around urban growth and migration, gentrification and globalization, and the cities, zones and regions that mediate them." — Jini Kim Watson, New York University, author of The New Asian City: Three Dimensional Fictions of Space and Urban FormTable of Contents Acknowledgements  List of Illustrations  Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction: Interrogating Urban Developmentalism in East Asia  Jamie Doucette and Bae-Gyoon Park 2 Heavy Industries and Second Tier City Growth in South Korea: A Geopolitical Economic Analysis of the “Four Core Plants Plan”  Young-Jin Choi and Jim Glassman 3 Eclipse of the Rising Sun? The Once and Future Tokyo  Heidi Gottfried 4 The Biopolitics of Urbanization in China: Managing Migration and Access to Education  Eli Friedman 5 Zoning Urbanization: The Hsinchu Technopolis as an Enclave of Modernity in Taiwan  Jinn-yuh Hsu 6 New Spaces of Exception: Special Economic Zones and Luxury Condominiums in Metro Manila  Jana M. Kleibert 7 The Gangnam-ization of Korean Urban Ideology  Bae-Gyoon Park and Jin-bum Jang 8 Volatile Territorialities: North Korea’s Special Economic Zones and the Geopolitical Economy of Urban Developmentalism  Jamie Doucette and Seung-Ook Lee 9 From ‘Special Zones’ to Cities and City-regions in China  Carolyn Cartier 10 Waiting and Remembering: Economy of Anticipation and Materiality of Aspiration in Dandong, China  Christina Kim Chilcote 11 The Developmental State, Speculative Urbanization and the Politics of Displacement in Gentrifying Seoul  Hyun Bang Shin and Soo-Hyun Kim 12 The Fall of the Hong Kong Dream: New Paths of Urban Gentrification in Hong Kong  Iam-chong Ip 13 Planning as Institutionalized Informality: State, Casino Capitalists and the Production of Space in Macau  Kah-Wee Lee 14 Translating a Fast Policy: Place Marketing and the Neoliberal Turn of Critical Urban Studies in South Korea  Laam Hae 15 Fashioning the City: Trans-Pacific and Inter-Asian Connections in the Global Garment Industry  Christina Moon  Index

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Book SynopsisMaps in newspapers generated many discussions among cartographers and geographers working from different approaches and theoretical backgrounds. This work examines these maps from a historiographical as well as a historical perspective. It considers three main questions, namely how maps in the press should be conceptualized, how cartographic images in newspapers have been studied, and how these images changed over time. In order to provide a perspective on the origins, development, and impact of war maps in the press, we will explore maps representing three geopolitical conflicts for Brazilian audiences: The War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870), the World War II (1939–1945) and the War on Drugs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (1994–2010). By exploring maps on these wars, we will identify specific cartographic practices used in this genre as well as the connections that this mode has with other types of map production and consumption.

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Book SynopsisIn The Geopolitics of Cyberspace: A Diplomatic Perspective, Riordan explores the extent to which the key concepts of classical and critical Geopolitics can be applied to cyberspace, and how they might explain the behaviour of key state and non-state actors. Case studies seek to apply both kinds of geopolitical analysis to the US, Russia, China, the EU and internet companies, discussing what it can tell us about their past and future behaviour. Riordan then explores the implications for both the theory and, especially, the practice of diplomacy in relationship to cyberspace. He argues that foreign ministries and diplomatic services need to reform both their culture and structures to engage successfully with the challenges posed by cyberspace. Underlying the article is an attempt to rescue both diplomacy and geopolitics from popular usages that risk emptying both concepts of meaning.Table of ContentsThe Geopolitics of Cyberspace: a Diplomatic Perspective Abstract Keywords  1 Introduction  2 Geopolitics  3 Classical Geopolitics  4 Critical Geopolitics  5 Cyberspace  6 The Geography of Cyberspace  7 Internet Governance  8 Cybersecurity  9 International Law in Cyberspace  10 Attribution  11 The Cybersecurity Dilemma  12 Deterrence  13 Arms Control  14 Neutrality  15 What Happens in Cyberspace Stays in Cyberspace …  16 Geopolitics of States in Cyberspace  17 The United States of America  18 Russia  19 China  20 The European Union  21 Internet Companies  22 The Implications for Diplomacy and Foreign Policy  23 Conclusion  Bibliography  Author Biography

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Book SynopsisThis volume is in honor of William J. Chambliss who has influenced and provided a foundation for new directions and approaches in sociology, criminology, critical criminology in particular, and the sociology of law. This is to name a few of the many inspirational and foundational ways he has changed the course and methods for generations to come, inspiring not only the editors and contributors of this volume. Each of the chapters detail various ways Bill’s work has impacted on our own perspectives and/or research including, but not limited to, the way we understand the value of non-traditional methods, law and power, the very definition of crime, organized crime, and unmasking the power structures and powerful that cause inequality, social ills and pains. Contributors are: Elizabeth A. Bradshaw, Meredith Brown, William J. Chambliss, Francis T. Cullen, Jeff Ferrell, David O. Friedrichs, Mark S. Hamm, Ronald C. Kramer, Teresa C. Kulig, Raymond Michalowski, Christopher J. Moloney, Ida Nafstad, Sarah Pedigo, Gary Potter, Isabel Schoultz.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Toward a Sociology of Organizational Criminal Conspiracies  William J. Chambliss and Christopher J. Moloney 2 Organized Crime and the Sociological Imagination  Gary Potter 3 Notes on the Art of Deception: the Crime Ethnography of William J. Chambliss  Mark S. Hamm and Jeff Ferrell 4 Kate’s Law: the Social Construction of Crime in the Trump Era  Teresa C. Kulig and Francis T. Cullen 5 Old Wine, New Bottles: Contextualizing Trump’s Regulatory Rollback  Raymond Michalowski and Meredith Brown 6 ‘Blood for Oil’: Analyzing America’s War for the Greater Middle East as a Climate Crime of Empire  Ronald C. Kramer 7 Green State Crimes and Toxic Prisons: Synthesizing Environmental Harms at the Intersection of the Military and Prison Industrial Complexes  Elizabeth A. Bradshaw 8 Make Our Enemy—Kill Our Enemy: the Creation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: From Realpolitik to Biopolitics to Necropolitics  Sarah Pedigo and David O. Friedrichs 9 Whose Law? What Order? Struggles within Juridical Fields  Ida Nafstad and Isabel Schoultz Index

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Book SynopsisToday’s analysts of world affairs are often loosely referring to ‘geopolitics’, but do not always clearly define it. This book therefore offers a necessary introduction into the main components of geopolitical analysis, an overview of the main geopolitical schools of thought, as well as reflections on technology and geopolitics. In addition, empirical studies showcase innovative approaches.Table of ContentsBackground and acknowledgements  David Criekemans List of Figures Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Need for a Renewed ‘Grounding’ of International Relations  David Criekemans PART 1: Basic Variables of Geopolitical Analysis 1 The Main Components of Geopolitical Analysis  Gyula Csurgai 2 ‘Geotechnical Ensembles’: How New Technologies Change Geopolitical Factors and Contexts in Economy, Energy and Security  David Criekemans PART 2: Theoretical Approaches to Territorially Embedded Factors and IR 3 Geopolitical Schools of Thought: A Concise Overview from 1890 till 2020, and beyond  David Criekemans 4 Where 'Geopolitics' and 'Foreign Policy Analysis' Once Met: The Work of Harold and Margaret Sprout and Its Continued Relevance Today  David Criekemans 5 Analysing Geopolitical Myths: Towards a Method for Analytic Geopolitics  Antonios Nestoras PART 3: Empirical Studies: The Enduring Relevance of Territorially Embedded Factors in IR 6 Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement and the Geopolitical Instrumentalization of ‘Liberal Peace’: Lessons from George Kennan  Alexandre Lambert 7 The Increasing Importance of Geoeconomics in Power Rivalries: From the Past to the Present  Gyula Csurgai 8 Dangers on the Edge of the Map: Geographic Mental Maps and the Emergence of the Carter Doctrine  Luis da Vinha 9 Mapping Greed as a Conflict Motivation: Evidence from Armed Conflicts in Sudan and Libya on the Complexity of Armed Groups’ Interactions with Natural Resources  Steven Spittaels 10 Regional Diplomacy: Re-Territorialisation as a Piece in the Neo-Medieval Puzzle?  Manuel Duran PART 4: Conclusions Geopolitics and International Relations: From ‘Living Apart Together’ to ‘Friends with Benefits’  David Criekemans Index

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Book SynopsisCet ouvrage décrit la politique africaine du Maroc sous le règne de Mohammed VI, et démontre comment la construction d’une identité de role autour de la notion de “juste milieu” affecte les representations du Royaume de son environnement international. This book describes Morocco's African policy under the reign of Mohammed VI, and demonstrates how the construction of a role identity around the notion of "golden mean" affects the Kingdom's representations of its international environment.Table of ContentsPréface Sigles et acronymes Introduction  1 « Le Maroc prend le Sud » : élan apollinien ou dionysien ?  2 Monde arabe et monde africain dans l’étude des relations internationales  3 Une approche constructiviste de l'identité  4 Le défi de la multidisciplinarité dans l’étude de la politique étrangère du Maroc  5 Objectifs et plan de l’ouvrage 1 Genèse d’une politique africaine au Maroc : le Royaume à la quête de reconnaissance internationale  1 Introduction  2 Mesurer l’émergence du Maroc à l’aune du nouvel ordre mondial : l’émergence de l’Afrique dans un monde « multiplex »  3 De l’ambition de l’émergence à l’ambition de la puissance : le développement des relations internationales du Royaume  4 La construction discursive de l’identité de rôle internationale du Maroc autour de la notion de « juste milieu »  5 L’Afrique comme « nouvelle frontière » 2 Les déterminants historiques de l’orientation africaine de la diplomatie  1 Introduction  2 L’histoire comme déterminant objectif de l’ordre géopolitique. Le projet du « Grand Maroc » d’Allal El Fassi  3 Premiers pas vers la construction du multilatéralisme africain  4 De la Guerre des sables à la trahison de l’OUA : le Sahara occidental marocain, un problème africain  5 La recherche de leadership au sein d’une union régionale avec la Libye : une alternative échouée  6 Le Royaume de la Guerre froide face à la puissance française en Afrique  7 « Partenariat rénové » et nouvelle politique en Afrique à la fin de la Guerre froide  8 Cessez-le-feu et plan de paix au lendemain de la Guerre froide : la naissance de la diplomatie des voix 3 La fabrique de la politique africaine : prééminence royale et mobilisation diplomatique  1 Introduction  2 Le style du Roi dans la politique étrangère : un rôle à deux niveaux  3 Les Affaires étrangères : un « Ministère de Souveraineté »  4 Modernisation et professionnalisation de l’appareil diplomatique au service d’une stratégie africaine  5 La spécialisation de la diplomatie au service d’une identité de rôle du « juste milieu » : la promotion de l’inter-culturalisme et du trilatéralisme 4 Cadre de représentation d’une intégration régionale  1 Introduction  2 La défense de l’intégrité territoriale : cadre politique de la définition de l’entourage  3 L’Algérie et le Front Polisario : hostis historiques publics  4 L’Afrique du Sud et le Nigéria : adversaires géopolitiques ou futurs alliés continentaux ?  5 Perceptions partagées d’un axe anti-marocain Alger-Abuja-Pretoria  6 La représentation d’un « prolongement naturel » fondée sur les « constantes historiques » du Royaume  7 Du caractère français de la politique africaine du Royaume : l’hypothèse erronée d’un pré-carré gigogne  8 Du caractère marocain de la politique africaine du Royaume : « Mohammed VI l’Africain », manifestation du style royal en Afrique 5 Cadre de légitimation d’une intégration régionale  1 Le royaume est africain : l’inscription de l’africanité dans le cadre diplomatique  2 Le royaume est solidaire : l’intégration du cadre normatif de la coopération Sud-Sud et de la sécurité globale  3 Le royaume est modéré : la valorisation d’un legs politico-religieux par la définition d’un islam du « juste milieu » 6 L’Afrique comme terrain d’expression d’une stratégie indirecte  1 Introduction  2 Quinze ans de bilatéralisme offensif au service d’une sectorisation de la coopération  3 L’acquisition de moyens matériels par la coopération trilatérale  4 Contourner l’absence de l’UA par une diplomatie multilatérale parallèle  5 Le retour du Maroc au sein de l’UA : fin de la stratégie indirecte ? 7 Composer les leviers d’action diplomatiques pour promouvoir une identité de rôle  1 La subordination de l’outil économique aux impératifs politiques  2 Politiques d’investissements sectoriels sous la bannière de la coopération Sud-Sud  3 La promotion de l’identité de l’État par le nation branding et le capital immatériel  4 Accélérer les échanges pour réaliser l’intégration régionale : la course aux transports maritimes  5 Diplomatie d’influence : le rôle des leviers culturel et religieux  6 L’institutionnalisation des échanges avec les réseaux confrériques soufis transsahariens  7 La diffusion d’un islam du « juste milieu » en Afrique par la formation religieuse 8 Les conséquences de la politique africaine du Maroc : entre gains relatifs et transformations géopolitiques  1 Introduction  2 Les effets de la diplomatie culturelle et religieuse dans le développement de la migration vers le Maroc  3 Vers un mix des politiques étrangère et intérieure : l’exemple de la politique climatique et environnementale  4 Entériner la fin d’un clivage MENA – Subsaharan Africa : un projet régionaliste socialement construit Conclusion: Le Maroc, une puissance médiane Annexes 1 Les visites d’État de Mohammed VI à l’étranger 2000-2016 (tableau) 1 bis Les visites d’État de Mohammed VI à l’étranger 2000-2016 (carte) 2 Les discours du Roi : statistiques 3 Les IDE à destination du Maroc (1) 3 bis Les IDE à destination du Maroc (2) 4 Carte du « Grand Maroc » 5 Pays qui ont retiré leur reconnaissance de la RASD 5 bis Carte des postures diplomatiques concernant le statut du Sahara occidental marocain 6 Exportation de matériels de guerre français au Maroc (2008-2014) 7 Les IDE marocains en Afrique (1) 8 Cadre de légitimation de la politique africaine. Exemple de document relatif à la coopération Sud-Sud 9 La nouvelle route qui relie le Maroc à l’Afrique de l’Ouest 10 Les IDE marocains en Afrique (2) 11 UA : Motion de 28 États pour la suspension de la RASD 12 Les échanges commerciaux avec l’Afrique 13 Réseaux de transport en Afrique 14 Lignes maritimes Maroc – Afrique Bibliographie 316  1 Sources académiques générales  2 Sources académiques sur le Maroc et l’Afrique  3 Sources non académiques  4 Sources primaires  5 Sitographie Index

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Book SynopsisHistoriographically this book rests on the fact that European transitions to modern economic growth were obstructed and promoted by the Revolution in France and 15 years of geopolitical conflict sustained by Napoleon in order to establish French Hegemony over the states and economies of Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal and overseas commerce. The chapters reveal that their authors concerns to analyse both the nature and significance of connections between geopolitical and economic forces lend coherence to a collaborative endeavour utilising comparative methods to address a mega question. What might be plausibly concluded about the economic costs and the benefits of this protracted conjuncture of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare? Contributors are: Patrick Karl O’Brien, Loïc Charles, Guillaume Daudin, Silvia Marzagalli, Marjolein ’t Hart, Johan Joor, Mark Dincecco, Giovanni Federico, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, Carlos Santiago-Caballero, Cristina Moreira, Jaime Reis, Rita Martins de Sousa, and Peter M.Solar.Table of ContentsList of Maps, Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Preface 1 Exploring Connections between the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, State Formation and the Growth of European Economies   Patrick Karl O’Brien 2 Britain’s Wars with France 1793–1815 and Their Contribution to the Consolidation of Its Industrial Revolution 22   Patrick Karl O’Brien 3 In the Epicentre of the Storm? The Effects of the Revolution and Warfare on the French Economy, 1789–1815   Loïc Charles, Guillaume Daudin and Silvia Marzagalli 4 War, State Growth, and Germany’s Transition to Post-Malthusian Growth   Ulrich Pfister 5 Revolutionary Wars and Economic Change in the New State of the Netherlands, 1795–1815   Marjolein ‘t Hart and Johan Joor 6 Napoleon in Italy A Legacy of Institutional Reform?   Mark Dincecco and Giovanni Federico 7 The Napoleonic Wars A Watershed in Spanish History   Leandro Prados de la Escosura and Carlos Santiago-Caballero 8 Portugal’s French Wars Cost, Loss, Missed Opportunities? 1793–1850   Cristina Moreira, Jaime Reis and Rita Martins de Sousa 9 The Long-Term Effects of the French and Napoleonic Warson the Global Economy   Peter M. Solar Index 283

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Book SynopsisA Geo-Legal Approach to the English Sharia Courts: Cases and Conflicts adopts a new methodological perspective that combines Comparative Law with Geopolitics to understand the phenomenon of the English ‘sharia courts’. This term is used as a geopolitical representation of specific Islamic ADR institutions. The geo-legal analysis illustrates the competition of the legal systems involved and brings you in the middle of the related conflict, where (official and unofficial) legal rules are used by various actors to defend their ideas of Law and implement their strategies. Accordingly, the geo-legal operational analysis helps assess the possible changes occurring in the relationship between the legal systems and their substratum of values. Funding for the research associated with this book was provided by the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” – Dept. of Political Science and by the Italian Ministry of University and Research through the National Project (PRIN 2017 n. 20174EH2MR) on “International Migrations, State, Sovereignty, Human Rights: open legal issues” directed by Prof. Angela Di Stasi and Prof. Ida Caracciolo.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisChina claims Taiwan as a renegade province. While saying it prefers peaceful unification, it has consistently refused to renounce the use of force to incorporate the democratic island. Increasingly, Taiwan has become a potential flash point for military conflict between China and the United States. After exploring the historical roots of the Taiwan question, The State of Taiwan offers an in-depth analysis of the international legal status of Taiwan. An extensive epilogue throws the bridge between the international legal findings and geopolitics, and outlines the strategy the world’s democracies should adopt in light of those findings.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Figures Part 1: Introduction, Historical Background, and Views on the Status of Taiwan 1 Introduction: Description and Topicality of the Problem 2 Historical Background of the Taiwan Issue 3 Views on the International Legal Status of Taiwan Part 2: Relevant International Legal Conceptual Framework 4 The State: Importance of a Definition and History of Formation 5 The Montevideo Criteria for Statehood 6 Sovereignty and Independence 7 Additional Criteria for Statehood 8 Modes of Acquisition of Territory and Special Territorial Regimes Part 3: International Legal Status of Taiwan Section 1: The International Legal Status of Taiwan: Part of the “State of China” or Condominium of the Allies 9 Taiwan as Part of the “State of China” or a Condominium? Section 2: The International Legal Status of Taiwan: Independent State 10 Does the Taipei-based Republic of China Have a Defined Territory and a Permanent Population? 11 Does the Taipei-based Republic of China Have an Effective Government? 12 Does the Taipei-based Republic of China Have the Capacity to Enter into Relations with Other States? 13 Is the Taipei-based Republic of China a Sovereign Entity Whose Origin Is Not Illegal? 14 The Taipei-based Republic of China and the Will to Statehood Part 4: Conclusions and Final Remarks 15 Pseudomorphosis of Sovereign Taiwan after the Historical Republic of China (1912–1949) Epilogue: From International Law to International Relations and Geopolitics. Taiwan, Strategic Clarity and the Cohesion of the Democratic World Bibliography Cited Case Law Index

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Book SynopsisToday’s analysts of world affairs are often loosely referring to ‘geopolitics’, but do not always clearly define it. This book therefore offers a necessary introduction into the main components of geopolitical analysis, an overview of the main geopolitical schools of thought, as well as reflections on technology and geopolitics. In addition, empirical studies showcase innovative approaches.Table of ContentsBackground and acknowledgements  David Criekemans List of Figures Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Need for a Renewed ‘Grounding’ of International Relations  David Criekemans PART 1: Basic Variables of Geopolitical Analysis 1 The Main Components of Geopolitical Analysis  Gyula Csurgai 2 ‘Geotechnical Ensembles’: How New Technologies Change Geopolitical Factors and Contexts in Economy, Energy and Security  David Criekemans PART 2: Theoretical Approaches to Territorially Embedded Factors and IR 3 Geopolitical Schools of Thought: A Concise Overview from 1890 till 2020, and beyond  David Criekemans 4 Where 'Geopolitics' and 'Foreign Policy Analysis' Once Met: The Work of Harold and Margaret Sprout and Its Continued Relevance Today  David Criekemans 5 Analysing Geopolitical Myths: Towards a Method for Analytic Geopolitics  Antonios Nestoras PART 3: Empirical Studies: The Enduring Relevance of Territorially Embedded Factors in IR 6 Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement and the Geopolitical Instrumentalization of ‘Liberal Peace’: Lessons from George Kennan  Alexandre Lambert 7 The Increasing Importance of Geoeconomics in Power Rivalries: From the Past to the Present  Gyula Csurgai 8 Dangers on the Edge of the Map: Geographic Mental Maps and the Emergence of the Carter Doctrine  Luis da Vinha 9 Mapping Greed as a Conflict Motivation: Evidence from Armed Conflicts in Sudan and Libya on the Complexity of Armed Groups’ Interactions with Natural Resources  Steven Spittaels 10 Regional Diplomacy: Re-Territorialisation as a Piece in the Neo-Medieval Puzzle?  Manuel Duran PART 4: Conclusions Geopolitics and International Relations: From ‘Living Apart Together’ to ‘Friends with Benefits’  David Criekemans Index

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Book SynopsisUncover the fascinating story of Greece's unwavering quest for European belonging. This thought-provoking book explores the intersection of geopolitics and political myth, tracing Greece's enduring determination to align with Europe and the West. From the early days of European integration to the challenges of the Eurocrisis, Greece's commitment remains steadfast. By analyzing the geopolitical myths that shape its identity, the book illuminates the multifaceted factors driving Greece's pro-European strategy and foreign policy. By introducing and using Analytical Geopolitics as a pioneering approach, the book provides a historical-structural framework and expands the role of myth in understanding international relations.Table of ContentsList of Maps and Tables 1 Introduction  1 Explanations Based on Interests and Identity  2 The Constitutive Role of Political Myth and Geography  3 Political Myth and Geopolitical Analysis 2 A Short History of Geopolitics  1 From Classical to Critical Geopolitics   1.1 Classical Geopolitics, Rise and Demise   1.2 Geopolitics’ Revival and Critique   1.3 Postmodern, Critical Geopolitics   1.4 Textual Deconstruction in Critical Geopolitics   1.5 The Critique of Critical Geopolitics  2 From Critical to Analytical Geopolitics   2.1 Myth and Political Myth   2.2 Political Myth, ir, and Geopolitics   2.3 Toward an Analytical Geopolitics  3 A Structural-Historical Method of Analysis   3.1 Geopolitical Myths as Structural Objects   3.2 Types and Form of Geopolitical Myths   3.3 The Functions of Geopolitical Myths 3 Geopolitical Mythmaking in Modern Greece  1 Excursus: Locating “Greece” in Space and Time  2 Imitating the West and the Greek Enlightenment   2.1 The Great Idea as a Foundational Geopolitical Myth   2.2 Modern Times, Modern Space: Enlightenment, Science, and Geography   2.3 Centrality, Continuity, and Affinity in Greek Political Geography   2.4 Interim Conclusion: The Diffusion of Belonging  3 Opposing the West and Greek Romanticism   3.1 Absolutism, Religion, and the Russian Expectation   3.2 Romantic Historiography and the Byzantine Revival   3.3 Western Dependence and the Limits of Opposition   3.4 Interim Conclusion: Opposition and Adaptation of Belonging  4 Belonging to the West and European Integration   4.1 Western Dependence from the Turn of the Century to World War II   4.2 Belonging to the West from the Civil War to European Integration   4.3 Europeanization, Modernization, and the Geopolitics of the Euro Crisis   4.4 Interim Conclusion: Ritualization and Sacralization of Belonging 4 Conclusions  1 Belonging to the West as a Geopolitical Myth  2 The Making of an Efficient Geopolitical Myth  3 Analytical Geopolitics: A Research Agenda References Index

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