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Book SynopsisThe end of the Cold War was a "big bang" reminiscent of earlier moments after major wars, such as the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the end of the World Wars in 1919 and 1945. Here John Ikenberry asks the question, what do states that win wars do with their newfound power and how do they use it to build order? In examining the postwar settTrade ReviewWinner of the Jervis-Shroeder Best Book Award "After Victory show[s] how international governance can serve the interests of hegemonic powers."--Robert Wright, The New York Times "This is a thought-provoking and elegantly written book and an important contribution to our understanding of postwar orders and institutions."--Peter Liberman, Political Science Quarterly "After Victory is a majestic work that combines many familiar but seemingly unrelated themes into one elegant package of exceptional theoretical and empirical sweep... It should have an enduring impact on the study and practice of international relations."--Journal of Politics "This pathbreaking work is one of the most important studies on international order to appear in many years. It will be required reading for all students and scholars of international relations."--Choice "The liberal argument that democratic regimes can make a dramatic difference in world affairs has finally achieved intellectual respectability, as this fine book so convincingly maintains."--Tony Smith, Foreign Affairs "This is unquestionably one of the most important books in the field of the past decade."--International Affairs

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Book SynopsisIn a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war’s beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East.Trade ReviewThis book should forever change the ways we have understood the role of Russia in the First World War. -- Michael S. Neiberg, author of Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War IA bold reinterpretation of the Russian Empire's entry into the First World War. McMeekin argues that Russia believed a European war to be in its interest, that it sought to humiliate Vienna, and that it hoped to conquer Constantinople and the Ottoman Straits. -- Mustafa Aksakal, author of The Ottoman Road to War in 1914The Russian Origins of the First World War is a polemic in the best sense. Written in a lively and engaging style, it should provoke a much-needed debate on Russia's role in the Great War. -- Michael Reynolds, author of Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1908-1918Going against a century of received wisdom, Bilkent University professor McMeekin offers a dramatic new interpretation of WWI...Rifling the archives, analyzing battle plans, and sifting through the machinations of high diplomacy, McMeekin reveals the grand ambitions of czarist Russia, which wanted control of the Black Sea straits to guarantee all-weather access to foreign markets. Maneuvering France and England into a war against Germany presented the best chance to acquire this longed-for prize. No empire had more to gain from the coming conflict, and none pushed harder to ensure its arrival. Once unleashed, however, the conflagration leapt out of control, and imperial Russia herself ranked among its countless victims. * Publishers Weekly *Casting a contrarian eye on the first major conflict of the twentieth century, Sean McMeekin finds the roots of WWI inside Russia, whose leaders deliberately sought--for their own ends--to expand a brawl that the Germans wanted to keep local. The author tracks the fallout of these antique plots right down to the present geopolitical landscape. * Barnes & Noble Review *An entirely new take on the origins of World War I comes as a surprise. If war guilt is to be assigned, this book argues, it should go not only (or even primarily) to Germany--the long-accepted culprit--but also to Russia...Bold reading between the lines of history. -- Robert Legvold * Foreign Affairs *As Sean McMeekin argues in this bold and brilliant revisionist study, Russia was as much to blame as Germany for the outbreak of the war. Using a wide range of archival sources, including long-neglected tsarist documents, he argues that the Russians had ambitions of their own (the dismantling of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, no less) and that they were ready for a war once they had secured a favorable alliance with the British and the French. -- Orlando Figes * Sunday Times *The book is a refreshing challenge to longstanding assumptions and shifted perspectives are always good. -- Miriam Cosic * The Australian *

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Book SynopsisHow we pay is so fundamental that it underpins everything - from trade to taxation, stocks and savings to salaries, pensions and pocket money. Rich or poor, criminal, communist or capitalist, we all rely on the same payments system, day in, day out. It sits between us and not just economic meltdown, but a total breakdown in law and order. Why then do we know so little about how it really works?; As you read this, technology is dismantling payment barriers and governments are erecting them; cash is on the way out, and crypto and BigTech are fighting their way in. The Europeans are heavily regulated, the Americans oddly backward, and the Chinese hoping to lead the way forward. Challenging our understanding about where financial power really lies, The Pay Off shows us that the most important thing about money is the way we move it.; Leibbrandt and De Terán shine a light on the hidden workings of the humble payment - and reveal both how our payment habits are determined by history as well as where we go from here. From national customs to warring nation states, geopolitics will shape the future of payments every bit as much as technology.Trade Review"Payments are the most important things most people have probably never even thought about. Banks, tech companies, Central Banks, crypto firms and crooks all know that if you control payments, you may also control critical data and ultimately the world. The Pay Off cleverly dissects the workings and future of this geopolitical and technological war. A must read for anyone in business." - Bob Wigley, Chair, UK Finance, and author of Born Digital: The Story of a Distracted Generation"a long overdue, highly readable and authoritative account of the uses and occasional abuses of the systems on which we all rely, and how they are still rapidly changing, that both specialists and the general reader will find informative and entertaining." – Mark Yallop, Chair, FICC Markets Standards Board, Former External Member, Prudential Regulatory Committee at the Bank of England, Former External Member, Financial Market Infrastructure Board at the Bank of England"Whenever you buy or sell something, you use a payments system but, do you ever wonder how that system works? It's like plumbing or electricity maybe, but it is actually far more complex as it is changing fast thanks to technology. You used to pay with cash, then with a click, now with a swipe or with a touch. What's next? How does all of this work? The Pay Off provides a wonderful deep-dive into the subject [...]. In this book, you find so many useful insights about the past, present and future of payments that anyone who is vaguely interested in the politics, economics and world of finance should pick it up and read it. NOW!" --Chris Skinner, author, commentator and troublemaker“An excellent and important book. Payments are transforming our society and our lives, and yet few people understand what’s driving the change, or what the consequences could be, for good or ill. Hugely engaging and accessible, “The Pay Off" demystifies this critical subject for the layperson and policy makers alike” - Natalie Ceeney CBE, Chair, Access to Cash review“The world of payments is complex and confusing, but hugely important. The authors have produced a comprehensive, authoritative and even, at times, amusing, guide. I have read nothing better on a subject which increasingly preoccupies both commercial and central banks.” - Howard Davies, Chairman of the NatWest group, and former chairman of the FSA “The Pay Off sounds like a thriller and it reads like one. The authors succeed in demonstrating ‘networks are an inexhaustibly interesting subject’ with wit and panache. The book was written with a twinkle in the eye and brought a twinkle to mine. Accessible and erudite, entertaining and enriching, The Pay Off delivers.” - Tim Frost, former director of the Bank of England and chair of Cairn Capital“The global payment system is the biggest thing that people generally know nothing about. The authors have managed to explain it in a way which is both engaging and intriguing, and it is hard to imagine anyone, from financial professional to general reader, not finding it fascinating. As technology begins to revolutionise payments, this book has never been more sorely needed.” - Simon Gleeson, author of The Legal Concept of Money“The Pay Off will change the way we read and think about payments. Fascinating, thrilling, intriguing and well written, with deep inside knowledge and understanding of the world of payments, Gottfried and Natasha are taking us to a future with endless possibilities never losing sight of possible risks and wrong turns.” --Jochen Metzger, Payments Executive, Frankfurt am Main“Lucid and stimulating – this book sheds light on the scale [and pace] of the digital-money revolution that we are living through” - Huw van Steenis, author Bank of England Future of Finance report [or Chair Sustainable Finance UBS]“An accessible, thorough primer on the money technologies that make our world go round but few really people understand” - Lana Swartz, author of New Money: How Payment Became Social Media“A really interesting book, going through the history of how we have paid for things in the past, as well as looking at how payments could change in the future. If you have never thought about the plumbing system that guides all our payments to the places they need to reach, then this may be an eye-opener” --Baroness Ros Altmann, life peer and political campaigner on pensions"The Pay Off is excellent reading" - Professor Alistair Milne

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Book SynopsisOffering unrivalled coverage of classical theories, contemporary approaches, and current issues, together with an exceptionally clear writing style, Introduction to International Relations provides a uniquely accessible and engaging introduction to the subject. With an emphasis on theoretical approaches and their application to the real world, the authors encourage critical engagement with the theories presented, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and the major points of contention.The eighth edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate current events and key developments in the discipline. The changes include a new, three-part structure, which helps students to build a clear understanding of how key debates in the discipline are connected with each other, and how these can be applied to the world around them. The first part, ''Studying IR'', emphasises the practical reality of international relations in everyday life, and how to connect this reality with the academic studTable of ContentsPart 1 Studying IR 1: Why Study IR? 2: IR as an Academic SubjectPart 2 Major IR Theories and Approaches 3: Realism 4: Liberalism 5: International Society 6: International Political Economy: Marxism, Mercantilism, Liberalism 7: Social Constructivism 8: Post-positivist Approaches: Post-Structuralism, Postcolonialism, FeminismPart 3 Theory Meets the Real World: Policy and Issues 9: Foreign Policy 10: Major Issues in IPE: Economic versus Political Power, Development, Globalisation, How to Study the Real World 11: Major Issues in IR: Climate Change, Terrorism, Religion, Power and Hegemony 12: The Big Question: World Order or World Chaos?

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this fine work, Guy Laron, a young historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, takes a fresh look at the war and its causes. . . . Like all the best history, Laron’s book is studded with fascinating facts and anecdotes that shed light on his theories."—Michael Sheridan, Sunday Times"With the occupation now in ripe middle age, an engaging crop of new books is re­examining its consequences —and, in the case of Guy Laron’s The Six Day War, making us look afresh at the events that led to conflict between Israel and its neighbours. Laron, a historian at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, argues that the war was no accident; rather, it was 'designed and even desired by prominent military figures in the warring countries.'"—John Reed, Financial Times"For Laron, there are no simple binaries. . . . Laron’s critical approach echoes that of Segev, while his diligent and eye-opening archival work complements that undertaken by Oren. He describes the war from a number of different perspectives, and places it in a global context . . . he paints a comprehensive and captivating picture of a complex reality."—Ari Shavit, Times Literary Supplement"Israel today has a raft of 'post-Zionist' academics and journalists for whom everything the country has done is a standing moral reproach. Writing more in sorrow than in anger, Guy Laron takes a different approach, examining how and why the war occurred at all."—David Pryce-Jones, Literary Review“A finely balanced account that puts the politics back into the study of the origins of the June 1967 War. Outstanding scholarship—this new book confirms Laron as a leading authority on the Arab-Israeli conflict.”—Eugene Rogan, author of The Arabs: A History"This timely and riveting work, drawing upon new archival materials from all the warring sides as well as US, Soviet, and Warsaw-Pact sources, provides a meticulously detailed political and military narrative along with a perceptive analysis of the origins, course, and outcome of the conflict that changed the Middle East and world politics."—Carole Fink, author of Defending the Rights of Others and Cold War: An International History"Laron uses sources no one else has and challenges all those who would understand these events as confined to its Middle Eastern context. Fifty years after the outbreak of the June 1967 war and there is finally someone with something new to say about it."—Robert Vitalis, author of White World Order, Black Power Politics"A new and exciting interpretation of the war that broke the Middle East, with the Soviet and Cold War aspects covered in full for the first time. A very valuable corrective to the existing literature."—Odd Arne Westad, Harvard University, author of The Cold War: A World History

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Book SynopsisCrossing the full span of the nation's history, Donald Stoker challenges our understanding of the purposes for and uses of American power. From the struggle for independence to renewed competition with China and Russia, he reveals the grand strategies underpinning the nation's pursuit of sovereignty, security, expansion, and democracy abroad.Trade Review'With singular breadth and subtle depth, Donald Stoker provides a magisterial treatment of American grand strategy. Combining historical insight and analytical clarity, he synthesizes the enduring principles and evolving practices that have shaped the United States' interests, power, and role in the world. Scholars and policymakers alike should welcome this book.' William Inboden, author of The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink'Donald Stoker's Purpose and Power is a thoughtful book that looks back upon the history of American grand strategy in order to inform debates over America's purpose in the 21st century. Stoker correctly focuses on aims as the starting point for developing and implementing strategy, and his discussion of strategy – diplomatic, informational, military, or economic, in peace and in war – will go a long way to inform debate over American grand strategy in years to come.' Thomas G. Mahnken, Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS'Stoker's work is an excellent primer on the evolution of America's use of power from the Revolutionary War to the present. His perceptive analysis illuminates the difficulties the US government has had in combining diplomatic, informational, economic, and military power to craft appropriate grand strategy since the nation's founding. Highly recommended for graduate and professional military education.' Peter Mansoor, author of Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War'Purpose and Power is the most comprehensive and complete discussion of America's grand strategy that has been published. Donald Stoker has provided historians and scholars of international relations with a provocative and insightful examination of two centuries of American thinking about its role in the world. This book is likely to become an instant classic in the field.' Thomas Schwartz, author of Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political BiographyTable of ContentsList of Figures; Abbreviations; Thinking about grand strategy in peace and war; Part I. From Backwater To Great Power: 1. The fight for sovereignty, 1775–1801; 2. Expansion, sovereignty, and war, 1801–1817; 3. Seeking a continent: expansion, Indian removal, and the Mexican War, 1817–1849; 4. Schism, civil war, and reconstruction, 1849–1877; 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars, 1865–1897; 6. American empire, 1897–1913; Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage, 1913–1921; 8. The interwar interlude, 1921–1939; 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War, 1939–1945; 10. The hot peace and the Korean War, 1945–1953; 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson years, 1953–1969; 12. The Vietnam War, 1961–1969; 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon, Ford, and Vietnam, 1969–1977; 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years, 1977–1981; 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition, 1981–1990; Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War, or First Iraq War, 1990–1991; 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton, 1991–2001; 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war, 2001–2009; Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment, engagement, and war: the Obama years, 2009–2017; 20. Retrenchment, engagement, and weakness: Trump and Biden, 2017–2022; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.

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Book SynopsisGiven the turbulence in the international order in recent years, one of the central concerns among observers of world politics is the question of China''s ultimate goals. As China emerges as a superpower that rivals the United States, American policymakers grappling with this century''s greatest geopolitical challenge are looking for answers to a series of critical questions. Does China have expansive ambitions? Does it have a grand strategy to achieve them? If so, what is it and what should the United States do about it? In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, and memoirs by party leaders, to demonstrate that China is in fact playing a long, methodical game to replace America as a regional and global hegemon. He traces the basic evolution of Chinese strategy, showing how it evolved in response to changes in US policy and its position in the world order. After charting these shifts over time, Doshi offers a comprehensive yet asymmetric plan for an effective US response to this challenge: one that undermines China''s ambitions without competing dollar-for-dollar, ship-for-ship, or loan-for-loan. Ironically, the approach mirrors China''s own current strategy of subtly weakening Chinese leverage in the region and elsewhere while expanding US leverage over China.A bold assessment of what the Chinese government''s true foreign policy objectives are, The Long Game offers valuable insight to the most important rivalry in world politics.Trade ReviewHighly Recommended * M. G. Roskin, CHOICE *The most important book on China in years * John Pomfret, Washington Post *One of the "Best Books of 2021 * Financial Times *"[Doshi has] meticulously laid bare the Party's methodical advance toward global supremacy. China watchers craving a broad understanding of the Party's geopolitical thought and actions won't be disappointed. * David Wilezol, Wall Street Journal *As the US and China slip towards a new cold war, Doshi argues that Beijing is pursuing a long-term plan to displace the US as the world's most powerful nation. The verdict may sound sensationalist, but it is carefully argued and backed by deep research and primary sources. * Gideon Rachman, Financial Times *[Doshi] makes his own case powerfully, with reference to an impressive array of highly authoritative Chinese texts * The Economist *Of all the books to appear on this subject in 2021, this will be the one most closely read....Unlike many other Western writers on Chinese strategy, Doshi draws on a deep knowledge of the CCP's voluminous internal and public deliberations. * Niall Ferguson, The Times Literary Supplement *What does China tell itself about itself? This isn't a rhetorical question. Rush Doshi's The Long Game is a high wattage black light that helps us explore and make sense of China's strategic ambitions to understand their grand strategy * General CQ Brown, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force *Rush Doshi's landmark new book fills in key gaps in the United States' understanding of China's strategy and what it means for U.S. policy. * The Council on Foreign Relations *[A] valuable book...[Doshi] quotes extensively from the often obscure writings and speeches of Chinese leaders and thinkers. * Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs *Brilliant, bracing and empirically rich...It may well turn out to be the one single book that distills both the Chinese approach to the world and the broad contours of Sino-American competition. * The Indian Express *Rush Doshi's account of China's global strategy in The Long Game is a welcome draft of cold air. * Claremont Review of Books *60 pages of painstaking footnotes, many of them quoting internal statements by Communist Party leaders and intellectuals, make it rather compelling. * Pete Sweeney, Reuters *One of the Top Political Books of 2021 * The Hill *The Long Game brings what's been largely missing from debate on US-China relations: historically informed insight into the nature of China's Leninist system and strategy. * Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society and former Prime Minister of Australia *The Long Game is essential in understanding China's approach to the evolving US-China relationship and global order. Unique in scope and unmatched in substance, Rush Doshi's masterfully researched work describes clearly the economic, political, and military contours of China's strategic approach. The observations, analysis, and recommendations of this superb work must be foundational to any China playbook-business, political, or military. * Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Retired) *Using primary sources and crisp analysis, Rush Doshi decodes Beijing's grand strategy of the last three decades. In the process, he exposes the threadbare assumptions that caused countless American policymakers, intelligence analysts, and scholars to misjudge the intentions and capacities of China's rulers. Wishful thinkers, isolationists, and accommodationists will marshal no credible counterarguments to the central findings of this superb book. * Matt Pottinger, Former Deputy National Security Advisor *What does China want?' Rush Doshi makes such a cogent case, based on a wealth of Chinese textual and behavioral evidence, that China's consistent strategy has been to displace the United States that he persuades me to re-examine my view that China's aims are open-ended and malleable. His compelling book should become an instant classic in the China field and required reading for everyone trying to figure out America's own best strategy toward China. * Susan Shirk, Professor and Chair of the 21st Century China Center, University of California-San Diego *A must-read for anyone wrestling with the China Challenge. Doshi's careful analysis of Chinese language documents make a powerful case that China is pursuing a coherent grand strategy to overturn the US-led international order. * Graham Allison, Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School *Doshi has brilliantly limned a new framework for understanding both the global ambition and the strategic challenges posed by Xi Jinping and his 'wolf warrior diplomacy.' If you're looking for the one book that best illuminates the historical logic of his unrepentant 'China Dream,' The Long Game isit. * Orville Schell, Director, Center on US-China Policy, the Asia Society *Based on a careful reading of a vast array of Chinese sources, Rush Doshi presents a novel and compelling account of the evolution of Beijing's grand strategy. Doshi argues persuasively that shifts in China's behavior are driven by the Communist Party's collective assessment of trends in the global balance of power rather than by the personalities or preferences of individual leaders. The implications are not reassuring: China's increasingly open and aggressive attempts to displace the US and transform the international system began before Xi Jinping took power and will likely persist after he is gone. This important and insightful book should be required reading for scholars and policymakers alike. * Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor or Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University *The debate over whether China has a strategy to displace American leadership in Asia is over. Now comes the first authoritative account of what that strategy is. Using a vast array of original sources, Rush Doshi does unprecedented forensic work on the origins of Chinese grand strategy and itsprospects for success. * Michael J. Green, author of By More than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia-Pacific since 1783 *If you doubt that China has been pursuing a long-term, comprehensive strategy to achieve global primacy, read Rush Doshi's book. In this brilliant, definitive work, Doshi details the vaulting ambition of Beijing's agenda. Everyone interested in the future of American power and world order should read it now-or weep later. * Hal Brands, Johns Hopkins University and American Enterprise Institute *Table of ContentsChapter 1 - "A Coherent Body of Thought and Action": Defining Grand Strategy Chapter 2 - "The Party Leads Everything": Grand Strategy and the Communist Party Chapter 3 - "New Cold Wars Have Begun": The Traumatic Trifecta and the US Threat Chapter 4 - "Hiding Capabilities and Biding Time": Blunting as China's First Displacement Strategy Chapter 5 - "A Change in the Balance of Power": The Financial Crisis and US Decline Chapter 6 - "Actively Accomplish Something": Building as China's Second Strategy of Displacement Chapter 7 - "A Suit that No Longer Fits": The Global Order and China's Ambitions Chapter 8 - "Towards the World's Center Stage": Global Expansion as China's Third Displacement Strategy Chapter 9 - "An Asymmetric Response": Dealing with Chinese Strategies of Displacement

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Book SynopsisAmerica's Fatal Leap deconstructs US geopolitics after the end of the Cold War, informed by its author's unsurpassed command of modern history. Paul W. Schroeder, an acclaimed historian of international diplomacy, was a conservative and a natural supporter of American leadership in the world. But he wrote scathing op-eds for the National Interest and the American Conservative about the hubris and moral failings of the War on Terror, warning of damaging long-range effects on the international system. Schroeder compared 9/11 to the assassination in Sarajevo that sparked the First World War, insisting that a great power should never give terrorists a war they wanted. He wrote with extraordinary prescience - months before the US launched its attack on the Taliban - of the 'risks of victory' in Afghanistan, characterised the war in Iraq as a failed bid for informal empire, and called for 'disimperialism' in the Middle East.America's Fatal Leap collects Schroeder's remarkable interventions on America's adventurism in the Middle East, from the 1991 Gulf War to the Surge of 2007. It includes an Introduction by Perry Anderson, author of US Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers and Ever Closer Union?

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Book SynopsisJoin Frieda as she learns how to make a difference in the world! This is the story about a young girl named Frieda who embarks on a wonderful adventure to bring about positive change in the world. One day, Ana from the United Nations visits Frieda's school to teach her class about the Sustainable Development Goals–the world's plan to reduce poverty and protect the planet by 2030. Frieda develops a global perspective and is encouraged to take action against the biggest issues of our day: from combating climate change and protecting endangered species to ending poverty and fighting inequality. But most important, Frieda learns that "everyone must work together to make the world much better for all". With colourful illustrations, engaging text, and tips on how to change the world, children will discover what they can do to make a difference" in their lives and the lives around them.

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Book SynopsisRevelations of China's global influence and intentions, from one of its most respected foreign policy analysts.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a theory of spacepower and considers the implications of space technology on strategy and international relations.

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Book SynopsisKeukeleire and Delreux demonstrate the scope and diversity of the European Union's foreign policy, showing that EU foreign policy is broader than the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, and that areas such as trade, development, environment and energy are inextricable elements of it. This book offers a comprehensive and critical account of the EU's key foreign relations with its neighbourhood, with the US, China and Russia, and with emerged powers and argues that the EU's foreign policy needs to be understood not only as a response to crises and conflicts, but also as a means of shaping international structures and influencing long-term processes. This third edition reflects recent changes and trends in EU foreign policy as well as the international context in which it operates, addressing issues such as the increasingly contested international order, the conflict in Ukraine, the migration and refugee crisis, Brexit and Covid-19. TheTrade ReviewA very well-written textbook covering all the core themes, concepts and developments in EU foreign policy. It provides expert analysis of the latest literature and is effectively structured to tackle the complex and multifaceted character of EU external relations. * Sophie Vanhoonacker, Chair in European Administrative Governance and Jean Monnet Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands *The book provides a thorough and concise overview of the EU’s institutional foreign policy apparatus, and of its various foreign policies, taking into account national and European actors, as well as the changing international environment in which the EU finds itself in. Theoretical extensions of the actual developments are contained throughout, as well as facts and figures that help to more clearly demonstrate the impact of the EU’s foreign policy in the world. * Markus Thiel, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University, USA *An up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of European Union foreign policy motivations, institutions and practices. Keukeleire and Delreux have managed once again in this third edition to deliver a timely pedagogical tool for students and teachers of EU external relations alike. * Toni Haastrup, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Stirling, UK *Keukeleire and Delreux have produced a comprehensive and state-of-the-art treatment of EU foreign policy. It is a tour-de-force of how a textbook should be written and structured on EU foreign policy. The key institutions, policies, theoretical debates, and the way forward for EU studies and security are all analysed in an expert way. The scholarship is first rate and the accessible pedagogy is excellent. * Neil Winn, Senior Lecturer in European Studies, University of Leeds, UK *Keukeleire and Delreux have prepared, once again, an outstanding introduction to EU foreign policy, for anyone trying to understand its complexity. An exceptional textbook, which will continue to be used by lecturers and students widely. * Michal Onderco, Associate Professor of International Relations, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands *The authors continue to set the benchmark for excellence in textbooks on EU foreign policy. This new edition provides a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible introduction to the development of the EU as a foreign policy actor. It will be of essential use for anyone looking to further investigate the key issues and debates surrounding this important topic. * Graham Timmins, Reader in International Politics, University of Birmingham, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Nature of EU Foreign Policy 2. European Integration and Foreign Policy: Historical Overview 3. The EU’s Foreign Policy System: Actors 4. The EU’s Foreign Policy System: Policy-making 5. Human Rights, Democracy, Security and Other Key Issues 6. The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) 7. The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) 8. Trade, Development and Other External Action 9. The External Dimension of Internal Policies 10. EU Foreign Policy towards the Neighbourhood 11. EU Foreign Policy towards Major Powers: The US, Russia, China and Emerged and Regional Powers 12. The EU and Multilateral Organizations 13. Conclusions: Theorizing EU Foreign Policy

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Book SynopsisThis bestselling introductory textbook provides a truly comprehensive and approachable guide to international affairs. Bringing together decades of combined experience in researching and teaching global politics from three acclaimed scholars, this book introduces you to the key concepts in international relations while equipping you with the tools to successfully analyse the rapidly changing world in which we live. Carefully and pedagogically structured, the book is driven by nuanced enduring questions to support active engagement with the subject matter. It covers everything from war and its causes to the pursuit of peace, the role of non-state actors on the world stage and transnational concerns such as climate change. Thought-provoking boxed features throughout highlight disparities between theory and practice, provide overviews of key research and make use of the influential levels-of-analysis framework. This third edition is completely updated throughout, including extensive Trade ReviewA must have for undergraduate students and instructors. * Keith Smith, King’s College London, UK *An almost canonical introduction to our discipline. * Thomas Sommerer, Stockholm University, Sweden *Table of Contents1. Understanding International Relations I FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2. The Emergence of a Global System of States: 1500-Today 3. Theories of International Relations 4. The Analysis of Foreign Policy 5. Framing International Relations: The Role of Laws and Organisations II WAR AND PEACE: AN INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY STUDIES 6. War and Its Causes 7. Pathways to Interstate Peace 8. Modern Technology, the Use of Force, and the Practice of International Relations III WEALTH AND POWER: AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 9. International Economics: Basic Theory and Core Institutions 10. States and Markets in the World Economy 11. Dilemmas of Development IV CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 12. Non-State Actors and Challenges to Sovereignty 13. The Natural Environment and International Relations 14. Facing the Future: Six Visions of an Emerging International Order

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Book SynopsisHow the collapse of empires helps explain the efforts of China, Iran, Russia, and Turkey to challenge the international orderTrade Review“The early twenty-first century, argues Jeffrey Mankoff in this wide-ranging, deeply researched analysis, is shaping up to be a new age of empire in Eurasia.”—Angela Stent, Survival“Historically and empirically, the book is expansive: the depth and breadth of synthetic research here is significant.”—Joseph MacKay, E-International Relations“[A] deep-ranging history and analysis.”—Steven Seegel, Russian Review“Americans have a blind spot—they don’t study history. Especially history of other countries and civilizations. Mankoff digs into history to help us understand today’s complex geopolitics in Asia. This is history most relevant for today.”—John J. Hamre, president and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies“Empires of Eurasia contributes to a discerning, productive discussion of pressing contemporary challenges. Ambitious in scope and depth, this timely, highly readable book will be a foundational text for international relations, area studies and national security curricula for many years to come.”—Matthew Rojansky, director of the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute“Mankoff brings an extraordinary understanding of history, geography, language, culture, and politics to this sweeping and ambitious book.”—James Goldgeier, American University“In a narrative infused with historical depth and incisive analysis, Jeffrey Mankoff takes the reader through the geopolitics of a region we call Eurasia—still contested by Russia, Turkey, China, and Iran and burdened by old conflicts and contemporary convulsions of great power, imperial, competition. This is a must read to understand the backstory of conflicts from Crimea to Xinjiang.”—Fiona Hill, author of There Is Nothing for You Here

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Book SynopsisBritain's 2016 vote to leave the EU divided the nation, unleashing years of political turmoil. Today, many remain unreconciled to Brexit whilst, in a tragic irony, some of those most committed to it are angry and dissatisfied with what was delivered. In this clear-headed assessment, Chris Grey argues that this painful legacy was all but inevitable, skilfully unpacking how and why the promise of Brexit dissolved during the confusing and often dramatic events that followed the referendum. Now fully updated with an afterword covering each element of the Brexit debate since the end of the transition period in 2021, this new edition remains the essential guide to one of the most bitterly contested issues of our time.

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Book SynopsisIndia is a democracy at bay. This compelling book puts the spotlight not on political leaders but on the murky workings of India’s deep state—from the police to the federal investigative and intelligence agencies. Traversing the Mumbai train blasts, the Kashmir insurgency, the Gujarat ‘war on terror’ and the Delhi riots, Josy Joseph reveals corruption and political agendas running through the core of agencies that should ensure justice and accountability, and shows how this has undermined democracy. In 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s democratic pillars suffered another blow: the arrest of activists, dissidents and journalists opposed to Narendra Modi’s government, some on dubious charges, others under stringent anti-terror laws. Some contend that Modi has simply perfected the art of subverting a democratic state’s security establishment, bending it to his will. With false arrests, the overlooking of right-wing Hindu terror, an establishment bias against Muslims and an unenviable human rights record that has often relied on extrajudicial killings or false testimonies, India’s domestic security institutions have become just another player in pursuit of power. How did this happen? And why does India, the world’s largest democracy, often subvert the very ideals of democratic politics when dealing with security challenges?Trade Review‘[The book] substantially reinforce[s] the grounds for rising international anxiety as to how far the ideals and political development of India are changing under the current government.’ -- Asian Affairs'['How to Subvert a Democracy'] is a testimony of the sheer brilliance of India's award-winning journalist Josy Joseph's insightful exploration into India's Deep State--the non-military security establishment.' -- The Muslim World Book Review‘An excellent account of all the ways in which elitism and oligarchic power structures have eroded the fabric and essence of democracies worldwide.’ -- Dawn'Moving and disturbing, How to Subvert a Democracy offers a deep dive into the state capture that has seized so many of India's institutions. Josy Joseph, with his long-time expertise in national security, has put together a richly researched investigation that unravels sordid tales of official abuse and neglect, with serious consequences for our democracy.' -- Shashi Tharoor, former UN Under-Secretary-General, Congress MP, and author of The Struggle for India's Soul'Josy Joseph is a reliable researcher and an artful narrator of contemporary India. The silent coup of Joseph's reckoning is not a warning. Instead, he maintains it has already happened, barely noticed. He offers in this book a collection of vignettes that show how and at what cost.' -- Adrian Levy, investigative journalist; foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times, and author of The Siege: Three Days of Terror Inside the Taj'In this compelling book by the award-winning journalist Josy Joseph, it is not India's political leaders who are under the spotlight but the murky workings of India's deep state, from the police to the federal investigative and intelligence agencies. Joseph depicts, through a variety of colourful characters, how corruption and political agendas run through the core of the agencies that should be responsible for justice and accountability, subverting democracy in the process.' -- Hannah Ellis-Petersen, South Asia correspondent for the Guardian

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Book SynopsisThe democratic promise of Yemen''s 2011 uprising quickly unravelled, triggering a shocking political and social crisis with serious implications for the future of the country and region. Fuelled by Arab and Western intervention, the infighting in Yemen descended into civil war, with hundreds of thousands of Yemenis killed, and millions facing starvation and deep social and political fragmentation. The people of Yemen face a desperate choice between the Huthi rebels on the one side and, on the other, a range of forces propped up by a Saudi-led coalition using Western arms. In her incisive, invaluable analysis, Helen Lackner uncovers the roots of the conflicts threatening the survival of the Yemeni state and its people. This fully updated edition features a new chapter on the problems of humanitarian aid in the country.Trade Review'An outstanding book that provides answers to all of the questions raised by Yemen's many crises since 2011. Written with compassion and insight, Lackner confirms her standing as the foremost authority on Yemeni politics at work today.' Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford; 'An eminently valuable account of Yemen's modern history and current travails by someone who has made it her life's work to understand the country and its people.' Roger Owen, Harvard University; 'Helen Lackner is arguably the best non-Yemeni expert of Yemen, a country where she first sojourned in the 1970s acquiring since then a unique and multifaceted expertise. This book is the best compact presentation of the background and dynamics of the social and political explosion that turned Yemen into the worst humanitarian crisis of today's world.' Gilbert Achcar, author of The People Want and Morbid Symptoms; 'A matchless geo-political profile of the country, its history, its economic structures, and above all, its people . She knows the country better than the gangs in Foggy Bottom and Whitehall, not to mention Mossad operatives or the other spooks of the international community based in Riyadh.' Tariq Ali, New Left Review; 'This timely book analyzes the deep roots of the crisis that gripped Yemen even before the destructive war against it created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Lackner is superbly equipped to trace the causes for the failure and collapse of the Yemeni state, under the inexorable pressures of neo-liberalism and regional and global rivalries.' Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University;

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Book SynopsisRussia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was a war long in the making and is the latest in a series of military interventions that have showcased Vladimir Putin’s deadly imperial ambitions and the ruthless and bloody strategies that serve his vision of a greater Russia. Putin’s Russia wants its empire back and it has taken the events in Ukraine for the West to finally realize it. Alex Bellamy examines the road to Ukraine 2022 and charts the path from Chechnya, Putin’s first war which helped propel him to the presidency, through to conflict in Georgia, Crimea, the South Caucasus and Syria. He shows the central role war has played in Putin’s rule and how it has helped craft a new social contract between president and people grounded in a shared vision of Russian national identity. For anyone wanting to understand the hows and whys of the war in Ukraine, Alex Bellamy’s clear and insightful analysis is a must-read.Trade ReviewAll of Putin's cruel wars in one book. Read it. -- John Sweeney, author of Killer in the KremlinAn accessible guide to the last 30 years of the history of Russia and its victims. Alex Bellamy demonstrates clearly how Putin's entire reign has been building up to Russia's war on Ukraine. -- Keir Giles, author of Russia's War on EverybodyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Collapse 2. Chechnya 3. Georgia 4. Ukraine I 5. Syria 6. Nagorno-Karabakh 7. Shadows 8. Ukraine II

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Book SynopsisTreaties comprise the whole range of international agreements that are governed by international law. In this volume in the Elements of International Law series, Richard Gardiner describes the essential role of treaties in international law.Beginning with an explanation of what treaties are, the book explores how they are made, how they are interpreted, and how they are implemented both internationally and within national legal systems. In doing this, Gardiner provides an account of the main features of the law of treaties and describes how treaties contribute to the formation and codification of international law. He also outlines how treaties are the foundation of international organizations which, in turn, through their constitutive treaties and those treaties which they develop, make extensive contributions to international law. The book concludes by looking at the role of treaties across multiple areas of international law, including human rights, trade and investment law, air and space law, telecommunications, international criminal law, and environmental law. Thus, the book shows that treaties, and the legal regimes which they create, now constitute the pre-eminent component of international law.

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Book SynopsisThe gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its ‘Asian Tiger’ economic miracle — and the looming threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a ‘ball of mud’, Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province — merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts. In Rebel Island, Jonathan Clements offers a concise and vivid telling of Taiwan’s complex island story, beginning with the unique conditions of its archaeology before examining its indigenous history and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. In 1949, the island became a lifeboat for two million refugees from the Chinese Communist Revolution, and the White Terror began. Later chapters explain the recent conflicts that have emerged after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as the Taiwanese debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule — all under the watchful gaze of President Xi Jinping, and politicians around the world. Rebel Island is an essential guide to Taiwan’s past and present, providing invaluable context at a time of escalating tension over its future.Trade Review‘Clements’s pacy and engaging account offers a valuable counterpoint to today’s news coverage of Taiwan. Rebel Island offers a compelling portrait of a perennially fragmented place, subject across centuries to a succession of claims on its territory, resources and identity — of which Xi’s is but the latest.’ -- Christopher Harding * The Telegraph *‘Excellent ... Clements’s brisk narrative is related with style and brio and an appropriate amount of caution, given the various competing narratives surrounding the island’s history, and he draws on an impressive trove of documentation, Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, and western. The result is a splendid portrait of the layers of identity and resistance in what is no less a settler society than the United States, Australia, or Argentina.’ -- Oliver Farry * The Irish Times *‘Rich with fascinating details, Jonathan Clements’ Rebel Island is an engaging introduction to the complicated and astonishing history of Taiwan.’ -- Shawna Yang Ryan, author of Green Island‘Taiwan has become a stresspoint of global geopolitics, and Jonathan Clements has done the world a favour with his indispensable account of its complex history. This illuminating and endlessly fascinating book can’t help but change the way we see the Taiwanese people and what they have built.’ -- Clive Hamilton, author of Hidden Hand‘Rebel Island narrates the long arc of Taiwan’s history in vivid prose and with admirable sensitivity to contemporary views regarding the island’s politically charged past. Clements provides an even-handed treatment of controversies old and new, while engaging readers with revealing anecdotes and his trademark wit.’ -- Paul D. Barclay, author of Kondo the BarbarianPraise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘This is a splendid introduction to the cooking and history of China, filled with surprising details on the origins of many famous dishes.’ * The Guardian *Praise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘Running through Clements’ account is an insistence — smartly and subtly offered, and particularly welcome in our present straits — on the role food plays in binding family and friends together.’ * The Telegraph *Praise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘Clements marshals his sources in a deft and approachable manner, leavening the complexities of history with folklore, and spicing up his narrative with piquant anecdotes.’ -- Fuchsia Dunlop * Spectator *Praise for A Brief History of Japan: ‘Perfect for travelers or students … A wonderfully fun, interesting, and informative introduction to Japanese history. Clements blends culture, politics, military, economics … all with a wit and humour that carry the narrative forward and make it real.’ -- Mark Zachary Taylor, author of The Politics of InnovationPraise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘Jonathan Clements evocatively captures the contradictions and complexities of contemporary Beijing while rooting the city in its broader historical context …’ * Times Literary Supplement *Praise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘A must-read … Accessible and concise, this whirlwind history of China’s capital city is gripping and amusing.’ * Sunday Express *Praise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘Clements makes an admirable job of disentangling truth from elaboration, finding historical foundations in much of the folklore … a commendable introduction to Beijing.’ * Japan Times *Praise for Japan at War in the Pacific: ‘This is a fascinating historical tour of one of the world’s great cities, exploring Tokyo’s long past with an eye to its present form and its bustling contemporary population. Clements digs deep into place names, and into the wider context of Japan’s long history, to offer an account that visitors to Tokyo — whether first-timers or old regulars — will no doubt find invaluable in helping them to make sense of a city that can sometimes feel overwhelming in its size and vibrant complexity.’ -- Chris Harding, author of Japan StoryPraise for Wu: ‘Clements’ skilful narrative leaves it to the reader to decide whether Wu was a tyrant or a dutiful stateswoman ... illuminating and enjoyable.’ * Publishers Weekly *Praise for Wu: ‘Clements tells the story of Wu with a light but informed touch.’ * Literary Review *Praise for Wu: ‘Astonishing.’ * The Lady *

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Book SynopsisJames Sperling's new book is a key reference point for anybody working on international security and governance. Handbook of Governance and Security takes stock of a decade of research and pushes the analysis of security governance into new fields. Covering regional security governance from the Arctic to South America, new threats from counter-terrorism to cyberspace, and governance institutions from the United Nations to the League of Arab States, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of security governance in theory and practice.'- Elke Krahmann, Brunel University, UK'This up-to-date book provides IR scholars with a compelling and rigorous understanding of security governance. The contributions draw our attention to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical underpinnings of this topic. Leading experts in the field thereby provide illuminating perspectives covering most of the world's regions, institutions, and dimensions of security. This makes it a wonderfully comprehensive treatment of a crucial paradigm in the study of International Relations that has not received enough attention so far.'- Stephanie C. Hofmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, Deputy Director, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, SwitzerlandThe Handbook of Governance and Security examines the conceptual evolution of security governance and the different manifestations of regional security governance. In particular, James Sperling brings together unique contributions from leading scholars to explore the role of institutions that have emerged as critical suppliers of security governance, and the ever-widening set of security issues that can be viewed profitably through a governance lens.The Handbook is divided into four sections which examine, in turn: the emergence, evolution, and forms of security governance, as well as the theoretical orientations that have so far dominated the literature (networks, multilateralism, regimes, and systems); the varieties and nature of security governance in eight discrete geostrategic regions; nine dimensions of governance that have been securitized in the post-Cold War period; and lastly the role of specific institutions in their regional context.This comprehensive Handbook will be of interest to both academics and postgraduates as well as practitioners and specialists in security, foreign policy, and governance.Contributors: S. Aris, G. Bahgat, M. Beeson, S. Blavoukos, A. Boin, D. Bourantonis, P.D. Bujun, A. Chater, A. Cooley, A. Cottey, S.E. Davies, S. Dutt, M. Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, M. Ekengren, L. Fawcett, M. Foucault, D.J. Galbreath, W. Greaves, S. Harnisch, Y.K. Heng, A. Holmberg, P. Jackson, S. Jasper, S. Kay, N. Klein, T. Le, K. Lee, S. Lucarelli, K. McDonagh, F. Merand, J.D. Occhipinti, W. Rees, M. Rhinard, S. Sauerteig, A. Seidyusif, C.M. Shaw, J. Sperling, R. Tavares, P. Taylor, R.M. Uriu, T. Van de Graaf, C. Wagnsson, M. WebberTrade Review’Ambitious, comprehensive, and impressive. James Sperling’s splendid edition is a milestone in scholarship on regional and global governance, security studies, and international relations. Covering theory, major world regions and key policy dimensions, as well as institutions and organizations, the volume sets the standard in the study of security governance. It is a remarkable achievement and a prime example of compelling editorial work.’ -- Ulrich Krotz, Professor, Chair in International Relations, and Director of the Europe in the World programme at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy’This volume is a cutting-edge collection of articles on security governance that together cover a complex set of challenges and coordination efforts at the global, regional, and local level. The book demonstrates how the concept of security has gradually been broadened to not only a multiplicity of issues, but also a multiplicity of actors involved. It will certainly become a standard reference for scholars interested in understanding modern theories and practices of governance of security.’ -- Luk Van Langenhove, Director, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Belgium’James Sperling’s new book is a key reference point for anybody working on international security and governance. Handbook of Governance and Security takes stock of a decade of research and pushes the analysis of security governance into new fields. Covering regional security governance from the Arctic to South America, new threats from counter-terrorism to cyberspace, and governance institutions from the United Nations to the League of Arab States, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of security governance in theory and practice.’ -- Elke Krahmann, Brunel University, UK’This up-to-date book provides IR scholars with a compelling and rigorous understanding of security governance. The contributions draw our attention to the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical underpinnings of this topic. Leading experts in the field thereby provide illuminating perspectives covering most of the world’s regions, institutions, and dimensions of security. This makes it a wonderfully comprehensive treatment of a crucial paradigm in the study of International Relations that has not received enough attention so far.’ -- Stephanie C. Hofmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, Deputy Director, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland’Overall, Sperling has positively gained momentum on a topic that might grow to become the most relevant lens to capture encompassing security practices worldwide. This handbook is a notable stepping stone worth the attention of all scholars and students exploring processes of security and governance.’ -- Carlos Solar, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: Governance and Security in the 21st Century James Sperling PART II: (PRE-)THEORIES OF SECURITY GOVERNANCE 2. Security Governance Mark Webber 3. Network Theory and Security Governance Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni 4. Multilateral Governance Sonia Lucarelli 5. Regime Complexity and Security Governance David J. Galbreath and Sascha Sauerteig 6. Regional Security Governance James Sperling PART III: REGIONAL SECURITY GOVERNANCE 7. Arctic Andrew Chater and Wilfrid Greaves 8. Central Asia Alexander Cooley 9. Europe Andrew Cottey 10. Northeast Asia Robert M. Uriu and Tom Le 11. Persian Gulf Sean Kay 12. South America Rodrigo Tavares 13. South Asia Sagarika Dutt 14. Southeast Asia Mark Beeson 15. Regional Governance and Collective Action Poorneema Devi Bujun, Martial Foucault and Frédéric Merand PART IV: DIMENSIONS OF SECURITY GOVERNANCE 16. Civilian Crisis Management Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren and Mark Rhinard 17. Conflict Management Charlotte Wagnsson and Arita Holmberg 18. Cyberspace Scott Jasper 19. Energy Gawdat Bahgat 20. Health Sara E. Davies 21. Maritime Space Natalie Klein 22. Nonproliferation Sebastian Harnisch 23. Transnational Criminality John D. Occhipinti 24. Transnational Terrorism Wyn Rees PART V: INSTITUTIONS OF SECURITY GOVERNANCE 25. Financial Action Task Force Yee Kuang Heng and Kenneth McDonagh 26. International Energy Agency Thijs Van de Graaf 27. World Health Organization Kelley Lee 28. African Union Paul Jackson 29. Arctic Council Andrew Chater 30. Collective Security Treaty Organisation Stephen Aris 31. Commonwealth Paul Taylor 32. European Union James Sperling 33. League of Arab States Louise Fawcett 34: NATO Andrew Cottey 35. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe David Galbreath and Aynur Seidyusif 36. Organization of American States Carolyn M. Shaw 37. United Nations Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how foreign policy analysis can be enriched by ‘domestic realm’ public policy approaches, concepts and theories. Starting out from the observation that foreign policy has in many ways become more similar to (and intertwined with) ‘domestic’ public policies, it bridges the divide that still persists between the two fields. The book includes chapters by leading experts in their fields on arguably the most important public policy approaches, including, for example, multiple streams, advocacy coalition, punctuated equilibrium and veto player approaches. The chapters explore how the approaches can be adapted and transferred to the study of foreign policy and point to the challenges this entails. By establishing a critical dialogue between approaches in public policy and research on foreign policy, the main contribution of the book is to broaden the available theoretical ‘toolkit’ in foreign policy analysis.Table of Contents1 Introduction: foreign policy as public policy: exploring promises and pitfalls of public policy approaches for foreign policy analysis - Klaus Brummer, Sebastian Harnisch, Kai Oppermann and Diana PankePart I: Actor-centered perspectives2 The multiple streams approach in foreign policy - Spyros Blavoukos3 Punctuated equilibrium theory and foreign policy - Jeroen Joly and Friederike Richter4 Foreign policy applications of the advocacy coalition framework - Jonathan J. Pierce and Katherine C. Hicks5 Veto player approaches in public policy and foreign policy - Kai Oppermann and Klaus BrummerPart II: Structural perspectives6 New institutionalism and foreign policy - Siegfried Schieder7 The network approach and foreign policy - Christopher Ansell and Jacob Torfing8 Policy diffusion and transfer meet foreign policy - Katja Biedenkopf and Alexander Mattelaer9 Policy learning in public policy studies: toward a dialogue with foreign policy analysis - Sebastian Harnisch10 Conclusion: the promise and pitfalls of studying foreign policy as public policy - Juliet KaarboIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the first book-length treatment of the issue in over two decades, Zunes and Mundy examine the origins, evolution, and resilience of the Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand knowledge of the region.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of The National Security Enterprise provides practitioners' insights into the operation, missions, and organizational cultures of the principal national security agencies and other institutions that shape the US national security decision-making process. Unlike some textbooks on American foreign policy, it offers analysis from insiders who have worked at the National Security Council, the State and Defense Departments, the intelligence community, and the other critical government entities. The book explains how organizational missions and cultures create the labyrinth in which a coherent national security policy must be fashioned. Understanding and appreciating these organizations and their cultures is essential for formulating and implementing it. Taking into account the changes introduced by the Obama administration, the second edition includes four new or entirely revised chapters (Congress, Department of Homeland Security, Treasury, and USAID) and updates to the text throughout. It covers changes instituted since the first edition was published in 2011, implications of the government campaign to prosecute leaks, and lessons learned from more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. This up-to-date book will appeal to students of US national security and foreign policy as well as career policymakers.Table of ContentsForeword to the First Edition by Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) Preface Introduction: The National Security Enterprise: Institutions, Cultures, and PoliticsRoger Z. George and Harvey Rishikof Part I. The Interagency Process 1. History of the Interagency Process for Foreign Relations in the United States: Murphy’s Law?Jon J. Rosenwasser and Michael Warner 2. The Evolution of the NSC ProcessDavid P. Auerswald 3. The Office of Management and Budget: The President’s Policy ToolGordon Adams, Rodney Bent, and Kathleen Peroff Part II. Key Policy Players 4. The State Department: Culture as Interagency Destiny?Marc Grossman 5. The US Agency for International Development: More Operator than PolicymakerDesaix Myers 6. The Office of the Secretary of DefenseJoseph McMillan and Franklin C. Miller 7 The Military: Forging a Joint Warrior CultureMichael J. Meese and Isaiah Wilson III 8. The Department of the Treasury: Brogues on the GroundDina Temple-Raston and Harvey Rishikof Part III. Intelligence and Law Enforcement 9. Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing PartnerThomas Fingar 10 Central Intelligence Agency: The President’s OwnRoger Z. George 11. The Evolving FBI: Becoming a New National Security Enterprise AssetHarvey Rishikof and Brittany Albaugh 12. The Department of Homeland Security: Civil Protection and ResilienceSusan Ginsburg Part IV. The President’s Partners and Rivals13. Congress: The Other BranchDavid P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell 14. The US Supreme Court: The Cult of the Robe in the National Security EnterpriseHarvey Rishikof Part V. The Outside Players15. Lobbyists: When US National Security and Special Interests CompeteGerald Felix Warburg 16. Think Tanks: Supporting Cast Players in the National Security EnterpriseEllen Laipson 17. The Media: Witness to the National Security EnterpriseJohn M. Diamond Conclusion: Navigating the Labyrinth of the National Security EnterpriseHarvey Rishikof and Roger Z. George List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely analysis of security in Europe identifies the factors that enable and hinder the creation of networks of defence cooperation across the continent. Going beyond regional arrangements established by NATO and the European Union, this book considers the subregional level by focusing on bilateral and minilateral defence collaborations. It provides a new conceptual framework to assess the rationales, leadership and the complex dynamics within these alliances, and highlights how they shape and interact with NATO and EU initiatives.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Multinational Defence Cooperation in Europe 3. Conceptualizing Defence Cooperation 4. The European Security Community 5. Defence Budgets 6. Previous Defence Collaborations 7. Strong Leadership and Chemistry 8. Supportive Political Milieu 9. How to Achieve Defence Cooperation in Europe 10. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPoliticians, financiers and bureaucrats claim to believe in free competitive markets, yet they have built the most unfree market system ever created. In this Gilded Age, income is funnelled to the owners of property – financial, physical and intellectual – at the expense of society. Wages stagnate as labour markets are transformed by outsourcing, automation and the on-demand economy, generating more rental income while broadening the precariat. Now fully updated with an introduction examining the systemic issues exposed by Brexit and Covid-19, The Corruption of Capitalism argues that rentier capitalism is fostering revolt and presents a new income distribution system that would achieve the extinction of the rentier while encouraging sustainable growth.Trade Review"The Basic Income is an idea whose time has come, and Guy Standing has pioneered our understanding of it - not just of the concept but of the challenges it is designed to meet: rapid automation and the emergence of a precarious workforce for whom wages derived from work will never be enough. As we move into an age where work and leisure become blurred, and work dissociated from incomes, Standing's analysis is vital." - Paul Mason "Is it possible to make capitalism work for the many rather than the few? In this thoughtful book, Guy Standing focuses on the central problem of modern capitalism - the tendency of great wealth to transform itself into political power that corrupts the political process and generates laws and regulations favouring the wealthy - and suggests useful and important solutions." - Robert Reich, Labor Secretary to President Clinton, 1993-97 "Guy Standing's incisive critique of the corruption of rentier capitalism and his description of the potential of the rising precariat should put politicians and ruling elites on the alert." - John McDonnell, shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Book SynopsisHow did the United States appoint itself as the world’s supreme military power? Stephen Wertheim delves into the archives of the U.S. foreign policy elite to trace armed dominance to its origin in World War II. He shows how officials and intellectuals suddenly chose to embrace perpetual dominance—at the price of perpetual war.Trade ReviewYou really ought to read it…It is a tour de force…While Wertheim is not the first to expose isolationism as a carefully constructed myth, he does so with devastating effect. Most of all, he helps his readers understand that ‘so long as the phantom of isolationism is held to be the most grievous sin, all is permitted.’ -- Andrew J. Bacevich * The Nation *For almost 80 years now, historians and diplomats have sought not only to describe America’s swift advance to global primacy but also to explain it…Any writer wanting to make a novel contribution either has to have evidence for a new interpretation, or at least be making an older argument in some improved and eye-catching way. Stephen Wertheim’s Tomorrow, the World does both…[An] estimable book. -- Paul Kennedy * Wall Street Journal *The only recent book to explore U.S. elites’ decision to become the world’s primary power in the early 1940s—a profoundly important choice that has affected the lives of billions of people throughout the globe…Contributes to the effort to transform U.S. foreign policy by giving pro-restraint Americans a usable past. Though Tomorrow, the World is not a polemic, its implications are invigorating…Wertheim opens space for Americans to reexamine their own history and ask themselves whether primacy has ever really met their interests. -- Daniel Bessner * New Republic *In writing the history of the country’s decision to embrace a militarist vision of world order—and to do so, counterintuitively, through the creation of the United Nations—Wertheim provides an importantly revisionist account of U.S. foreign policy in the 1940s, one that helps us think anew about internationalism today…The contemporary stakes of Wertheim’s work are plainly apparent…A reminder of just how strange it is that Americans have come to see military supremacy as a form of selfless altruism, as a gift to the world. -- Sam Lebovic * Boston Review *Wertheim delves into an important bit of history to try to pinpoint exactly when and why the United States embraced the global military supremacy that Americans have taken for granted for decades…He is on [firm] ground in arguing that today U.S. global military dominance has outlived its original purpose. -- Jessica T. Mathews * Foreign Affairs *The Trump and Biden administrations have seen a sharp shift away from the United States’ desire to be the preeminent power in the world. But how did it get there in the first place? In painstaking detail, Wertheim draws the battle map of intellectual warfare that went on during World War II between U.S. thinkers who wanted the United States to continue the tradition of British preeminence and those who didn’t. -- Jack Detsch * Foreign Policy *Stephen Wertheim isn’t only a great historian of American foreign policy. He uses history to offer a critique of American foreign policy that Americans desperately need now. -- Peter Beinart, author of The Icarus SyndromeHow did the United States acquire the will to lead the world? How did primacy come to be the natural posture of America’s policy elite? In this groundbreaking new history, Stephen Wertheim overturns our existing understanding of the emergence of American global dominance. A work of brilliantly original historical scholarship that will transform the way we think about the past, the present, and the future. -- Adam Tooze, author of CrashedAmericans now believe global leadership is their birthright; this splendid book uncovers the origins of that conviction. Wertheim’s detailed analysis of strategic planning before and during World War II shows that the pursuit of global primacy was a conscious choice, made by a foreign policy elite that equated ‘internationalism’ with the active creation of a world order based on U.S. military preponderance. Myths about the seductive dangers of ‘isolationism’ helped marginalize alternative perspectives, leaving armed dominance and military interventionism as the default settings for U.S. foreign policy. A carefully researched and beautifully written account, Tomorrow, the World sheds new light on a critical period in U.S. history and reminds us that internationalism can take many different forms. -- Stephen M. Walt, author of The Hell of Good IntentionsHow did the idea of American military supremacy come to be understood as essential and inevitable? In this important and beautifully crafted revisionist history, Stephen Wertheim shows the way a foreign policy consensus in favor of American predominance was forged as Hitler ransacked Europe. It became an assumed necessity after World War II, and later fueled military build-up and ongoing armed conflict. By revealing the contingent path of American global militarism, Wertheim makes an urgent and overdue reassessment possible. -- Mary L. Dudziak, author of War TimeExcellent…An important contribution to the history of U.S. foreign policy, and it is also relevant to contemporary debates about the proper U.S. role in the world. -- Daniel Larson * American Conservative *Forcefully argues that primacy-by-choice has had parlous consequences—for both the United States and the world. -- Susan L. Caruthers * Diplomatic History *One does not need to be universally opposed to all of American policy since the Second World War to see the immense value of this book in showing the ideological lineage we have inherited that distorts how we talk about Grand Strategy through the present. -- Christopher Mott * Global Security Review *Wertheim challenges the longstanding U.S. foreign policy by dismantling a narrative about American ‘isolationism’; in doing so, he provides the intellectual foundations for the reemergence of a truly liberal American grand strategy. -- Jennifer Lind * H-Diplo *He brings into sharp focus the doings of elites…America’s pursuit of global supremacy was, in his engaging and studious retelling, less the final outcome of long-simmering forces or of latent but unreasoned belief systems than a ‘deliberate decision’ made by a numerically small group of individuals at a very specific moment in time. -- Matthew Cantirino * Humanitas *A brisk, deeply researched, and thought-provoking revisionist history of the US foreign policy establishment surrounding World War II, pinpointing the moment when America abandoned its traditional mode of engagement in world affairs in favor of global hegemony underwritten by military force…This is an essential read for understanding how American empire came to seem permanent and inevitable—a topic very much relevant today. -- David Klion * Jewish Currents *Not only a sharp and well-argued historical analysis of American foreign policy, but also a persuasive political argument about America’s place in the world today…The rise of the American Empire was not facilitated by ‘absent-minded’ policy makers. Instead, the drafters of the plan were very much aware of their own ambitions while not necessarily sharing them with the wider public…An exceptionally readable blend of intellectual history, foreign policy and international theory. -- Or Rosenboim * Journal of Strategic Studies *Even readers who question Wertheim’s premises or differ from him on current policy will find much to learn in a concise, jargon-free study grounded on careful research. -- William Anthony Hay * Law & Liberty *Wertheim provides an important historical corrective to the notion that the United States sleepwalked into global supremacy…An important read. -- Charles Dunst * LSE Review of Books *In the wake of [WWII], decision makers regarded military restraint not as a virtue but as a recipe for chaos. Intervention was seen as inevitable, and isolationism became a dirty word. Politicians debated particular engagements, but they rarely questioned America's role as global cop…But as Wertheim reminds us, foreign policy elites chose to take on this role, and they can choose to leave it behind. -- Fiona Harrigan * Reason *Original…A bold and sweeping reinterpretation of history…It is also a tract for our times. As such, its key point is that the United States’ commitment to global military dominance arose from the specific, unforeseen and exceptional circumstances of 1940–41 and represented a departure from the nation’s previous path. -- John A. Thompson * S-USIH: Society for U.S. Intellectual History *A stimulating revisionist view that sees the move to world dominance as a conscious choice. * Choice *Wertheim…details the thinking behind America’s pursuit of global dominance from the 1940s to the present day in this impeccably researched debut history…This fine-grained account sheds new light on an era and a worldview too often obscured by gauzy patriotism. * Publishers Weekly *Influential…Since World War II, the U.S. idea of internationalism has become fatally intertwined with the idea of maintaining the United States’ global military dominance. -- Michael Hirsch * Foreign Policy *

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Book SynopsisFrom Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor during Trump's administration, a bold assessment of the most critical foreign policy and national security challenges of our age. There has been a shift in power since the end of the Cold War. In Battlegrounds, bestselling author, commander, scholar and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster examines the rising strength of Russia and China, the threat from hostile states Iran and North Korea, the complex battlegrounds in South Asia and the Middle East, and the new arenas of international competition space, cyberspace and emerging technology.How can foreign policy, which has across multiple administrations proved itself outdated, misconceived, inconsistent and poorly implemented, be transformed to face the challenges of today? How can Western countries like America and the UK stay relevant, secure and humane? How can we abandon what McMaster calls Strategic Narcissism' in favour of Strategic Empathy' an approach that reTrade Review‘Indispensable… Battlegrounds provides a comprehensive and expert review of the strategic threats the US faced when the author was in the White House – not only the Chinese challenge but also Russia’s troublemaking everywhere from Syria to cyberspace, and the perennial North Korean and Iranian menaces’TLS Praise for H.R. McMaster’s Dereliction of Duty ‘A stunning book: eloquent and highly effective. The word noble would not be going too far.’Paul Fussell, author of The Great War & Modern Memory ‘Well-written and full of enlightening new details … Significantly adds to the historical record of a great national failure.’Arnold R. Isaacs, Washington Post ‘Carefully researched and vividly narrated, H.R. McMaster's book adds a new and disturbing dimension to an understanding of the decisions that propelled us into the Vietnam war. It should be read by anyone interested in the origins of one of the great tragedies in American history.’Stanley Karnow, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of Vietnam: A History ‘A book to boggle your mind with new revelations of ineptness, duplicity, and arrogance amongst the senior-most officials of the United States … McMaster pastes all the puzzle pieces together to reveal a plot Shakespearean in its proportions … McMaster's scholarship and presentation is exemplary. The author's arguments are coherent and convincing and important to the historical record.’Peter Arnett, The Washington Monthly ‘An outstanding example of historical research, interpretation, scholarship, and fair-minded analysis.’Donald Kagan, author of On the Origins of War

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Book SynopsisThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping the UDHR constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

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Book SynopsisThe United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." -- Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters."--Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe."--Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books

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Book SynopsisThe compelling and provocative history of world government, from acclaimed author Mark MazowerShortlisted for the RUSI 2013 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military LiteratureIn 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. Instead of independent states changing sides, doing deals and betraying one another, a new, collegial ''Concert of Europe'' would ensure that the brutal chaos of the Napoleonic Wars never happened again.Mark Mazower''s remarkable new book recreates two centuries of international government - the struggle to spread values and build institutions to bring order to an anarchic and dangerous state system.Trade ReviewMazower has strengthened his claim to be the preeminent historian of a generation ... On rare occasions, a work of history emerges that not only fundamentally refashions our understanding of the past, it enables us to reassess the present and, with luck, influence our future. I advise everyone who is concerned about our precarious situation to learn from and absorb Mazower's remarkable achievement -- Misha GlennyA significant contribution to historical scholarship, with the chapters on the 19th century's remarkable swirl of politics, ideas and organisations being particularly original and valuable ... Simply for giving us this lucid account, Mazower deserves our gratitude. But Governing the World is also an intriguing read because of the strong argument he places within it ... This new work certainly gave this reviewer an awful lot to think about - to an author, there may be no greater praise than that -- Paul Kennedy * Financial Times *Governing Europe, and then the whole world ... this idea has found its perfect chronicler in Mark Mazower, whose perceptions are cosmopolitan, humane, learned, and properly skeptical. What is more, his history is written in clear, elegant prose. Essential reading not just for historians, but anyone interested in the troubled world we live in -- Ian BurumaA prodigious work: a master historian's reconstruction of how individuals and nations since 1815 have sought to promote national interests in ever more complicated international settings. A dramatic, novel account of ideas and institutions in collision with hard realities. Indispensable also for its full and subtle account of American policies since 1917, always with a fine touch for the hitherto neglected person or little noticed moment that illuminates historic processes. Profound, relevant, and morally instructive - and a pleasure to read -- Fritz SternThis is a book that needed to be written ... [Governing the World] is truly illuminating ... The story is a fascinating one, and Mazower tells it with authority and verve -- Adam Zamoyski * Literary Review *The idea of global government has entranced the world for centuries. Mark Mazower's brilliant book shows how much effort has gone into this idea - and how futile it has mostly been in an era of individualism and growing divisiveness -- Alan BrinkleyMazower is a man of immense erudition, a real scholar ... [A] remarkable book ... Reading him is like being lectured by the best left-wing professor you'll ever have. Or like reading the best foreign affairs writer the Guardian or the Nation has to offer ... You can learn a lot from him * Standpoint *

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Book SynopsisA sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the Middle East from an award-winning journalist who has covered the region for over forty years, The Great War for Civilisation unflinchingly chronicles the tragedy of the region from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution; from the American hostage crisis in Beirut to the Iran-Iraq War; from the 1991 Gulf War to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. A book of searing drama as well as lucid, incisive analysis, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.

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Book SynopsisIndia and UK have historical conflicts. In 2017, India entered the ICJ election due to the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. It was a significant battle against the UK and Security Council members. Syed Akbaruddin's account highlights India's global emergence and UN's operations.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses a central question about the Cold War that has never been adequately resolved. Why did the United States go to such lengths, not merely to ""contain"" the People's Republic of China, but to isolate it from all diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties to other nations? Why, in other words, was American policy more hostile to China than to the Soviet Union, at least until President Nixon visited China in 1972? The answer, as set out here, lies in the fear of China's emergence as a power capable of challenging the new Asian order the United States sought to shape in the wake of World War II. To meet this threat, American policy-makers fashioned an ideology that was not simply or exclusively anticommunist, but one that aimed at creating an integrated, cooperative world capitalism under U.S. leadership - an ideology, in short, designed to outlive the Cold War. In building his argument, James Peck draws on a wide variety of little-known documents from the archives of the National Security Council and the CIA. He shows how American officials initially viewed China as a ""puppet"" of the Soviet Union, then as ""independent junior partner"" in a Sino-Soviet bloc, and finally as ""revolutionary model"" and sponsor of social upheaval in the Third World. Each of these constructs revealed more about U.S. perceptions and strategic priorities than about actual shifts in Chinese thought and conduct. All were based on the assumption that China posed a direct threat not just to specific U.S. interests and objectives abroad but to the larger vision of a new global order dominated by American economic and military power. Although the nature of ""Washington's China"" may have changed over the years, Peck contends that the ideology behind it remains unchanged, even today.Trade ReviewChina is the subject matter of this book, but it is also the focus used by the author to analyze and dissect internal, highly classified American ideological explanations and justifications for its evolving strategies toward the entire 'communist bloc' throughout the Cold War.... Above all, Peck's study shows us the roots of American 'globalism' - its tendency to see the entire world as a single chessboard, much as the Marxist-Leninists did, rather than to deal discretely with different situations. - Chalmers Johnson, author of The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic.

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Book SynopsisOn December 9, 2014, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a 576-page report that strongly condemned the CIA for its secret and brutal use of torture in the treatment of prisoners during the George W. Bush Administration after 9/11. This deeply researched and fully documented investigation caused monumental controversy, interest, and concern, yet much of the American public found the report to be dense and inaccessible to the general reader. Using their tried, tested, and celebrated graphic storytelling method, Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón have summarized, illustrated, and made accessible the damning torture report. Jacobson's text highlights the key lessons learned from the Report-that the CIA lied about the brutality of the techniques used, about their effectiveness, about how many people they detained and subjected to these techniques, and that they routinely dismissed the concerns expressed by interrogators in the field. Colón's unmistakable talent as an illustrator adds power and poignancy to the facts, infusing them with a sense of immediacy and humanity that is unforgettable. With its unique format, The Torture Report will finally allow Americans to lift the veil and fully understand the crimes committed by the CIA.

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Book SynopsisThe main issues of this work are the construction of US identity, as seen particularly in its foreign policy, and structural issues of identity. It examines the way in which the identity of the USA has been written and rewritten through foreign policies operating in its name.Table of ContentsPrefaceA note about the revised editionIntroduction1. Provocations of our time2. Rethinking foreign policy3. Foreign policy and identity4. Foreign policy and difference5. Imagining America6. Writing security7. Rewriting security8. The politics of theorizing identityEpilogue: The disciplinary politics of theorising identity

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Book SynopsisA revelatory account of a reformed Islamist movement's role in toppling the Assad regime.

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Book SynopsisThe peace treaties represented an almost impossible attempt to solve the problems caused by a murderous world war. In The Lights that Failed: European International History 1919-1933, part of the Oxford History of Modern Europe series, Steiner challenges the common assumption that the Treaty of Versailles led to the opening of a second European war. In a radically original way, this book characterizes the 1920s not as a frustrated prelude to a second global conflict but as a fascinating decade in its own right, when politicians and diplomats strove to re-assemble a viable European order. Steiner examines the efforts that failed but also those which gave hope for future promise, many of which are usually underestimated, if not ignored. She shows that an equilibrium was achieved, attained between a partial American withdrawal from Europe and the self-imposed constraints which the Soviet system imposed on exporting revolution. The stabilization painfully achieved in Europe reached it fragile limits after 1925, even prior to the financial crises that engulfed the continent. The hinge years between the great crash of 1929 and Hitler''s achievement of power in 1933 devastatingly altered the balance between nationalism and internationalism. This wide-ranging study helps us grasp the decisive stages in this process. In a second volume, The Triumph of the Night Steiner will examine the immediate lead up to the Second World War and its early years.Trade Review...indisputably the most detailed and authoritative single-volume account of European international history in the fifteen years following the end of the First World War...[the work] affirms Zara Steiner's status as the pre-eminent historian of inter-war international affairs. * Martin Conway, EHR 494 *Zara Steiner has produced a splendid volume, chock full of detail and with many thought-provoking insights. It will remain a classic for many years to come. For those studying international business history it will serve as an excellent background reference manual to the period...If one were to ask for more it would be the second volume in the same vein. * Derek H. Aldcroft, Business History *Table of ContentsPART I: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE, 1918-1929; PART II: THE HINGE YEARS, 1930-1933

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Book SynopsisA History of International Human Rights and Forgotten HeroesIn this national bestseller, the critically acclaimed author Peter Balakian brings us a riveting narrative of the massacres of the Armenians in the 1890s and of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Using rarely seen archival documents and remarkable first-person accounts, Balakian presents the chilling history of how the Turkish government implemented the first modern genocide behind the cover of World War I. And in the telling, he resurrects an extraordinary lost chapter of American history.Awarded the Raphael Lemkin Prize for the best scholarly book on genocide by the Institute for Genocide Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center.

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Book SynopsisA case for a re-reading of world history in terms of foreign relationsTrade Review'Van der Pijl's innovative concept 'modes of foreign relations'challenges Marxists to revisit international relations and encouragesinternational relations specialists to broaden their horizons as herelates a fascinating interpretation of global politics stretching fromnomads to Empires, old and new. A wonderful, provocative book' -- Robert O'Brien, Professor of Global Labour Issues, McMaster University'Tracing the history of foreign relations, Kees van der Pijl shows that they are inscribed in daily life. Nomads, Empires, States is an artful study that redefines the field of international studies' -- James H. Mittelman, Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC'His highly accessible tour de force is rich, provocative, and interesting. It is also important for an understanding of this difficult and (hopefully) transitional moment in history' -- George Wright, Professor Emeritus, Department of Poltical science, California State University.'A masterful work of historical materialism, showing how human social organisation proceeds from its manipulation of nature and technology, how human social organisations are transformed through their 'foreign relations' with other such organisations, and how such relations are becoming internal rather than 'international'. Whatever one might think of the human future after reading this book, it will certainly leave one thinking about it' -- Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics University of California, Santa Cruz'An intellectual tour de force! This important, innovative and insightful book challenges the dominant Euro-centric and state-centric approach to International Relations. By offering an alternative framework based on the concept of 'modes of foreign relations,' Van der Pijl takes us on a journey through time that allows us to grasp the origins and development of 'relations between communities.'' -- Susanne Soederberg, Canada Research Chair, Department of Development Studies, Queen’s University, Canada.'A work of scholarship, imagination, cogency and irreducible humanistic optimism' -- Professor Fred Halliday, LSE'Provides a majesterial and authentic historical materialist account of 'foreign relations' that is at once conceptually innovative and deeply historical. This impressive work deserves a very wide readership, particularly by those of us who recognise the importance of van der Pijl's subject but make use of different theoretical traditions' -- Dr Randall Germain, Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada.'Synthesises a massive amount of research in dividing human history into four main modes of foreign relations: tribal, empire/nomad, sovereign equality, and global governance. A convincing case is made for the power of his theorisation of our past and its crucial contribution not only for understanding the present, but also for mapping the paths to desirable futures' -- Robert Albritton, Professor Emeritus, York University, Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsPreface 1. Foreign Relations and the Marxist Legacy 2. Tribal Encounters 3. Imperial Universalism and the Nomad Counterpoint 4. The Conquest of the Oceans-Ethnogenesis of the West 5. Worlds of Difference References Index

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