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Book SynopsisThis is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process- Klaus Armingeon, University of BernDoing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences- Jan-Erik Lane, University of GenevaThis book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science Istrongly recommend it.- Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University MarburgThis thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline.ParTable of ContentsPART ONE: COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY - Hans Keman Comparative Methodology and Statistics in Political Science The Comparative Approach Theory and Method Meaning and Use of the Comparative Method Research Design PART TWO: STATISTICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE - Jan Kleinnijenhuis Concepts, Cases, Data and Measurement Explorative and Descriptive Statistics Multivariate Analysis and Causal Inference PART THREE: DOING POLITICAL RESEARCH - Paul Pennings How Problems Arise How Decisions Are Made How Problems Are Solved

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From action research to validity, this innovative and informative text is an invaluable guide to a variety of core research concepts in both political science and international relations. Key Features: - Each entry is consistently structured, providing: a clear definition, a focused explanation, a summary of current debates and areas of research, further reading, and references to other related concepts. - Explains how and why particular research methods are used and highlights alternative research concepts and strategies. - Cross-relates entries, enabling you to dip in to topics and follow threads throughout the book. - Packed with illuminating examples to help you to apply theory to the 'real world' of political analysis. An essential companion for students of Politics and International Relations at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.ReviewThis book provides a clear, balanced and accessible introduction to a broad range of methodological concepts and techniques. Research methods can be a challenging area of study for undergraduate students, and this text will be an indispensable guide for students of Politics and International Relations at different stages of their degree.Fidelma AsheSenior Lecturer in Politics, the University of Ulster Lisa Harrison and Theresa Callan have succeeded in doing what few authors have hitherto managed! They have written a robust introductory text on research methods in the field of Politics and IR which is both clear and accessible and covers all bases succinctly. This book will be a tremendous resource for undergraduates in the field.Dr Nicholas StartinLecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath Table of ContentsIndroduction Action Research Autobiography/Biography Research Behaviourialism Case Studies Causality and Correlations Comparative Method Concepts Content Analysis Deduction/Induction Discourse Analysis Documentary Analysis Ecological Fallacy Empirical Analysis Epistemology Ethics Ethnography and Ethnomethodology Evidence-based Policy Making (EBPM) Feminism/Feminist Methodologies Focus Groups Hypothesis-Testing and Inference Interviewing Levels of Measurement Methods Methodology Narratives Observation Official Data Ontology Paradigm Positivism Post-postivism Presenting Quantitative Analysis Primary Sources Qualitative Methods Quantitative Methods Rational-Choice Realism Reliability Sampling Secondary Analysis Survey Design Theory Triangulation Validity Variables Index

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Book SynopsisWater resources and related issues are of great significance in 21st century politics. In Africa, for example, hydropolitics affect politics and policymaking at the local, national, and international levels. To investigate water politics, this unique work focuses on the issue transboundary water governance in Southern and Eastern Africa.Based on extensive field research, it offers a comparative study of the Orange Senqu and Nile basins in Africa, arguing that both causal and behavioral factors (such as localization and trust building) drive the multi-leveled development of cooperative management norms and foster the creation of regional communities of interest.The book combines theory, analysis, and fieldwork within the framework of Constructivism as well as a wide range of examples to identify and analyze the nature of norms in hydropolitics. By doing so, it will help shape the debate on how water conflict and cooperative governance should evolve and will interest anyoneTrade Review[Jacobs'] empirical materials are rich, and the book provides a good introduction to the international dimension of these issues. * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction / 1. Constructing Complexity and Soft Power in Transboundary Water Governance / 2. Multi-level Water Governance: Factors, Actors, Process / 3. The Orange-Senqu River Basin and the Importance of the Past / 4. The Nile River Basin and a Changing Landscape / 5. Comparison of Multi-level Water Governance in Southern and East Africa / 6. Scaling out to Environmental Politics: Lessons learned from Water / 7. Water as a tool for Regional Integration and Policy Implications / Conclusion. Exploring New Frontiers in Transboundary Water Governance

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Book SynopsisBecoming Enemies brings the unique methods of critical oral history to understand U.S. and Iranian relations from the fall of the Shah in 1978 through the Iranian hostage crisis and the Iran-Iraq war. Scholars and former officials involved with U.S.Trade Review[This] book is a very useful source on the Iran–Iraq war, adding a wealth of useful material that was not available before. One of its central themes – that of `missed opportunities’ in US–Iranian relations – is also well-taken and critical to an understanding of the topic. * European Political Science *By applying an innovative methodology ("critical oral history"), by engaging some of the most authoritative voices on the subject matter in a well-informed, candid, and insightful dialogue, and through their own trenchant analyses, the authors of this groundbreaking work provide a fresh perspective on the mindsets, misperceptions, and misguided policies by Iran, Iraq, and the United States, that helped start and prolong what became one of the bloodiest regional wars in the latter half of the twentieth century. For policymakers, scholars, and students pondering the causes of the enduring enmities and mistrust between Iran and the United States today, this book is a must read. -- Ali Banuazizi, Boston College and past president, Middle East Studies AssociationAn elegantly written treasure trove of fascinating, forgotten, and previously unrevealed history. For those seeking to understand the roots of modern enmity between the U.S. and Iran, Becoming Enemies is a truly unique and wonderful resource. -- Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie EndowmentA fascinating, eye-opening book about the players and politics of the Iran-Iraq war and the war's domestic and foreign policy repercussions whose effects continue to resonate today. -- Haleh Esfandiari, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsBecoming Enemies provides a unique and unrivalled insight into the framing of U.S. policy toward the Iran-Iraq war and the roots of the contemporary American-Iranian antagonism. The innovative approach of critical oral history yields penetrating insights into how policy-makers and officials understood events at the time and in hindsight. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand recent U.S. policy in the Middle East. -- Nigel J. Ashton, London School of Economics and Political ScienceToo often, Americans seem eager to do things rather than to understand things. For those who wish to understand, this book offers invaluable insights about the world's most dysfunctional relationship. By explaining a key episode in the long conflict between Iran and the United States, it presents invaluable insights. Whether Americans are willing to consider them could make the difference between war and peace. -- Stephen Kinzer, author of Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two WorldsThe roots of all of America’s current problems with Iraq and Iran lie in our conduct during the Iran-Iraq War. Becoming Enemies provides a profound understanding into that experience. It is a fascinating story, and by presenting it in the words of those who crafted the policy, it gives the reader a rare “fly-on-the-wall” perspective on how American policy gets made, and how the United States got itself into the mess it is in today in the Persian Gulf. -- Kenneth M. Pollack, author of The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America and Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991In this brilliant and disturbing book, America’s foreign policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 1980s is told, for the first time, from deep inside the U.S. decision making apparatus of the Carter and Reagan administrations. It is a sobering tale of Washington’s misperceptions, ignorance and arrogance drawing on newly declassified documentation and oral testimony from key participants, who struggle to come to grips with how and why the U.S. rallied behind one of the twentieth century’s most brutal despots, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, in his war with Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran, thereby sowing the seeds of bitter U.S.-Iranian enmity that exists to this day. -- Patrick Tyler, former Middle East correspondent for The New York Times and The Washington PostDuring the calamitous decade following the fall of the Pahlavi regime the Carter and Reagan administrations struggled to reorient the U.S. policy to a Middle East where a central geopolitical pillar had been upended. This was a decade of enormous violence and confusion, and a period when mutual enmity and suspicion were deeply gouged into the collective minds of the Iranian and U.S. political elite. This novel and commendably lucid volume draws on a trove of declassified documents, as well as top scholars and policy experts to offer fresh accounts of defining episodes of the decade. The often enlightening give-and-take of scholars, diplomats and officials, several of whom played leading roles during this fateful period, lends authenticity to the authors' assessments. Given the dangers that continue to haunt U.S.-Iran relations, Becoming Enemies could not be more urgent to read and ponder. -- Augustus Richard Norton, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsForeword: By Bruce Riedel. Part I: The U.S. and Iran: How “the Enemy Has Become Our Masterpiece.” Prologue: Kierkegaard in the Desert: A Reader’s Guide to Becoming Enemies. Dramatis Personae: Who’s Who at the Musgrove Conference. Chapter One: How It Came to This: The Evolution of Dueling U.S. and Iranian Narratives. Part II: The Musgrove Conference: A Critical Oral History of the Origins of U.S.-Iranian Enmity. Chapter Two: The U.S. Confronts The Islamic Republic: The Origins of Enmity, 1979-1982. Chapter Three: The U.S. Tilt Toward Iraq: A Strategy for Avoiding a “Middle Eastern Armageddon.” Chapter Four: “A World-Class Rogues’ Gallery of Liars and Crooks”: The Iran-Contra Affair. Chapter Five: “This Huge Crescendo of Pressures”: Iraqi Resurgence in 1988 and Iranian Preparation for War with the U.S. Chapter Six: Khomeini Drinks the “Hemlock”: How the United Nations Facilitated the End of the War. Part III: Revelations, Perspectives and Interpretations. Chapter Seven: Missed Opportunities? The Virtual History of U.S.-Iran Relations During the Iran-Iraq War. Epilogue: Takeaways: What Did We Learn From the Musgrove Dialogues? Appendix I: Chronology. Appendix II: Annotated Excerpts From Declassified Documents. Credits. Endnotes. Acronyms. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Index.

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Book SynopsisNations, even the most powerful, cannot cope by themselves with many of the problems confronting them. Collective efforts are needed, and diplomacy is a key element in this process. This text examines how diplomacy serves global governance, how the diverse international actors use it, and what it accomplishes. The focus is on diplomatic practice, looking at the diverse methods used by the international actors involved and how they contribute to its effectiveness. The first section examines how various levels of international actors practice diplomacy. Nation states are still key actors and they use many methods in embassies, international conferences, international organizations, summit meetings, and more. International organizations are both a forum for multilateral diplomacy and a major set of international actors still growing in significance for global governance diplomacy. In addition, a multiplicity of regional or limited membership institutions play a role in global governance. Trade ReviewGlobal Governance Diplomacy is an outstanding and highly successful effort to tie the myriad strands of contemporary diplomacy and governance together. It is extremely well-written, and gives many practical examples of the interconnectedness of world issues, It will introduce students and practitioners both effectively to the traditional bases of current problems as well as the ways world thinkers and leaders are trying to cope with exploding nontraditional global situations. -- John D. Stempel, senior professor emeritus at and former director of International Relations U.K. Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of KentuckyNo one has a better mastery of the field of diplomacy than Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux. His command of the basic facts of international diplomacy is comprehensive both in his grasp of the contemporary complexity of this field, and of its historical background. Here he sets forth the complex and interlocking networks of international diplomacy and will have applications both in the academic community and for orientation sessions for government bureaucrats and military officers. -- Timothy J. Lomperis, Saint Louis University, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Saint Louis UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1. Diplomacy and Global Governance Meaning of Diplomacy Problem of Ideology Negotiation Impact of Technology Structure of the Book Part I. International Actors and their Diplomacy Chapter 2 Role of State Diplomacy in Global Governance Traditional Diplomatic Means States Using International Organizations for Global Governance International Conferences Summit and Ministerial Diplomacy Treaty-Making as an Instrument of Global Governance Role of Diverse Domestic Agencies in Global Governance Diplomacy Transgovernmental Operations Changing Nature of the Nation State System Chapter 3. International Organizations as Instruments of Global Governance Diplomacy of National Representatives in a Multilateral Setting Diplomacy of International Organizations as International Actors The Use of Courts in International Organizations New Forms of International Representation Law-making Power Inter-parliamentary Bodies in International Organizations Regional Organizations Chapter 4. Role of NGOs in Global Governance Diplomacy Consultative Association with the UN Lobbying Diplomats Access to International Conferences Parallel Forums Participation in Preparatory Committee Negotiations Participation in the Conference Itself Participation in Conference Follow-up Activities Participation in UN Policy-Making Participation in the Implementation of Field Projects Association with National Governments The Landmines Campaign Instruments of Opposition Agents of conflict Resolution Reconciliation and Peace-Building Part II. Global Challenges and the Role of Diplomacy Chapter 5. Global Governance Diplomacy for Peace and Securrity Rule of Law Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Political Means of Peaceful Settlement Judicial Means of Peaceful Settlement Preventive Diplomacy Responding to the Outbreak of War United Nations Collective Security Peacekeeping and Other Operations The Suez Crisis UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Record Peacekeeping by Regional Organizations Responding to International Terrorism Arms Control Chapter 6. Diplomacy of Economic Governance Global Governance and International Trade Regional Diplomacy to Foster Trade and Economic Integration Diplomacy of Economic Development The Millennium Development Goals Undertaking Regional Efforts for Economic Development The Multinational Corporation Issue Chapter 7. Addressing Social Issues Health Care HIV/AIDS Hunger Population Well-Being of Children Youth Aging Education, Science and Culture The United Nations University International Migration and the Plight of Refugees Disaster Relief Disaster Reduction Road Traffic Accidents Narcotic Drug Traffic International Crime Control Chapter 8. Human Rights and the Diplomatic Process Background The International Labor Organization The League of Nations The United Nations Regional Level Europe Latin America Africa Asia-Pacific Region Middle East Chapter 9. Environmental Diplomacy Initial Environmental Action 1972 Stockholm Conference Urban Settlements and the Environment Expanding Environmental Efforts Toward the Rio Summit Conference The Rio Earth Summit Four Special Issues Desertification Small Island Developing States Fish Stocks Conservation Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution More Summits Regional Activities for Environmental Protection Chapter 10. The Future of Global Governance Diplomacy

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Book SynopsisThroughout the Second World War, a wide range of people, including political leaders and government officials, experts and armchair internationalists, civil society groups and private citizens talked about and formulated plans to ensure national security and to promote individual well-being in the postwar world. Rebuilding the Postwar Order explains how civil society and governments of the wartime allies conceived of peace and traces the international negotiations and conferences that later resulted in the United Nations system. It adopts a multilateral approach, connects wartime ideas to earlier peacemaking efforts, and reveals support for, as well as resistance and alternatives to, the emerging postwar order. In chapters on the United Nations, UNRRA, the IMF, World Bank and GATT, the FAO and WHO, UNESCO, and human rights, McKenzie explores the tensions between national sovereignty and international responsibility, national security and individual well-being, principlesTrade Review“This impressive book draws on vast reading and research in international history to demonstrate how different conceptions of peace played a decisive role in the emergence of the United Nations and the post-WWII international order. Its multilateral approach provides readers with a truly comprehensive analysis of one of the seminal international developments of the twentieth century.” * Dan Gorman, Professor of History and Department Chair, University of Waterloo, Canada *"More than ever, we need new histories that return us to a critical moment in the invention of the existing international order. Francine McKenzie's meticulous and rich study of the origins of the UN system restores the broad ambitions of the mid-20th century, reminding us of the importance of international institutions, as they were once conceived. There once was a time when the imperative of peace took prime place in international politics- this book brings that time alive for a new generation faced with the multiple challenges of an order newly in diasarray." * Glenda Sluga, Professor of International History, European University Institute, Italy *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Winning the War and Winning the Peace 1. First Step on the Road to Peace: The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 2. National Security Peace: The United Nations Organization 3. Peace and Prosperity: The International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 4. Embodied Peace: The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization 5. Peaceful Minds: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 6. Peace and Justice: Human Rights Conclusion: Fighting for Peace Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAsia After Versailles addresses an important watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels and stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia.

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Book SynopsisLaurence Broers shows how more than 20 years of dynamic territorial politics, shifting power relations, international diffusion and unsuccessful mediation efforts have contributed to the resilience of the Armenian Azerbaijani conflict for control of the mountainous territory of Nagorny Karabakh.

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Book SynopsisHow and why the three losers of the Second World War reconsidered their pacifism, embraced a more active military role and transformed their armed forces after the Cold WarTrade Review"Because they lost World War II, Germany, Italy and Japan spent much of the Cold War rejecting militarism and doing the minimum necessary to keep the United States happy and the Soviet threat at bay. In this compelling new book, Coticchia, Dian, and Moro demonstrate the essential role of critical junctures in the post-Cold War transformation of military doctrine and force structure in Germany, Italy, and Japan. In each case, the authors paint a careful picture of how international and domestic factors interact in complex and fascinating ways. This book is essential reading for those interested in the challenges facing military modernization efforts in these countries and beyond." -Jason W. Davidson, University of Mary Washington

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Book SynopsisFocuses broadly on the main issues of contention between Turkey and Greece, and analyses Turkey's policies towards Greece, based on the securitisation framework and focusing on the discourse of elites in the post-Cold War period.Trade Review"Looking at Greek-Turkish ties from the perspective of securitisation / desecuritisation, the book presents an up-to-date summary of one of the most intractable and multi-faceted conflictual relationships of recent history. This will be an indispensable companion for students, specialists and connoisseurs of international relations, conflict analysis and Greek and Turkish studies." -Mustafa Ayd?n, Kadir Has University, Istanbul and President, International Relations Council of Turkey

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Book Synopsis From the end of the Mongol Empire to today, Russian history is a tale of cultural, political, economic and military interaction with Western powers. The depth of this relationship has created a geopolitical dilemma: Russia has persistently been both attracted to and at odds with Western ideas and technological development, which have tended to threaten Russia''s sense of identity and create destabilizing divisions within society. Simultaneously, deepening involvement in Western international affairs brought meddling in Russian domestic politics and military invasion. This book examines how the centuries-old Western threat has shaped Russia''s political and strategic structures, creating a culture of security rooted in vigilance against Western influence and interference.Table of Contents Preface Introduction. Aspiring to Foes: Russia's "Constitutive Other" and ­Security-Vigilance Norm Cycle I: 1505–1620s Chapter 1. From Religious to Political Others: Muscovite Russia's First Western Encounters Chapter 2. The Smuta and the Birth of Russia's Security Norm Cycle II: 1630–1825 Chapter 3. From Smuta to Early Enlightenment and Schism Chapter 4. Peter the Great and the Great Dislocation Chapter 5. Europeanization and Dislocation in the 18th Century Chapter 6. Russia's Security Dilemma Manifest Cycle III: 1826–1922 Chapter 7. Cursed Solutions: Reactionary Reconstitution and Reformist Displacement Chapter 8. Devils: West and East Chapter 9. The Whirlwind: Russian February–German October Cycle IV: 1922–2008 Chapter 10. The Devils in Power: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Vigilantism Chapter 11. From "Common European Home" to the Eurasian Alternative Conclusion. The Russian Dilemma and Security Norm Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWomen, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 tells the story of how women’s bodies were at the center of the international politics of women’s rights in the postwar period.Giusi Russo focuses on the United Nation Commission on the Status of Women and its multiple interactions with the colonial and postcolonial worlds, showing how—depending on the setting and the inquiry—liberal, imperial, and transnational feminisms could coexist. Russo suggests that in the early stages of identifying discriminating agents in women’s lives, UN commissioners overlooked the nation-state and went through a process of fighting discrimination without identifying the discriminator. However, it was the focus on empire that allowed for a clear identification of how gender constructs were instrumental to state politics and the exclusion of women. An emphasis on colonial practices also generated a focus on the body and radically shiftedTrade Review"In recent years, a new wave of histories has documented the broad range and reach of women’s interventions in the international arena in the twentieth century. Giusi Russo’s Women, Empires, and Body Politics provides a welcome addition to this literature, exploring how women from a wide variety of countries engaged with the formal mechanisms created by the United Nations (UN) in the years before International Women’s Year (1975). Russo focuses, in particular, on the records of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), an archive that had largely been untapped to date."—Nicole C. Bourbonnais, Women's History Review"Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946-1975 constitutes a very significant contribution to the study of the UN's gender politics, imperial feminism, and Cold War history, which will equally interest historians of women's and gender history and historians working on the global Cold War."—Chiara Bonfiglioli, H-Diplo“Giusi Russo sheds light on the pivotal and until-now-overlooked role the UN Commission on the Status of Women played in defining international women’s rights between 1946 and 1975. During this era of the Cold War, decolonization, and economic development, the CSW developed the blueprint for what was later popularized as ‘women’s rights are human rights.’ . . . Demonstrating the inextricable links between ‘body politics’ and international politics, Russo’s book fills important gaps in global feminist, foreign relations, and human rights histories.”—Katherine M. Marino, author of Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement“An astute analysis. Giusi Russo provides a chronology of the emergence of body politics and the move from public (civic and political equality) to private (marriage and reproduction) discrimination that characterized this lingering period of imperial feminism. Russo has produced a theoretically sophisticated work that moves the discussion of feminisms in new directions by centering the Global South during and after colonial occupation.”—Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker: Precarious Labor and the Fight for Global Standards, 1919–2019Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Women of the World: Visible and Invisible Bodies 2. Imperial Encounters and Occupied Bodies 3. Cold War, Competing Womanhood, and Bodies in the Microcosm 4. The Sacred Trust and the Body in Pain 5. Bodily Rituals and the Dialectic of Foreign and Local Voices 6. Bodies in Captivity, Gender Equilibrium, and the Shift from Liberal Politics 7. Reproducing the Nation and the Right to Control One’s Destiny Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Wars of Law, Tanisha M. Fazal assesses the unintended consequences of the proliferation of the laws of war for the commencement, conduct, and conclusion of wars over the course of the past one hundred fifty years.Fazal outlines three main arguments: early laws of war favored belligerents, but more recent additions have constrained them; this shift may be attributable to a growing divide between lawmakers and those who must comply with international humanitarian law; and lawmakers have been consistently inattentive to how rebel groups might receive these laws. By using the laws of war strategically, Fazal suggests, belligerents in both interstate and civil wars relate those laws to their big-picture goals. Why have states stopped issuing formal declarations of war? Why have states stopped concluding formal peace treaties? Why are civil wars especially likely to end in peace treaties today? In addressing such questions, Fazal provides a lively and intriguing acTrade ReviewYou know what states rarely do nowadays? Issue formal declarations of war. You know why? Of course you don’t, because you’re not Tanisha Fazal, who knows more about the laws of war than you do. So you should read her book. * The Washington Post *Intriguing.... Skillfully blends quantitative and qualitative methods to produce something genuinely original. * Foreign Affairs *Fazal brings this analysis to bear on contemporary IHL (International Humanitarian Law) policy issues and vexing questions, such as those about autonomous weapons, cyberwar, and rebel behavior in civil conflicts. Highly recommended for university libraries and collections specializing in international law and politics, security, peace and conflict studies, and defense policy. * Choice *A landmark work on international politics and the law of armed conflicts, Wars of Law belongs on the bookshelf beside such major works as Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars, David Kennedy's Of War and Law, James Morrow's Order Within Anarchy, and Sandesh Sivakumaran's The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict. Wars of Law marks an important departure from previous understandings of how warring parties follow or do not follow rules by highlighting the growing divide between law-makers and law-takers. This book stands as a good guideline for our future course of action. * Ethics & International Affairs *This study adds much valuable material to the literature on international humanitarian law and on the efficacy of jus ad bellum and jus in bello, particularly in its exploration of whether, and why, states follow the formalities when it comes to armed conflict. Fazal's overview, analysis, and synthesis of the existing literature and quantitative databases on these questions will be immensely useful to students and scholars in this area. * H-War *Table of ContentsDeclaring War and Peace 1. The Proliferation and Codification of the Laws of War 2. International Recognition, Compliance Costs, and the Formalities of War 3. Declarations of War in Interstate War 4. Compliance with the Laws of War in Interstate War 5. Peace Treaties in Interstate War 6. Declarations of Independence in Civil Wars 7. Secessionism and Civilian Targeting 8. Peace Treaties in Civil War Evasion, Engagement, and the Laws of War

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Book SynopsisPolitical Fallout is the story of one of the first human-driven, truly global environmental crises—radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War—and the international response. Beginning in 1945, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union detonated hundreds of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, scattering a massive amount of radioactivity across the globe. The scale of contamination was so vast, and radioactive decay so slow, that the cumulative effect on humans and the environment is still difficult to fully comprehend. The international debate over nuclear fallout turned global radioactive contamination into an environmental issue, eventually leading the nuclear superpowers to sign the landmark Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) in 1963. Bringing together environmental history and Cold War history, Toshihiro Higuchi argues that the PTBT, originally proposed as an arms control measure, transformed into a dual-purpose initiative to check the nuclear arms race and radioactive pollution simultaneously. Higuchi draws on sources in English, Russian, and Japanese, considering both the epistemic differences that emerged in different scientific communities in the 1950s and the way that public consciousness around the risks of radioactive fallout influenced policy in turn. Political Fallout addresses the implications of science and policymaking in the Anthropocene—an era in which humans are confronting environmental changes of their own making.Trade Review"Political Fallout shows how the superpowers took it upon themselves to determine acceptable risks of nuclear fallout for the entire globe by turning values and opinion into statements of fact. An insightful analysis of how international governance and environmental regulation configured understandings of risk and pollution in the Anthropocene."—Kate Brown, author of Plutopia and Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future"Higuchi has written a superb study that articulates the role of fallout in ways we have not seen before, showing us how state power shaped our understanding of environmental risks. It is clear that this Cold War story, while forgotten by most, still frames how we imagine the challenges of the so-called Anthropocene."—Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism"Political Fallout is an excellent book, both for academic readers and for a general audience... It is a must read for anyone interested in nuclear policies at both the national and international levels."—Richard M. Filipink, Cold War History"[Political Fallout] provides an intelligent and engaging story and can be considered the most comprehensive analysis of the nuclear test fallout controversy to date. Academically solid, the book will surely interest a broad range of historians of Cold War science, environment, and medicine. Historians of technology could also find the book intriguing, as it can be read as a study of the political and scientific work that led to the suppression or 'uninvention' of atmospheric nuclear testing as technological practice."—Néstor Herran, Technology and CultureTable of ContentsIntroduction: "To Put an End to the Contamination of Man's Environment" 1. A State of Emergency: The Origins of Radiation Protection in Nuclear Weapons Testing, 1945-1953 2. "Atomic-Bomb Tuna": The Trans-Pacific Politics of Radiation Protection Standards, 1954-1955 3. Epistemic Stalemate: Genetics and the Creation of Scientific Committees, 1954-1955 4. Epistemic Divide: The U.S. and British Scientific Committees, 1955-1956 5. Epistemic Negotiations: The United Nations Scientific Committee, 1956-1958 6. The Local Turn: Community-Based Fallout Surveys in the United States and Britain, 1958-1960 7. Fallout: The Making of the Partial Test Ban Treaty, 1961-1963 Conclusion: "We Can Live in Strength Without Adding to the Hazards of Life on This Planet"

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Book SynopsisIn fragile states, domestic and international actors sometimes take the momentous step of sharing sovereign authority to provide basic public services and build the rule of law. While sovereignty sharing can help address gaps in governance, it is inherently difficult, risking redundancy, confusion over roles, and feuds between partners when their interests diverge. In Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States, John D. Ciorciari sheds light on how and why these extraordinary joint ventures are created, designed, and implemented. Based on extensive field research in several countries and more than 150 interviews with senior figures from governments, the UN, donor states, and civil society, Ciorciari discusses when sovereignty sharing may be justified and when it is most likely to achieve its aims. The two, he argues, are closely related: perceived legitimacy and continued political and popular support are keys to success. This book examines a diverse range of sovereignty-sharing arrangements, including hybrid criminal tribunals, joint policing arrangements, and anti-corruption initiatives, in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lebanon, Timor-Leste, Guatemala, and Liberia. Ciorciari provides the first comparative assessment of these remarkable attempts to repair ruptures in the rule of law—the heart of a well-governed state.Trade Review"John Ciorciari has written a wonderful work. Sovereignty sharing has been an approach that has not been given a proper name. Ciorciari not only provides excellent case studies, but he also shows why sovereignty sharing has been widely used and the limited conditions that make it likely to be successful."—Stephen D. Krasner, Stanford University"This extraordinary book combines insights and lessons for those who wish to understand the challenges of sovereignty sharing to promote the rule of law in fragile states. Meticulously researched, Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States is an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners. Highly recommended."—Richard Caplan, University of Oxford"Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States is a first-rate piece of scholarship that offers a compelling answer to an important, but perennially perplexing, question: Why do 'shared sovereignty' arrangements fail so often—and under what conditions can they succeed?"—Roland Paris, University of OttawaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: Justifying Shared Sovereignty 2: How Political Foundations Affect Performance 3: Partnering to Prosecute War Crimes 4: Compromising on Hybrid Justice 5: Imposing a Mixed Tribunal 6: Sharing Sovereignty in the Streets 7: Contracting for Criminal Investigation 8: Cosigning to Curb Corruption 9: The Path Ahead

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Book SynopsisNegative views of the United States abound, but we know too little about how such views affect politics. Drawing on careful research on post-Soviet Central Asia, Edward Schatz argues that anti-Americanism is best seen not as a rising tide that swamps or as a conflagration that overwhelms. Rather, "America" is a symbolic resource that resides quietly in the mundane but always has potential value for social and political mobilizers. Using a wide range of evidence and a novel analytic framework, Schatz considers how Islamist movements, human rights activists, and labor mobilizers across Central Asia avail themselves of this fact, thus changing their ability to pursue their respective agendas. By refocusing our analytic gaze away from high politics, he affords us a clearer view of the slower-moving, partially occluded, and socially embedded processes that ground how "America" becomes political. In turn, we gain a nuanced appreciation of the downstream effects of US foreign policy choices and a sober sense of the challenges posed by the politics of traveling images. Most treatments of anti-Americanism focus on politics in the realm of presidential elections and foreign policies. By focusing instead on symbols, Schatz lays bare how changing public attitudes shift social relations in politically significant ways, and considers how changing symbolic depictions of the United States recombine the raw material available for social mobilizers. Just like sediment traveling along waterways before reaching its final destination, the raw material that constitutes symbolic America can travel among various social groups, and can settle into place to form the basis of new social meanings. Symbolic America, Schatz shows us, matters for politics in Central Asia and beyond.Trade Review"Fresh, strikingly original, and with the wisdom of the long view, Slow Anti-Americanism compellingly shows the slow-burning complexities of anti-Americanism. Edward Schatz's careful observations offer critical guidance to scholars and policymakers about what America stands for in Central Asia and beyond." -- Alexander Cooley * Columbia University *"Relying on geological metaphors and the analysis of symbolic politics, Edward Schatz offers a theoretically nuanced and empirically innovative study of anti-Americanism in Central Asia. Slow Anti-Americanism is a valuable addition to a literature that is, once again, of growing importance in the analysis of U.S. foreign policy and world politics." -- Peter J. Katzenstein * Cornell University *"Edward Schatz looks at how negative perceptions of America conditioned the long-term success or failure of domestic political movements abroad. Turning the topic inside out on the strategic terrain of central Asia, this brilliant book heralds a paradigm shift in the study of public diplomacy. It deserves a large audience." -- Alex Langstaff * International Affairs *"Those interested in reflecting on the recent history of America's reputation abroad and what should be done differently in the future will want to readSlow Anti-Americanism... It takes readers far from the headspace of the foreign policy community and into the lives of activists and ordinary people in a part of the world where the reputation of the United States has changed greatly over the last 30 years." –Laura Adams, the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs"Whereas scholars have tended to view anti-Americanism as either a psychological or a cultural 'clash of civilizations' phenomenon, Edward Schatz looks at how negative perceptions of America conditioned the long-term success or failure of domestic political movements abroad. Turning the topic inside out on the strategic terrain of central Asia, this brilliant book heralds a paradigm shift in the study of public diplomacy. It deserves a large audience." -- Alex Langstaff * International Affairs *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: Slow Anti-Americanism chapter abstractWhile anti-Americanism is typically studied through the lens of "high politics," this introductory chapter contends that such approaches blind us to the political dynamics of this important phenomenon. Instead, the chapter introduces slow anti-Americanism, which takes better stock of the phenomenon. The chapter shows that attention to the symbolic power of "America" allows us to view how social and political mobilizers use changing symbolic raw material to further their goals. It emphasizes that changes to symbolic America may occur slowly, leaving resonant social meanings in their wake. Such meanings can be quarried by future generations for political benefit. The chapter previews how the Central Asian cases provide new analytic traction on a complex problem. 1America's Changing Image chapter abstractThis chapter traces how images of the United States changed in the Central Asian region from the Soviet period into the post-Soviet period. Setting the stage for the discussion of social movements that follows, this chapter makes three points. First, Central Asia's initial imaginings of the United States were the product of the Soviet period, and symbolic America for Central Asians was similar to what it was for other Soviet citizens—an ambiguous cluster of polyvalent but resonant images. Second, after an initial post-Soviet period of being overwhelmed by positive images of the United States, Central Asian opinions of the US declined. This downward trend occurred less because of concrete changes to US policy than because of the slow-moving processes of sedimentation. Third, because images of the United States had multiplied and diversified, a wider range of images became available for social mobilizers. They would be the symbolic raw material for Central Asia's social movements to use in the 2000's and beyond. 2Islamist Trajectories chapter abstractThis chapter traces the arcs of Islamist mobilizers. First, it introduces a plural understanding of Islamism, recognizing that whatever theological consensus the pious might seek, real-world contexts witness a striking variety of ways that religion and politics intersect. Second, the chapter highlights the rise of Islamic piety since the Soviet collapse, arguing against a simplistic notion that greater piety necessarily produces a politics inflected by religion. Finally, the chapter details how three Islamist movements—Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan—use the changing American image. The examples underscore that, while America's image matters in Central Asia, how precisely its significance becomes political depends on image-making efforts at play in each movement. 3Human Rights Trajectories chapter abstractThis chapter traces the arcs of human rights activism in Central Asia. It argues that the post-9/11 securitization of US foreign policy indeed did complicate the pursuit of a human-rights agenda but in complex way. This chapter uses the extended example of Kyrgyzstan and its two "revolutions" in 2005 and 2010 to highlight how the shift to symbolic America had a different impact, depending on whether activism was classic street protests or via professional rule-of-law advocacy. 4Labor, Disorganized chapter abstractThis chapter takes stock of a third and final type of activism: labor. By all appearances, labor was in a position to take full advantage of shifts to symbolic America. In Central Asia, as across post-socialist space more generally, societies had experienced dramatic macro-economic contraction and massive dislocation in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse. Once-robust and explicit labor protections were quickly dismantled or hollowed out. Ordinary people suffered greatly, and labor—the notional cornerstone of state socialism—had ample grievances. Yet, while labor activists in Central Asia were well aware of the United States and its symbolic power, they did not avail themselves of the opportunity to use symbolic America in their framing efforts. This chapter explores the impact of this missed opportunity. Conclusion: Shaping the Slow Politics of Anti-Americanism chapter abstractThis conclusion first recaps the arcs of Central Asian social mobilization and highlights how slow anti-Americanism helped to shake the political terrain across the region. It then turns to policy-relevant questions. What changes might shape how symbolic America affects global publics and global politics? While policymakers pay attention to the substance of their policies and sometimes pay attention to communicating their policies, they rarely concern themselves with matters of credibility. As research on framing effects suggests, however, the credibility of the messenger is crucial to effective public diplomacy and therefore essential to affecting how symbolic America shapes politics across the globe.

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Book SynopsisWith the United States' superpower status rivalled by a rising China and emerging powers like India and Brazil playing a growing role in international affairs, the global balance of power is shifting. But what does this mean for the future of the international order? Will China dominate the 21st Century? Will the so-called BRICS prove to be a disruptive force in global affairs? Are we headed towards a world marked by frequent strife, or will the end of Western dominance make the world more peaceful? In this provocative new book, Oliver Stuenkel argues that our understanding of global order and predictions about its future are limited because we seek to imagine the post-Western world from a parochial Western-centric perspective. Such a view is increasingly inadequate in a world where a billions of people regard Western rule as a temporary aberration, and the rise of Asia as a return to normalcy. In reality, China and other rising powers that elude the simplistic extremes of either confronting or joining existing order are quietly building a "parallel order" which complements today's international institutions and increases rising powers' autonomy. Combining accessibility with expert sensitivity to the complexities of the global shift of power, Stuenkel's vision of a post-Western world will be core reading for students and scholars of contemporary international affairs, as well as anyone interested in the future of global politics. "A fascinating interpretation of our understanding of politics and global affairs, which demonstrates the evolving nature of power today. Oliver Stuenkel presents a compelling argument - not just about the "Rise of the Rest", but also the overlooked power and influence of the non-Western world. Highly engaging and instructive." Dr Shashi Tharoor, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs (2009-10) "Oliver Stuenkel is one of the best new voices in the field of international politics. In Post-Western World, he explores the primary challenges of the global order and critiques the parochial, Eurocentric vision which conforms to international power structures. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand what a multipolar world order would look like and how it might be effectively realized." Celso Amorim, Brazil’s Minister of External Relations (1993-5, 2003-11) and Minister of Defence (2011-15)Trade Review"A fascinating interpretation of our understanding of politics and global affairs, which demonstrates the evolving nature of power today. Oliver Stuenkel presents a compelling argument - not just about the "Rise of the Rest", but also the overlooked power and influence of the non-Western world. Highly engaging and instructive." Dr Shashi Tharoor, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs (2009-10) "Oliver Stuenkel is one of the best new voices in the field of international politics. In Post-Western World, he explores the primary challenges of the global order and critiques the parochial, Eurocentric vision which conforms to international power structures. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand what a multipolar world order would look like and how it might be effectively realized." Celso Amorim, Brazil’s Minister of External Relations (1993-5, 2003-11) and Minister of Defence (2011-15) "This book is particularly important given the current situation in world politics" Russia Direct"A valuable and appreciable tool to understand the perception that the non-Western world has of itself and of the West, and, particularly, a useful guide for the West to not overestimate itself and underestimate the rest."Global Policy Journal "Post-Western World is part of a growing canon of books describing the growing role and power of emerging powers, including the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), in global governance." IDSTable of Contents The rise of the West and the birth of Western-centrism The rise of the rest, hard power and asymmetric bipolarity The rise of the rest and the future of soft power The parallel order: Finance, Trade and Investment The parallel order: Security, Diplomacy and Infrastructure Post-Western order, liberalism and the battle for privilege

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Book SynopsisSince the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia. Under Putin’s authoritarian leadership, Moscow is widely seen as volatile, belligerent and bent on using military force to get its way. In this incisive analysis, top Russian foreign and security policy analyst Dmitri Trenin explains why the Cold War analogy is misleading. Relations between the West and Russia are certainly bad and dangerous but - he argues - they are bad and dangerous in new ways; crucial differences which make the current rivalry between Russia, the EU and the US all the more fluid and unpredictable. Unpacking the dynamics of this increasingly strained relationship, Trenin makes a compelling case for handling Russia with pragmatism and care rather than simply giving into fear.Trade Review"No one is a wiser, more sophisticated, more subtle or more balanced student of Russian foreign-policy then Dmitri Trenin. No one, anywhere. So, should the West fear Russia? His answer is, yes, but for reasons that are different and vastly more complex than the reasons driving the discourse in the West. US and European leaders will not get their policy toward Russia right, until they come to terms with the arguments in this book."Robert Legvold, Columbia University and author of Return to Cold War"Trenin's book is notable for its brevity, clarity, and sobriety. He positions himself as a therapeutic go-between, attempting to calm the West's fears and temper its knee-jerk Russophobia." Book Forum“This rich and exceedingly well-written book considers whether the impasse in relations between Russia and the West is due to Putin's ‘Realpolitik,’ or whether it reflects Putin's lack of realism about Russia's true national interests. With Trenin we are in good hands. His lively analysis rewards its audience with a stimulating reading and learning experience.”Jack Snyder, Columbia University“Dmitri Trenin is one of the most lucid analysts of Russia writing today. In this short but rich volume, he traces the recent history of misguided policy and conflicts of interest that have produced the current sharp deterioration in relations between Russia and the West. A "new normal" has emerged, he argues. It is not a second Cold War but a period of new challenges and opportunities, in which seeing Russia clearly is critical to peace and security. To that end, there is no better place to start than this present essay.”Thomas Graham, Managing Director, Kissinger Associates; former Senior Director for Russia on the US National Security Council staff"Dmitri Trenin offers a balanced and thoughtful analysis of the ambitions, anxieties, and interests that have shaped Russian policy toward the West since the end of the Cold War. It is a welcome antidote to the one-dimensional views of Russia and President Putin that prevail in Western commentary."Henry Kissinger“Dmitri Trenin makes a clear and compelling case that Russia’s Realpolitik may become more realistic, and argues that the West should fear Russia’s weakness more than its strength. Trenin’s voice of reason makes an important and hopeful contribution to the current policy debate.”Joseph S. Nye, Jr. , Harvard University, and author of Is the American Century Over?"There are times when the right book comes by at the right time, giving exactly the kind of insight or boost you need. This is that time, although I wish it wasn’t. Should We Fear Russia? by Dmitri Trenin is more than apropo for our time… A copy of this should be sent to every member of Congress, especially those on the Foreign Affairs Committee."Blog Critics

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Book SynopsisAfter years of rapprochement, the relationship between Russia and the West is more strained now than it has been in the past 25 years. Putin’s motives, his reasons for seeking confrontation with the West, remain for many a mystery. Not for Mikhail Gorbachev. In this new work, Russia’s elder statesman draws on his wealth of knowledge and experience to reveal the development of Putin’s regime and the intentions behind it. He argues that Putin has significantly diminished the achievements of perestroika and is part of an over-centralized system that presents a precarious future for Russia. Faced with this, Gorbachev advocates a radical reform of politics and a new fostering of pluralism and social democracy.Gorbachev’s insightful analysis moves beyond internal politics to address wider problems in the region, including the Ukraine conflict, as well as the global challenges of poverty and climate change. Above all else, he insists that solutions are to be found by returning to the atmosphere of dialogue and cooperation which was so instrumental in ending the Cold War. This book represents the summation of Gorbachev’s thinking on the course that Russia has taken since 1991 and stands as a testament to one of the greatest and most influential statesmen of the twentieth century.Trade Review"[Gorbachev] has produced a reflection full of an earnest desire that former enemies understand each other and find common ground in a febrile world. This is a reminder of how vast was his achievement in allowing in the light of freedom. Where his contemporary, Nelson Mandela, was great beyond the whites' deserts in building a post-apartheid nation, Mr Gorbachev was great beyond the deserts of the Soviet Union (and perhaps even of the west, which could barely understand or trust him) in proposing a way for the despotic world to aspire to democratic governance, freely organized civil society and rule of law. That he failed, he keenly knows. Our best hope is that his ideas, in time, succeed." Financial Times "There are not many good books on new Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev's The New Russia is probably the best book in many years. It is packed with knowledge, analysis, and new perspective on Russia." Washington Book Review "Mikhail Gorbachev, with his prodigious intellect, vast experience, and powers of perception, gives us his views spanning from his time in office to the present day. As he says, 'Life teaches you more than any teacher,' and we all can learn by reading this account of his extraordinary life." George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States "Gorbachev was on the right side of history. One day the Russian people will recognize that they have as much reason to be grateful to him as do the rest of us. This important book explains why." Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom "Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev recounts his reaction to events over the past quarter century, from the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the Russian Federation, to the revival of Cold-War-like confrontation with the West and the return of authoritarian governance in Russia itself. Gorbachev deplores the fact that Russia has deviated from the path to democracy that was the aim of his perestroika, but also points out that U.S. and Western policies have contributed to the current Cold War atmosphere. Gorbachev's The New Russia is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand why the 'Europe Whole and Free' that Gorbachev and his Western partners tried to create still eludes us. His suggestions for a return to East-West cooperation and for a resumption of democratic reform in Russia itself are timely and much needed." Jack F. Matlock, former United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia "Compelling... An important book for understanding the shape of the world today." Choice"Now, a quarter of a century after the Soviet Union’s collapse, with the global order once more in flux, may be the perfect moment for a book by a world leader who challenges the orthodoxies both of his own country and those of the West."Los Angeles Review of Books"Mikhail Gorbachev's latest book provides an illuminating commentary on Russia's internal devlopments during the quarter of a century since Gorbachev left office when the Soviet state ceased to exist."Political Science QuarterlyTable of Contents Table of contents To my readers Preface: Perestroika and the future Trying to bury me I After Perestroika The 1990s: Defending Perestroika My last day in the Kremlin A new beginning, without presidential immunity Shock therapy The search for a scapegoat, threats The Gorbachev Foundation: its first reports December 1991: politics and morality Salvation in work Attempts to ‘destabilize’ me The ‘Trial of the CPSU’ First results of shock therapy A year after the coup My stance The slide towards social catastrophe On the brink of crisis Fateful decisions, fateful days A state of emergency is not the way to stability Defects of the new Constitution 1994 gets off to a bad start Economists advise but the government is not listening Nikita Khrushchev: lessons in courage and lessons from mistakes The Union could have been saved The economy: what now? Meetings in the regions Chechnya: a war that could have been avoided 1995: 10 years of Perestroika The intelligentsia Government and society The need for an alternative Breaking through the conspiracy of silence Letters relating to the 1996 presidential election campaign Discrediting elections The final years of the millennium The Gorbachev Foundation’s ‘First Five-Year Plan’ The elections fail to bring stability The storm breaks in 1998 How to come out of the crisis? Letters of support Raisa Gorbacheva II Whither Russia? Putin: the beginning The new president: hopes, problems, fears What is Glasnost? The heavy burden of the presidency My social-democratic choice Russia needs social democracy Issues and more issues The zero years of the 2000s? The Yukos affair A party of new bureaucrats A second presidential term: what for? A new direction, or more of the same? Full of contradictions: the first decade of the new millennium New elections Democracy in distress Operation Successor Ideas and people Saakashvili’s adventure and the West: my reaction Ordeal by global crisis Defending the credo of Perestroika Disturbing trends My eightieth birthday Russian politics in a quandary A new Era of Stagnation? The presidential ‘reshuffle’ and the Duma elections For fair elections! Society awakens A decision to tighten the screws Some letters of support in recent years The need for dialogue between the government and society III Today’s uneasy world The relevance of New Thinking Challenges of globalization The challenge of security Ban the bomb! Consequences of NATO expansion The world after 9/11 Poverty is a political problem Responding to the environmental challenge The water crisis The threat of climate change We need a new model of development Meetings in America: George Shultz and Ronald Reagan Partners should be equal The role of the United States in the world ‘America needs its own Perestroika’ The election of Obama The future of Europe Germany On a solid foundation Major figures in European politics Looking East: China Russia and Japan A Simmering Region: Egypt and Syria Russia and Ukraine History Is Not Fated Conclusion Reflections of an optimist Index

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Book SynopsisIn an age of demagogues, hostile great powers and trade wars, foreign policy traditionalists dream of restoring liberal international order. This order, they claim, ushered in seventy years of peace and prosperity and saw post-war America domesticate the world to its values. The False Promise of Liberal Order exposes the flaws in this nostalgic vision. The world shaped by America came about as a result of coercion and, sometimes brutal, compromise. Liberal projects – to spread capitalist democracy – led inadvertently to illiberal results. To make peace, America made bargains with authoritarian forces. Even in the Pax Americana, the gentlest order yet, ordering was rough work. As its power grew, Washington came to believe that its order was exceptional and even permanent – a mentality that has led to spiralling deficits, permanent war and Trump. Romanticizing the liberal order makes it harder to adjust to today’s global disorder. Only by confronting the false promise of liberal order and adapting to current realities can the United States survive as a constitutional republic in a plural world.Trade Review“This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of the liberal international order, so worshipped by Western foreign policy elites. Porter argues with great erudition that it was never liberal – indeed, it never could be – because it was built on the ruthless employment of American power.”John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago “Erudite, sharp, and insightful, Porter's forensic dissection of the dream of liberal international order is essential reading for those trying to make sense of the current moment.”Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge “At a time when politics seems to have become a battle between rival nostalgias, Patrick Porter refuses to let them colonize our imagination. He has penned a bracing manifesto that exposes the alluring but dangerous myth that the United States ever led a "liberal international order." Ordering the world, he shows, is rough business. Intrinsic to the project are the most illiberal of actions — the deployment of massive and endless violence, the exercise of exclusive privilege, the concentration of power and diminishment of restraint. Not only, Porter argues, does the U.S.-led order constitute a hollow response to dangerous demagogues like Donald Trump; that very order helped to produce them. No one can speak of the "liberal international order" again without grappling with Porter's cutting analysis and lyrical reflection — and, one hopes, heeding it.”Stephen Wertheim, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft “A razor sharp, tour de force which systematically unpacks the powerful and dangerous myth of the liberal world order and mounts a serious challenge to a wilfully blind American foreign policy establishment. It should be required reading for International Relations students everywhere.”Jeanne Morefield, University of Birmingham “Persuasive”Nick Timothy, The Critic “...the single best book on US foreign policy written from a non-interventionist perspective since Barry Posen’s Restraint.”Colin Dueck, George Mason University“I hope that Porter’s book, an international security scholar’s take on history, will prove to be the beginning of a conversation that more historians should enter. The philosophical arguments in this book are creative and compelling . . .”War on the Rocks“[The False Promise of Liberal Order] is not only an incisive critique of the failures of modern U.S. foreign policy, but it is also a much-needed dispelling of the central myth that 'foreign policy traditionalists' cling to.”The American Conservative “bracing”The New Yorker“a trenchant text, written with verve and conviction”Ed McNally, New Left ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction - Nostalgia in an End TimeChapter One - The Idea of Liberal OrderChapter Two - Darkness Visible: World Ordering in PracticeChapter Three - Rough Beast: How the Order Made TrumpChapter Four - A Machiavellian Moment: Roads AheadAfterword - Before Our EyesNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisSince the founding of the People’s Republic of China over 70 years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. Under their leaderships, China has undergone an extraordinary transformation from an undeveloped and insular country to a comprehensive world power. In this definitive study, renowned Sinologist David Shambaugh offers a refreshing account of China’s dramatic post-revolutionary history through the prism of those who ruled it. Exploring the persona, formative socialization, psychology, and professional experiences of each leader, Shambaugh shows how their differing leadership styles and tactics of rule shaped China domestically and internationally: Mao was a populist tyrant, Deng a pragmatic Leninist, Jiang a bureaucratic politician, Hu a technocratic apparatchik, and Xi a modern emperor. Covering the full scope of these leaders’ personalities and power, this is an illuminating guide to China’s modern history and understanding how China has become the superpower of today.Trade Review“Fresh, fun, and insightful. Shambaugh has written a must-read book for understanding contemporary China.”Elizabeth C. Economy, Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution“An engrossing mosaic of profiles that brings to life the very different men who have led China over the past decades.”Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.–China Relations, Asia Society“A significant and important book from one of modern China’s leading analysts.”Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College London “Shambaugh’s comparative leadership lens leads to some intriguing insights.”The China Quarterly“A highly readable and well-documented book by the doyen of China scholars.”Global Asia“A highly regarded and experienced specialist in the study of Chinese elite politics, Shambaugh is in his element delineating the overlaps and divergences in the leadership styles of Mao and four of his successors.”Jeffrey Wassertrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, University of California-Irvine“In this fresh look at the interplay of cultural, psychological, and systemic factors shaping top Chinese leaders, Shambaugh explores how the idiosyncrasies of PRC rulers have intersected with broader changes in state behavior. Displaying extraordinary precision and perception, this book will long serve as a classic in leadership studies.”Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution, and author of Chinese Politics in the Xi Era“David Shambaugh is widely regarded as one of the world’s most astute analysts of Chinese politics, and his lucid study pays particular attention to the personalities of the five top leaders who have shaped China since the communist revolution of 1949.”Rana Mitter, The Guardian“David Shambaugh is now the doyen of China scholars. With his latest book, China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now, he brings his scholarship to the reach of lay audiences . . . a highly readable and well-documented book spanning modern China.”Nayan Chanda, Global Asia“An authoritative and highly informative introduction to the major political leaders of contemporary China.”Michael Dillon, Professor of History and Affiliate of the Lau China Centre, King’s College, London“A superb overview of the Chinese Communist Party’s seven-decade rule through profiles of five main leaders.”Bookish Asia“The book offers delightful insights that can be attributed to Shambaugh’s kaleidoscopic knowledge and his years of work as an academic in Chinese politics. Shambaugh has given students a lucid, meticulous, and very well-structured volume canvassing China’s prominent leaders.”Modern Diplomacy“a very good book indeed”SupChina“The book has a clear structure, and by emphasizing the comparison of the five leaders it is immediately clear what the book is about. Shambaugh's writing is clear and accessible, and also offers readers without much specialist knowledge on the subject a good overview of China's modern history.”China2025“A colourful and accessible introduction to China's five main leaders to date.”The Telegraph“fascinating”Asian AffairsTable of ContentsList of Boxes, Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgements 1. On China’s Leaders and Leadership 2. Mao Zedong: Populist Tyrant 3. Deng Xiaoping: Pragmatic Leninist 4. Jiang Zemin: Bureaucratic Politician 5. Hu Jintao: Technocratic Apparatchik 6. Xi Jinping: Modern Emperor 7. Conclusion: China’s Leaders in Perspective Notes

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Book SynopsisInternational relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century, but its philosophic foundations draw on centuries of thinking about human nature, power and authority, justice and injustice, the idea of sovereignty and the implications for relations within and between political communities. The historic sources of these ideas appear to draw largely on European or Western experiences but, as this book shows, influences have emanated from much further afield, while contemporary thought is becoming more open to insights from non-Western sources. In this fully updated and expanded fourth edition of her popular text, Stephanie Lawson retains a broad world historical and contextual approach to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in IR, while also addressing the most pressing issues facing the world today. Topics covered include the emergence of states and empires, theories ranging from classical realism and liberalism to postcolonial and green theory, twentieth-century international history, security and insecurity, global governance and world order, international political economy and the prospects for a ‘post-international’ world in an era that has seen both deepening globalization and accompanying challenges to the sovereign state, as well as the reassertion of nationalist ideas around the world. With a range of additional pedagogical features to assist learning and class discussion, this lively and accessible text is an ideal primer for beginner and intermediate students alike.Trade Review‘An immensely valuable introduction to international relations, which combines historical perspective and a comprehensive approach to theory with a keen sense of contemporary challenges. Updated in this fourth edition to include issues such as climate change and post-truth ideology, it provides readers with a sound understanding of the past, present and future of world politics.’Alex J. Bellamy, University of Queensland‘The latest edition of Stephanie Lawson’s International Relations is one of the first texts to challenge students to consider how global politics will evolve in a post-truth world. A model of clarity, the book is sure to be as popular as its predecessors.’John Ravenhill, University of WaterlooTable of ContentsLists of Boxes About the Author Preface to the Fourth Edition Acknowledgements 1 Introducing International Relations 2 States in World History 3 Theorizing International Relations: Methods and Traditional Approaches 4 Theorizing International Relations: Critical Approaches 5 International Relations in the Twentieth Century 6 Security and Insecurity in the Contemporary World 7 Global Governance and World Order 8 International Political Economy 9 Conclusion: International Relations in a Changing World References Index

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Book SynopsisExam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017 (AS); Summer 2018 (A-level)Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.- Enables students to plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner- Consolidates knowledge with clear and focused content coverage, organised into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining historical content with related activities- Helps students build, practise and enhance their exam skills as they progress through activities set at three different levels- Improves exam technique through exam-style questions with sample answers and commentary from expert authors and teachers- Boosts historical knowledge with a useful glossary and timeline

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to live in an illiberal regime? Ethical life in totalitarian regimes is easy to critique because it deviates from everything we think morally acceptable. But illiberal regimes are similar enough to liberal democracies to make addressing the experience of living there strikingly difficult.Political ethics in illiberal regimes argues that the common language of normative political theory is simply not up to the task of capturing this experience. On the one hand, we do not really need political theory to know why illiberal regimes are dangerous and undesirable. On the other, we do need political theory – at least of a certain realist kind – to understand why millions of reasonable people come to terms with living in such regimes.The book presents a novel theoretical language – Williamsian, liberal and realist – to articulate this experience. Part I lays out the theoretical framework, while Part II examines how politicians, experts and citizens in illiberal regimes are confronted with role-specific, political-ethical challenges and how the various normative contexts of their roles shape their agency.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: In theory1 The case for a liberal political realism2 A neo-Aristotelian regime theory to the rescue3 The political-ethical experience of living in illiberal regimesPart II: In practice4 The politics of illiberal ambition5 Independence in an illiberal regime6 Illiberal citizenshipConclusionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisWritten in a lively and readable style by the world’s leading authority on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and US-European relations, Defense of the West is the history of a transatlantic security relationship that has endured for over seventy years.This latest edition of a classic work looks at how developments inside NATO and European Union member states affect their ability to defend against external threats while preserving Western values, in the era of Trump and Brexit. Sloan frankly addresses the failures and shortcomings of Western institutions and member states. But the book emphasizes the continuing importance of value-based transatlantic security cooperation as a vital element of the defense and foreign policies of NATO and EU member states.At a time of heightened tension and political turmoil, at home and abroad, Stan Sloan’s lucid and far-sighted analysis is more necessary than ever.Trade Review'America's NATO allies are vital for her twenty first-century political and military goals. Sloan's comprehensive study provides rich history, international context, and astute perspectives with which to consider what NATO is today and how it may develop next - all necessary and timely for the US electorate and US President in NATO's sixth decade and beyond. This book will inform and stimulate your understanding of both a successful and challenged NATO alliance.' Lawrence Chalmer, Former Director of the NATO Orientation Course and Professor Emeritus, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. 'For over thirty-five years Stan Sloan has used Harlan Cleveland's concept of the transatlantic bargain with great success in exploring NATO's history. With its emphasis on the problems of the twenty-first century this volume continues his quest. It marks him as the most important American authority in the field of NATO historiography. His book belongs on the shelf of every person interested in the future of the transatlantic relationship.' Lawrence S. Kaplan, Director Emeritus, Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies, Kent State University 'Few people understand NATO better than Stan Sloan. Defense of the West provides a uniquely authoritative account of the alliance's history and the many challenges it must address if it is going to continue to contribute to our collective security.' Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London 'The book appears to be aimed at a student audience, as demonstrated by the "questions for discussion" at the end of each chapter, but its comprehensiveness makes it almost a NATO Handbook.' Nato Review 'Stanley Sloan's book makes an important contribution to our understanding of NATO, and in doing so, can help us chart our way to its future development more coherently.' Wing Commander Keith Dear, RAF Centre for Air Power Studies 2017 'Anyone who takes an interest in the future of the Alliance, Europe, and global security will find this book simultaneously thought-provoking and indispensable.' Sten Rynning, Joint Force Quarterly 'One of the most delightful aspects of Defense of the West is its user-friendliness. Sloan provides important appendices, including the text of the North Atlantic Treaty (1949), on which NATO is founded, and the text of NATO's most recent Strategic Concept, the product of the 2010 Lisbon Summit. Sloan also provides discussion questions at the end of each chapter, making the text ideal for international relations or history seminars at the university level, reading groups, or personal study.' Justin Dell, Nato Association of Canada'This welcome reissue brings the history of the Atlantic Alliance up to date with the rise of China, Brexit and the election of President Trump. Any sceptic tempted to write off NATO should read this book to understand the enduring shared interests and values that stand behind the transatlantic bargain.'Professor Sir David Omand GCB, Visiting Professor, King's College, London'An impressive volume: it offers a well-informed, jargon-free history of NATO, as well as some almost philosophical reflections of a seasoned observer of the transatlantic community.' NATO Review -- .Table of ContentsForeword by Lawrence FreedmanPart I: Cold War alliance1 The transatlantic bargain and defense of the West2 Genesis of the bargain3 The transatlantic bargain revised4 The bargain through the Cold War, 1954–19895 The United States and Europe at the end of the Cold War: some fundamental factorsPart II: Post-Cold War alliance6 The 1990s: transitions and challenges7 The 2000s: turbulent transatlantic ties8 The 2010s: new tasks, new traumasPart III: Defense of the West 9 External threats and internal challenges10 Can the West survive? Appendix 1: The North Atlantic Treaty: Washington D.C. – April 4, 1949Appendix 2: Active Engagement, Modern Defence, NATO Strategic Concept, November 20, 2010Select bibliographyAbout the authorIndex

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Book SynopsisThe rapprochement between Germany and Israel in the aftermath of the Holocaust is one of the most striking political developments of the twentieth century. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently referred to it as a ‘miracle’. But how did this ‘miracle’ come about? In this book, Lorena De Vita traces the contradictions and dilemmas that shaped the making of German–Israeli relations at the outset of the global Cold War.Examining well known events like the Suez Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, and the Six-Day War, the book adopts a ‘pericentric’ perspective on the Cold War era, drawing attention to the actions and experiences of minor players within the confrontation and highlighting the consequences of their political calculations. Israelpolitik takes two of the most interesting dimensions of the Cold War – the German problem and the Middle East conflict – and weaves them together, providing a bipolar history of German-Israeli relations in the aftermath of the Holocaust.Drawing upon sources from both sides of the Iron Curtain and of the Arab–Israeli conflict, the book offers new insights not only into the early history of German–Israeli relations, but also into the dynamics of the Cold War competition between the two German states, as each attempted to strengthen its position in the Middle East and in the international arena while struggling with the legacy of the Nazi past.Trade Review'A fresh, exceptionally well-researched perspective on Cold War diplomacy [.] Israelpolitik is a remarkably nuanced work that will shape future scholarship not only on German-Israeli relations, but also on the history of modern Germany itself.' Kirkus Reviews'Setting out to reassess the relations of both East and West Germany with Israel in a formative period (1949–1969), Lorena De Vita produced an engaging monograph that is unafraid to challenge official rhetoric about the genesis and development of that emotionally fraught history.' Guy Laron, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Journal of Strategic Studies '[A] deft and original study [.] Israelpolitik provides much new information on the two Germanys' diplomatic tactics and strategies towards Israel and the Arab world. De Vita's scrupulous analysis of the strains of German-Israeli reconciliation represents a model treatment of a complex Cold War subject.' Carole Fink, Humanities Distinguished Professor, University of Ohio, German History 'This book is an incredibly nuanced investigation of the inter-German rivalry in the Middle East that serves to illustrate the multifaceted complexity of the global Cold War. It is an important, timely contribution to the growing literature on regional and local cold wars that highlights the agency of middle powers, in this case East and West Germany. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of the German Cold War, German-Israeli ties, and the politics of memory.' Sergey Radchenko, Professor of International Relations, Cardiff University 'At long last - a book about German-Israeli relations that reaches beyond the conventional story. The reader is exposed to the complex interplay between the cold war, the rivalry between the two Germanies, the conflict in the Middle-East, the tensions within the West-German-East-German-Israeli triangle and the role collective memory plays in politics.' Moshe Zimmermann, Professor Emeritus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 'By recasting West German-Israeli relations against the backdrop of relentlessly opportunistic East German pressures, De Vita brings fresh and significant insights to such milestones as the Luxembourg Agreements, the Suez Crisis, Adenauer's meeting with Ben Gurion, and the Eichmann trial. This is finely textured international history at its best.' William Glenn Gray, author of Germany's Cold War 'De Vita bases her monograph on a wide array of primary sources[.] [...] One would be hard-pressed to find another study of the German-Israeli question in the English language that is supported by such a vast array of primary materials.' Jacob Tovy, Researcher, Herzl Institute, University of Haifa, Central European History‘[Israelpolitik] analyzes the legacy and management of the Nazi past which leads to two inverted positions, in a mirror relationship which opposed each of the two German states to its alter ego and to the other [Cold War] camp’ Dominique Trimbur, Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, Relations Internationales '[Israelpolitik] is simply good history that politely transcends self-serving mythologies.' Daniel Marwecki, author of Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding, European Review of History: Revue Européenne d’Histoire'An impressive portrait of the triangular constellation between the Federal Republic, the GDR and Israel.' Joseph Ben Prestel, Freie Universität Berlin, H-Soz-Kult'In their policy towards Israel, the two German states carried out their ideological conflict [.] on the political stage of international relations. This has always been about coming to terms with the National Socialist past. Lorena De Vita shows [this] in an impressive way.' Sybille Steinbacher, Director of the Fritz Bauer Institute, Professor of the History and Impact of the Holocaust, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main'De Vita’s book—covering twenty years of the history of three newly founded states in the aftermath of WorldWar II with its hitherto unseen crimes against humanity—shows what smart historiography can do for public enlightenment: It presents in great detail and splendid conceptual clarity what was done and said in the background, whereas grand expressions like “miracle” and “reconciliation” are directed at the broader public. A very commendable read, not only for the experts.' Gesine Palmer, The European Legacy, 28:3-4 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: Contextualising reconciliationPart I: Critical choices, 1949–551 Discussions2 Negotiations3 ConfrontationPart II: Dilemmas and contradictions, 1955–604 Crises5 Adjustments6 TrialsPart III: Consolidation and cleavages, 1962–697 New leaders, old questions 8 Wrangling diplomacyConclusion: German-Israeli relations between past and futureSelect BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a so-called middle power and small state in the Middle East regional system, point to broadening economic relations as a great enhancer of economic power. This book explores the impact of regime type and leadership style on the two countries' foreign policies. It reveals how autonomy and influence, threat perception and alliance patterns are folded into the complex and personal riyal politik and economic statecraft that sit at the core of their international relations.Trade Review‘Though Saudi Arabia and the UAE are arguably now the most influential Arab states, their foreign policies and policymaking structures remain rather enigmatic. Conducting the most detailed investigation to date, Mason provides us with a substantive, well-researched analysis. Essential reading.’Christopher M. Davidson, author of From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE‘This is an engaging account of the shift in foreign policy and strategic thinking in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It places national imperatives at the heart of decision making and engagement with foreign powers. Mason bases his analysis on rich empirical data and offers new insights into foreign policy thinking on the United States and China against the backdrop of tension with Iran and expanding export markets in Asia. This book opens new avenues to explore and is a must read.’Shahram Akbarzadeh, Research Professor of Middle East and Central Asian Politics, Deakin University‘Robert Mason has done yeoman work in chronicling and analysing in great detail the twists and turns of contemporary Saudi and Emirati foreign policy. The book is an indispensable source for understanding the international politics of the Middle East.’F. Gregory Gause III, Professor, John H. Lindsey '44 Chair and Head of the International Affairs Department, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 A theoretical and conceptual framework2 Politics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: state formation, political consolidation and reform 3 Politics in the United Arab Emirates: state consolidation, security and ambition4 Iran: a supreme ontological threat5 The Middle East: counter-revolutionaries united?6 United States: partisan politics, carte blanche and policy variation7 China's Belt and Road Initiative: bilateralism versus alliances 8 Relations with Europe: conditionality and unity9 Russia: arms, energy and ideology10 The Horn of Africa: security on the western flank11 India and Pakistan: shifting tides of interaction and dependency 12 Japan and the Republic of Korea: institutionalizing ties amid strategic uncertainty13 Indonesia and Malaysia: trans-nationalism and Islamic leadershipConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisThe global distribution of power is changing. But how should we make sense of this moment of transition?With the rise of new powers and the decline of seemingly unchallenged US dominance in world politics, a conventional wisdom is gaining ground that a new multipolar order is taking shape. Yet multipolarity – an order with multiple centres of power – is variously used as a description of the current distribution of power, of the likely shape of a future global order, or even as a prescription for how power ‘should’ be distributed in the international system.To understand the power of the different – and sometimes competing – narratives on offer today about the changing global order, a global perspective is necessary. This book explores how the concept of a multipolar order is being used for different purposes in different national contexts. From rising powers to established powers, contemporary debates are analysed by a set of leading scholars to provide in-depth insight into the use and abuse of a widely employed but rarely explored concept.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The utility and limits of polarity analysis – Benjamin ZalaPart I: Rising and re-emerging powers2 ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’: China and the concept of multipolarity in the post-Cold War era – Nicholas Khoo and Zhang Qingmin3 India: Seeking multipolarity, favouring multilateralism, pursuing multialignment – Ian Hall4 Brazil: Pursuing a multipolar mirage? – Luis L. Schenoni5 Multipolarity in Russia: A philosophical and practical understanding – Elena ChebankovaPart II: The unipole and its allies6 Does the United States face a multipolar future? Washington’s response through the lens of technology – James S. Johnson7 Japan and the dangers of multipolarisation – H.D.P. Envall8 The uses and abuses of the polarity discourse in UK foreign and defence politics – David BlagdenConclusion9 Debating the distribution of power and status in the early twenty-first century – Benjamin ZalaIndex

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Book SynopsisThe events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst popular movements resulted in the toppling of authoritarian rule in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, other regimes were able to withstand these pressures. This book questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. Drawing on the work of political theorists such as Agamben and Arendt, Mabon explores the ways in which sovereign power is contested, resulting in the fragmentation of political projects across the region. Combining an innovative theoretical approach with interviews with people across the region and beyond, Mabon paints a picture of Middle Eastern politics dominated by elites seeking to maintain power and wealth, seemingly at whatever cost. This book is essential reading for those interested in understanding why the uprisings took place, their geopolitical consequences, and why they are likely to happen again.Trade Review'A theoretically-informed and empirically-rich exploration of the impacts of the contestation of sovereign power on states, societies, identities and the regulation of time and space. A creative intellectual tour de force, one rarely encountered in studies of the contemporary Middle East'Bassel Salloukh, Lebanese American University'Situated at the nexus between political theory and Middle East Studies, Houses Built on Sand investigates the claims and mechanisms through which life is regulated in the Middle East. The theme of sovereignty and its relationship to political power is the anchor for this rigorously researched book that breaks new intellectual ground. An important and timely contribution, especially for those interested in a philosophical understanding of the turbulence and protest that continues to rock the Arab-Islamic world.'Nader Hashemi, University of Denver, USA'The politics of sectarian difference in the Middle East have been cast in many ways, but never with such rigor and heart as Houses Built on Sand. By examining sovereign power and its fragmentation, Mabon has constructed a comparative framework that is elastic enough to contain the myriad of local and national experiences with sectarian ‘othering.’ At the same time, the book connects developments across the region using cutting edge political theory to explain recent and devastating contestations between rulers and ruled, including the notion of the abandonment of the ruled by the rulers through such mechanisms as the formation of internal enemies along sect-differences. Meanwhile, displaced individuals find meaning and purpose in transnational communal networks, ramping up the potential for instability and violence, as well as rebirth and change. In this dynamic and important work, Mabon uncovers the role of agency in the forms and behavior taken by sovereign power. He shows us sovereignty’s fundamental fragility in the wake of mass-mobilized frustration, and he helps us to reimagine a normative space in the Middle East where people’s safety and security might someday come before grandiose political projects.'Staci Strobl, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA'At a moment in which political orders in the Middle East are under exceptional strain Mabon explores the effects of fragmented sovereignties on the political trajectories of states, societies, and communities in the Middle East. His account of the many ways in which competing claims to sovereignty, legitimacy, and authenticity manifest themselves across multiple political and social registers, often at great human cost, is eloquent, theoretically rich, and marvelously ambitious. Sweeping in its historical and geographic scope, Mabon’s work is acute and urgent in calling our attention to the conditions that sustain violence, exclusion, and conflict in today’s Arab world.'Professor Steven Heydemann, Smith College, USA'In this outstanding, elegantly written first volume in the Manchester University Press "Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East" series, Mabon (Lancaster Univ., UK) focuses on the legalistic concept of sovereignty and the forces that undermine it, with existing states challenged by the Islamic concept of one ummah (community), the more secular ideology of pan-Arabism, and ethnic separatist movements as well as sectarianism fomented as a Machiavellian strategy. The study is informed by a wide range of political theorists and employs Greek terminology, such as nomos (law), which some readers likely will dismiss as unnecessary pedantry. However, the author demonstrates a vast amount of knowledge based on published material in diverse languages and on extensive travel and interaction with a variety of people in the region. He deftly analyzes the Arab Spring and its degeneration into renewed despotism, sectarian conflict, and anarchy but suggests that regimes built on shaky foundations may face renewed popular challenges in the future. This book is essential reading for advanced students of the contemporary Middle East and for those concerned more broadly with nation building and nation decay.'--G. E. Perry, emeritus, Indiana State University, CHOICE -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The Politics of Sovereignty and Space2 Letters and Declarations3 Ink on Paper4 The dawla and the umma5 Building Beirut, Transforming Jerusalem and Breaking Basra6 The People Want the Fall of the Regime7 The Regime Fights Back8 Houses Built on SandConclusions: The End of the DreamSelect bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how Ireland’s relationship with the EU was affected by a succession of crises in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The financial crisis, the Brexit crisis and the migration crisis were not of equal significance on the island of Ireland. The financial crisis was a huge issue for the Republic but not Northern Ireland, Brexit had a major impact in both polities, the migration and populism issues were less controversial, while foreign policy challenges had a minimal impact. The book provides a summary of the main features of each of the crises to be considered, from both the EU and the Irish perspective.Ireland and the European Union is the first volume of its kind to provide a comprehensive analysis on British–Irish relations in the context of Brexit. It assesses the Withdrawal Agreement and Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the devolution settlement and the 1998 Agreement, as well as the European dimension to Northern Ireland’s peace process. The contributors explore a number of policy areas that are central to the understanding of each of the crises and the impact of each for Ireland. Chapters examine issues such as security, migration and taxation as well as protest politics, political parties, the media, public opinion and the economic impact of each of these crises on Ireland’s relationship with the EU.Table of Contents1 Ireland and the European Union: crisis and change – Kathryn Simpson and Michael Holmes2 The global island: Ireland in a changed Union – Ben Tonra3 A turbulent commitment: economic relations between Ireland and the European Union between the crash and Brexit – Patrick Gallagher, Fergal Rhatigan and Seán Ó Riain4 Sovereign or not sovereign: tax policy, Ireland and the EU – Shelia Killian5 Ireland’s migration and asylum policies in an EU context: from opt-outs to solidarity? – Aideen Elliott6 Irish political parties and the EU: Euro-nationalism not Euroscepticism – Michael Holmes7 Post-crash protest politics – Madelaine Moore and Silke Trommer8 National interest and public interest: public opinion from the economic crisis to Brexit – Kathryn Simpson9 'No time for diplomatic squeamishness': news media framing of Irish political interventions in the UK’s EU referendum – Anthony Cawley10 British–Irish relations: how Brexit unsettled what had been normalised – Brigid Laffan and Jane O’Mahony11 Brexit and the economy of Ireland – Stephen Kinsella12 Northern Ireland and Brexit: a unique challenge in unique circumstances – David Phinnemore and Lisa Whitten13 Making it up as we go along: Brexit and constitutional politics in Great Britain and Ireland – Jonathan Evershed14 Taking back control, without going back to conflict: weighing up the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland’s peace process – James Pow15 EU structural fund programmes on the island of Ireland: Interreg and the cross-border dimension – Giada Lagana16 Ireland and the EU: nationalism in internationalism – Michael Holmes and Kathryn SimpsonIndex

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Book SynopsisChallenging nuclearism explores how a deliberate ‘normalisation’ of nuclear weapons has been constructed, why it has prevailed in international politics for over seventy years and why it is only now being questioned seriously. The book identifies how certain practices have enabled a small group of states to hold vast arsenals of these weapons of mass destruction and how the close control over nuclear decisions by a select group has meant that the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons have been disregarded for decades. The recent UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will not bring about quick disarmament. It has been decried by the nuclear weapon states. But by rejecting nuclearism and providing a clear denunciation of nuclear weapons, it will challenge nuclear states in a way that has until now not been possible. Challenging nuclearism analyses the origins and repercussions of this pivotal moment in nuclear politics.Trade Review'As tensions rise, the existential threat of nuclear weapons becomes prominent once again and the world needs more critical assessments of what is being—and what could be—done to avoid the catastrophe of nuclear war or accident. Hanson’s book therefore provides a vital contribution that clearly sets out the case for why we need to reject nuclearism and make a world without nuclear weapons a reality.'Rhys Crilley, International Affairs'Australian political scientist Marianne Hanson has written a clear-eyed book about the prospects for nuclear disarmament. Hanson soberly concludes that the nuclear-armed states, left to control the terms, the pace and the outcome of an endeavour to which they have pledged themselves for decades, will never give up nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, a path forward to the elimination of nuclear weapons exists, and Hanson describes that path and the challenges along the way.'John Loretz, Medicine, Conflict and Survival -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: The dominance of nuclearism1 Identifying the elements of nuclearism: Traditional framings normalize nuclear weapons 2 Nuclearism today: Modernization, the persistence of deterrence, and the rise of new dangers3 Pushing for disarmament: A fruitless exercise Part II: The transition – from the humanitarian initiative to the prohibition treaty4 The recent humanitarian context: limiting the ‘calamities of war’5 Creating the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsPart III: Rejecting nuclearism6 Rejecting Nuclearism I: a new discourse; bringing humanitarianism back; new voices and actors; challenging material spending 7 Rejecting Nuclearism II: disrupting the nuclear orderPart IV: Ending nuclearism?8 Challenges to and likely impacts of the treatyConclusionReferences

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the intricacies of contemporary children's rights on a global scale, scrutinizing the challenges they face from a multidisciplinary perspective. -- .

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Book SynopsisFaced with the scale of global challenges such as poverty and inequality, one question is where to start. Humanitarian efforts can only ever have limited reach. Among all of human suffering, whom should we support? And what shapes our choices? Such questions are at the core of this book. Through an ethnographic account of moralities, it traces how everyday humanitarian practitioners challenge entrenched values of what matters, upending the notion that the large-scale is inherently important, and even questioning what ‘large’ means in the first place. Instead, these practitioners typically aim to create a difference in the life of a particular person, situating their limited actions within pervasive poverty.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Making scales and relations 2 The part and the whole 3 Every person counts 4 Distance and proximity 5 Desire to connect 6 Humanitarian kinship 7 Affinities and shared biographies Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisWas there international law in the Middle Ages? Using treaties as its main source, this book examines the extent to which such a system of rules was known and followed in the period 700 to 1200. It considers how consistently international legal rules were obeyed, whether there was a reliance on justification of action and whether the system had the capacity to resolve disputed questions of fact and law. The book further sheds light on issues such as compliance, enforcement, deterrence, authority and jurisdiction, challenging traditional ideas over their role and function in the history of international law.International law in Europe, 700–1200 will appeal to students and scholars of medieval Europe, international law and its history, as well as those with a more general interest in warfare, diplomacy and international relations.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The sources of international law: treaties2 That which is practised on a daily basis: displacement of people3 The rules consistently obeyed: redress, amnesty, and transitional justice4 Justifying action: law, responsibility, and deterrence5 Resolving disputes: arbitration, mediation, and third-party interventionConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses Russia’s strategy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the turbulent period since the inception of the Arab Spring. It explores the key policy challenges faced by Russia in the context of Russia’s relations with both the regional states and the major external powers. The book incorporates chapters on Russia’s involvement in MENA affairs, its intervention in the Syrian civil war, the domestic sources of its foreign policy, its clash with the Western powers over issues pertaining to sovereignty and humanitarian norms, its response to the challenge posed by Islamist extremism, and its political-military and economic interests in the MENA region. The book offers an original, critical analysis of Russia’s thinking and decision-making and examines the implications of its more assertive foreign policy strategy following its military interventions in Syria and Ukraine.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the Arab Spring and Russia1 Russia and the MENA region: state fragmentation, inter-state rivalries and international discord2 Russia and the Syrian civil war3 Russia’s domestic politics and the Arab Spring4 Russia, the Arab uprisings and international norms5 Religion and terrorism: the challenge of the Arab Spring6 A Russian strategy for the MENA region?ConclusionsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States through a Neoclassical Realist framework and shows how their dynamic has affected the Persian Gulf regional system and its international relations from the 1970s until today. -- .

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of how nuclear weapons states have been able to 'normalise' nuclear weapons by practising elements of nuclearism'. These practices have all been affected by the creation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which represents a major challenge to these states and their domination of the global nuclear order. -- .

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Book SynopsisWhat can comedy tell us about the politics of a nation? In this book, James Brassett builds on his prize-winning research to demonstrate how British comedy can provide intimate and vital understandings of the everyday politics of globalization in Britain. The book explores British comedy and Britain’s global politics from post-war imperial decline through to its awkward embrace of globalization, examining a wide variety of comedic mediums, such as the popular television show The Office and the online satire The Daily Mash. Touching on issues such as empire, the class system and capitalism, the author demonstrates how comedy offers valuable insights on how global market life is experienced, mediated, contested and accommodated.Trade Review“…a fascinating book... The Ironic State is an engaging study of the intimate relationship between comedy and politics, shedding light on how British comedians both resist and are constrained by the values and attitudes of the day.” International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Comedy and the Politics of (Global) Resistance Everyday Comic Resistance in Global Context The Satire Boom: Imperial Decline and the Rise of the Everyday Elite Alternative Comedy and Resistance to ‘Thatcher’s Britain’ Irony and the Liminality of Resistance Austerity and the Rise of Radical Comedy Brexit, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Single Market The Globalization of Comic Resistance?

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Book SynopsisIn this engaging book, David M. McCourt makes the case for New Constructivist approaches to international relations scholarship. The book traces constructivist work on culture, identity, and norms within the historical, geographical, and professional contexts of world politics, and reflects on recent innovations in fields including practice theory, relationalism, and network analysis. Copiously illustrated with real-world examples from the rise of China and US foreign policy, it illuminates the processes by which international politics are built. This is both an accessible tour of Constructivism to date and a persuasive declaration for its continuing application and value.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Constructivism? 1. The Old Constructivism 2. The New Constructivism 3. Rules, Law, and Language in the New Constructivism 4. World-Making: Experts and Professionals in the New Constructivism 5. New Constructivist Methodology and Methods 6. Politics, Ethics, and Knowledge in the New Constructivism 7. The New Constructivism as a Phronetic Social Science Conclusion: The Space of Constructivism

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Book SynopsisA perennial debate in the field of global ethics revolves around the possibility of a universalist ethics as well as arguments over the nature, and significance, of difference for moral deliberation. Decolonial literature, in particular, increasingly signifies a pluriverse – one with radical ontological and epistemological differences. This book examines the concept of the pluriverse alongside global ethics and the ethics of care in order to contemplate new ethical horizons for engaging across difference. Offering a challenge to the current state of the field, this book argues for a rethinking of global ethics as it has been conceived thus far.Table of Contents1. The Pluriversal Challenge to Global Ethics 2. The Problem of Modernity and the Decolonial Project 3. Mapping Global Ethics in the Pluriverse 4. A Critical, Political Ethics of Care 5. Partial Connections: The Pluriverse, Ethics, and Care 6. Vulnerable and Precarious Worlds: A Meta-Theoretical Orientation 7. The Political and the Pluriverse: A (Dis)Associative Theory of Care 8. Building the Pluriverse with Care 9. Rethinking Global Ethics with Care and the Pluriverse

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