International relations Books

Book SynopsisWhat divides and what unites an ethnically diverse citizenry? Do multicultural policies cause ethnic conflict or do they form the basis for wider loyalties? George Vasilev addresses these vexed questions. He argues against critics who claim that group representative measures are incompatible with solidarity. Instead, he explains how they provide the incentive structure needed for inter-ethnic cooperation. By looking beyond the representative institutions of the nation state, Vasilev shows us how NGOs, international institutions and opinion leaders are becoming increasingly important in cultivating interethnic openness.

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Book SynopsisDina Rezk analyses 8 case studies, culminating in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat on live television, Drawing on declassified documents, interviews and multi-archival research, she explores how the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in post-WWII Middle East.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about conflicts and fears: how domestic reasons are drawing countries in Europe into international events. Raymond Taras explains why France, Poland and Sweden have become engaged in outside conflicts and tells the story of when and why xenophobia at home is converted into xenophobia abroad.

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Book SynopsisChina and Iran have featured heavily in the news in recent years. China is both a military and an economic superpower with 20% of the world''s population; Iran is suspected of developing nuclear weapons and arming terrorists, and sits on the world''s second-largest oil and gas reserves. They are also surprisingly close geographically: Iran is only 700 miles across Afghanistan from China''s extreme western border. A 25-year, $100 billion deal to supply China with oil and gas and the large number of Chinese companies operating in Iran shows that the two are moving increasingly close in both political and economic terms. But what does this mean for the rest of the world, and especially for ''the West?'' Edward Burman examines how the strikingly similar histories of these two ancient civilisations can inform what the likely consequences for the world of an alliance between them might be.

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Book SynopsisInternational law has important effects in international relations, and the politics of international relations often determines the ability of states to make international law and to comply with international law. So, it is strange that the academic disciplines of international law and international politics have often used separate analytical tools, have often seen the world of international relations differently, and have often been concerned with different problems. This volume brings together the leading scholarly works seeking to define the relationship between the analytical tools of international law and international politics, and seeking to integrate these tools. This volume shows the ways in which these disciplines can be harnessed together to provide a more complete and effective analysis of international problems.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Two Disciplines or One? Theory and Method: International organization: a state of the art on an art of the state, Friedrich Kratochwil and John Gerard Ruggie; Modern international relations theory: a prospectus for international lawyers, Kenneth W. Abbott; International relations and international law: 2 optics, Robert O. Keohane; International law and international relations: together, apart, together?, Stephen D. Krasner. Part II How, When and How Much Does International Law Affect State Behavior?: a) Realism: Positivism, functionalism, and international law, Hans J. Morgenthau; Is the good news about compliance good news about cooperation?, George W. Downs, David M. Rocke and Peter N. Barsoom; b) Rationalism: Political economy and international institutions, Duncan Snidal; The concept of legalization, Kenneth W. Abbott, Robert O. Keohane, Andrew Moravcsik, Anne-Marie Slaughter and Duncan Snidal; The customary international law game, George Norman and Joel P. Trachtman; c) Constructivism/Sociological Institutionalism: On compliance, Abram Chayes and Antonia Handler Chayes; The institutional dynamics of international political orders, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen; International norm dynamics and political change, Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink. Part III Under What Circumstances and in What Form Will Treaties be Made?: Bargaining, enforcement and international cooperation, James D. Fearon; A theory of full international cooperation, Scott Barrett; The laws of war, common conjectures and legal systems in international politics, James D. Morrow; The rational design of international institutions, Barbara Koremenos, Charles Lipson and Duncan Snidal. Part IV What is the Role of International Adjudication?: The European Court of Justice, national governments, and legal integration in the European Union, Geoffrey Garrett, R. Daniel Kelemen and Heiner Schulz; The politics of dispute settlement design: explaining legalism in regional trade pacts, James McCall Smith; Judicial lawmaking at the WTO: discursive, constitutional, and political constraints, Richard H. Steinberg. Part V How is Empirical Analysis Used?: International law and state behavior: commitment and compliance in international monetary affairs, Beth A. Simmons; Name index.

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Book SynopsisRegionalism has regained momentum in the post-Cold War era. New economic groupings continue to spring up across the globe, while older regional organizations have strengthened their institutional bases and broadened their scope. Explaining the reinvigoration of regionalism requires comparative analyses that not only highlight the commonalities that characterize various regional experiments but also account for the differential outcomes and divergent trajectories such projects exhibit. This collection of seminal articles on regionalism advances theoretical concepts that can stimulate useful comparisons, along with scholarly surveys of important instances of regionalism in the contemporary world. Besides classic studies of the European Union, the volume includes authoritative overviews and case studies of regionalist projects in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Central Eurasia. An introductory essay situates these articles in the context of the five decTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I General: Comparative regional integration: concept and measurement, Joseph S. Nye; Explaining the resurgence of regionalism in world politics, Andrew Hurrell; The new wave of regionalism, Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner. Part II Sub-Saharan Africa: Regional integration and the crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, Peter Robson; Africa's record of regional co-operation and integration, Percy S. Mistry; The African Union and the new partnership for Africa's development: strong institutions for weak states?, Keith Gottschalk and Siegmar Schmidt. Part III East Asia: 30 years of ASEAN: achievements and challenges, Jörn Dosch and Manfred Mols; 2 funerals and a wedding? The ups and downs of regionalism in East Asia and Asia-Pacific after the Asian crisis, Douglas Webber; ASEAN plus 3: emerging East Asian regionalism?, Richard Stubbs; A 3 bloc world? The new East Asian regionalism, John Ravenhill; The social construction of international institutions: the case of ASEAN+3, Dirk Nabers. Part IV Latin America: On the road to Southern Cone economic integration, Jeffrey Cason; Regionalist governance in the new political economy of development: 'relaunching' the Mercosur, Nicola Phillips; Explaining Latin American economic integration: the case of Mercosur, Karl Kaltenthaler and Frank O. Mora. Part V Middle East and North Africa: Regional economic union in the Maghreb, Ahmed Aghrout and Keith Sutton; Theories of integration in a new context: the Gulf Cooperation Council, Fred H. Lawson. Part VI Central Eurasia: Inter-state cooperation in Central Asia from the CIS to the Shanghai Forum, Gregory Gleason; Regionalism, regional structures and security management in Central Asia, Roy Allison. Part VII Western Europe: Preferences and power in the European Community: a liberal intergovernmentalist approach, Andrew Moravcsik; A constructivist approach to understanding the European Union as a federal polity, Rey Koslowski; The institutional foundations of intergovernmentalism and supranationalism in the European Union, George Tsebelis and Geoffrey Garrett; Name index.

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Book SynopsisIraq can be considered the ''perfect storm'' which brought out the stark differences between the US and Europe. The disagreement over the role of the United Nations continues and the bitterness in the United States against its betrayal by allies like France is not diminishing. Meanwhile, the standing of the United States among the European public has plummeted. Within Europe, political tensions between what US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld euphemistically called the ''Old'' Europe and the ''New'' Europe continue to divide. To fully comprehend these rifts, this volume takes a specific look at the core security priorities of each European state and whether these interests are best served through closer security collaboration with the US or with emerging European structures such as the European Rapid Reaction Force. It analyzes the contribution each state would make to transatlantic security, the role they envisage for existing security structures such as NATO, and the role thTrade Review'...offers a comprehensive overview of the main contemporary issues in transatlantic security...a unique and compelling collection that is rigorously researched and written in an approachable and accessible style. This trenchant analysis should be read by policymakers and scholars on both sides of the Atlantic.' Philip Dimitrov, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Ambassador to the United States 'This book of essays...focuses on the Euro-Atlantic political-security dimension of contemporary world politics as it relates to - although not exclusively - the Iraq situation...This thoughtful book provides a comprehensive overview of these unique national conditions, thereby enabling the informed reader...to obtain a grasp of the complexity of the contemporary trans-Atlantic based political-security world in which we live.' Robert S. Jordan, University of New Orleans, USA '...a major contribution to the current debates on transatlantic relations.' Journal of European Affairs and europeananalysis.org.uk 'People interested in comparative foreign policy will find the book very useful, as it addresses policies from countries that are not always considered important...Recommended.' Choice '...provides a first overview of the nature of the transatlantic relationship.' Political Studies Review 'What makes this work fascinating and useful is the editors' decision to include articles devoted to security issues and the policies of states as small as Slovakia or the Netherlands and as large as the United States. That Lithuania and Bulgaria have security needs and policies to meet them is self-evident, but often ignored.' H-Net ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: US security policy and the new Europe, Tom Lansford. Old Europe: French security agenda in the post-9/11 world, Robert J. Pauly, Jr; A changing view of responsibility? German security policy in the post-9/11 world, Scott Brunstetter; Britain and transatlantic security: negotiating two bridges far apart, Mary Troy Johnston; Russia and the 'Old' Europe versus 'New' Europe debate: US foreign policy and the Iraq War 2003, Mira Duric; Benelux security policy, Dirk C. van Raemdonck; Italian security in the Berlusconi era: business as usual, Mark Sedgwick. New Europe: In search of security: Bulgaria's security policy in transition, Blagovest Tashev; The dilemma of 'dual loyalty': Lithuania and transatlantic tensions, Dovile Budryte; Czech Republic's Role with regard to the trans-atlantic security challenges, Petr Vancura; Poland's security and transatlantic relations, Andrzej Kapiszewski with Chris Davis; Slovakia, Ivo Samson; Hungary, László Valki; Romania's position towards the evolution of the transatlantic link after 11 September 2001, Mihail E. Ionescu; Conclusion: values and interests: European support for the intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, Michael Mihalka; Select Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisExamining the shifts in Russian foreign policy and their potential impact on the status and influence of the United States in the international system, this outstanding volume examines why the Kremlin initially sought an alliance with the United States and the internal and external reasons why such a policy was unsustainable. In particular, it looks for an explanation for the post-Cold War vacillations in Russian foreign policy. Russia made several decisions which were perceived domestically as being unacceptable capitulations to American interests. Consequently, a pro-Western foreign policy became incompatible with Russian political culture. The rapprochement following 9/11 was destined to be temporary due to the decision by the Bush administration to invade Iraq. Contributing to the fields of international relations and comparative foreign policy, this study provides a fresh approach to the balance/bandwagon issue and takes into account the global repercussions of the recent war in Trade Review’...an authoritative study of Russian foreign policy, and above all American-Russian relations, since the disintegration of the USSR...well organized, carefully researched and well written, integrating area study and international relations theory in ways that are instructive for both approaches. The book is full of sound judgments and sophisticated analysis and is moreover sensitive to indeterminacy in international relations and foreign policy without abandonment to purely ad hoc analysis.' Allen Lynch, University of Virginia, USA ’Thomas Ambrosio succinctly analyses and surveys the multi-faceted difficulties Russia has encountered, and continues to face, in forging a coherent security policy since the disintegration of the USSR. He reveals the fundamental dilemma facing Russia since the disintegration of the USSR where Russian elites cannot imagine Russia as anything other than a great power while being a power in decline. The book’s great value is [its exploration of] the manner in which this dilemma running through Russian security policy attempts to grapple with America as the world’s hyperpower.’ Taras Kuzio, George Washington University, USA 'One strength of this richly documented book is its frequent use of policy-makers' quotes to make its point...this book is a valuable addition to the literature of International Relations - a very worthwhile read.' International AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Russian foreign policy in the post-Cold War Era; Theoretical framework: to balance or bandwagon?; Russia reborn and contested; Rejecting the hegemonic coalition; Forming an anti-hegemonic coalition; Multipolarity through international institutions; Russian-American relations after September 11th; The Iraq crisis and the return to multipolarity; Russia, multipolarity, and the costs of bandwagoning; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisDebates on security became more intense following the unanticipated end of the Cold War conflict and took on added force after the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. Generally viewed as a part of the wider ''West'' despite its separation by enormous geographical distances from both Europe and the United States, Australia is a regional power in its own right. It has been an active and loyal member of the US-led coalitions of the willing, first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq. The terrorist attacks in Bali one year after the attacks in the United States brought home to Australia the direct nature of the new global terrorist threats to its own security. This volume brings together leading experts on international security and Australia''s foreign and security policies in a critical examination of Australia''s adaptations to the new security challenges. It is the first in-depth and comprehensive analysis of Australia''s defence and security policies as well as the country''Trade Review'Australia's prominent role in the global war on terror has encouraged lively debate on the country's foreign policy. This debate is fully reflected in this valuable book, which addresses both Australia's wider contribution to international peace and security and its more specific concerns as a Pacific power.' Sir Lawrence Freedman, Vice Principal (Research), King's College London, UK 'Security policy scholars and practitioners worldwide are still wrestling with the implications of September 11 2001. This book offers a fascinating collection of analyses of the post 9/11 international security environment and the Australian policy response. It makes a valuable contribution to the debate about the old and new security agendas and the interplay between them.' Elsina Wainwright, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Australia 'Australian security must now be managed in a world characterized by striking continuities and confronting new challenges. This volume kick starts a much needed debate about what security means in this new environment, and about how it can be realized. McDougall and Shearman have brought together an impressive group of scholars and policy-makers...Far from being the last word of the subject, this book promises to stimulate the kind of creative yet hard-headed thinking about Australian security so sorely needed at this historical juncture.' Chris Reus-Smit, Australian National University, Australia 'A special merit of these twelve essays is that they bring together the reformulations of "security architecture"; that stem from such writers as Barry Buzan and Richard Little and the reflections on leadership that emphasize the moral rectitude claimed by those elected through the profection of images of competence.' Reviews in Australian Studies '...a collection of essays that are informative and challenging. Taken together, they offer a much-needed corrective to the thinness of the academic and public discussion of Australian security...' Australian Book Review '...the single most impressive study of Australia's role in the post-9/11 international system.' Australian Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Setting the Scene: Global and Australian: The New Global Security Agenda, Gareth Evans; Old, new or both? Australia's security agendas at the start of the New Century, Hugh White; The American Empire: past, present and future, Michael Cox; Identity politics, new security agendas and the anglosphere, Peter Shearman; The 'New Security Environment' in the Asia-Pacific: an Australian perspective, Nick Bisley. Perspectives on Australian (and Australasian) Policy: Evolving Australian security interests in the Asia-Pacific: policy coherence or disjunction?, William Tow; Australia and the 'War on Terrorism': a preliminary assessment, Derek McDougall; Everything new is old again? Australia-Japan relations, new security and 'The New Dispensation', Richard Leaver; Australia and Indonesia: living in different strategic worlds, Richard Chauvel; Australasian security policy: old agenda divergence, new agenda convergence?, Robert Ayson; Oceania and the New Security Agenda, John Henderson; Why Prime Ministers go too far: the case of John Howard, James Walter; Index.

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Book SynopsisCarsten Wieland is a German diplomat, senior UN consultant, Middle East and conflict expert with high-ranking mediation experience. He has served with three UN Special Envoys for Syria as Senior Expert for Intra-Syrian Talks and political advisor. He has also worked on political responses to the Syrian conflict for the German Foreign Office and as Director of the German Information Center for the Arab World in Cairo. A journalist by training, he reported from the United States, the Middle East and Latin America as a foreign correspondent. He was a Government Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Geneva, and a fellow at the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. His publications include Syria: A Decade of Lost Chances (2012), Syria - Ballots or Bullets (2006) and Syria at Bay: Secularism, Islamism, and Pax Americana (2006).Trade ReviewHats off to Wieland for giving us food for thought at this critical crossroad in the evolution of humanitarian aid. I hope it leads the UN, donors, and humanitarian organizations to reflect seriously about how they can change their approach to delivering humanitarian aid during an armed conflict before we repeat the deadly mistakes of Syria. * The Middle East Journal *Wieland deserves ample praise for his decision to write a book that catalogs in exhausting detail the failings of an institution he admires so much. One hopes that his former colleagues understand the book as an effort to strengthen United Nations, not embarrass it. * War on the Rocks *A masterpiece, this book is a riveting call for action to prevent governments that massacre their own citizens from directing who shall, and who shall not, receive donor-funded life-saving emergency help. -- Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs 2012-2018A highly interesting and original study based on many years of practical and intensive experience of Carsten Wieland, who served as a diplomat and an academic, dealing with the Middle East, Syria in particular, also in the intra-Syrian negotiations under the auspices of the UN Special Envoy for Syria. This book clearly explains the complicated juridical, humanitarian and political dimensions of the various dilemmas of delivering humanitarian aid during wars. Wieland provides an authoritative guide on how to better deal with delicate humanitarian issues, like those in Syria. It should be highly recommended reading for politicians, humanitarian negotiators, people active in the field of humanitarian aid and other decision makers. -- Nikolaos van Dam, Former Ambassador of the Netherlands and author of Destroying a Nation: The Civil War in SyriaThis in an extraordinary book on humanitarian law and practice in the Syria conflict. By a scholar-practitioner with many years of experience studying Syria and acting as advisor to the UN mediator on the country, it is a model of how theoretical concerns and practical experience in policy making can cross fertilize each other. -- Raymond Hinnebusch, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews Centre for Syrian Studies, UKThe most convincingly argued call yet to take international humanitarian aid out of the control of unaccountable governments that use sovereignty as a pretext - the ultimate exposure of sovereignty as fake neutrality. -- Eberhard Kienle, Research Professor at the Centre des recherches internationales (CERI), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) & SciencesPo, Paris, FranceTable of ContentsForeword Abbreviations 1. Introduction to a Tough Dilemma 2. Expectations and Disillusions Beyond Syria 3. Containing the Human Beast: Fundamentals of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law The Government’s Particular Responsibility State-centred International Practice Neutrality and Impartiality Countries’ Controversial Consent 4. A Moving Target: Dynamics of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law Law or War An Octopus with Dwindling Force Contested Notions of State Sovereignty 5. The Terrorism Tool: De-humanizing the Other The Sin of Rage at Ground Zero The Myth of the Unlawful Combatant Poisonous Rhetoric A Self-fulfilling Prophecy 6. De-Neutralizing Aid: All Roads Lead to Damascus The Government’s Grip on Humanitarian Work Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s Plight in a Totalitarian System Western Diplomats’ Dilemma Cross-Border Controversies in the Security Council 7. In the Pillory: The UN’s Syria Dilemma Complicity with Evil Contracting Dangerous Bedfellows Between All Fronts 8. Credibility Crisis The UN Reacts Donors React 9. Diversifying Aid: Roads to Circumvent Damascus “Humanitarian Plus” A Double-edged Sword The Reconstruction Gamble 10. Irreconcilable Positions: Roads to Nowhere Fig Leaf for Political Failure Double Deficiency Russia’s Soft Power Failure Contempt for Multilateralism 11. Arguments for Change: How to Avoid the Neutrality Trap Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA disciplinary history of the field of international relations from its emergence in the mid-1800s until the outbreak of World War II.CHOICE 1997 Outstanding Academic BooksThis detailed disciplinary history of the field of international relations examines its early emergence in the mid-nineteenth century to the period beginning with the outbreak of World War II. It demonstrates that many of the commonly held assumptions about the field''s early history are incorrect, such as the presumed dichotomy between idealist and realist periods. By showing how the concepts of sovereignty and anarchy have served as the core constituent principles throughout the history of the discipline, and how earlier discourse is relevant to the contemporary study of war and peace, international security, international organization, international governance, and international law, the book contributes significantly to current debates about the identity of the international relations field and political science more generally.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This political biography of the current Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, explains why his style is so successful and what his major undertakings as president have been. The stated aim of Jokowi and the New Indonesia by Darmawan Prasodjo with assistance from Tim Hannigan, is to give a full picture of the man and his presidency in English." —Asian Review of Books

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Book Synopsis With each passing day, Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world affairs. Home of the world''s second-largest Muslim population, epicenter of the global jihad, location of perhaps the planet''s most dangerous borderlands, and armed with nuclear weapons, this South Asian nation will go a long way toward determining what the world looks like ten years from now. The Future of Pakistan presents and evaluates several scenarios for how the country will develop, evolve, and act in the near future, as well as the geopolitical implications of each. Led by renowned South Asia expert Stephen P. Cohen, a team of authoritative contributors looks at several pieces of the Pakistan puzzle. The book begins with Cohen''s broad yet detailed overview of Pakistan, placing it within the context of current-day geopolitics and international economics. Cohen''s piece is then followed by a number of shorter, more tightly focused essays addressing more specific issues of concern. Cohen''s fellow contributors hail from America, Europe, India, and Pakistan itself, giving the book a uniquely international and comparative perspective. They address critical factors such as the role and impact of radical groups and militants, developments in specific key regions such as Punjab and the rugged frontier with Afghanistan, and the influence ofand interactions withIndia, Pakistan''s archrival since birth. The book also breaks down relations with other international powers such as China and the United States. The all-important military and internal security apparatus come under scrutiny, as do rapidly morphing social and gender issues. Political and party developments are examined along with the often amorphous division of power between Islamabad and the nation''s regions and local powers. Uncertainty about Pakistan''s trajectory persists. The Future of Pakistan helps us understand the current circumstances, the relevant actors and their motivation, the critical issues at hand, the different outcomes they might produce, and what it all means for Pakistanis, Indians, the United States, and the entire world. Praise for the work of Stephen P. Cohen The Idea of Pakistan: The intellectual power and rare insight with which Cohen breaks through the complexity of the subject rivals that of classics that have explained other societies posting a comparable challenge to understanding. Middle East Journal India: Emerging Power: In light of the events of September 11, 2001, Cohen''s perceptive, insightful, and balanced account of emergent India will be essential reading for U.S. foreign policymakers, scholars, and informed citizens. Choice

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Book SynopsisTurkey has always been a crossroads: the point where East meets West, Europe meets Asia, and Christianity meets Islam. Turkey has also been a close and important American ally, but a series of converging political and strategic factors have now endangered its longstanding Western and democratic orientation. In Winning Turkey, two leading analysts explain this worrisome situation and present a plan for improving it. The stakes are clear. Turkey is the most advanced democracy in the Islamic world, bordering a number of the world''s hotspots, including Iraq, Iran, and the Caucasus. It occupies the corridor between Western markets and Caspian Sea energy reserves. A stable, Western-oriented Turkey moving toward EU membership would provide a growing market for exports, a source of needed labor, a positive influence on the Middle East, and an ally in the war on terror. The picture has darkened, however, as rising anti-Americanism, deflated hopes for EU accession, civil-military tensio

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Book SynopsisIn his timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC states since the 1970s to the present, Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security.

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Book SynopsisAs the dust settled around the devastation of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, questions emerged surrounding the attacks and the motives behind them. This text examines the causes of what happened and provides a reasoned approach as to what the future may hold.Trade Review'By far the best book on the catastrophe of 11 September.' The Observer 'Cuts the proverbial ice.' Daily Star 'Sober and balanced.' John Gray, The New Statesman 'To understand 11 September we need a broader context and Halliday is up to the task ... He reveals his true calibre.' Ziauddin Sardar, The Independent 'I agree with the analysis in Fred Halliday's excellent book.' David Aaronovitch, The IndependentTable of ContentsSeptember 11, 2001 and the claims of reason; the greater West-Asian crisis; fundamentalism and political power; terrorisms and communal conflict; a short history of anti-Muslimism; "Islamophobia" reconsidered; the Oslo peace accords - a possible peace; a decade after invasion - the unease of Kuwait; Iran - the Islamic revolution at the crossroads; the other stereotype - America and the left; global rancour and global inequality; no man is an island.

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Book SynopsisExamines the dynamics of Arab foreign-policy-making in the twenty-first century. This book includes four case studies, the Middle East Peace process, the Water crisis, the Food crisis, and Saudi Arabia's foreign policy, that enable a wide-ranging analysis for understanding contemporary Arab politics and its role in world affairs.Trade ReviewEndorsements: 'Even a reader who does not agree with all of Hassan Al-Alkim's conclusions will recognize this book as an authentic critique by a committed Arab intellectual not only of the weakness of Arab states in the regional and international realms but also of the authoritarian regimes that dominate most of the Arab world.' Gregory Gause III, Department of Political Science, University of Vermont 'Hassan al-Alkim has written a wide ranging and thought provoking account of the challenging issues facing foreign policy makers in the Arab world.' Peter Woodward, Professor Emeritus, University of ReadingTable of ContentsContents: List of Tables 6 List of Figures 7 List of Maps 8 Abbreviations 9 Prelude 11 Introduction 15 Part One: The Input Process 1. Political Aggregations and Political Articulations 23 2. The Socio-Economic Variables 62 3. The Changing World Order 93 4. The Regional Variable: Unstable Region 126 5. The Arab-Israeli Conflict 162 Part Two: The Output: Case Studies 6. Arab States' Policies towards the Middle East Peace Process 201 7. Desertification and Water Crisis in the Arab World 233 8. Food Insecurity in the Arab World 261 9. Determinants of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy-Making 294 Epilogue 335 Notes 341 Bibliography 379 Index 387 List of Tables: 1.1 Electoral Turnout in Eighteen Arab States (2003-2008) 32 2.1 Female Empowerment in the Arab World (2009) 80 2.2 Female Participation in Parliaments 80 2.3 Corruption in the Arab Countries (2008) 83 2.4 Inter-Arab Trade (2003-2007) 87 2.5 Trends of Arab Foreign Trade 88 2.6 Proven Arab Oil Reserves 90 2.7 Proven Arab Gas Reserves 91 3.1 Cash Reserves in Contemporary World Order (2009) 117 3.2 Defence Expenditures of World Leading Powers 120 4.1 Middle East Military Expenditures (2007) 131 7.1 Arab Population Census (1980-2030) 236 7.2 Fresh Water Availability in Selected Arab Countries (1990) 237 7.3 Water Consumption by Sector 240 7.4 Water Distributions 243 7.5 Peace Pipes Distribution 254 7.6 The Egyptian and Sudanese Damage as a Result of Israeli-Ethiopian Cooperation 256 8.1 Agricultural Sector Economic Indicators 264 8.2 Comparison of Crop Production 266 8.3 Arab Food Gap for Main Crops (2000-2006) 269 8.4 The Food Gap (1975-2000) 274 8.5 The Arab Food Gap for Major Food Commodities (2000-2006) 275 8.6 The Percentage of Change in the Food Gap Cost (2000-2006) 276 8.7 Arab Agricultural Exports and Imports (2000-2006) 277 8.8 Net Arab Agricultural Imports (2000-2006) 278 8.9 Arab Agricultural Exports and Imports 281 9.1 Saudi Arabia Population (1965-2009) 307 List of Maps: See seperate section 1 Saudi-Yemeni Border Agreement 2 Saudi Arabia-UAE Borders after the Agreement of 1974 3 UAE-Saudi Borders prior to 1974 Jeddah Agreement 4 Arab Territory of Ahwaz Occupied by Iran 5 Boundaries and Maritime Jurisdiction of Iran, Iraq and Kuwait 6 UAE Disputed Islands with Iran 7 UN Resolution 181 for the Partition of Palestine 8 The Aquifer of the West Bank 9 Conflicting Water Projects in the Jordan Basin 10 Sources of Euphrates and Tigris Rivers 11 Sources of the Nile River

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Book SynopsisBased on research conducted by the Moscow Centre for Civilizational and Regional Studies, this work documents the findings of one of the studies done on the states of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizia and Tadjikistan. It analyses the difficulties of state-building and the social upheavals experienced by these republics.

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Book SynopsisEventual achievement of nuclear disarmament has been an objective and a dream of the world community since the dawn of the Nuclear Age. Essential reading for policy advisors, foreign service professionals, and scholars in political science, The Alternate Route examines the possibilities of nuclear-weapon-free zones as a pathway to worldwide nuclear disarmament.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents reflections of prominent international peacemakers in the Middle East, including Jimmy Carter, Lakhdar Brahimi, Jan Eliasson, Alvaro de Soto, and others. It provides unique insights and lessons learned about diplomacy and international peace mediation practice based on real life experience.Trade Review"I have traveled with many of the inspiring authors in this book on the difficult roads of peace. Their stories and lives are what make peace a reality. Our peace efforts are a daily search for hope and for mending the brokenness in our world.' — Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient (1984)"Success or failure of the international community, and the UN, in peacemaking in the Middle East will continue to have a profound impact not only on the region but also globally. It's therefore timely to welcome and read about lessons learned and compelling personal stories in contributions from many of the UN's finest diplomats. Tough questions, and no easy answers, but a fascinating read for anyone interested in how the UN can improve its work and contribute to solving the crises in the Middle East." — Ambassador Geir O. Pedersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations; former UN Under-Secretary-General and Secretary General Special Representative and Special Coordinator for Lebanon"A critical contribution to the study and practice of international peacemaking in the Middle East and beyond by top mediators, including former US President Jimmy Carter. This book provides unique insights and lessons learned by United Nations peacemakers over the past few decades as well as successful and failed strategies to end wars. A must read for students and practitioners of diplomacy and conflict resolution." — Fawaz A. Gerges, Professor of International Relations and Chair of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; Rami G. Khouri, Karim Makdisi, and Martin WählischPart I: Peacemaking and the United NationsIntroduction; Karim Makdisi1. Making and Keeping the Peace: Reflections on UN Experiences in the Middle East and Afghanistan; Lakhdar Brahimi2. Peacemaking Under the United Nations Flag: Reflections on a Quarter Century of Mediations; Jan Eliasson3. Lessons Learned from a Quarter Century of Peacemaking; Alvaro de Soto4. Crossroads of Crisis: Yarmouk, Syria, and the Predicament of the Palestinian Refugees; Filippo Grandi5. The UN in the Middle East and the Arab Awakening; Richard FalkPart II: The Arab-Israeli Peace ProcessIntroduction; Rami G. Khouri6. Thirty Years after Camp David: A Memo to the Arab World, Israel, and the Quartet; Jimmy Carter7. The Situation in the Middle East: A Vision for the Future; Amr Moussa8. Talking with Islamists: The Need for Mutual Dignity and Respect; Alastair Crooke9. Supervising a Temporary Truce, Working for a Permanent Peace: UNTSO's Mission in the Middle East; Robert MoodPart III: Paths in Conflict ResolutionIntroduction; Martin Wählisch10. Beyond Mediation: Promoting Change and Resolving Conflict Trough Authentic National Dialogues; Hannes Siebert11. Preventing and Resolving Deadly Conflict: What Have We Learned?; Gareth Evans12. The Public as Peacemaker: How Polling in Divided Societies Can Promote Negotiated Agreements; Colin Irwin13. Fostering Power-sharing and Governance in Pluralistic Societies: Lessons from Canada's Experience; Bob Rae

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Book SynopsisTo get a better sense of power dynamics in global politics, this book presents an innovative theoretical framework, combining a critical engagement with, and further development of, Michel Foucault's governmentality on the one hand, and the theory of world society of the Stanford School of Sociology on the other. Making an original contribution to academic debates about power and global political order, this book develops a comprehensive theoretical perspective on power relations and political dynamics. The book starts from the presupposition that any theoretical engagement of that kind requires nuanced empirical study as well. It therefore analyzes the dynamics of world-societal order in the concrete empirical example of Palestine, and raises the question of how its political and societal order comes into existence. The author argues that governmentality represents a fundamental pattern of political order in world society that also profoundly affects power dynamics in PalestTrade Review"In the vast field of literature on the Middle East in general, and on Palestine in particular, this book by Jan Busse is a gem. Rich in of understanding the local conditions, it shows how locality is inextricably woven into, and partly produced by, global context. This global context is analysed in a conceptually innovative fashion. This book is a must-read not only for every student of contemporary Palestine, but also for those interested in the uses of sociological approaches in understanding contemporary world affairs."- Mathias Albert, Bielefeld University, Germany"This volume addresses in an excellent way the growing number of calls for a stronger cross-fertilization between IR Theory and Middle East Studies and for disciplinary boundary crossing more generally. Based on an innovative theoretical framework that combines Foucault’s notion of governmentality and the Stanford School’s sociological neo-institutionalism the volume not only contributes, in original ways, to our understanding of how order is constituted and power exercised in a Palestine embedded within the world society. It, furthermore, succeeds in showing why it is important to transcend prevalent but problematic dichotomies in the study of global politics, such as universalism/particularism, inside/outside, traditional/modern, local/global, and, not at least, how this can be done." - Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus University, Denmark"I was fascinated by the research undertaken by Jan Busse. This is an outstanding book that succeeds in what many publications in the field fail to do. Namely, to combine innovative theoretical reflection with rigorous empirical insights generated on the basis of intimate knowledge about a specific place. The book elegantly combines theories of world society and Foucauldian theory with an inspiring analysis of politics in Palestine. A must-read." - Stephan Stetter, Bundeswehr University Munich, GermanyFrom the Series Editor Preface, authored by by Iver B. Neumann:This book draws on two perspectives that have a rightful place in a series on the new International Relations, namely Foucauldian governmentality studies and the world society perspective of the Stanford School. (…)The book introduces these perspectives, as well as their contested uptake within the discipline of International Relations, and brings them to bear on detailed empirical analyses of Palestinian practices. (…) The result is a book that challenges the all-too-prominent methodological nationalism of Palestinian Studies and, by implication, other area-specific fields. More than that, however, the book is part and parcel of the general thrust towards making International Relations a more social discipline that is arguably at the core of the new International Relations.In sociology-speak, it succeeds in pairing up the micro, the meso, and the macro. In anthropology-speak, it begins to look at interaction data in order to say something about social form. In New International Relations parlance, it focuses on the everyday as it is shaped by and shapes institutions and states. That should be as true an aim as any social science could ask for."Jan Busse’s Deconstructing the Dynamics of World Societal Order offers a unique and innovative analysis of Palestine for scholars of International Relations (IR). (...) Deconstructing the Dynamics of World Societal Order requires attention from the discipline. It speaks to the various literatures, from post-structuralist IR to area studies. It advances the debates on how governmentality can be adopted to study political and social phenomena without abandoning a global perspective. Most importantly, the book provokes new ideas and ways of thinking about Palestine." - The International Spectator"Deconstructing the Dynamics of World Societal Order requires attention from the discipline.It speaks to the various literatures, from post-structuralist IR to area studies. It advances the debates on how governmentality can be adopted to study political and social phenomena without abandoning a global perspective. Most importantly, the book provokes new ideas and ways of thinking about Palestine." - Ali Bilgic, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Loughborough UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Global Palestine and world society 3. Conceptualizing governmentality in world society 4. Contested numbers: the biopolitics of statistics in Palestine 5. The surveillance of good governance in Palestine 6. The order of the subject: technologies of the self in Palestine 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Power and Exclusion in Discourse Approaches to International Relations Discursive Transformation and the Role of Institutions Global Childhood An Essentially Uncontested Concept? Origins of theDrafting of theUNConvention on the Rights of the Child Discursive PracticesWithinthe UN and the Transformation ofa Global Childhood Paradigm Exclusionary Facets of the Social Ebvironment andtheir Effects on the NewImage of Childhood Conclusion - Future Prospects for an Analysis of Norm Change through DiscourseTable of ContentsIntroduction Power and Exclusion in Discourse Approaches to International Relations Discursive Transformation and the Role of Institutions Global Childhood – An Essentially Uncontested Concept? Origins of the Drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Discursive Practices Within the UN and the Transformation of a Global Childhood Paradigm Exclusionary Facets of the Social Ebvironment and their Effects on the New Image of Childhood Conclusion - Future Prospects for an Analysis of Norm Change through Discourse

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex and under-researched relationship between recruitment experiences and reintegration outcomes for child soldiers. It looks at time spent in the group, issues of cohesion, identification, affiliation, membership and the post demobilization experience of return, and resettlement.Trade Review'...a valuable volume that poses the difficult questions.' - Intervention JournalTable of ContentsPART I The Long Road Home: Conceptual Debates on Recruitment Experiences and Reintegration Outcomes; A.Özerdem & S.Podder PART II Why Do Children Fight? Motivations and the Mode of Recruitment; S.Gates Child Soldier Recruitment in the Liberian Civil Wars: Individual Motivations and Rebel Group Tactics; S.Podder Group Cohesion and Coercive Recruitment: Young combatants and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone; K.Peters Girl Soldiers in Guatemala; W.Hauge Resilience Amidst Risks for Recruitment: A Case Study of 'At Risk' Children in Colombia; R.Burgess How Voluntary: Community and Youth Participation in Muslim Mindanao; A. Özerdem & S.Podder PART III Neither Child nor Soldier: Contested Terrains in Identity, Victimcy and Survival; S.Podder But I Am a Man! Imposition of Childhood and Denial of Identity, Economic Opportunity for Youth Combatants in Afghanistan; S.Zyck In Group Socialization and Reintegration Challenges: A Study of the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda; L.Vermeij Social Navigation and Power in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: Reflections from a Former Child Soldier Turned Bike Rider; M.Denov Victimcy as Social Navigation: From the Toolbox of a Liberian Child Soldier; M.Utas Mozambique Life Outcome Study: How Did Child Soldiers Turn-Out as Adults?; N.Boothby Exclusion or Reintegration: Child Soldiers in Angola; J.McMullin PART IV Child Soldier Reintegration in Sudan: A Practitioner's Field Experience; P.Halton Reintegration of Child Soldiers in Nepal: Grassroots Reflections; D.Raj & P.Dewan Binadi PART V Mapping Child Soldier Reintegration Outcomes: Exploring the Linkages; A.Özerdem & S.Podder

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Book SynopsisIn 60 years the nuclear tipped South Asian enduring rivals, India and Pakistan have fought four wars and were close to a fifth one in 2001. Indo-Pak dyad has been the focal point of countless studies and while discord and conflict are the focus of most studies there have been periods of cooperation that have not been given enough attention. This book is an attempt to dig out the positive aspects of past Indo-Pak engagements and explore the relevant lessons to help resolve the pending issues. The book argues that both came to terms with each after 50 years and created the composite dialogue process in 1997 and by extracting lessons from the history they can resolve their differences even if their overall relations remain hostile.Trade Review"Misra's study examines the often-neglected topic of Indo-Pak cooperation spanning some six decades. Summing up: Recommended. General readers, students of all levels, and researchers." - CHOICE: S. D. Sharma, Unviersity of San Francisco "Ashutosh Misra s engaging volume will serve as a corrective to the view that India and Pakistan, locked in an enduring and often dangerous rivalry, cannot cooperate. They can and have. How they have done so is described here, illuminated by the insights of negotiation theory. This is a crucial contribution to the literature on India-Pakistan relations." - Kanti Bajpai, Professor in the Politics and International Relations of South Asia, Oxford University "This book is on a critical and yet less traversed area in the domain of peace and conflict studies. While an increasing number of studies have focused on India-Pakistan conflict from a range of perspectives, not many have explored the ever-present stream of negotiations continuing amid hostility. This study adopts a unique approach to study Indo-Pak relations by focusing on cooperation rather than conflict, although it does look into the conflict dynamics as well. Thus it sets itself in a different category from other works on Indo-Pak relations, which have been drawn more from the antagonism and so called historic rivalry between the two South Asian neighbours." - Professor Priyankar Upadhyaya, Director, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Banaras Hindu UniversityTable of ContentsConceptualizing Enduring Rivalry and Negotiation Composite Dialogue Process (CDP): A Structured Mechanism for Addressing Indo-Pak Rivalry Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The Indus Waters Treaty The Rann of Kutch Dispute and the Resolution Process Siachen Dispute: A Glacier in Need of Thaw The Sir Creek Dispute: A Case of Compromise Driven by Common Interests The Tulbul Navigation Project/Wular Barrage& Storage Project Dispute: A Casualty of Linkage Politics? Learning from the Past to Address the Present and Shape the Future Annexure I. Text of the Indus Waters Treaty Annexure II. Text of the 1965 Ceasefire Agreement

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Book SynopsisIntroduction: The Rebirth of a Nation.- Chapter 1 Persian Empire?.- Chapter 2 A Civil Rights Movement.- Chapter 3 A Metamorphic Movement.- Chapter 4 An Aesthetic Reason.- Chapter 5 Shi-ism at Large.- Chapter 6 Invisible Signs.- Chapter 7 A Transnational Public Sphere.- Chapter 8 Cosmopolitan Worldliness.- Chapter 9 Fragmented Signs.- Chapter 10 The End of the West.- Chapter 11 Damnatio Memoriae.- Chapter 12 Mythmaker, Mythmaker, Make Me a Myth.- Conclusion: What Time Is It?.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Rebirth of a NationChapter 1 Persian Empire?Chapter 2 A Civil Rights MovementChapter 3 A Metamorphic MovementChapter 4 An Aesthetic ReasonChapter 5 Shi-ism at LargeChapter 6 Invisible SignsChapter 7 A Transnational Public SphereChapter 8 Cosmopolitan WorldlinessChapter 9 Fragmented SignsChapter 10 The End of the WestChapter 11 Damnatio MemoriaeChapter 12 Mythmaker, Mythmaker, Make Me a MythConclusion: What Time Is It?

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Book SynopsisIntroduction. Ernest Garcia, Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias and Peadar Kirby.- Part I. Transition.- Chapter 1. The deadlock of the thermo-industrial civilisation: The (impossible) energy transition in the Anthropocene; Alain Gras.- Chapter 2. Uncertainties, inertia and cognitive and psychosocial obstacles to a smooth transition; Joaquim Sempere.- Chapter 3. Towards the Post-Carbon Society: Searching for Signs of the Transition and Identifying Obstacles; Ernest Garcia and Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias.- Chapter 4. The Degrowth Imperative: Reducing energy and resource consumption as an essential component in achieving carbon budget targets; John Wiseman and Samuel Alexander.- Part II. Rethinking austerity.- Chapter 5. Austerity pasts, austerity futures?; Rebecca Bramall.- Chapter 6. Coffee, toast and a tip?: Initial reflections on the transformation of the self; Jorge Riechmann.- Chapter 7. Frugal Abundance in an Age of Limits: Envisioning a degrowth economy; Samuel Alexander.- Part III. Case STable of ContentsIntroduction. Ernest Garcia, Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias and Peadar Kirby.- Part I. Transition.- Chapter 1. The deadlock of the thermo-industrial civilisation: The (impossible) energy transition in the Anthropocene; Alain Gras.- Chapter 2. Uncertainties, inertia and cognitive and psychosocial obstacles to a smooth transition; Joaquim Sempere.- Chapter 3. Towards the Post-Carbon Society: Searching for Signs of the Transition and Identifying Obstacles; Ernest Garcia and Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias.- Chapter 4. The Degrowth Imperative: Reducing energy and resource consumption as an essential component in achieving carbon budget targets; John Wiseman and Samuel Alexander.- Part II. Rethinking austerity.- Chapter 5. Austerity pasts, austerity futures?; Rebecca Bramall.- Chapter 6. Coffee, toast and a tip?: Initial reflections on the transformation of the self; Jorge Riechmann.- Chapter 7. Frugal Abundance in an Age of Limits: Envisioning a degrowth economy; Samuel Alexander.- Part III. Case Studies.- Chapter 8. Cloughjordan ecovillage: Modelling the transition to a low carbon society; Peadar Kirby.- Chapter 9. Challenges for wind turbines in the energy transition: The example of an offshore wind farm in France; Laurence Raineau.- Chapter 10. Social partners, environmental issues and new challenges in the post-carbon society; Víctor Climent Sanjuán.- Chapter 11. Landfill Culture: Some implications for degrowth; Ignasi Lerma Montero.- Chapter 12. Social Actions Transformed in a Post-Carbon Transition: The case of Barcelona; Jesús Vicens.- Conclusion; Ernest Garcia, Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias and Peadar Kirby.-

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Book SynopsisNatalia Knoblock is Assistant Professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University, USA.Trade ReviewLanguage of Conflict is an innovative as well as an insightful book. ... It will be of use and value to those who are interested in discourse and communication of the Ukrainian crisis. * Journal of Language and Politics *Linguists, sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists [...] will greatly benefit from reading this volume [...] A precious source of information for anybody wishing to better understand the essence of the current military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. * Language in Society *This book offers a powerful examination of the current state of affairs in Ukraine, helping us to understand the relationship between language and society in a time of crisis. In this in-depth exploration, authors demonstrate modern approaches through focusing on different kinds of manipulations with truth and public opinion. This book reveals the divergent views and different levels of society as a step to better understanding Ukraine. * Olga Brusylovska, Professor of International Relations, Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraine *This is an essential read for those interested in discourse and communication of the Ukrainian crisis. The chapters in Knoblock’s collection analyse the various dimensions of verbal aggression in the time of a key conflict in Eastern Europe on the basis of a wide variety of sources and in different languages. As a whole, Language of Conflict: Discourses of the Ukrainian Crisis transcends its specific geographic focus by providing a nuanced, state-of-the-art perspective on the still under-explored field of conflict in discourse, as well as discourse of conflict. * Massimiliano Demata, Associate Professor of English Linguistics, University of Turin, Italy *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction, Natalia Knoblock 1. Discourses of Conflict: Cross-Linguistic Corpus-Assisted Comparative Discourse Study of Russian and Ukrainian Parliamentary Debates of 2014, Tatyana Karpenko-Seccombe 2. Metaphor, Identity and Conflict in Political Discourse: A Case Study of President Poroshenko and President Putin’s Speeches, Liudmila Arcimaviciene 3. The Image of the Ukrainian Crisis in the Polish-Language Media in Ukraine, Ewa Szkdlarek-Smiechowicz and Izabela Blaszczyk 4. Blended Names in the Discussions of Ukrainian Crisis, Natalia Beliaeva and Natalia Knoblock 5. The Antagonistic Discourses of the Euromaidan: Koloradi, Sovki, and Vatniki vs. Jumpers, Maidowns, and Panheads, Olga Baysha 6. The Ukrainian Nation – Stepmother, Younger Sister or Stillborn Baby? Evidence from Russian TV Debates and Related Political Sources (2013-2015), Daniel Weiss 7. Who are ‘They’ for Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the Diaspora? Othering in Political Discourse, Natalia Beliaeva and Corinne A. Seals 8. Discursive Practices in Online Media: Language Ideologies in Ukraine in a Time of Crisis, Alla Nedashkivska 9. Unrecognized Holidays: Old and New ‘State’ Traditions in the Self-Proclaimed Republics in the East of Ukraine, Yulia Abibok 10. Andriy Biletsky’s Ukrainian Order: Discourse, Actions, and Prospects of Democracy in Ukraine, Halyna Mokrushyna 11. The Art of the Insult: (Re)Creating Zaporizhian Cossacks’ Letter-Writing on YouTube as Collective Creative Insurgency, Alla Tovares 12. Non-Violent Humorous Resistance to Actual Fear in Texts of Blogs of Post-Maidan Ukraine (Linguistic-Pragmatic Aspects), Yaroslava Sazonova 13. Collective Representations of Ukrainian Refugees in the Russian and Ukrainian Press: A ‘Burden’ or a ‘Gain’? Ludmilla A’Beckett Index

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Book SynopsisMikael Weissmann is Associate Professor, Head of Research at the Land Operations Section and Co-Convener of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group in the Department of Military Studies at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden.Niklas Nilsson is Assistant Professor and Co-Convener of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group in the Department of Military Studies at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden.1. Björn Palmertz is Senior Analyst, CATS, Swedish Defence University, Sweden.Trade ReviewThis collection of essays on international hybrid threats and proper responses is a veritable cornucopia of empirical research findings and analytic insights, in the manner of so much good research and writing coming out of Sweden on matters of war and peace. With a wide array of authors from the world’s democracies, the contributions in this volume will be attractive to professionals and the public alike who are interested in the gray zone falling between outright war and peace in this trouble world---the space that Russia likes to operate within, for example, as Moscow attempts to manipulate Western opinion and undermine the open societies. One of the volume’s great strengths is its melding of thinking on this subject by both scholars and practitioners. Fascinating, too, are a series of case studies included among the chapters, with probes into hybrid threats and warfare as seen from the perspectives of China, Iran, Russia, the United States, and several other illustrations. The relevance, thoughtfulness, and practicality of this book cannot be overstated. * Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia, USA *The new form of global competition being waged in the Grey Zone between peace and war is a struggle for our minds. This curated collection of articles by international experts in hybrid warfare is a timely warning of what is at stake for us in the digital age. Read it to find out what we must do to defend ourselves and our democracy. * Professor Sir David Omand, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator and Director of GCHQ *War is not what it used to be in the industrial age. As we are entering the digital age, we often find ourselves in a grey zone of contest, conflict and confrontation where a wide array of means are used to influence, disrupt and sometimes - although more seldom - also to destruct. This collection helps us to understand and to navigate in today’s far more complex reality with an ongoing contest between the different rising and declining powers of our time. * Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister (1991-1994) and Foreign Minister (2006-2014) of Sweden. Currently Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations *The edited volume Hybrid warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations provides timely summary of conceptual origins of the hybrid war within the western research community, accompanied with insightful analysis of how this concept has been interpreted in Russia, Iran and China. The key contribution of the volume for further expert and policy debate is however combination of conceptually oriented research with the high-quality empirical analyses. The latter highlight concrete cases of hybrid war, focusing on the methods used (from informational, cyber to military) as well as on the efforts to counter hybrid war in different political contexts. The Hybridity Blizzard Model developed by the authors provides a good overview of the complexity of the problem. * Katri Pynnöniemi, Assistant Professor and holder of the Mannerheim Chair of Russian Security Studies at the University of Helsinki and National Defence University, Finland *Hybrid Warfare is one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern security studies, this volume goes a long way towards clearing up the confusion by providing a viable path towards understanding the evolution of warfare. Western nations will face the challenge of hybrid threats well into the future because of the opportunity new methods of political warfare offer, the "blizzard" is coming for us all. * Brandon Valeriano, Bren Chair of Military Innovation at the Marine Corps University *Table of ContentsForeword - Amb. Fredrik Löjdquist, Ambassador and Special Envoy for Countering Hybrid Threats, Sweden 1. Security Challenges in the Grey Zone: Hybrid Threats and Hybrid WarfareDr. Niklas Nilsson, Dr. Mikael Weissmann, Björn Palmertz, Per Thunholm, Henrik Häggström 2. NATO and Hybrid Warfare: Seeking a Concept to Describe the Challenge from Russia Dr. G. Alexander Crowther, Research Professor, Florida International University, former Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and former researcher in the Strategic Studies Institute and the US National Defense University. 3. An American View: Hybrid Threats and Intelligence Dr. Gregory F. Treverton, University of Southern California, former Chair of the US National Intelligence Council 4. A Perspective on EU Hybrid Threat Early Warning Efforts Dr. Patrick Cullen, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) & member of the "Countering Hybrid Warfare" component of the Multinational Capability Development Campaign (MCDC) 5. Conceptualizing and Countering Hybrid Threats and Hybrid Warfare: The Role of the Military in the Grey-zone Dr. Mikael Weissmann, Associate Professor, Head of Research at the Land Operations Section and Co-Convener of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group, Department of Military Studies, Swedish Defence University. 6. Understanding Russian Thinking on Gibridnaya Voyna Dr. Markus Göransson, Assistant Professor and project leader of the Russia program, Swedish Defence University 7. China and its Hybrid Warfare Spectrum Dr. Lora Saalman, Senior Fellow, EastWest Institute; Associate Senior Fellow, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 8. Influence Operations and the Modern Information Environment Björn Palmertz, Senior Analyst, CATS, Swedish Defence University 9. Hybrid Threats and New Challenges for Multilateral Intelligence Cooperation Henrik Häggström, Senior Analyst, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS), Swedish Defence University 10. Cyberwarfare and the Internet: the Implications of a More Digitalized World Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder, Head of Security, The Swedish Internet Foundation and Cryptographic Officer at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Anna Djup, Analyst, Information Assurance, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS), Swedish Defence University 11. The US and Hybrid Challenges: Past, Present and Future Jed Willard, Director of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Center for Global Engagement, Harvard University 12. China’s Political Warfare in Taiwan: Strategies, Methods, and Global Implication Dr Gulizar Haciyakupoglu, Research Fellow, the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Dr Michael Raska, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Military Transformations Programme, IDSS, RSIS, Singapore 13. Hybrid Warfare in the Baltics Dr Dorthe Bach Nyemann, Associate Professor in International Relations, Institute for Strategy, Royal Danish Defence College 14. De-Hybridization and Conflict Narration: Ukraine’s Defence against Russian Hybrid Warfare Dr. Niklas Nilsson, Assistant Professor, Co-Convener of the Hybrid Warfare Research Group, Department of Military Studies, Swedish Defence University 15. Iran’s Hybrid Warfare Capabilities Dr. Rouzbeh Parsi, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Swedish Institute of International Affairs 16. Information Influencing in the Catalan Illegal Referendum and Beyond Dr. Ruben Arcos, Rey Juan Carlos University 17. Moving out of the Blizzard: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Hybrid Threats and Hybrid Warfare Dr. Mikael Weissmann, Dr. Niklas Nilsson, Björn Palmertz

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Book SynopsisState Atrophy in Syria highlights how the appropriation of state institutions by public officials limits public capacity to demand accountability from government without having to challenge the state or its institutions.Trade Review"It is gratifying to see how recent methodical reflections on contemporary Syria are bearing fruit, enriched by intensive research, and new analytical departures. Akdedian's granular analysis of state capture, sectarianism, the multiform devolution of state power and authority, of the salience of locality and the virtual effacement of the private/public distinction in many domains, shows these to be dynamic processes with agency, novelty and considerable complexity. Having read this book, it would no longer be conscionable to spin stories of primordialism, nor tropes of return to an authentic past." -Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University

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Book SynopsisPaul Frazier is Professor of History at Gateway Community and Technical College, Kentucky, USA.

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Book SynopsisG. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK, and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was for many years general editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series, and Associate Editor for twentieth century diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He has written numerous books on diplomacy, including a best-selling textbook, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (4th ed; 2010) and the Dictionary of Diplomacy (2004).Trade Review"The study of the resident embassy is a key component of diplomatic studies and an expanding area of interest among scholars. In this, his latest book, G.R. Berridge explores a little-studied aspect of the field, the performance of embassies in times of war. Clearly structured, lucid in style and with a host of historical examples, the book will be essential reading for students, academics and practitioners alike. (John W. Young, Professor of International History, University of Nottingham and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy."Table of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations used in text and citation; Introduction; 1 The Military Component; Defence section; Military advisers; Intelligence officers; 2 Embassies in Enemy States; Initial siege; Prompt and dignified departures; Internment pending exchange; Preserving diplomatic relations; 3 Neutral Embassies to Belligerents; Helping expatriates; Reporting the war; Commercial work; Protecting foreign interests; 4 Belligerent Embassies to Neutrals; Propaganda; Espionage and special operations; Evaders and escapers; Placating the host; Handling peace feelers; 5 Embassies to Frontline Allies; In conventional warfare; In low-intensity warfare; The risk of militarization; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Heads of British mission at Kabul, 2001-10; Appendix 2 Appointment of Protecting Powers and of their Substitute: Article 5 of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, 8 June 1977; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by a leading expert on Taiwan, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic and political breakthroughs so impressive they have been called miracles. She links these accomplishments to Taiwan''s determined society, vibrant culture, and unique history. Drawing on arts, economics, politics, and international relations, Rigger explores Taiwan''s importance to China, the United States, and the world. Considering where Taiwan may be headed in its wary standoff with China, she traces how the focus of Taiwan''s domestic politics has shifted to a Taiwan-centered strategy. All readers interested in Asia and international affairs, as well as travelers to the region, will find this an accessible and entertaining overview, replete with human interest stories and colorful examples of daTrade ReviewMany books have recounted Taiwan's economic and political 'miracles,' and readers may wonder why they should be interested in another. Rigger gives two answers: Taiwan is inherently of interest because of its rapid economic growth and democratization, and its vibrant society and cultures; and Taiwan matters because of the island's high-tech global economic role and the strategic security niche it occupies in the western Pacific. Rigger's account is comprehensive and detailed for the last two decades in which she's done research there. She attempts balance, and that is never easy in an area that has been a global hotspot for 62 years. The portrayal is engaging, well written, and sympathetic to the Taiwanese without being cloying. Moreover, it is provocative. For example, Rigger argues that the increased economic interdependence of Taiwan and China 'exposes just how different the two sides have become over the past sixty years.' Both general readers and specialists will enjoy this volume. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. * CHOICE *Shelley Rigger has written an excellent introduction to a place that not only is significant in its own right, but also illustrates how the rise of China and Asia’s democratization are now linked. * The Weekly Standard *For anyone who wants to truly understand the origins of modern day Taiwan and its relationship with the world, Shelley Rigger’s new book is a must-read. Rigger crafts a concise and insightful volume that is accessible to scholars and non-academic readers alike. As well as addressing the crucial question of why Taiwan is important to the United States, she chronicles the island’s deep political split and helps the reader understand the complexities surrounding the different factions at work. Through Rigger’s insightful observations, it is easy to understand why the small island of Taiwan has survived and thrived. * Taiwan Insights.com *Shelley's newest volume, Why Taiwan Matters, offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. * Davidsonnews.Net *Throughout Why Taiwan Matters, Rigger portrays Taiwan as a complex, rich and sophisticated country, so much so that the idea it could conceivably not matter becomes a ridiculous one. And the feeling of affront and incredulity that one gets while reading the final chapter is more than powerful enough to drive the point home. An excellent and well-researched cultural/political breakdown of Taiwanese society, this book is not only interesting but thoroughly enjoyable, and also manages to turn the reader into a fervent polemicist—a remarkable feat in just over 200 pages. * The Wild East *Rigger’s well-written and engaging book highlights the strength and vitality of Taiwan’s economic and political miracle, but it also shows its inherent vulnerabilities and challenges on the world stage. Why should the U.S. care about Taiwan? The answers to this question are complex and provocative, and leave the reader with a sense of the challenge that diplomats and security analysts face in maintaining a stable U.S.-PRC-Taiwan relationship. For these reasons, Ms. Rigger’s book is highly recommended for those interested in current U.S. security affairs and East Asian geopolitics. * National Strategy Forum Review *Why Taiwan Matters performs a useful service in outlining Taiwan's signal contributions to democratic development and its crucial role in the international economy. At a time when so much of the world's focus seems to be riveted on China, the book provides a case for why Taiwan also deserves attention. * Taiwan Business Topics *Describing Taiwan as a ‘key global player’ despite its small size, Rigger looks at the country’s political and economic achievements, paying particular attention to the way it has managed its relations with China and the United States. * Survival *Rigger delivers a very important and frequently overlooked argument, namely that there is growing consensus in Taiwan about the desire to conduct trade with mainland China, while staving off political negotiations with Beijing that could undermine Taiwan’s hard-won system of democratic government and political independence. * Taiwan Review *Taiwan is the quiet success story that no one ever heard of, but there’s no one better than Shelley Rigger to reveal why it deserves to be noticed. She knows the society from the inside out and has a deep sympathy for its people. Her account is always balanced and keeps an eye on why Taiwan really is important for the United States. -- Richard C. Bush, director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings InstitutionThis lively look at Taiwan is a superb primer for those who should know more about the island’s successes and an entertaining review of political, economic, security, and societal developments for specialists. Bringing to bear a wealth of knowledge and experience, Rigger vividly evokes the forces that have allowed Taiwan to survive and thrive through difficult times. Her insight into the significance of Taiwan’s democracy, free market, cultural dynamics, generational change, cross-Strait ties, and participation in the international community are persuasive and valuable. -- Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Georgetown UniversityWhat a delight! Rigger offers a masterfully crafted volume—part paean, part history, part ethnography, and part prescription—that brims with insight to an island and observations about a people she has come to know intimately but writes of with a critical perspective and affection. Vivid prose and Rigger’s faultless eye for the telling detail yields a splendid volume that is sure to appeal to the uninformed first-time visitor as well as the seasoned analyst seeking to fill gaps in understanding. -- Alan M. Wachman, Tufts UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: The World's Tallest Building Chapter 2: Building Taiwan Chapter 3: From Farmers to Manufacturers Chapter 4: From "Free China" to Democratic Taiwan Chapter 5: "America Is Boring at Night" Chapter 6: "An Opportunity Full of Threats": Cross-Strait Economic Interaction Chapter 7: Making Peace with the China Inside and the China Outside Chapter 8: The International Birdcage Chapter 9: Why Taiwan Matters to America and the World Bibliography

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this foundational text provides the basic economic tools for students to understand the problems facing the countries of Latin America. In the fourth edition, Patrice Franko analyzes challenges to the neoliberal model of development and highlights recent macroeconomic changes in the region. Including charts and tables with the most current data available, the book also offers a wealth of new boxed discussions and vignettes.

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Book SynopsisThe Use of Force, long considered a classic in its own right, brings together enduring, influential works on the role of military power in foreign policy and international politics. Now in its eighth edition, the reader has been significantly revised; with twenty innovative and up-to-date selections, this edition is 60 percent new. Meticulously chosen and edited by leading scholars Robert J. Art and Kelly M. Greenhill, the selections are grouped under three headings: theories, case studies, and contemporary issues. The first section includes essays that cover the security dilemma, terrorism, the sources of military doctrine, the nuclear revolution, and the fungibility of force. A new subsection of Part I also deals with ethical issues in the use of force. The second section includes case studies in the use of force that span the period from World War I through the war in Afghanistan. The final section considers issues concerning the projection of US military power; the rising power of Trade ReviewFor more than two decades, The Use of Force has been the 'go-to' book for both introductory and advanced courses in security studies. Like its distinguished predecessors, this new edition still combines classic theoretical articles and up-to-date analyses of critical contemporary issues. If you are going to assign one book to your students, this is the one. -- Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard UniversityThe Use of Force has long been the leading reader in the area of security studies. It deftly combines the 'classics' with the best new scholarship on emerging issues, and takes care to present competing perspectives. I have used it for years and hope to do so for years to come. -- Peter Feaver, Triangle Institute for Security Studies, Duke UniversityIt is hard to imagine a better collection of traditional security analyses by prominent realist scholars. -- Deborah Avant, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of DenverLike the eighth edition of The Use of Force you will. -- YodaTable of ContentsPreface PART I STRATEGIC AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS How Force Is Used 1 The Fungibility of Force –Robert J. Art 2 Deterrence and Compellence –Thomas C. Schelling 3 The Sources of Military Doctrine –Barry R. Posen 4 Offense, Defense, and Cooperation under the Security Dilemma –Robert Jervis How Force Should Be Used 5 The Just War Tradition Revisited –Seyom Brown 6 The Proportionality Principle in War –Laurie R. Blank Forms of Coercion 7 Nuclear Myths and Political Realities –Kenneth N. Waltz 8 The Lost Logic of Deterrence –Richard K. Betts 9 Coercive Diplomacy –Alexander L. George 10 What Terrorists Want –Louise Richardson 11 Forced Migration as a Coercive Instrument –Kelly M. Greenhill PART II CASE STUDIES The Great Power Era 12 The Cult of the Offensive in 1914 –Jack L. Snyder 13 Hitler and the Blitzkrieg Strategy –John J. Mearsheimer 14 Japan’s Fatal Blunder –Sir George Sansom 15 The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb –Louis Morton The Superpower Era 16 The Cuban Missile Crisis –David Welch, James G. Blight, and Bruce J. Allyn 17 Flexible Response and the Vietnam War –John Lewis Gaddis The Unipolar Era 18 The U. S. and Coercive Diplomacy –Robert J. Art and Patrick M. Cronin 19 The Second Iraq War –Peter R. Mansoor 20 The Limits of Counterinsurgency Doctrine in Afghanistan –Karl W. Eikenberry PART III CONTEMPORARY ISSUES The Projection of American Military Power 21 The Strategy of Restraint –Barry R. Posen 22 The Strategy of Deep Engagement –Stephen G. Brooks, G. John Ikenberry, and William C. Wohlforth 23 Crisis Instability in US-China Relations –Avery Goldstein 24 Why Drones Work –Daniel Byman The Utility of Nuclear, Biological, and Cyber Weapons 25 Nuclear Weapons and Conflict –Mark S. Bell and Nicholas L. Miller 26 Pathogens as Weapons –Gregory Koblenz 27 The Myth of Cyberwar –Erik Gartzke Intervention in Internal Conflicts 28 Puttering with Primacy –Richard K. Betts 29 Humanitarian Intervention Comes of Age –Jon Western and Joshua A. Goldstein 30 Regime Change and Its Consequences –Alexander B. Downes 31 Ten Ways to Lose at Counterinsurgency –Kelly M. Greenhill and Paul Staniland 32 The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement –Barbara F. Walter Possible Future Developments 33 The Decline and Demise of Terrorist Groups –Audrey Kurth Cronin 34 A World Without Nuclear Weapons? –Thomas C. Schelling 35 Law, Ethics, and Autonomous Weapons Systems –Kenneth Anderson and Matthew Waxman Acknowledgments Index About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisOver the past quarter century, four consecutive American presidentstwo Democrat, two Republicanhave spent more time, diplomatic capital, and military resources on Iraq than any other country in the world. Much as the Vietnam syndrome cast a long shadow over American security policy in the decades after the end of the Vietnam War, Iraq provides the commanding narrative for this generation of American leaders. In this book, former Deputy Secretary of State P. J. Crowley, one of America's most insightful national security commentators, unpacks the legacy of American triumphs and failures in Iraq . He argues that presidents have fallen victim to the Iraq Syndromethe disconnect between politics, policy, strategy, and narrativethat has hampered America's foreign policy in the Middle East and hotspots throughout the world. In order to maintain America's global leadership role, Crowley argues that the next president must realign American's national security politics, policies, strategies, and Trade Review"A fascinating inside account of what will be the central challenge to U.S. policy in the 21st century: understanding and adjusting to the limits of American power in an increasingly turbulent world. Crowley convincingly shows that finding a better balance between the role America’s values demand and the influence America’s power permits is essential for American leadership." -- Trita Parsi, 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Improving World Order and author of Losing an Enemy - Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy“A must read examination of contemporary American foreign policy. This book takes you inside how foreign policy is made by a seasoned practitioner who has been there." -- Bruce Riedel, Director of the Brookings Intelligence Project"Defining America’s role in the world is all too often reduced to slogans. Is the United States, in Madeleine Albright’s words, the “indispensable nation?” In this provocative and well-written book, P.J.Crowley answers this question. By analyzing the foreign policies of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and where they were right and wrong, he concludes that we do have a special role to play in the world but we should temper our self-image of being indispensable. Even those who may question his conclusion will learn much from reading this very thoughtful book." -- Dennis Ross, Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute and Author of Doomed to SucceedCrowley’s 'sweeping, densely packed account of American-centric diplomacy and warfare could have served as a defense of the motivations and actions of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Refreshingly, the author mostly puts his partisan loyalties aside as he informs readers, in clear prose, how the government has been trying to find a balance between the U.S. as a global police officer and as a more modest presence.' * Kirkus *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Red Lines and Political Boundaries 1 Reasonable Assurance 2 War Against Al Qaeda 3 Central Front 4 Extended Hand 5 Wrong Side of History 6 Leading from Behind 7 All Wars End 8 The Pivot 9 Someone Else’s Civil War 10 Reset 11 A Good Deal 12 Good Enough 13 War Within Islam 14 No Boots on the Ground 15 Incredible Nation 16 A Foreign Policy within the Political Lines Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative book provides a comprehensive political history of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ten members of which are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Leading scholar Donald E. Weatherbee follows ASEAN from its inception in 1967, when it was founded with the goal of promoting peace, stability, security, and economic growth in the region. Throughout, a basic assumption of its leaders has been that the achievement of the first three conditions is necessary for the fourth. Weatherbee traces ASEAN's three reinventions: in 1976, it made security a primary Cold War interest; in 1992, it refocused on economic integration; in 2007, it adopted the ASEAN Charter, which was the legal basis for the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015. He shows how at each stage of its development, ASEAN has dealt at three levels of action: the regional international order; intra-ASEAN relations; and thTrade ReviewDon Weatherbee is a renowned analyst of Southeast Asian politics, and his latest book, ASEAN's Half Century, further burnishes his already splendid reputation. Weatherbee analyzes both the intramural dynamics of the ASEAN region and its complicated relations with the great powers. Highly recommended. -- Sheldon Simon, Arizona State UniversityVeteran Southeast Asian expert Don Weatherbee has produced an empirically rich, analytically insightful assessment of ASEAN’s first fifty years. It provides a clear-eyed accounting of the association’s past achievements and future challenges that will be required reading for anyone interested in ASEAN. -- Ann Marie Murphy, Seton Hall UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ASEAN Community Basic Structure Note on ASEAN Documentation List of Abbreviations Map 1 Introduction to ASEAN: ASEAN’s Fiftieth Birthday 2 The Founding of ASEAN: The Bangkok Declaration 3 ASEAN’s First Reinvention: The 1976 First ASEAN Summit 4 The Third Indochina War: The Situation in Kampuchea 5 The Expansion of ASEAN: From Five to Ten 6 Adapting to Peace: The 1988 Third ASEAN Summit 7 ASEAN’s Second Reinvention: The 1992 Fourth ASEAN Summit 8 ASEAN’s Third Reinvention: The Building Blocks of the ASEAN Community 9 Intra-ASEAN Conflict: Norms versus Behavior 10 ASEAN’s Existential Crisis: The South China Sea Conflict 11 ASEAN’s Vision 2025: A Fourth Reinvention? Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe text is punctuated with pithy judgments about historical actors … Crisp writing of this sort retains the reader’s attention, whether undergraduates or old hands. The text’s broad geographic range also offers unexpected rewards. I, admittedly not an African specialist, was especially struck by the detailed coverage of the Western Sahara dispute between Mauritania and Morocco, as well as Libyan and French involvement in Chad’s civil wars. * Journal of Modern History *The literature on international history since 1945 has become so vast and elaborate during the past decades that we badly need a compact survey of the kind that Philip Bell and Mark Gilbert provide. This consistently reliable and highly readable book will help readers to understand the main events that shaped the world we live in today. * Kiran Klaus Patel, Maastricht University, the Netherlands *The authors of the second edition of The World since 1945 have done readers a great service. Out of the complicated history of our times, they have produced an impressively streamlined and accessible account. It is recommended for anyone wishing to understand more about the forces that produced today’s world. * Mary Elise Sarotte, University of Southern California Dornsife, USA *There could be no better person than Mark Gilbert to help revise and bring up to date Philip Bell’s classic account of post-1945 international history. The book’s elegance of style, thematic coherence and mastery of the issues are all maintained, making it an essential purchase for students and specialists alike. * Christopher Hill, University of Cambridge, UK *Table of ContentsList of Maps List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Prologue: A New Era in International Politics 1. The Second World War and its consequences 2. The beginning of the post-war world The Cold War, 1945–1962 3. The antagonists 4. From Potsdam to the Marshall Plan, 1945–47 5. From the Prague Coup to the North Atlantic Treaty, 1948–49 6. From Korea to Hungary, 1949–1956 7. The Berlin and Cuba Crises, 1957–1962 Reflection: The Cold War in its early phases Decolonization and Wars of Succession, 1945–1960s 8. The Middle East, 1945–c. 1962 9. Transformation in Asia, 1945–1962 10. The New Africa 11. The Bandung Conference, 1955 and Non-alignment 12. Latin America Contested, 1945–1973 Reflection: The ‘Third World’ The Cold War: Détente 13. The Cold War and Détente, 1963–1969 14. The high tide of détente, 1969-1975 15. The end of détente, 1976–1980 Reflection: The essence of détente The Changing World Order, 1960s–1990s 16. The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1963–1982 17. The Geopolitics of Oil, 1973-91 18. The Rise of Asia, c.1962-1990s 19. Turmoil in Africa, c.1962-1990s 20. Latin America in World Affairs, 1970s-1990s Reflection: Where is Europe? The Ending of the Cold War 21. Renewed Cold War, 1980–85 22. Gorbachev and Reagan, 1985–88 23. Three years that shook the world, 1989–91 Reflection: The Cold War in Retrospect After the Cold War 24. Global Issues 25. Nationalism, Political Conflict, and War in Europe 26. The Wounded Hegemon 27. Democracy and Human Rights Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisSir Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940-1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. The author of more than 40 books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and in 1963 was made an honorary citizen of the United States.Table of ContentsPreface Foreword 1936 1. Britain, Germany and Locarno (March 13th) 2. Stop It Now! (April 3rd) 3. Where Do We Stand? (April 17th) 4. How Germany Is Arming (May 1st) 5. Our Navy Must Be Stronger (May 15th) 6. Organise Our Supplies (May 29th) 7. How to Stop War (June 12th) 8. Why Sanctions Failed (June 26th) 9. Dusk Approaches (July 13th) 10. The Spanish Tragedy (August 10th) 11. Keep Out of Spain (August 21st) 12. Enemies to the Left (September 4th) 13. A Testing Time For France (September 18th) 14. An Object Lesson From Spain (October 2nd) 15. The Communist Schism (October 16th) 16. Gathering Storm (October 30th) 17. In Mediterranean Waters (November 13th) 18. Germany and Japan (November 27th) 19. The Pledge of France (December 11th) 20. Mr Baldwin's Revival (December 28th) 1937 21. No Intervention in Spain (January 8th) 22. How to Meet the Bill (January 22nd) 23. Europe's Peace (February 5th) 24. France Faces A New Crisis (February 19th) 25. Germany's Claim for Colonies (March 5th) 26. Rebuilding the Battle Fleet (March 22nd) 27. Can The Powers Bring Peace to Spain? (April 2nd) 28. The New Phase in India (April 16th) 29. Germany and the Low Countries (May 7th) 30. Defending the Empire (May 13th) 31. America Looks At Europe (May 31st) 32. The Rome-Berlin Axis (June 11th) 33. "Vive La France" (June 25th) 34. The Ebbing Tide of Socialism (July 9th) 35. Palestine Partition (July 23rd) 36. Anglo-Italian Friendship - How? (August 6th) 37. A Plain Word to the Nazis (August 20th) 38. The Wounded Dragon (September 3rd) 39. Friendship With Germany (September 17th) 40. The Dictators Have Smiled (October 1st) 41. War Is Not Imminent (October 15th) 42. Yugoslavia and Europe (October 29th) 43. Armistice - Or Peace? (November 11th) 44. Spain's Road to Peace (November 26th) 45. What We Ask of the United States (December 10th) 46. Panorama of 1937 (December 23rd) 1938 47. Britain Rearms (January 7th) 48. What Japan Thinks of Us (January 21st) 49. The Dusk of the League (February 4th) 50. It's Not All Over Yet (February 17th) 51. Carry On! (March 4th) 52. The Austrian Eye-Opener (March 18th) 53. Red Sunset in Spain (April 5th) 54. The New French Government (April 14th) 55. Britain's Deficiencies in Aircraft Manufacture (April 28th) 56. Britain and Italy (May 12th) 57. Japan Entangled (May 26th) 58. National Service (June 9th) 59. Shadows Over Czechoslovakia (June 23rd) 60. The Rape of Austria (July 6th) 61. Thoughts on the Royal Visit (July 26th) 62. The United States and Europe (August 4th) 63. German Manoeuvres (August 18th) 64. Is Air-Power Decisive? (September 1st) 65. The European Crisis (September 15th) 66. France After Munich (October 4th) 67. Palestine (October 20th) 68. The Japanes Burden (November 3rd) 69. The Morrow of Munich (November 17th) 70. France and England (December 1st) 71. New Lights in Eastern Europe (December 15th) 72. The Spanish Ulcer (December 30th) 1939 73. The Anglo-German Naval Agreement (January 12th) 74. Mussolini's Cares (January 30th) 75. The Lull in Europe (February 9th) 76. Hope in Spain (February 23rd) 77. Is It Peace? (March 9th) 78. The Crunch (March 24th) 79. Mussolini's Choice (April 13th) 80. After President Roosevelt's Message (April 20th) 81. The Russian Counterpoise (May 4th) 82. The Anglo-Turkish Alliance (May 15th) Epilogue

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Book SynopsisDavid Block is ICREA Research Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Lleida, Spain. His main interests are the impact of political economic, sociological, anthropological and geographical phenomena on multimodal practices of all kinds, including social movements, multiculturalism, bi/multilingualism and the acquisition and use of languages.Trade ReviewPolitical Economy and Sociolinguistics: Neoliberalism, Inequality and Social Class is written in Block’s readable style and is suitable for graduate student level research and above. Through the initial three theoretical chapters which dissect the principle concepts of the book, Block succeeds in providing a strong foundation for the analyses that follow. The accessible case studies and succinct discussions will be of use to educators wishing to demonstrate to students of all levels the prevalence and depth of the discursive construction of neoliberalism, inequality, and ‘classtalk’ in ‘western’ societies. It will also be of interest to linguists hoping to integrate political economy in their research, particularly those seeking a history and a firm theoretical foundation in the area. This book is particularly necessary at this juncture in time, when market rule appears absolute, and with the rise of far-right parties and groups across Europe and North America ... The book calls for increased collaboration between linguists interested in political economy and economists of language, bridging the ontological and epistemological differences in each field. * LINGUIST List *This represents an important project which could both fill a gap and chime with the growing interest in political economy in language disciplines. Given that the author is a leading writer in the field, the book will undoubtedly sell well and may possibly become something of a landmark piece in the ‘political economy’ turn in sociolinguistics. -- Marnie Holborow, Associate Faculty, School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS), Dublin City University, IrelandTable of ContentsPreface 1. A short history of political economy in sociolinguistics 2. Political economy: Background and approach 3. Neoliberalism: Historical and conceptual considerations 4. Stratification, inequality and social class 5. The neoliberal citizen: conceptualisations and contexts 6. Inequality, class and class warfare: Discourse, ideology and ‘truth’ Epilogue References Index

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Book SynopsisLinks the history of Europe to world history, situating European modernity in its global context. This book asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship.

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Book SynopsisModern Greek History and more general history within GreeceTrade Review"Who are the Greeks? This volume provides new answers to the long-vexing question, situating its subject both within national boundaries and broader global context. With this truly modern and sophisticated history, Liakos and Doumanis provide an account of Greece's - and the Greeks' -dynamic, complex and complicated twentieth century. " -Katherine Fleming, Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization , NYU and President of the J. Paul Getty Trust

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Book SynopsisThis volume systematically considers the nature of the state, the concept of sovereignty and the challenges globalisation and cosmopolitanism. With contributions from reputed theorists of the state, the essays in this collection give you a distinctively pluralist set of original reflections on the role and nature of the state.

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Book SynopsisBringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath.

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