International relations Books

Book SynopsisThe first book to draw on archives from all of the areas in China where US forces deployed during the 1940s, this examines the formation, evolution, and undoing of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of China during World War II and the Chinese Civil War.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on years of research in American, British, and Iranian sources, David Painter and Gregory Brew provide a concise and accessible account of Cold War competition, Anglo-American imperialism, covert intervention, the political economy of global oil, and Iran’s struggle against autocratic government.

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Book SynopsisThis biography of Beatriz Allende - revolutionary doctor and daughter of Salvador Allende - portrays what it means to live, love, and fight for change. Centering Beatriz's life within the global contours of the Cold War era, Tanya Harmer exposes the promises and paradoxes of the revolutionary wave that swept through Latin America in the 1960s.Trade ReviewWhile previous studies lionized or sentimentalized Beatriz, Harmer roots the subject in the context of the time period and brings to bear her own expertise in Cold War Latin America. A definitive biography of a female revolutionary." - Library Journal"[An] engaging, beautifully written biography. . . . The text is rich in stories as the author masterfully moves between Beatriz's personal life and the broader political history of Latin America. . . . Highly recommended." -CHOICE Reviews"In tracing Beatriz's life and her involvement with key domestic and international events, Harmer moves beyond studying just state-to-state relations or prominent male figures to examine how Cold War Latin America affected everyday people. In this, Harmer shows how women were protagonists and important historical actors in their own right. . . . An important and fascinating read." - H-Nationalism"A superb book about the 'sad but luminous days' of a female revolutionary." - European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies"[A] compelling, elegantly-crafted biography. . . . The book is also far more than an individual life story. Harmer uses Beatriz and her generation to illuminate the cultural and political conflicts at the heart of the Cold War and Latin America's 'long 1960s'. . . . This book makes it clear that Chile lost a vital if unsung leader when Beatriz took her own life in 1977." - The Americas"A brilliant book that offers new and needed perspectives on the apex of the Latin American Cold War. . . . Owing to an extraordinary array of previously unconsulted primary sources, this book is a masterful example of how, by exploring one person's life and surroundings, researchers can scrutinize broader phenomena." - Hispanic American Historical Review"An intimate and gripping biography . . . a pathbreaking diplomatic and political history of the revolutionary sixties from below" - Diplomatic History"A micro-history and a portrait of everyday life in the Cold War that speaks to the wider political processes of Chile and Latin America."—H-LatAm

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Book Synopsis From reviews of the Spanish edition: “Meyer’s perceptive commentary on Mexican power politics presents new insights into the petroleum lobbies in Mexico City and Washington. With unbiased empathy he shows the validity of Mexico’s complaints about foreigners’ deriving an overabundance of profit from a nonrenewable natural resource. He understands United States history and never abuses his license to criticize.” —Hispanic American Historical Review “This useful addition to the literature on twentieth-century Mexican–United States diplomatic relations is a scholarly work, worthy of consideration by all students of the subject.”—American Historical ReviewMexico and the United States in the Oil Controversy, 1917–1942 explores the relationship between the United States and Mexico during the first half of the twentieth century, with special attention to the Mexican nationalization Trade ReviewMeyer presents a clear and detailed description of this complex topic.... It will be a valuable addition for serious scholars involved in the study of 20th-century Mexico or the problems relating to multinational corporations and their operations in developing countries. * Choice *Table of Contents Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Note on the English Edition 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900–1914 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform 5. From Obregón's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the “Supreme Leader of the Revolution”: A Pause 8. The Cárdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem 9. From Nationalization to World War II 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy 11. Final Considerations Appendix: Chronology 1910–1942 Notes Sources Cited Index

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Book SynopsisIn Plan Colombia John Lindsay-Poland examines a 2005 massacre in Colombia, its subsequent investigation, official cover-up, and the international community's response to outline how the U.S. military's support for the Colombian Army contributed to atrocities while shaping the United States's dominant model of military intervention.Trade Review"Most studies of human rights violations approach cases at the national level and offer little insight into how U.S. military aid is territorialized. . . . By tracking the career trajectories of Colombian officers, Lindsay-Poland directs our attention to a shared war, and to a common counterinsurgent expertise, developed between the United States and Colombia over the course of 50 years." -- Emma Shaw Crane * NACLA *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Prologue 1 Introduction: Challenging American Exceptionalism 7 1. The Longest War: U.S. Military Influence in Colombia, 1952-1995 26 2. War on the Frontier 38 3. How Plan Colombia Was Sold 51 4. "We Want a Witness": Accompaniment in San José de Apartadó 64 5. Mapping Our War: Where Did U.S. Aid in Colombia Go? 83 6. Killing the Future 101 7. Projects of Life 123 8. Massacre Aftermath and Cover-Up 140 9. Widespread and Systematic: The Dynamics of "Legalized" Murder 151 10. The United States Effect: Impacts on "False Positive" Killings 164 11. Investigation of the Massacre 183 12. An Encounter with Power 198 13. Judicial Warfare 210 14. U.S. Policy Lessons 220 Conclusion: The Arc of Impunity 226 Notes 233 Bibliography 273 Index 281

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Book SynopsisIn Plan Colombia John Lindsay-Poland examines a 2005 massacre in Colombia, its subsequent investigation, official cover-up, and the international community's response to outline how the U.S. military's support for the Colombian Army contributed to atrocities while shaping the United States's dominant model of military intervention.Trade Review"Most studies of human rights violations approach cases at the national level and offer little insight into how U.S. military aid is territorialized. . . . By tracking the career trajectories of Colombian officers, Lindsay-Poland directs our attention to a shared war, and to a common counterinsurgent expertise, developed between the United States and Colombia over the course of 50 years." -- Emma Shaw Crane * NACLA *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Prologue 1 Introduction: Challenging American Exceptionalism 7 1. The Longest War: U.S. Military Influence in Colombia, 1952-1995 26 2. War on the Frontier 38 3. How Plan Colombia Was Sold 51 4. "We Want a Witness": Accompaniment in San José de Apartadó 64 5. Mapping Our War: Where Did U.S. Aid in Colombia Go? 83 6. Killing the Future 101 7. Projects of Life 123 8. Massacre Aftermath and Cover-Up 140 9. Widespread and Systematic: The Dynamics of "Legalized" Murder 151 10. The United States Effect: Impacts on "False Positive" Killings 164 11. Investigation of the Massacre 183 12. An Encounter with Power 198 13. Judicial Warfare 210 14. U.S. Policy Lessons 220 Conclusion: The Arc of Impunity 226 Notes 233 Bibliography 273 Index 281

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Book SynopsisIsaac A. Komola examines how the relationships between universities, the American state, philanthropic organizations, and international financial institutions inform the academic understanding of the world as global in ways that frame higher education as a commodity, private good, and source of human capital.Trade Review"Making the World Global is a rich and intriguing exploration of academic knowledge production and its effects on the material conditions of the world. In calling for the creation of “new conditions of academic knowledge production," [it] poses a necessary challenge that we should strive to meet.” -- Rafael Khachaturian * Perspectives on Politics *“[Making the World Global] is an important book with a guaranteed long shelf life and indeed virtual space life. His theoretical framework is part of emerging works that seek to bring Marxism and Decoloniality together....” -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni * International Politics Reviews *"Making the World Global merits high praise for accomplishing something that only some intellectual histories of the U.S. in the world succeed at: tying ideas, their makers, and their institutional homes to their lived consequences for the world's peoples." -- Paul A. Kramer * Reviews in American History *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: Globalization and the World 1 Part I. Reproducing the National Imaginary 1. "Creative Imagination" Is Needed: W. W. Rostow and the Rose of Modernization as a National Imaginary 29 2. The World's Largest . . . Development Institution: Robert McNamara and the National Development Imaginary 62 Part II. Marketing the Global Imaginary 3. Marketing Can Be Magic: Theodore Levitt and Globalization as a Market Imaginary 83 4. Realities of the Global Economy: A. W. Clausen and the Banker's Global Imaginary 118 Part III. Reproducing the Global University 5. Stakeholders and Co-Investors . . . Have "Reform" on Their Mind: Kenneth Prewitt and the Defunding of Area Studies 141 6. An Opportunity to Transform the University, and, Frankly, the World: John Sexton and the Global Networked University 168 Conclusion: Reworlding the Global 189 Notes 195 References 231 Index 269

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Book SynopsisIsaac A. Komola examines how the relationships between universities, the American state, philanthropic organizations, and international financial institutions inform the academic understanding of the world as global in ways that frame higher education as a commodity, private good, and source of human capital.Trade Review"Making the World Global is a rich and intriguing exploration of academic knowledge production and its effects on the material conditions of the world. In calling for the creation of “new conditions of academic knowledge production," [it] poses a necessary challenge that we should strive to meet.” -- Rafael Khachaturian * Perspectives on Politics *“[Making the World Global] is an important book with a guaranteed long shelf life and indeed virtual space life. His theoretical framework is part of emerging works that seek to bring Marxism and Decoloniality together....” -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni * International Politics Reviews *"Making the World Global merits high praise for accomplishing something that only some intellectual histories of the U.S. in the world succeed at: tying ideas, their makers, and their institutional homes to their lived consequences for the world's peoples." -- Paul A. Kramer * Reviews in American History *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: Globalization and the World 1 Part I. Reproducing the National Imaginary 1. "Creative Imagination" Is Needed: W. W. Rostow and the Rose of Modernization as a National Imaginary 29 2. The World's Largest . . . Development Institution: Robert McNamara and the National Development Imaginary 62 Part II. Marketing the Global Imaginary 3. Marketing Can Be Magic: Theodore Levitt and Globalization as a Market Imaginary 83 4. Realities of the Global Economy: A. W. Clausen and the Banker's Global Imaginary 118 Part III. Reproducing the Global University 5. Stakeholders and Co-Investors . . . Have "Reform" on Their Mind: Kenneth Prewitt and the Defunding of Area Studies 141 6. An Opportunity to Transform the University, and, Frankly, the World: John Sexton and the Global Networked University 168 Conclusion: Reworlding the Global 189 Notes 195 References 231 Index 269

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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this volume explore the profound and varying impacts of borders on Indigenous Peoples around the world and the ways they challenge and work around them.Trade Review“This insightful and important volume offers readers, teachers, scholars, and students a collection of essays that widen our understanding of the global phenomenon of Indigenous Peoples' politics. Indigenous Peoples and Borders is a singular, well-structured source for teaching and analyzing Indigenous studies through a comparative and global perspective. It will become a go-to book for the field.” -- Kevin Bruyneel, author of * Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States *“This volume tackles important and novel topics in view of the current neoliberal challenges faced by Indigenous communities worldwide, from human rights and genocide of Indigenous Peoples to the experiences of Indigenous women and children to sovereignty and nationhood. Indigenous Peoples and Borders will be very valuable for courses in Indigenous studies, political science, history, international studies, globalization, neoliberalism, and human rights.” -- Priscilla Settee, author of * Pimatisiwin: The Good Life, Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems *

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Book SynopsisThe legacies of borders are far-reaching for Indigenous Peoples. This collection offers new ways of understanding borders by departing from statist approaches to territoriality. Bringing together the fields of border studies, human rights, international relations, and Indigenous studies, it features a wide range of voices from across academia, public policy, and civil society. The contributors explore the profound and varying impacts of borders on Indigenous Peoples around the world and the ways borders are challenged and worked around. From Bangladesh’s colonially imposed militarized borders to resource extraction in the Russian Arctic and along the Colombia-Ecuador border to the transportation of toxic pesticides from the United States to Mexico, the chapters examine sovereignty, power, and obstructions to Indigenous rights and self-determination as well as globalization and the economic impacts of borders. Indigenous Peoples and Borders proposes future action that is inTrade Review“This insightful and important volume offers readers, teachers, scholars, and students a collection of essays that widen our understanding of the global phenomenon of Indigenous Peoples' politics. Indigenous Peoples and Borders is a singular, well-structured source for teaching and analyzing Indigenous studies through a comparative and global perspective. It will become a go-to book for the field.” -- Kevin Bruyneel, author of * Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States *“This volume tackles important and novel topics in view of the current neoliberal challenges faced by Indigenous communities worldwide, from human rights and genocide of Indigenous Peoples to the experiences of Indigenous women and children to sovereignty and nationhood. Indigenous Peoples and Borders will be very valuable for courses in Indigenous studies, political science, history, international studies, globalization, neoliberalism, and human rights.” -- Priscilla Settee, author of * Pimatisiwin: The Good Life, Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems *

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Book SynopsisDistinguished experts explain the economic trends and varied political goals at work in Southeast Asia. With China's emergence as a powerful entity in Southeast Asia, the region has become an unlikely site of conflict between two of the world's great powers. The United States, historically regarded as the protector of Pacific Southeast Asiaconsisting of nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysiais now called upon to respond to what many would consider bullying on the part of the Chinese. These and other countries have become the economic and political engine of China. While certainly inclined to help the country's former allies, the United States has grown undeniably closer to China in the recent decades of global interconnected economic growth. China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia uncovers and delves into the complicated dynamics of this situation. Covering topics such as the controversial response to human rights violations, the effects ofTrade ReviewThe authors contributing to this book provide expert critical analyses of the domestic and international political, economic and strategic forces reshaping the Southeast Asia international order. The book is timely as Southeast Asia adjusts to Chinas growing power and influence and hedges against the unknowns of American policy. -- Donald E. Weatherbee,Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South CarolinaA timely and valuable resource for policy makers, investors, think tankers and students alike. With globalization under scrutiny and protectionist sentiment rising in the US and Europe, Southeast Asia deserves the careful attention paid by David Denoon and his colleagues. Tightly organized and edited, this comprehensive collection is a cornucopia of information and analysis covering the political diversity, economic advantages, institutional architecture and the forces of integration at work in the region, as well as the future challenges it faces. -- Nicholas Platt,President Emeritus, Asia Society; former US Ambassador, Philippines, Pakistan, and ZambiaDenoon combines extensive knowledge of Southeast Asia and China and has organized a superb collection of essays comparing the current role of China and the United States in this volatile region. This volume explores economic, strategic, and domestic political issues with authors from all the key countries concerned, so the reader has the advantage of competing perspectives as well. This is an outstanding volume for both the policy and academic communities. -- Richard H. Solomon,Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation and former President of the U.S. Institute of Peace

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Book SynopsisProvides insight into U.S. and Chinese involvement in aid, trade, direct investment and strategic ties in Latin AmericaIn recent years, China has become the largest trading partner for more than half the countries in Latin America, and demonstrated major commitments in aid and direct investment in various parts of the region. China has also made a number of strategic commitments to countries like Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela which have long-standing policies opposing U.S. influence in the region. China, the United States, and the Future of Latin America posits that this activity is a direct challenge to the role of the U.S. in Latin America and the Caribbean. Part of a three-volume series analyzing U.S.-China relations in parts of the world where neither country is dominant, this volume analyzes the interactions between the U.S., China, and Latin America. The book series has so far considered the differences in operating styles between China and the U.S. in Central Asia and SoutheastTrade ReviewThis volume, dealing with Latin America and the Caribbean, presents a complex picture that lies somewhere between [Denoon’s] previous two. Denoon and the other contributors describe China’s rapidly growing presence as a buyer of raw materials, supplier of manufactured goods, builder of infrastructure, investor, and donor. -- Foreign AffairsA superb volume which explains China's goals in the region and analyzes how both the United States and Latin American countries have responded. Because the volume covers foreign policy and economics for all the key states in the region, it is an outstanding, original contribution to the field and an invaluable reference book. Denoon has carefully selected the authors of each chapter to reflect divergent perspectives on these developments, so readers can draw their own conclusions about how influential China will become at the southern doorstep of the U.S. -- Joydeep Mukherjee,Managing Director, Standard & Poor's Sovereign RatingsGiven the arrival of the Trump administration, this volume takes on added relevance.China will become an increasingly important option for the region.The authors expertly analyze the general considerations that drive the relationship, and provide expert country analysis on the options available to the major states.This volume carefully explores Chinas perspective on Latin America and convincingly debunks the myth that China seeks to replace the United States.Overall, a very welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Chinas emergence in the region. -- Riordan Roett,Co-editor of Latin America and the Asian Giants: Evolving Ties with China and India

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Book SynopsisThe first of a three-volume series on the interaction of the US and China in different regions of the world, China, the United States, and the Future of Central Asia explores the delicate balance of competing foreign interests in this resource-rich and politically tumultuous region. Editor David Denoon and his internationally renowned set of contributors assess the different objectives and strategies the U.S. and China deploy in the region and examine how the two world powers are indirectly competitive with one another for influence in Central Asia. While the US is focused on maintaining and supporting its military forces in neighboring states, China has its sights on procuring natural resources for its fast-growing economy and preventing the expansion of fundamentalist Islam inside its borders. This book covers important issues such as the creation of international gas pipelines, the challenges of building crucial transcontinental roadways that must pass through countries facing insurTrade ReviewIn a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty and intensifying Sino-US interactions in so-called & third areas, this timely collection of high quality essays breaks from outmoded ways of academic and policy thinking to identify a host of emerging governance, security and economic challenges that Central Asia poses for both Washington and Beijing. This volume offers valuable lessons about each of these external power's & tools of influence, their co-existence in practice, and the extent to which they can actually shape regional developments according to their respective strategic priorities. -- Alexander Cooley,author of Great Games, Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest in Central AsiaUntil the collapse of the USSR, China's western border was seen as the Beijing's & back door. This collection documents its emergence as a new front door, and analyzes its implications for US-China relations. Readers of this well-crafted volume will inadvertently be led to ask whether, and how, Central Asian countries can take charge of their own security, or at least shape it. -- S. Frederick Starr,author of Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to TamerlaneTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Alternative Views of Central Asia's Future 3 David B. H. Denoon 2. Walls and Windmills: Economic Development in Central Asia 20 Nazgul Jenish 3. Factoring the Foreign Policy Goals of the Central Asian States 75 Marlene Laruelle The Outside Powers 4. Both Epicenter and Periphery: U.S. Interests in Central Asia 101 Andrew Kuchins and Shalini Sharan 5. Chinese and Russian Economic Interests in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis 130 Li Xin and Xin Daleng 6. The Strategic Interests of China and Russia in Central Asia 154 Xing Guangcheng 7. Life after Divorce: Russia, Central Asia, and Two Decades of Tumultuous Relations 173 Alisher Khamidov 8. Europe in Central Asia: Political Idealism and Economic Pragmatism 209 Sebastien Peyrouse 9. Japan and Korea in Central Asia: Economic Observations 237 Edward J. Lincoln

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Book SynopsisThe first of a three-volume series on the interaction of the US and China in different regions of the world, China, the United States, and the Future of Central Asia explores the delicate balance of competing foreign interests in this resource-rich and politically tumultuous region. Editor David Denoon and his internationally renowned set of contributors assess the different objectives and strategies the U.S. and China deploy in the region and examine how the two world powers are indirectly competitive with one another for influence in Central Asia. While the US is focused on maintaining and supporting its military forces in neighboring states, China has its sights on procuring natural resources for its fast-growing economy and preventing the expansion of fundamentalist Islam inside its borders. This book covers important issues such as the creation of international gas pipelines, the challenges of building crucial transcontinental roadways that must pass through countries facing insurTrade ReviewIn a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty and intensifying Sino-US interactions in so-called & third areas, this timely collection of high quality essays breaks from outmoded ways of academic and policy thinking to identify a host of emerging governance, security and economic challenges that Central Asia poses for both Washington and Beijing. This volume offers valuable lessons about each of these external power's & tools of influence, their co-existence in practice, and the extent to which they can actually shape regional developments according to their respective strategic priorities. -- Alexander Cooley,author of Great Games, Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest in Central AsiaUntil the collapse of the USSR, China's western border was seen as the Beijing's & back door. This collection documents its emergence as a new front door, and analyzes its implications for US-China relations. Readers of this well-crafted volume will inadvertently be led to ask whether, and how, Central Asian countries can take charge of their own security, or at least shape it. -- S. Frederick Starr,author of Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to TamerlaneTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Alternative Views of Central Asia's Future 3 David B. H. Denoon 2. Walls and Windmills: Economic Development in Central Asia 20 Nazgul Jenish 3. Factoring the Foreign Policy Goals of the Central Asian States 75 Marlene Laruelle The Outside Powers 4. Both Epicenter and Periphery: U.S. Interests in Central Asia 101 Andrew Kuchins and Shalini Sharan 5. Chinese and Russian Economic Interests in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis 130 Li Xin and Xin Daleng 6. The Strategic Interests of China and Russia in Central Asia 154 Xing Guangcheng 7. Life after Divorce: Russia, Central Asia, and Two Decades of Tumultuous Relations 173 Alisher Khamidov 8. Europe in Central Asia: Political Idealism and Economic Pragmatism 209 Sebastien Peyrouse 9. Japan and Korea in Central Asia: Economic Observations 237 Edward J. Lincoln

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Book SynopsisExamines the recent rise in the United States' use of preventive forceMore so than in the past, the US is now embracing the logic of preventive force: using military force to counter potential threats around the globe before they have fully materialized. While popular with individuals who seek to avoid too many boots on the ground, preventive force is controversial because of its potential for unnecessary collateral damage. Who decides what threats are imminent'? Is there an international legal basis to kill or harm individuals who have a connection to that threat? Do the benefits of preventive force justify the costs? And, perhaps most importantly, is the US setting a dangerous international precedent? In Preventive Force, editors Kerstin Fisk and Jennifer Ramos bring together legal scholars, political scientists, international relations scholars, and prominent defense specialists to examine these questions, whether in the context of full-scale preventive war or preventive drone strikTrade ReviewFew security issues have prompted as much political, legal, or ethical debate as the use of drones. This timely volume should be a go-to guide for the academics and policymakers who want to make sense of this important topic. -- Sarah Kreps,author of Drones: What Everyone Needs to KnowIn uncertain and frightening times it is tempting to think that an ounce of preventiontargeted killing, drone strikeswill be the cure. And drones make preventive strikes easier than ever. Yet the hardest thing in this context is to know whether and when preventive uses of force might be justified and whether the strikes provide a cure or make us less safe. With clear and insightful essays, Preventive Force challenges us to think more carefully about the justice, wisdom, and utility of preventive drone strikes. These essays should be at the top of any reading list for informed citizens, and members of the military, CIA, National Security Council and Congress. -- Neta C. Crawford, author of Accountability for Killing: Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America's Post-9/11 Wars

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Book SynopsisFrom September 2011 to September 2012, Ambassador Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar presided over the 66th session of the world's parliament - the United Nations General Assembly. This book looks inside the organization, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, its successes and struggles.Trade Review"Ambassador Al-Nasser presents an illuminating picture of the UN General Assembly during one of its most challenging years. The Assemblys 66th session, stretching from September 2011 to the next September, was exceptionally busy and challenging. Internally, the UN was struggling to implement long-standing reforms. Externally, it was facing multiple emergencies and crises in the Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere. Ambassador Al-Nasser was president of the General Assembly during this eventful year. A skilled and experienced diplomat, he launched numerous initiatives, energized by his Four Pillars strategy peaceful settlement of disputes, reform and revitalization of the UN system, disaster prevention and response and sustainable development and prosperity. To it all, the Ambassador brought a deep commitment to nurturing a culture of peace based on justice." -- James Hoge,former editor of Foreign Affairs and Senior Advisor, Teneo Intelligence"This book is not only an eye-catching memoir written by an outstanding diplomat and thinker but also an extraordinarily deep and insightful examination of the most complicated challenges of contemporary world. Based on the authors unique skills and exiting experience of serving as president of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly and his firsthand encounters with different regions, states and world leaders the book covers a remarkably wide range of issues from the peaceful settlement of disputes to the UN reform and revitalization. A must-read for all who are interested in global politics and the mission and activities of the worlds parliament as seen through the eyes of its president." -- Vitaly Naumkin,author of Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and RifleTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ix Preface xi Introduction by Dr. Farhan Nizami xvii 1 A Vision for Universal Values 1 2 The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 36 3 UN Reform and Revitalization 50 4 Natural Disaster Prevention and Response 63 5 Sustainable Development and Global Prosperity 71 6 Challenges to Human Security 114 Conclusion 153 Notes 169 Index 191 About the Author 199

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Book SynopsisDistinguished experts explain the economic trends and varied political goals at work in Southeast Asia. With China's emergence as a powerful entity in Southeast Asia, the region has become an unlikely site of conflict between two of the world's great powers. The United States, historically regarded as the protector of Pacific Southeast Asiaconsisting of nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysiais now called upon to respond to what many would consider bullying on the part of the Chinese. These and other countries have become the economic and political engine of China. While certainly inclined to help the country's former allies, the United States has grown undeniably closer to China in the recent decades of global interconnected economic growth. China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia uncovers and delves into the complicated dynamics of this situation. Covering topics such as the controversial response to human rights violations, the effects ofTrade ReviewThe authors contributing to this book provide expert critical analyses of the domestic and international political, economic and strategic forces reshaping the Southeast Asia international order. The book is timely as Southeast Asia adjusts to Chinas growing power and influence and hedges against the unknowns of American policy. -- Donald E. Weatherbee,Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South CarolinaA timely and valuable resource for policy makers, investors, think tankers and students alike. With globalization under scrutiny and protectionist sentiment rising in the US and Europe, Southeast Asia deserves the careful attention paid by David Denoon and his colleagues. Tightly organized and edited, this comprehensive collection is a cornucopia of information and analysis covering the political diversity, economic advantages, institutional architecture and the forces of integration at work in the region, as well as the future challenges it faces. -- Nicholas Platt,President Emeritus, Asia Society; former US Ambassador, Philippines, Pakistan, and ZambiaDenoon combines extensive knowledge of Southeast Asia and China and has organized a superb collection of essays comparing the current role of China and the United States in this volatile region. This volume explores economic, strategic, and domestic political issues with authors from all the key countries concerned, so the reader has the advantage of competing perspectives as well. This is an outstanding volume for both the policy and academic communities. -- Richard H. Solomon,Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation and former President of the U.S. Institute of Peace

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Book SynopsisThe first book to comprehensivelydescribe the history, theory, and application of prosecutorial discretion inimmigration law When Beatles star John Lennon faced deportation from the U.S. in the 1970s, his lawyer Leon Wildes made a groundbreaking argument. He argued that Lennon should be granted nonpriority status pursuant to INS's (now DHS's) policy of prosecutorial discretion. In U.S. immigration law, the agency exercises prosecutorial discretion favorably when it refrains from enforcing the full scope of immigration law. A prosecutorial discretion grant is important to an agency seeking to focus its priorities on the truly dangerous in order to conserve resources and to bring compassion into immigration enforcement. The Lennon case marked the first moment that the immigration agency's prosecutorial discretion policy became public knowledge. Today, the concept of prosecutorial discretion is more widely known in light of the Obama Administration's Deferred Action for Childhood ArrivalsTrade ReviewThis timely review of immigration prosecutorial discretion will be very valuable to those interested in immigration law. Wadhia gives a detailed description of the different forms such discretion can take, with a particular emphasis on deferred action, including President Obamas Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).The book is an essential resource for researchers wishing to study deferred action prior to and immediately after the introduction of DACA. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *The book examines how prosecutorial discretion interacts with the resource constraints of government agencies alongside immigrants humanitarian circumstances. It expands understandings of how 'deferred action,' a significant form of prosecutorial discretions, is employed by non-citizens as a protective tool from deportation. * International Migration Review *Beyond Deportation is a compelling and thoughtful account of the history of the use of prosecutorial discretion in US immigration law and policy, and how that history continues to shape todays immigration programs. -- Margaret D. Stock,author of Immigration Law and the MilitaryIn Beyond Deportation, Wadhia has managed to combine meticulous research, scholarly rigor, easy readability, and an intense human compassion in highlighting one of the most volatile issues of our time. With amazing ease, she takes on immigration, the rule of law, and the role of executive branch discretion in tempering our harsh deportation laws with humanitarian restraint and a common sense stewardship of our limited enforcement resources. For immigrants and their families, and for all who care about law and justice, this is a powerful and compelling story, eloquently told. -- Stephen Legomsky,John S. Lehmann University Professor, Washington University in St. LouisWhen there are more than 11 million people eligible for deportation, something is seriously wrong with our immigration system and our enforcement system, but Congress has so far refused to legislate and advance immigration reform. This inaction forces enforcement agencies to prioritize and make choices about who they will deport first and whose deportation they will defer so that we can focus on removing those who pose a risk to our public safety. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of this basic truth in American law and immigration policy. The fact that this issue is at the center of the debate over immigration reform right now because the House of Representatives refuses to reform the current system, makes this work timely and incredibly helpful for scholars, students, policymakers, and leaders. -- Luis V. Gutiérrez,U.S. House of RepresentativesWithBeyond Deportation, Wadhia has simultaneously created a short, accessible, and comprehensive primer on prosecutorial discretion in immigration while raising profound questions on the usage and evolution of this tool into one that is more transparent, humanitarian, and just. * Border Criminologies *"The definitive word on the all-important tool of prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement. Wadhia traces the fascinating history of the exercise of such discretion under U.S. immigration law, which includes careful study of the famous case of John Lennon and Yoko Ono through to the use of such discretion in President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Rather than simply describing the history, Beyond Deportationoffers concrete recommendations about prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement, including greater transparency in decisionmaking and rules that limit government attorneys in the exercise of discretion. Wadhia has written an important analysis of the most significant positive immigration development of the Obama administration. -- Kevin R. Johnson,University of California, DavisTable of ContentsContents Foreword ix Leon Wildes Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1. Primer: Understanding How Prosecutorial Discretion Functions in the Immigration System 7 2. The Early Years: The Deportation Case of John Lennon and Evolution of Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion 14 3. Lessons from Criminal Law: How Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion Compares to the Criminal System 33 4. Deferred Action: Examining the Jewel (or a Precious Form) of Prosecutorial Discretion 54 5. Presidential Portrait: Prosecutorial Discretion during the Obama Administration 88 6. Going to Court: The Role of the Judiciary in Prosecutorial Discretion Decisions 109 7. Open Government: Transparency in Prosecutorial Discretion and Why It Matters 134 8. Reform: Improving Prosecutorial Discretion in the Immigration System 146 Abbreviations 157 Authorities 161 Notes 169 Index 223 About the Author 233

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Book SynopsisAn explanation of how Peruvian migrants maintain meaningful social relations across borders. In this engaging volume, Ulla D. Berg examines the conditions under which Peruvians of rural and working-class origins leave the central highlands to migrate to the United States. Migrants often create new portrayals of themselves to overcome the class and racial biases that they had faced in their home country, as well as to control the images they share of themselves with others back home. Migrant videos, for example, which document migrants' lives for family back home, are often sanitized to avoid causing worry. By exploring the ways in which migration is mediated between the Peruvian Andes and the United States, this book makes a major contribution to understanding technology's role in fostering new forms of migrant sociality and subjectivity. It focuses on the forms of sociality and belonging that these mediations enable, adding to important anthropological debates about affect, subjectiTrade ReviewIn a historical moment when Latin American economic development and proliferating communication technologies are changing the stakes and forms of transitional migration,Mobile Selvesmodels the sophisticated ways scholars can integrate analyses of old and new media into their discussions of migration. * International Migration Review *Berg's analysis of Peruvian racial formations in new and transforming contexts of transnational mobility offers new insights about the diversity of migration strategies and experiences of racialization in receiving countries. With beautiful ethnographic detail and thoughtful analysis of media circulation in particular, she lays out how migrants communicate their identities and aspirations. -- Jessaca Leinaweaver,Brown UniversityA highly original and compelling work, one that will receive a lot of attention. . . . I read it with great fascination. -- Susan Coutin,University of California, IrvineThis [book] supported by some recent fieldwork and 16 pages of notes, 29 pages of references, 11 pages of index, and 13 photographs, will be of interest to all social scientists interested in this issue. * Choice *Mobile Selvesclearly shows that transitional migration is an important site for critically approaching belonging, inclusiveness, and citizenship within countries of origin as well as globally. * American Anthropologist *In addition to Bergs work being of major interest to academics in the growing area of transnational Andean and Latino studies, it also provides an insightful and nuanced analysis for humanities and social sciences scholars in other disciplines in addressing race, identity, performance and inequality. * Border Criminologies *Table of ContentsContents List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I. Cosmopolitan Desires 1. Salir Adelante: Migration, Travel, and Aspirational Economies in the Central Andes 43 2. Paper Fixes: The Making of Mobile Subjects in Peru's Migration Industry 73 Part II. Transnational Socialities 3. Remote Sensing: Structures of Feeling in Long-Distance Communication 105 4. Unfortunate Visibilities: The Transnational Circulation of Image-Objects 141 Part III. Discrepant Publics 5. Enframing Peruvianness: Folkloric Citizenship and Immigrant Personhood 177 6. Phantom Citizens in El Quinto Suyo 209 Conclusion 231 Notes 247 Bibliography 263 Index 293 About the Author 304

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Book SynopsisProvides insight into U.S. and Chinese involvement in aid, trade, direct investment and strategic ties in Latin AmericaIn recent years, China has become the largest trading partner for more than half the countries in Latin America, and demonstrated major commitments in aid and direct investment in various parts of the region. China has also made a number of strategic commitments to countries like Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela which have long-standing policies opposing U.S. influence in the region. China, the United States, and the Future of Latin America posits that this activity is a direct challenge to the role of the U.S. in Latin America and the Caribbean. Part of a three-volume series analyzing U.S.-China relations in parts of the world where neither country is dominant, this volume analyzes the interactions between the U.S., China, and Latin America. The book series has so far considered the differences in operating styles between China and the U.S. in Central Asia and SoutheastTrade ReviewThis volume, dealing with Latin America and the Caribbean, presents a complex picture that lies somewhere between [Denoon’s] previous two. Denoon and the other contributors describe China’s rapidly growing presence as a buyer of raw materials, supplier of manufactured goods, builder of infrastructure, investor, and donor. -- Foreign AffairsA superb volume which explains China's goals in the region and analyzes how both the United States and Latin American countries have responded. Because the volume covers foreign policy and economics for all the key states in the region, it is an outstanding, original contribution to the field and an invaluable reference book. Denoon has carefully selected the authors of each chapter to reflect divergent perspectives on these developments, so readers can draw their own conclusions about how influential China will become at the southern doorstep of the U.S. -- Joydeep Mukherjee,Managing Director, Standard & Poor's Sovereign RatingsGiven the arrival of the Trump administration, this volume takes on added relevance.China will become an increasingly important option for the region.The authors expertly analyze the general considerations that drive the relationship, and provide expert country analysis on the options available to the major states.This volume carefully explores Chinas perspective on Latin America and convincingly debunks the myth that China seeks to replace the United States.Overall, a very welcome addition to the growing body of literature on Chinas emergence in the region. -- Riordan Roett,Co-editor of Latin America and the Asian Giants: Evolving Ties with China and India

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Book SynopsisGlobal Development and Human Rights analyses global efforts to implement long-term goals that seek to promote the health, happiness, and freedoms of individuals.Table of ContentsContents Figures Tables Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals 2. Principles and Practice, Human Rights and Development 3. Challenging Inequalities 4. Health Systems 5. Access to Productive Assets: Labor 6. Access to Productive Assets: Land 7. Politics and Accountability: Implementing the SDGs Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisVolume three of the official history of Canada's Department of External Affairs offers readers an unparalleled look at the evolving structures underpinning Canadian foreign policy from 1968 to 1984.Trade Review"John Hilliker, Mary Halloran, and Greg Donaghy have produced the definitive institutional history of the Department of External Affairs during the Trudeau era. Well written and impressively researched, it will be cited by scholars for years to come." -- Adam Chapnick, Department of Defence Studies, Royal Military College of Canada "Canada's Department of External Affairs is a major contribution to historical research. The authors' scholarship is sound, the research exhaustive, and the range of sources utilized is extremely impressive. The book maintains the high quality of thoroughness of the first two volumes in the series and is a first rate contribution to our understanding of the Department of External Affairs, the Trudeau years more generally, and the evolution of Canada's foreign policy." -- David MacKenzie, Department of History, Ryerson UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Chapter One: New Guys with New Ideas, 1968-69 Chapter Two: A Government with Plans, 1969-70 Chapter Three: The Limits of Planning, 1970-72 Chapter Four: Minority Government, 1972-74 Chapter Five: A Respectable Role, 1974-76 Chapter Six: A Mandate for Change, 1976-79 Chapter Seven: A Change of Government, 1979-80 Chapter Eight: A Return of the Liberals, 1980-82 Chapter Nine: Completing the Reform Agenda, 1982-84 Epilogue: Same Old Gang Endnotes

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Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of how two of America's closest allies, Canada and Britain, have sought to reconcile their security concerns with their legal obligations during two of the most significant international conflicts since the Second World War.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction Introduction Organization of the book 2. Existing Literature, Research Design and Case Selection International law and the use of force Research design, method, and premises Case selection a) Why focus on Britain and Canada? b) Why focus on the Korean War and Afghanistan Conflict? 3. Theoretical Framework Introduction How should we conceive of international law – as rules or process? International law in the study of international relations a) Realist approaches b) Neo-liberal institutionalism c) Constructivist perspectives The “interactional” approach Positing the four roles of international law in the use of force by states 4. Britain and the Korean War Introduction Brief background to the Korean War Why Britain participated in the Korean War The four roles of international law in Britain’s use of force in Korea a) Constitutive b) Regulative c) Permissive and legitimating d) Structuring the development of new rules The understanding of international law in Britain’s use of force in Korea a) Britain’s interpretation of the Security Council resolutions on the Korean crisis b) Britain’s interpretation of Article 118 of the Geneva Convention on POWs Key findings 5. Canada and the Korean War Introduction Why Canada participated in the Korean War The four roles of international law in Canada’s use of force in Korea a) Constitutive b) Regulative c) Permissive and legitimating d) Structuring the development of new rules The understanding of international law in Canada’s use of force in Korea a) Canada’s interpretation of the Security Council resolutions on the Korean crisis b) Canada’s interpretation of Article 118 of the Geneva Convention on POWs Key findings 6. Britain and the Afghanistan Conflict Introduction Brief background to the Afghanistan Conflict The three phases of Britain’s military participation in the Afghanistan Conflict Why Britain participated in the Afghanistan Conflict The four roles of international law in Britain’s use of force in Afghanistan a) Constitutive b) Regulative c) Permissive and legitimating d) Structuring the development of new rules The understanding of international law in Britain’s use of force in Afghanistan a) Britain’s understanding of the UN Charter and NATO treaty b) Britain’s interpretation of international human rights law Key findings 7. Canada and the Afghanistan Conflict Introduction The three phases of Canada’s military participation in the Afghanistan Conflict Why Canada participated in the Afghanistan Conflict The four roles of international law in Canada’s use of force in Afghanistan a) Constitutive b) Regulative c) Permissive and legitimating d) Structuring the development of new rules The understanding of international law in Canada’s use of force in Afghanistan a) Canada’s understanding of the NATO treaty and UN Charter b) Canada’s interpretation of the Geneva Convention on POWs Key findings 8. Conclusion Summary of findings Significance of findings for theory and future research Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Conflict over the Conflict offers a unique view of the threat to free speech, academic freedom, and the future of the academy posed by those on both sides of the Israel/Palestine campus debate.Trade Review"In a smart, personal, and engaging book, Kenneth S. Stern, director of Bard College’s Bard Center for the Study of Hate, takes us on a tour of today’s American campus Israel/Palestine debates in the context of a full-throated argument for free speech." -- Mira Sucharov * Canadian Jewish Record *"The Conflict over the Conflict is a calm, controversial analysis of 'the tendency of people who define themselves as part of a group to depersonalize others.' Stern pulls no punches. His work is thoughtful and provocative." -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *"The Conflict over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate, by Kenneth S. Stern, may be the most comprehensive assessment of the (at least) 20-year battle on North American campuses between pro-Israel and anti-Israel forces." -- Pat Johnson * The Jewish Independent *"A useful reminder that faculty would do well to model the respect for and effort to understand conflicting points of view that we often encourage in our students." -- Ernst Benjamin * Academe *"Ken Stern deftly navigates challenging waters on this deeply contentious topic, one where even a topic as simple as adherence to the truth over lies is debatable." -- Alec R. Ewig * The Times of Israel *"Anyone interested in the history of the BDS controversy would benefit from reading Stern’s book. There is no better road map to the twists and turns of the debate in recent years, in a book that is in equal parts a history and a memoir." -- Peter Eisenstadt * Israel Horizons *"College students, parents, anyone concerned about the Israel/Palestine campus debate, and anyone wondering about the IHRA definition of antisemitism owe it to themselves to read The Conflict over the Conflict." -- Steve Sheffey * The Times of Israel *"Stern’s book provides a roadmap for campuses to safely examine controversies in order to carefully prepare students for a learning moment. Stern argues that to prepare students to challenge and debate on and off campus hate, they need to be carefully exposed to all sorts of ideas, including BDS and related issues such as antisemitism." -- Robert Aaron Kenedy * Canadian Jewish Studies Vol. 31 *"As an American Jewish member of academia actively involved in combating antisemitism, Stern’s perspective—shared by many Jewish faculty members—is valuable in calming the passions to legislate and sanction." -- Ari Blaff, University of Toronto * Canadian Ethnic Studies *"Stern is an excellent writer and scholar. His book is based on extensive research—the bibliography of works cited is enormous—as well as first-hand professional experience. This is a superb piece of scholarship and liberal commentary." -- Daniel Gordon, University of Massachusetts Amherst * Society *"Stern’s book provides a roadmap for campuses to safely examine controversies in order to carefully prepare students for a learning moment." -- Robert Aaron Kenedy, York University * Canadian Jewish Studies *"Kenneth Stern’s important book, The Conflict over the Conflict, has a central theme that people on all sides of The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate need to open lines of communication among students, faculty, and other stakeholders. An attorney and former senior staffer at the American Jewish Committee (AJC) specializing in antisemitism, Stern has written a tough, thoughtful, and brave book." -- Paul Finkelman, Gratz College * Justice *Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Thinking about Thinking 2. Zionism and 1948 3. Free Speech and Academic Freedom 4. Durban and Its Aftermath 5. The Academic Boycott of Israel 6. Stopping and Chilling Speech: Heckler’s Veto, Legal Threats 7. The Antisemitism Awareness Act 8. Blueprint for Rational Campus Discussions on Israel and Palestine

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction Mark S. Williams Colonialism 2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia Anne Booth 3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms Jean Michel Montsion Economics 4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism Paul Bowles 5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful? Richard Stubbs 6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia Carin Holroyd Democracy and Authoritarianism 7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia Philip Calvert 8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo David Matijasevich 9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation Leonard C. Sebastian 10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope? Adam Fforde 11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams Security 12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy? J. R. Lacharite 13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha 14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It Inhan Kim 15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Sorpong Peou Regionalism and Governance 16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China Robert J. Hanlon 17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy Naila Maier-Knapp 18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams Active Learning Sequences 19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Mark S. Williams 20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier 21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes

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Book SynopsisFrom 2000 to 2015 the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) mobilized external aid to finance life-changing services in the global South. However, in doing so, the organization failed to meet the challenges often associated with human rights initiatives, which are to make underprivileged communities independently prosperous, equitable, and sustainable. In Global Development and Human Rights, Paul Nelson assesses the current thirty-year effort to make transformative changes in the global South by exploring how this disconnect from human rights weakened the MDGs reputation as a successful aid organization. To overcome the failings of the MDGs, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formed in 2016 with the intention of managing the issues fundamentally ignored by the MDGs. Drawing on twenty-five years of research on development goals, human rights, and the organizations that promote them, Nelson reasons that transformative change arises out of national and locTable of ContentsContents Figures Tables Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals 2. Principles and Practice, Human Rights and Development 3. Challenging Inequalities 4. Health Systems 5. Access to Productive Assets: Labor 6. Access to Productive Assets: Land 7. Politics and Accountability: Implementing the SDGs Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisIn examining the nuts and bolts of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s foreign policy universe between 2006 and 2015, Harper’s World turns to key foreign policy experts to break down and evaluate Harper’s international policies from relations with China to his engagement with Canada’s Arctic region. In explaining both the what and the why of Harper’s foreign policy record, this book argues that the policy decisions of Harper’s Conservative government were primarily shaped and motivated by domestic, regional, and, most importantly, electoral calculations. Bringing together Canada’s leading foreign policy specialists, Harper’s World identifies the push and pull factors of Harper’s approach to various Canadian foreign policy issues. This collection offers original analyses, factual evidence, case studies, and supporting documentation to shed light on Harper’s foreign policy orientation duringTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I: Contextual Environment 1. Introduction: Stephen Harper and Canadian Foreign Policy Peter Mckenna 2. Primat der Wahlurne: Ideology and Politicization in Harper’s Foreign Policy Kim Richard Nossal 3. Bullies, Busy-work and Bureaucrats Inside `Fort Pearson’ During the Harper Years Peter Mckenna Part II: Multilateral Perspectives 4. Stephen Harper’s Canada and the United Nations: A Tale Full of Sound and Fury? Alistair D. Edgar 5. International Climate Change Policy in the Harper Era Mark Winfield and Vanessa Scanga 6. Learning the Hard Way: Harper, Canadian Defence Policy and Combatting International Terror Jeffrey Rice and Stéfanie Von Hlatky 7. Stephen Harper’s War in Afghanistan: Eagerly In, Cautiously Out Justin Massie Part III: Bilateral and Regional Relationships 8. Stephen Harper and the Politics of Canada-U.S. Relations Duane Bratt 9. Trade in the Key of Blue: Canadian Economic Diplomacy in the Harper Years Asa Mckercher 10. The Recasting of the Arctic Sovereignty Theme: Assessing Harper’s Arctic Foreign Policy Andrea Charron 11. Canada and the Americas: From Liberal to Conservative Internationalism Jean-Philippe Thérien, Gordon Mace and Hugo Lavoie-Deslongchamps 12. China Choices: The Harper Era and Its Legacy Paul Evans 13. Stephen Harper: “To Russia With Love” David Carment with Milana Nikolko and Katarina Koleva 14. Canada and Israel Under the Harper Conservatives: Interpreting a Radical Shift in Foreign Policy Shaun Narine 15. The Harper Government and Sub-Saharan Africa: The End of Aspiration? David R. Black Conclusion Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction Mark S. Williams Colonialism 2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia Anne Booth 3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms Jean Michel Montsion Economics 4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism Paul Bowles 5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful? Richard Stubbs 6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia Carin Holroyd Democracy and Authoritarianism 7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia Philip Calvert 8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo David Matijasevich 9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation Leonard C. Sebastian 10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope? Adam Fforde 11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams Security 12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy? J. R. Lacharite 13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha 14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It Inhan Kim 15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Sorpong Peou Regionalism and Governance 16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China Robert J. Hanlon 17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy Naila Maier-Knapp 18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams Active Learning Sequences 19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Mark S. Williams 20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier 21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes

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Book SynopsisAmong the many twentieth-century explosions in technology that have made the world into a global village, few have had tangible or far-reaching an impact as aviation. David MacKenzie examines the efforts made to establish an international system for the regulation and operation of international air services, and the role played by Canadians in its development. MacKenzie approaches international civil aviation as an arm of government policy: the extension abroad of Canadian national policy. He also looks at the relationship between the bureaucratic and political levels of government and, in the larger context, at the relations between Canada and its major allies, the United States and Great Britain. Drawing on private papers and government documents from Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and Ireland, MacKenzie offers an international perspective on one of Canada's most important contributions to public policy in the mid-twentieth century.

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Book SynopsisIn the Age of New Imperialism, Canada figured prominently in British imperial dreams and public debate. She was, after all, 'the eldest daughter of the Empire,' a favourite destination for emigrants, and still new enough to be interesting to explorers and adventurers. At the same time, she was becoming proudly independent, and in a constant state of dalliance with her vibrant neighbour to the south. British journals such as Fortnightly Review and Nineteenth Century carried hundreds of articles on the colony, British travellers such as R.M. Ballantyne wrong voluminously about it, and politicians like Disraeli and Gladstone debated its future. The nine stereotypical British views presented here show how great was the gulf between imperially motivated illusions and harsh Canadian realities. Juvenile readers, raised on the Boy's Own Paper and Chums, pictured Canada as a 'wild and woolly West'; aristocratic hunters, like the Earl of Dunraven, saw mainly a 'sportsman's paradise'; t

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Book SynopsisThe Season-Ticket, published in 1860, is made up of a series of articles previously contributed during 1859 and 1860 to the Dublin University Magazine. Its quality of interest lies in its major purpose: the programme of a thorough going British imperialist who advocates “a three-fold policy for developing intercommunication between the motherland and the colonies.” In this work, Haliburton proposed that Great Britain subsidize transatlantic steamers between its ports and the colonies, complete the Intercolonial Railway and continue it to Lake Superior, and provide a “safe, easy, and expeditious route to Fraser’s River on the Pacific.” Haliburton further argues for the substitution of a permanent colonial council of appointees from the colonies in place of the Colonial Office, and he raises the possibility of colonial representation in the British parliament.

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Book SynopsisUncritical adherence to the concept of sovereign equality is a major stumbling block to the reorganization of the world community. This study is the first place to trace the origins of the wording of the concept as it appears in the UN charter, as well as its historical antecedents and philosophical foundations. Two contradictory ways of viewing sovereign states and maintaining order among them are discussed. According to one, states are abstract entities with a fictitious personality; according to this view, international affairs must be based on the concept of great-power primacy. The opposite view, brought to world attention at the Hague Peace Conference of 1907, endows states with human personalities and transfers to them the political principle of individual equality. The book develops the tension between the real world of international politics and the abstract world where opposing concepts abide.

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Book SynopsisThis study, sponsored by the United World Trust, is the most detailed work to have been published on the results of disarmament on the British economy. It examines the consequences of the withdrawal of defence expenditures on industry and employment, and suggests how defence spending could be replaced in order to create new civil demand. The book provides precise and objective statistical analysis, which is much needed in this field. Both method and conclusions will be of interest in all countries to those concerned with public policy and the future of mankind.

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

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Book SynopsisThere is now widespread agreement that fish stocks are severely depleted and fishing activity must be limited. At the same time, the promise of the green economy appears to offer profitable new opportunities for a sustainable seafood industry. What do these seemingly contradictory ideas of natural limits and green growth mean in practice? What do they tell us more generally about current transformations to the way nature is valued and managed? And who suffers and who benefits from these new ecological arrangements? Far from abstract policy considerations, Patrick Bresnihan shows how new approaches to environmental management are transforming the fisheries and generating novel forms of exclusion in the process.Transforming the Fisheries examines how scientific, economic, and regulatory responses to the problem of overfishing have changed over the past twenty years. Based on fieldwork in a commercial fishing port in Ireland, Bresnihan weaves together ethnography, Trade Review "A must read."—Antipode“Eloquently written, deeply researched, deftly argued. This is a brilliant, critical reappraisal of capitalism’s relationship with the sea and should be read by anyone concerned with environmental crisis more generally.”—Christian Parenti, author of Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence“A gracefully written and analytically powerful account of the crisis of European fisheries. Bresnihan’s Transforming the Fisheries ranks among the most insightful of a new wave of political ecology, ably weaving together work, power, and capital. It is must reading for anyone concerned about ecological crisis and global capitalism.”—Jason W. Moore, associate professor at Binghamton University and author of Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital“Transforming the Fisheries is a milestone in current debates on the commons. It not only offers an insightful discussion of the many radically divergent approaches to the commons and their complex relations to politics, but also provides a framework for rethinking and expanding the commons beyond its intense liberal and humanist entanglements. It introduces an understanding of the commons as a shared practice of socio-material experimentation.”—Dimitris Papadopoulos, associate professor at Leicester University and coauthor of Escape Routes: Control and Subversion in the Twenty-First Century Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Ecological Crises and Beyond2. The End of the Line: Scarcity, Liberalism, and Enclosure3. Stewards of the Sea: Neoliberalism and the Making of the Environmental Entrepreneur4. Community-Managed Resources: A “Third Way” for Environmental Governance5. The More-Than-Human Commons: From Commons to Commoning6. Conclusion: Neoliberalism and the CommonsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisDuring the Cold War, both Chinese and American officials employed a wide range of migration policies and practices to pursue legitimacy, security, and prestige. They focused on allowing or restricting immigration, assigning refugee status, facilitating student exchanges, and enforcing deportations. The Diplomacy of Migration focuses on the role these practices played in the relationship between the United States and the Republic of China both before and after the move to Taiwan. Meredith Oyen identifies three patterns of migration diplomacy: migration legislation as a tool to achieve foreign policy goals, migrants as subjects of diplomacy and propaganda, and migration controls that shaped the Chinese American community.Using sources from diplomatic and governmental archives in the United States, the Republic of China on Taiwan, the People''s Republic of China, and the United Kingdom, Oyen applies a truly transnational perspective. The Diplomacy of Migration combines imTrade ReviewOyen makes a brilliant effort to bridge diplomatic history and Chinese migration history by bringing into sharp focus the diplomacy of migration and its impact on the triangular relationship between the United States, Nationalist China, and Communist China. -- Mao Lin * H-Net Reviews *Offers a new conceptual bridge between two related subfields: foreign relations history and transnational migration history.... The book is deeply researched, beautifully written, and makes a number of important contributions to our understanding of Sino-American relations and Asian American studies from WWII to the Cold War.... This book deserves the attention of scholars of American foreign relations, especially Chinese-American relations, Asian American history, and transnational migration history. * Pacific Historical review *Makes a valuable contribution to the study of international relations and the Chinese diaspora and rightfully places migration policy as a significant factor in determining the dynamics of power and politics between governments and nations. * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Floating Population and Foreign PolicyPart I. Migration Diplomacy at War1. Unequal Allies: Renegotiating Exclusions2. The Diaspora Goes to War: Human Capital and China's Defense3. A Fight on All Fronts: The Chinese Civil War, Restored Migration, and Emigration as National PolicyPart II. Migrant Cold Warriors4. Chinese Migrants as Cold Warriors: Immigration and Deportation in the 1950s5. Remitting to the Enemy: Transnational Family Finances and Foreign Policy6. Crossing the Bamboo Curtain: Using Refugee Policy to Support Free ChinaPart III. Shifting Exclusions7. Cold War Hostages: Repatriation Policy and the Sino-American Ambassadorial Talks8. Visa Diplomacy: The Taiwan Independence Movement and Changing U.S.-Chinese RelationsConclusion: Coming in from the ColdNote on Sources Notes Index

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