International relations Books

Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide captures important trends in international relations (IR) pedagogy, paying particular attention to innovations in active learning and student engagement for the contemporary International Relations (IR) classroom.This book is organized into three parts: IR course structures and goals; techniques and approaches to the classroom; and assessment and effectiveness. It is up-to-date with teaching practices highlighted by leading journals and conferences sponsored by the International Studies Association (ISA) and the American Political Science Association (APSA). Collectively, the chapters contribute to continuing dialogues on pedagogy in the field and serve as a critical resource for faculty in IR, political science, and social science.Trade Review‘In an increasingly complex world that calls for innovation and critical thinking, Teaching International Relations provides a valuable collection of chapters to guide thoughtful instructors who want to create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for their students. This new volume is broad in scope, with a diverse and accomplished set of contributors. IR instructors will find an excellent resource for actively engaging students, structuring courses, and assessing outcomes.’Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Teaching International Relations 1 James M. Scott, Ralph G. Carter, Brandy Jolliff Scott and Jeffrey S. Lantis PART I CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN COURSE STRUCTURES AND GOALS 2 Essentials for Introduction to International Relations 11 Paul F. Diehl and Mark A. Boyer 3 Teaching with purpose: commitment and innovation in IR pedagogy 27 Jeffrey S. Lantis 4 Teaching IR in the Global South: views from Brazil and South Africa 38 Jacqui de Matos Ala, Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue and Marcelo Valença 5 Toward an intersectional pedagogy in IR: how to take feminist interventions seriously 52 Dovilė Budrytė PART II INNOVATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM: TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES 6 Teaching with case studies 66 Ralph G. Carter 7 Experiential learning through faculty-led study abroad programs 77 Amy Below, Amanda Nydegger and Mary Jane Parmentier 8 Using Statecraft in the classroom 90 Eric Cox 9 Teaching political violence with games and simulations 105 Amanda Rosen and Victor Asal 10 Teaching with the IR theory toolkit 117 Eric K. Leonard 11 Teaching IR with literature and film 129 Gigi Gokcek and Patrick James 12 Engaging in inquiry: problem-based and research-focused teaching and learning 145 James M. Scott 13 Engaging with diversity through technology 160 Yasemin Akbaba and Filiz Başkan 14 Becoming an effective online teacher: five considerations for better teaching and learning in IR courses 176 Brandy Jolliff Scott 15 Collaborative learning in the IR classroom 189 Heather A. Smith PART III ASSESSMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS 16 Assessment and effectiveness of active teaching and learning in IR 201 Matthew Krain and Kent J. Kille 17 The vital role of assessment in active teaching and learning 214 Kerstin Hamann References 224 Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a unique analytical framework to capture a diverse, fragmented and highly evolving practice, the Research Handbook on Unilateral and Extraterritorial Sanctions is the key original reference work covering how sanctions have indisputably become central instruments of foreign policy.This discerning Research Handbook combines a series of case studies and cross-cutting analyses. It reflects the levers and evolution of international law and practice in the field, as well as covering important topics over multiple disciplines, particularly in international law and international relations. Featuring diverse contributions from a selection of esteemed scholars, the Research Handbook provide an unprecedented analysis of the evolution of diplomatic, legal and business practices and tackle topical legal issues arising from unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions.Offering a unique panorama of contemporary practice, this 360-degree study will be of interest to legal academics and their students as well as practitioners in both the public and private sectors.Trade Review'Charlotte Beaucillon and her 27 co-authors have produced a true ''Treatise on extraterritorial sanctions'' with an orderly plan that makes it possible to cover a formidably complex subject from various angles. Often confiscated by the common law doctrine, this theme is the object of cross-perspectives by specialists with very diverse backgrounds, which enrich one another while not detracting from the didactic clarity of the book. A major contribution to the knowledge of a key phenomenon of contemporary international relations.' -- Alain Pellet, Université Paris Nanterre, France'The Research Handbook on Unilateral and Extraterritorial Sanctions provides an impressive collection of contributions on a topic of ever-growing importance. Beaucillon has aptly managed to bring together some of the main experts in this burgeoning field to put together what is perhaps the most comprehensive volume to-date dedicated specifically to extraterritorial sanctions. The book provides a useful tour d'horizon, mapping different regional perspectives on extraterritorial sanctions, and addressing their legality and impact on companies and individuals in a structured manner. Leaving no stone unturned, the book will be of significant value to scholars, practitioners and policy-makers alike.' -- Tom Ruys, Ghent University, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1 An introduction to unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions: definitions, state of practice and contemporary challenges 1 Charlotte Beaucillon PART I CONTEMPORARY STATE PRACTICE 2 Unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions in crisis: implications of their rising use and misuse in contemporary world politics 19 Erica Moret 3 South Africa’s position and practice with regard to unilateral and extraterritorial coercive sanctions 37 Hennie Strydom 4 From pessimism to accommodation: India’s stand and practice on unilateral sanctions 55 Rishika Chauhan 5 China’s position and practice concerning unilateral sanctions 70 Congyan Cai 6 Unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions policy: the Russian dimension 90 Ivan N. Timofeev 7 The European Union’s position and practice with regard to unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions 110 Charlotte Beaucillon 8 The US position and practice with regards to unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions: reimagining the US sanctions regime in a world of advanced technology 129 Zachary Goldman and Alina Lindblom PART II REGIME UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW 9 Articulating UN sanctions with unilateral restrictive measures 148 Jean-Marc Thouvenin 10 Unilateral/extraterritorial sanctions as a challenge to the theory of jurisdiction 164 Yann Kerbrat 11 Unilateral sanctions as a challenge to the law of state responsibility 185 Alexandra Hofer 12 Unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions and international investment law 203 Sabrina Robert-Cuendet 13 Contemporary blocking statutes and regulations in the face of unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions 220 Daniel Ventura 14 Challenging unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions under international economic law: exploring leads at the WTO and the OECD 238 Lena Chercheneff PART III IMPACT ON ECONOMIC OPERATORS 15 Corporations and US economic sanctions: the dangers of overcompliance 255 Emmanuel Breen 16 Embedded extraterritoriality: US judicial litigation and the global banking surveillance of digital money flows 269 Grégoire Mallard and Anna Hanson 17 Using extraterritorial sanctions in the fight against financial crime in Latvia: from silver lining to over compliance 287 Ilze Znotiņa and Paulis Iļjenkovs 18 Resisting from the bench: an overview of French and UK courts’ jurisprudence on unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions 305 Marjorie Eeckhoudt 19 International bank settlement in China and unilateral sanctions-related disputes: sources, remedies and procedures 322 Jin Sun 20 Unilateral sanctions through an international arbitration lens: procedural and substantive issues 341 Eric De Brabandere and David Holloway PART IV IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS 21 Unilateral sanctions as unilateral coercive measures: discussing coercion at the UN level 365 Pierre-Emmanuel Dupont 22 From targeted states to affected populations: exploring accountability for the negative impact of comprehensive unilateral sanctions on human rights 384 Ioannis Prezas 23 Due process and unilateral targeted sanctions 404 Anton Moiseienko 24 The right to be protected from the criminal enforcement of extraterritorial sanctions: lessons learned from the Huawei case 423 Muriel Ubéda-Saillard 25 Horizontal sanctions regimes: targeted sanctions reconfigured? 440 Clara Portela Index

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Book SynopsisA Modern History of Maritime Terrorism: From the Fenian Ram to Explosive-Laden Drone Boats is a comprehensive and insightful examination of the evolution of maritime terrorism in the modern era. Navigating the past, present and future of maritime terrorism, Peter Lehr outlines its history and definitions, its current manifestations, locations and actors, and its possible future trajectories.Structured in three key parts, this book takes a critical and historical approach to the study of maritime terrorism. Focussing on the terrorist actors’ perspectives, chapters investigate existing academic literature, official reports, newspaper articles and the actors’ own descriptions of their acts of terrorism. Lehr considers the motivations and expectations behind why terrorists take terrorism to the sea; the weapons and tactics used to do so; where they struck, and against what; and ultimately what they achieved. Considering the lessons learned from the history of maritime terrorism, the book concludes with an examination of the near-future trajectories it could take.A vivid and detailed account of the various forms of maritime terrorism that have emerged in the last century, this topical book will be invaluable to students and scholars of international relations, terrorism and security studies, and maritime politics and policy. Its comparative analysis of the patterns in the actors, locations and tactics in maritime terrorism will prove useful to practitioners seeking to plan and execute counter-terrorism operations.Trade Review‘Peter Lehr has produced an outstanding book on the history of maritime terrorism. By providing historical insights about our understanding of maritime terrorism with an in-depth analysis of highly interesting contemporary case studies, the book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of both the historical and empirical dynamics of the phenomenon. Indeed, this is an excellent book which provides a very interesting and compelling analysis of an important and largely under-researched topic.’ -- Christian Kaunert, Dublin City University, Ireland and University of South Wales, UK‘Peter Lehr’s A Modern History of Maritime Terrorism addresses an important and neglected area of terrorism studies. The potential for maritime terror has escalated dramatically since the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Lehr’s study offers a compelling, thoughtful and well-researched account of the history of maritime terrorism, its current manifestations, locations and perpetrators and potential future trajectories. This fine volume will be of enduring use to both scholars of terrorism and counter-terror practitioners.’ -- David Martin Jones, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Modern History of Maritime Terrorism PART I (PAST): MARITIME TERRORISM – A SHORT HISTORY 2 First ripples – early maritime terrorism 3 Challenging the state – Maritime terrorism as ‘propaganda by the deed’ 4 Birth of new nations – maritime terrorism and guerrilla warfare at sea PART II (PRESENT): MARITIME TERRORISM HERE AND NOW – GOING GLOBAL 5 Maritime Jihad – Al Qaeda at sea 6 Shadows of Jihad – maritime terrorism at the fringes of the “Al Qaeda Universe” 7 No princes of the sea – some observations PART III (FUTURE): SOME HORIZON SCANNING 8 Maritime terrorism of the future – actors and locations 9 The future of maritime terrorism – weapons and tactics 10 Conclusion – trickles and waves Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the current state of EU-Africa relations from a multidisciplinary perspective, placing emphasis on recent developments in five areas that are crucial for EU-Africa relations: development cooperation, trade, migration, security and democratization. It considers how Africa’s dependence on the EU has decreased due to the declining importance of development cooperation, and increasing cooperation with emerging powers, notably the BRIC nations.The book asks two key questions in relation to these areas: first, whether the EU effectively pursues a forward-looking strategy suggested in the official discourse or is following a strategy that still reflects asymmetrical postcolonial relations; and second, whether Africa will be able to push for a more balanced relationship with Europe by using the leverage provided by emerging powers. To answer these questions, expert contributors explore the impact of African migration on the domestic policy of EU member states, security and conflict resolution in Africa, EU trade policy and African economic development, and how local dynamics and international pressures affect democratisation in Africa.Offering new directions of research on EU-Africa relations, this book will be critical reading for scholars and students of international relations, European policy and international politics. It will also be a useful resource for policy makers, activists and civil society groups interested in EU-Africa cooperation.Trade Review‘A remarkable analysis of the contradictions between the European political ambitions to be a global player in Africa and the unwillingness of the member states to develop a common African policy. The result is the huge gap between the original ambitions of Euro-African strategy and its concrete achievements, especially after the turmoil produced by the failure of the Arab Spring and the collapse of the Gaddafi regime. The ideal empty space for the increasing influence of China, now the only player at Continental level.’Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Revisiting EU-Africa relations in a changing world 1 Valeria Fargion and Mamoudou Gazibo PART I SECURITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA 1 Managing African conflicts: using CSDP missions to cope with terrorism and organized crime 24 Daniela Irrera 2 The European Union and conflict prevention in Africa: partnering with civil society to build sustainable peace 37 Lorenzo Angelini 3 African Union reform project: implications and challenges for EU partnership towards ending conflicts in Africa 51 Reuben J. B. Lewis PART II THE MIGRATORY CONUNDRUM 4 Africa-EU migration in perspective 67 Gustavo De Santis 5 Drivers of migration from Africa 78 Alessandra Venturini and Andrea Goldstein 6 African migration and EU immigration policies 91 Ioannis Papageorgiou 7 Europe-Africa unequal pacts: the case of West African migration 105 Rahmane Idrissa 8 From containment to policy coherence: reframing European migration policy with Africa 117 Andrea Stocchiero PART III EU TRADE POLICY AND AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 9 EU-Africa trade and investment relations: towards greater convergence? 132 San Bilal, Bernard Hoekman and Dominique Njinkeu 10 The African Continental Free Trade Agreement and its implications for Africa-EU trade relations 146 John Akokpari 11 UK trade with Africa after Brexit 160 Giorgia Giovannetti, Enrico Marvasi and Filippo Santi PART IV EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AT A CROSSROAD 12 From complementing to copying its member states: assessing the EU’s development cooperation with Africa 177 Niels Keijzer 13 Three interwoven actors, readjusting positions: EU-Africa relations and the post-Cotonou partnership 192 Maurizio Carbone 14 EU development cooperation with Africa: forgetting about health? 205 Valeria Fargion and Marco Mayer PART V DEMOCRATIZATION IN AFRICA BETWEEN LOCAL DYNAMICS AND INTERNATIONAL PRESSURES 15 Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: historical legacies, international pressures and new political challenges 223 Arrigo Pallotti and Corrado Tornimbeni 16 Does EBA improve good governance in sub-Saharan Africa? 239 Thilo Bodenstein 17 Is democracy declining in Africa and what role for China? 251 Mamoudou Gazibo PART VI CONCLUSION 18 EU and Africa: reflecting on the European global strategy and EU neighbourhood policy 267 Pasquale Ferrara Index

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Book SynopsisIntegrating comparative empirical studies with cutting-edge theory, this dynamic Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the study and practice of peacekeeping. Han Dorussen brings together a diverse range of contributions which represent the most recent generation of peacekeeping research, embodying notable shifts in the kinds of questions asked as well as the data and methods employed.The Handbook explores questions concerning the deployment of peacekeepers, the policies and activities undertaken by peacekeeping operations (PKOs), the intended and unintended consequences of peacekeeping activities, and controversies related to post-conflict crime, sexual and gender-based violence in peacekeeping, and the environmental impact of PKOs. Chapters further investigate the distinctions between UN and non-UN-led PKOs, the specific mandates under which peacekeeping operates, and the different roles of military, police, and police and civilian peacekeepers. Concluding with an evaluation of the state of the art of current peacekeeping literature, the Handbook leads the way in developing a coherent agenda for future research.The Handbook will be an essential resource for a cross-disciplinary audience of academics and students interested in IR and conflict resolution. Policymakers involved in peacekeeping and peacebuilding, as well as NGOs operating within (post-) conflict settings, will also benefit from its assessment of recent developments in peacekeeping research.Trade Review‘This volume is a significant and welcome addition to the literature and should be read by academics, practitioners, and government officials. Its objective is to provide an up-to-date overview of contemporary scholarly research, emphasize central theoretical insights, and identify questions for future research.’ -- Ross Fetterly, Journal of Peace Research‘Although peacekeeping has evolved its scope and depth during recent decades, research into its effectiveness and value for money is still scarce. This Handbook delivers an excellent overview of existing research as well as policy and operational developments in peacekeeping. It also identifies aspects in need of further research. The volume is a very useful tool for researchers, policy developers and practitioners. I highly recommend it for reading by anyone working in or with peacekeeping or solely interested in this subject.’ -- Maria Appelblom, Police Chief Superintendent, Swedish Police‘The literature on peacekeeping has blossomed in recent years. This Handbook includes chapters by many of the leading scholars of contemporary peacekeeping. It summarizes and furthers key debates about the nature and legitimacy of peacekeeping, what peacekeepers do, their effectiveness, and ongoing challenges. It represents an important and must-read contribution.’ -- Lise Morjé Howard, Georgetown University, US‘With valuable contributions from preeminent peacekeeping researchers, this Handbook will provide useful insights to peacekeeping scholars and practitioners alike, and it will make an excellent college or graduate text. I learned a lot from it.’ -- Michael Gilligan, New York University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiii List of abbreviations xiv 1 Peacekeeping as rule-based interventions in international relations 1 Han Dorussen PART I THE DEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 2 Mandating peacekeeping operations and international law 12 Emily Helms 3 Peacekeeping financing 27 Katharina P. Coleman 4 Consent in peacekeeping 46 Timothy Passmore, Johannes Karreth and Jaroslav Tir 5 The composition of UN peacekeeping missions 60 Vincenzo Bove, Chiara Ruffa and Andrea Ruggeri 6 Naming names: UN Security Council Resolution sentiment in civil wars 74 Michelle Benson and Colin Tucker 7 Mediation, political missions, and peacekeeping 88 Han Dorussen 8 Non-UN peacekeeping 102 Corinne Bara PART II WHAT PEACEKEEPERS DO 9 Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and peacekeeping operations 118 Dylan Herrera and Andrea González Peña 10 Peacekeeping, security sector reform, and the rule of law 134 Robert A. Blair 11 Public information and strategic communications in peace operations 148 Kseniya Oksamytna 12 Civilian components in peace operations 163 Jaïr van der Lijn and Sabine Otto PART III PEACEKEEPING EFFECTIVENESS 13 Peacekeeping and conflict resolution 182 Evgenija Kroeker and Andrea Ruggeri 14 Peacekeeping and the geographic diffusion and containment of conflict 196 Bernd Beber 15 Peacekeeping and the protection of civilians 210 Lisa Hultman, Jacob D. Kathman and Megan Shannon 16 Peacekeeping and electoral violence 225 Hannah Smidt 17 Peacekeeping operations and women’s security 242 Louise Olsson PART IV CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING PEACEKEEPING 18 Peacekeeping and the problem of sexual and gender-based violence 256 Sabrina Karim and Kyle Beardsley 19 The material impact of peace operations on the environment and cultural heritage 270 Mathilde Leloup and Lucile Maertens 20 Peacekeeping and postwar violence 286 Jessica Di Salvatore 21 Hazards of peacekeeping: peacekeepers as targets of violence 300 Sara Lindberg Bromley 22 The local perception of peacekeepers 314 Han Dorussen and Marian de Vooght 23 The political economy of peacekeeping: unemployment, violence, and trust towards peacekeepers. Evidence from Somalia 327 Prabin B. Khadka and Anup Phayal 24 Peacekeeping operations: the endgame 343 Richard Caplan, John Gledhill and Maline Meiske PART V CONCLUSIONS 25 State of the art of research on peacekeeping 360 Paul F. Diehl Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the impact and design of international environmental regimes which are established to preserve natural resources and reduce environmental degradation. The author addresses such regimes from both a conceptual and theoretical point of view as well as using comparative empirical evidence from issue areas such as marine pollution, acid rain, ozone layer depletion and global climate change. He examines specifically a number of controversial institutional issues in international environmental politics. Should, for instance, access to decision-processes be inclusive or exclusive in terms of non-governmental watchdogs? Similar choices and dilemmas exist with regard to decision-making rules, the role of the secretariat, the structuring of the agenda, the organization of the science-politics interface, and the design of verification and compliance mechanisms. Hence, he addresses real dilemmas faced by negotiators, in order to help formulate policies for achieving the most effective organization of international environmental institutions.This book will be welcomed by students and scholars interested in environmental political economy and institutions, and policymakers and practitioners involved in the negotiation process.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Analysing the Effectiveness and Institutional Design of International Environmental Regimes: The Conceptual Lenses 3. Increasing Concern and Improving Design: The Oslo and Paris Conventions on Marine Pollution in the North-East Atlantic 4. More ‘Discursive Diplomacy’ than ‘Dashing Design’? The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) 5. A Triumph for Institutional Incentives and Flexible Design? The Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol on Ozone Layer Depletion 6. Combining Comparative and Case Study Evidence: Institutional Findings 7. Designing an Effective Climate Change Regime: A Task ‘Too Hot to Handle’? 8. Designing Effective Environmental Regimes: Launching the Three Conditional Ps (Problems, Phases, and Processes) References Index

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Book SynopsisAsia Meets Europe raises questions about the nature of regions and, in particular, about the role of inter-regionalism in a rapidly changing environment.Julie Gilson considers the correlation between Asia and Europe within the framework of the unique post cold-war inter-regional Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). The author then examines the nature of this new type of interaction and its various economic and political forms by exploring the historical precedents and prevailing ideas of region that shape and distort it. The book also encompasses the challenging roles of private enterprise and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) when faced with state actors who continue to regard regional and inter-regional co-operation with ambivalence.Asia Meets Europe will be of special interest to academics and researchers of Asian studies, Asia-Europe relations and international political economy. Practitioners involved in policy making in East Asia and Europe will also find the book of use.Trade Review'Julie Gilson's book provides a well-developed explanatory framework to understand the new economic, political and socio-cultural dimensions of contemporary Asia-Europe relations. . . The book provides a well-developed theoretical discussion on Asia-Europe relationships. . . This book is a good start and can serve as a reference for those who are interested in Asian studies, Asia-Europe relations and international political economy.' -- Dong Guo, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Concepts of Inter-Regionalism 2. East is East . . . 3. Economic Exchanges 4. Political Dialogue 5. On the Margins of Summitry 6. Conclusion: Interpreting Inter-Regionalism Chronology Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe global system has seen sweeping changes in recent years and this has precipitated a revival of interest in the relationship between Europe and Asia. This book examines the extent and nature of the regional linkages between East Asia and the European Union. Issues discussed include: the reactions and approaches of both regions to the Asian Crisis postcolonialism and the balance of power in Europe-Asia Relations trade relations between Europe and Asia and the revival of the Silk Road the development of the role of Asia-Europe Meetings.This book assesses the role of divergent cultural expectations, intellectual traditions and political concerns in assessing ways to develop and consolidate the political-economic, social-institutional and political-cultural linkages between the two regions. This multi-disciplinary work will appeal to scholars of globalization and regional economics, international studies and Asian and European Studies. Trade Review'This edited volume offers an important and much-needed contribution to our understanding of the complex inter-regional relationships between two of the global system's most important economic, political and cultural sub-systems. . . It takes the reader down a relatively unexplored road and the various contributions offer high scholarship and a sharp insight into the complex and problematic relationship. The studies establish sufficient grounds for the development of an agenda for continuing research in the field. It has an evident appeal for policymakers, academics, students and a wider interested public and, quite appropriately, it is already becoming a standard reference on the subject.' -- Neil Renwick, European Foreign Affairs Review'This thoughtful and well-researched volume is to be welcomed for adding new dimensions and perspectives to what is still a comparatively understudied theme, the growing linkages between Europe and Asia. The contributors ably demonstrate not only that the two regions are increasingly intertwined economically, politically, socially, and culturally, but that the dynamics of these exchanges contribute crucially to the discourse over regionalism and its place in the global system. Itself the product of interregional collaboration, this collection contributes in a stimulating and timely manner to the expanding debate over regions and their place in the global system.' -- Brian Bridges, Lingnan University, Hong KongTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction Part II: Setting up the Debate Part III: Europe–Asia Linkages Part IV: The Politics of Economic Linkages Part V: Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the last decade of the twentieth century, the Korean peninsula was the stage for non-stop, dramatic political and economic events. This volume brings together an unusually broad range of perspectives on US policy towards North Korea, the North Korean economy, and North-South economic co-operation and unification. The year 2000 opened a new chapter on the Korean peninsula; the North-South summit in June was no doubt a historical milestone that could lead to major changes on the peninsula. But the fundamental issues herein addressed are still relevant and important. No overnight solutions or magic bullets exist. Essential ingredients for North-South economic co-operation, ranging from regional security matters to policy nuts and bolts, remain little changed. Assembled in this volume are a diverse group of economists and analysts from academia, government and think tanks in the US and South Korea. Topics range from philosophical to practical policy matters. Students, researchers and policymakers interested in Korea and in the broader issues of economic and political integration will find this volume fresh and insightful.Trade Review'. . . this book does make a novel contribution to diversifying unification discussion. . . unification discussion has been incarcerated in political and emotional traps in the past, and this book challenges those approaches. This book will appeal to both scholars and policymakers who are interested in the costs and benefits of unification.' -- Changzoo Song, Korean StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Tony P. Hall Foreword by Donald Gregg Introduction 1. Security Outlook of the Korean Peninsula 2. Politics, Economics, and the Agreed Framework 3. Putting an Edge on Post-Perry Policy 4. Vietnam and Korea: Challenges of Opening up for Development 5. North Korea’s Economic Opening 6. Economic Cooperation between the Two Korea’s: An Historical Analysis 7. Can Reindustrialization of North Korea Support a Sustainable Food Supply? 8. North–South Korean Economic Cooperation in Telecommunications 9. Foreign Investment Regulation in North Korea: An Assessment 10. The Cost and Financing of Korean Unification 11. The Implications of Increased Economic Integration 12. Cost and Benefits of Unification Index

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Book SynopsisThis stimulating book addresses the relationship between market authority and political authority - a favourite theme of Susan Strange to whom the book is dedicated. From a survey of the bias against capital liberalisation in economic thought to an analysis of the US role in global monetary affairs, it discusses how and why free capital flows contribute to the instability of the global capitalist system. The internationally renowned contributors analyse the history and theory of international capital flows to make sense of contemporary global investments and what they mean for global polity and the economy. They argue over the challenges of integrating large developing countries into a liberal world order and the consequences of the multilateral system for the world's poor. In further discussions they investigate the sustainability of global capitalism in light of financial crises, widespread inequality and the uncertain future for traditional welfare states. They also advance various mechanisms through which they believe greater stability and equity could be introduced into the global financial system and the world economy. Implicit in these arguments is the shared belief that tensions between visions of a rule-based, liberal world and concepts of a more equitable distribution of resources drive most of the major conflicts in the global economy.Investigating the economic, political and social drawbacks of volatile global finance, and the human choices required to introduce stability, equity and a sense of purpose to the world economy, Markets and Authorities will be an invaluable addition to the fields of economics, political science, political economy and international business.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. The ‘Home Bias’ Approach in the History of Economic Thought: Issues on Financial Globalisation from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes 2. Benign Neglect 3. Musings on the World Political Economy of the Future: A Plural Global System? 4. Global Poverty and the Rich-Country Racket 5. Pensioners to the Casino 6. Private Power and Public Authority Postscript Index

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Book SynopsisMajor advances have been made recently in environmental social science but the context and importance of this research has also changed. Social and natural science studies of the environment have begun to interact more closely with each other and many analysts now agree that an understanding of environmental problems often depends on an understanding of the attitudes and behaviour of people and organisations. Moreover, policy and public debates have also shown that many assumptions that underpin arguments about sustainable development need to be reconsidered and re-framed.This book by leading researchers presents a critical review of debates in environmental social science over the past decade. Three broad areas are covered in ten chapters: the problems of scientific uncertainty and its role in shaping environmental policy and decisions; the development of institutional frameworks for governing natural resources; and the link between economic and technological change and the environment. The book begins with an overview essay examining how perspectives across environmental social science have shifted over the past decade and looking forward to the emergence of new research agendas.The book is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in social sciences and the environment.Trade Review'The ESRC/GEC programme has made a major contribution in terms of environmental social science research. The chapters in this book provide incisive, detailed and reflective critiques of the development of knowledge over the last ten years and provide powerful and important messages about the challenges presented by the complex relationship between environmental and social change. The book should be essential reading for all researchers and also for all policymakers who are grappling with questions about how to respond to environment/society controversies.' -- Judith Petts, Birmingham University, UK and Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution'Global environmental change will be with us forever. But how it happens in the future, and with what effect on the planet and its peoples depends to a large extent on how the international agreements, national politics and local actions play out. This collection provides the most comprehensive assessment yet of these critical interconnections, and reveals how social scientists are making an invaluable contribution to the creation of more science and just livelihoods in a future world.' -- Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia, UK'An aphrodisiac to the tepid response of positivist social science. People are not merely actors, perpetrators and victims, in an environmental drama. The critical social theorists in this book constructively show us how people are improvising the stage and the script as we update our understanding of nature, what constitutes a good life, and our individual and collective options.' -- Richard B. Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, US'Negotiating Environmental Change is a child of the ESRCs Global Environmental Change Programme, by far the biggest piece of work by social scientists in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. At the beginning of the twenty-first century the balance sheet needs to be drawn up: what do our policies, insights and values owe to the collaborative efforts of social scientists? This book suggests that ideas and approaches that were conceived at a time when the "Ozone Hole", Global Warming and Biodiversity Losses were beginning to resonate in academic and policy circles have now entered the British and European psyche. The challenge of forward thinking in the twenty-first century, in which the environment is central to most of the issues that concern social science, is to demonstrate that the environment is not a "separate territory". Environmental thinking and practice affects us in various guises: governance and democracy, business and management, risk and everyday consumption: the substance of this book. Negotiating Environmental Change makes clear the contribution that new thinking is making to problems that were not looked upon as "environmental" a decade ago, but which we now see as being at the forefront of global research and policy agendas.' -- Michael Redclift, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Shifting Perspectives in Environmental Social Science 2. Risk, Uncertainty and Precaution: Some Instrumental Implications from the Social Sciences 3. Economics and Sustainable Development: What Have We Learnt, and What Do We Still Need to Learn? 4. Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Decision-Making 5. Governance and the Environment 6. After Seattle: What Next for Trade and the Environment? 7. Governing Natural Resources: Institutional Adaptation and Resilience 8. Sustainable Business Organizations? 9. Inducing, Shaping, Modulating: Perspectives on Technology and Environmental Policy 10. (Un) sustainable Consumption Index

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Book SynopsisThe Kyoto Protocol introduced international flexible mechanisms into climate policy and since then, the design and most effective use of flexible instruments have become key areas for climate policy research. Instruments for Climate Policy focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is followed by chapters on economic efficiency and the use of flexible instruments as well as contributions to the debate on 'when flexibility', on the arguments behind the EU ceilings proposal and on voluntary approaches to climate policy. One of the main conclusions reached with respect to proposals for limiting flexibility is the need to evaluate simultaneously their economic, ecological and international political consequences. The authors include both important policymakers and leading academics in the area.Academics, researchers, policymakers, NGOs, and journalists interested in environmental economics will all find this an illuminating volume, as will political scientists.Trade Review'This book will be invaluable both to researchers wanting to understand latest developments in theory and practice, and to those in the policy process wishing to design and implement climate change policies using the flexibility mechanisms.' -- Frank Convery, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Johan Albrecht 2. Climate Policy Instruments and Strategies: EU and US Perspectives Peter Zapfel and David Gardiner 3. Economic Efficiency of Cross-Sectoral Emissions Trading in CO2 in the European Union Pantelis Capros, Leonidas Mantzos, Matti Vainio and Peter Zapfel 4. Why Did the EU Propose to Limit Emissions Trading? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Edwin Woerdman 5. Supplementarity in the European Carbon Emission Market Johan Eyckmans and Jan Cornillie 6. On the Optimal Timing of Reductions of CO2 Emissions: An Economist’s Perspective on the Debate on ‘When Flexibility’ Henri L.F. de Groot 7. Joint Implementation as a Flexible Instrument – A CGE Analysis between a Developing and an Industrialized Country Christoph Böhringer, Klaus Conrad and Andreas Löschel 8. The Australian Greenhouse Challenge: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects for Voluntary Approaches in Climate Policy Rory Sullivan and Robin Ormerod 9. The Clean Development Mechanism: Potential, Promise and Limitations Jyoti P. Painuly 10. Risk Management of Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism Projects through Carbon Investment Funds Josef Janssen 11. On the Dynamic Efficiency and Environmental Integrity of GHG Tradable Quotas Khalil Helioui Index

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between the global economy and national security has been an enduring source of interest and debate. This volume contains a set of pioneering studies that paved the way for contemporary work on the political economy of national security as well as some more recent contributions to this literature. These papers address the influence of international economic relations on political conflict, the use and effectiveness of economic statecraft, and the effects of national security concerns on foreign economic relations. The articles contained in this volume will chart a path for research on these topics for years to come.Trade Review'An excellent collection of essays on a topic of enduring importance by one of the leading scholars in the field. International Conflict and the Global Economy will be an essential reference for generalists and specialists alike.' -- David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Conflict, Statecraft, and National Security in the Global Economy Edward D. Mansfield PART I LIBERALISM AND MERCANTILISM 1. Jacob Viner (1948), ‘Power Versus Plenty as Objectives of Foreign Policy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries’ 2. Robert O. Keohane (1990), ‘International Liberalism Reconsidered’ 3. Barry Buzan (1984), ‘Economic Structure and International Security: The Limits of the Liberal Case’ PART II INTERDEPENDENCE AND CONFLICT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 4. Robert Gilpin (1977), ‘Economic Interdependence and National Security in Historical Perspective’ 5. Edward Mead Earle (1986), ‘Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton, Friedrich List: The Economic Foundations of Military Power’ 6. Jacob Viner (1951), ‘Peace as an Economic Problem’ 7. Kenneth N. Waltz (1970), ‘The Myth of National Interdependence’ 8. Norrin M. Ripsman and Jean-Marc F. Blanchard (1996/97), ‘Commercial Liberalism Under Fire: Evidence from 1914 and 1936’ PART III INTERDEPENDENCE AND CONFLICT: QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE 9. Solomon William Polachek (1980), ‘Conflict and Trade’ 10. John R. Oneal and Bruce Russett (1999), ‘The Kantian Peace: The Pacific Benefits of Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, 1885–1992’ 11. Edward D. Mansfield and Jon C. Pevehouse (2000), ‘Trade Blocs, Trade Flows, and International Conflict’ 12. Erik Gartzke, Quan Li and Charles Boehmer (2001), ‘Investing in the Peace: Economic Interdependence and International Conflict’ PART IV ECONOMIC STATECRAFT 13. Albert O. Hirschman (1945), ‘Economic Thought on the Relationship Between Foreign Trade and National Power’ and ‘Foreign Trade as an Instrument of National Power’ 14. David A. Baldwin (1985), ‘Bargaining with Economic Statecraft’ and ‘National Power and Economic Statecraft’ 15. Johan Galtung (1967), ‘On the Effects of International Economic Sanctions: With Examples from the Case of Rhodesia’ 16. Michael Mastanduno (1998), ‘Economics and Security in Statecraft and Scholarship’ PART V THE INFLUENCE OF NATIONAL SECURITY ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE 17. Brian M. Pollins (1989), ‘Does Trade Still Follow the Flag?’ 18. Joanne Gowa and Edward D. Mansfield (1993), ‘Power Politics and International Trade’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe September 2001 terrorist attacks shocked the world. But what did they change? In this book Asia specialists from academe and policy think tanks assess the impact of 9/11 on the Asia Pacific. Drawing on unique fieldwork, access to a wide range of documents and inside expertise, the authors consider how old geo-strategic and cultural fault lines have been overlaid with new security threats from state and non-state actors. With chapters on specific countries and regions, defense policies, terrorism, and current and potential conflict zones, this collection critically examines the Asia Pacific region's post-9/11, as well as post-Iraq war, security architecture. The 14 contributors to this volume consider regional and global security in ways that go beyond the narrow focus on nation-states. They examine the 'hardware' of security (WMD, missiles, etc.) without excluding more fundamental issues of governance, identity, religion, economic collaboration, and the destabilizing impact of poverty and disease. The depth and breadth of research provides a wide perspective on security problems in the Asia Pacific.A timely and comprehensive examination of the effects and consequences of September 11 and the war in Iraq, Regional Security in the Asia Pacific is a critical book for political scientists, scholars and policymakers engaged in security and terrorism debates, as well as all those interested in the changing landscape of global relations.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: The Changing Global Context Part II: The Impact of 9/11 on South and Central Asia Part III: The Impact of 9/11 on Northeast Asia Index

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Book SynopsisAcademic and accepted orthodoxy maintains that Southeast Asia, and Asia generally, is evolving into a distinctive East Asian regional order. This book questions this claim and reveals instead uncertainty and incoherence at the heart of ASEAN, the region's foremost institution.The authors provide a systematic critique of ASEAN's evolution and institutional development, as well as a unified understanding of the international relations and political economy of ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific. It is the first study to provide a sceptical analysis of international relations orthodoxies regarding regionalization and institutionalism, and is based on wide-ranging and rigorous research.Students of international relations, the Asia-Pacific, Southeast Asia, regional studies, international history and security and defence studies will find this book of great interest, as will scholars, policy makers and economic forecasters with an interest in long-term Asia-Pacific trends.Trade Review'David Martin Jones, Nicholas Khoo and MLR Smith have delivered a wonderful neoclassical take on East Asian security and added energy to the debate surrounding China's rising influence in that region. Asian Security and the Rise of China will find an audience in universities as well as in the conference rooms where foreign and security policies are made in the Asia-Pacific.' -- CEU Political Science JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Age of Delusion in the Asia–Pacific 1. The Delusions of Aseanology: Exploring the Sovietology of Southeast Asian Studies 2. An Imitation Community for Imitation States: ASEAN and the Region that Never Was 3. Asia Rising (Again): ASEAN and the Illusion of an Asian Model of Economic Development 4. The Contradictions in the Political Economy of East Asian Regionalism 5. A Delusion Transformed: ASEAN and East Asian Regionalism 6. Constructing and Deconstructing Regions: Australia’s Engagement with ‘Asia’ 7. Political Illiberalism and the War on Terrorism in Southeast Asia: The Delusions of the Surveillance State Conclusion: It’s No Fun at the ASEAN Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a broad quantitative analysis of the new facets of regionalism in the Americas. In particular, major aspects of the New American Regionalism are discussed in terms of two basic notions: the genuine political character of economic integration schemes, and the profound inter-connectedness of the American regions with the global economy.Heinz Preusse examines the recent experiences of the two main integration agreements in the Americas - the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Mercado Comun del Sur/Sud (MERCOSUR), and discusses critical aspects of the envisaged Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). He concludes that NAFTA has enjoyed a good internal economic record, but, externally it may have contributed to the rise of the present American 'spaghetti bowl' regionalism. In addition, MERCOSUR is stagnating and faces an uncertain future after what was a fairly successful start-up period. The author goes on to argue that under these conditions, the FTAA may be a chance for the formation of an open - and only moderately discriminatory - regional agreement in the Americas. He ascertains that the FTAA may therefore determine the fate of the New American Regionalism.Critically exploring the hypothesis that the New American Regionalism is growth-enhancing and conducive to the multilateral order, this book will appeal to academics, researchers and policymakers with a special interest in international economics, international politics, and regionalism.Trade Review'Preusse has written a well-researched book with a cogent theoretical framework that is also highly readable and informative. Without question, it makes a positive contribution to our understanding of the economic and political determinants of new RIAs such as NAFTA, MERCOSUR, and the proposed FTAA. The book should prove to be a valuable addition to advanced undergraduate courses and/or seminars dealing with current international trade and finance issues.' -- Miguel D. Ramirez, Journal of Regional Science'The heart of Professor Preusse's book deals with the two main integration agreements in the Americas, NAFTA and MERCOSUR, and the incipient FTAA. The handling of these three cases is masterful, replete with description, data, theoretical analysis, and opinion . . . His book is a most worthwhile and stimulating read, certainly for those interested in Western Hemisphere developments.' -- From the foreword by Sidney WeintraubTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Sidney Weintraub Introduction 1. Regionalism between Politics and Economics 2. Globalization and Multilateralism 3. The Economics of the New Regionalism 4. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 5. MERCOSUR 6. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Tingsong Jiang extensively discusses the wider issues of economic instruments of pollution control as well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general analysis of economic instruments of pollution control, and is followed by the application of these in CO2 emission control. The former presents the discussion of pollution control policies in general equilibrium settings, focusing on the comparison of pollution taxes and tradable permits in certain kinds of circumstances with imperfections such as uncertainty and pre-existing distortions. An empirical evaluation of China's environmental policies is also included. The latter brings the discussion into the area of global warming policies with the focus on the implications to China. A dynamic general equilibrium model, G-Cubed-T, is developed to produce CO2 emissions projections from China, the US and the rest of the world, and to simulate various policy targets and instruments China may adopt to control its CO2 emissions.With its systematic evaluation of China's environmental policy, this thorough and rigorous assessment will be invaluable reading for academics in environmental economics and environmental management, policy analysts in environmental protection and global warming fields, policymakers and government officials around the world, as well as China specialists.Trade Review'This important book by Dr Tingsong Jiang presents a framework for analysing the policies needed to tackle China's myriad of local as well as global environmental problems. It is a rigorous and innovative volume covering theoretical and empirical issues as well as focusing the results of the research directly into current debates on environmental policy in China.' -- From the preface by Warwick McKibbinTable of ContentsContents: Preface by Warwick J. McKibbin 1. Economic Instruments of Pollution Control: An Introduction Part I: Economics of Pollution Control Policy 2. Earmarking of Pollution Charges and the Sub-optimality of the Pigouvian Tax 3. Stochastic General Equilibrium and Environmental Policy Choice 4. Effectiveness and Efficiency: An Assessment of China’s Environmental Protection Policy Part II: Economic Instruments of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Control 5. Policy Choices of International Carbon Dioxide Emissions Control 6. A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of the Chinese Economy 7. Projection of China’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions 8. Policy Options of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Control in China 9. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe September 2001 terrorist attacks shocked the world. But what did they change? In this book Asia specialists from academe and policy think tanks assess the impact of 9/11 on the Asia Pacific. Drawing on unique fieldwork, access to a wide range of documents and inside expertise, the authors consider how old geo-strategic and cultural fault lines have been overlaid with new security threats from state and non-state actors. With chapters on specific countries and regions, defense policies, terrorism, and current and potential conflict zones, this collection critically examines the Asia Pacific region's post-9/11, as well as post-Iraq war, security architecture. The 14 contributors to this volume consider regional and global security in ways that go beyond the narrow focus on nation-states. They examine the 'hardware' of security (WMD, missiles, etc.) without excluding more fundamental issues of governance, identity, religion, economic collaboration, and the destabilizing impact of poverty and disease. The depth and breadth of research provides a wide perspective on security problems in the Asia Pacific.A timely and comprehensive examination of the effects and consequences of September 11 and the war in Iraq, Regional Security in the Asia Pacific is a critical book for political scientists, scholars and policymakers engaged in security and terrorism debates, as well as all those interested in the changing landscape of global relations.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: The Changing Global Context Part II: The Impact of 9/11 on South and Central Asia Part III: The Impact of 9/11 on Northeast Asia Index

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Book SynopsisBy adopting a wide-ranging perspective, this book addresses the key issues relevant to contemporary China, providing a valuable tool with which to understand the challenges and opportunities facing political and economic actors, both domestic and foreign, over the next decades. The book addresses key issues now subject to considerable debate, such as sustainable growth, the imbalances in society deriving from growing inequalities and environmental threats. Concluding this section is an overview of how Chinese-US relations, and China's geo-political role at the international level, have evolved at the turn of the 21st century.The book then goes on to analyse those issues linked to the impacts of recent welfare system reforms. In particular, those impacts on the health care and pension systems, growing unemployment deriving from reform of state-owned enterprises and the related phasing out of the 'cradle-to-grave' welfare system. The closing chapter looks at the potential provided by a fast-growing insurance market in conjunction with WTO opening measures, to assess whether increased opportunities are likely to arise for foreign insurance suppliers.Scholars of political economy and international economics as well as academics and researchers of Asian - particularly Chinese studies, will find this book of great value.Trade Review'This well-organised, well-presented collection of essays on contemporary China not only offers a useful compendium for those who want a concentrated overview of the mainland's development, but also provides some closely-argued pointers to where the country is heading. . . The collection's editor, Maria Weber, offers an excellent introduction as well as a conclusion and an analysis of Chinese-American relations.' -- Jonathan Fenby, Asian AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Outstanding Challenges 1. Can Rapid Economic Growth Continue? 2. Economic Growth and the ‘Luxury’ of a Clean Environment: Is a Short Cut Possible in China? 3. One, Two or Three Chinas? Evidence of Increasing Spatial Inequality from 1990 to 2000 4. US–China: A New Balance of Power in East Asia Part II: The Reform of the Welfare System 5. State-Owned Enterprises Reform and Rising Unemployment 6. Dealing with an Ageing Population in China 7. In Search of an Inclusive Public Health Care System 8. Liberalisation of Trade in Insurance Services: Widening Opportunities for Foreign Suppliers? 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisIn the current era of globalisation, national governments are increasingly exposed to international influences which can present many new constraints and opportunities for domestic environmental policies. This comprehensive Handbook pushes the frontiers of theoretical and empirical knowledge, and provides a state-of-the-art examination of the critical effects of globalisation on environmental governance. Following a comprehensive introduction by the editors, the expert contributors analyse key concepts and recent developments in themes such as national regimes, types of environmental goods, trade rules and environmental policies, eco-innovation policy, government-business cooperation, the role of citizen-consumers in environmental politics, and governance in developing countries. They also present various societal perspectives, including the role of businesses and non-governmental organisations. Eight original case studies address global influences on domestic environmental policies and government participation in international and supranational fora. The Handbook concludes with innovative and challenging views on the future role of national governments in global environmental governance. Including contributions from leading authorities in academia, government, and business, this comprehensive new Handbook provides an insightful overview of the powerful effect of globalisation on national environmental policy. The depth and scope of the work will ensure a broad and varied readership, including academics, students, and policymakers in the fields of governance, environmental politics and law, international relations, and political science.Trade Review'This is undoubtedly a useful collection of essays for environmental policymakers and anyone interested in the relationship between national government and transnational forces. . . the collection brings together some interesting perspectives and should prove a useful complement to the existing political sociology of the environment.' -- International Sociology - Review of Books'The Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy is a very important book. More than 40 experienced authors, including some of the most important international thought leaders of our time, have confronted a crucial question: How can and should national governments come to grips with the need for global action on a wide range of increasingly urgent environmental challenges that exceed their authority and capability? Through close examination of numerous case studies, a balanced perspective that takes government, business and civil society into account, and fresh interdisciplinary thinking about a range of policy tools, the Handbook offers a treasure trove of new concepts and new perspectives. The authors conclude that by acknowledging the ongoing erosion of national sovereignty and accepting the growing need to work together in supranational forums, national governments can, in fact, increase their capacity to shape their own destiny.' -- Lawrence Susskind, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'In an increasingly interdependent world, global forces affect both the design and effectiveness of environmental policy. This Handbook provides an unusually creative and comprehensive guide, not only to the nature of these forces and their impacts, but also to how a better understanding of these forces can provide a foundation for improving the effectiveness of environmental policy.' -- Tom Tietenberg, Colby College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Globalisation and National Environmental Policy: An Overview Kees Zoeteman, Frank Wijen and Jan Pieters PART I: CONCEPTS AND STATE OF AFFAIRS 2. Trade and Investment: Selected Links to Domestic Environmental Policy Tom Jones 3. Globalisation and National Incentives for Protecting Environmental Goods: Types of Goods, Trade Effects, and International Collective Action Problems Alkuin Kölliker 4. Financing Global Public Goods: Responding to Global Environmental Challenges Pedro Conceição and Inge Kaul 5. National Environmental Policies and Multilateral Trade Rules Marion Jansen and Alexander Keck 6. Towards an Effective Eco-Innovation Policy in a Globalised Setting René Kemp, Luc Soete and Rifka Weehuizen 7. Collaboration of National Governments and Global Corporations in Environmental Management Kees Zoeteman and Eric Harkink 8. Globalisation and the Role of Citizen-Consumers in Environmental Politics Gert Spaargaren and Susan Martens 9. Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States David Vogel, Michael Toffel and Diahanna Post 10. Globalisation and Policies/Politics towards Sustainable Development in Developing Countries Hans Opschoor PART II: SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES 11. Drivers of Business Behaviour in the Realm of Sustainable Development: The Role and Influence of the WBCSD, a Global Business Network Björn Stigson and Britta Rendlen 12. Globalisation, Policy Utility Suppliers, and the Environmental Agenda Jan Hol 13. Unilever and Sustainable Development Chris Dutihl 14. Globalisation and National Environmental Policy: The Influence of WWF, an International Non-Governmental Organisation Claude Martin 15. The Impact of European Non-Governmental Organisations on EU Environmental Regulation John Hontelez PART III: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES 16. National Room to Manoeuvre: The Dutch Position in EU Energy Policies Maarten Arentsen and Theo de Bruijn 17. Strategies to Prevent Illegal Logging Saskia Ozinga and Nicole Gerard 18. Globalisation and Crop-Protection Policy Joost van Kasteren 19. Free Trade in Agricultural Products and the Environment Jan van Vliet PART IV: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN INTERNATIONAL AND SUPRANATIONAL FORUMS 20. Different Countries, Different Strategies: 'Green' Member States Influencing EU Climate Policy Sietske Veenman and Duncan Liefferink 21. The Dispersion of Authority in the European Union and its Impact on Environmental Regulation Ludwig Krämer 22. Mutual Recognition in the Testing of Chemicals through the OECD Rob Visser 23. Architecture of the Kyoto Protocol and Prospects for Public Climate Policy Frank Wijen and Kees Zoeteman PART V: NEW DIRECTIONS 24. Globalisation and Environmental Protection: A Global Governance Perspective Daniel Esty and Maria Ivanova 25. Governments and Policy Networks: Chances, Risks, and a Missing Strategy Charlotte Streck 26. Globalisation and Environmental Policy Design Konrad von Moltke 27. Effective Environmental Strategies for Small Countries in an Interconnected Global Setting Pieter Winsemius Index

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Book SynopsisThe Malay Archipelago - namely Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines - has recently risen in prominence as the 'second front' in the war on terrorism. This study argues that the Malay Archipelago constitutes a distinct sub-regional security complex within Southeast Asia due to the existence of patterns of amity and enmity, as well as transnational terrorism linkages.Trade Review'The states inhabiting the Malay Archipelago, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, face a bewildering array of security challenges. These countries vary enormously in size, and they are bound together by history and by a diverse array of ethnic and communal connections. Today, they face potential dangers from each other, from external powers, and from domestic extremists, and they have sought to address these threats partly through national preparedness and partly through multilateral cooperation. Using the useful concept of a regional security complex, Andrew Tan's clear and careful study illuminates the diverse perceptions of these different states and shows how the security of each one remains tightly linked to the conditions and actions of the others. His book is both a valuable survey of this important region and a major contribution to our understanding of regional security.' -- Stephen M. Walt, Harvard University, US'Using unique insights gained from extensive research, Andrew Tan, the respected Southeast Asianist, has written a timely book on the Malay archipelago security complex. In Security Perspectives of the Malay Archipelago, Andrew Tan examines the post-9/11 security architecture in Southeast Asia, designated the second front in the war against terrorism. Mapping the evolution of security relations between the Malay archipelago states, he focuses on both conventional and unconventional threats. Professor Tan's book is a must read for those concerned with the future of Southeast Asia.' -- Rohan Gunaratna, author of Inside Al Qaeda and currently heads the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore'A significant and compendious book, reminding us of the need to assess the struggle against terrorism in terms of states, their character, their history, their internal problems and their relations with their regional neighbours.' -- Nicholas Tarling, Emeritus Professor of History, New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction – The Malay Archipelago Security Complex 2. The Malay Archipelago – Does it Matter? 3. Singapore’s Security Perspectives 4. Brunei’s Security Perspectives 5. Malaysia’s Security Perspectives 6. Indonesia’s Security Perspectives 7. Philippines’ Security Perspectives 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East Strategic Balance (formerly the 'Middle East Military Balance') is prepared annually by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, to provide an authoritative and indispensable guide to strategic developments and military capabilities in the Middle East. Governments, the media, and researchers pay close attention to the data and analysis, which offer a comprehensive insightful assessment of the complex Middle East strategic environment. The '2003-2004 Strategic Balance' provides an objective analysis of the strategic factors and events shaping the region through a rich collection of essays, together with a country by country overview of the region's military forces, including the major changes to the orders of battle, and a survey of personnel, weapons and equipment holdings, non-conventional capabilities and ballistic missiles, and other key components of military force structures. Published in association with the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies.Trade Review"Middle East Strategic Balance is a 'must read' for any scholar interested in an assessment of the distribution of military power in the Middle East." -- Dr Geoffrey Kemp, Nixon Center Washington."Middle East Strategic Balance offers readers a comprehensive, insightful assessment of the complex and dynamic Middle East strategic environment." -- Ambassador Samuel Lewis.Table of ContentsPastoralism & the Changing Climate in the Arid Northern Kenya; New Generation of Dietary Supplements with Microelements for Livestock -- Possibilities & Prospects; Soy Protein Products: Anti-Nutritional Factors, Classification, Processing, Quality Assessment, Nutritional value & Application in Animal Feed; Bangladesh Poultry Sector: Growth, Competitiveness & Future Potential; Parasitic Diseases in Livestock under Different Farming Practices: Possibilities for their Control; Animal Trypanosomosis: An Important Constraint for Livestock in Tropical & Sub-Tropical Regions; Surveillance & Management of Trypanosomiasis in Cattle Herds in Kauru Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria; Anthelmintic Resistance: A Giant Obstacle for Livestock Worm Control in Current Era -- A Challenge; Salmonella & Salmonellosis in Animals & Humans: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, Clinical Presentation & Treatment; Bovine Tuberculosis at the Human-Animal Interface, Situation & Possible Risk Factors of Disease in Animals in Pakistan, Future of Disease & Action Plan; Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease): Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, Lesions, Prophylaxis/Treatment/Control & Zoonotic Potential; Changes in Consumers' Food Purchases Due to New Legislation on Food Labeling May Affect Livestock Production Practices in the United States; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe institutionalisation of Fatah mirrors the evolution of the PLO and the Palestinian national cause generally. Understanding the factors that have influenced Fatah's politics of violence, and its political path -- and the balance between the two -- help to explain the political history of the Middle East in recent decades. Fatah's institutionalisation is marked by alternating bases of the organisation's legitimacy: organisational, communal, and external. Transformations from one phase to another are distinguished by the shifts in relative importance assigned to the different sources of legitimacy, which in turn dictated different courses of action for the organisation.Trade Review"Dr. Kurz's analysis of the origins and evolutionary dynamics of the organizational change of the Palestinian Fatah is a unique contribution to both fields of political science and Middle Eastern politics. By virtue of proceeding beyond the descriptive and idiographic level of analysis, this book elucidates in a most compelling and impressive way the processes by which Fatah emerged as a significant actor on the Middle Eastern stage. These processes incorporated the gradual acquisition of intra-organizational, communal and international legitimacy." -- Professor Abraham Ben-Zvi, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Washington DC."Anat Kurz has written a unique book whose relevance goes beyond its empirical setting. She, among all other scholars, understands that popular fronts are not simply emotional and violent expressions from frustrated political ambitions. She understands that such movements cannot be dismissed and relegated to the periphery of the state or civil society. She understands that in order to confront such movements, in order to live with them, co-opt them, diffuse them, or integrate them, it behoves us to understand their organizational dynamics. Anat Kurz, and Anat Kurz alone, has brought organizational analysis to these 21st century issues. She has combined historical knowledge with political theory, organizational theory, and years of experience to create a book which stands alone in its importance in showing that popular movements are, if nothing else, organizational phenomena. This is an ingeniously clever volume." -- Samuel B. Bacharach, McKelvey-Grant Professor of Labor-Management Relations; Director, Institute for Workplace Studies; Director, Smithers Institute, Cornell University."This is a welcome application of the analytical tools of social science - and of organizational theory more particularly - to explain the political and military behavior of the Palestinian national movement Fatah over nearly five decades. By focusing on Fatah's institutional development, and by situating its fluctuation between violent and non-violent strategies in different phases within this analytical context, Kurz takes us beyond the emotive and Manichean terminology of 'terrorism' to a clearer, hence more useful, understanding of popular struggles and the courses they take." -- Professor Yezid Sayigh, Chair in Middle East Studies, Department of War Studies, Kings College London.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Institutional Analysis of Popular Struggles; Fatah's Struggle for Institutionalisation; The First Institutional Phase, 1959-65: Regulative Formation; The Second Institutional Phase, 1965-67: Coming to the Surface; The Third Institutional Phase, 1967-1968: Violent Mobilisation in Action; The Fourth Institutional Phase, 1968-1970: Regulative Challenges, Political Opportunities; The Fifth Institutional Phase, 1971-1973: Reconstruction; The Sixth Institutional Phase, 1974-1982: Violent Lead, Political Backup; The Seventh Institutional Phase, 1983-87: Time Out; The Eighth Institutional Phase, 1988-1993: Political Lead, Violent Backup; Epilogue: New Setting, Old Dilemmas; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisIndonesia is home to the largest Muslim community in the world. Much of the media attention given to manifestations of radical Islam in Indonesia after 9/11 and the Bali bombings of October 2002 have been limited to current affairs. This book provides a broader perspective about contemporary Islam in Indonesia through discussing two outstanding streams of thought and movements -- Islamic modernism and radical Islamic fundamentalism. These two multifaceted phenomena clearly illustrate the significant contemporary influence of the Middle East on the Indonesia archipelago, in an Islamic context. Thus the focus is twofold: the local context, and the impact of the Middle East on Islam in Indonesia. These two perspectives allow a comparative and cross-regional view which, combined with the broader historical narrative, provides insights into possible future trends. The author explains the importance of the reformist motivation; religious and social & political dimensions; ideology, perceptions, and interaction in the context of the transmission and dissemination of Islamic ideas; and the current and potential appeal of the war cry of Jihad in opposition to the unique bulwarks against it as suggested by the local Indonesian context. These topics make this book essential reading to understanding the current and future comprehensive challenges posed by radical Islam in the Indonesian archipelago.Trade Review"Carefully researched and engagingly written, this fine book deserves to be read by everyone interested in Indonesian Islam, as well as by the general reader curious about the varieties and future of Muslim politics." -- Robert W. Hefner, Professor of Anthropology, Associate Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), Boston University."Giora Eliraz's book represents a valuable addition to the all too sparse collection of scholarly writing on Islam in the world's largest Muslim nation. With very few exceptions, most such studies are the work of area specialists with a deep understanding of their country of study but comparatively little knowledge of the Middle East. Eliraz's book is very different; it is the fruit of a sharp academic mind honed through decades of study of modernist Islamic thought and related movements in the Arab world now turned upon parallel developments in Indonesia. The result is a very well informed study uniquely enriched by the ability to read developments in Southeast Asia from a Middle Eastern perspective. Consequently anyone seeking to understand Indonesian Islam and its global context will benefit from this work - regardless of whether they are seasoned observers or are coming to this increasingly important subject for the first time." - Greg Barton.Table of ContentsContents: Preface; Acknowledgments; The Islamic Modernist Movement in the Malay- Indonesian World: A Comparative Look at Egypt; Muhammad Abduh's Heritage; The Challenge of the Islamic Modernist Movement in the Malay-Indonesian World -- The Reformist Motivation; The Religious Dimension; The Educational Dimension; The Social and Political Dimension; Challenging the Traditional World; A Comparative Look at Egypt; Historical Role and Impacts; Islamic Modernism in the Malay-Indonesian World: Suggested Explanations; Islamic Radicalism in Indonesia: Global and Local Contexts; Radical Islamic Fundamentalism -- Ideology and Perception; Transmission of Ideas and Ideological Interaction; The Social and Political Dimension; The Historical Perspective -- Dissemination of Islamic Ideas to Indonesia; The War Cry of Jihad in Indonesia; Summary and Reflections; Radical Islamic Fundamentalism in Indonesia: The Distinctiveness of the Indonesian Context: Marginal or Significant?; The Indonesian Context through the Fundamentalist Prism; The Indonesian Islamic Context: Summary and Reflections; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Camp David Summit of 2000 was a formative event in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian relations. It was the most comprehensive effort ever to resolve a hundred-year conflict. Yet, it not only ended in failure but was immediately followed by the eruption of unprecedented violence. After an message from President Bill Clinton, and introductory chapters by Shimon Shamir, Itamar Rabinovich, Sari Nusseibeh and Martin Indyk, the 27 chapter contributions are divided to: Israeli Negotiators, Palestinian Perspectives, American Participants, the Barak Version and its Critics, the Negotiation Experts, Academic Perspectives, and the Clinton Parameters. The volume concludes with a Political Debate on the way forward. This book is essential reading for all those interested in Israeli-Arab relations, the Middle East in general, international diplomacy, and conflict resolution.Table of ContentsMesssage from President Bill Clinton. OPENING PRESENTATIONS -- The Enigma of Camp David; The Failure of Camp David: Four Different Narratives; There Could Have Been Another Way; Camp David in the Context of US Peace Strategy. ISRAELI NEGOTIATORS -- Background, Process and Failure; The Roles of Barak, Arafat and Clinton; Factors That Impeded the Negotiations; Lessons from the Camp David Experience. PALESTINIAN PERSPECTIVES -- Wrong Assumptions; The Israeli Proposals Were Not Serious; The 'Blaming Game is Wrong. AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS -- The Effects of the 'Syria First' Strategy; Sins of Omission, Sins of Commission; American Mistakes and Israeli Misconceptions. THE BARAK VERSION -- The Myths Spread About Camp David Are Baseless; The Lines of 1967 Should Have Been the Basis for Negotiations; The Strategy of Creating Facts on the Ground Impeded Negotiations. THE INPUT OF EXPERTS -- Planning for Jerusalem; The Role of Informal Talks; Track II Plans. ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES -- An Irresolvable Conflict or Lack of Ripeness?; The 'End of Conflict' Obstacle; The Pitfalls of Summit Diplomacy; Psychological Barriers to Negotiations. ROUNDTABLE -- Past, Present and Future -- A Political Debate.

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East Strategic Balance is prepared annually by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, to provide an authoritative and indispensable guide to strategic developments and military capabilities in the Middle East. MESB offers a comprehensive insightful assessment of the complex Middle East strategic environment. Governments and the media pay close attention to the data and analysis, and the work is quoted extensively. Based on unique sources and professional assessment the 20042005 Strategic Balance presents the most accurate and comprehensive military posture of the countries in the Middle East. Up-to-date figures and information on defense budgets, procurement, equipment holdings, military deployments, WMD listings, and foreign aid; and key components of military force structures such as major changes to the orders of battle, and a survey of personnel, weapons and equipment holdings, non-conventional capabilities and ballistic missiles, are presented in accessible and easy to use formats. Published in association with the Institute for National Strategic StudiesTrade Review"Middle East Strategic Balance is a 'must read' for any scholar interested in an assessment of the distribution of military power in the Middle East..." - Dr Geoffrey Kemp, Nixon Center Washington."Middle East Strategic Balance offers readers a comprehensive, insightful assessment of the complex and dynamic Middle East strategic environment..." -- Ambassador Samuel Lewis."Middle East Strategic Balance is a 'must read' for any scholar interested in an assessment of the distribution of military power in the Middle East..." -- Dr Geoffrey Kemp, Nixon Center Washington."Middle East Strategic Balance offers readers a comprehensive, insightful assessment of the complex and dynamic Middle East strategic environment..." -- Ambassador Samuel Lewis.Table of ContentsThe Middle East: Still on the Brink of a New Era; The Ongoing Iraqi Crisis; Israel and the Palestinian: A New Reality Under the Shadow of Ongoing Conflict; Approaching a Nuclear Iran: The Challenge for Arms Control; International Terror, with Iraq at its Hub; Rising Oil Prices and the Middle East Economy; Chronology of Major Events, July 2004-June 2005; Review of Armed Forces; Tables; Charts.

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Book SynopsisDiscusses Anglo-American policy in the Middle East under Kennedy and Johnson, as well as under British Conservative and Labour governments; Provides a historical background on the Anglo-American Middle East for the 1950s; Analyses Western policy toward Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and toward the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The author provides an extensive study of the common British and American interest in the Middle East (hence the term Anglo-American Middle East) under Kennedy and Johnson. Contrary to recent scholarly opinion, the author argues that the loss of influence to the Soviet Union and Arab radicalism in the Middle East was not the result of lack of power but lack of will. Britain, during the period of Harold Wilson's Labour government (1964-1970) withdrew from its Middle Eastern bases for ideological reasons, namely a distaste for imperialism and colonialism. The United States, while placing great store in a continued British presence east of Suez, was unable or unwilling to prevent the British withdrawal. And as the British withdrawal gathered momentum, American disinterest toward the Middle East increased.Trade ReviewIn this well-written book, Petersen, a noted expert in the region, explains and analyzes the delicate Anglo-American relations and their common interest in the Middle East between 1961 and 1969. Highly recommended. -- ChoiceTable of ContentsJohn F. Kennedy Confronts the Middle East: A New Beginning?; Kennedy, Nasser, Macmillan and the War in Yemen, 1962-1963; The Flickering Embers of Empire: Douglas-Home, Lyndon Johnson and the Middle East; Trying to Hold the Line: Lyndon Johnson and the British Role East of Suez; Leaving Aden, October 1964 to November 1967; Doctrinaire Socialists as Feudal Overlords: Saudi Arabia, 1964-1967; The Withdrawal From the Persian Gulf; The End of the Anglo-American Middle East?

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Book SynopsisThroughout the decade that predated the 1967 war, Jordan's declared views regarding Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict were not basically different from those of the Arab consensus. Namely, rejection of Israel's legitimacy. In the wake of the war King Hussein was the first Arab leader to realise that in order to regain the recently lost territories, which he considered a most vital and urgent task, he (and the other heads of state) would have to offer Israel a meaningful quid pro quo. Hence the shift in Jordan's policy was twofold: (1) A change of the traditional statements that had been made by the King and his officials prior to June 1967; and (2) a change in the views expressed by Jordanian spokespersons vis-a-vis the declarations of other Arab leaders.Trade Review"This is an immensely erudite book which makes an original and important contribution to the literature on the Arab-Israeli conflict in general and King Hussein's role in this intricate issue in particular. I personally attribute great importance to what Arab leaders publicly say and declare, especially their speeches pertaining to the Arab-Israeli conflict. In line with Dr Nevo's findings, my own research indicates that there was an overlap between King Hussein's declarations on the conflict in close Arab forums and his overt ones. Professor Nevo gives a comprehensive and penetrating account of Hussein's efforts to resolve this conflict. 'King Hussein and Jordans Perception of a Political Settlement with Israel, 1967-1988' is exceptionally well researched, and displays complete mastery of its sources. The book is an invaluable contribution and essential reading for students and researchers in the field." -- Moshe Shemesh is Head of the Unit for Research and Documentation of the Relations of Israel with the Arab World since 1949.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I - The Historical Background; Part II: Jordanian Territorial and Conceptual Demands on Israel; Part III: Jordan's Options and its Quid Pro Quo; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with British involvement in the Middle East from the mid-nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. Encompassing a wide range of topics -- including Britain's imperial legacy; Palestine, Israel and the Jews; and the contemporary Middle East -- it examines Britain's role in Egypt, the Levant, the Fertile Crescent, and the Gulf. The twenty scholar/contributors are renowned specialists, and have contributed original research in order that the scope and purview of this work will fill a lacuna in the literature on Britain's role in the region.Table of ContentsChapter contributions include: Gender, Tribe, and the British Construction of Iraq; The British Role in the Early Development of Tikrit and the Subsequent Ascendance of the Tikritis; Sir Anthony Eden and the Sevres Collusion -- October 1956; Operation Alpha, 1955-1956: Anglo-American Collusion in Search of an Israeli-Egyptian Settlement; Palestine and the Consequences of the Suez Crisis, 1957-1967; The British Departure from the Persian Gulf, 1968-1971; From Rushdie to 7/7: British Muslims and UK Foreign Policy; Britain and Iraqi War. This very substantial volume, comprising 150,000 words, is complemented by editorial introductions to the six main sections. It is essential reading for historians, and political analysts and policy-makers.

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Book SynopsisThis book dispels two common myths about the American-Israeli patron-client relationship -- that arms transfers to Israel have been motivated by American domestic politics rather than national interests and that these arms transfers have come without any political strings attached to them. The first part of the book describes and analyses the institutionalisation of the American-Israeli arms pipeline during the Johnson administration, demonstrating conclusively in the process that arms transfers to the Jewish state were based primarily on American national interests. The second part of the book consists of four case studies that clearly reveal that American arms transfers to Israel, whether in wartime or in peacetime, have always come with a diplomatic price tag attached to them. The book is based largely on American government documents from the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series, from the Lyndon B Johnson Presidential Library, and from the United States National Archives.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The American-Israeli Relationship in Historical Perspective; The Israeli Quest for Arms: Western Europe and the United States; Armoured Breakthrough: The 1965 Sale of M-48 Patton Tanks to Israel; One Step Forward and One Step Backward: The 1966 Sale of A-4 Skyhawk Aircraft to Israel and the Post- 1967 Six-Day War Arms Embargo; Air Support: The 1968 Sale of F-4 Phantom Aircraft to Israel; National Interests or Domestic Politics?: The Rationale Behind American Arms Sales to Israel in the 1960s; The 1967 Six-Day War: A Delayed "Green Light" for Pre-emption; The 1969-1970 War of Attrition: Restricting lsrael's Military Options; The 1973 Yom Kippur War: Limiting Israel's Military Victory; Peacetime Arms Transfers: The Nixon, Carter and Reagan Administrations; Conclusion: The Costs of an Alliance and the Benefits of a Patron-Client Relationship; Index.

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Book SynopsisDistinguished academic and practitioner contributors from the Middle East, Europe and the US present a range of social science oriented options to get the peace process back on track. Using the history of the last half century of talks and negotiations, and contributor experience in negotiations, suggestions, proposals and formulas are presented to the contending parties that would develop a greater level of mutual empathy, understanding and trust that is required to jump-start the stalled peace talks into sincere and serious negotiations needed to achieve a comprehensive, lasting Middle East peace accord. The focus of this volume is on how to achieve an agreement, not on the components of viable peace agreements, which the editors believe largely exist and are the subject of a number of earlier studies, books and the texts of draft accords reached previously in government-to-government and in private-parties negotiations. The editors and contributors assume a two-state solution based on "land for peace" and emphasise the importance of the role of outside mediators, especially the United States. Throughout the arguments presented, potential dialogue and agreement is overshadowed by the increasingly violent and chaotic environment of the Middle East that began worsening in 2001 with the second intifada and the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. Peace and a final agreement can only be reached through Arabs and Israelis making tough decisions and compromises. Readers will be intrigued, amused, encouraged and disappointed by accounts of incidents that de-railed past talks, the innovative analyses concerning past negotiations, and the potential for application of social science knowledge to the building of trust needed for attaining agreement.Table of ContentsForeword by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan; Introduction: Landmarks on the Road to a Peace Agreement; The Importance of Cross Culture Understanding in the Course of Negotiations; The Israeli-Palestinian Wonder: Losing Trust in Official Negotiations While Maintaining it on "Hard" Track II Talks; Public Diplomacy in the Middle East: Big Mistake, Huge Prices; Listening as a Value: A Narrative Approach to Building Trust; The Economic Dividends of Egypt and Jordan From Peace Agreements with Israel; Engineering Social Capital in the Middle East: Rebuilding Trust; The Peace with Egypt: President Sadat's Visit Through 1977 Israeli Eyes; Normal Relations without Normalisation: The Evolution; Israel-Egypt: What Went Wrong? Nothing; Jordan-Israel Relations: A "Lukewarm Peace; The Jordan-Israel Peace Process: How Can We Rebuild Trust and Replace Despair and Division?; What Went Wrong in the Middle East Peace Process? The Jordanian-Israeli Relationship; Creative Measures Needed for a Peace Accord Between Israel and Syria; After the Lebanon War: Can Israel Build Trust with Syria, Lebanon and Palestine?; The Palestinian Public and What Has Gone Wrong in Israel-Palestine Negotiations; An Israeli-Palestinian Agreement: The Security Aspects; Did Anything Go Wrong?; A Leaking Reservoir of Trust in Israeli-Palestinian Water Talks; Rebuilding Israeli-Palestinian Trust by Unilateral Steps; The Changing Face of the Arab League; The Quartet and US Government Roles in Israeli-Palestinian-Arab Negotiations; Afterword.

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Book SynopsisBetween 1962 and 1965 Britain engaged in covert operations in support of Royalist forces fighting the Egyptian backed Republican regime that had seized power in the Yemeni capital Sana'a in September 1962. Covert action was regarded as a legitimate tool of foreign policy as Britain attempted to secure the future of the newly formed South Arabian Federation against the animus of Nasser. The use of covert action, as well as the quasi approval given to the use of mercenaries to support the Royalist cause, was the inevitable result of policy differences within Whitehall (most notably between the mandarins' of the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office) as well as international constraints imposed upon the UK in the aftermath of the Suez crisis. The book examines the extent to which British policy, while successful in imposing a war of attrition upon Nasser in the Yemen, contributed to the political demise of the very objective covert action was designed to secure: the future stability of the Federation of South Arabia. The study makes extensive use of primary sources in producing the first detailed account of British involvement in the Yemen Civil War, and how the experience shaped British foreign policy. It breaks new ground by analyzing the extent to which Britain came to support the Royalist cause despite public declarations of non-involvement in the Yemen conflict, and details for the first time how London's tacit support for mercenary operations' in the Yemen came to enlist the help of Saudi Arabia and Israel.Trade Review"...Jones' descriptions of mercenary activities, the machinations of the Saudis and Jordanians, is all derring do and a rattling good yarn. A rare combination of a sober academic study and a riveting page-turner!" -- Asian Affairs.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements; Key Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: Themes and Issues; Britain and the Yemen Civil War: Prelude to Intervention; The Legacy of Yemeni Irredentism: The Debate over Recognition of the YAR; Between Whitehall and the White House: Anglo-American Relations ; A Constrained Response: The Limits of Covert Action; The Mercenary Operations: British Subterfuge and the French Connection; A Very British Affair': The Guerrilla Campaign, October 1963-September 1964; Plus ca change, plus la meme chose': The Labour Government, Aden, and the Yemen Civil War; From the Jaws of Victory': The Political Defeat of Britain in South Arabia; Conclusion: Political Conviction and the BMO; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the 1990s, Latin America emerged from the horror of massive and systematic human rights violations as the region returned to civilian-elected regimes. Many hoped that such transitions would bring about significant political, economic and cultural change: the rebuilding a more democratic order based on a "culture of human rights" that would reinvigorate democratic practices in the region. Despite the change in political regimes, such aspirations have come up against the "recalcitrant realities" of enduring military enclaves demanding impunity for past crimes, the persistence of neoliberal economics, ineffective and, in some cases, corrupt government coalitions, as well as the seemingly insatiable demands of private domestic and international capital for "flexible" labor and unregulated capital flows. The tragic events of 9/11 have become so pivotal in current debates on US domestic and foreign policy, that the "other" 9/11, that which took place three decades ago in Chile, seems to have been relegated to a distant footnote. This volume aims to re-examine Chile's 9/11 a historically and symbolically charged event and to explore the lasting legacy of the transformations brought about by the oppressive regimes of the '70s and '80s as they are being experienced today in the cultural, social and intellectual life of the region.

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Book SynopsisThe Foreign Office and Foreign Policy, 1919-1926 tells of the administrative changes of the post-war period and of the senior permanent officials, their personalities and cast of mind, who advised the foreign secretary and carried out his policies. The book goes beyond existing accounts of changes taking place after the Great War, and provides examples of the FO machine in action as seen from King Charles Street, and the uneasy relationship between 10 Downing Street and the Foreign Office.

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Book SynopsisFeatures: Investigates the significance, contribution, and role played by the State of Israel -- ideologically and practically -- in the identity of Diaspora Jews; Explores the extent and way Israel features in Diaspora identity through a range of issues including: anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, Jewish continuity and Israel visits, the peace process, pro-Israel lobbying, philanthropy, religious thought and gender; Examines the place of Israel in the identity of Jewish communities in eight countries and amongst the Israeli Diaspora; A unique feature of this volume is that each chapter is followed by short and insightful viewpoints by Israeli and Diaspora commentators, with the book reflecting a dialogue between these different voices from across the Jewish world.Trade Review"...a thought-provoking collection of essays in an interesting, effective arrangement...Recommeded for academic and research libraries, as well as other libraries with collections on Israel and the Diaspora." -- Ilya Silbar Margoshes, University of Regina, SK Canada, in Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, May/June 2008."...a thought-provoking collection of essays in an interesting, effective arrangement...Recommended for academic and research libraries, as well as other libraries with collections on Israel and the Diaspora." -- Ilya Silbar Margoshes, University of Regina, SK Canada, in Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, May/June 2008.Table of ContentsPart I: ISSUES & THEMES -- Introduction: World Jewry, Identity and Israel; The New Anti-Semitism, Jewish Identity and the Question of Zionism; Jewish Continuity and Israel Visits; Israel in Orthodox Identity: The American Experience; Conservative Judaism, Zionism and Israel: Commitments and Ambivalences; The Place of Israel in the Identity of Reform Jews: Examining the Spectrum of Passive Identification with Israel to Active Jewish--Zionist; The Jewish Left, Jewish Identity, Zionism and Israel Attitudes to the Palestinian Intifada; The Changing Identity of American Jews, Israel and the Peace Process; Israels Foreign and Defence Policy and Diaspora Jewish Identity; Gender and Israel in Diaspora Jewish Identity; The Place of Israel in the Identity of Israelis in the Diaspora: An Ethnographic Exploration. Part II: COUNTRIES AND REGIONS -- Canada; Great Britain; Latin America; France; Australia; United States of America; South Africa; Russia. CONCLUSION -- Israel in Diaspora Jewish Identity; Glossary; Contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. "Churchill and Spain" examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's "Big Three" Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second World War, and to what extent Churchill's wartime policies enabled Franco to remain in control of Spain. Richard Wigg draws upon Foreign Office documents and reports -- many of which remained secret until the 1990s or only became available in 2005 under the UK Freedom of Information Act -- and the wartime papers of Churchill and Samuel Hoare, Britain's special envoy to Madrid, to investigate this important aspect of Spanish and British history. The book explores the political, economic and diplomatic relations between Spain and Britain during the Second World War and explains how Churchill's lenient policies towards Franco helped significantly in the survival of Franco's regime after the war. In particular, this work demonstrates how the tolerance shown towards Spain's wartime trading in wolfram allowed the rebuilding of the country's gold reserves, which proved crucial in enabling Franco's Spain to endure post-war international isolation. This book, originally published to great acclaim in 2005, and published now for the first time as a paperback, is essential reading for scholars and students of European twentieth-century history, as well as all those interested in Churchill's international role in the Second World War.Trade Review"A fascinating study of Churchill and of the dire impact of personal relationships on high politics." -- Times Literary Supplement"An important addition to Churchill studies." -- Sir Martin Gilbert"Deserves to be widely read for it's historical accuracy as well as for it's contemporary relevance." Tribune, December 2008Table of ContentsPrologue; In the Hour of Britain's Need, 1940; Spain, a Balancing Country, 1941; Ambiguous Assurances, 1942; Franco Toughs It Out, January - October 1943; The Wolfram War, November - December 1943; Churchill Intervenes I, January - September, 1944; Churchill Intervenes II, October - December, 1944; A Wringing of Hands, January - July, 1945; Epilogue: Hoare versus Churchill over Spain; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisFor many commentators and historians the announcement of the Carter Doctrine signaled the end of the British presence and the final transfer of power to the United States in the Persian Gulf. But on the ground the reality was different, after the announcement of the British leaving the Persian Gulf in 1971, formal positions were replaced by informal ones. Britain still ran much of the political, economic and military life in the lower Gulf and in the Arabian Peninsula. The transition from formal to informal empire was seamless: British influence remained large and almost paramount in the region. Margaret Thatcher's premiership saw a sharp increase in British influence not only in the traditional British enclaves of the Persian Gulf sheikdoms, but surprisingly even in Saudi Arabia. The historic Al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia in 1985, selling advanced fighter aircraft, was Britain's largest ever arms deal. While British influence in the Gulf increased, the Americans floundered culminating in the ignominy of the Iran/Contra scandal, and the Reagan administration meekly accepting Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's apology for attacking the USS Stark killing 34 American sailors in May 1987 payback for the Irani-American rapprochement. Tore T. Petersen sets out the policy objectives of Great Britain and the United States as they confronted the initial emergence of fundamentalist Islam, with the occupation of the Holy Mosque in Mecca and Khomenei's revolution in Iran. Research by the author in the Nixon, Carter and Reagan presidential libraries provides strong evidence for US strategy based on Nixonian foreign policy objectives, supported all the way through to the Reagan administration.

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Book SynopsisWith the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifadat al-Aqsa in September 2000 that followed the failure of the Camp David II summit, the chain of belligerent events took Egypt by surprise. Facing a dilemma in its search for an appropriate policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli escalation, this study argues that Egypt's policy towards the second Intifada may best be understood by scrutinising several circles of reference that directly affected its policymaking process throughout the long years of the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These circles of reference comprise interests and calculations derived from Egyptian internal issues; regional factors -- Egypt's role and position in the Arab world in general, and its relations with the Palestinians in particular; Egypt's relations with Israel; and its strategic ties with the United States. The growing strength and the expansion of the global Islamic terrorist network that challenges the stability of the present Arab regimes constitutes a lynchpin at every layer. Egypt's foreign policy is based on Realpolitik, that is, on pragmatic and material factors rather than on ideological or moral considerations. Safeguarding its national interests is Egypt's prime goal. In this regard, Egypt considers the peace with Israel as a strategic national asset. For Mubarak's regime, the abrogation of the peace treaty with Israel has never been an option, even during the worst days of the Intifada. Mubarak has shown exemplary restraint throughout the conflict. Despite occasional harsh anti-Israeli statements aimed mainly at easing internal and external pressures, Mubarak's regime can, on the whole, be seen as a responsible and stabilising factor vehemently striving to prevent regional escalation. This study is based primarily on Egyptian sources as well as interviews and conversations with senior members of the Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies. It also draws on other primary and secondary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English. The book is essential reading for all scholars involved and engaged with the Israel-Arab conflict.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The occupation, which lasted 24 years, was immediately resisted through guerrilla warfare and clandestine resistance. A continuum of effort between the armed freedom fighters in the mountains, the resilience of urban supporters, and international activism and support eventually brought about liberation in September 1999. Given that the Timor rebels did not have a land border with a friendly state, had no external supplier of weapons and no liberated area in which to recover between guerrilla operations, their successful resistance is unique in the history of guerrilla warfare and independence struggles. Equally uncommon was an unexpected weapon in the struggle -- a remarkable display of strategic non-violent action. This is the first study to integrate all the major factors in East Timor's independence struggle. The multi-dimensional perspectives addressed in this volume include Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at all social levels; human rights abuses; the issue of oil; and international diplomacy resulting from global solidarity activism.Table of ContentsPreface; East Timor & Indonesia; Destabilisation & War; The Politics of Starvation; Regeneration in the 1980s; Santa Cruz & the Aftermath; Chaos & Order; The Juventude; The Tide Turns; Fracturing the Bi-partisan Consensus; Military Body Language; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen the British Labour party announced the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf in January 1968, the United States faced a potential power vacuum in the area. The incoming Nixon administration, preoccupied with the Soviet Union and China, and the war in Vietnam, had no intention of replacing the British in the Gulf. To avoid further military commitments, the US encouraged Iran and Saudi Arabia to maintain area security. A critical policy decision, overlooked by most scholars, saw Nixon and Kissinger engineer the rise in oil prices between 1969 and 1972 to enable Saudi Arabia and Iran to purchase the necessary military hardware to serve as guardians of the Gulf. For all their bluster about reversing Labour's withdrawal decision, after their surprise victory in the election of June 1970 the Conservatives adhered to Labour's policy. But in contrast to Labour's wish to cut the umbilical cord of empire, the Tories wanted to retain influence in the Persian Gulf, pursuing policies largely independent of the US by the creation of the United Arab Emirates, deposing the sultan of Oman, and trying to solve the dispute over the Buraimi oasis with Saudi Arabia. By trying to maintain its empire on the cheap, Britain turned into an arms supplier supreme. But offering and selling arms does not a foreign policy make, leaving Britain in the long run with less influence in regional affairs. This was true also for the US, whose arms sales were to prove no realistic an alternative to foreign policy. The US hid under the Iranian security blanket for almost a decade. Given the weakness of the regime and the Shah's nonsensical dreams of turning Iran into one of the top five industrial and military powers in the world, the policy was cavalierly irresponsible. Similarly, leaving Saudi Arabia wallowing in oil money and medieval stupor -- a seedbed for Islamic fundamentalists -- created major future problems for the United States, as evinced by 9/11.

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Book SynopsisThe outbreak of the Six Day War was primarily the outcome of the tense relations between Israel and Syria in the period preceding the war. Aware of Israel's overall military superiority, the radical Syrian regime believed that the only way to defeat the "Zionist entity" was by guerilla warfare, termed "the people's war". The Syrian aim was to keep up continuous limited military strikes against Israel, which they determined would bring about a gradual weakening of the Jewish state's military power and political stability, eventually forcing Israel to acquiesce to Arab demands. Israel, with the unwavering backing of the United States, retaliated fiercely against the Syrian provocations; the clear policy orientation was the regime's demise. Egypt, presenting itself as leader of the Arab world, could not remain unresponsive towards this escalating military tension and ignore Syria's political distress. President Nasser therefore decided to send troops into Sinai, followed by a blockade of the Straits of Tiran. Israel now felt its survival was under threat. Attempts to solve the crisis by diplomatic means failed, and on June 5 Israel launched a bold strike against Egypt and Syria. The Six Day War not only changed the borders of Israel and redefined its relations with the Arab world, but the impact on the international community still reverberates 40 years on. Despite a plethora of books on the war, analysis of USIsrael/USEgypt intensive political and diplomatic activity and dialogue in the period preceding the war has not been forthcoming to date. Zaki Shalom addresses this lacuna by detailing the meetings, exchanges of messages, and internal discussions right up to the outbreak of the war. The book is essential reading for all those involved in Middle East studies, international relations, and diplomacy and statecraft.

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Book SynopsisThis detailed examination of Israeli foreign policy towards the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) between the 1967 war and the 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip focuses on the impact and process of globalisation on the Israeli state's politics, economy, society and culture. In order to determine how interfacing developed between foreign policy and globalisation a theoretical framework is presented that brings together two established approaches that hitherto have advanced in parallel: foreign policy analysis and globalisation theory. This is the first attempt within the discipline of International Relations to theorise the relationships between foreign policy and globalisation. Causal relationships underpinning Israeli foreign policy -- involving government, the state, the economy, social stratification, and the media -- are linked to globalisation by specific example. Conventional accounts of this relationship strip military and political factors of any significance in terms of the conceptualisation of globalisation and its causes, in favour of spatio-temporal and economic dimensions. The state is viewed as being compelled to transform in response to the pressures of globalisation. But in the case of Israel the state acted proactively by using foreign policy towards the PLO as a key site of action to capture the opportunities and cope with the challenges presented by globalisation. To date there have been only partial historical accounts of Israeli foreign policy towards the PLO in the context of globalisation. It is generally understood that foreign policy towards the PLO became entangled with globalisation due to the socio-economic and cultural globalisation of Israel in the mid-1980s, but this study shows that the increasing impact of military and political globalisation during the Cold War on the Arab-Israeli conflict resulted in Israeli foreign policy towards the PLO, and globalisation effects in Israel, becoming entwined from the early 1970s.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Formation of Israeli Foreign Policy Towards the PLO; Globalisation, the Cold War, & the Entrenchment of the Hard-Line Stance; The Reformulation of Israeli Foreign Policy Towards the PLO & the Changing Dynamics of Globalisation; From Oslo to Unilateralism Amid the Global War on Terror; Conclusion: From the Cold War to the Global War on Terror -- The Impact of Globalisation on Israeli Foreign Policy Towards the PLO; Epilogue: From the Disengagement from Gaza to Operation Cast Lead; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The occupation, which lasted 24 years, was immediately resisted through guerrilla warfare and clandestine resistance. A continuum of effort between the armed freedom fighters in the mountains, the resilience of urban supporters, and international activism and support eventually brought about liberation in September 1999. Given that the Timor rebels did not have a land border with a friendly state, had no external supplier of weapons and no liberated area in which to recover between guerrilla operations, their successful resistance is unique in the history of guerrilla warfare and independence struggles. Equally uncommon was an unexpected weapon in the struggle -- a remarkable display of strategic non-violent action. This is the first study to integrate all the major factors in East Timor's independence struggle. The multi-dimensional perspectives addressed in this volume include Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at all social levels; human rights abuses; the issue of oil; and international diplomacy resulting from global solidarity activism.Table of ContentsPreface; East Timor & Indonesia; Destabilisation & War; The Politics of Starvation; Regeneration in the 1980s; Santa Cruz & the Aftermath; Chaos & Order; The Juventude; The Tide Turns; Fracturing the Bi-partisan Consensus; Military Body Language; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe second volume explains how the League of Nations mandates system fused two of the predominant and compelling global forces of the twentieth century: imperialism and Wilsonian internationalism. After the First World War, Britain and France administered most of Germany's former tropical African colonies as "mandates" under the supervision of the League as "a sacred trust of civilization." This system of international trusteeship changed British and French rule in Africa. In short, "mandates" were not "colonies." Mandates meant less militarism, more commercial equality, a greater emphasis on the interests of Africans, and an end to the extension of European national sovereignty over colonized peoples. Accountability to the League also required the British and French to reconsider traditional economic, strategic, and ideological assumptions about their empires. In the process, the "sacred trust" sowed the seeds of self-doubt about the very purpose and future of European imperialism. The mandates system continued to represent a genuine internationalisation and reformation of colonialism and had long-term economic, political, and cultural consequences for Africans and Europeans within the mandated territories. Despite the Depression, repeated Anglo-French foreign policy failures, growing humiliations for Geneva, and war in Africa and Europe, the principles and practices of international trusteeship proved persistent. Mandates demonstrated the relevance of international law, the importance of the League of Nations, and the impact of Wilsonian principles on international relations and European imperialism.

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Book SynopsisDiscusses Anglo-American policy in the Middle East under Kennedy and Johnson, as well as under British Conservative and Labour governments; Provides a historical background on the Anglo-American Middle East for the 1950s; Analyses Western policy toward Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and toward the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The author provides an extensive study of the common British and American interest in the Middle East (hence the term Anglo-American Middle East) under Kennedy and Johnson. Contrary to recent scholarly opinion, the author argues that the loss of influence to the Soviet Union and Arab radicalism in the Middle East was not the result of lack of power but lack of will. Britain, during the period of Harold Wilson's Labour government (1964-1970) withdrew from its Middle Eastern bases for ideological reasons, namely a distaste for imperialism and colonialism. The United States, while placing great store in a continued British presence east of Suez, was unable or unwilling to prevent the British withdrawal. And as the British withdrawal gathered momentum, American disinterest toward the Middle East increased.Trade ReviewIn this well-written book, Petersen, a noted expert in the region, explains and analyzes the delicate Anglo-American relations and their common interest in the Middle East between 1961 and 1969. Highly recommended. -- ChoiceTable of ContentsJohn F. Kennedy Confronts the Middle East: A New Beginning?; Kennedy, Nasser, Macmillan and the War in Yemen, 1962-1963; The Flickering Embers of Empire: Douglas-Home, Lyndon Johnson and the Middle East; Trying to Hold the Line: Lyndon Johnson and the British Role East of Suez; Leaving Aden, October 1964 to November 1967; Doctrinaire Socialists as Feudal Overlords: Saudi Arabia, 1964-1967; The Withdrawal From the Persian Gulf; The End of the Anglo-American Middle East?

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Book SynopsisThe Yom Kippur War was a watershed moment in Israeli society and a national trauma whose wounds have yet to heal some four decades later. In the years following the war many studies addressed the internal and international political background prior to the war, attempting to determine causes and steps by political players and parties in Israel, Egypt and the United States. But to date there has been no comprehensive study based on archival materials and other primary sources. Classified documents from that period have recently become available and it is now possible to examine in depth a crucial period in Middle East history generally and Israeli history in particular. The authors provide a penetrating and insightful viewpoint on the question that lies at the heart of the Israeli polity and military: Was an opportunity missed to prevent the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War? The book provides surprising answers to long-standing issues: How did National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger, succeed in torpedoing the efforts of the State Department to bring about an interim agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1971?; Would that agreement have allowed Israel to hold on to most of the Sinai Peninsula for many years and at the same time avert the outbreak of the war; Did Golda Meir reject any diplomatic initiative that came up for discussion in the years preceding the war?; Was the White House's Middle East policy throughout 1973 a catalyst for war breaking out?

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