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Book SynopsisIn the global south, women have and continue to resist multiple forms of structural violence. The atrocities committed against Yazidi women by ISIS have been recognized internationally, and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nadia Murad in 2018 was a tribute to honor women whose bodies have been battered in the name of race, nationality, war, and religion. In the Crossfire of History:Women's War Resistance Discourse in the Global South is an edited collection that incorporates literary works, testimonies, autobiographies, women’s resistance movements, and films that add to the conversation on the resilience of women in the global south. The collection focuses on Palestine, Kashmir, Syria, Kurdistan, Congo, Argentina, Central America, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The essays question historical accuracy and politics of representation that usually undermine women’s role during conflict, and they reevaluate how women participated, challenged, sacrificed, and vehemently opposed war discourses that erase women’s role in shaping resistance movements.The transformative mode of these examples expands the definition of heroism and defiance. To prevent these types of heroism from slipping into the abyss of history, this collection brings forth and celebrates women’s fortitude in conflict zones. In the Crossfire of History shines a light onwomen across the globe who are resisting the sociopolitical and economic injustices in their nation-states. Trade Review“This is a timely intervention in women’s resistance from the Global South that maps the complex labyrinth of women’s opposition, agency, advocacy through various forms of art, literature, and activism. Removed from the 'strait-jacket' of organized resistance, it is a must-read for scholars, students, activists interested in women’s voices and actions from the South as they defy and negotiate with micro and macro political structures of power.” -- Swapna M. Banerjee * Professor of History, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"This powerful set of essays refuses conventional tropes of female agency in the liberal tradition; instead, the authors theorize a politics and poetics of “resistance” that is context-specific, place based and plural. The volume, which takes the reader to geographical spaces that are often marginalized in feminist analyses, is a welcome addition to the emerging field of decolonial feminist scholarship." -- Dina M. Siddiqi * Executive Committee, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) *“This is a timely intervention in women’s resistance from the Global South that maps the complex labyrinth of women’s opposition, agency, advocacy through various forms of art, literature, and activism. Removed from the 'strait-jacket' of organized resistance, it is a must-read for scholars, students, activists interested in women’s voices and actions from the South as they defy and negotiate with micro and macro political structures of power.” -- Swapna M. Banerjee * Professor of History, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"This powerful set of essays refuses conventional tropes of female agency in the liberal tradition; instead, the authors theorize a politics and poetics of “resistance” that is context-specific, place based and plural. The volume, which takes the reader to geographical spaces that are often marginalized in feminist analyses, is a welcome addition to the emerging field of decolonial feminist scholarship." -- Dina M. Siddiqi * Executive Committee, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Portraits of ResistancesPart I: Representation of Resistance in Art and MediaChapter 1: Syrian Women’s Prison Art: Toward a Poetics of Creative InsurgencyStefanie SevcikChapter 2: Moving beyond Victimhood: Female Agency in Bangladeshi War MoviesFarzana AkhterChapter 3: Structuring Jinelogy within Global Feminism: Representations of Kurdish Women Fighters in Western MediaLava AsaadPart II: Literature and ResistanceChapter 4: All the Female Bodies: Female Resistance and Political Consciousness in Testimonies of the Dirty War in ArgentinaLucía García-SantanaChapter 5: The Woman from Tantoura: An Autotheoretical Reading in the Art of ResistanceDoaa OmranChapter 6: South Asian Women and Hybrid Identities: Narratives of Abduction and Displacement in Partition LiteratureMargaret HagemanChapter 7: Writing Solidarity: Women in Bapsi Sidhwa’s Cracking IndiaCarolyn OwnbeyChapter 8: Sri Lankan Postcolonial Inversion and a “Thousand Mirrors” of ResistanceMoumin QuaziPart III: Advocacy / ActivismChapter 9: Kashmiri Women Activists in the Aftermath of the Partition of IndiaNyla Ali KhanChapter 10: Teaching Narratives of Rape Survivors of the Bangladesh War in a Classroom: A Study on University StudentsShafinur NaharChapter 11: They Fear Us Because We are Fearless: Women-Led Global Environmental Advocacy and its AdversariesMatthew SpencerConclusion: Detangling ResistanceNotes on ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the global south, women have and continue to resist multiple forms of structural violence. The atrocities committed against Yazidi women by ISIS have been recognized internationally, and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nadia Murad in 2018 was a tribute to honor women whose bodies have been battered in the name of race, nationality, war, and religion. In the Crossfire of History:Women's War Resistance Discourse in the Global South is an edited collection that incorporates literary works, testimonies, autobiographies, women’s resistance movements, and films that add to the conversation on the resilience of women in the global south. The collection focuses on Palestine, Kashmir, Syria, Kurdistan, Congo, Argentina, Central America, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The essays question historical accuracy and politics of representation that usually undermine women’s role during conflict, and they reevaluate how women participated, challenged, sacrificed, and vehemently opposed war discourses that erase women’s role in shaping resistance movements.The transformative mode of these examples expands the definition of heroism and defiance. To prevent these types of heroism from slipping into the abyss of history, this collection brings forth and celebrates women’s fortitude in conflict zones. In the Crossfire of History shines a light onwomen across the globe who are resisting the sociopolitical and economic injustices in their nation-states. Trade Review“This is a timely intervention in women’s resistance from the Global South that maps the complex labyrinth of women’s opposition, agency, advocacy through various forms of art, literature, and activism. Removed from the 'strait-jacket' of organized resistance, it is a must-read for scholars, students, activists interested in women’s voices and actions from the South as they defy and negotiate with micro and macro political structures of power.” -- Swapna M. Banerjee * Professor of History, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"This powerful set of essays refuses conventional tropes of female agency in the liberal tradition; instead, the authors theorize a politics and poetics of “resistance” that is context-specific, place based and plural. The volume, which takes the reader to geographical spaces that are often marginalized in feminist analyses, is a welcome addition to the emerging field of decolonial feminist scholarship." -- Dina M. Siddiqi * Executive Committee, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) *“This is a timely intervention in women’s resistance from the Global South that maps the complex labyrinth of women’s opposition, agency, advocacy through various forms of art, literature, and activism. Removed from the 'strait-jacket' of organized resistance, it is a must-read for scholars, students, activists interested in women’s voices and actions from the South as they defy and negotiate with micro and macro political structures of power.” -- Swapna M. Banerjee * Professor of History, Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"This powerful set of essays refuses conventional tropes of female agency in the liberal tradition; instead, the authors theorize a politics and poetics of “resistance” that is context-specific, place based and plural. The volume, which takes the reader to geographical spaces that are often marginalized in feminist analyses, is a welcome addition to the emerging field of decolonial feminist scholarship." -- Dina M. Siddiqi * Executive Committee, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Portraits of ResistancesPart I: Representation of Resistance in Art and MediaChapter 1: Syrian Women’s Prison Art: Toward a Poetics of Creative InsurgencyStefanie SevcikChapter 2: Moving beyond Victimhood: Female Agency in Bangladeshi War MoviesFarzana AkhterChapter 3: Structuring Jinelogy within Global Feminism: Representations of Kurdish Women Fighters in Western MediaLava AsaadPart II: Literature and ResistanceChapter 4: All the Female Bodies: Female Resistance and Political Consciousness in Testimonies of the Dirty War in ArgentinaLucía García-SantanaChapter 5: The Woman from Tantoura: An Autotheoretical Reading in the Art of ResistanceDoaa OmranChapter 6: South Asian Women and Hybrid Identities: Narratives of Abduction and Displacement in Partition LiteratureMargaret HagemanChapter 7: Writing Solidarity: Women in Bapsi Sidhwa’s Cracking IndiaCarolyn OwnbeyChapter 8: Sri Lankan Postcolonial Inversion and a “Thousand Mirrors” of ResistanceMoumin QuaziPart III: Advocacy / ActivismChapter 9: Kashmiri Women Activists in the Aftermath of the Partition of IndiaNyla Ali KhanChapter 10: Teaching Narratives of Rape Survivors of the Bangladesh War in a Classroom: A Study on University StudentsShafinur NaharChapter 11: They Fear Us Because We are Fearless: Women-Led Global Environmental Advocacy and its AdversariesMatthew SpencerConclusion: Detangling ResistanceNotes on ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book integrates spatial analysis into the study and management of conflicts, and offers a model in conflict studies that incorporates theoretical explanations of conflict, its causes, and impacts, with a geospatial strategy for intervening in disputes over allocation and use of natural resources (connects theory and practice). Alongside a theoretical analysis of resource conflicts and an account of Participatory Mapping and PGIS development, this book provides a case study of GIS applications in conflict mediation. The book also lays out a practical and straightforward demonstration of PGIS applications in conflict management using a real-world case study, and traces the Participatory Mapping and PGIS movements’ evolution, compares PPGIS and PGIS practices, and makes distinctions between traditional GIS applications and PGIS practice. The approach embodies the enhanced use of spatial information and media, sets of tools for analyzing, mapping, and displaying spatial data and a platform for participatory discussions that enhances consensus-building. The book, therefore, contributes to the search for novel approaches for managing current and emerging conflicts. With this book, resource managers, development practitioners, students, and scholars of Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications and conflict studies will be equipped with the principles, skills, and the tools they need to manage non-violent resource conflicts and keep the disputes from slipping into violence. The book will also be a valuable text for basic and advanced studies in Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications, Conflict Resolution and Conflict Management. Table of ContentsPart1. Sources, impacts, and the perspectives on resource conflicts.- Chapter1. Natural Resources, Conflict of Interests and their Management.- Chapter2. Sources, Impacts and Management of Natural Resources Conflicts.- Chapter3. Perspectives on Natural Resource Conflicts.- Part2. Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications in conflict management.- Chapter4. Participatory Mapping and management of natural resource conflicts.- Chapter5. The Development of Community-based GIS Applications.- Chapter6. The impact of geospatial data processing on conflict-supporting beliefs.- Chapter7. Case study: Participatory mapping and management of conflict of interests over allocation of resources within the Aboma Forest Reserve at Kofiase, Ghana.- Part3. Assessment of Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications in conflict management.- Chapter8. Important factors in successful Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications in conflict management.- Chapter9. Appraisal of the roles of Participatory Mapping and PGIS applications in conflict management.- Chapter10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisForgiveness is important in international politics because it can save thousands of lives. Its opposite, vengefulness, has played a significant part in various wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. These conflicts are examined in this book, showing how forgiveness could have avoided the tremendous ensuing bloodshed. Despite its importance, in the context of international relations, forgiveness as a means of preventing the outbreak of war (as opposed to facilitating reconciliation after conflicts) has largely been neglected as a subject of study. Indeed, it has also been ignored by politicians, as a result of which there are few examples of forgiveness to study compared with those of revenge. This book reflects this reality, but also seeks to change it by raising public awareness of the importance of forgiveness in international affairs and the need to demand that political leaders explore this avenue. The book also provides a succinct, informative guide to the background of today’s international affairs. Each chapter can be read independently and highlights either forgiveness in action or the futility and loss of life caused by vengefulness, demonstrating where and how forgiveness could have made a dramatic difference.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Forgiveness and Revenge.- Part 1. Forgiveness towards a Foreign Enemy and the Futility of Revenge.- Chapter 2. Robert Schuman, Forgiveness and the Founding of the EU.- Chapter 3. 9/11: the USA's Revenge on Afghanistan.- Chapter 4. Iraq 2003: Deluded Revenge.- Chapter 5. Libya and the West: A Cycle of Revenge.- Chapter 6. USA and Iran.- Chapter 7. Is America a Vengeful Democracy?.- Part 2. The West’s Unforgiving Responses to Russia and China.- Chapter 8. Russophobia: the Ukraine Conflict, the Skripal Affair.- Chapter 9. Belarus: Forgiveness; Russophobia Impedes Mediation.- Chapter 10. Sinophobia.- Chapter 11. Political Vengeance has Harmed China’s Development.- Part 3. Forgiveness between Ethnic Groups or to an Occupying Power.- Chapter 12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Rejection of Revenge.- Chapter 13. Israel and the Palestinians: the Futility of Violent Revenge.- Chapter 14. Forgiveness and the Irish Conflict.- Chapter 15. Nelson Mandela: Faith, Force and Forgiveness.- Part 4. Forgiveness during or after Civil War.- Chapter 16. The Relevance of Forgiveness and Revenge to the Syrian Civil War.- Chapter 17. Forgiveness after Civil War: Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Colombia and South Sudan.- Chapter 18. A Leadership of Forgiveness.- Chapter 19. Political Apologies, Forgiveness and Reparations.- Chapter 20. The Limits of Forgiveness (1): Islamic Jihadism in Africa.- Chapter 21. The Limits of Forgiveness (2): Myanmar Under the Generals.- Chapter 22. The Forgiveness of Debts.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book fills a void in the existing research concerning anti-communist movements in Central and Eastern Europe, outlining the linguistic implications of the cultural, social and political metamorphoses brought about by the (change of) regime. The authors included in this volume approach the topic from a variety of perspectives, but, ultimately, focus on language seen as a fundamental tool for simultaneously subjugating and liberating, concealing and revealing truth, discouraging dissidence and fostering revolt. Readers are invited to discover the linguistic implications of the many shapes and forms that the 1989 anti-communist revolutions took. Equally interesting are the investigations of the revolution aftermath, in the first years of transition to democracy. Perceived as a whole throughout the Cold War (1947-1991), the so-called "Eastern Bloc" managed to reveal its heterogeneity, the singularity of each of its comprising states and the multitude of its internal contrasts, most vividly perhaps, in the manifold manifestations of the 1989 anti-communist fight. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers from various fields, including history, (socio)linguistics, political studies, and conflict studies. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Narratives of discord: misinformation, dissimulation, truth.- Voices from Below. Propaganda and Petitioning Power in Late Socialist Romania (Mioara Anton).- The Great Discursive Divide in Communist Romania (Veronica Manole).- “Words that Must Not Be Named”: Narratives of Language, Power, and Identity in Communist Romania (Réka Lugossy).- Compromise or Survival. Adapting the Religious Discourse and the Topics Covered in Publications of the Romanian Orthodox Church during the Communist Regime (Călin Emilian Cira).- The Founding Texts of a Revolution. Romania 1989 (Kazimierz Jurczak).- Words at war: expressive forms of resistance, dissidence and protest.- The Language of Inner Freedom for Dissent: Müller and Liiceanu before and after the Revolution (Jonathan Lahey Dronsfield).- The Rhetoric of Albanian Insurgency: Communism and Anti- Communism in Kosovo (Henrique Schneider).- The Change of Worlds and Words. The Language of Protest during and after the Romanian Revolution in 1989 (Dina Vîlcu).- Written, spoken, performed: archiving the memory of (post-)communism.- Humility and Hatred, Forgiveness and Hope. A Linguistic Approach on the Subjective Literary Experiences in the Romanian Communist Society (Maria-Zoica Eugenia Balaban).- Retrieving Memory via Desk-Drawer Literature: from Reality Escapism in Stories about Cadmav to Contemporary Reflective Writing in With My Woman’s Mind (Ioana Mudure-Iacob).- Surviving the Change, Adjusting the Language. Romanian Writers in the Cultural Media, December 1989-1990 (Magdalena Răduță, Oana Fotache).- The December 1989 Revolution in Post-Communist Romanian Drama (Anca Hațiegan).- Staging Communism in Romania: Language, Propaganda, Memory in Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest and Matei Vișniec’s How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients (Alina Cojocaru).- The Language of the Velvet Revolution versus the Anti-Language of Post- Communist Crime. A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Contemporary Czech Crime Historical Television Series (Luboš Ptáček).- Surprising Silence? Possible Reasons for Scarcity of Representation of the Velvet Revolution in Czech Film Adaptations in the 1990s (Radoslav Horák).- Comparing the Portrayal of the Fall of the Berlin Wall in Two Spanish Newspapers: A Multimodal Analysis (Samira Allani, Silvia Molina-Plaza).- Borghesia and Laibach against the Socialist Regime of Yugoslavia: Insights from a Socio-Linguistic Analysis (Mitja Stefancic).- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers a comprehensive examination of the current state of nuclear stability postures worldwide, effectively highlighting their inherent limitations. Through their analysis, the authors illustrate how the seemingly contradictory perspectives of deterrence optimists, disarmament idealists, and warfighting pessimists can be reconfigured into a unified approach towards achieving regional and global peace. They suggest that these strategies can be reconciled as complementary, rather than substitute approaches, to achieve the common goal of nuclear stability.To achieve this objective, the book employs a game-theoretical framework to analytically define the conditions for nuclear war. Drawing from extensive observations of significant crises, the model incorporates identifiable systemic regularities that influence the strategic decision-making process during severe crises and establish the prerequisites for different levels of nuclear confrontation. Additionally, by tracing the strategic-technological trajectories of nuclear powers, the authors present a novel analysis that explores the potential for stable coexistence to replace unstable confrontation between global powers, ultimately fostering nuclear peace.The author's theoretical explorations lead to the policy conclusion that establishing a nuclear oligopolistic hierarchy, under the leadership of preponderant global powers committed to a no-first-use pledge, presents the most effective international system for enhancing both regional and global nuclear stability. This book aims to surpass the Cold War origins of current nuclear strategy and develop a comprehensive policy framework that guarantees enduring nuclear stability in the contemporary world.Table of ContentsForeword by Ronald Tammen1. IntroductionThis chapter overviews currently contradictory nuclear arguments by advocates of disarmament, deterrence, and warfighting. Outside of the realm of deterrence looms the possibility that non-state agents will acquire and use dirty bombs. Strategies to deal with this increasingly likely contingency are not in place. As we move to a nuclear world beyond deterrence, we emphasize a need for the new strategic guidance to prevent the critical threats to human existence as we face an increasingly complex array of nuclear challenges. 2. 2. The Size and Scope of Nuclear Arsenals This chapter provides a chronological snapshot of nuclear proliferation. We show that evolving technology and lack of commitment to established deterrence strategies causes the drastic rise in the size and composition of nuclear arsenals. We e valuate the implications of primary events of nuclear competitions, including the arms race of strategic weapons, the deployment of tactical warheads, the transfer of weapons to regional powers. The decision of voluntary denuclearization is an important step that because of the lack of commitment by global nuclear powers has not secured societies that choose to do so. 3. 3. The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence in Theory and Practice This chapter documents and analytically defines how and why the nuclear deterrence postures have shifted from Bernard Brodie's no-first-use doctrine under Massive Retaliation (MR) to Kenneth Waltz's neorealist principle of balance of terror under Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). We identify theoretical and practical inconsistency shared by both perspectives and evaluate the recent emergence of nuclear warfighting philosophy. 4. 4.The Evolution of Disarmament in theory and Practice Past works view deterrence and disarmament as alternate but contradictory paths to nuclear stability. We show that they are two sides of the similar attempts to reduce the likelihood of nuclear war. Although the Global Zero movement has been endorsed by a vast number of academics and practitioners, this chapter shows that a major obstacle to such a disarmament proposal is the lack of trust among global powers that voids any attempts at enforceability. The practical alternative are regional nuclear-free zones first implemented after the Treaty of Tlatelolco that have now been adopted by the majority of nations south of the Equator. We show how and why NFZ can complement nuclear stability provided that the global nuclear powers guarantee regional stability. 5. 5. The Rise of Nuclear Warfighting Strategies This chapter investigates the dynamics of nuclear escalation and the development of tactical nuclear strategies. Exploring the evolution of warfighting strategies from their early inception, we first examine salient aspects of early counterforce and countervalue strategies. We then assess the tactical aspects of escalation theory evaluating the likely success if tactical nuclear strikes to prevent escalation. 6. Based on discussions from previous chapters, we develop a novel model that identifies and addresses all domains of nuclear challenges capable of inflicting grave loss of life and economic devastation. Unlike previous perspectives, our specification incorporates (a) the interaction between conventional and nuclear capabilities, (b) the policy motivation based on status quo evaluations and inter-state trust that can alter the perception of the security environment, and (c) the physical exposure to retaliation as the measurable component in the calculus of war. Our model Integrating Deterrence, Disarmament and War Fighting Strategies identifying the necessary but not sufficient conditions for different levels of nuclear war and those required for peace. requirements 7. 6. Long Term Stability Beyond Deterrence This chapter summarizes the implications of our perspective on nuclear stability. We show that deterrence under Massive Retaliation (MR) is unstable since a dissatisfied challenger with military superiority likely makes nuclear blackmail. Deterrence under Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) is tenuous at global or regional levels since only under the balance of terror generated by nuclear parity military disputes can escalate to massive all-out nuclear war. We show that formulating and adopting warfighting strategies may potentially reduce costs of limited nuclear war but is unlikely to avert escalating conflicts at nuclear parity. Lack of experience at this level of carnage and the lack of effective escalation theory identifying the cost threshold when war would stop is still missing (conventional conflict seldom exceeded 25% loss in any nation – such levels can be achieved in the nuclear era in days not years). On the positive side we show that disarmament at the regional level can induce regional stability. We show that particularly to the Middle East a NFZ can enhance stability. To generalize the benefits of NFZ we advocate the creation of a new, veto free Nuclear Security Council composed only of the few global nuclear powers. Once in place this institution would allow any global nuclear power to respond to a first strike in any region and particularly against any member of an NFZ. On a less optimistic note, we show that “global-zero” is not a feasible option today and can be considered only after establishing a trust-based security scheme. The preconditions for such a venture are simply not in place. Appendix 1: Systematic Analysis of Nuclear Crisis Outcomes This work summaries using an agent-based perspective the evolution and resolution of all nuclear crisis. We refer to these cases throughout the book. The overall analysis shows that outcomes of crisis where threats of nuclear weapons use were involved did not differ from those where no such threats were used. Based on structural conditions, the the number, intensity, and structure of outcomes do not differ from those in the pre-nuclear period. 8. Appendix 2. Formal Model specification and derivations This section lays out theoretical justifications for our assumptions and specifications of the game-theoretic model of deterrence and disarmament. For interested readers, full equilibrium outcomes and their derivations are presented. 9. References 10. Subject Index 11. Glossary of Terms

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Book SynopsisThis book makes a compelling case that lethal drone deployment as a counterterrorism tool and instrument of statecraft in targeted states engenders far-reaching consequences for US grand strategy. By examining how successive US administrations since 9/11 have deployed drones in pursuant of different typologies of US grand strategic objectives, the book probes the putative political and strategic goals drones supposedly advance, and the impact of its continued proliferation for US for international security. The book provides a powerful base of evidence for policy makers and researchers by pointing to the perils of deployment of drone technology beyond their immediate or short-term objectives. It also explores how non-state actors and authoritarian regimes such as armed groups are harnessing armed drone technologies for their own political and military ends, as well as the underlying implications for US grand strategy and international security at large.Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE.. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENT.. iii ENDORSEMENTS.. iv LIST OF TABLES.. vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.. viii INDEX.. x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION.. 1 1.0 Introduction.. 1 1.1 Drones in Contemporary World Politics. 2 1.2 Key Considerations: Drones and US Grand Strategy?. 6 1.3 Chapter Outline. 11 CHAPTER TWO: Unmasking the Nexus: Exploring US Grand Strategy and the Dynamic Role of Drones. 13 2.0 Introduction.. 13 2.1 Grand Strategy in perspective. 14 2.2 Does the US have a Grand Strategy?. 18 2.3 Typologies of US Grand Strategy and Drones. 20 2.4 Drones and US Grand Strategy: The nexus. 30 2.4.1 US Grand Strategy: Balancing Offensive and Defensive Interpretations. 34 2.5 US Grand Strategy - A Dynamic Pendulum... 40 2.6 The drawbacks of drones for US grand strategy. 42 Chapter Three: Historicising the role of drones in US Grand Strategy. 52 3.0 Introduction.. 52 3.1 The Evolutionary Phases of Drone Development (1909-1917). 53 3.2 UAVs in the Interwar Period (1918-1938). 54 3.3 UAVs, WWII, and US Grand Strategy (1939-1945) 56 3.4 UAVs and US Grand Strategy in the Early Cold War (1947-1950). 59 3.5 Drones during the Early Cold War. 61 3.6 Drones, Détente, and the Second Cold War. 66 3.7 Drones, George H.W. Bush Administration, and the Persian Gulf War. 68 3.8 Drones, Clinton’s Grand Strategy, and the Bosnian War. 70 Chapter Four: Drone Warfare and US Grand Strategy during the Bush Administration.. 74 4.0 Introduction.. 74 4.1 George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy Before and After 9/11. 75 4.2 Bush and the evolution of Lethal Drone Warfare 2001-2008. 77 4.3 Conjuring Drone use During the Bush Administration.. 80 Chapter Five: Obama’s Drone Wars and US Grand Strategy. 88 5.0 Introduction.. 88 5.1 The Making of the Obama Doctrine. 89 5.1.1 Obama’s Second Term and the Rise of ‘Neo-Realism’ 95 5.2 Obama’s Hybrid Defensive grand strategy. 97 5.3 The Elements, Character, and Phases of Obama’s Drone Warfare. 98 5.4 Phases of Obama’s drone war. 103 5.5 The Utility of Drones in Obama’s Grand Strategy. 106 5.6 Dilemma of Obama’s Drone Warfare for US grand strategy. 111 Chapter Summary. 121 Chapter Six: The Trump Administration, Drones and US Grand Strategy. 123 6.0 Introduction.. 123 6.1 Deciphering Trump’s Doctrine. 124 6.2 The Grand Strategy of the Trump Administration.. 128 6.3 Trump’s Drone Warfare. 131 6.4 Phases of Trump’s Drone Wars. 136 6.6 Dilemma of Drone Warfare for Trump’s Grand Strategy. 140 Chapter Seven: The Dialectics and Dilemma of US Drone Warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan 146 7.0 Introduction.. 146 7.1 US Drone Targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan.. 147 7.3 Arguments for Drone use in Targeted States. 152 7.4 Assessing the Impact of Drone Strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan.. 157 7.5 Illusion of US Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.. 173 Chapter Eight: The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy. 176 8.0 Introduction.. 176 8.1 Race to Drones. 177 8.2 US Drone Policy on Proliferation.. 181 8.3 Debate on Drone Proliferation and Impact on US Objectives. 183 8.4 The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy. 187 8.5 The Lessons from US Drone Policy and Implications for Emerging and Superpowers 197 Chapter Nine: Conclusion.. 201 9.1 Drones and the Future of US Grand Strategy. 207 REFERENCES.. 209

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Solution-Focused Negotiation.- Chapter 3. The Mediator's Trap.- Chapter 4. Three Modes of Negotiation.- Chapter 5. Transformation.- Chapter 6. Practicality.- Chapter 7. Discovery

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG’s demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis. “This timely volume by regional scholars and experts examines various aspects of the emergence and expansion of violent non-state actors in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. The wealth of detail and approaches enhance our understanding of the transformation and dynamics of contemporary conflicts within and beyond the region.” Keith Krause, The Graduate Institute, Geneva “This book opens fascinating glimpses into contrasting forms of “state-like” governance established by non-state actors, ISIS and the Kurdish PYD. [...] It is an important source for students of the Syrian conflict, civil wars, failed states and hybrid governance.”Raymond Hinnebusch, Director Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews “This book is an excellent resource for those looking for an interdisciplinary account of VNSAs during the Syrian civil war. It makes a nice contribution to the study of violent non state actors and poses a set of new and pressing questions.” Max Abrahms, Northeastern University.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Reframing and Reassessing the VNSAs in Syrian Conflict: An Introduction.- Part 1: Actorness.- Chapter 2: Contested Geographies: How ISIS and YPG Rule ‘No-Go’ Areas in Northern Syria.- Chapter 3: Making Sense of the Territorial Aspirations of ISIS: Autonomy, Representation, Influence.- Chapter 4: How to Profile PYD/YPG as an Actor in the Syrian Civil War: Policy Implications for the Region and Beyond.- Chapter 5: The Islamic State versus the Popular Protection Units: Reciprocal Mobilization of Violent Non-State Actors in the Syrian Civil War.- Part 2: Powerfulness.- Chapter 6: ISIS as an Actor Controlling Water Resources in Syria and Iraq.- Part 3: Effectiveness.- Chapter 7: ’Surrogate Warfare’ in Syria and the Pitfalls of Diverging US Attitudes Towards ISIS and PYD.- Chapter 8: External Actors and VNSAs: An Analysis of the United States, Russia, ISIS and PYD/YPG.- Chapter 9: The EU’s Stance Towards VNSAs in dealing with the Syrian Crisis and its Effects.- Chapter 10: Understanding Iran’s Approach to Violent Non-State Actors: ISIS and YPG Cases.- Chapter 11: The Contagion of the Syrian Civil War into Turkey Under the Impact of ISIS and YPG Cases: Conditioning Factors and Diffusion Mechanisms.

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Book SynopsisChristian Braun analysiert die Wirkung von Mechanismen der Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung auf das Zusammenleben der ethnischen Bevölkerungsgruppen in gespaltenen Gesellschaften. Er verdeutlicht, dass diese Mechanismen niemals getrennt von den bestehenden Strukturen vor Ort betrachtet werden können und erklärt somit die Herausforderungen für eine friedliche Entwicklung dieser Gesellschaften. Durch die Fokussierung auf zwei in den jugoslawischen Zerfallskriegen am stärksten betroffen Regionen, Vukovar in Kroatien und Srebrenica in Bosnien-Herzegowina, ermöglicht er einen weitgehenden Einblick in tief gespaltene Gesellschaften und die Probleme der Konfliktregelung. Table of ContentsSrebrenica und Vukovar als Beispiele gespaltener Gesellschaften.- Die Gedenkstätten von Srebrenica und Vukovar.- Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof für das ehemalige Jugoslawien.- Die Wirkung von öffentlichen Entschuldigungen.

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Book SynopsisDer Begriff des gerechten Friedens impliziert engen Zusammenhang von Frieden und Gerechtigkeit. Auch in biblischen Traditionen wird die Verknüpfung beider Begriffe deutlich. So umfasst der biblische Friedensbegriff Schalom stets auch Dimensionen der Gerechtigkeit. Das Zusammendenken von Frieden und Gerechtigkeit hat seine Wurzeln in der alttestamentlichen Tradition und zieht sich als roter Faden durch die kirchlichen Traditionen. Frieden und Gerechtigkeit können aber auch in einem Spannungsverhältnis stehen und zueinander in Widerspruch geraten. So kann die Umsetzung von Gerechtigkeit den Frieden gefährden (Kriege im Namen der Gerechtigkeit), und auch umgekehrt kann die Verwirklichung von Frieden als ungerecht empfunden werden.Table of Contents„Gerechter Frieden“ – mehr als ein weißer Schimmel? Überlegungen zu einem Leitbegriff der neueren theologischen Friedensethik.- Gerechtigkeit und Frieden in der Bibel: Eine schwierige Partnerschaft.- Frieden und Gerechtigkeit. Überlegungen zu ihremVerweisungszusammenhang im Horizont der christlichen Tradition.- Zwischen Frieden und Gerechtigkeit. Dimensioneneines Spannungsverhältnisses.- Gerechter Frieden als moralischer Maximalismus.- Wie weiter mit dem gerechten Frieden?Ein Ausblick

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Book SynopsisDer Zusammenhang und das Verhältnis von Ethik und Recht gehören zu den fundamentalethischen Herausforderungen und werden seit der Antike diskutiert. Dennoch stellt sich dieses Problem je nach aktueller Situation immer wieder neu. Fragt man nach der Stellung des Rechts in der biblischen Überlieferung, dann fällt seine Vielgestaltigkeit auf. Es trägt in sich selbst geschichtlichen Charakter und hat sich seinerseits in verschiedener Weise auf das Rechtsdenken unterschiedlicher Epochen und Regionen ausgewirkt. Über den biblischen Befund hinaus diskutiert der Band die kirchlichen Traditionen, die sich auf sehr unterschiedliche Art und Weise mit dem vorfindlichen (staatlichen) Recht auseinandersetzen.Table of ContentsMit Beiträgen von Frank Crüsemann, Friedrich Lohmann, Thomas Hoppe und Stefan Oeter

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Book SynopsisGerechter Frieden wird im deutschen Diskurs, anders als im ökumenischen Kontext, als politisch-ethisches Leitbild verstanden. Im Mittelpunkt des Bandes steht die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff des Leitbildes. Dieses bewegt sich zwischen handlungsleitender normativer Orientierung und Interpretationsoffenheit wie zwischen Träger- und Adressatenkreisgebundenheit und allgemeiner Geltung. Damit verbinden sich zugleich Fragen nach der theologischen Verortung und empirischen Anwendbarkeit des gerechten Friedens in konkreten politischen Entscheidungssituationen.Table of ContentsPolitik und gerechter Frieden. Überlegungen aus ethischer Sicht.- Leitbild. Theoretischer Anspruch und moralische Orientierung.- Theologische Verankerung des Leitbildes und friedensethische Maximenbildung.- Friedenspraxis - Der Praxisbezug der Friedensdenkschrift.- Die Rolle des Gewissens im politisch-ethischen Leitbild des gerechten Friedens.- Frieden – Ethik – Politik. Versuch einer Zusammenschau

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Book SynopsisDie Anerkennung kultureller Vielfalt zählt neben dem Schutz vor Gewalt, vor Not und der Freiheit zu den Dimensionen eines gerechten Friedens. Aber was bedeutet kulturelle Vielfalt konkret? Was geschieht, wenn sie in Widerspruch zu den anderen Friedensdimensionen gerät? Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes widmen sich diesen Fragen. Sie beleuchten aus verschiedenen disziplinären Perspektiven die Chancen und Herausforderungen, die in diesem Konzept liegen.Table of ContentsZum theologischen Bedeutungshorizont des Begriffs der Anerkennung.- Die kulturelle Dimension von Gewalt und Friedenbei Johan Galtung.- Kulturelle Verschiedenheit.- Zusammenleben in Differenz.- Postkoloniale Perspektiven auf die „Anerkennung kultureller Vielfalt und Identität“ als Dimension des gerechten Friedens.- Gerechter Frieden angesichts kulturell-religiöser Diversität von Geschlechterkonzeptionen.

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Book SynopsisDer Band nimmt eine umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der gegenwärtigen Lage der Kaukasus-Region vor. Er gibt einen breiten Überblick über die innenpolitische und gesellschaftliche Situation in Aserbaidschan, Armenien und Georgien, behandelt zugleich aber auch länderübergreifende Themen und nimmt die Politik der angrenzenden Staaten sowie der Europäischen Union in den Blick. Auf diese Weise entsteht ein komplexes Bild einer vielfältigen, jedoch politisch, sozial und militärisch instabilen Region. Deutsche und einheimische Wissenschaftler erarbeiten Zukunftsperspektiven für eine Region zwischen Tradition und Transformation.Der InhaltPolitik im Südkaukasus • Soziale Entwicklung und Minderheiten • Die Kaukasus-Region im außenpolitischen Fadenkreuz • AusblickDer HerausgeberDr. Olaf Leiße ist außerplanmäßiger Professor für Europäische Studien am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Jena.Table of ContentsPolitik im Südkaukasus.- Soziale Entwicklung und Minderheiten.- Die Kaukasus-Region im außenpolitischen Fadenkreuz.- Ausblick.

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Book SynopsisGregor Peter Hofmann untersucht, wie Gerechtigkeitskonflikte zwischen Staaten die Entwicklung internationaler Normen beeinflussen. Er analysiert hierfür die Debatte über humanitäre Interventionen und das umstrittene Normbündel der internationalen Schutzverantwortung (Responsibility to Protect, R2P). Die R2P hält Staaten dazu an, Völkermord, Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, Kriegsverbrechen und ethnische Säuberungen zu verhindern. Anknüpfend an die konstruktivistische Normenforschung in den Internationalen Beziehungen, zeichnet der Autor detailliert empirisch nach, wie konträre Vorstellungen über eine gerechte Weltordnung im Spannungsfeld zwischen individuellen Menschenrechten, staatlichen Souveränitätsansprüchen und Forderungen nach prozeduraler Gerechtigkeit das Normbündel der R2P prägen.Table of ContentsUmstrittene Entwicklung internationaler Normen.- Gerechtigkeit und Normkontestation.- Entwicklung der Schutzverantwortung / Responsibility to Protect (R2P).- Gerechtigkeitskonflikte und deren Einfluss auf die R2P

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Book SynopsisDirk Baehr untersucht anhand der in sieben Gerichtsverfahren gesammelten und ausgewerteten empirischen Daten die Radikalisierungsursachen von neun dschihadistischen Straftätern. Bei den Angeklagten handelt es sich um Extremisten, die entweder wegen der Werbung und Unterstützung von terroristischen Vereinigungen oder wegen der Mitgliedschaft in terroristischen Vereinigungen in Deutschland zu hohen Haftstrafen verurteilt wurden. Um die Radikalisierungsprozesse von Dschihadisten exemplarisch darzulegen, werden die Radikalisierungsverläufe von zwei Straftätern in Einzelfallanalysen rekonstruiert und die wichtigsten Radikalisierungsfaktoren aufgezeigt. Table of ContentsGrundlegende Vorbemerkungen zur Radikalisierungsforschung.- Ursachenanalyse von Radikalisierungen.- Hauptursachen für Radikalisierungsprozesse.- Zwei Einzelfallanalysen von Radikalisierungen.

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Book SynopsisBereits seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ist der Status der Souveränitätsrechte über die Paracel- und Spratly-Inselgruppen ungeklärt. Doch in den letzten Jahrzehnten wurde der Disput mitunter kriegerisch ausgetragen und die Region sukzessiv militarisiert. Dies lässt sich insbesondere auf die wirtschaftlichen, innenpolitischen und geopolitischen Interessen der Konfliktparteien zurückführen, die dieses essential in einem Überblick analysiert. Wiewohl die Region von China als genuiner Einflussbereich reklamiert wird, versuchen die USA mit ihrem pivot to Asia ihrerseits die freie Seefahrt und die Interessen der ohnmächtigen ASEAN-Staaten zu vertreten. Nebst dem regionalen Konflikt impliziert die Auseinandersetzung infolgedessen eine geopolitische Dimension im Kampf um Suprematie zwischen den beiden Hegemonen. Table of ContentsDie wirtschaftliche Dimension des Konflikts.- Gründungsmythos und Nationalismus: der innenpolitische Druck.- Das Dilemma des internationalen Rechts.- Die (geo-)politische Aufladung des Konflikts.

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Book SynopsisDas Handbuch untersucht interdisziplinär einen Schlüsselbegriff der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Es arbeitet für verschiedene Bereiche den Forschungsstand zu ‚Krisen‘ als politischen Handlungssituationen auf und betont zugleich die enge Verbindung zur politischen Praxis, die sich in der Verwendung des Krisenbegriffs beobachten lässt. Während die Erforschung einzelner Krisenereignisse und -phänomene in vielen Disziplinen zum Tagesgeschäft gehört, sind übergreifende konzeptionelle Überlegungen zu Krisen meist auf organisatorische Aspekte des Krisenmanagements oder auf Krisendiskurse beschränkt. An diese Forschungsstände anknüpfend, aber über sie hinausweisend, bearbeitet das Handbuch ‚Krisenforschung‘ aus verschiedenen konzeptionellen und methodischen Perspektiven und plädiert dabei für einen reflexiven Ansatz, der den Begriff der ‚Krise‘ selbst als zu beobachtenden Begriff versteht.Table of ContentsZugänge zum Krisenbegriff.- Perspektivierungen von Krisen.- Felder der Krisenbewältigung.- Techniken der Krisenbewältigung.

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Book SynopsisDas Völkerrecht gilt als eine der zentralen Friedensstrategien. Zugleich ist das Paradigma „Frieden durch Recht“ nicht unumstritten. Es speist sich aus verschiedenen Rechtstraditionen, die jeweils einen eigenen Interessenschwerpunkt vornehmen.Welche Aspekte hierbei zentral sind und welche Implikationen sich aus den jeweiligen juristischen Diskursen in der Rechtstradition für die Debatte um die rechtserhaltende Gewalt ergeben, steht im Zentrum des Bandes. Er nimmt verschiedene Rechtstraditionen vergleichend in den Blick. Dabei wird der Fokus insbesondere auf die ständigen Mitglieder des UN-Sicherheitsrates und Deutschland gelegt. Table of ContentsRechtstraditionen und Verortungen.- Modelle evangelischer Rechtsethik im Horizont globaler Ordnungssuche.- Die deutsche Sprache des Rechts.- Frieden durch Recht im Lichte unterschiedlicher Rechtstraditionen.- „Frieden durch Recht“ aus französischer Perspektive.- Das Paradigma Frieden durch Recht im Völkerrechtsverständnis Russlands.- Frieden, Recht und Good Governance im alten und neuen China.- Rechtstraditionen, Legitimierung von Gewalteinsatz und gerechter Frieden

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Book SynopsisJosua Schneider analysiert die Bedeutsamkeit narrativer (De-)Legitimationsstrategien in langanhaltenden und gewaltsamen Konflikten am Beispiel des kolumbianischen Bürgerkrieges. Dabei untersucht er an einem interdisziplinären Schnittpunkt von Philologie, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung und Sozialwissenschaft die Funktion von Narrativen bei der Verstetigung und Beilegung von Konflikten. Konkret werden die Beschaffenheit und der Wandel narrativer Legitimationsprozesse der Bürgerkriegsakteure FARC-Guerilla und kolumbianischer Staat analysiert, und die darin verborgenen Machtmechanismen und Neutralisierungstechniken sowie das zum Ausdruck kommende Ringen um die Deutungsmacht in der diskursiven Auseinandersetzung über die Ursachen und den Verlauf des bewaffneten Konflikts aufgezeigt. Durch den Blick auf die Schlüsselfunktion von (De-)Legitimationsstrategien bei der theoretischen und empirischen Analyse von Bürgerkriegserzählungen kann zugleich aus konfliktsoziologischer Perspektive erklärt und verstanden werden, welche Relevanz die verbale Abrüstung, die Abkehr von Kriegsrhetoriken und der Abbau von Feindbildern für eine nachhaltige Friedensstiftung besitzt.Table of ContentsTeil I Einführung.- Teil II Forschungsstand.- Teil III Theoretischer Rahmen.- Teil IV Historische Einordnung.- Teil V Empirie.- Teil VI Fazit.

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Book SynopsisDer Nahost-Konflikt ist ein Schlüsselelement der internationalen Beziehungen. In diesem Buch werden sowohl der Kern des Konflikts als auch die internationalen Dimensionen auf knappem Raum dargestellt.Table of ContentsEntstehung und Entwicklung des Konflikts.- Der Friedensprozess.- Konfliktanalyse.- Perspektiven.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Origin and development of the conflict.- The peace process.- Analysis of the Conflict.- Summary and Perspectives.- Literature.

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Book SynopsisThe peace agreement, major reconstruction efforts and UN-supervised elections that followed Cambodia's dark period of civil war and genocide have not brought the democracy and reconstruction that was hoped for. Political stability has emerged but seemingly only at the expense of democracy. Moreover, reconstruction efforts appear to be at odds with processes of liberal democratization.This volume (written by a broad mix of Khmer and non-Khmer researchers) is the first study to assess the post-conflict democratization and reconstruction process in Cambodia in a systematic and in-depth empirical way. In going beyond a one-dimensional view of democracy, the full complexity of this process is illuminated and an assessment is made about the viability of such post-conflict strategies elsewhere round the globe.Table of ContentsBeyond Democracy in Cambodia (Joakim Ojendal and Mona Lilja); Reconstructing Legitimate Political Authority through Elections? (Caroline Hughes); The Judicial System and Democratization (Kheang Un); Decentralization as a Strategy for State Reconstruction (Kim Sedara and Joakim Ojendal); Globalization, Women's Political Participation and the Politics of Legitimacy and Reconstruction (Mona Lilja); The Political Economy of Aid and Regime Legitimacy (Sophal Ear); (Re) creating Local Political Legitimacy Through Governance Intervention? (Malin Hasselskog); Cambodian Religion since 1989 (John Marston); Re-establishing Legitimacy through the 'Extraordinary Chambers' in the Courts of Cambodia (Laura McGrew); The Never-Ending Hunt for Political Legitimacy in a Post-Conflict Cambodia (Mona Lilja and Joakim Ojendal).

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Book SynopsisThis publication addresses the issue of military spending from various angles by examining the impact of military expenditures on security; the relationship between military spending and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the importance of gender perspectives in rethinking unconstrained military spending; and lessons learned from economic conversion movements. It has been published in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Secretary-General's Agenda for Disarmament to encourage renewed research and analysis on the relationship between military spending and economic and social development.

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 2019, the #Youth4Disarmament (Y4D) initiative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) seeks to engage, educate and empower young people to facilitate their meaningful contribution to disarmament efforts. The 'Spotlight Stories' section of the Y4D community website (https://www.youth4disarmament.org/youth_spotlight) offers a space for young people to share - in their own voices and from their own perspectives - why the work of disarmament is critical to building peace and how they are helping push the field forward. This compilation of stories reveals the hope for a better future shared by members of the largest generation in history, and it shows some of the diverse ways they are finding to pursue peace through disarmament in the twenty-first century

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, non-governmental organisations and other members of civil society have had an ever greater impact on the international agenda. Four delegates from Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, and Mexico, and who worked at the United Nations, share their personal views on the impact civil society stakeholders have had in matters relating to disarmament and arms control.

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Book SynopsisThis book conceptualizes the politics of Bangladesh through an Islamic concept called ummah or the global brotherhood of Muslims. It demonstrates that, against the backdrop of geopolitics, capitalism and free flow of ideas, localization of this global religious concept at individual level, institutional level, major party platforms and state has cemented the current political condition in Bangladesh in which religiosity, religious intolerance, Islamization and extremism take place. By exploring the effects of ummah in Bangladeshi politics, this book shows how major political parties have mainstreamed political Islam in the country. The book rejects the long standing scholarly claim of religious-secular distinction in Bangladeshi politics and argues that with most Muslim-dominated states, there are no major secular parties in Bangladesh. There are only Islamic parties, which are more or less Islamic. The purely ‘rational’ domain of politics in Bangladesh is long lost, and political Islam sets the framework for politics in the country. The reason behind this logic of Bangladeshi politics is formed, contained and expanded by ummah. Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Beyond Clash of Civilizations and Post Islamism: Ummah(s) and the Muslim World3. Geopolitics of Ummah(s) in Bangladesh- A Historic Narrative4. Awami League, Ummah, and Political Islam5. The BNP, Ummah, and Politics in Bangladesh6. Islamization, Ummah Consciousness and Mass Support forPolitical Islam7. Globalization and Transnational Ummah(s) in Contemporary Bangladesh8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis edited book is written by six authors from Asia and Africa. The individual authors focus on their own country's case or cases that they have been working on. The book features local conflicts in six countries in Asia and Africa and identifies how the local conflicts are affected by the forces of globalization. Cases include Nigeria's oil-related conflicts, the Democratic Republic of Congo's timber conflicts, continuing instability in Mozanbique, Thailand's conflict with regard to AIDS medicine, Myanmar's local conflicts after its reforms, and the Afghanistan’s conflicts over minerals. From these diverse case studies, the book examines how globalization and international politics affect local politics and conflicts, and vice versa. Even seemingly internal conflicts are shown to be significantly influenced by globalization forces and to create new dynamism in local politics. While there are other books that explore globalization and conflicts, many of them are conceptually organized with a small number of case studies. The present volume examines local conflicts in relation to globalization and demonstrates how structural inequality vis-a-vis weak stateness and statehood are significantly affected by global political economy.Table of Contents1. Introduction Yukiko Nishikawa 2. Globalization and the Nation-State in Africa and Asia Yukiko Nishikawa Part I Globalization and Local Conflict in Africa 3. Energy Security and the Paradox of Global Peacebuilding Interventions in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Tubodenyefa Zibima 4. International Policies and Illegal Logging Exploitation Sustaining Local Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Bosakaibo Bomino Georges 5. The Politics and Political Economy of Violent Conflicts in Post-War Mozambique Manuel Francisco Sambo Part II Globalization and Local Conflict in Asia 6. Local Conflicts in Post-Reform Myanmar Yukiko Nishikawa 7. Battles on AIDS Drugs in Thailand Benjamas Nillsuwan 8. Afghanistan and the Curse of Resources: Taliban’s Greed-based Jihad in the Heart of Asia Mohammad Reza Qasemi 9. Conclusion Yukiko Nishikawa

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch konzentriert sich auf das Leben und die Friedensphilosophie der japanischen Premierminister von 1945 bis heute und versucht, eine einheitliche politische Philosophie herauszuarbeiten, nämlich die "Friedensphilosophie", die Japans Außen- und Verteidigungspolitik durchweg beeinflusst hat. Dieses Buch erforscht die Metaerzählung der internationalen Beziehungen und der Politik und liefert eine neue Metaanalyse der Faktoren, die der japanischen Politik zugrunde liegen, und bietet einen zeitgemäßen Einblick in einen der mächtigsten und zugleich rätselhaftesten Akteure Asiens in einer Zeit des Wandels. Dieses Buch wird für Wissenschaftler im Bereich der internationalen Beziehungen, für diejenigen, die Asien im Wandel beobachten, und für Journalisten von Interesse sein.Table of Contents1. Einleitung: Eine Studie über die Premierminister im Nachkriegsjapan.- 2. Kantaro Suzuki: Der Premier, der den Krieg beendete.- 3. Naruhiko Higashikuni: Der kaiserliche Führer, der die Streitkräfte auflöste.- 4. Kijuro Shidehara: Ein Internationalist, der sich die Friedensklausel zu eigen machte - 5. Shigeru Yoshida (I): Der Antikriegspazifist als Diplomat und Führer - 6. Tetsu Katayama: Der christliche Pazifist und erste sozialistische Premierminister - 7. Hitoshi Ashida: Der Diplomat, Journalist und Verfechter des internationalen Friedens - 8. Shigeru Yoshida (II): Der Friedensvertrag, die Allianz und die Selbstverteidigungskräfte.- 9. Ichiro Hatoyama: Der erste LDP-Premier, der die Beziehungen zu Moskau normalisierte.- 10. Tanzan Ishibashi: Der Antikriegsjournalist, Staatsmann und Friedensphilosoph - 11. Nobusuke Kishi: Der nationalistische Premier, der den Sicherheitsvertrag revidierte - 12. Hayato Ikeda: Der Plan zur Einkommensverdopplung und die Initiative "Frieden durch Wohlstand" - 13. Eisaku Sato: Nichtnukleare Politik, atomfreies Okinawa und der Friedenspreis - 14. Kakuei Tanaka: Die Umgestaltung Japans und die Normalisierung der Beziehungen zu China - 15. Takeo Miki: Der Antikriegspazifist und Verfechter einer sauberen Politik.- 16. Takeo Fukuda: Die Fukuda-Doktrin und die in alle Richtungen gehende Friedensdiplomatie - 17. Masayoshi Ohira: Der Architekt des Konzepts für die Zusammenarbeit im pazifischen Raum - 18. Zenko Suzuki: Der besonnene Premier auf der Suche nach einer Politik der Harmonie - 19. Yasuhiro Nakasone: Der nationalistische Führer auf der Suche nach Autonomie und echter Allianz.- 20. Noboru Takeshita: Der Verfechter der internationalen Zusammenarbeit für den Weltfrieden.- 21. Sosuke Uno: Skandale und Gipfeldiplomatie.- 22. Toshiki Kaifu: Die Golfkrise, das UN-Gesetz zur Friedenskooperation und der Golfkrieg - 23. Kiichi Miyazawa: UNPKO und die Entsendung von Selbstverteidigungskräften - 24. Morihiro Hosokawa: Die erste nicht-LDP/nicht-kommunistische Koalitionsregierung.- 25. Tsutomu Hata: Der dienstälteste Premierminister der Nachkriegsverfassung.- 26. Tomiichi Murayama: Offizielle Entschuldigung für Japans Kolonialherrschaft und Aggression.- 27. Ryutaro Hashimoto: Die Gemeinsame Erklärung von Japan und den USA und die Verteidigungsrichtlinien - 28. Keizo Obuchi: Der Visionär und Initiator von Japans Diplomatie der menschlichen Sicherheit - 29. Yoshiro Mori: Der Kyushu-Okinawa-Gipfel und die Resolution zum Olympischen Frieden - 30. Junichiro Koizumi: Von der Kantei-Diplomatie zur Anti-Atom-Diplomatie.- 31. Shinzo Abe (I): Auf dem Weg zu einem schönen Land" und die Verfassungsrevision.- 32. Yasuo Fukuda: Das Ringen um einen internationalen Beitrag in der verdrehten Diät.- 33. Taro Aso: Werteorientierte Diplomatie und der Bogen von Freiheit und Wohlstand.- 34. Yukio Hatoyama: Erster DPJ-Premier und die Vision für die ostasiatische Gemeinschaft.- 35. Naoto Kan: Das große Erdbeben in Ostjapan und die Nuklearkatastrophe.- 36. Yoshihiko Noda: Entscheidung über Atomenergie und SDF-Einsatz im Südsudan.- 37. Shinzo Abe (II): Abenomics und proaktiver Beitrag zum Frieden.- 38. Yoshihide Suga: Auf dem Weg zu einer kohlenstoffneutralen Gesellschaft während der Pandemie.- 39. Schlussfolgerung: Japanische Premierminister im Wandel des internationalen Systems.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides new insights into the development of integrated approaches to peace and sustainability in the era of global change. Since the late 1980s, and in order to regulate the increasingly detrimental impacts of humans on the environment, the transition towards sustainability has been high on the agenda of researchers and policymakers alike. Meanwhile, peace considerations have expanded in recent decades to include the varied types and sources of conflict, from inter-state to intra-state conflicts due to various social, political, economic, and environmental factors. Through providing theoretical and empirical insights, this book demonstrates that sustainability and peace as intrinsically interrelated. The book elaborates on the multi-dimensional and constantly evolving concepts of sustainability and peace. In addition, the book contributes to a better understanding of the complex and dynamic interlinkages between peace and sustainability by presenting examples of pathways where sustainability and peace interact considering the different factors and contexts that are constantly shaping and reshaping the conditions for sustainable and peaceful societies. Table of Contents1- Introduction: the need for integrated approaches to peace and sustainability 2- A state of art review of the peace-sustainability nexus 3- Women’s Movement towards Building Sustainable Peace in Cross-Cultural Society: the Case of Peace Agenda of Women in the Deep South of Thailand 4- Boko Haram Insurgency on North-Eastern Nigeria, how has this influenced food insecurity in the region? 5- Exploring the need for an Integrated Conflict Sensitivity Framework in development assistance that contributes to peaceful and sustainable post-conflict societies 6- The Components of Peace Agreements and FDI Inflows in 7- Post-Civil War Economies: a cross country analysis over the period 1990 to 2019 8- Peace through Community Building Efforts of the Rohingya in Bangladesh 9- The Humane yet Ambivalent Attitude Towards Refugees: A Potential Threat to Peace 10- The Role of Media and Social Cohesion between Host and the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar 11- Human rights, social security and Ghana's response to the COVID-19 pandemic 12- Non-adherence to principles of international law: The bane of environmental insecurity 13- Peace, justice and security in Ghana: the need for peace education 14- Co-benefits and synergies between food security and eight positive peace pillars 15- Concluding remarks

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction: The Geopolitical Perspective in a Rapidly Changing World.- Part 1. Defining Geopolitics.- Chapter 2. Anglo-American Versus Continental Traditions of Geopolitics.- Chapter 3. Theoretical Divides in Geopolitical Thought: Mackinder and Haushofer.- Chapter 4. The Development of Competing Geopolitical Theories: Spykman and Schmitt.- Part 2. The History of War from the Geopolitical Perspective.- Chapter 5. The History of War in Europe.- Chapter 6. The Cold War in the 20th Century From a Geopolitical Perspective.- Chapter 7. The Post–Cold War World and the Russo–Ukrainian Conflict.- Part 3. Japan’s Wars from the Geopolitical Perspective.- Chapter 8. Prewar Japan from the Perspective of Anglo-American Tradition of Geopolitics.- Chapter 9. Wartime Japan from The Perspective of the Continental Tradition of Geopolitics.- Chapter 10. Geopolitics as Esotericism in Postwar Japan.- Part 4. Contemporary Global Conflicts and Geopolitical Analysis.- Chapter 11. The Global Structure of Armed Conflicts Today.- Chapter 12. Regional Patterns of Conflicts around the World.- Chapter 13. The Free and Open Indo-Pacific, the Belt and Road Initiative and BRICS.- Chapter 14. Conclusion: Geopolitics as a Perspective on Conflict Analysis.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Part 1: Asian ideas for peace and conflict amelioration.- Can Asians speak truth to power?.- Nuclear Deterrence 3.0.- Asia, say no to NATO.- Freeze, talk and trade.- Technocratic deliberation and Asian peace.- America needs an economic peace strategy for Asia.- Where are the peacemakers?:.- Investing in peace for Asia.- Muslim Asia and the quest for peace.- Doubts about AUKUS.- Cyclone Mocha in conflict-ridden Myanmar is another warning to take climate change seriously.- Crisis management in Asia: A middle power imperative.- Rabindranath Tagore: A man for a new Asian future.- Asia should take the lead on global health.- Reconceptualizing Asia's security challenges: by Jean Dong, April 21, 2024.- A new 'coalition of the unwilling'.- Asia's middle powers' activism a plus for regional stability.- Nuclear stability in the 21st century.- Part 2: Managing the US-China contest.- How China and US can avoid a clash in the South China Sea.- Beware of Munich.- The Anchorage meeting will buy America needed time.- Navigating troubled waters: Ideas for managing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.- It’s dangerous salami slicing on the Taiwan issue.- US-China trade and investment cooperation amid great power rivalry.- Averting the grandest collision of all time.- China, America and the Saudi-Iranian normalization.- Coexistence: The only realist path to peace.- America can’t stop China’s rise.- Biden-Xi Summit: A positive step in managing complex US-China ties.- The US and China can lead the way on nuclear threat reduction.- Part 3: Conflict management in South Asia.- China and India: A new diplomacy.- Can South Asia put India-Pakistan hostilities behind to unite for greater good?.- An India-Pakistan ceasefire that can stick.- China and India: More new diplomacy.- Safer together: Why South and Southeast Asia must cooperate to prevent a new Cold War in Asia.- India-Pakistan: Peace by pieces.- India-China relations: Going beyond the military stalemate.- Restoring trust between China and India: A modest suggestion.- India can still be a bridge to the Global South.- Would you care for a 'package deal'? The future of  a territorial swap on the disputed Sino-Indian boundary.- Why India-Pakistan relations need a new era of engagement.- Why have China and India come together?.- Part 4: Conflict management in Southeast and East Asia.- China and Japan: Will they ever reconcile?.- Islamist terrorism in Indonesia: Roots and responses.- The Biden era: Challenges and opportunities for Southeast Asia.- The oxygen of Asean.- An antidote against narrow nationalism? Why regional history matters.- Can Biden bring peace to Southeast Asia?.- Countering the threat of Islamist extremism in Southeast Asia.- HADR as a diplomatic tool in Southeast Asia-China relations amid changing security dynamics.- Can the Belt and Road Initiative bring peace to China and Asean.- Countering Moro youth extremism in the Philippines.- The EU and ASEAN: Partners to manage great power rivalry.- Caught in the middle? Not necessarily. Non-alignment could help Southeast Asian regional integration.- Managing expectations: Indonesia navigating its international roles.- US-China rivalry will be a stern test for Vietnam’s diplomatic juggle.- Civilisational futures and the role of Southeast Asia.- The US, China, and the Philippines in between.- Singapore’s role as a neutral interpreter of China to the West.- Securing China-US relations within the wider Asia-Pacific.- Southeast Asia, China, and the Belt and Read Initiative: still going strong?.- How Malaysia can boost Asean agency and centrality amid global challenges.

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Book SynopsisWhy does violence recur in some places, over long periods of time? Douglas Kammen explores this pattern in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor, studying that island's tragic past, focusing on the small district of Maubara. Once a small but powerful kingdom embedded in long-distance networks of trade, over the course of three centuries the people of Maubara experienced benevolent but precarious Dutch suzerainty, Portuguese colonialism punctuated by multiple uprisings and destructive campaigns of pacification, Japanese military rule, and years of brutal Indonesian occupation. In 1999 Maubara was the site of particularly severe violence before and after the UN-sponsored referendum that finally led to the restoration of East Timor's independence. The questions posed in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor about recurring violence and local narratives apply to many other places besides East Timor-from the Caucasus to central Africa, and from the Balkans to China-wherever mass violence keeps recurring.

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Book SynopsisUS enthusiasm for peace operations' has fluctuated markedly in the post-Cold War era. In the early 1990s, the first Bush Administration's interest in a new world order and the Clinton Administration's policy of assertive multilateralism opened the door to direct engagement in Somalia and support to UN operations in the former Yugoslavia. Failures in both places led to a loss of enthusiasm for UN peacekeeping (manifest most tragically in Rwanda), but not NATO operations, which took over from UNPROFOR in Bosnia and later deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan. Concern about failed states in Africa prompted the US to seek ways of bolstering the capacity of African states and organizations. Meanwhile, the US has actively supported recent operations in Haiti and East Timor, and is taking the lead in pushing for a major new UN operation in Darfur. The post-9/11 environment, combined with difficulties faced in Iraq, has led to a significant policy shift in the Bush Administration, from initialTable of ContentsPart 1: Overview 1. Introduction Ian Johnstone 2. Historical Perspective: Evolution of US Policy William Durch, Ed Luck and Tom Weiss Part 2: The Dimensions of Contemporary Peace Operations 3. Military: US Peace Support Operations Doctrine Victoria Holt, Michael O’Hanlon and John Ruggie 4. Police: Reform and the Demand for Constabulary Forces Robert Perito and Michael Diedzic 5. Civilian: The Challenges of Political and Economic Reconstruction Michael Doyle, Robert Orr and Michael Barnett Part 3: Regions/Cases 6. US and the Americas: From El Salvador to Haiti Theresa Whitfield, Ayaka Suzuki and Charles Call 7. US and NATO: From Bosnia to Afghanistan Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan and Elizabeth Cousens 8. US and Africa: From Somalia to Darfur John Prendergast and Sarjoh Bah Part 4: Conclusion 9. Future US Peace Operations Policy: Lessons from Iraq Nancy Soderberg, James Dobbins and Marina Ottoway

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Book SynopsisSince the mid-1990s the United Nations and other multilateral organizations have been entrusted with exceptional authority for the administration of war-torn and strife-ridden territories. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eastern Slavonia, Kosovo, and East Timor these organizations have assumed responsibility for governance to a degree unprecedented in recent history. These initiatives represent some of the boldest experiments in the management and settlement of intra-state conflict ever attempted by third parties. This book is a study of recent experiences in the international administration of war-torn territories. It examines the nature of these operations - their mandates, structures, and powers - and distinguishes them from kindred historical and contemporary experiences of peacekeeping, trusteeship, and military occupation. It analyses and assesses the effectiveness of international administrations and discusses, in thematic fashion, the key operational and political challenges that arise in the context of these experiences. It also reflects on the policy implications of these experiences, recommending reforms or new approaches to the challenge posed by localized anarchy in a global context. It argues that, despite many of the problems arising from both the design and implementation of international administrations, international administration has generally made a positive contribution to the mitigation of conflict in the territories where they have been established, thus removing or reducing a threat to peace and helping to improve the lives of the vast majority of the territories'' inhabitants. This major new work from a leading scholar provides the first comprehensive treatment of recent attempts at international governance of war-torn territories, and will be essential reading for anyone interested in peace-keeping operations and international administration.Trade ReviewThis is an important book. It fills a gap in the literature. I know of no similar text for those specializing in peacekeeping/ building, whether scholar or academic, this is required reading. * Robert E Kelly, Journal of Conflict Studies *An extensive collection of factors and circumstances relevant to international administrations is presented here, providing valuable insights for both scholars and practioners...overall it is well-presented and informative. * International Peacekeeping *...this book [is] required reading for any presumptive admistrator. * Ethics & International Affairs *With its detailed and shrewd analysis, it is hard to see how Caplan's measured account will be bettered. * Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs *Caplan's book is an important guide for any student of post-conflict reconstruction. * Bathsheba Crocker, Survival *Caplan's work provides an excellent point of introduction to the key problems that had been encouraged up to the point of publication and which will continue to generate challenges to those engaged in internationally administered peace operations. * Jeremy Moses, Australian Journal of Political Science *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Forms of International Administration ; PART 1: INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN PRACTICE ; 2. Public Order and Internal Security ; 3. Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons ; 4. Civil Administration ; 5. Political Institution-Building ; 6. Economic Reconstruction and Development ; PART 2: CRITICAL ISSUES FOR INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ; 7. Planning Operations ; 8. The Exercise of Executive Authority ; 9. Accountability ; 10. Exit Strategies ; 11. Enhancing Effectiveness ; Conclusions

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