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This book examines leaders of the seemingly intractable conflict between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors. It takes as an intellectual target of opportunity six Israeli prime ministers, asking w……続きを見る

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Referen……続きを見る

The world is in a second nuclear age in which regional powers play an increasingly prominent role. These states have small nuclear arsenals, often face multiple active conflicts, and sometimes have ……続きを見る

On 28 June 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Balkans. Five fateful weeks later the Great Powers of Europe were at war. Much time and ink has been spent ever since tr……続きを見る

In TheEffects of Globalization in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, Kema Irogbeargues the forces of globalization, which include the IMF/World Bank, WTO, and Western media technology, are subordinate……続きを見る

Security concerns have mushroomed. Increasingly numerous areas of life are governed by security policies and technologies. Security Unbound argues that when insecurities pervade how we relate to our……続きを見る

Since the early 1990s, there has been a clear evolution in the military dimension of Japanese diplomacy. From Gulf War I in 1991 to the present day, an incremental but unmistakable acceptance of, an……続きを見る

Resilience has become a central concept in government policy understandings over the last decade. In our complex, global and interconnected world, resilience appears to be the policy ‘buzzword’ of c……続きを見る

This book is a critical inquiry into sovereignty and argues that the meaning and functions performed by this concept have changed significantly during the past decades, with profound implications fo……続きを見る

A deep and unresolved tension exists within American trade politics between the nation’s promotion of an open world trading system and the operations of its democratic domestic political regime. Whe……続きを見る

Offering insights on Egypt's failed revolutionーhow it happened and why it did not succeedーauthor Samuel Tadros argues that, as Egypt continues on its destructive downward path, it is important to ……続きを見る

Explaining how the U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East could have long-term consequences as other forces come forward to fill the gap, Russell A. Berman details how the retreat began and how the re……続きを見る

Europeanization" is a term increasingly used in the social sciences to descibe the impact, convergence or response of politicians and institutions in relation to the European Union. This volume expl……続きを見る

This is the first introduction to the United Nation's activities during the Cold War period. It combines a history of the UN with a broader account of east-west diplomacy during the Cold War and aft……続きを見る

Can independent nations unify politically? Amitai Etzioni raised this searching question in his seminal 1965 book, Political Unification: A Comparative Study of Leaders and Forces. In this revised e……続きを見る

Após delinear um quadro teórico - no qual não faltam referências a noções consagradas, como "tradições inventadas" e "lugares de memória" -, o autor apresenta ousada narrativa sobre a construção sim……続きを見る

O presente livro busca estimular a análise do que se chama de “internacionalização do direito penal”, sob o prisma da lavagem de dinheiro e do financiamento do terrorismo: como, num primeiro momento……続きを見る

Um dos elementos que diferencia a UNASUL de processos anteriores de integração regional é a cooperação em matéria de defesa, articulada por meio do Conselho de Defesa Sul-Americano (CDS). Criado em ……続きを見る

Em setembro de 2004, o então Ministro da Cultura, Gilberto Gil, apresentou em Berlim a proposta de um ambicioso projeto cultural brasileiro por ocasião da Copa do Mundo, que a Alemanha organizaria d……続きを見る

A criação da Organização Mundial do Comércio, em 1995, em substituição ao GATT, representou um arranjo institucional elaborado, com um conjunto de regras sofisticado, amplo e detalhado para discipli……続きを見る

This book examines China's participation in the United Nations (UN). There are two research components. First, the author seeks to find a pattern of China's multilateral diplomatic behavior in the U……続きを見る

In 2011 the Arab revolts changed the Middle East forever. The toppling of a generation of dictators left the region in turmoil. Has the promise of the Arab Spring been lost? What does the rise of re……続きを見る

Dispatches from the Frontlines analyzes some of the world’s most contentious hotspots. It focuses on such compelling global issues as Third World development, the role of the state, corporatism, and……続きを見る

The study of international ethics is marked by an overwhelming bias towards reasoned reflection at the expense of emotionally driven moral deliberation. For rationalist cosmopolitans in particular, ……続きを見る

Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading histori……続きを見る

This is a magisterial new account of Europe's tragic descent into a largely inadvertent war in the summer of 1914. Thomas Otte reveals why a century-old system of Great Power politics collapsed so d……続きを見る

Drawing specifically on the international climate regime, Simone Schiele examines international environmental regimes from a legal perspective and analyses a core feature of international regimes - ……続きを見る

This book provides theoretical and practical insights for effective decision making in situations that involve various types of conflict cleavages. Embedding historical analysis, negotiation analysi……続きを見る

States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries pose a tangible threat. Yet despite the crucial……続きを見る

For years the European Union has been looked on as a potential model for cosmopolitan governance, and enjoyed considerable influence on the global stage. The EU has a uniquely strong and legally bin……続きを見る