CK - International Relations 14

This set of volumes is based on a UNCRD study of the impact of national policies and programmes on rural development in eight developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.The Brazilian phe……続きを見る

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and sel……続きを見る

How does armed conflict shape global politics? And, critically, can it ever be regulated, a necessary first step to achieving a more peaceful world? This book examines the factors that define and sh……続きを見る

From Bulgaria to Berkeley, Indonesia to Australia, Roger Carrick has travelled the world as an English diplomat. He was shadowed by the secret police in Sofia, witnessed the 1968 riots in Paris, bef……続きを見る

A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years Strategy has existed as long as there ha……続きを見る

Corruption is a pervasive problem across the world and is regularly ranked as among the greatest global challenges. Considering the role that corruption plays in exacerbating deprivation and fuellin……続きを見る

In Brazil’s International Activism Monika Sawicka questions how Brazil’s deep-rooted craving for greatness has led to the quest for status in the twenty-first century and contends that the categoriz……続きを見る

In 1863, Protestant missionaries established Robert College in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, holding the distinction of being the pioneer American college abroad. In many cases,……続きを見る

**A study of how and why US-Latin American relations changed in the 1930s: “**Brilliant . . . [A] charming and perceptive work.” ーForeign Affairs During the 1930s, the United States began to look m……続きを見る

Four political analysts explore the importance of local issues to global business and politics in this fully updated edition of The Kimchi Matters. Today’s focus on globalization has obscured the fa……続きを見る

The story of a nation in turmoil on its way to splitting in two: “Thoroughly absorbing” (The Wall Street Journal). In recent decades, the situation in Africa’s largest country, Sudan, progressively ……続きを見る

“This persuasive, occasionally provocative book corrects a number of pervasive myths about the Cold War”ーfrom the former U.S. ambassador to the USSR (Publishers Weekly).** In Superpower Illusions, ……続きを見る

This provocative historical reassessment sheds new light on the decisions of British politicians that led to the creation of Israel. Separating myth and propaganda from historical fact, Carly Becker……続きを見る

The influence of the People's Republic of China on world affairs is increasingly keenly felt: in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe and North America too. But what are the reasons for C……続きを見る

The Pacific Rim of Asia – Pacific Asia – is now the world's largest and most cohesive economic region, and China has returned to its center. China's global outlook is shaped by its regional experien……続きを見る

A history of three transnational political projects designed to overcome the inequities of imperialism After the dissolution of empires, was the nation-state the only way to unite people politically……続きを見る

This book offers an international reading of the Polish socialist regime’s history in the 1970s, and its opening up to the West. It bridges Poland’s socialist domestic history with critical developm……続きを見る

African Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century: Theories, Perspectives, and Issues edited by Emeka C. Iloh, Ernest T. Aniche, and Stephen N. Azom fills the gap in the discourses on African po……続きを見る

“This is hard to put down.” ~ Publishers Weekly Starred Review A top negotiator in countless high-stakes missions to free Americans captured abroad and held in the world's scariest prisons takes rea……続きを見る

A fin de promover el comercio justo y la solidaridad entre el Sur Global y el Norte Global, la Guía de Comercio Justo aborda el comercio justo desde diferentes perspectivas y ámbitos. Los investigad……続きを見る

Dynamics of the Changing Global Security Order: Emerging Trends and Key Issues in Asia presents knowledge, insights and understanding of why and how the US-led unipolar world order is shifting more ……続きを見る

This book offers a comparative study of state strategies in relation to urban redevelopment projects associated with sports mega-events in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It examines ur……続きを見る

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. With Agenda 2030, the UN adopted wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that integrate development and environmental agendas. Th……続きを見る

Gluthitze, Naturkatastrophen, Ernteausfälle und Meeresfluten werden über die Menschheit hereinbrechen. Das Ende ist nah, verkünden Politik und offizielle Medien. Der Weltuntergang kann nur abgewandt……続きを見る

This book debates competing approaches to ethical decision-making for members of the armed forces of liberal democratic states. In this volume, four prominent thinkers propose and debate competing a……続きを見る

As new nations were formed from the declining British Empire, a murky world of diplomats, oil executives and spies were determined to maintain London's grip on Iran and its strategic oil reserves. D……続きを見る

With the powerful words that marked her long and distinguished career, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick explores where America has gone wrongーand raises lingering questions about what perils tomorrow might hol……続きを見る

Since its founding, the United States has allied with unsavory dictatorships to thwart even more urgent security threats. How well has the United States managed such alliances, and what have been th……続きを見る

The first edition of the Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth was published in 1991. 32 years and 16 editions later, Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen now offer an updated and adapted edition. The Tr……続きを見る

Volatile international relations are anything but random. Diplomacy Blitz is an algorithm-based system focused on predicting the most probable alignment of interests related to geopolitical conflict……続きを見る