Diplomacy

Challenging the standard views that individual leaders either have all the power or little room to move in the making of foreign policy, this book demonstrates various ways that leaders succeed by manipulating elements of their domestic and international environments.

Written from the perspective of an insider of the most prominent events in the Middle East over the last fifty years, this book examines Egypt's diplomacy in transformative times of war, peace and transition.

To defeat your enemies you must know them well.

First Published in 1959, The Soviet Union and the Middle East attempts to shed light on the evolution of Soviet attitudes toward the Middle East, its problems, challenges, and opportunities since 1917.

This book reassesses the transformation of European diplomacy which took place at the beginning of the twentieth century.

This volume deals with the multiple impacts of the First World War on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, usually largely overlooked by the historiography on the conflict.

Representing the first comprehensive account of the public and cultural diplomacy campaigns carried out by the United States in Yugoslavia during the height of the Cold War, this book examines the political role of culture in US-Yugoslav bilateral relations and the fluid links between information and propaganda.

No one likes nation-building.

This book looks at the regional policies of two 'middle powers' in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan and South Korea, and provides critical reflections on the ways both have sought to broaden their options for strategic manoeuvres with their southern neighbours.

Set against the backdrop of tensions in East Asia, this book analyzes how East Asia's "e;new middle powers"e; and emerging powers employ public diplomacy as a key element of their foreign policy strategy and in so doing influence regional power dynamics.

This book provides a comprehensive study of asymmetric territorial conflict combining game theory, statistical empirical analysis and historiographic analysis.

Following the economic meltdown and the triumph of Barack Obama, have the chances of genuine democracy improved?

The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy provides a major thematic overview of Diplomacy and its study that is theoretically and historically informed and in sync with the current and future needs of diplomatic practice .

The wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s were the deadliest European conflicts since World War II.

This book examines the strategic implications of fragmented global governance by institutions for African states and their coalitions.

This volume is the first detailed study of the emergence of regular and frequent heads of government meetings (summits), covering the period from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s.

For over twenty-five years John Dickson served the United States as a Foreign Service officer in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Africa.

The first edition of Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time.

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This book examines the changing national identities that are transforming East Asia - pushing China and Taiwan apart and toward a showdown, while propping up a weakened North Korea.

Constructing International Security identifies effective third-party strategies for balancing deterrence and restraint in security relationships.

It was forty-two years ago that Winston Churchill made his famous speech in Fulton, Missouri, in which he popularized the phrase "e;Iron Curtain.

First published in 1981, Jerusalem provides an overview of the history of Jerusalem and its crucial linkage with the peace and stability in the Middle East.

Leading scholars demonstrate how colonial subjects, national liberation movements, and empires mobilized human rights language to contest self-determination during decolonization.

This volume charts the complex history of American ascent to world power between 1900 and 1945.

This book explores the relationship between the development of UN peacekeeping and the protection of civilians under international law.

This book argues that popular culture has been transformed in a silent revolution from emphasising history's heroes to its victims.

The Oxford Handbook of Peace History offers a comprehensive analysis of peace history from ancient times to the present day.

A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in.

Covering a century of Middle Eastern international relations, this book develops an original approach to understanding regional conflict and cooperation.

President Nixon's historic trip to China in February 1972 marked the beginning of a new era in Sino-American relations.

The last decade or so has seen US-China relations enter a negative spiral.

Originally published in 1958 this classic text is a comprehensive account of European relations from 1815 to the middle of the 20th Century, written in the light of World War II and the troubled period that followed it.

Since the early 2000s, Turkey has shown an unprecedented interest in its diaspora.

How will a unified Korea respond to the Kim regime's crimes against humanity?

The 1993 Oslo Accords were a key attempt to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict whose failure was largely attributed to extremists on both sides.

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Lars Schoultz offers a comprehensive chronicle of U.

Bringing together Chinese and Western scholars of diplomacy, this book highlights the view that China's 'new' diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy, a socialising process that fosters both positive and negative change and an important indicator of China's future role.

In the twenty-first century, East Asia has been increasingly marked both by tensions at a government level and a chauvinistic mood among the polity.

A portrait of the effectiveness of moderation in US foreign policy, as illustrated by three of America's most consequential and widely-admired postwar presidents: Dwight Eisenhower, George H.

In the last two years, Canadian society has been marked by political and ideological turmoil.

This book explores both the history and current diplomatic and foreign policy challenges in Turkish-French relations.

This edited collection draws upon interdisciplinary research to explore new dimensions in the politics of image and aid.

The revival of authoritarianism is one of the most important forces reshaping world politics today.

Why do some attempts to conclude alliance treaties end in failure?

A novel explanation of how EU member states overcome their divergent preferences to reach agreement on common foreign policies, with fourteen in-depth case studies covering diplomatic and security issues, enlargement, trade, development and environmental protection.