Diplomacy

In 1918, the end of the First World War triggered the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France after almost fifty years of annexation into the German Empire.

This set of essays introduces readers to new historical research on the creation of the new order in East-Central Europe in the period immediately following 1918.

This book details the ways in which America's ascendancy to global superpower status was the result of its dueling foreign policy philosophies and forces: an historically expansive idealism balanced with an equally constant realist restraint.

Diplomacy is an established discipline, but it is still wearing its old garments,failing to display its capacity to deal with new unique bi-lateral and international disputes.

How America's global financial power was created and shaped through its special relationship with BritainThe rise of global finance in the latter half of the twentieth century has long been understood as one chapter in a larger story about the postwar growth of the United States.

As memories of the savage conflict inaugurated by the attack on Pearl Harbor recede, the ethical foundations that influenced postwar interpretations of Japan's role during the Cold War era are crumbling on different fronts.

Is the Armenian Genocide a strictly historical matter?

Get your head out of your @*&.

Parler avec l’ennemi, comprendre ses perceptions et ses objectifs, chercher à résoudre des conflits, telles sont les raisons d’être de la diplomatie.

Presidents George H.

The killing of Osama bin Laden spotlighted Pakistan's unpredictable political dynamics, which are often driven by conspiracy theory, paranoia, and a sense of betrayal.

This book provides a general understanding of Ottoman diplomacy in relation to the modern international system.

Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.

The New York Times said of Jozef Hieronim Retinger that he was on intimate terms with most leading statesmen of the Western World, including presidents of the United States.

The book seeks to understand China's evolving political and economic role in Africa and assesses what impacts Chinese aid, trade and investment have on the politics of specific African countries, and the extent to which it excites geopolitical competition.

This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context.

At the end of President Barack Obama's second term, it seemed that the U.

The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had many opponents when, in 1995, it came up for extension.

Covering the period from 1936 to 1953, Empire of Ideas reveals how and why image first became a component of foreign policy, prompting policymakers to embrace such techniques as propaganda, educational exchanges, cultural exhibits, overseas libraries, and domestic public relations.

This is an examination of how embassies work and cope during wartime, with a focus on the experiences of the British, American, and Indian embassies.

In 1918, the end of the First World War triggered the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France after almost fifty years of annexation into the German Empire.

An exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, Enduring Empire engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.

Tiefgreifende geopolitische Veränderungen, der Klimawandel, Covid und der russische Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine stellen die Aussenpolitik der Schweiz und ihre Partnerinnen und Partner vor grosse Herausforderungen.

This Element discusses institutional cooperation in populist foreign policy and its implications for the Liberal International Order.

"e;The editors have assembled an outstanding group of scholars in this very welcome addition to our understanding of Latin American external relations and British foreign policy towards the region in the 20th century.

The War of Ideas is about the fundamental principles of human society.

Ronald Reagan is arguably the most successful post-war American president.

Institutions do not decide whom to destroy or to kill, whether to make peace or war; those decisions are the responsibility of individuals.

Few analysts of U.

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

This book provides an honest assessment of the contemporary relationship between Western and Islamic cultures and puts forth the cross-cultural idea of tolerance as one invaluable approach for affecting peaceful coexistence.

New Dimensions of World Politics (1975) examines the changes to world politics as bankers, industrialists and scientists have taken more influence over world affairs from diplomats and soldiers.

Conflict and dispute pervade political and policy discussions.

Among the most momentous decisions that leaders of a state are called upon to make is whether or not to initiate warfare.

In the spring of 2001, George W.

South Korea has emerged as a new middle power playing a significant role in a wide range of important global issue areas and supporting liberal international order with its leadership diplomacy.

Some may dispute the effectiveness of aid.

Global political actors, from states and NGOs to activist groups and individuals, exert influence in societies beyond their own in myriad ways--including via public criticism, consumer boycotts, divestment campaigns, sanctions, and forceful intervention.

This interdisciplinary volume explores core emerging themes in the study of early modern literary-diplomatic relations, developing essential methods of analysis and theoretical approaches that will shape future research in the field.

Explains how peacekeeping can work effectively by employing power through verbal persuasion, financial inducement, and coercion short of offensive force.

How is critical thinking taught?

This book investigates the radical transformation of the relationship between Germany and France, neighbors whose border constituted one of the deepest fault lines of European history.

Lyndon Johnson was often blamed for abandoning Kennedy's vision of development and progress in Latin America in favor of his own domestic concerns: anti-communism and economic stability.

Demonstrates how the Reagan administration and members of Congress shaped US human rights policy in the late Cold War.

How have the workings of the British civil service changed over the past forty years?

The Routledge History of Monarchy draws together current research across the field of royal studies, providing a rich understanding of the history of monarchy from a variety of geographical, cultural and temporal contexts.

This book charts ideas European intellectuals (mostly from Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy) put forward to solve the problem of war during the first half of the twentieth century: a period that began with the Anglo-Boer war and that ended with the explosion of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.