Geopolitics

This book argues that a sense of affinity for land and space constitutes the foundation of human agency and underlies all social activity of human beings from a personal level to family, nation, region, and the world.

For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere.

Since the start of the Trump era, the United States and the Western world has finally begun to wake up to the threat of online warfare and the attacks from Russia, who flood social media with disinformation, and circulate false and misleading information to fuel fake narratives and make the case for illegal warfare.

Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the normalisation of relations between Iran and America has appeared unrealistic if not inconceivable, given that the Iranian state has vigorously pursued an anti-American ideology.

In 1845 two thinkers from the American hemisphere - the Argentinean statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, and the fugitive ex-slave, abolitionist leader, and orator from the United States, Frederick Douglass - both published their first works.

Investigates the efficacy of the European Union''s promotion of good governance through its funding and conditionalities both within EU proper and in the developing world.

Mexican Americans are unique in the panoply of American ethno-racial groups in that they are the descendants of the largest and longest lasting immigration stream in US history.

The War on Terror has remained an enduring feature of American foreign policy for over two decades.

***SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020*** FT Best books of 2020: Business 'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option.

A data-driven explanation of when successful religious parties reduce the civil liberties of their citizens in Muslim-majority countries and when they don't.

A comparison of the political development of census questions about race, demonstrating how ideas and politics shape racial boundaries.

Terrorism kills far fewer Americans annually than automobile accidents, firearms, or even lightning strikes.

Seit Jahrzehnten reden wir vom Klimaschutz, doch die Treibhausgase nehmen beharrlich zu.

Earthquakes are a huge global threat.

Tensions between the US and China have escalated as both powers seek to draw countries into their respective political and economic orbits by financing and constructing infrastructure.

Through fieldwork centering Syrian voices, this book explores wartime governing authority and the possibilities and limits of Western intervention therein.

For decades, Africa was falling apart.

Fünf Jahre nach dem Tod Helmut Kohls am 16.

Dictionary of Sport Psychology: Sport, Exercise, and Performing Arts is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of concise entries across sports, martial arts, exercise and fitness, performing arts and cultural sport psychology.

The new edition of Crew Resource Management reflects advancements made in the conceptual foundation as well as the methods and approaches of applying CRM in the aviation industry.

Why has the United States repeatedly engaged in the overthrow of foreign leaders and regimes?

As the world evolves in increasingly unpredictable directions, one of the key determinants of the future global order will surely be the impact of China.

Over recent decades national environmental policies have converged.

Welcome to the Drone Age.

From sensor-fuzed munitions and autonomous weapons, to ground moving target indication radar, laser vibrometers and artificial intelligence, the weapons of warfare are undergoing a rapid transformation, with modern technologies reshaping how armies intend to fight in the twenty-first century.

Aus der Geschichte lernen, kann man nur, wenn die Geschichte richtig erzählt wird.

A rich and accessible examination of military intervention on the African continent, from both foreign and African military actors.

A close look at the evolution of American political alliances in Asia and their futureWhile the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the region's security and prosperity for seven decades, today it encounters challenges from the growth of China-based regional organizations.

With 29 contributors from across Europe and beyond, this work represents a unique and important resource that examines the many relationships between tourism and geopolitics, with a focus on experiences drawn from Central and Eastern Europe.

The interwar period has left a deep impression on later generations.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity.

Deniers of climate change sometimes quip that claims about global warming are more about political science than climate science.

How does being located in borderlands impact cultural identity, through both assimilation and distinctness?

Drawing on never before used archival materials, Replacing the Dead exposes the history of Soviet and Russian abortion policy.

In warfare, civil unrest, and political protest, chemicals have served as means of coercion, suppression, and manipulation.

Of all of the lies, fragile alliances, and predatory financial dealings that have been revealed in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, we have yet to come to terms with the ways in which structural inequalities around gender and race factor into (and indeed make possible) the current economic order.

Kriege und Konflikte erschüttern die Welt.

The last four decades have been shaped by the rise of Islamist politics across significant swathes of the globe.

After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American-led order for the foreseeable future.

The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis.

According to security elites, revolutions in information, transport, and weapons technologies have shrunk the world, leaving the United States and its allies more vulnerable than ever to violent threats like terrorism or cyberwar.

This key resource for anyone interested in the United Nations, global issues, or world politics provides accessible and comprehensive coverage of the history, growth, and development of ideas and institutions governing the globe.

Palestine Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner 2022'Roy is humanely and professionally committed in ways that are unmatched by any other non-Palestinian scholar' - Edward W.

Suzy Hansen (Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos) era una joven periodista de éxito cuando Estados Unidos sufrió el ataque del 11- S y decidió invadir Irak.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Chinese-Russian bilateral relationship, grounded in a historical perspective, and discusses the implications of the burgeoning 'strategic partnership' between these two major powers for world order and global geopolitics.

From the Soviet perspective, Eastern Europe was the near abroad - more accessible than the capitalist West, yet also unambiguously foreign.