Geopolitics

Undergraduate students in most preliminary courses in international politics are introduced to realist, liberal, and constructivist approaches, supplementing this theoretical introduction with conceptual discussions of the state, international system, and/or decision-making and policy formation.

In 2009, after decades of conflict, the Sri Lankan government proclaimed the decisive defeat of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam.

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A one-volume history of the most consequential political movements of our timepopulism, nationalism, socialismand how they are influencing the twenty-first centuryThe distinguished political analyst John Judis has brought out a book with Columbia Global Reports during each of the last three national political seasons: The Populist Explosion in 2016, The Nationalist Revival in 2018, and The Socialist Awakening in 2020.

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

There is widespread agreement that climate change is a serious problem.

This book develops a new approach in explaining how a nation's Grand Strategy is constituted, how to assess its merits, and how grand strategies may be comparatively evaluated within a broader framework.

The Arab Maghreb-the long stretch of North Africa that expands from Libya to Mauritania-is a vitally important region that impacts the security and politics of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and the broader Middle East.

As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa: China.

How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years.

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

A Financial Times Economics Book of the YearA Times Business Book of the YearA Sunday Independent (Ireland) Book of the Year'People who like horror films will love this book' Financial Times'Forewarned is forearmed.

Following six years of extensive fieldwork, Weldemichael examines the international causes, internal dynamics, and domestic consequences of piracy in Somalia.

The 1936 Olympic Games played a key role in the development of both Hitler's Third Reich and international sporting competition.

Although many observers argue that US-Russia relations are a simple reflection of elites' political and economic preferences in both countries, these preferences tend to arise from pre-existing belief systems that are deeply rooted in the public and accentuated by mass media.

For centuries, China was confident in its role as the 'Middle Kingdom', the undisputed cultural, economic and political powerhouse of Asia.

The history of oil is a chapter in the story of Europe's geopolitical decline in the twentieth century.

The story of western correspondents in Russia is the story of Russia's attitude to the west.

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A Companion to Border Studies Taking into consideration all aspects this book has a very important role in the professional literature of border studies.

Desert Borderland investigates the historical processes that transformed political identity in the easternmost reaches of the Sahara Desert in the half century before World War I.

Many argue that globalization and its discontents explain the strength of populism and nativism in contemporary Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

In this expansive book, David Narrett shows how the United States emerged as a successor empire to Great Britain through rivalry with Spain in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast.

Why are some multiethnic countries more prone to civil violence than others?

The Kurdish territory of Rojava in Syria has become a watchword for radical democracy, communalism and gender equality.

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.

We analyze how human rights are made democratically and how they can be made with respect to environmental matters.

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The Mexico-Guatemala border has emerged as a geopolitical hotspot of illicit flows of both goods and people.

Central Europe is one of the key notions of classical geopolitics yet it has always been a somewhat elusive concept.

This Element addresses the often-neglected politics and governance of behaviour change needed to address the climate crisis.

Work Across the Lifespan coalesces theoretical and empirical perspectives on aging and work.

It is widely believed that globalization has proceeded to the point where international economic linkages are as strong as those within nations.

Despite being one of the world's most vibrant democracies, police estimate between five and ten percent of the murders in South Africa result from vigilante violence.

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As flooding, drought and water scarcity become more pronounced due to climate change, so the way in which these events are presented in the media assumes greater significance.

This volume brings together international experts to provide fresh perspectives on geopolitical concerns in the South China Sea.

Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West.

The discovery of a suspected homegrown Islamic terrorist cell in our own backyard last year shocked most Canadians.

Competition between America and China has intensified since 2009, creating even greater risks of conflict.

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.

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict in living memory.