Geopolitics

Among scholars who focus on the politics of natural resources, conventional wisdom asserts that resource-scarce states have the strongest interest in securing control over resources.

In 1960, President Kennedy warned of a dangerous future, rife with nuclear-armed states and a widespread penchant for conflict by the end of the century.

In 1960, President Kennedy warned of a dangerous future, rife with nuclear-armed states and a widespread penchant for conflict by the end of the century.

The land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley has been one of the most disputed territories in history.

The land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley has been one of the most disputed territories in history.

When are borders justified?

When are borders justified?

Why would an authoritarian regime expand social welfare provision in the absence of democratization?

Why would an authoritarian regime expand social welfare provision in the absence of democratization?

As the voting public continues to diversify across the United States, political candidates, and particularly white candidates, increasingly recognize the importance of making appeals to voters who do not look like themselves.

As the voting public continues to diversify across the United States, political candidates, and particularly white candidates, increasingly recognize the importance of making appeals to voters who do not look like themselves.

In 2011, Egypt witnessed more protests than any other country in the world.

In 2011, Egypt witnessed more protests than any other country in the world.

In developing democracies, political parties built around charismatic personalities, coupled with populist campaigns, often ascend to power.

In developing democracies, political parties built around charismatic personalities, coupled with populist campaigns, often ascend to power.

When and why do powerful countries seek to enact major changes to international order, the broad set of rules that guide behavior in world politics?

When and why do powerful countries seek to enact major changes to international order, the broad set of rules that guide behavior in world politics?

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

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

Turkey is a country with a history of multiparty electoral competition going back to 1950, longer than many other nations in the world.

Turkey is a country with a history of multiparty electoral competition going back to 1950, longer than many other nations in the world.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs from 1947 to 1964, set the framework of foreign policy which has remained India's reference point until the present.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs from 1947 to 1964, set the framework of foreign policy which has remained India's reference point until the present.

What configuration of institutions and policies is most conducive to human flourishing?

What configuration of institutions and policies is most conducive to human flourishing?

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.

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.

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

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

A critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world.

A critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world.

If democracy liberates individuals from their inherited bonds, what can reunite them into a sovereign people?

If democracy liberates individuals from their inherited bonds, what can reunite them into a sovereign people?

Nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, early hopes for the integration of the post-Soviet states into a "e;Europe whole and free"e; seem to have been decisively dashed.

Nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, early hopes for the integration of the post-Soviet states into a "e;Europe whole and free"e; seem to have been decisively dashed.

In our globalized world, borders are back with a vengeance.

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From the acclaimed author of Britain's War Machine and The Shock of the Old, a bold reassessment of Britain's twentieth century.

A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.

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This is a book about how we should address the great, and interconnected, global challenges of the twenty-first century.

A global history of human rights in a world of nation-states that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into close to 200 independent countries with laws and constitutions proclaiming human rights-a transformation that suggests that nations and human rights inevitably developed together.

This book analyzes the Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, from their buffeting by the commodity boom of the early 2000s to its collapse in 2014.

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.

How decolonization and the cold war influenced literature from Africa, Asia, and the CaribbeanHow did superpower competition and the cold war affect writers in the decolonizing world?

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.