Geopolitics

In May 2013, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea (Asia 5) were given status as permanent observers in the Arctic Council.

In May 2013, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea (Asia 5) were given status as permanent observers in the Arctic Council.

China shares borders with 20 other countries.

China shares borders with 20 other countries.

This book explores developments in the countries of the South Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - since the EU included the region in the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2003.

This book explores developments in the countries of the South Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - since the EU included the region in the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2003.

Water scarcity is not simply the result of what nature has to offer but always involves power relations and political decisions.

The Arab uprisings have put Lebanon under increased strain.

The Arab uprisings have put Lebanon under increased strain.

The relationship between the United States and China will be of critical importance to the world throughout the twenty-first century.

The relationship between the United States and China will be of critical importance to the world throughout the twenty-first century.

This book examines Western foreign policy towards the Middle East, and the extent to which the promotion of democracy has been in conflict with, or supported by, other goals (geo-strategic, economic, and cultural) in the policies of the major actors towards the Middle East.

This book examines Western foreign policy towards the Middle East, and the extent to which the promotion of democracy has been in conflict with, or supported by, other goals (geo-strategic, economic, and cultural) in the policies of the major actors towards the Middle East.

Located in the center of Asia with one of the largest land frontiers in the world and 14 neighbors whose dispositions could not easily be predicted, China has long been obsessed with security.

Located in the center of Asia with one of the largest land frontiers in the world and 14 neighbors whose dispositions could not easily be predicted, China has long been obsessed with security.

This book provides a comprehensive, conceptual and analytical framework for understanding the reordering process in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, driven and shaped by China-US rivalry.

This book examines China's relations with its weak peripheral states through the theoretical lens of structural power and structural violence.

This book examines China's relations with its weak peripheral states through the theoretical lens of structural power and structural violence.

This book critically explores the practices of peacebuilding, and the politics of the communities experiencing intervention.

This book critically explores the practices of peacebuilding, and the politics of the communities experiencing intervention.

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems.

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems.

This book examines the practices in Western and local spheres of humanitarian intervention, and shows how the divide between these spheres helps to perpetuate Western involvement.

This book examines the practices in Western and local spheres of humanitarian intervention, and shows how the divide between these spheres helps to perpetuate Western involvement.

New developments in the Asia Pacific are forcing regional officials to rethink the way they manage security issues.

New developments in the Asia Pacific are forcing regional officials to rethink the way they manage security issues.

This pathbreaking study brings together international experts to consider security issues and the experience and potential for cooperation in the subregions of the former Soviet Union.

This pathbreaking study brings together international experts to consider security issues and the experience and potential for cooperation in the subregions of the former Soviet Union.

Central Asia's new states have been buffeted by financial ill winds from East Asia and Russia and by Islamic revolutionary movements from the south.

Central Asia's new states have been buffeted by financial ill winds from East Asia and Russia and by Islamic revolutionary movements from the south.

The societies of Central Asia are besieged from within and without.

The societies of Central Asia are besieged from within and without.

This volume explores how China is adapting to international norms and practices while still giving primacy to its national interests.

This volume explores how China is adapting to international norms and practices while still giving primacy to its national interests.

The main locu of instability, conflict and violence in the post-Cold War world is the periphery - particularly the poorest regions of what used to be called the Third World.

The main locu of instability, conflict and violence in the post-Cold War world is the periphery - particularly the poorest regions of what used to be called the Third World.

"e;Has uniformly good essays on economic and political change, the policies of the great and local powers, and the prospects for building a new regional order"e;.

"e;Has uniformly good essays on economic and political change, the policies of the great and local powers, and the prospects for building a new regional order"e;.

Viewing the behavior of NATO members through the prism of bargaining theory reveals them as states intent on obtaining the benefits of membership at the least cost to themselves.

Viewing the behavior of NATO members through the prism of bargaining theory reveals them as states intent on obtaining the benefits of membership at the least cost to themselves.

This student-friendly text provides a detailed and up-to-date assessment of Japan's foreign policy since 1945, including policy options and choices that Japan faces in the twenty-first century.

This student-friendly text provides a detailed and up-to-date assessment of Japan's foreign policy since 1945, including policy options and choices that Japan faces in the twenty-first century.

Russia's foreign policy experience in the first post-Soviet decade was marked by disappointments as well as surprising turns.

Russia's foreign policy experience in the first post-Soviet decade was marked by disappointments as well as surprising turns.

This timely work examines the scale and root causes of terrorism across Southeast Asia, including the role of al-Qaeda's ascendancy in the region.

This timely work examines the scale and root causes of terrorism across Southeast Asia, including the role of al-Qaeda's ascendancy in the region.

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This is an in-depth analysis of the U.

In 1989 a Soviet environmental expert writer under the pseudonym Boris Komarov startled the world.

In 1989 a Soviet environmental expert writer under the pseudonym Boris Komarov startled the world.