International institutions

This book is an introduction to the study of international organizations in the field of International Relations directed toward students in the discipline.

NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia was justified.

Dealing with Conflict in Africa analyzes the role of the various organizations involved in conflict resolution in Africa.

Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies.

Defending Europe seeks to clarify the competing ambitions, the contrasting visions and the trans-Atlantic tensions related to the recent quest by Europe for autonomy in the sphere of security and defense.

This collection explores transnational peace and social-justice movements, their implications for international relations, and their potential for democratizing global governance.

Many have proclaimed the fundamentals of global security were altered by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The essays in this collection seek to reflect on global governance and to provide a better critical understanding of the various practices that fall under its rubric.

This book examines conflict resolution efforts in Latin America by the Organization of American States (OAS) over the past fifty years by exploring the relationship of the United States with other member states within the context of the OAS.

This book provides an overview of what has happened to NATO from the closing stages of the Cold War to the new era of international terrorism.

Addressing decision-making over interstate disputes and the democratic peace thesis, Choi and James build an interactive foreign policy decision-making model with a special emphasis on civil-military relations, conscription, diplomatic channels and media openness.

This collection examines change within the major regional organisations of the Asia Pacific: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

In 1997, the World Bank announced a strategy to help its borrowers combat corruption, despite earlier claims that work of this kin violated the Bank's non-political mandate.

Can institutions, in the sense of formal organizations, be considered vulnerable to moral burdens?

The United Nations and Human Security highlights and analyzes the changing peace and security challenges faced by the United Nations in an evolving international environment that is no longer solely characterized by states and inter-state security.

This lucid guide meets the need, so often expressed in the 1990s, for an up-to-date assessment of the contemporary Commonwealth.

Since the end of the Cold War, international institutions have had to rise to challenges of instability and insecurity in Europe.

This is the first history to be written of the World Food Programme (WFP), the food aid arm of the United Nations System.

This accessible new textbook situates the European Union in a dramatically changed world order.

Foreign Policies of EU Member States provides a clear and current overview of the motivations and outcomes of EU Member States regarding their foreign policy-making within and beyond the EU.

Foreign Policies of EU Member States provides a clear and current overview of the motivations and outcomes of EU Member States regarding their foreign policy-making within and beyond the EU.

Climate change affects human health in all sectors of society, both domestically & globally.

Climate change affects human health in all sectors of society, both domestically & globally.

Today, the European Union faces challenges that threaten not only internal cohesion but also its position in the global system.

Today, the European Union faces challenges that threaten not only internal cohesion but also its position in the global system.

How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics?

How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics?

On its face, The Art of World-Making focuses on honouring the career of Nicholas Greenwood Onuf and his contributions to the study of international relations; of equal importance, however, while using Onuf's work as their touchstone, the contributions to this volume range widely across IR theory, making important interventions in some of the most important topics in the field today.

On its face, The Art of World-Making focuses on honouring the career of Nicholas Greenwood Onuf and his contributions to the study of international relations; of equal importance, however, while using Onuf's work as their touchstone, the contributions to this volume range widely across IR theory, making important interventions in some of the most important topics in the field today.

The adoption of administrative procedures in global governance has the potential to foster proper consideration of marginalized actors' interests, yet risks entrenching the dominance of the well-resourced and powerful.

The adoption of administrative procedures in global governance has the potential to foster proper consideration of marginalized actors' interests, yet risks entrenching the dominance of the well-resourced and powerful.

As the demand and necessity for greater international and transnational cooperation increase, the bureaucratic bodies of international organizations are receiving ever more scholarly attention.

As the demand and necessity for greater international and transnational cooperation increase, the bureaucratic bodies of international organizations are receiving ever more scholarly attention.

This volume discusses the relationship between economics, geopolitics and regional institutional growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

In recent years, the debate on the establishment of a new international agency on environmental protection - a 'World Environment Organization' - has gained substantial momentum.

In recent years, the debate on the establishment of a new international agency on environmental protection - a 'World Environment Organization' - has gained substantial momentum.

This volume discusses the relationship between economics, geopolitics and regional institutional growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

The expansion of the European Union in May 2004 through the entry of ten countries from Central and Eastern Europe, has generated considerable media interest - interest which was revived by further expansion in January 2007 when Bulgaria and Romania became the latest nations from the east to join.

The expansion of the European Union in May 2004 through the entry of ten countries from Central and Eastern Europe, has generated considerable media interest - interest which was revived by further expansion in January 2007 when Bulgaria and Romania became the latest nations from the east to join.

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Alongside his reputation as an author, H.

Examining the shifts in Russian foreign policy and their potential impact on the status and influence of the United States in the international system, this outstanding volume examines why the Kremlin initially sought an alliance with the United States and the internal and external reasons why such a policy was unsustainable.

Examining the shifts in Russian foreign policy and their potential impact on the status and influence of the United States in the international system, this outstanding volume examines why the Kremlin initially sought an alliance with the United States and the internal and external reasons why such a policy was unsustainable.

This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia.

This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia.

The European Union is in a state of transformation with its constitutional future the subject of much heated debate.

The European Union is in a state of transformation with its constitutional future the subject of much heated debate.

John Ruggie introduced the concept of embedded liberalism in a 1982 article that has become one of the most frequently cited sources in the study of international political economy.

John Ruggie introduced the concept of embedded liberalism in a 1982 article that has become one of the most frequently cited sources in the study of international political economy.

First published in 2008 and based on an innovative framework for analysing the EU's external politics, this paperback edition provides a historical overview of and theoretical conclusions about the EU's global role.