International relations

Globalization has, essentially, come to an end.

United Nations Peacekeeping in Africa provides an exploration of United Nations military intervention in Africa, from its beginnings in the Congo in 1960 to the new operations of the twenty-first century.

Kyrgyzstan is an interesting example of a relatively weak state, which for its brief period of independence has already ousted two presidents, experienced two revolutions, survived two interethnic conflicts and yet remained intact.

"e;Do many young boys meet hermits in the forest, and trade mushrooms for wisdom?

This book assesses the concept of religious liberty in the United States according to the political theory of John Locke.

Given recent controversies over suspected WMD programs in proliferating countries, there is an increasingly urgent need for effective monitoring and verification regimes-the international mechanisms, including on-site inspections, intended in part to clarify the status of WMD programs in suspected proliferators.

The intelligence failures exposed by the events of 9/11 and the missing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have made one thing perfectly clear: change is needed in how the U.

This book studies China's Belt and Road Initiatives and the country's neighboring diplomacy.

This book challenges the common European notions about African migration to Europe and offers a holistic understanding of the current situation in Africa.

This book examines how decisions made by the Conservative government during the COVID19 pandemic have increased economic inequality in the UK.

This Encyclopedia of War, Peace and Global Security is a unique attempt to bring together a range of contemporary issues and present them in a user friendly manner.

This book examines the first five years of Polish EU membership.

The postWorld War II paradigm that ensured security and prosperity for the Japanese people has lost much of its effectiveness.

This comprehensive survey of historical and contemporary issues related to maritime crime and piracy, with a special focus on Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, explains why piracy is a growing problem and how it affects security policy making in the United States.

The World Trade Organization is a central player in international trade regulation.

Peace studies pioneer Kevin Clements and Buddhist peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda engage in dialogue on topics such as conflict resolution, the refugee problem, nuclear disarmament, building a culture of peace and human rights, and the path to recovery and reconstruction following natural disasters.

This is an unusual book.

The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula.

Since the Sinai campaign, France had been Israel's ally, providing advanced weapons and granting political support and economic aid.

This book shows the push and pull effects between resources, human security and conflicts in Africa.

America's experience in Greece has often been cited as a model by those later policymakers in Washington who regard the involvement as a "e;victory"e; for American foreign policy.

Corporate social responsibility is examined in this book as multi-stakeholder approach to corporate governance.

This volume scrutinizes the functionality of a capitalist market society, which is usually praised for the efficiency and dynamism, rather than for its morality.

The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum (1980) provides an analysis of the relevance of the Soviet planning system to oil production levels: why it is that planning has been the source of so many petroleum industry problems, and the nature of the measures that are being taken to overcome them.

In the Cold War, development was a catchphrase that came to signify progress, modernity, and economic growth.

This volume is both a tribute to and study of the French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi.

This book examines the multiple strategies proposed by the international community for addressing global climate change (GCC) from both human and state-security perspectives.

This exciting new text brings together in one volume an overview of the many reflections on how we might address the problems and limitations of a state-centred approach in the discipline of International Relations (IR).

This book examines how micro contextual issues inspire collective social action forms against everyday situations of crises and crimes through an inter-disciplinary, ethnographic, and comparative research conducted among Bishnois and Indian South Africans.

The contributors to this book critically examine the performance of new modes of governance in areas of limited statehood, drawing on a range of in-depth case studies on issues of climate change, biodiversity, and health.

This book, based on extensive original research, explores the lives, the migratory experiences and the social, economic, and emotional practices of Chinese migrant women during their migrations and mobilities in China, from China to Taiwan, from Taiwan to China and in between the two countries.

A popular look at the separation of church and state: what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters for the future of religion in America.

Women and the Irish Diaspora looks at the changing nature of national and cultural belonging both among women who have left Ireland and those who remain.

The phenomenon of Europeanization has become a topic that is constantly under debate.

This book critically investigates the historiography of International Relations.

This book explores how the bedrock institution of today's global order - sovereignty - is undergoing transformation as a result of complex interactions between power and norms, between politics and international law.

Governance of global water resources presents one of the most confounding challenges in contemporary natural resource governance.

In the London of Shakespeare and William Byrd, Thomas East was the premier, often exclusive, printer of music.

This Oxford Handbook is the definitive volume on the state of international security and the academic field of security studies.

The Nuclear Scholars Initiative is a signature program ran by the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI)-to engage emerging nuclear experts in thoughtful and informed debate over how to best address the nuclear community's most pressing problems.

This book examines the strategic implications of Iran's nuclear programme, providing an inventory of the negotiations and a discussion of possible solutions to this pressing international security issue.

While the EU has championed "e;effective multilateralism"e; and experienced a dramatic internal reform process to improve its performance in external relations, broader multilateral processes have also undergone dramatic change.

Migrant, Multicultural and Diasporic Heritage explores the role heritage has played in representing, contesting and negotiating the history and politics of ethnic, migrant, multicultural, diasporic or 'other' heritages in, within, between and beyond nations and national boundaries.

Thoroughly revised, the seventh edition of this accessible and highly respected text provides a rigorous yet digestible introduction to the European Union.

Explores the long-term dynamics of international conflict between Ukraine, Russia and the West, revealing the historic roots of a ''new Cold War''.