International relations

This book will explore the reorientation of the foreign policy direction of the Caribbean from traditional partners in the western hemisphere towards partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) joined the rank of nuclear powers in October 2006 after exploding its first nuclear device.

Political economy focuses on issues that are fundamental to individual and collective well-being and rests on the proposition that economic phenomena do not occur in isolation from social and political processes.

This book explores mutual common ground between Russia and NATO and the potential to move beyond cultural differences, particularly in political culture.

No Miracle examines the role of institutions in bridging the 'digital divide' between rich and poor nations and what that means for the country's integration into a global economy.

This collection discusses China's contemporary national and international identity as evidenced in its geopolitical impact on the countries in its direct periphery and its functioning in organizations of global governance.

This book champions China's domestic politics, which will be essential in shaping the country's role in the world.

The Encyclopaedia of South East and Far East Asia is a unique attempt in the sense that for the first time the editor have attempted to Provide reader with most contemporary information-base on thirteen very important countries, forming the region, popularly called South-East Asia and Far-East Asia.

This book examines citizens'' attitudes toward the legitimacy of their political systems and the relationship between political legitimacy and democratic stability.

Prominent in the EU's recent transformations has been the tendency to advance extraordinary measures in the name of crisis response.

Bei Auflösung der Sowjetunion glaubte die internationale Staatengemeinschaft, dass sich Osteuropa zu einer stabilen, demokratischen und friedlichen Region entwickeln könnte.

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

The Routledge Handbook of Anti-Corruption Research and Practice takes a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of the processes, conditions, and activities that hold the potential to control corruption.

This book examines the gender dimensions of a wide array of national and international security challenges.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, although it has become famous for its foreign policy choices and actions on the international scene, it remains an enigma for the West.

The promotion of democracy by the United States became highly controversial during the presidency of George W.

An article-by-article commentary on the Second Geneva Convention based on the latest practice, case law, academic critique and ICRC experience.

The authors detail how the Bush and Clinton administrations relied on catering to allies and building large coalitions to deal with major international security challenges, while other principal powers were either pre-occupied with their domestic problems or deferred to the United States.

Professor Chan Heng Chee is the Institute of Policy Studies' 7th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore.

This book examines the making of the present day Iranian, Iraqi and Turkish boundary, shedding new light on some of the most contentious issues of today.

In 2011, the United States launched its third regime-change attempt in a decade.

Explaining the origins of Thailand's hostile policies towards the People's Republic of China, this book discusses the factors, international and domestic, which influenced Thai leaders' perceptions that the PRC posed a threat to Thailand.

This book is centred on the role of the triangular interactions among communities, educational sectors, and academic diplomacy in facilitating peaceful societal change by evaluating the common challenges in India, Myanmar, and Thailand.

State Violence, Torture, and Political Prisoners discusses the activities of Amnesty International during the period of Brazil's dictatorship (1964-1985).

Technologies such as artificial intelligence have led to significant advances in science and medicine, but have also facilitated new forms of repression, policing and surveillance.

The arms race, on the run up to the Second World War, followed the faultless logic of paranoia.

The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union offers an essential collection of groundbreaking chapters reflecting on the causes and consequences of this complex phenomenon.

Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) have become important, although sometimes overlooked, actors in international human rights law.

This book is a rich addition to the existing knowledge on models of development partnership among developing countries.

»Seit Rabin tot ist, sieht Israels Zukunft düster, düster, düster aus.

Most students of the history of Arab-Jewish relations have come to take for granted the stubborn resistance of the continuing dispute to any form of lasting and 'reasonable' solution.

Structural change is an evolutionary process that is often cumulative within territories, improving the quality of life and achieving higher development levels.

This book explores collaborations between the European Union (EU) and the CELAC ( Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) in science diplomacy, as well as the related areas of cyberdiplomacy and techplomacy.

This study examines the relevance of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in responding to humanitarian challenges across the world.

From the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations to the NATO International Staff and the European External Action Service, international bureaucrats make decisions that affect life and death.

Terrorism is not a new phenomenon but has been present for over two thousand years.

While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the American empire.

This book offers a concise yet comprehensive review of the principles of EU external relations law.

Australian Foreign Affairs is published three times a year and seeks to explore - and encourage - debate on Australia's place in the world and global outlook.

International sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, have experienced profound growth in popularity and significance since the mid-twentieth century.

This new book, based on archival research, contests the assumptions that Romania remained pro-Western in the late 1930s and only joined the Axis as a result of Western negligence and German pressure.

This book assesses the strategic significance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) by examining the logic of international power and order, historic trends in East Asian international relations, the AIIB's design in comparison to 'rival' financial institutions such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, recent tendencies in Chinese foreign policy, and the Chinese system of political economy.

This book examines the processes and factors shaping the development of homeland security policies in the European Union (EU), within the wider context of European integration.

Proposes a new approach to causal analysis in international relations by exploring the concept''s roots and uses in the field.

China has been subject to floods, droughts and heat waves for millennia; these hazards are not new.

This book explores how fundamental aspects of China's rapidly evolving arena of international relations theory are emerging directly from the realms of practice and policy.