International relations

Globalization and Money explores how men and women, particularly the poor and the unbanked in the global South, use money in ways that empower themselves and their families.

Combining theory with compelling case studies, this book examines the globalizing world of democracy.

This report examines the fundamental link between Mexico's economic performance and migration to the United States, with a particular focus on the post-NAFTA time period.

Karl Haushofer, a Bavarian general and professor, is widely recognized as the "e;father of geopolitics.

Throughout history, innovations in military technology have transformed warfare, which, in turn, affected state formation.

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Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties.

December 2019 was a catastrophe for Labour.

Oil stands alone among primary commodities in its potential for sending economic shock waves across the world.

Treating the everyday as central to the study of regional and international politics, this book reconstructs the last two decades of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, leading up to the 2011 events that sanctioned its fall.

An insider's analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process.

However unthinkable child-soldiers may be within a generalized conception of childhood, they are not imaginary figures; rather, they are a constant in almost every armed conflict around the world.

Japanese security, economic, institutional, and developmental policies have undergone a remarkable evolution in the 70 years since the end of World War II.

Like other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Moroccans were inspired by the events in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011.

At a time of geopolitical tension and mutual distrust, the United States and Russia must work together in those areas where coordination is critical to global security, both to help stabilize the relationship and to buffer against conflict in the future.

The Somali Federal Government (SFG), established in August 2012, has been widely welcomed as Somalia's first "e;post-transition"e; government, receiving breathlessly upbeat media coverage and plaudits from the international community.

The most important bilateral relationship in Asia since the end of World War II is assuredly between the United States and Japan.

Anyone interested in South Asian security and U.

This broad-ranging text examines the political dynamic of the European Parliament (EP), showing how the EP is a key component of the political system of the EU.

After more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies are set to transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces in 2014.

Naval intelligence is one of the most vital, and sometimes decisive, forms of intelligence.

Handbook of Warning Intelligence: Assessing the Threat to National Security was written during the cold war and was classified for 40 years.

For Israel-more so than for any other state-an effective Intelligence Community has been a matter of life and death.

Over the last decade, the internet and cyber space has had a phenomenal impact on all parts of society, from media and politics to defense and war.

This book investigates politics of denaturalisation as a system of thought that influences seminal cultural political values, such as community, nationality, citizenship, selfhood and otherness.

It's time for new policies based on changing U.

Fostering a transatlantic renaissance to salvage the Western allianceIs the Western alliance, which brought together the United States and Europe after World War II, in an inevitable state of decline, and if so, can anything be done to repair it?

Political risk now affects more markets and countries than ever before and that risk will continue to rise.

A vision of a European future of peace and stability despite the present gloomThe world appears to be at another major turning point.

How globalized information networks can be used for strategic advantageUntil recently, globalization was viewed, on balance, as an inherently good thing that would benefit people and societies nearly everywhere.

Exploring how intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of twenty-first century politicsHow can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret?

A behind-the-scenes look at how the United States aided the Velvet RevolutionDemocracy's Defenders offers a behind-the-scenes account of the little-known role played by the U.

Assessing the legal and practical questions posed by the use of artificial intelligence in national security mattersThe increasing use of artificial intelligence poses challenges and opportunities for nearly all aspects of society, including the military and other elements of the national security establishment.

Protecting sovereignty while advancing American interests in the global ageAmericans have long been protective of the country's sovereignty-beginning when George Washington retired as president with the admonition for his successors to avoid "e;permanent"e; alliances with foreign powers.

The nearly forgotten story of Soviet dissidentsIt has been nearly three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union enough time for the role that the courageous dissidents ultimately contributed to the communist system's collapse to have been largely forgotten, especially in the West.

In 1978, China launched economic reforms that have resulted in one of history's most dramatic national transformations.

An insider's account of the often-fraught U.

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Catalysts for Change examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the United Nations' most important human rights mechanisms the collection of independent experts known as special procedures as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality.

We live in a new reality of aid.

What determines voting behavior in Turkey?

'[A] rich, stylish and immersive epic'Irish Independent'Deeply researched and fascinating'The Guardian'[Rory Carroll is] an exceptionally gifted storyteller' Max Hastings'A gripping read' The i Paper'A thrilling account of one of the most unpredictable, memorable and poignant figures in our history' Irish TimesThe Irish Times No.

When The Shield first appeared on US television in March 2002, it broke ratings records with the highest audience-rated original series premiere in cable history.

During the Cold War a number of high-ranking Soviet citizens spied for the CIA, providing the United States with valuable information while putting themselves and their families in great danger.

The Uruguay Round trade agreement, recently ratified by Congress, was the eighth in a series of negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Oil stands alone among primary commodities in its potential for sending economic shock waves across the world.

Renewing Destruction examines how wind energy projects impact people and their environments.

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British foreign policy has always been based on distinctive principles since the setting up of the Foreign Office in 1782 as one of the two original offices of state, the other being the Home Office.

Almost from the moment in 1940 that Otto Frisch and Rudofl Peierls suggested, from their small office in the University of Birmingham, that an atomic weapon could be miniaturized and delivered to its target by aircraft, the concept of atomic espionage can be said to have existed.