International relations

Why is the United Nations not more effective on global environmental challenges?

In Inherit the Holy Mountain, historian Mark Stoll introduces us to the religious roots of the American environmental movement.

In Inherit the Holy Mountain, historian Mark Stoll introduces us to the religious roots of the American environmental movement.

An Introduction to Contemporary International Law: A Policy-Oriented Perspective introduces the reader to all major aspects of contemporary international law.

By all measures, the late twentieth century was a time of dramatic decline for the Islamic world, the Ummah, particularly its Arab heartland.

Worldwide, half a million people die from air pollution each year-more than perish in all wars combined.

Do Americans care what foreigners think about the United States?

Do Americans care what foreigners think about the United States?

After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete?

After seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete?

The last decade has seen a far-reaching revolution in the oil industry, both in the US and globally.

The last decade has seen a far-reaching revolution in the oil industry, both in the US and globally.

By mid-2015, the Obama presidency will be entering its final stages, and the race among the successors in both parties will be well underway.

By mid-2015, the Obama presidency will be entering its final stages, and the race among the successors in both parties will be well underway.

China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace.

China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace.

In the wake of World War II, the United States and its allies developed a new type of security arrangement in which a state could maintain a long-term, peacetime military presence on the territory of another equally sovereign state that, unlike earlier practice, was not tied to occupational regimes or colonial rule.

In the wake of World War II, the United States and its allies developed a new type of security arrangement in which a state could maintain a long-term, peacetime military presence on the territory of another equally sovereign state that, unlike earlier practice, was not tied to occupational regimes or colonial rule.

Maritime piracy's improbable re-emergence following the end of the Cold War was surprising as the image of pirates evokes masted galleons and cutlasses.

Maritime piracy's improbable re-emergence following the end of the Cold War was surprising as the image of pirates evokes masted galleons and cutlasses.

Secrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life.

Secrecy is a staple of world politics and a pervasive feature of political life.

A portrait of the effectiveness of moderation in US foreign policy, as illustrated by three of America's most consequential and widely-admired postwar presidents: Dwight Eisenhower, George H.

A portrait of the effectiveness of moderation in US foreign policy, as illustrated by three of America's most consequential and widely-admired postwar presidents: Dwight Eisenhower, George H.

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis.

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis.

The rise of a populist conservative nationalism in the United States has triggered unease at home and abroad.

The rise of a populist conservative nationalism in the United States has triggered unease at home and abroad.

The land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley has been one of the most disputed territories in history.

The land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Valley has been one of the most disputed territories in history.

Why would an authoritarian regime expand social welfare provision in the absence of democratization?

Why would an authoritarian regime expand social welfare provision in the absence of democratization?

How did Western imperialism shape the developing world?

How did Western imperialism shape the developing world?

Why are some multiethnic countries more prone to civil violence than others?

Why are some multiethnic countries more prone to civil violence than others?

Turkey is a country with a history of multiparty electoral competition going back to 1950, longer than many other nations in the world.

Turkey is a country with a history of multiparty electoral competition going back to 1950, longer than many other nations in the world.

There are twenty-nine Islamic law states (ILS) in the world today, and their Muslim population is over 900 million.

There are twenty-nine Islamic law states (ILS) in the world today, and their Muslim population is over 900 million.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs from 1947 to 1964, set the framework of foreign policy which has remained India's reference point until the present.

Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs from 1947 to 1964, set the framework of foreign policy which has remained India's reference point until the present.

What configuration of institutions and policies is most conducive to human flourishing?

What configuration of institutions and policies is most conducive to human flourishing?

A critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world.

A critical look at how the world is responding to China's rise, and what this means for America and the world.

Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems?

Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems?

If democracy liberates individuals from their inherited bonds, what can reunite them into a sovereign people?

If democracy liberates individuals from their inherited bonds, what can reunite them into a sovereign people?