International relations

How have Americans sought peaceful, rather than destructive, solutions to domestic and world conflict?

In the "e;Great Game"e; of the 21st century-gaining leadership and influence in Asia-the United States is rapidly being outflanked by China, which is investing in infrastructure, connectivity, and supply chains on an unprecedented global scale.

Christoph Kimmich's German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945: A Guide to Current Research and Resources is a comprehensive guide to archival resources and published materials on the foreign policy of Weimar and Nazi Germany.

Nation-states in the developing world have seen a renaissance in their political, social, and economic structures.

British Intelligence is the oldest, most experienced organization of its kind in the world, the unseen hand behind so many world events, and glamorized by James Bond.

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When it was founded back in 1944 no one could possibly have foreseen how the World Bank - known more formally as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) - would flourish.

The Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations covers the changing world of inter-American and international organizations that have played an important role in bilateral and multilateral efforts to solve a wide range of problems that have confronted the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

This book explores contemporary migration by boat through the intertwined, and under-explored, elements of empirical data, governance and geopolitics, and discourses.

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

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.

The period from the outset of World War I to the end of World War II was among the most significant in the history of the United States.

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

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.

Although China's intelligence activities may not have been well documented, they can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu, and espionage has been a characteristic of Chinese domestic politics and international relations ever since.

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

When Gail Harris was assigned by the U.

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One of the most pervasive phenomena that distinguish the early 21st century is the prevalence of international organizations (IOs).

Given the rivalries and suspicions prevailing in the Middle East, it is not surprising that most of these states are very concerned about espionage and infiltration.

The foreign relations of the People's Republic of China have gone through dramatic change since 1949.

In a surprising number of espionage cases sex has played a significant role-often only in the background-possibly as a reason why a particular individual has lived beyond his means and is in desperate need of cash.

In its more than 65 years of existence, the International Monetary Fund has evolved from a small, obscure international agency, with new and uncertain responsibilities, into a powerful institution that today has assumed center stage in the international monetary system.

As long as there have been wars, there have been peace processes to settle them.

Organizational communication impacts service efficiency and productivity.

The relationship between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China is traced in this dictionary containing hundreds of cross-referenced entries on the presidents and prime ministers, the secretaries of state and foreign ministers, other key players, and the more significant institutions and events.

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

In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies.

Twelve novels and nine short stories define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time, creating the basis for the most successful movie series in cinematographic history, watched by more than half the world's population.

No country can rival the sheer diversity of intelligence organizations that Germany has experienced over the past 300 years.

This groundbreaking new textbook offers extensive coverage of EU External Action studies, from its major concepts to the key theories in the field.

Is the EU a success or a failure?

The second edition of this introductory textbook on foreign policy analysis focuses on the key explanatory factors that underlie the foreign policies of states and other actors to show how theory can illuminate practice.

This is a book about how 21st-century capitalism really works.

Among its many important effects, the political revolution in central Europe has provided a sharp reminder that international security is as much a state of mind as it is a physical condition.

In April 1998 negotiations were launched to create a free trade area among thirty-four countries in the Western Hemisphere.

'Global War on Terrorism' or Global War over Terra Africana?

This book is about the applicability of the high seas regime in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

This comprehensive and clearly written textbook offers a long-awaited introduction to the trade policy of the European Union, the world's largest trading entity.

This book updates prior research that utilized the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), and compares these perceptions with immigration enforcement priorities that were implemented post 911, through the Obama Administration up to the Trump presidency.

This is a book that will change the American perception of the Pacific War.

To succeed in achieving its national security objectives the United States needs to use Associative Power in place of both Hard Power and Soft Power.

Between 2003 and 2010, under President Lula, Celso Amorim was at the forefront of an important period in the history of Brazil's international relations-one in which the country practiced a newly assertive foreign policy, extending its diplomatic reach to the global stage.

This book argues that a sense of affinity for land and space constitutes the foundation of human agency and underlies all social activity of human beings from a personal level to family, nation, region, and the world.

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.

This book contains critical analyses of President Barack Obama's foreign policy instruments toward Africa and suggests how to continue, strengthen, and modify these policy instruments.

Islamism and Post-Islamism analyzes political thought in Iran since 1979.

In these ground-breaking essays, James A.

Divided Dynamism presents a cogent and comprehensive review of the political and unification policies of separated nations.

Peaceful War is an epic analysis of the unfolding drama between the clashing forces of the Chinese dream and American destiny.