International relations

This book explores the joys and occasional frustrations of a development economist working for the United Nations.

The last two and a half decades witnessed China's epoch-making economic growth and great social changes, which indicates the commence of China's national rejuvenation after a near two centuries-long stagnant or backward period.

Does participatory governance benefit the environment?

This publication titled "e;International Encyclopaedia of World Nations & Nationalities"e; is a scholarly attempt devoted to the study of ethnicity and nationalism among contemporary world nations.

The quickening pace of Iran's nuclear activities has produced an international sense of urgency.

How do faith-based organizations influence the work of transnational peacebuilding, development, and human rights advocacy?

Die Begriffe der "Wissens"- und der "Informationsgesellschaft" bezeichnen eine Transformation, nach der die Entstehung und die Verwendung von Wissen in den ökonomischen Prozess eingebunden werden sollen und schließlich konsequent als Teil desselben angesehen werden.

This book considers the importance of African values, not only in catalysing development, but in sustaining it.

An eye-opening account of the perils of Americas techno-spy empireEver since the earliest days of the Cold War, American intelligence agencies have launched spies in the sky, implanted spies in the ether, burrowed spies underground, sunk spies in the ocean, and even tried to control spies minds by chemical means.

Globalization: The Paradox of Organizational Behavior is an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate students, professors, policy makers, and the intelligentsia worldwide.

This book identifies the history, conventions, and uses of security discourses, and argues that such language and media frames distort information and mislead the public, misidentify the focus of concern, and omit narratives able to recognize the causes and solutions to humanitarian crises.

God's Marshall Plan tells the story of the American Protestants who sought to transform Germany into a new Christian and democratic nation in the heart of twentieth-century Europe.

Proponents of American public diplomacy sometimes find it difficult to be taken seriously.

This book examines how the rise of China has influenced its cross-regional foreign policy toward non-Arab countries in the Middle East between 2001 and 2011.

Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations focuses on a groundbreaking theme.

This major new study presents both conceptual and practical guidance at a crucial time when intellectual and practical efforts to protect against the new terrorism should move beyond a purely domestic focus.

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing.

This book critically analyzes the criminalization of incitement to terrorism under the fundamental principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality with the aim of striking a fair balance between security and liberty on this complicated issue.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J.

Volume II of The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent provides an authoritative and in-depth examination of the British government's strategic nuclear policy from 1964 to 1970.

This book focuses on the non-military military means through which states intervene to balance the economic and military power of other states.

This book examines the theoretical, historical, and practical dimensions of how a city operates internationally.

International organizations have once more become subjects of investigation for a whole range of scholars: political scientists, international relations specialists, organization theorists, and policy experts alike.

Zwischen dem Erscheinen der ersten Auflage dieses Bandes vor zwei Jahren und der nun vorliegenden zweiten, überarbeiteten Auflage ist die euro­ päische Integration weiter vorangeschritten.

The fragility of democracy in Southeast Asia is a subject of increasing concern.

The government reports included in this book range from June to September 2018 and examine US border control and security.

This book seeks to demystify North Korea by cutting through the propaganda to unearth the complex and contradictory realities of this unique country.

Amongst the most serious consequences of the 2008 global financial collapse and sovereign debt crisis were a series of unprecedented international bailouts for Greece, Ireland, and Portugal between 2010 and 2011.

This book presents the legal and political factors determining international relations, including the processes of integration in all their complexity.

In the last two decades public policies have reflected a drive for accelerated global economic integration ("e;globalization"e;), associated with greater economic liberalization.

A Companion to Border Studies Taking into consideration all aspects this book has a very important role in the professional literature of border studies.

Considering both changes and continuities, this book examines how, why, and along which lines Egypt's external alignments under the al-Sisi regime emerged and developed.

This book addresses the understudied phenomenon of why and how contemporary international higher education, research and innovation can contribute to strengthening international relations.

The unresolved territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the South Kuril Islands/Northern Territories remains the largest obstacle to concluding a peace treaty and fully normalising bilateral relations between the two nations.

Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West.

The refugee crisis that began in 2015 has seen thousands of refugees attempting to reach Europe, principally from Syria.

This book examines the implications of disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on military innovation and the use of force.

Science, Technology and Global Problems: The United Nations Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology for Development documents the contributions and roles of the Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology (ACAST) in society and nation development.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the status and progress of China-ASEAN green development and examines the common development issues in China and ASEAN Member States (AMSs).

This book analyses the housing and governance policies of the city of Surakarta, in Indonesia.

International courts and tribunals are often asked to review decisions originally made by domestic decision-makers.

A great power and a weaker, rival neighbor can eventually have normal relations.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which led to the settlement of the Canadian boundary dispute, was instrumental in maintaining peace between Great Britain and the United States.

International relations (IR) or International studies (IS) represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system.