This edited book offers an overview of how political structures, ethnic tensions, and emerging warfare continue to shape the region within the borders of the former Soviet Union.
Geopolitics, the State, and Political Science offers the first comprehensive intellectual history of Rudolf Kjellen (1864-1922), the founder of geopolitics who formulated a systematic organic theory of the state.
Offering an interdisciplinary analysis of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank's (WB) interventions in Southern Europe during a transformative period in the 20th century and focusing on Southern Europe as its geographical frame, this volume brings together leading scholars from international history, economics and economic history to examine how these international financial institutions influenced, and were influenced by, economic and political developments in the region.
Geopolitics, the State, and Political Science offers the first comprehensive intellectual history of Rudolf Kjellen (1864-1922), the founder of geopolitics who formulated a systematic organic theory of the state.
Western Intervention in the Middle East and North Africa: The 'Responsibility to Protect' in Libya, Syria and Beyond offers a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most contested questions in international relations: why states intervene to stop mass atrocities in some contexts but not in others.
Western Intervention in the Middle East and North Africa: The 'Responsibility to Protect' in Libya, Syria and Beyond offers a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most contested questions in international relations: why states intervene to stop mass atrocities in some contexts but not in others.
Book DescriptionPersonalist Diplomacy: Tech Moguls as Shadow Diplomats in a Post-Multilateral WorldIn January 2025, a striking tableau at Donald Trump's inauguration captured a seismic shift in American power: technology billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg sat in seats of honor before the president's own cabinet nominees.
This book provides comprehensive analysis of China's Belt and Road Initiative after a decade of implementation, examining its impact on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and regional power dynamics.
This book provides comprehensive analysis of China's Belt and Road Initiative after a decade of implementation, examining its impact on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and regional power dynamics.
This volume discusses the negotiation processes that failed to resolve the Venezuelan crisis between 2014 and 2024, proposing an analytical framework to explain conflict intractability.
This book presents a fresh perspective on the geopolitics of Central Asia by shifting attention from great powers such as Russia, China, and the United States to the growing role of small and middle powers.
This book presents a fresh perspective on the geopolitics of Central Asia by shifting attention from great powers such as Russia, China, and the United States to the growing role of small and middle powers.
This book explores the major challenges of mediation during armed conflicts and post-conflict peacebuilding in an age of division, when the permanent members of the UN Security Council are fundamentally divided.
Designed for use in American government courses, Politics in Action encourages students to take a critical approach to contemporary events and consider the impact of politics on this Republic and its citizens.
Scientific advances in the biological and chemical sciences can offer significant benefits to humanity, but these discoveries may also lead to the proliferation of novel classes of weapons and new uses for them.
Designed for use in American government courses, Politics in Action encourages students to take a critical approach to contemporary events and consider the impact of politics on this Republic and its citizens.
Recent decades have seen a surge in antisemitism across the world, with huge increases in violent attacks, online abuse and the desecration of communal property.
This volume discusses the negotiation processes that failed to resolve the Venezuelan crisis between 2014 and 2024, proposing an analytical framework to explain conflict intractability.
Scientific advances in the biological and chemical sciences can offer significant benefits to humanity, but these discoveries may also lead to the proliferation of novel classes of weapons and new uses for them.
This book explores the major challenges of mediation during armed conflicts and post-conflict peacebuilding in an age of division, when the permanent members of the UN Security Council are fundamentally divided.
This edited volume examines two concepts that are central to contemporary interactions in cyberspace: statecraft and governance, showing how they interact and reinforce each other in complex ways.