Fossati assesses contemporary world politics, beginning by defining concepts such as “world order”, before going on to classify foreign policies into four models of political cultures. He shows how multipolar and bipolar systems have remained relatively stable.
The Theory of War and Peace
Using the results of empirical and theoretical research in the field of geophilosophy, as well as neuroscience, psychology, social philosophy and military history, Bazaluk defines the axiomatics of the theory of war and peace and formulates its consequences.
Sexual Harassment in the Indian Bureaucracy
Patriarchy has continued to serve as the norm in the Indian bureaucracy, with sexual harassment representing a particular challenge. This book addresses a research gap, studying the forms of harassment and the reasons for victims’ silence in Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru.
This volume discusses the strategies and means employed by the Round Table Movement to maintain the British Empire’s global prominence. Its main argument is that we did not have a “British century” and an “American century” but, rather, four centuries of Anglo-Saxon supremacy
Kurban addresses the treaties, crises and other issues that seem to be turning points in Russian-Turkish relations, reflecting on Russian and Turkish archival documents and resources. She analyses Russian-Turkish relations from the First World War up to the present time.
Alshdaifat argues that nation states throughout the world, particularly in Asia and Europe, have, since ancient times, been vulnerable to invasion by other nation states. He contends that the fight against terrorism is long and complex, but the end is known in advance.
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
This book investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, drawing on a wide range of disciplines including sociology and economics. It reflects on the emergence of new regional actors in the Middle East and the ongoing complicated struggle in Syria.
Humanitarian Subsidiarity
Roughneen examines the possibility of a new humanitarian principle: subsidiarity, to recognise that local populations should make decisions. He argues the humanitarian system’s design should support this and only make higher-level decisions if there is a humanitarian imperative.
Regime Changes in 20th Century Europe
This book traces the commonalities of processes of regime change, regardless of their ideological colour. From the last stages of World War I to the present Crimean crisis, the case studies here offer timeless insights for understanding ideological and military conflicts.
Urban Governance in Karnataka and Bengaluru
This book deals with aspects of urban governance in the Indian state of Karnataka, in particular its capital, Bengaluru. It illuminates the diverse governance questions and policy issues concerning the improvement of the urban landscape of Bengaluru, Karnataka, and India.
Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa
In this text, the notion that African leaders are responsible for electoral malfeasance throughout the continent is explored. Five case studies are selected, to illustrate variations and similarities in the dilemma of electoral democracy in Africa’s political system.
This anthology describes the processes of change shaping the Middle East in the post-Arab Spring context, investigating the extent to which these led to the region’s polarisation between states that integrate politically and economically and states that disintegrate internally.
Orthodoxy Versus Post-Communism?
In post-communist Ukraine, Belarus, and Serbia, the Orthodox faith has become a vital element of political culture. This book analyses Orthodoxy’s influence on attitudes towards the West, the EU, and democracy, and its role in shaping modern cultural and national identity.
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe
The religious association of Jehovah’s Witnesses has existed for about 150 years in Europe. This volume investigates the effect of the differing circumstances in these various national societies on these religious societies, and the challenges they had to overcome.
Framing Violence
This collection analyses many of the questions surrounding challenges in framing the rising violence across the globe and in its new forms. It provides case studies and debates, with violence discussed in its political form and its domestic, financial, and artistic forms.
Do we have a duty to end poverty? Is it a duty of help or justice? This volume offers a detailed analysis of our moral duties in an age of globality and extreme poverty, providing both a multifaceted interdisciplinary dialogue and concrete policy solutions.
A concise guide on how and why the Arab Spring failed, Alfadhel presents a narrative of events in the Arab World. He describes an original investigation into why the Arab Spring cannot be seen as a wave of democratization, due to intolerant Islamist actors’ input in its failure.
The Feathers of Condor
López explores why the South American military set up Operation Condor to transnationalize state terrorism beyond South America. He argues they wanted to eliminate any kind of opposition, especially if it was involved in the denunciation of human rights violations.
The Threat of Geopolitics to International Relations
This text tears apart the simplistic thinking of geopolitics, proposing its replacement with the authors’ own method of ‘geohistory’. This new concept is based on recognising that at the base of any study and evaluation of the international situation lie human characteristics.
Kissinger and the Invasion of Cyprus
Using the story of Kissinger’s behaviour regarding Cyprus, backed up by recently revealed government documents, Mallinson provides an incisive analysis of Kissinger’s approach, revealing a man who appears to have considered political strategy more important than law and ethics.
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