International relations Books

This volume explores the evolution of theoretical and practical approaches to intervening in protracted conflicts, following the work of Herb Kelman.

Role Theory and Mexico's Foreign Policy examines why Mexico has an unusual foreign policy for a middle-power country.Using a series of case studies to show how role conflict has operated in Mexico's foreign policy, Omar Loera-González studies three...

For students and scholars of international relations and U.S. foreign policy, this book examines how the United States adopted and contributed to the practices of international society.

Este volumen es una magnífica fuente de información sobre derecho internacional, particularmente en lo referente a la diplomacia y consulado. Además, presenta los casos más recientes de controversias entre estados, lo que lo convierte en un recurso...

A seminal work of foreign policy and international relations, providing a comprehensive overview of the role and function of American diplomacy in the early 20th century. Examines the key challenges and opportunities facing the United States in its...

This collection of papers by Christian Archibald Herter, a professor of medicine and diplomat, covers a wide range of topics including international relations, public health, and medical research. Herter served as the United States Secretary of State and...

Un annuaire essentiel de la diplomatie française au XIXe siècle, contenant des informations sur les ambassades, les consulats et les missions à l'étranger, ainsi que des rapports sur les événements politiques et économiques qui ont agité la France et le...

La question des Portes de Fer et des cataractes du Danube est un ouvrage politique et historique de référence sur les enjeux géostratégiques de la région du Bas-Danube. Son auteur, Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza, est l'un des plus éminents diplomates et...

Ce livre offre un aperçu détaillé de la politique étrangère de l'Italie au cours d'une période donnée. Les lecteurs intéressés par les relations internationales et l'histoire diplomatique trouveront ce livre indispensable.This work has been selected by...

Un livre dans lequel l'auteur examine l'impérialisme démocratique, et offre des pistes pour résoudre les conflits et les désunions des pays. Une lecture incontournable pour mieux comprendre les relations internationales contemporaines.This work has been...

Este texto de Jorge Holguín presenta una serie de informes y notas desde la perspectiva de la delegación de Colombia en la Segunda Conferencia de la Paz de la Haya reunida en 1907. El autor analiza el papel de Colombia en la conferencia y reflexiona...

Written at the end of the First World War by one of America's most respected diplomats, this book provides an authoritative overview of American foreign policy up to that point in history. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of...

This book is a political analysis of Germany's foreign policy and aims in the early 20th century, written by the German-American scholar and journalist Edmund Robert Otto von Mach. The book provides a critical and nuanced perspective on Germany's...

Originally published in 1920, this work provides a detailed look at the creation and early days of the League of Nations, the Western world's first attempt at a global organization dedicated to peace and security. Filled with speeches, reports, and other...

A provocative and forward-thinking proposal for a union of seven English-speaking nations, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland. Written in the aftermath of World War II, this book argues that such a federation...

The three most prominent theories in International Relations have long been analyzed and discussed. These theories represent the three pillars on which the theoretical foundation of this scientific discipline was built. Of course, theories can be...

This book was first published as a peer-reviewed monograph by Althouse Press at Western University in London, Canada. Now, the original manuscript has been reprinted for worldwide distribution. Drawing on historical research, John Allison documents...

Parker's experiences in the Foreign Service shed light on many aspects of U.S. diplomacy in the Near East, an area of continuing interest and concern today.In this memoir, Richard Parker takes a look at his own life, the people and times around him, and...

The book describes the life of U.S. diplomats against a backdrop of serious political or military events, such as the bombing of offshore islands between mainland China and Taiwan; the civil war and landing of U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon; the...

A set of propositions and an accompanying theoretical framework that explains the cause-effect linkages between intrastate and interstate power realization that are characterized by militarization are developed. This model establishes the foundation for...

Steven Schwartzberg reinterprets U.S. foreign policy in Latin America during the Truman presidency. He examines the dynamic interaction between American policy and political developments in Latin America to show how ideas for pursuing the common good...

What is the just measure of Western obligations to Africa? As Africans and their supporters mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States and Great Britain, the question becomes increasingly salient. Calls for...

Joel H. Rosenthal's survey of five noteworthy self-proclaimed political realists explores the realists' overarching commitment to transforming traditional power politics into a form of "responsible power" commensurate with American values.

Drawing on records of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, this work focuses on Britain's role in the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Vienna, and British policy towards the Soviet Union and its satellites. British reactions to detente between the...

This work examines the challenges posed by transnational crime and the steps being taken by the international community to meet these challenges. It offers comprehensive analysis of different forms of transnational crime and the various responses that...

This book is a systematic effort by leading international scholars to map the trends in major-power warfare and explore whether it is waxing or waning. The main point of departure is that major-power war as a historical institution is in decline. This...

I have a vision for Australia and it’s a new story, about a new chapter for our great nation but its more than a dream, it foretells our destiny. ‘The Rise of the Great Southern Land” is my second book and interweaves a mix of stories...

This book is about conspiracies in high places. Conspiracies it covers include the assassination of JFK, the attacks of 9/11, the Covid-19 Lockdown & Vaccine Mandates, and Malaysia Airlines MH370.Other conspiracy books allege that there is just one...

The main purpose of this book is to present comprehensive information about the on-going conflict in Dar Fur region of Sudan, covering the geographical, economical, historical, and ethnical facts related to the region and to the conflict, presenting...

What do the men and women of America's diplomatic corps do? William D. Morgan and Charles Stuart Kennedy, themselves career diplomats, culled over 1400 oral interviews with their Foreign Service peers to present forty excerpts covering events from the...

The second edition of Secret Intelligence: A Reader brings together key essays from the field of intelligence studies, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and ongoing debates about the...

This book examines Russia's external security policy under the presidencies of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev and beyond.The Russian Federation has developed from a neglected regional power into a self-declared resurgent superpower. Russia's background...

The traditional view that the rise of Western theoretical thought in the 1960s and 1970s could be traced back to the Soviet 1920s, once accepted in Russia and the West alike because it directly associated the academic prestige of contemporary Western...

Why have the European Union and the Russian Federation encountered severe difficulties in developing their relationship? Why haven't the parties lived up to the initial promise and enthusiasm of the early 1990s? Beginning with the immediate aftermath of...

Despite the growing internal social unrest and disparity of economic development, the People's Republic of China is the third largest world economy and the second largest defense spender. Showing no clear signs of slowing down, China's rise is seen as...

The European Union (EU) Constitution was one of the most important developments in the history of the EU, aiming to make the EU more transparent, relevant and accountable to the citizens of its member states. Current anxieties over the pace and direction...

This book is an analysis and critique of the concepts of 'exception' and 'exceptionalism' in the context of the politics of liberty and security in the so-called 'War on Terror'. Since the destruction of the World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001, a...

This new volume shows how state sovereignty is more fluid and contested than is usually appreciated within both conventional and constructivist literature. Whereas previous constructivist works have investigated the temporal contingency of state...

This book is highly topical considering the recent resurgence of violence by the PKK, the incursions into Northern Iraq by the Turkish army and security forces and Turkey's EU accession negotiations. Turkey has become an increasingly important player in...

An incisive analysis of Britain's decision-making role in the Yugoslavian conflict of the 1990s and in the formation of its successor states. Tracing the evolution of British policy from the onset of war in Croatia and Bosnia to the NATO action in...

In recent decades there has been increasing attention to mass atrocities such as genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other gross human rights violations. At the same time, there has been a vast increase in the number of academics and...

Written by leading scholars, this volume challenges the recent trend in international relations scholarship - the common antipathy to sovereignty. The classical doctrine of sovereignty is widely seen as totalitarian, producing external...