International relations Books

As his father nears death in his retirement home in Mexico, John H. Richardson begins to unravel a life filled with drama and secrecy. John Sr. was a CIA "chief of station" on some of the hottest assignments of the Cold War, from the back alleys of...

On January 26, 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became the first leader of a NATO country to visit Cuba since the crippling 1960 American economic embargo. Accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and baby Michel, Trudeau was greeted in Havana by 250,000...

“Southeast Asian Affairs, first published in 1974, continues today to be required reading for not only scholars but the general public interested in in-depth analysis of critical cultural, economic and political issues in Southeast Asia. In this...

China's overseas investments in the belt and road eraby the Globalisation MonitorThis empirical study on China's overseas investment, including a case study on Germany, gives us an overview about the issue. What distinguishes it from other studies...

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic competition among major powers. This annual...

The Hyperwar era is upon us.The fusion of distributed artificial intelligence with highly autonomous military systems ushers in a type of lightning-quick conflict that has never been seen before. Yet this is more than a revolution in military affairs; it...

"Los profetas de la agenda" es un libro que describe cual es la situación geopolitica actual, como avanza la agenda 2030 para privar de libertades a los ciudadanos e imponer el nuevo orden mundial esclavizador. Todo ello fue...

The science of espionage has a long history of evolution and probably it originated ever since the emergence of state as the supreme form of governance in clan societies. The science, in course of emergence of larger states achieved high level of...

Behind the fine words of the 2030 Agenda lies a plan, a dictatorial plan that will gradually eliminate your rights and freedoms. In this book, I tell the truth about everything that has happened with the pandemic and what will happen in a short time...

We live in an environment of pain and consternation in Europe. Hostile States hybrid war actors are knocking on every door ferociously and savagely. State institutions including, intelligence infrastructures, cyber security organizations and policing...

The authentic cases and the battle for country are accounts interwoven with the mind boggling embroidered artwork of human civilization, where the reverberations of the past resound through the present. These cases are established in the firmly...

Franz Leopold Ranke (1795-1886) war ein deutscher Historiker, Historiograph des preußischen Staates, Hochschullehrer und königlich preußischer Wirklicher Geheimer Rat. Leopold von Ranke gilt als einer der Gründerväter der modernen Geschichtswissenschaft,...

In ancient Greece all wars were interrupted for the duration of the Olympic Games, but in the modern civilized world the volleys of the festive fireworks of the 2008 Olympic Games mixed with the deadly salvos of the Grad mass destruction system. On the...

Noch hat Europa die Wahl: Aufbruch und Selbstbehauptung oder Unterordnung und Bedeutungslosigkeit in der Welt von morgen. Es sollte seine Chance nutzen. Ein wirtschaftlich innovatives und militärisch starkes, politisch handlungsfähiges und fest im...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Mittel- und Südamerika, Note: 1,7, Universität Passau (Lehrstuhl für Politikwissenschaft I), Veranstaltung: Vom Zauber des Präsidentialismus, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit 1998 mimt Hugo...

Dieses Buch ist der Friedensbewegung gewidmet. Damit meine ich aile jene Leute, MiUionen und AbermiUionen, in Ost und West, die wissen, daB sich ein Nuklearkrieg einfach nicht ereignen darf; die wissen, daB das Wettrusten nicht...

Bol Gai Deng: Legacy of an African Freedom Fighter is an enlarged and updated 2nd Edition in 2024 from the 1st Edition in 2018 tells more of the ongoing journey of Leadership of Bol Gai Deng.In London's Westminster Hall in the House of Parliament in...

Geography, this author contends, is the indisputably unique feature of any country. Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices begins by explaining Japan's unique location and topography in comparison to other countries. Peter Woolley then examines the ways...

An influential study of political power. This volume (Laski’s first) addresses aspects of the theory of the state, a topic he developed further in Authority in the Modern State (1919) and The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays (1921)...

​​​​​​The Politics of Reparations and Apologies examines the evolution and dynamics of reparation politics and justice. The volume introduces the key concepts, theories, and terms associated with social movements and in particular, the redress and...

This authoritative account details the doggedly persistent work of the UNSCOM (United Nations Special Commission) on Iraq which has during the past eight years, in the face of continued Iraqi deception, gradually uncovered more and more of the scope of...

How do governments that do not enjoy formal diplomatic relations use propaganda? When a government is denied recognition by the international community, it must explore every avenue of publicity available to project its image and policies. For such...

The Caspian-Caucasus region has received considerable attention over the past eight years. The old potential of this colossal territory is so significant that the analytical centres of the world's largest oil and refining companies consider it to be more...

Using a multi-national and multi-archival approach to this diplomatic history study, the author examines comprehensively and in great detail for the first time the origins of the so-called Okinawa Problem. Also inlcludes four maps.

This book presents a historical perspective on patterns of human rights abuse in Cuba, El Salvador and Nicaragua and incorporates international relations in to the traditional theories of state repression found within the social sciences.

What can be done to warn about and organize political action to prevent genocide and mass atrocities?The international contributors to this volume are either experts or practitioners, often both, who have contributed in substantial ways to analyzing high...

Interest in China and Africa is growing exponentially. Taking a step back from the
'events-driven' reactions characterizing much coverage, this timely book reflects more deeply on questions concerning how this subject has been, is being and can...

Cities have become increasingly important to global politics, but have largely occupied a peripheral place in the academic study of International Relations (IR). This is a notable oversight for the discipline, although one which may be explained by IR's...

In today's complex and interconnected world, scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global communication and interaction. The complex connectedness of modern society and politics compels us to...

This book looks at the Rohingya in the South Asian region, primarily India and Bangladesh. It explores the broader picture of the historical and political dimensions of the Rohingya crisis, and examines subjects of statelessness, human rights, and...

This handbook provides a comprehensive global survey of the politics of technology. Written by an outstanding line-up of distinguished scholars in the field, the handbook covers all aspects of the relationship between politics and technology...

Since the early 1990s, a series of major scandals in both the financial and most especially the political worlds has resulted in close attention being paid to the issue of corruption and its links to political legitimacy and stability. Corruption remains...

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Italy provides a comprehensive account of Italy and Italian politics in the 21st Century. Featuring contributions from many leading scholars in the field, this Handbook is comprised of 28 chapters which are...

This book examines the changing image of the Arab Gulf States in the West. It addresses the question of perception in international relations and how the Arab States of the Gulf have pursued various endeavors to project themselves into Western...

Interpretive political science focuses on the meanings that shape actions and institutions, and the ways in which they do so. This Handbook explores the implications of interpretive theory for the study of politics. It provides the first definitive...

This book provides an analytical framework for understanding how the concept of quality peace can be used to evaluate post-conflict peacebuilding, using social science, statistics, and case studies. Including contributions from more than 20 researchers...

How effective are democracy clauses of regional integration organizations (RIOs) in promoting democratization and democratic consolidation among member-states? RIOs are increasingly adopting "democracy only" clauses in their treaties, requiring democracy...

Perhaps the most defining characteristic of the global economy today is the rise of emerging market economies (EMEs). Many states have experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades that has led to an increasing share of global wealth. Such...

This edited volume examines populist radical right parties in the Nordic region.

Migration policies are rarely effective. Examples of unintended and undesirable outcomes abound. In Latin America, very little is known about the impact and long-term sustainability of state policies towards emigrants. Following a world-wide trend,...

Although the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to address global climate change, has been regarded by many as an unsuccessful treaty both politically and environmentally, it stands as one of the world's few truly global agreements. Why did such...

This book examines the importance of global nuclear order, emphasising the importance of perspective in our understanding of it, and its significance in international politics.Addressing a gap in existing literature, this book provides an introduction to...

This volume is a collection of the best essays of Professor Benjamin Miller on the subjects of international and regional security.The book analyses the interrelationships between international politics and regional and national security, with a special...

This book challenges the dominant strategic culture and makes the case for restraint in US grand strategy in the 21st century. Grand strategy, meaning a state's theory about how it can achieve national security for itself, is elusive. That is...

Bush II, Obama, and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere applies competing definitions and conceptions of hegemony to various foreign policy initiatives and events during the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama to test...