Politics/Current Affairs

With the growing importance of emerging markets the focus of analysts has begun to concentrate on the contribution of Latin America and the Middle East to the global economy, and the relations between these two regions. This has become ever more important with the trend in Latin America to diversify ...

Examines the impact democratisation across the Middle East and North Africa, a popular subject in both academia and the more general media.

In the last three decades, Turkey has attempted to build close relationships with Russia, Iran and the Turkic World. As a result, there has been ongoing debate about the extent to which Turkey's international relations axis is shifting eastwards.

Demonstrates the impact of Turkey's post-Kemalist approach on Outside Turkish communities

This edited volume brings together contributions by leading academics and young scholars whose work addresses both legal and philosophical aspects of justice in the European context and appraises the existence and nature of the justice deficit in the EU.

The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans - convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety - are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions. He shows ...

Barry Kushner's damning examination of the current Coalition Government argues the UK is being spun a story about the need for drastic cuts, when there are other options.

For years, the Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) has pursued a policy of peaceful reunification with North Korea. This report examines what could be done to convince North Korean elites that unification would be good for them.

Amidst the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of Left rule in a sea of neoliberalism.

The book explores topics such as:Why water should be more expensive near sensitive environmental locations,Ways to set initial allocations of water rights,The role of regulatory oversight,The prerequisites of a water market, andHow to counter objections to water markets.

The book traces the evolution of Mahbub ul Haq's thinking on development, and highlights its impact on global, regional, and national policy debates. It situates the origins and significance of Haq's development philosophy focusing on social justice. The introduction to the volume explains Haq's reasons ...

American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. government, once proprietary technologies and materials are now exploited around the world. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in China's monopoly of rare earth elements-materials that ...

"Why," asks Nick Bromell, "should the political thought of white Americans remain the only theory to which Americans of all ethnicities turn when constructing and reconstructing their understanding of democracy? Must Americans remain locked in an apartheid of experience and perception even after whites ...

Terrorism, sadly, seems here to stay and to stay with a vengeance. It turns out that the United States was not prepared for it and must play catch-up. This book presents analyses primarily dealing with actions being taken or contemplated against terrorism or on the actions abroad related to terrorism.

He also explores what this new form of political activity means for European politics, arguing that the traditional positions of left and right may be becoming increasingly significant within the EU's evolving, transnational political culture.

This is the second part of a two-volume textbook offering the basis for a single semester undergraduate-level university course on environmental politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. It examines the green movement and sustainability in the region, looking at institutions, policymaking, international relations and political ideas.

As the world marketplace becomes ever more globalized, much is at stake for the prosperity of hundreds of millions of people in Europe and Central Asia. This book addresses this challenge of understanding the underlying dynamics shaping the impacts of international integration that have emerged in this region.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) under negotiation by the United States and the European Union promises to unleash significant opportunities to generate jobs, trade and investment across the North Atlantic. Yet TTIP's geostrategic impact may be as profound as its economic effects. The Center for Transatlantic Relations has

Presents an analysis of the security discourse of Chinese policy elites on the major powers in East Asia in relation to China's self-perception as a rising power. This book utilizes International Relations theories systematically to analyze Chinese security perceptions of the United States, Japan and Russia.