Diplomacy

Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the normalisation of relations between Iran and America has appeared unrealistic if not inconceivable, given tha...

When Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in Syria, he clearly crossed President Barack Obamas red line. At the time, many ...

Soft power encompasses the ability to wield influence over others through skillful consensus-building, employing persuasive techniques, and cultiva...

The years 1956-72 were as eventful as any that had gone before, and Julius Stone touched on many international issues. The hydrogen bomb and the sp...

What is papal diplomacy and what role does it play on the larger geopolitical stage? Why does it matter what popes say to a global audience? As Jo...

Berengaria of Navarre was queen of England (119199) and lord of Le Mans (120430), but has received little attention in terms of a fully encompassin...

Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the worl...

Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly e...

Africas unique position as an international diplomatic actor has not always been given the attention it deserves. This volume bridges this gap by o...

Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on th...

As India's attempts to carve out a foreign policy that is in sync with the irrising international stature,they are having to deal with a range of i...

Updating the papers from the 2011 Asan Conference to cover the end of 2011, this book reflects the state of analysis on the eve of the important 20...

Updating the papers from the 2011 Asan Conference to cover the end of 2011, this book reflects the state of analysis on the eve of the important 20...

Using archival research and recorded interviews, this book charts the development of American Studies in Europe during the early Cold War. It demon...

In 60 years the nuclear tipped South Asian enduring rivals, India and Pakistan have fought four wars and were close to a fifth one in 2001. Indo-Pa...

This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibilit...

This book focuses on the 2001-2002 crisis that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Authors focus on: the political history that led to ...

Contributors offer new approaches to the study of the European Neighbourhood Policy. While the main emphasis is on the empirical assessment of the ...

This book is devoted to Israel's asymmetric wars, those conducted against irregular armed groups that have attacked it. It seeks to understand the ...

In a career spanning 41 years in the Irish diplomatic service, Ambassador Dónal Denham has lived among nine very different societies, spanning thre...

Kurds and their Struggle for Autonomy: Enduring Identity and Clientelism is a comprehensive study of the roots of Kurdish identity, the processes o...

Examining twenty-first century relations between the US and China, Shepperd investigates three well publicised crises between these states, highlig...

Robert Beale (15411601) was a diplomat and administrator who worked at the heart of Elizabethan governance and international policymaking. In spite...

The ongoing tension and hostility between China and Taiwan in Africa are a continuation of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) between the forces of ...

This book critically analyses the 2011 intervention in Libya arguing that the manner in which the intervention was sanctioned, prosecuted and justi...

Analysing the relationship between EU unity and effectiveness in multilateral negotiations on food standards, climate change and health, this book ...

As Japans prePearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisabur (18771964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent ...

This innovative study considers why embassies today are especially relevant to the international system, examining the new representation options a...

In American Global Leadership: Ailing US Diplomacy and Solutions for the Twenty-First Century, G. Doug Davis and Michael O. Slobodchikoff present a...

Her highly personal and reflective memoir is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world Barack Obama THE INTERN...

Examining the 21st century presidencies of the United States and their comparative policies, strategies, attitudes and behaviours towards the Peopl...

Reasserting America in the 1970s brings together two areas of burgeoning scholarly interest. On the one hand, scholars are investigating the many w...