International Relations

Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, in 1968. He was deeply pessimistic about development ...

Billionaires in World Politics shows how the privatization of politics assumes a new dimension when billionaires wield power in world politics, whi...

We live in a period of great uncertainty about the fate of America's global leadership. Many believe that Donald Trump's presidency marks the end o...

Since the global financial crisis of 2008/09, international cooperation has failed to curb volatile financial markets. Changes in the global rules ...

While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in ...

Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is zealously transforming its wealth and economic power into potent tools of global p...

British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. Since 1945, MI6 has spread misinformati...

In 1992 Yugoslavia finally succumbed to civil war, collapsing under the pressure of its inherent ethnic tensions. Existing accounts of Yugoslavia s...

'Stunningly good' Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard, Books of the Year 2017 A Financial Times Best Book of 2017'A shrewd and knowing book.' Robert...

This book is the first to offer a comprehensive survey of Moscow's foreign policy interests in Syria. The author considers the Kremlin's diplomacy ...

Since Xi Jinpings accession to power in 2012, nearly every aspect of Chinas relations with Africa has grown dramatically. Beijing has increased the...

All democracies have had to contend with the challenge of tolerating hidden spy services within otherwise relatively transparent governments. Democ...

The armed forces of Europe have undergone a dramatic transformation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Handbook of European Defence Polici...

International migration afflicts nearly every corner of the globe, from the Americas, Europe and North Africa, and adjoining countries in South Asi...

A novel explanation for why politicians insult, accuse, and threaten their opponents, even though voters say they don't like it. Why do politician...

Immigration has been at the heart of US politics for centuries. In Moral and Immoral Whiteness in Immigration Politics, Yalidy Matos examines the i...

The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the worlds most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organisation. ...

Enchanted Revolution moves religion and gender to center stage in the Chinese Communist revolution, examining the mobilizational dynamics of anti-s...

It is easy to forget, given the oppositional dynamic between Iran and the United States of the last 50 years, that these two countries once shared ...

It is easy to forget, given the oppositional dynamic between Iran and the United States of the last 50 years, that these two countries once shared ...

This book is about the peaceful resolution (PR) of territorial and maritime disputes and states' strategic behavior vis-à-vis methods of peaceful r...