Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2011 Edition

Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2011 Edition
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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781464967665
ISBN-13 : 1464967660
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

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Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Geopolitics and International Affairs. The editors have built Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Geopolitics and International Affairs in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2012 Edition

Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2012 Edition
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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9781481649414
ISBN-13 : 1481649418
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

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Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about International Development in a concise format. The editors have built Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about International Development in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Geopolitics and International Affairs: 2012 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Great Powers and Geopolitical Change

Great Powers and Geopolitical Change
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9780801889615
ISBN-13 : 0801889618
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Great Powers and Geopolitical Change by : Jakub J. Grygiel

Named by Foreign Affairs as a book to read on geopolitics. In an era of high technology and instant communication, the role of geography in the formation of strategy and politics in international relations can be undervalued. But the mountains of Afghanistan and the scorching sand storms of Iraq have provided stark reminders that geographical realities continue to have a profound impact on the success of military campaigns. Here, political scientist Jakub J. Grygiel brings to light the importance of incorporating geography into grand strategy. He argues that states can increase and maintain their position of power by pursuing a geostrategy that focuses on control of resources and lines of communication. Grygiel examines case studies of Venice, the Ottoman Empire, and China in the global fifteenth century—all great powers that faced a dramatic change in geopolitics when new routes and continents were discovered. The location of resources, the layout of trade networks, and the stability of state boundaries played a large role in the success or failure of these three powers. Grygiel asserts that, though many other aspects of foreign policy have changed throughout history, strategic response to geographical features remains one of the most salient factors in establishing and maintaining power in the international arena.

Theories of International Politics and Zombies

Theories of International Politics and Zombies
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780691223520
ISBN-13 : 0691223521
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Theories of International Politics and Zombies by : Daniel W. Drezner

How international relations theory can be applied to a zombie invasion What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner’s groundbreaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have been too scared to ask. Addressing timely issues with analytical bite, Drezner looks at how well-known theories from international relations might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring the plots of popular zombie films, songs, and books, Theories of International Politics and Zombies predicts realistic scenarios for the political stage in the face of a zombie threat and considers how valid—or how rotten—such scenarios might be. With worldwide calamity feeling ever closer, this new apocalyptic edition includes updates throughout as well as a new chapter on postcolonial perspectives.

Soft Power

Soft Power
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9780786738960
ISBN-13 : 0786738960
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Soft Power by : Joseph S Nye Jr

Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently—and often incorrectly—by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 572
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ISBN-10 : 9780393076240
ISBN-13 : 0393076245
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition) by : John J. Mearsheimer

"A superb book.…Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—Barry R. Posen, The National Interest The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no: a rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening. The tragedy of great power politics is inescapable.

Russian Foreign Policy

Russian Foreign Policy
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 9781442208247
ISBN-13 : 1442208244
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Russian Foreign Policy by : Jeffrey Mankoff

Introduction: the guns of August -- Contours of Russian foreign policy -- Bulldogs fighting under the rug: the making of Russian foreign policy -- Resetting expectations: Russia and the United States -- Europe: between integration and confrontation -- Rising China and Russia's Asian vector -- Playing with home field advantage? Russia and its post-Soviet neighbors -- Conclusion: dealing with Russia's foreign policy reawakening.

Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics

Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 1349289256
ISBN-13 : 9781349289257
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics by : T. Volgy

This book explores the effects and consequences of major global power and major regional power status attribution on the foreign policies of states striving for such status and the consequences of status differentiation for the international system and the post-Cold War international order.

Global Health and International Relations

Global Health and International Relations
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780745663074
ISBN-13 : 0745663079
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Health and International Relations by : Colin McInnes

The long separation of health and International Relations, as distinct academic fields and policy arenas, has now dramatically changed. Health, concerned with the body, mind and spirit, has traditionally focused on disease and infirmity, whilst International Relations has been dominated by concerns of war, peace and security. Since the 1990s, however, the two fields have increasingly overlapped. How can we explain this shift and what are the implications for the future development of both fields? Colin McInnes and Kelley Lee examine four key intersections between health and International Relations today - foreign policy and health diplomacy, health and the global political economy, global health governance and global health security. The explosion of interest in these subjects has, in large part, been due to "real world" concerns - disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, counterfeit drugs and other risks to human health amid the spread of globalisation. Yet the authors contend that it is also important to understand how global health has been socially constructed, shaped in theory and practice by particular interests and normative frameworks. This groundbreaking book encourages readers to step back from problem-solving to ask how global health is being problematized in the first place, why certain agendas and issue areas are prioritised, and what determines the potential solutions put forth to address them? The palpable struggle to better understand the health risks facing a globalized world, and to strengthen collective action to deal with them effectively, begins - they argue - with a more reflexive and critical approach to this rapidly emerging subject.