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Indispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in a Turbulent WorldA clear-eyed analysis of the role the United States should play in the world as it exists today The United States remains "the indispensable nation." In this book, the distinguished international relations theorist and foreign policy specialist Robert Lieber argues that in a world...
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Complex Rivalry: The Dynamics of India-Pakistan ConflictWhile a substantial body of research explains how the conflict between India and Pakistan originated and developed over time, a systematic and multivariate inquiry cutting across different IR paradigms to understand this rivalry is rare or limited. Surinder Mohan contributes to the understanding of...
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Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties'...unmatched in its meticulous and careful research into the wellsprings of a truly unique relationship between two neighbouring states.' SHYAM SARAN 'Ranjit Rae's portrayal of India-Nepal relations from the Indian perspective is meticulous, nuanced and insightful. S.D. MUNI 'Ranjit Rae breaks down the paradox...
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Oil Palm: A Global HistoryOil palms are ubiquitous--grown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role in scores of packaged products, from lipstick and soap to margarine and cookies. And as Jonathan E. Robins shows,...
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Bees and Spiders: Applied Cultural Awareness and the Art of Cross-Cultural InfluenceDeclining budgets and withdrawing military forces seem to spell a period of diminishing influence for U.S. business and government officials overseas.Not so!Bees and Spiders provides answers on how to develop real influence that does not come through massive military presence or big budgets. These...
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The Future of PowerThe Future of Power examines what it means to be forceful and effective in a world in which the traditional ideas of state power have been upended by technology, and rogue actors. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a longtime analyst of power and a hands-on...
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Our Supreme Task: How Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech Defined the Cold War AllianceThe year 1945 was a chaotic one, both for the world, of course, and for Winston Churchill. Communism was on the march and the people of Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Poland all found themselves in the grip of the Soviets. The Red Army occupied...
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How Civilizations Die: (And Why Islam Is Dying Too)You've heard about the Death of the West.But the Muslim world is on the brink of an even greater collapse. WILL WE GO DOWN IN THE IMPLOSION? Thanks to collapsing birthrates, much of Europe is on a path of willed self-extinction. The untold story...
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The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, Third EditionFor the past sixty years, countries have conducted military and civilian activities in space, often for competitive purposes. But they have not yet fought in this environment. This book examines the international politics of the space age from 1957 to the present, the reasons...
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And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle EastA major New York Times bestseller by NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel--this riveting story of the Middle East revolutions, the Arab Spring, war, and terrorism seen close up "should be required reading" (Booklist, starred review).In 1997, young Richard Engel, working freelance for Arab...
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Introduction to Global PoliticsIntroduction to Global Politics, Seventh Edition, provides a current, engaging, and non-U.S. perspective on global politics. It shows students how to analyze global political events using theoretical approaches--both mainstream and alternative--and emphasizes non-state actors more than any other global politics text. The book offers...
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Social Practices of Rule-Making in World PoliticsRule-based global order remains a central object of study in International Relations. Constructivists have identified a number of mechanisms by which actors accomplish both the continuous reproduction and transformation of the rules, institutions, and regimes that constitute their worlds. However, it is less clear...
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This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign PolicyWinner of the John H. Dunning Prize, American Historical AssociationWinner of the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize, Society for Historians of American Foreign RelationsWinner of the James H. Broussard Best First Book Prize, Society for Historians of the Early American RepublicWinner of the North...
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The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber AgeNOW AN HBO(R) DOCUMENTARY FROM AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR JOHN MAGGIO - "An important--and deeply sobering--new book about cyberwarfare" (Nicholas Kristof, New York Times), now updated with a new chapter. The Perfect Weapon is the startling inside story of how the rise of cyberweapons transformed geopolitics...
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Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in KoreaSixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War has not yet ended. Sheila Miyoshi Jager presents the first comprehensive history of this misunderstood war, one that risks involving the world's superpowers--again. Her sweeping narrative ranges from...
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Geopolitics: A Very Short IntroductionGeopolitics is a slippery term. From great power politics and speculation about resource scrambles, to everyday encounters and objects such as smart phones, it affects citizens, corporations, international bodies, social movements, and governments. Geopolitics is far more than simply the impact of geographical features...
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Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and MilitiasHow nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare Since September 11th, 2001, armed nonstate actors have received increased attention and discussion from scholars, policymakers, and the military. Underlying debates about nonstate warfare and how it should be countered is one crucial assumption: that...
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On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China SeaA robust yet accessible history of US involvement in the world's most dangerous waterway, and a guide for what to do about it. Lamentations that the United States is "losing" the South China Sea to China are now common. China has rapidly militarized islands...
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War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, GeopoliticsApplying strategic theory to outer space and drawing out the implications for international relations Offers a definitive and original vision of space warfare that theorises often-overlooked aspects of contemporary space activities based in the discipline of Strategic Studies. This original research draws out the...
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The Durian ChroniclesThe curious durian fruit, both delicious and stinky, is the embodiment of dissonance. Author Sally Tyler uses the fruit's dual nature as a metaphor for exploring the dissonance inherent in recent policy and political trends in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. Such dissonance is...
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