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May 25, 2013

Foreign aid remains a crucial policy tool of donor countries, and many countries throughout the world have been or continue to be recipients of aid. In this two-volume set, Professor Milner and Professor Tingley bring together the key published articles from a variety of disciplines which explore and elucidate the geopolitics of foreign aid. The […]

May 24, 2013

In this outstanding volume, the editor has assembled an all-star cast to provide an up-to-date assessment of the causes and consequences of the security challenges facing the Persian Gulf states. The text provides important historical and regional context, including the legacy of border disputes that continue to bedevil the region.”—Lawrence G. Potter, Deputy Directory, Gulf/2000 […]

May 24, 2013

Since its seminal origins in the European Coal and Steel Community, EU market integration has been advancing in the field of energy as in the wider economy. However, Russian gas cutoffs to Europe in 2006 and 2009 served as a stark reminder that many member states remain vulnerable in terms of the physical security of […]

May 5, 2013

Fully revised to incorporate recent developments in world politics, the second edition of Understanding Global Security analyzes the variety of ways in which people’s lives are threatened and/or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of Security Studies texts – war, deterrence and terrorism – are analyzed alongside non-military security issues such as famine, […]

April 30, 2013

Few relationships have been as misunderstood as the “strategic partnership” between Russia and China. Official rhetoric portrays it as the very model of international cooperation: Moscow and Beijing claim that ties are closer and warmer than at any time in history. In reality, however, the picture is highly ambiguous. While both sides are committed to […]

April 30, 2013

Examining globalization in the Middle East, this book provides a much needed assessment of the impact of globalization in the ‘greater’ Middle East, including North Africa, in the context of the powerful geopolitical forces at work in shaping the region today. Written by a well-known authority in this area, this book demonstrates that, unlike in […]

April 25, 2013

‘Fear’ has greater currency in western societies than ever before. Through scares ranging from cot death, juvenile crime, internet porn, asylum seekers, dirty bombs and avian flu, we are bombarded with messages about emerging risks. In response, patterns of living and working are increasingly regulated. This book takes stock of the range of issues of […]

April 20, 2013

China is rising. But how should the West – and the United States in particular – respond? This could be the key geopolitical question of the twenty-first century, according to strategic expert Hugh White, with huge implications for the future security and prosperity of the West as a whole. The China Choice confronts this fundamental […]

April 18, 2013

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has developed into a key regional security group in Asia, its member states representing no less than “half of humanity”. Alarmists believe that the SCO is making itself into a NATO of the East, thus posing a long-term threat to the West. Moreover, several members are key players in economic […]

March 2, 2013

In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Olivier Roy examines the political development of Central Asia, from the Russian conquests to the ‘War on Terror’ and beyond.During the anti-Gorbachev coup in August 1991, most communist leaders from Soviet Central Asia backed the plotters. Within weeks of the coup’s collapse, these very same leaders – […]

Geopolitics of Foreign Aid (Elgar Mini)

The International Politics of the Persian Gulf (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)

Geo-Politics of the Euro-Asia Energy Nexus: The European Union, Russia and Turkey (New Security Challenges)

Understanding Global Security

Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing, and the New Geopolitics

Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old games, new rules (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series)

Fear: Critical Geopolitics and Everyday Life (Re-materialising Cultural Geography)

The China Choice: Why We Should Share Power

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Eurasian Geopolitics: New Directions, Perspectives, and Challenges

The New Central Asia: Geopolitics and the Creation of Nations’

Gaza - the end of the nightmare

The Syrian civil war

Elections in Mozambique

Tunisia - a new chapter of president Kais Saied

Israel - Gaza conflict - a short retrospective of the

Elections in Mozambique

Libya hit by apocalyptic floods

The Senegalese authorities investigate videos of armed civilians during the protests