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Based on new and existing archival documentation, this book provides a detailed analysis of the British attitude to Bonn’s Eastern and inner-German policies during the period of détente and the CSCE. Each chapter analyses the evolution of British policy on a particular...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-04-26
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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 the crisis; the conventional military environment, the nuclear environment and coercive diplomacy and de-escalation during...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-25
Collection :
Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
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This book discusses the question of soft power and public diplomacy challenges in East Asian context. Both concepts originate in the West, and in a sense this book can therefore be seen as an exercise in critically assessing soft power and public diplomacy in a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-25
Collection :
Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
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Rules of origin have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in any trade negotiations. This book analyzes the economics of rules of origin in regional trade agreements. It critically evaluates the empirical aspects, providing fresh perspectives on complex...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-12
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Examines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs was the primary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-12
Collection :
Transformations of the State
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Why do Britain, France, and Italy provide or refuse military support for U.S.-led uses of force? This book provides a unique, multiple-case study analysis of transatlantic burden-sharing. Sixty original interviews with top policymakers and analysts provide insight into...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-11
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Can international legitimacy operate even in a deformed balance of power, and when there is only one dominant state? Conventionally, hegemony has been perceived as a threat to international society. But how then is international order to be maintained, if this still...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-04-07
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In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Cooper locates the WTO-focused struggle between the US and the very small island state of Antigua on Internet gambling in the wider International Political Economy. He draws connections between gambling and offshore and/or...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Regional cooperation has become a distinctive feature of the Balkans, an area known for its turbulent politics. Exploring the origins and dynamics of this change, this book highlights the transformative power of the EU and other international actors.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-03-15
Collection :
St Antony's Series
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Governments have at their disposal many economic instruments to promote national security, such as sanctions, foreign aid, international trade, international finance and laws blocking funds for international terrorism. This book examines the use of theses economic...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-03-09
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This book explores the impact of the rise of China on South East Asia, addressing the consequences for some of Asia's key economic sectors, including educational services, bio-technology, financial services, and the food industry, among others.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-03-08
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Nach fast vier Jahrzehnten, in denen eine mögliche Vereinigung der beiden deutschen Staaten BRD und DDR kein aktuelles Hauptthema war, avancierte es im Herbst 1989 ganz überraschend zu einer Schlüsselfrage europäischer Politik. Der Autor versucht aufzuzeigen, wie der...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-03-07
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A primer to terrorist financing and resourcing, this book examines what terrorist organizations must acquire in order to survive and operate, and describes the various means used to meet these needs. It also observes how terrorism financing and resourcing has evolved...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-14
Collection :
Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
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This book analyzes how neo-liberal state economic policies and political reforms have impacted on state-society relations, economic and class configurations, social composition of power, social welfare and cohesion in post-military Nigeria; and points to key policy...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-14
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This book brings together for the first time a large collection of essays (including three new ones) of a leading writer on diplomacy. They challenge the fashionable view that the novel features of contemporary diplomacy are its most important, and use new historical...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
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This book shows how domestic political institutions and the lack of time pressure have an impact on negotiations at the WTO. It provides detailed information on WTO ministerial meetings as well as on the political economy of trade policy in the EU, U.S., Brazil, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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The Forest and the Marine Stewardship Councils constitute new global governance institutions using voluntary certification and labelling as market incentives to encourage sustainable management. Utilizing a comparative political economic framework, the authors analyse...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE, coupled with recent methodological and theoretical divides this book argues that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. The challenge posed by contributors to this volume is to...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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