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American Allies in Times of War: The Great Asymmetry by Stefanie von Hlatky 9780199673681
$195.86Why are allies so unpredictable? In American Allies in Times of War, Stefanie von Hlatky tackles this question by examining military cooperation between the United States and its allies. First, this book demonstrates that alliance demands in times of war... -
How Peace Operations Work: Power, Legitimacy, and Effectiveness by Jeni Whalan 9780199672189
$231.17This book proposes a new approach to studying the effectiveness of peace operations. It asks not whether peace operations work or why, but how: when a peace operation achieves its goals, what causal processes are at work? By discovering how peace... -
Pivotal Countries, Alternate Futures: Scenario Planning for International Politics by Michael Oppenheimer 9780199397105
$75.56Michael Oppenheimer's Pivotal Countries, Alternate Futures is both a synthesis of our knowledge on scenario planning and a practical guide for policymakers. One of America's leading scenario planners, Oppenheimer has advised the Department of State, the... -
Betting on the Africans: John F. Kennedy's Courting of African Nationalist Leaders by Philip E. Muehlenbeck 9780199380718
RRP: $79.93$55.58As a presidential candidate, John F. Kennedy established a reputation across Africa as a sympathetic supporter of African nationalism, who if elected would realign Washington's priorities toward the continent. Once in office, Kennedy indeed made changing... -
Courts, Codes, and Custom: Legal Tradition and State Policy toward International Human Rights and Environmental Law by Dana Zartner 9780199362103
RRP: $159.90$141.51Courts, Codes, and Custom addresses the question of why some states recognize and comply with international human rights and environmental law, while others do not. To address this question, Dana Zartner has developed a novel cultural-institutional... -
The Rise and Decline of a Global Security Actor: UNHCR, Refugee Protection and Security by Anne Hammerstad 9780199213085
$210.44The Rise and Decline of a Global Security Actor investigates the rise of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as a global security actor. It follows the refugee agency through some of the past two decades' major conflict-induced... -
SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 9780198787280
$207.87The SIPRI Yearbook is appreciated worldwide as an authoritative and independent source of data and analysis for politicians, diplomats, journalists, scholars, students and citizens on armaments, disarmament and international security. It provides an... -
The UN Secretary-General and the Security Council: A Dynamic Relationship by Manuel Frohlich 9780198748915
$190.73The United Nations Secretary-General and the United Nations Security Council spend significant amounts of time on their relationship with each other. They rely on each other for such important activities as peacekeeping, international mediation, and the... -
Partial Hegemony: Oil Politics and International Order by Jeff D. Colgan 9780197546376
$186.01The global history of oil politics, from World War I to the present, can teach us much about world politics, climate change, and international order in the twenty-first century. When and why does international order change? The largest peaceful transfer... -
The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs by Madeleine Albright 9780060892579
RRP: $50.60$32.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060892579Author Madeleine AlbrightPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Obama's Betrayal of Israel by Michael Ledeen 9781594034626
RRP: $9.73$7.86Yasser Arafat's incremental conquest of Israel was learned at the feet of the North Vietnamese in 1970. The Vietnamese told the Arab leadership that they accepted the fact that victory in Vietnam would take many years, during which it would be necessary... -
Law in Diplomacy by Percy Ellwood Corbett 9780691652658
$222.46In this lively and informative volume Professor Corbett examines the role of law in the relations of nations, focusing on American, British, and Russian diplomacy. In case studies from 1585 to 1958 he considers the reasons why nations appeal to universal... -
Deterrence and Defense by Glenn Herald Snyder 9780691652092
$222.46In the literature of diplomacy and military strategy, there has long been a gulf between the concepts of deterrence and defense. Glenn Snyder bridges this gulf, offering a systematic analysis of the two ideas, with the aim of integrating them in a... -
Bringing Stalin Back In: Memory Politics and the Creation of a Useable Past in Putin's Russia by Todd H. Nelson 9781498591522
RRP: $165.75$145.29While Joseph Stalin is commonly reviled in the West as a murderous tyrant who committed egregious human rights abuses against his own people, in Russia he is often positively viewed as the symbol of Soviet-era stability and state power. How can there be... -
South Africa and the United States by Kenneth Mokoena 9781565840812
RRP: $48.73$45.61“In recent years,” writes TransAfrica executive director Randall Robinson in the preface to this volume, “there has been no graver moral-political crisis facing the world than apartheid.” For that reason, the prospect of representative democracy in South... -
Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese by Denis Boyles 9781594030529
RRP: $33.13$30.38In this bitingly funny and insightful polemic, Boyles, using his knowledge of history and his shrewd eye for current events, examines the internal crises -- a falling birth rate, an expanding Muslim minority, economic stagnation, a lessening of... -
Essentials of International Relations by Karen a Mingst 9780393872187
RRP: $204.26$149.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393872187Author Karen a MingstImprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 726g -
The Art of Diplomacy: Strengthening the Canada-U.S. Relationship in Times of Uncertainty by Bruce Heyman 9781982102678
RRP: $54.60$33.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982102678Author Bruce HeymanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm... -
Global Governance from Regional Perspectives: A Critical View by Anna Triandafyllidou 9780198793342
$182.85Global Governance from Regional Perspectives argues that the academic debate on global governance has neglected the combination of power with value constellations/culture. Both input and output legitimacy, for instance, or the exercise of control and... -
Back to Basics: U.S.-Iraq Security Cooperation in the Post-Combat Era by Michael Knights 9781538183021
RRP: $37.03$32.72Questions about the viability of the Iraqi security forces—brought into sharp focus by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan—require a data-led analysis of where the forces are today and what mix of U.S., NATO, and European efforts can help them thrive in... -
Back to Basics: U.S.-Iraq Security Cooperation in the Post-Combat Era by Michael Knights 9781538183014
RRP: $89.70$78.68Questions about the viability of the Iraqi security forces—brought into sharp focus by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan—require a data-led analysis of where the forces are today and what mix of U.S., NATO, and European efforts can help them thrive in... -
The Wild, Wild East: Adventures in Business from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism by Thomas E. Meurer 9781680537048
RRP: $95.45$77.81The Wild, Wild East recounts the adventures of late-onset Texan and international businessman Tom Meurer over a span of 55 years, from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism. As a freshly commissioned Air Force lieutenant, Tom experienced a build-up to war... -
Will China's Rise Be Peaceful?: Security, Stability, and Legitimacy by Asle Toje 9780190675387
RRP: $229.13$191.16The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century. More than a dramatic symbol of the redistribution of global wealth, the event has marked the end of the unipolar international system and the arrival of a new... -
Bodies of Violence: Theorizing Embodied Subjects in International Relations by Lauren B. Wilcox 9780199384488
RRP: $159.90$140.73According to conventional international relations theory, states or groups make war and, in doing so, kill and injure people that other states are charged with protecting. While it sees the perpetrators of violence as rational actors, it views those who... -
Betting on the Africans: John F. Kennedy's Courting of African Nationalist Leaders by Philip E. Muehlenbeck 9780195396096
RRP: $193.05$135.04At the start of his administration John F. Kennedy launched a personal policy initiative to court African nationalist leaders. This policy was designed to improve U.S.-African relations and constituted a dramatic change in the direction of U.S. foreign... -
Internet Diplomacy: Shaping the Global Politics of Cyberspace by Meryem Marzouki 9781538161173
RRP: $189.15$165.44Diplomatic efforts to ease tensions around the governance of transnational digital infrastructure is increasingly at the centre of global politics. However, the translation of this new dimension of diplomacy into a tangible concept is still limited and... -
Constructing the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of Eu Identity by Ulrich Sedelmeier 9780719070082
RRP: $156.00$110.55This book examines the two main dimensions of the European Union's enlargement to eight central and eastern European countries (CEECs) in 2004. Why did the EU agree to enlargement, despite the costs for some incumbents who have veto-power? How can we... -
Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead by Shannon K. O'Neil 9780199898336
RRP: $49.71$37.91Overlooked in today's bloody headlines is Mexico's fundamental transformation. In over three short decades it has gone from a poor to a middle class nation, a closed to an open economy, an authoritarian to a vibrant (if at times messy) democracy, and a... -
Terrorists as Monsters: The Unmanageable Other from the French Revolution to the Islamic State by Marco Pinfari 9780190927882
RRP: $59.46$54.68From the chilling threats of the "ISIS vampire" to the view of al-Qaeda as the "Frankenstein the CIA created," terrorism seems to be inextricably bound with monstrosity. But why do the media and government officials often portray terrorists as monsters?... -
Giving Aid Effectively: The Politics of Environmental Performance and Selectivity at Multilateral Development Banks by Mark T. Buntaine 9780190928018
RRP: $55.56$51.23International organizations do not always live up to the expectations and mandates of their member countries. One of the best examples of this gap is the environmental performance of multilateral development banks, which are tasked with allocating and... -
When Political Transitions Work: Reconciliation as Interdependence by Fanie du Toit 9780190881856
RRP: $165.75$116.34The peaceful end of apartheid in South Africa was a monumental event in late twentieth century history. A racist regime built upon a foundation of colonialist exploitation, South Africa had become by that point a tinderbox: suffused with day-to-day... -
Wars of Revelation: The Transformative Effects of Military Intervention on Grand Strategy by Rebecca Lissner 9780197583180
RRP: $193.05$174.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197583180Author Rebecca LissnerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
News Nerds: Institutional Change in Journalism by Allie Kosterich 9780197500354
RRP: $161.85$146.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197500354Author Allie KosterichFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty by Pablo J Boczkowski 9780197565742
$162.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197565742Author Pablo J BoczkowskiFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
Reliability and Alliance Interdependence: The United States and Its Allies in Asia, 1949-1969 by Iain D. Henry 9781501763045
RRP: $85.80$74.76In Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, Iain D. Henry argues for a more sophisticated approach to alliance politics and ideas of interdependence. It is often assumed that if the United States failed to defend an ally, then this disloyalty would... -
Indirect Rule: The Making of US International Hierarchy by David A. Lake 9781501773747
RRP: $40.93$35.82Indirect Rule examines how states indirectly exercise authority over others and how this mode of rule affects domestic and international politics. Indirect rule has long characterized interstate relationships and US foreign relations. A key mechanism of... -
The International Politics of Whaling by Peter J. Stoett 9780774806046
RRP: $58.48$51.68Whales: large, mysterious, intelligent - and endangered. In 1986, a global moratorium on whaling was issued by the International Whaling Commission. However, that decision was not without controversy. Some countries, such as Norway, continue to whale in... -
Pakistan: Deep inside the world's most frightening state by Nayan Chanda
$24.18No nation is more critical to United States foreign policy than nuclear-armed Pakistan. Wedged between India and Afghanistan, it is the second-largest country in the Islamic world. But with militant Islamists now expanding their control over some of the... -
New Asian Disorder: Rivalries Embroiling the Pacific Century by Lowell Dittmer
$142.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888754021Author Lowell DittmerFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Hong Kong University PressPublisher Hong Kong University Press -
The Canadian Diplomat by Marcel Cadieux
RRP: $46.78$39.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442638877Author Marcel CadieuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 168g