This collection of essays examines the Korean Peninsula’s nuclear and reunification challenges through the crucial lens of Sino-Japanese relations. While China and Japan share the goal of a stable, nuclear-free Korea, both North and South Korea adeptly resist their influence.
The Literary Reagan
This collection of authentic quotations reveals the inner Ronald Reagan. Based on his own writings and letters—not a speechwriter’s—it gathers over 1,500 quotes on everything from the Cold War and the power of government to personal humor, toasts, and even wine.
The London Underground Public Private Partnership 1997-2010
Confidential files reveal the bitter feud between Blair, Brown, and Livingstone for the London Underground. Uncover the political spin behind the spectacular collapse of the UK’s largest public-private deal—a staggering £450 million failure.
The Marawi Siege and Its Aftermath
Despite the liberation of Marawi, the Philippines confronts a virulent terrorist threat. To make sense of the siege and its aftermath, this book brings together counter-terrorism experts to analyze the rise of ISIS, terror financing, and the continuing problem of extremism.
For decades, Western Europe has been under Anglo-American military tutelage. Now, amid a widening Atlantic rift and rising geopolitical tensions, the EU seeks “strategic autonomy.” This volume offers a critical assessment of the militarization of European integration.
The Mindanao Siege of 1942 to 1945
This book is a gruesome, genuine historical account of the Japanese invasion, occupation, and defeat in Mindanao from 1941-1945. It thoroughly researches the struggle between Japanese forces and the combined Filipino, U.S., and resident Muslim (Moro) guerrillas.
The Moral Psychology of Terrorism
Why do terrorists kill? This volume moves beyond politics to explore the psychology, morality, and beliefs that fuel terrorism. With perspectives from many disciplines, it probes the minds of terrorists to understand this tragic path to violence.
This book explores the ideological transformations of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Call in Egypt between 1981 and 2013. It studies how the regime’s power network shaped their views on democracy, women’s issues, freedoms, and systems of governance.
The New Cold War
We are entering Cold War II. This time the fraught relationship is between China and America. With military build-ups, constant cyber attacks, and militarization of the South China Sea, what are the risks of this new Cold War descending into a hot war?
The New European Union and Its Global Strategy
The European Union faces unprecedented crises. As it projects itself as a global actor, reshaping ties with the United States, China, and Russia, its future remains a subject of intense debate. This volume offers answers regarding the conundrum of the EU’s transformations.
The Nexus between Poverty and Corruption
This book analyses the complex corruption that undermines democracy, development, and human rights in Africa, with profound consequences for the poor. As there is no blueprint solution, it proposes a holistic, multi-pronged approach to the corruption and poverty epidemic.
The PDS, successor to East Germany’s Communist party, enjoyed unique success before fusing into Die Linke. This book asks why, exploring if this was eastern German sentiment or new Marxism, and concludes its success is nourished by eastern particularism.
The most significant phenomenon occurring around us today is the European crisis, whether in its political, economic, cultural or social manifestations. This volume brings together the contributions of twenty authors in response to this challenge.
Palamakula discusses the role and performance of Scheduled Tribe Sarpanches in Panchayat Raj local bodies in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. He sheds light on the development of, and welfare activities undertaken by, the Sarpanches.
The Persecution of Professors in the New Turkey
This book tells the story of an American academic, Clyde R. Forsberg Jr., living and working in the AKP heartland of Turkey. It recounts the events surrounding his wrongful arrest for “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”, employing a media studies approach.
The Political History of Muslim Bengal
Though now predominantly Muslim, Bengal was once Buddhist. This book tells the story of successive religious and political transformations shaping Bengali Muslim identity, narrating a history from the Muslim Sultanate to the 1971 liberation war and the present day.
This rich collection of essays engages with “refusal” as a form of social action and resistance. Ranging from activism to identity, it is an important contribution to our understanding of the tensions and contradictions of contemporary culture.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, a political struggle raged over public houses. Temperance reformers clashed with the powerful drink trade over compensation for pub closures, creating a stalemate broken only by a controversial deal and radical WWI experiments like State Purchase.
Gender mainstreaming is an essential strategy for equality, but it is plagued by conceptual confusion and practical challenges. This book critiques the politics of mainstreaming, using UK local government case studies to offer new insights for progress.
The Post-Crisis Crises
Dobrescu shows that, in the post-crisis period, global turmoil has moved to the regional level. He proves that the clash between spheres of influence and the world order is being reproduced over and over again in almost every important region of the world.