This is a collection of essays on the problems that face world leaders and policy makers in terms of the devastating effects that threaten as a result of the decline of the global environment. Topics addressed include potential population explosion, species extinction, sustainable agriculture, climatic changes and implications for the ecosphere.
This is a collection of essays on the problems that face world leaders and policy makers in terms of the devastating effects that threaten as a result...
During the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous regimes that cannot easily be classified as either authoritarian or democratic. They display characteristics of each; in short, they are semi-authoritarian regimes. These regimes pose a considerable challenge to US policymakers because the superficial stability of many semi-authoritarian regimes usually masks severe problems that need to be solved lest they lead to a future crisis. Additionally, these regimes call into question some of the ideas about democratic transitions that underpin the...
During the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous regimes that cannot easily be classified as either au...
Russia's first decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been simultaneously tumultuous and transformative. For most of the 1990s the Russian economy was in free fall, the legal system in absentia, and the majority of citizens engaged primarily in survival efforts. Not surprisingly, the former superpower also struggled to adapt to its greatly diminished means and status. This is a collection of essays by international experts on Russian politics, economics, society, and foreign and security policy. The volume is comprehensive in its coverage of key topics as well as reflective of...
Russia's first decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been simultaneously tumultuous and transformative. For most of the 1990s the Russian ...
Many years after the end of the cold war, the process of creating a Europe whole and free is incomplete. Here, a group of distinguished contributors from both East and West examines the complicated and mulitfaceted process of NATO and EU enlargement in the context of the changed global situation since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Many years after the end of the cold war, the process of creating a Europe whole and free is incomplete. Here, a group of distinguished contributors f...
