This volume begins with detailed accounts by US and German scholars of how German unification came about and the resulting changes to the political economy, security policy and foreign relations of Germany. A complementary section discusses the implications for the rest of Europe as well as for Japan. While the focus of the book is on the new Germany, two separate chapters provide specific designs for a new European political economy and the adoption of a general system of co-operative security.
This volume begins with detailed accounts by US and German scholars of how German unification came about and the resulting changes to the political ec...
The market for illicit drugs is expanding inexorably around the world. More kinds of drugs are becoming more available in more places than ever before. But the drug trade is not only growing, it is changing in character. It has ceased to be a marginal area of criminal activity and has now become a major global enterprise controlled by formidable interests that threaten much more than the health of drug users. Moreover, the immense wealth that has been amassed from selling drugs has given the principal trafficking organizations enormous power to corrupt and intimidate public officials and...
The market for illicit drugs is expanding inexorably around the world. More kinds of drugs are becoming more available in more places than ever bef...
North Korea poses difficult challenges for the United States. The full extent of the North Korean nuclear arsenal is unknown; tens of thousands of U.S. forces are deployed on the Korean peninsula in support of U.S. commitments to South Korea; and the peninsula sits in a strategically vital region, where the United States, China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea all have important interests at stake. And the Kim Jong-Il government is perhaps the worlds most difficult to read or even see.
North Korea poses difficult challenges for the United States. The full extent of the North Korean nuclear arsenal is unknown; tens of thousands of U.S...
America finds itself in an acute predicament: The international order it has helped construct over many decades is under increasing stress from various quarters. As the world's predominant military power and principal guarantor of global peace and security, the United States must fulfill its many responsibilities without becoming entangled in costly conflicts that threaten its security, deplete its national power, and weaken its international standing. Preventive Engagement proposes a long-term strategy for how the United States can manage the risks of a more turbulent world in a way...
America finds itself in an acute predicament: The international order it has helped construct over many decades is under increasing stress from variou...
