The EU as a Strategic Actor presents an exploration of the shifting power structures of the EU as it becomes oriented toward a unique role of global governance utilizing a "soft- hard power" duality in a post-hegemonic era. In the last ten years, an exceptional and diverse series of impacting events have unfolded, all of which pose seemingly discontinuous challenges and threats to the EU and a score of international actors. As higher expectations of international bodies in responding to emerging challenges within the global system continue to surface, the shifting structures of...
The EU as a Strategic Actor presents an exploration of the shifting power structures of the EU as it becomes oriented toward a unique role of global...
A collection of original works covering all aspects of insurgency and counterinsurgency through a multinational lens, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Modern War addresses the need to look beyond the United States and other prominent counterinsurgency actors in the contemporary world. It also reassesses some of the latent and burgeoning insurgent organizations and networks around the globe and suggests alternative approaches to understanding insurgency, counterinsurgency, and conventional and asymmetric warfare as they relate to insurgency and counterinsurgency.
This book...
A collection of original works covering all aspects of insurgency and counterinsurgency through a multinational lens, Insurgency and Counterinsu...
Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work, the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of peace and non-violence, the lessening of fear and insecurity in political, economic, social, and cultural terms inherently detached from the conceptualization of political delineations and physical boundaries, and the ability to live dignified lives. The various regions that are represented in the case studies include: the Indian sub-continent, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, China,...
Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work...
Despite decades spent confronting human rights violations around the world, particularly in regions of instability, the issue remains one of the most divisive, chaotic, and challenging to address. Development and the Politics of Human Rights takes a much-needed holistic approach. It unpacks the questions of human advocacy and policy, identifies traps in discussions about violations of rights, and presents best practices for a variety of disciplinary approaches by engaging several situational, professional, and regional perspectives.
The contributions in this book represent...
Despite decades spent confronting human rights violations around the world, particularly in regions of instability, the issue remains one of the mo...
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the future of US warfare, including its military practices and the domestic and global challenges it faces. The need to undertake a comprehensive analysis about the future of warfare for the US is more pressing today than ever before. New technologies and adversaries, both old and new, have the potential to revolutionize how wars are fought, and it is imperative that policy makers, military planners, and scholars engage with the latest analyses regarding these new threats and weapon systems. The primary aim of this book is to provide a...
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the future of US warfare, including its military practices and the domestic and global challeng...
