Addressing both thematic & country-specific issues, this book considers why Europe should assume global responsibilities, how they will be organized institutionally, whether they will be adequate to address pressing regional & security concerns, & how they will reflect the foreign policy interests of Europe's major powers.
Addressing both thematic & country-specific issues, this book considers why Europe should assume global responsibilities, how they will be organized i...
This book provides an in depth analysis of the challenging relationship between Europe and Islam. The general chapters on secularism, security, identity and solidarity show the challenge of promoting a stable multi-cultural society. In depth analysis of France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and Italy reveal the extent to which this challenge of stable multiculturalism differs from one country to the next. The argument that emerges is not that Europe and Islam are incompatible. Rather it is that reconciling the tensions that arise from the mixing of different cultures will require...
This book provides an in depth analysis of the challenging relationship between Europe and Islam. The general chapters on secularism, security, ide...
Libya has a short, volatile history. Foreigners played a significant role in shaping Libya's institutions and policies, and this book explores longer term trends in the relations between Libya and the West, placing current developments in their historical context. Throughout history, the globe's most powerful actors have regarded Libya as an outlier state of little significance. Libya belonged neither here nor there and never fell under the full protection of any significant global or regional powerhouse. Libya's weak national identity, its weak institutions and its peripheral position have...
Libya has a short, volatile history. Foreigners played a significant role in shaping Libya's institutions and policies, and this book explores longer ...