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This title presents complementary analyses of the current features,
issues and trends of multilateral security and the European
Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) peace operations. The analyses
offers the reader a sound interpretation of the attributes of ESDP
operations in the context of the diffusion of peace operations
practice in the present time. Founded on the detailed examination
of different peace operations and the analysis of relevant data,
the book chapters give to the reader the chance of assessing the
near-term future of peace operations.
This book examines the current phase of world order transition in
the Atlantic area, focusing on Europe and Northern America, Asia,
and Africa. In particular, it describes four processes of world
order transition, namely the decreasing American leadership, the
rising power of China, the receding effectiveness of economy and
security world policies, and the continued but inadequate operation
of the world policy-making institutions. Part one of the book
presents perspectives on world order transition developed by
political science schools, i.e. the world hegemony and the power
transition school, and by the experts of complexity theory, a
newcomer in social sciences. These theories are best suited to
explain the order transition and to supply consistent,
complementary data and insights on the juncture of the four
processes pushing for the creation of the new world order. Part two
looks into the impact of order transition on the Atlantic area. The
authors focus on the existing tensions and the potentials for
change that affect the long-time relations between the USA, the
European countries, and Canada. At the same time, the interference
of China into the politics and economy of Europe is analyzed, in
particular through a case study of the relations between China and
the Baltic states.
Innovation in the world's institutions and global politics as well
as in the physical environment and practices of the contemporary
societies has raised the need for specific and up-to-date knowledge
about the politics and policies of relief, aid and reconstruction.
This book advances the political analysis of international disaster
policies which have been mostly in the domain of other social
sciences. Exploring the formation of this field of study, this
collection analyses the most recent disaster events including the
Haiti earthquake, the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean and the genocide
in Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia. Broadly linked to constructivism
and neo-institutionalism, this book also looks at the impact of
these cooperation policies on the governance of the present global
system.
This book analyzes China's transformative political power in
today's world while simultaneously addressing global issues and the
reformation of world institutions. China has become known as the
world's first factory and trading power, but more knowledge on
China's rise is necessary to understand the world of today and the
future. The main question is where China's rise is headed and how
this affects the increasingly connected world that faces problems
that no state can effectively address on its own. This book
analyzes both sides of the coin, that is, the problems of a world
scale and the change of the world political order. China is among
the major actors for global issues such as mitigating climate
warming, controlling weapons of mass destruction, combating
economic inequality and underdevelopment, and improving health for
all. In the current setting of the new world order, all countries
and especially world powers develop a general blueprint for the
future, as cultural and material conditions of the present world
are very different from the past. Under such conditions, China
faces a review of its bilateral and regional strategies, as well as
its position and actions in world institutions that have the
mission of forming policy responses to issues of a global scale.
This book, therefore, provides insight into China's view of world
problems and the future world order. It is a must-read for
everybody interested in a better understanding of China's role in
today's world and the global power shift.
This book examines the current phase of world order transition in
the Atlantic area, focusing on Europe and Northern America, Asia,
and Africa. In particular, it describes four processes of world
order transition, namely the decreasing American leadership, the
rising power of China, the receding effectiveness of economy and
security world policies, and the continued but inadequate operation
of the world policy-making institutions. Part one of the book
presents perspectives on world order transition developed by
political science schools, i.e. the world hegemony and the power
transition school, and by the experts of complexity theory, a
newcomer in social sciences. These theories are best suited to
explain the order transition and to supply consistent,
complementary data and insights on the juncture of the four
processes pushing for the creation of the new world order. Part two
looks into the impact of order transition on the Atlantic area. The
authors focus on the existing tensions and the potentials for
change that affect the long-time relations between the USA, the
European countries, and Canada. At the same time, the interference
of China into the politics and economy of Europe is analyzed, in
particular through a case study of the relations between China and
the Baltic states.
Disaster policies present a new challenge to the practitioners and
students of global politics; this book explains how political
science enriches the contribution of the social sciences to the
study of disaster relief, aid and reconstruction following the
major disaster events, both natural and man-made, of recent times.
Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for
enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an
emerging actor in the global system. Analyzing the role of the EU
in international affairs, Foradori, Rosa, and Scartezzini seek to
foster understanding of the complexity of the present international
conditions and the ways in which the EU is responding to threats
and opportunities from the outside world. The numerous contributors
examine the latest developments in the fields of EU foreign,
security, and defense policies, providing a complete overview of
the ways in which the EU has grown as a global actor with a
significant impact on international affairs.
Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for
enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an
emerging actor in the global system. Analyzing the role of the EU
in international affairs, Foradori, Rosa, and Scartezzini seek to
foster understanding of the complexity of the present international
conditions and the ways in which the EU is responding to threats
and opportunities from the outside world. The numerous contributors
examine the latest developments in the fields of EU foreign,
security, and defense policies, providing a complete overview of
the ways in which the EU has grown as a global actor with a
significant impact on international affairs.
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