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The Renegotiation of NAFTA. And China?Enrique Dussel Peters, editor After more than a year of negotiations, the differences between NAFTA and the new United States–Mexico–Canada agreement (USMCA) are minor—especially considering the initial stance of the Trump administration in 2017—with one notable exception. The new agreement explicitly prohibits its members from negotiating free-trade agreements with "non-market economies" such More > | ![]() |
US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World: Beyond Interests vs. IdealsMieczysław P. Boduszyński Whether democracy promotion should play a role in US foreign policy continues to be a subject of considerable debate, perhaps nowhere more than with regard to the Arab World. But looking beyond the "whether," what explains why, where, and how the United States promotes democracy? What caused the shift from the Obama administration's support of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 to its More > | ![]() |
Foreign Policies of the CIS States: A Comprehensive ReferenceDenis Degterev and Konstantin Kurylev, editors How do the former Soviet republics that now constitute the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) interact with each other and with other regional and world powers? What are the conceptual foundations, mechanisms, and main directions of each member state's foreign policy? What role do economic and political factors play?
Answering these questions and more in this systematic, comprehensive More > | ![]() |
Inside African Politics, 2nd editionKevin C. Dunn and Pierre Englebert The second edition of Inside African Politics, updated throughout to reflect political developments across the continent, not only provides thorough coverage of the full range of core topics, but also furthers an awareness and understanding of key theoretical issues and current debates.
Drawing on their extensive teaching and fieldwork experience, Pierre Englebert and Kevin Dunn More > | ![]() |
International Order: A Political HistoryStephen A. Kocs Where does international order come from? How is it established and maintained? Why does it break down? With every sovereign state its own master, how can order prevail?
Answering these questions in a briskly paced, systematic survey, Stephen Kocs explores the rise and fall of successive international systems across the centuries—from the dynastic institutions of Renaissance Europe, to More > | ![]() |
Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East, 3rd editionMichele Penner Angrist, editor The rise and decline of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Deepening authoritarianism in Turkey. The return to military-led rule in Egypt. The impact of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Saudi Arabia. Heightened sectarian tensions throughout the region. These are among the many current topics covered in the third edition of the acclaimed Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East.
With the More > | ![]() |
The Puzzle of Ethiopian PoliticsTerrence Lyons How did a group with its origins in a small Marxist-Leninist insurgency in northern Ethiopia transform itself into a party (the EPRDF) with eight million members and a hierarchy that links even the smallest Ethiopian village to the center? How do the legacies of protracted civil war and rebel victory over the brutal Derg regime continue to shape contemporary Ethiopian politics? And can the EPRDF, More > | ![]() |
Baltic Security Strategy Report: What the Baltics Can Offer for a Stronger AllianceOlevs Nikers and Otto Tabuns, editors This in-depth security review of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania assesses current challenges pertaining to defense and deterrence, societal security and resilience, economic security, and cybersecurity. The authors also explore potential avenues for subregional cooperation, offering detailed recommendations on how best to proceed with a more coherent, goal-oriented, and efficient cooperation More > | ![]() |
Disability and Identity: Negotiating Self in a Changing SocietyRosalyn Benjamin Darling Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
Rosalyn Darling offers a sweeping examination of disability and identity, parsing the shifting forces that have shaped individual and societal understandings of ability and impairment across time.
Darling focuses on the relationship between societal views and the self-conceptions of people with mental and physical impairments. She also illuminates the impact More > | ![]() |
The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies: Processes, Practices, CulturesFlorina Cristiana Matei and Carolyn Halladay, editors What are the role and place of secret services and covert operations in democratic settings? How do states balance the need for both secrecy and openness? What are the challenges to creating effective intelligence practices? Focusing on these crucial questions, the authors of The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies examine the purposes and processes of intelligence communities in today's More > | ![]() |