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Abolishing War

Abolishing War

Winston E. Langley

Is it possible to abolish war? This is the fundamental question animating Winston Langley's new book. And, though many will disagree, it is a question to which the author is persuaded the answer is yes. Far from being utopian ideals, Langley argues, international security and peace are attainable, as are their necessary corollaries: protection of the environment, conservation of natural    More >

The United Nations: Policy and Practice

The United Nations: Policy and Practice

Jean E. Krasno, editor

The United Nations has a vast outreach through its many agencies, funds, and programs—but that very fact can make it difficult for "outsiders" to understand. Among the questions that arise: How can the UN promote human rights when its charter prohibits its intervention in the domestic affairs of sovereign states? Why do the five permanent members of the Security Council have    More >

International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, 4th edition

International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, 4th edition

Margaret P. Karns, Tana Johnson, and Karen A. Mingst

Astounding, but true ... the newest edition of International Organizations surpasses its predecessors! The fourth edition of this award-winning text has been thoroughly revised and updated to capture nearly a decade of new developments affecting global governance: the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the rise of populist nationalism, implementation of the SDGs, the youth    More >

Warfare  in the Robotics Age

Warfare in the Robotics Age

Ash Rossiter and Peter Layton

From artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles to human augmentation … robots are increasingly being used by the military. For what operational purposes? How will this reshape the conduct of war? What are the strategies and capabilities being developed by China, Russia, the US, and other nations, and with what impact on international relations? To address these complex questions,    More >

Countering China: US Responses to the Belt and Road Initiative

Countering China: US Responses to the Belt and Road Initiative

Edward Ashbee

By March 2022, a remarkable 144 countries had signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—China's massive investment and infrastructure development program—with significant implications for US foreign policy. Edward Ashbee explores how the US has reacted to this global expansion of Chinese power, tracing the arc of policy responses to the BRI from its inception in 2013 through    More >

How the Aid Industry Works: The Politics and Practice of International Development, 2nd edition

How the Aid Industry Works: The Politics and Practice of International Development, 2nd edition

Arjan de Haan

International development assistance—what Arjan de Haan calls the aid industry—continues to be critical for overcoming the world’s development challenges, perhaps more so than ever given the global realities of climate change and the Covid pandemic. But how does this industry actually work? What practices does it follow, and to what effect? De Haan addresses these questions,    More >

 

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Congratulations to our 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book winners! • Erin Accampo Hern's Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don't Always Fall Apart : "A masterful study of policy successes in Africa." • John Allen Williams, Stephen J. Cimbala, and Sam C. Sarkesian’s US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, 6th edition : "An essential addition to any academic library."
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