This engaging text helps students consider global issues through the lens of the many kinds of borders they cross daily.

Following his #1 New York Times bestseller, Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine.

President Carter, who was able to negotiate peace between Israel and Egypt, has remained deeply involved in Middle East affairs since leaving the White House. He has stayed in touch with the major players from all sides in the conflict and has made num...

An eye-opening account of offshore finance: a secretive system making the rich richer while corroding democracy, capitalism, and the environment.

Nederland 2040: denk mee over onze keuzes voor de lange termijn

Welke keuzes maken we in Nederland voor de lange termijn? Kiezen we voor een toekomst waarin we minder welvarend zijn, de natuur achteruitgaat en we geen oog meer hebben voor elkaar? Of kiezen we voor een krachtiger, groener en menselijker Nederland?

Kijk om je heen. De problemen stapelen zich op. Als we nu geen langetermijnkeuzes maken, dan gaat het de verkeerde kant op met Nederland. Toch zijn we vooral bezig met de korte termi...

This book presents the legislative networks in charge of drafting democratic reforms as gatekeepers to the actual adoption, implementation, and internalisation of democratic norms in selected post-Soviet countries.

This book examines the emergence and the political use of what has come to be known as “culture wars” in the United Kingdom.

The definitive introduction to security studies, focusing on key theoretical approaches and the critical issues shaping today's global security landscape. Contemporary Security Studies offers a uniquely engaging introduction to Security Studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. A team of expert scholars strikes a careful balance between depth and clarity, making it an essential companion for students exploring the modern security agenda.

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An in-depth, authoritative, and timely look at the unprecedented economic war the US and its European allies are waging against Russia after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—written by a veteran journalist with unparalleled access to Western and Russian sources.

Undeterred by eight years of timid US sanctions, Vladimir Putin ordered his full-scale assault on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In the hours that followed across the world, Western leaders weaponized economic tools to co...

Wim Kok (1938-2018) gold eind twintigste eeuw als een van de meest gezaghebbende politici van zijn tijd. Een staatsman die respect genoot onder collega’s én tegenstanders, zowel nationaal als internationaal. Onder Koks leiding kwam er een einde aan de werkloosheid, bloeide de economie als nooit tevoren en profileerde Nederland zich als gidsland op het wereldtoneel.

Achter deze successen gingen echter ook grote drama’s schuil: de genocide in Srebrenica, de perikelen rondom het koninklijk h...

Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.