A revised and updated introduction to the 8th edition of this classic text covers the election of the ninth Secretary-General, António Guterres; the burgeoning of “new nationalisms” worldwide, including Trump and Brexit; and the continuing proliferation of such non-state actors as ISIS and those in the “third UN.”

This book provides balanced, critical, and comprehensive coverage of the theories and realities of autocratization and democratization. .

The Third Edition of Structured Analytic Techniques for Intelligence Analysis showcases sixty-six structured analytic techniques-nine new to this edition-that represent the most current best practices in intelligence, law enforcement, homeland security, and business analysis.

In Sterke Raad analyseren 41 wetenschappers en praktijkdeskundigen hoe raadsleden hun rol als lid van de gemeenteraad uitvoeren. Daarbij is gebruikgemaakt van een onderzoek onder raadsleden naar wat zij nodig vinden om tot een sterkere raad te komen. Elk hoofdstuk wordt afgesloten met conclusies, aanbevelingen en adviezen. De bijdragen gaan over het vergroten van het gezag en de macht van de raad, de wijze waarop instrumenten voor macht en tegenmacht het beste gebruikt kunnen worden, de hulpt...

For almost half a century, NATO’s armies deterred a Soviet attack on Western Europe. Today, they once again provide a check on Russia's revanchist agenda. As in the Cold War, if Russia’s aggression escalates to armed conflict, the Alliance’s armies will likely bear the brunt of the fighting. Thus, a study of the national armies that comprised NATO during the Cold War has both historical and current relevance.

Each chapter offers an analysis of how the respective constituent NATO army ...

Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics provides students with a complete understanding of theory and how it applies to the real world. With comprehensive coverage of all major classical and contemporary theories and approaches, the text focuses on the connections between theory and current issues in international relations.

International Political Economy in the 21st Century offers students an engaging and coherent foundation to the subject. It considers traditional and alternative approaches to IPE, and in doing so elucidates key concepts, assumptions and the intellectual and historical context in which they arose and developed.

The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, now even more relevant in the post-September 11 world. A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden hand is controlling our destiny? . . . A searching reflection on our global state.