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A thrilling insight into international geopolitics by one of the world's leading experts, examining the past, future, and present meaning of borders from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11, Palestine to Pakistan, North Korea to Trump's Wall, and beyond What do the world's best-known, most dangerous, and most unexpected border conflicts mean for our changing international relationships? In The New Border Wars, border expert Klaus Dodds journeys into...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2023]
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First edition.
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xxix, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
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An acclaimed journalist and expert on China explains how the country was able to master capitalism and use it to expand its own domestic authoritarianism and achieve global dominance.
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"Securing Iran's Future" delves into the unintended geopolitical consequences of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, with a particular focus on how the ensuing power vacuum and regional upheaval inadvertently bolstered Iran's strategic position in the Middle East. Through a nuanced examination of political, military, and diplomatic dynamics, the book provides readers with a fresh perspective on the interconnectedness of regional events and their profound...
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"The Arctic Boom" delves into one of the 21st century's most profound geopolitical shifts, as melting polar ice caps have transformed the once-impassable Arctic region into a realm rife with opportunity and competition. With a particular focus on the ambitious pursuits of Canada and Russia, this meticulously researched volume offers readers a panoramic view of the evolving Arctic landscape and its economic, political, and environmental implications.The...
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Son muy variados los cambios que la covid-19 traerá en la pospandemia, la cual será una dura etapa de recuperación de los profundos estragos que deja el coronavirus y se dependerá de las decisiones que tome la humanidad, si serán mayoritariamente favorables con la construcción de un entorno más cooperativo y solidario o si se agrandarán aún más las diferencias entre países desarrollados y en desarrollo y entre estratos sociales. Un ajuste...
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Robert Kaplan visitó Rumanía en los años setenta, cuando el país languidecía bajo una férrea dictadura comunista. Era un tenebroso rincón de Europa que apenas despertaba interés en Occidente: sus infortunios no afectaban a casi nadie. Para él, sin embargo, se convirtió en una obsesión inagotable y en una atalaya que le permitía examinar temas tan cruciales como el Holocausto, la Guerra Fría, los vaivenes del imperialismo, las calamidades...
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Este libro tiene por objetivo analizar el rol del Mercosur como vector de la integración latinoamericana. Para ello, se analizan las relaciones comerciales y de cooperación del bloque regional sudamericano con otros bloques, como la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (asean), la Unión Europea (ue) y la Alianza del Pacífico (ap). Se estudian los esfuerzos de liberalización del comercio electrónico en los procesos de integración de...
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Salir del estancamiento y la disgregación en que se encuentra la integración de América Latina supone una voluntad política, real y efectiva, de los Gobiernos, fruto de una acción concertada entre estos, organismos internacionales, instituciones responsables del proceso de integración y los diferentes actores interesados en el proceso, dentro de los cuales se encuentran la sociedad civil y la academia, este último actor fundamental. Para ello,...
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Este libro plantea algunas concepciones alternativas presentes en los debates en torno a la integración latinoamericana, a partir de conceptos clásicos sobre el desarrollo, el liderazgo, la soberanía, el Estado y la diplomacia. Estos conceptos han replanteado y orientado las discusiones y reflexiones planteadas en el presente tomo a partir de enfoques alternativos como el ecologismo, la integración energética, la relación desarrollo-autonomía...
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Este libro ofrece una visión, antes que una definición, de conocimiento, una visión que ocurre con exaltación y se experimenta durante la lectura de este libro, un poco como funciona la mente, de manera inesperada. El lenguaje, la comunicación, el idioma, el habla, la geopolítica, la economía, la ciencia, la tecnología: todo ello es fuente, causa y efecto del conocimiento. Y, entre líneas, aparece aquí una propuesta de definición transitoria....
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Cuando pase la pandemia y sobrevenga la pospandemia, habrá que enfrentar los profundos cambios en el sistema internacional que conducirán hacia un nuevo orden mundial. Dichos cambios cubren diversos frentes: el económico, el geopolítico, el social o el ambiental, y un instrumento como la integración se debe preparar para atender de manera cooperativa, solidaria y consensuada tales retos. En el ámbito económico se produce una revalorización...
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Este libro de divulgación científica tiene por objetivo revisar, pensar y actualizar los debates más recientes sobre las regiones en el marco del proceso globalizador. La obra aporta contenido académico con reflexiones sobre las regiones y lo regional en el contexto de la globalización en el 2021 y observa las marchas y contramar-chas de dicho proceso, cada vez más convulso con el advenimiento de la pandemia global del sars-Cov-2. Este libro...
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La necesidad de superar la polarización político-ideológica en la región, establecer vínculos con otras regiones, contribuir en conjunto a la gobernanza global y definir una institucionalidad propia desde distintos modelos de desarrollo constituyen temas centrales de la integración regional latinoamericana en el siglo xxi, los cuales necesitan ser discutidos y comprendidos para poder enfrentar el futuro. Los autores del presente tomo reflexionan...
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The book is organized by professors Miguel Mahfoud and André Miatello, containing 16 articles by specialists from Lebanon, Brazil, the United States, Egypt, Italy, and Argentina. Its objective is to contribute to the current international debate on Lebanon's identity as a multicultural and multi-religious coexistence and its resulting state of neutrality, recognized by the local and international community as determining factors in addressing the...
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In this sobering analysis of American foreign policy under Trump, the award-winning economist calls for a new approach to international engagement.
The American Century began in 1941 and ended in 2017, on the day of President Trump's inauguration. The subsequent turn toward nationalism and "America first" unilateralism did not made America great. It announced the abdication of our responsibilities in the face of environmental crises, political upheaval,...
16) Forging Europe's Leadership: Global Trends, Russian Aggression and the Risk of a Regressive World
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The world has been splintered by geopolitics and yet is still bound by interdependence. As competition between the world's great powers surges, multiple trends point towards the collapse of the international order. Russia's aggression against Ukraine marks a tipping point, potentially turning an already contested world into one of lasting regression on the political, security, economic, social and environmental fronts. While this scenario is not inevitable,...
17) Irrepressible China and India: Ancient Civilizations and Wisdom. Modern Statecraft and Resurgence
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Chinese and Indian civilizations are two of the oldest civilizations in the world. And although they have quite different heritage from their different history, they have similarly promising future ahead.The resurgence of China And India is a headline story of the modern world.Today, China and India are leading nations in the important economically focused BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which is emerging as the counterweight...
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Do you want to know the unknown to the outside world and the untold about South Sudan? I guess so, but all in one book.
South Sudan on the Brink is a bombshell that has landed on the political sphere in South Sudan. It's captivating, informative and highly analytical. Its impact would reverberate through the South Sudanese political circles and among the populace for God knows how long.
The book covers significant events throughout the South...
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What would you do to change the course of a nation when you observed that nation heading down a very dangerous path? Plea for a Nation is just that. It's a call to action for anyone who is willing to listen and aid in a much needed course correction.
Our beloved nation stands at a crossroads. Bitter partisanship has left many disillusioned, while the powerful wield self-interest against the common good. Yet I still believe in the spirit of America...
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The crisis of the world capitalist system and that of the Philippine ruling system have become worse than in any period after World War II. The US-instigated policies of neoliberal globalization, state terrorism and aggressive war have wrought havoc on the lives of the people and continue to escalate oppression and exploitation. The Filipino people cannot tolerate their suffering and they are fighting back against imperialism and all reaction. The...
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