China and Taiwan share one of the world's most complex international relationships. Although similar cultures and economic interests promoted an explosion of economic ties between them since the late 1980s, these ties have not led to an improved political relationship, let alone progress toward the unification that both governments once claimed to seek. In addition, Taiwan's recent Sunflower Movement succeeded in obstructing deeper economic ties with...

In the wake of the Great Recession of 2008-09, economists feared that protectionist policies might sweep the world economy, echoing the wave of tariff escalations during the Great Depression of the 1930's. To some surprise, officials were more restrained and largely avoided traditional forms of protection (tariffs and quotas). As a result, economists underestimated the incidence of new protectionism because policymakers increasingly turned to more...

The terrain of the world trading system is shifting as countries in Asia, Europe, and North America negotiate new trade agreements. However, none of these talks include both China and the United States, the two biggest economies in the world. In this pathbreaking study, C. Fred Bergsten, Gary Clyde Hufbauer, and Sean Miner argue that China and the United States would benefit substantially from a bilateral free trade and investment accord. In the process,...

In recent years economic sanctions have become one of the most frequently employed weapons in the U.S. foreign policy arsenal. They have been imposed in the name of advancing human rights, of fighting terrorism, and of preventing the transfer of weapons technology. Those are laudable goals, but the essays in this book lay out the evidence that sanctions are not effective instruments of foreign policy. Because they curb the freedom of Americans to...

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Dr Hasan Yaser Malik holds Masters Degrees in Warfare Studies, International Relations, Special Education and English. He did PhD in International Relations. His thesis is titled as Strategic Significance of Gwadar Deep Sea Port: Regional and Extra Regional Dimensions from the University of Karachi in 2010. He has a few International Research contributions to his credit and hundreds of readers across the world. He has served as part of UN in African...

This book is an account of emerging India, Nigeria trade relations over the past decade in three major sectors, namely, energy, health and ICT. It studies how an increased engagement between the two partners has eventually contributed to an evolved and mature India-Nigeria trade relations. This book emphasizes the role of in bridging the shortfall in India's energy requirement and thus significantly to India's energy security program. On the other...

This is a story about governance in Mexico after the labor and environmental accords-called "side agreements"-that accompanied the NAFTA treaty went into effect. These side agreements required member states to uphold and enforce their labor and environmental laws; though never codified, it was widely accepted that Mexico, in particular, had a problem with law enforcement. Side Effects explores how differences in institutional design (of the side agreements)...

Most of the North African and Gulf countries are facing major domestic challenges in the nd 1st and 2 decades of the twenty first century. This century is, considered as the postmodern society, but these countries including Tunisia have been, facing revolution. In this scenario, the book deals with the foreign policy of Tunisia and it is very relevant. This book analyses the elements of both alteration and continuity in Tunisian foreign policy and...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the negotiation and enforcement of formal rules governing international trade. Why do countries choose to adjudicate their trade disputes in the WTO rather than settling their differences on their own? In Why Adjudicate? Christina Davis investigates the domestic politics behind the filing of WTO complaints and reveals why formal dispute settlement creates better outcomes for governments and their citizens. Davis...