Books in the Library of International Relations series

Taking a broad, interdisciplinary approach, this book focuses on the role of states and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) in the formation of a new European security order. Contributors include Ramses Wessel; Jaap de Wilde, Pal Dunay, Andrew Williams, Trine Flockhart and Lene Hansen.

Evaluates India's security, strategic and nuclear policy in the South Asia of the post 9/11 era. This book also provides a reappraisal of the regional security implications of India's turbulent relationships with Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Specialists from the fields of international relations, history and politics consider what the 20th century's salient characteristics have been, what else is ending as the century ends, and whether Churchill was right in calling it a "disappointing century".

This study looks at the question: "Why do liberal states make war?". Case studies of major conflicts of this century are used, including World War I, the Suez war and the Vietnam war. The author attempts to explain the contradiction between liberalism and statism/nationalism.

Since 1945 some elements in the British Labour Party were ideologically opposed to a "special relationship" with America. This work examines the policies of Labour governments, the points of agreement and difference since 1945 and looks at possible future policies pursued by a Labour government.

Ouside Europe nationalism has continued to enjoy a heyday throughout the 20th century, this study lays bare the counter-forces unleashed by the project of nationalist modernisation and the stimulation of identity politics and explores how the policies have strengthened the movements for opting out.

This book assesses the dynamics of interregional relations, and attempts to weigh up the risks and opportunities of the post-Cold war era. Including contributions from leading specialists on the region, this book will be of interest to students of international relations and political economy, and to the business community.

Syrian-Saudi relations have been a paradox in inter-Arab politics during the oil era. This work explores the logic behind the paradoxical longevity of this cooperative relationship and argues that what ultimately makes Saudis and Syrians so indispensable to each other is the historical appeal of 'shared identities', be they Arabism or Islam.

Describes the development of the Cold War in the Middle East by exploring the Turkish case. This book talks about the nature of Western strategy in general, and British and Turkish strategy in particular during the crucial early years of the Cold War.

Reveals the main factors influencing Iranian and Turkish foreign policies since 1979

This is a study of the Lome convention - the principles upon which all relations between the states of the European Union and ACP countries are based. It charts the changing focus, shifting concerns and broader changes at the global level in international relations.

Explores US foreign policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy, illuminating the struggles of two American administrations to deal with social, economic, and political change in an area divided by regional and Cold War rivalries. This book offers a revisionist contribution to our understanding of the Cold War and the Middle East.

Covering the last days of the reign of the Shah to the revolution under the Ayatollah Khomeini, this book presents an examination of US policy towards Iran in the final years of the Carter administration within the historical framework of US-Iranian Relations. It explores the nature of the antagonistic relations between the two countries.

This text examines the early history of the 'special relationship' between the USA and Britain, when Britain's role as a leading global power was beginning to be rivalled by the USA.

Provides a study of post-Cold War US nuclear weapons policy. This book is based on research on many key players, and sheds important light on US foreign policy.

Covers the history of a seemingly obscure corner of international relations and politics but which was, to contempories, at the heart of global survival. This book is based on research in ancient Chinese and English sources.

This work examines how Iran influenced efforts to reorder the Gulf's political landscape. It argues that a better understanding of the new Gulf order can be achieved by emphasizing local concerns and the degree to which regional powers influenced the policy of external powers in those times.

Provides a comprehensive analysis both of the world's dependency on Middle Eastern oil, and of the very dangerous way politics and economics play themselves out in the oil game - as producers and consumers tug at each others' interests.

Argues that France's opposition to the Iraq war in 2003 was consistent with a decades-long reorientation of French foreign policy. This book dissects the processes by which a country notorious for its suppression of Algerian independence came to cast itself as the anti-imperialist champion of the Arab world.

Featuring original research and previously unpublished material, this book will be essential reading for scholars of the Middle East and US Diplomatic History and twentieth-century International Relations.

Evaluates the role of ideas in the evolution of the politics of climate change. This book argues that Germany's federal system facilitated the political mainstreaming of popular environmental concerns that has led to the development of effective environmental domestic and foreign policy-making, influencing European and wider climate change policy.

Presents debates on the uneasy and potentially mutually destructive relationship between the Muslim world and the West and argues that we are on a dangerous trajectory, strengthening dichotomous notions of the divide between the West and the Muslim world.

Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics. This book uncovers the political and socio-economic import of such 'peace' activities for subject societies, and raises important questions about the functioning and dynamics of the global political order.