International Relations Books

New and Published Books

1. Human Security in East Asia

   Challenges for Collaborative Action

   Edited by Sorpong Peou

   Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

   Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever this does not mean that individual human beings are too. This has led to a growing recognition of the importance of human security, in contrast to the...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Israeli Politics and the Middle East Peace Process, 1988-2002

   By Hassan A. Barari

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   The book is a fresh interpretation of Israeli foreign policy vis-à-vis the peace process, one that deems domestic political factors as the key to explain the shift within Israel from war to peace. The main assumption is that peacemaking that entails territorial compromise is an issue that can only...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. Military Unionism In The Post-Cold War Era

   A Future Reality?

   Edited by Richard Bartle, Lindy Heinecken

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   This unique study of military unionism shows how the changing nature of present day conflicts has made soldier representation more important then ever. This new collection of essays clearly establish the key factors in the military union debate in recent years and highlight the mechanisms different...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia

   Edited by Hannah Carter, Anoushiravan Ehteshami

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   Carter and Ehteshami consider the significant geopolitical, economic and security links between the Middle East and the wider Asian world - links which are often overlooked when the Middle East is considered in isolation or in terms of its relations with the West, but which are of growing...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
5. Re-Thinking International Relations Theory via Deconstruction

   By Badredine Arfi

   Series: Interventions

   International Relations (IR) theorists have ceaselessly sought to understand, explain, and transform the experienced reality of international politics. Running through all these attempts is a persistent, yet unquestioned, quest by theorists to develop strategies to eliminate or reduce the...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
6. Destination NATO

   Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13

   By Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
7. Political Economy of Statebuilding

   Power after peace

   Edited by Mats Berdal, Dominik Zaum

   Series: Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding

   This volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of post-conflict countries over the past 20 years. While statebuilding today is typically discussed in the context of ‘peacebuilding’ and ‘stabilisation’ operations, the current...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
8. Leo Strauss and the Invasion of Iraq

   Encountering the Abyss

   By Aggie Hirst

   Series: Interventions

   The political philosophy of Leo Strauss has been the subject of significant scholarly and media attention in recent years, particularly in the context of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Allegations that a group of Strauss-inspired Neo-conservatives intervened in the foreign policy...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
9. Diplomacy in Japan-EU Relations

   From the Cold War to the Post-Bipolar Era

   By Oliviero Frattolillo

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

   Since the 1950s, Japan-Europe relations have been characterised by a mutual coldness in terms of diplomatic dialogue, punctuated by a number of trade disputes. This book analyses the development of the political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and Europe, and shows that – especially...

   Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
10. The EU’s Democracy Promotion and the Mediterranean Neighbours

    Orientation, Ownership and Dialogue in Jordan and Turkey

    By Ann-Kristin Jonasson

    Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

    This book provides a systematic analysis of the EU’s extensive, but so far largely failed, efforts to promote democracy in the Mediterranean region, thoroughly assessing its democracy promotion in relation to two Mediterranean countries – Jordan and Turkey. By pinpointing essential prerequisites...

    Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge