Paul Sharp 
Diplomatic Theory of International Relations [EPUB ebook] 

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been much discussion of the security of borders and ports of entry in the United States and around the world. Ports of entry, particularly …

Since 1989 the concept of ”civil war” has taken on new salience in international relations. Significant inquiries into inter-ethnic violence emphasising studies of political community, identity, so …

One characteristic of Central and Eastern European democracies in transition is the lack of stability in terms of accountability and transparency in practices of political party financing. This key v …

Newspapers and TV often report controversial risk warnings over technological innovations, scientific developments, or environmental hazards that have at their core a dispute between experts who cont …

The rise of cross-regional trade agreements is a defining trend of the current international trade system as shown by the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2015, the negotiations for …

The Democratic People”s Republic of Korea (North Korea) joined the rank of nuclear powers in October 2006 after exploding its first nuclear device. The test was not fully successful yet it unequivoc …

This volume brings together leading research articles in to the theory, research findings and applications of modern dispute resolution. The articles relate to a wide variety of settings and cover th …

Many governments across the world have responded to the need for greater efficiency in the delivery of government services by the reorganization of these bureaucracies along the lines of for-profit b …

China”s Economic Development and Democratization examines China”s transformation from an institutional perspective. It proposes an analytical framework comprising six macro institutional environmen …