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Violence in the Americas
Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises …
The Obama Doctrine in the Americas
This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the …
Weak States and Spheres of Great Power Competition
This book explains the development of the international system’s present-day balance of power by exploring three central questions: (1) Under what conditions has the international …
The Power of Emotion in Politics, Philosophy, and Ideology
This book defines political ideology as a structural force that combines ideas, emotion, and people for the purpose of transforming political discourse. It advances a theoretical …
U.S.–Cuba Relations
This book examines the history of United States foreign policy toward Cuba, focusing on critical junctures and recent strategic shifts. Restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba, …
Corruption, Institutions, and Fragile States
This book examines the relationship between state fragility and corruption. It analyzes a variety of regions throughout the world, including Latin America, Central Asia and the …
Illicit Markets, Organized Crime, and Global Security
This book explains the existence of illicit markets throughout human history and provides recommendations to governments. Organized criminal networks increased in strength after …
Weak States in International Relations Theory
This book seeks to explain why weak states exist within the international system. Using the cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia, the author argues that, if …
Drugs, Gangs, and Violence
This book examines the nature of transnational organized crime and gangs, and how these diverse organizations contribute to violence, especially in so-called fragile states across …
The Impact of Emerging Economies on Global Energy and the Environment
Changing patterns of energy production and consumption are transforming the geopolitics of the global system. The BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa …
Prioritization Theory and Defensive Foreign Policy
This book studies systemic vulnerabilities and their impact on states and individual survival. The author theorizes that the structure of the international system is a product of …
Terrorist Recruitment and the International System
Recruitment is key to a terrorist group’s survival strategy. Steady enrollment is needed, not just to fight against perceived injustice, but to ultimately keep the grand strategy …