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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy examines a comprehensive range of counterterrorism policies, strategies, and practices across dozens of states and actors around the world. It covers the topics of terrorism and counterterrorism both thematically and by region, allowing for discussions about the underpinning dynamics of these fields, consideration of how terrorism and counterterrorism are evolving in the modern period, an...

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Divided States provides a nuanced understanding of some of the most important and impacting issues in EU-Russia relations, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the complex mechanisms that drive political and economic activity in Europe and the European periphery. The original and thought-provoking chapters, by experts in their fields, apply cutting-edge theoretical constructs such as hybridity theory, a hierarchical understanding ...

The EU as a Strategic Actor presents an exploration of the shifting power structures of the EU as it becomes oriented toward a unique role of global governance utilizing a "soft- hard power" duality in a post-hegemonic era. In the last ten years, an exceptional and diverse series of impacting events have unfolded, all of which pose seemingly discontinuous challenges and threats to the EU and a score of international actors. As higher expectati...

Since the cessation of the Cold War, the dynamic of relations between European states has been one of dramatic and continuous change. In the last ten years, an extraordinary sequence of events has unfolded in the ex-Soviet constellation, including EU enlargement, NATO expansion, and Russian opportunism in efforts to fulfill and defend the geostrategic interests of these and other state and non-state actors. Competing Powers: Security in the Wi...

New Polar Horizons: Conflict and Security in the Arctic, by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk, presents an articulate, well-balanced, and highly readable analysis of the dynamic of security in the Polar North. Fraught with military, foreign policy, and international legal challenges, the Arctic region has become an increasingly volatile and hotly contested spot fuelling sharp debate regarding its geopolitical future. The author skillfully navigates the ...

This book takes a much-needed holistic approach to the problem of human rights violations around the globe. It unpacks the questions of human advocacy and policy, identifies traps in discussions about violations of rights, and presents best practices for a variety of disciplinary approaches. It narrows its focus from global to local concerns, beginning with a structural examination of international governmental institutions, followed by analys...

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy examines a comprehensive range of counterterrorism policies, strategies, and practices across dozens of states and actors around the world. It covers the topics of terrorism and counterterrorism both thematically and by region, allowing for discussions about the underpinning dynamics of these fields, consideration of how terrorism and counterterrorism are evolving in the modern period, an...

Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work, the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of peace and non-violence, the lessening of fear and insecurity in political, economic, social, and cultural terms inherently detached from the conceptualization of political delineations and physical boundaries, and the ability to live dignified live...