Europeanization of the Western Balkans: Environmental by Adam Fagan,Indraneel Sircar

Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran

Whereas the Islamic Republic has hired a number of concepts to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic pressure whereas nonetheless securing a Shi'a ruled "Persian hegemony," the systematic forget of ethnic teams through either the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has led to the politicization of ethnic id in Iran.

Russian Energy in a Changing World: What is the Outlook for the Hydrocarbons Superpower?

For a very long time Russia’s place as a key international strength participant has stronger Moscow’s overseas fiscal and political effect while inflicting problem among different states afraid of changing into too depending on Russia as an power provider. the worldwide monetary main issue shook this proven snapshot of Russia as an vital strength superpower, resistant to unfavourable exterior impacts and printed the entire quantity of Russia’s dependence on oil and gasoline for fiscal and political impression.

Humanitarian NGOs, (In)Security and Identity: Epistemic Communities and Security Governance (Global Security in a Changing World)

More and more humanitarian NGOs function within the context of armed conflicts the place the safety hazards are larger than in contexts of traditional catastrophe. operating in Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is very harmful for humanitarians. This existential hazard impacts the actual life of relief employees and the implementation of humanitarian courses, and the middle ideals of humanitarians and the underlying ideas of humanitarian motion.

Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Old City Initiative (UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series)

‘Track international relations and Jerusalem’ is the 1st in a chain of 3 books which jointly current the paintings of the Jerusalem previous urban Initiative, or JOCI, a tremendous Canadian-led tune diplomatic attempt, undertaken among 2003 and 2014. JOCI’s raison d’être was once to discover sustainable governance options for the outdated urban of Jerusalem, arguably the main delicate and intractable of the ultimate prestige concerns dividing Palestinians and Israelis.