Ken Booth

Ken Booth argues that the concept of security in world politics has long been imprisoned by conservative thinking and suggests ...

David Armstrong, Theo Farrell, Hélène Lambert

This textbook provides an introduction to the relationship between international law and international relations. David Armstrong, Theo Farrell and Hélène ...

Metaphors, Myths and Models

Richard Little

The balance of power has been central to the theory and practice of international relations for the past five hundred ...

Joao Resende-Santos

Examines why countries imitate the military systems of one another. A book of theory and history, it builds on and ...

Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times

Odd Arne Westad

A prize-winning study of how the globalization of the Cold War created the foundations for most of the key conflicts ...

The UN Secretary-General in World Politics

Edited by Simon Chesterman, Foreword by Kofi A. Annan

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is a unique figure in world politics. The role is both administrative and political: ...

Terror, Technology and Strategy in the Twenty-First Century

Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen

The arguments presented by George W. Bush and Tony Blair for the pre-emptive military action against Iraq demonstrate a new ...

Power and Strategy for the 21st Century

Robert J. Lieber

This controversial book addresses the world role America has begun to undertake in light of recent terrorist events. The book ...

Edited by Brooke A. Ackerly, Maria Stern, Jacqui True

Why is feminist research carried out in international relations (IR)? What are the methodologies and methods that have been developed ...

From Collective Security to the Responsibility to Protect

Ramesh Thakur

The role of the United Nations has evolved over recent decades, from avoiding inter-state wars, to managing humanitarian emergencies. Ramesh ...

David P. Forsythe

This new edition of Forsythe's successful textbook provides an overview of international human rights in an age of terrorism. Fully ...

Edward A. Kolodziej

This new textbook presents security studies as a branch of international relations theory, providing readers with the critical conceptual tools ...

Power, Politics and Ideology

Fred Halliday

The international relations of the Middle East have long been dominated by uncertainty and conflict. The purpose of this book ...