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Highlights a dilemma that is becoming increasingly conspicuous and problematic. Southeast Asia continues to rely on the United States to play an active role in the region even though it is an external power. But the countries of Southeast Asia have very different views about precisely what role the United States should play.

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Studies the trends, sectors, and target countries of Chinese investments in Europe. It also takes a look at European perceptions of China as a country with very different history and traditions from the Western world. Philippe Le Corre and Alain Sepulchre examine how Europes China presence can serve as a benchmark to other developed economies.

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Will new global trends help or hinder the world's long struggle for human rights and democracy The answer depends on the role of five rising democracies: India, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia. Ted Piccone analyses the transitions of these five democracies as their stars rise on the international stage.

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In recent decades, India has grown as a global power, and has been able to pursue its own goals in its own way. Negotiating for India's Global Role gives an insightful and integrated analysis of Indias ability to manage its evolving role. Former ambassadors Teresita and Howard Schaffer shine a light on the countrys strategic vision, foreign policy, and negotiating behaviour.

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Offers an insider's account of the US-Saudi relationship, with unique insights. Using declassified documents, memoirs by both Saudis and Americans, and eyewitness accounts, this book takes the reader inside the royal palaces, the holy cities, and the White House to gain an understanding of this complex partnership.

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From the KGB to the Kremlin: a multidimensional portrait of the man at war with the West. Featuring five new chapters, this new edition dispels potentially dangerous misconceptions about Putin and offers a clear-eyed look at his objectives. It presents Putin as a reflection of deeply ingrained Russian ways of thinking as well as his unique personal background and experience.

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Examines Brazil as a rising power. It explains Brazils predilection for soft power through a historical analysis of Brazils three previous attempts to achieve major power status, each of which shaped its present strategy. Though Brazils efforts to rise have fallen short it will continue to try to overcome the obstacles to its rise, whether those obstacles are domestic or international.

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Examines how the structure and dynamics of Chinese party leadership have evolved since the late 1990s and argues that "inner-party democracy" - the concept of collective leadership that emphasizes deal making based on accepted rules and norms - may pave the way for greater transformation within China's political system.

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Every country must make choices about foreign policy and national security. Sometimes those choices turn out to have been the correct ones, other times not. In this insider's account, Shivshankar Menon describes some of the most crucial decisions India has faced during his long career in government - and how key personalities often had to make choices based on incomplete information.

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Its economy still struggling after two decades of low growth, Japan now faces a difficult moment as it confronts this ongoing challenge to economic renewal. In Dilemmas of a Trading Nation, Mireya Solis describes how Japan's economic choices are important for the United States, as well.

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Presents the Case for Bipartisan Consensus on Economic Policy. This book argues that there are economic policies that could lead to sustainable American prosperity more widely shared, but crafting them requires the tough, time-consuming work of consensus building and bipartisan negotiation.

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Will new global trends help or hinder the world's long struggle for human rights and democracy The answer depends on the role of five rising democracies - India, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia - as both examples and supporters of liberal ideas and practices. Ted Piccone analyses the transitions of these five democracies as their stars rise on the international stage.

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Takes the reader around the world to areas where national governance has broken down - or never really existed. In these places, the vacuum has been filled by local gangs, militias, and warlords, some with ideological or political agendas and others focused primarily on economic gain.

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Offers an analysis of the future of the world's ground forces: Where are future large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible Which of these could be important enough to necessitate the option of a US military response And which of these could in turn require significant numbers of American ground forces in their resolution

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Offers an analysis of the future of the world's ground forces: Where are future large-scale conflicts or other catastrophes most plausible Which of these could be important enough to necessitate the option of a US military response And which of these could in turn require significant numbers of American ground forces in their resolution

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Argues that domestic and regional realities are now edging Turkey toward improving its relations with the West. A better understanding of these developments will be critical in devising an updated US strategy toward Turkey and its neighborhood. This book discusses the challenges and opportunities for the new US administration of re-engaging with a sometimes-troublesome, yet long-time ally.