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This book explores how the concept of a multipolar order is being used for different purposes in different national contexts. It examines the ways that debates about power and order in the world are shaping the policies of rising and established powers alike.

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In this book, historians and political scientists show how radically external images of Germany changed over the 20th century, from the 'Prussian military state' to the 'bulwark of liberalism.' They also explore how such images of Germany affected the evolution of international relations theory at some critical junctures.

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The book analyses Russia's political and economic interests in the Middle East and North Africa, its relations with the MENA countries and its diplomatic engagement with the Western powers. It examines Russia's strategy in the region, including its role in the Syria conflict, in the context of its broader foreign policy and war with Ukraine.

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The Handbook unravels the relationship between AI, soft power and public diplomacy dealing with conflict, culture, governance, narrative, and theory. With chapters by leading authors in the fields of soft power and public diplomacy, and fresh minds, it will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy formulators.

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This book explores the international dimensions of the peace settlement of the Eastern Mediterranean.

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This book applies an original theoretical framework to unpack the threat perceptions and strategic calculus driving the behaviour of the Gulf monarchies, which emerged after the Arab Spring as major geopolitical players in the Middle East and North Africa region and as middle powers destined to play an oversized role in the new multipolar world.

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This book deals with the morality, self-conception and honour of states, something that goes well beyond the narrow, rationalist defence of national interests, which dominates most IR studies. The volume pursues this line of thinking by focussing on three different but interconnected thematics: moralism, honour and war.

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A definitive history of cooperation between the Royal Navy and Russian Navy from 1988 to 2014. It provides lessons learned by both sides and recommends a pathway to military dialogue, as political circumstances dictate. The book enhances our understanding of both the Russians and the Russian Navy and the threat the latter will continue to pose.

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Aid for Dominanceunderscores the constitutive relationship between foreign aid and the diplomatic discourses and practices that constitutecomplexities in bilateral relations between donor and recipient states.

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This book provides an in-depth account of American cultural diplomacy in the post-Cold War era through a series of studies on key issues and fields of activity.

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The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future What should it look like And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world This book deals with these questions.

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A critical examination of the contradictory rise to power of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

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This book provides a critique of dominant cybersecurity knowledge that draws upon original constructivist analysis of the expert discourse within the internet security industry. The book argues that this expertise helps explain the probematic common sense that sees cybersecurity conflated with national security. -- .

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Sets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644).

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Death Machines offers a critical reconsideration of ethical theories and political justifications for technologised practices of violence in contemporary conflicts. -- .

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Full of new insights and little-known facts about the Stasi and Cold War espionage, and featuring newly discovered details of the Stasi's operational methods, First Class Comrades shines a light on this lesser-known period of Stasi history, and why its stories and lessons still matter today....