El mundo hace crac

guerras, globalización, catástrofes

El nuevo contexto geopolítico mundial empieza a ser calificado como caótico y en cierto modo como convulso. El desigual desarrollo de la sociedad mundial o los ecos de la ruptura del relativo equilibrio mundial existente durante la «guerra fría», unidos a la insensibilidad del modo ...

China, Tercer Milenio

el dragón omnipotente

Ramón Tamames y Felipe Debasa despejan en esta obra las grandes incógnitas de la economía china con datos actualizados y un análisis riguroso de la situación geopolítica del dragón asiático. ¿Constituye realmente una amenaza para la economía mundial? ¿Acabará la gran «fábrica del mundo» con ...

La situación de los refugiados en el mundo 2012

en busca de la solidaridad

La situación de los refugiados en el mundo 2012 es el sexto libro de una serie producida por el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR/UNHCR). Con su amplia experiencia en zonas de crisis a nivel mundial, ACNUR representa una importante ...

Deconstructing international politics

Michael Dillon is internationally regarded for his contributions by political philosophers, international relations scholars and security studies experts, as well as by philosophers more broadly. It is difficult to overrate his importance to the development of critical deconstructive approaches not only in challenging traditional scholarship ...

Cyberpolitics in international relations

Cyberspace is widely acknowledged as a fundamental fact of daily life in today's world. Until recently, its political impact was thought to be a matter of low politics--background conditions and routine processes and decisions. Now, however, experts have begun to recognize its effect on ...

The Group of Twenty (G20)

This work offers a concise examination of the purpose, function and practice of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit. Providing a comprehensive historical account of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors process, the text then moves on to outline the conditions, events and ...

La política del negocio

cómo la Administración Bush vendió la Guerra de Iraq

La invasión de Irak y el régimen de explotación que se impuso a la población iraquí fueron sólo las primeras víctimas de la despiadada política corporativa que se inició con la llegada de George W. Bush a la Casa Blanca en 2001. La crisis financiera ...

Chinese foreign policy

an introduction

This updated and expanded new edition of Chinese Foreign Policy examines the patterns of engagement with various domestic and international actors that have shaped Beijing's foreign policy since the Cold War. It explores a series of ongoing questions and trends, as well as offering ...

African politics in comparative perspective

This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The ...

African politics in comparative perspective

This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The ...

America's blind spot

Chávez, oil, and US Security

High oil prices are bound to undermine the U.S. economic recovery, unless global supplies increase significantly. Latin America holds the world's biggest oil reserves after the Middle East, but politics are hindering its potential, especially in Venezuela. Global U.S. security would benefit ...

Security in 21st century Europe

Europe's traditional problem of war between states is being displaced by a new and equally daunting set of security challenges. While major war within Europe remains unlikely, the 2008 Georgia war and the 2011 Libya war were reminders that violent conflicts are still prevalent ...

Fisty key thinkers on globalization

Fifty Key Thinkers on Globalization is an outstanding guide to often-encountered thinkers whose ideas have shaped, defined and influenced this new and rapidly growing field. The authors clearly and lucidly survey the life, work and impact of fifty of the most important theorists of globalization ...

Comunicación y terrorismo

En estas páginas el lector observará la tensión del político cuando tiene que responder a un atentado, la incertidumbre y el trauma de los periodistas que lo cubren y el escepticismo de los ciudadanos que asisten como espectadores. De aquí la estructura del libro que ...

International politics

concepts, theories and issues

The study of international politics has become truly global in nature and scope, as the world stands politically organised in nearly two hundred nation states at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. The globalisation of political economies and the 'internationalisation' of ...

Competencia global

Derecho, mercados y globalización

Actualmente la competencia global determina el curso de las economías y las sociedades de formas hasta hace no mucho inimaginables y el derecho de la competencia (o antimonopolios) es un elemento esencial del marco jurídico de la misma. El marco jurídico actual de la competencia ...

Siria

guerra, clanes, Lawrence. El capitalismo de las familias y el desafío de la rebelión en el mundo Árabe-Musulmán

Este libro nos acercan a esa realidad intrincada y omnipresente en el mundo árabo-musulmán, una aproximación necesaria para entender la Siria desangrada por la guerra civil de hoy y la que mañana alumbrará, con todas sus contradicciones y conflictos, una nueva Primavera Árabe triunfante. Desde ...

China's search for security

Despite its impressive size and population, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military capabilities, China remains a vulnerable nation surrounded by powerful rivals and potential foes. The key to understanding China's foreign policy is to grasp these geostrategic challenges, which persist even as ...

The Middle East today

political, geographical and cultural perspectives

The new edition of The Middle East Today provides an accessible and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Middle East Studies, Middle East politics and geography. This updated and revised edition features a host of pedagogical features to assist students with their learning, including ...

Las relaciones hispano-argelinas

contexto histórico. Desafíos y proyectos comunes

El libro recoge en primer lugar un conjunto de estudios y reflexiones sobre el desarrollo y evolución de las relaciones hispano-argelinas desde los orígenes del africanismo español en el siglo XIX, pasando por el impacto de la Guerra Civil española, la independencia de Argelia y ...