Alerta 2012!

Informe sobre conflictos, derechos humanos y construcción de paz

Alerta 2012! Informe sobre conflictos, derechos humanos y construcción de paz es un anuario que analiza el estado del mundo en términos de conflictividad y construcción de paz a partir de cinco ejes: conflictos armados, tensiones, procesos de paz, crisis humanitarias y dimensión de género ...

The oil kings

how the U.S., Iran and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal ...

On China

In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's ...

The unfinished global revolution

the limits of Nations and the pursuit of a new politics

In the twenty-first century our economies are more globalized than ever - why not our politics too? In "The Unfinished Global Revolution" former UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch-Brown argues that national governments are no longer equipped to address such complex global issues as climate change and ...

Being global

how to think, act, and lead in a transformed world

What does it take to lead a global business? What makes being a global business leader today such a complex task? It's more than mastering your knowledge of various geographies and cultures, though that is essential. But to succeed, you must also master the ...

The terrorism reader

The Terrorism Reader is an intriguing introduction to a notorious and disturbing international phenomenon. The book draws together material from a variety of experts and clearly explains their opinions on terrorism, allowing understanding, conjecture and debate. David J. Whittaker explores all aspects of terrorism from ...

Palestina

el hilo de la memoria

Palestina pertenece a los árabes de la misma manera que Inglaterra pertenece a los ingleses o Francia a los franceses... Lo que está sucediendo en Palestina en la actualidad no puede justificarse por ningún código moral de ninguna especie. Si ellos tienen que considerar a ...

Illuminating the dark arts of war

terrorism, sabotage, and subversion in homeland security and the new conflict

In this title, terrorism, sabotage, and subversion are analyzed to challenge the dominant views that a 'new conflict' is now posing unprecedented threats to U.S. homeland security. Since 9/11, the dominant view is that we have entered an era of 'new conflict' in ...

Chinese foreign relations

power and policy since the Cold War

China is rightly considered an emerging power in world affairs as Chinese leaders, backed by growing economic and military strength, engage in innovative diplomatic approaches that pave the way for China's international role. But this is only part of the story of China's ...

Las políticas de desarrollo y cooperación de las ONG en América Latina

Esta obra colectiva intenta llevarnos a la comprensión del fracaso de buena parte de las ONGs que trabajan en América Latina como consecuencia de su pérdida de autonomía, al depender crecientemente de los recursos públicos o de las grandes financiadoras internacionales. La multiplicación de aquéllas ...

Globalization and citizenship

This lively and invigorating book explores the complex ways that globalization has profoundly affected the once-static nationally defined boundaries of citizenship. From Cairo to Beijing, campaigns for civil rights and democracy around the world are intensifying and speeding up in the digital media age, and ...

Defensa y globalización

A lo largo de las últimas dos décadas, los elementos definitorios del sistema internacional y las características de los conflictos armados han cambiado de forma significativa. Por una parte, la desactivación del "freno bipolar" produjo que muchos conflictos internos estallaran; por otra, la mundialización y ...

Defensa y globalización

A lo largo de las últimas dos décadas, los elementos definitorios del sistema internacional y las características de los conflictos armados han cambiado de forma significativa. Por una parte, la desactivación del "freno bipolar" produjo que muchos conflictos internos estallaran; por otra, la mundialización y ...

Strategic vision

America and the crisis of global power

In this title, one of the wise men of US foreign policy explains America's vital role in achieving global stability and provides a long-term strategic vision. By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the ...

Twenty-First-Century world powers and changing alignments

Twenty-First Century World Powers and Changing Alignments provides an in-depth analysis of global political relations that exist between the most powerful countries of the world such as United States, Russia, England, China and others. It also describes the rationale behind the current and future political ...

Good fences, bad neighbors

border fixity and international conflict

Border fixity - the proscription of foreign conquest and the annexation of homeland territory - has, since World War II, become a powerful norm in world politics. This development has been said to increase stability and peace in international relations. Yet, in a world in which it ...

Maritime piracy

Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area. Never truly having receded into a romanticized past, seaborne banditry's rapid growth was stimulated by low risks and increasingly high rewards. Currently ...

Enemies

a history of the FBI

Enemies is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But ...

Globalization

the return of borders to a borderless world?

Written by two leading scholars of global politics, Globalization: the return of borders to a borderless world? is a major new book for students of globalization. It describes and explains globalization and its origins, and examines its future in light of key recent political and ...

Las relaciones internacionales en el tránsito al siglo XXI

Para este número 44 de los "Cuadernos de la Escuela Diplomática", se han seleccionado seis trabajos presentados a lo largo de 2010 por académicos y diplomáticos vinculados a las labores docentes de la Escuela. Se trata de un conjunto de artículos tan relevantes en el ...