Reframing The Buffer State In Contemporary International Relations

Author : Bibek Chand
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 153 pages
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Release : 2023-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000868128

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Reframing the Buffer State in Contemporary International Relations by Bibek Chand Pdf

This book explores buffer states' agency beyond being highly interactive spaces for the competing strategic and security interests of larger powers. Analyzing 21 political events, the author offers a new conceptual framework for the buffer state, which emphasizes strategic utility and agency. Applying this to the case study of Nepal as a buffer state between India and China, he offers a systematic analysis of Sino-Indian interests in the wider region, and Nepal’s interactions with and reactions to them, and argues that the buffer state in contemporary international relations is characterized by intense competitive overtures from its contending neighboring states. However, the buffer state is not just a spectator but an active participant that consistently assesses and reassesses its geopolitical position in between much larger competing powers. This reading offers a new understanding of the buffer state as a highly dynamic political space wherein the levels of influence and strategies of bigger powers can be examined. Aimed at a multidisciplinary audience, this book will be of particular interest to scholars, practitioners and students of international relations, security studies, strategic studies, and Asian Studies.

Author : John Chay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429712371

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Buffer States In World Politics by John Chay Pdf

Buffer states—countries geographically and/or politically situated between two or more regional or global powers—function to maintain peace between the larger powers. Contributors to this book, the first devoted to the buffer state concept, analyze the geographical and political factors necessary for the establishment and maintenance of a buffer state and examine its role in helping to maintain world peace. The problems and prospects of buffer states and buffer zones and the multiple roles played by the buffer in international politics are also explored. Using information from a number of countries, including Lebanon, Afghanistan, Korea, and Uruguay, the contributors argue that the function of the buffer state has not diminished with the advance of modern technology, but that the prospects for a long life for any particular buffer state are tenuous. Nevertheless, they conclude that although the international benefits from any one buffer state tend to be short term, the continued existence of the system will be an important element in preventing armed conflict in many parts of the world.

Author : Tʻornike Tʻurmaniże
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000124505292

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Buffer States by Tʻornike Tʻurmaniże Pdf

The purpose of this book is to explore the notion of buffer states and determine the characteristics of their foreign policy. The idea of writing such a book would less likely be born in the mind of a citizen of a big/powerful country, whereas this kind of study is in the natural scholarly interest of a person living in a small/weak state. Since it is considered that at different times Georgia played a role of a buffer state between various empires, the author decided to find out what does this term mean in theory and what are the implications of being a buffer state in practice, as well which countries of the world can be identified as buffer states both at present and in the past. This study tries to answer these and other important questions. The book consists of an introduction, seven chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter examines different understandings of buffer state concept and suggests a new, more elaborate definition of this term. In addition, introduces a new concept of quasibuffer states. The second chapter focuses on geographical and cultural characteristics of buffer states. The third chapter discusses their power criteria and makes relevant comparisons between centres of powers and buffer areas. The fourth chapter depicts the geopolitical situation of buffer states and tries to apply this description to Georgia's historical and current international standing. The fifth chapter is an in-depth survey of great power rivalry over potential buffer territories in world politics. The sixth chapter focuses on foreign policies of different buffer states. The last, seventh chapter explains how regional buffers systems, as segments of a broader international system, operate.

Author : Lei Yu,Sophia Sui
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000957334

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Complex Interdependence and China-Australia Relations by Lei Yu,Sophia Sui Pdf

This book examines China and Australia’s economic and security relations against the background of China’s increasing economic and political role. Utilizing the theory of complex interdependence, the authors consider whether greater interdependence between Beijing and Canberra augments closer economic cooperation and trade or prompts political leverage and a security challenge. Exploring China-Australia relations from the mainstream Chinese perspective this book will be of interest to scholars and students of international relations, Chinese studies, global political economy, governmental and intergovernmental organizations.

Author : Kristi Brian
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439901854

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Reframing Transracial Adoption by Kristi Brian Pdf

Until the late twentieth century, the majority of foreign-born children adopted in the United States came from Korea. In the absorbing book Reframing Transracial Adoption, Kristi Brian investigates the power dynamics at work between the white families, the Korean adoptees, and the unknown birth mothers. Brian conducts interviews with adult adopted Koreans, adoptive parents, and adoption agency facilitators in the United States to explore the conflicting interpretations of race, culture, multiculturalism, and family. Brian argues for broad changes as she critiques the so-called "colorblind" adoption policy in the United States. Analyzing the process of kinship formation, the racial aspects of these adoptions, and the experience of adoptees, she reveals the stifling impact of dominant nuclear-family ideologies and the crowded intersections of competing racial discourses. Brian finds a resolution in the efforts of adult adoptees to form coherent identities and launch powerful adoption reform movements.

Author : Ntombini Marrengane,Sylvia Croese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781000333534

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Reframing the Urban Challenge in Africa by Ntombini Marrengane,Sylvia Croese Pdf

This book explores the changing dynamics and challenges behind the rapid expanse of Africa’s urban population. Africa’s urban age is underway. With the world’s fastest growing urban population, the continent is rapidly transforming from one that is largely rural, to one that is largely urban. Often facing limited budgets, those tasked with managing African cities require empirical evidence on the nature of demands for infrastructure, escalating environmental hazards, and ever-expanding informal settlements. Drawing on the work of the African Urban Research Initiative, this book brings together contributions from local researchers investigating key themes and challenges within their own contexts. An important example of urban knowledge co-production, the book demonstrates the regional diversity that can be seen as the main feature of African urbanism, with even well-accepted concepts such as informality manifesting in markedly different ways from place to place. Providing an important nuanced perspective on the heterogeneity of African cities and the challenges they face, this book will be an important resource for researchers across development studies, African studies, and urban studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003008385, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Bibek Chand,Lukas K. Danner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030686321

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New Challenges and Opportunities in European-Asian Relations by Bibek Chand,Lukas K. Danner Pdf

This book highlights the emerging bidirectional interactions between Europe—primarily the EU—and Asia in the fields of political economy, development, environmental policy, security, diplomacy, and inter-institutional relations within the context of two recent global trends: the rise of China and the growing withdrawal of the U.S. from multilateral commitments. The volume incorporates nine different aspects and dimensions of Asian-European relations. In recent decades, Asia has (re-)gained rising importance on the world stage, which also entails closer interconnections with Europe. In an age of receding American global leadership and reduced commitments to its European allies, the EU and its member states have increasingly become more open to seeking and considering new partnerships. The rising economic prowess of Asia has made it of particular interest for European states. The book’s focus lies on potential challenges and opportunities in the bidirectional interactions between European and Asian states and institutions.

Author : Rose McDermott
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472087878

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Risk-Taking in International Politics by Rose McDermott Pdf

Discusses the way leaders deal with risk in making foreign policy decisions

Author : Karin Aggestam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : IND:30000077642092

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Reframing and Resolving Conflict by Karin Aggestam Pdf

Author : Vinay Kumar Malhotra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : International relations
ISBN : 8126109505

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International Relations (3Rd Rev) by Vinay Kumar Malhotra Pdf

Many Changes Have Taken Place In International Relations Since 1993 When First Edition Of This Book Was Published. As Against Twenty-Two Chapters In The Last Edition The Revised Volume Has Grown Into Thirty-Two. Ten Additional Chapters Relate To Game Theory, Bargaining Theory, Dependency Theory, Deterrence Theory, Functionalism, Regionalism, Diplomacy Crisis Management, Universalism And World Order, The United Nations, Peaceful Settlement And Collective Security, Post-Cold War Perspective And Revision Of The Un Charter. Besides, All The Existing Chapters Have Been Revised And Updated In The Light Of The Latest Developments. In The Last 100 Years Of International Relations There Were Two Major Turning Points; One After The Second World War (1945) And Another After The End Of The Cold War (1991). The First Is Known As Post-World War Ii Period And The Second As Post-Cold War Era. The Present Work Covers The Events Of Both These Most Significant Periods Of Contemporary International Relations.The First Fourteen Chapters Pertain To Theoretical Aspects Of International Relations, Such As Growth, Nature And Scope Of International Relations; The Functioning Of The State System; National Power; National Interest; Balance Of Power; Approaches To International Relations; Determinants And Types Of Foreign Policy; Etc.The Subsequent Eighteen Chapters Deal With Practical International Relations And Policies That Were Maintained/Played At International Level From 1945 To This Day. The Topics Analyzed Are: Cold War; Détente; New Cold War; Asian-African Resurgence; Non-Alignment; Third World; North-South Dialogue; New International Economic Order; The Impact Of Nuclear Weapons; Disarmament And Arms Control; Changed World Scenario And New Pattern Of International Relations. More Than 55 Years Of India S Foreign Policy Has Been Condensed Into A Separate Chapter For The Convenience Of The Readers.The Revised Edition Is Full Of Freshness And Newness As It Updates All Important Facets Of Contemporary International Relations. This Book Will Be Very Useful For Students And Teachers Of International Relations, Political Science, History, Diplomacy And International Organization. It Will Be Equally Helpful To The Candidates Preparing For Various Competitive Exams Such As Ias, Ips And Central Services.

Author : Zenel Garcia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000436631

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China’s Western Frontier and Eurasia by Zenel Garcia Pdf

China has emerged as a dominant power in Eurasian affairs that not only exercises significant political and economic power, but increasingly, ideational power too. Since the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese Communist Party leaders have sought to increase state capacity and exercise more effective control over their western frontier through a series of state-building initiatives. Although these initiatives have always incorporated an international component, the collapse of the USSR, increasing globalization, and the party’s professed concerns about terrorism, separatism, and extremism have led to a region-building project in Eurasia. Garcia traces how domestic elite-led narratives about security and development generate state-building initiatives, and then region-building projects. He also assesses how region-building projects are promoted through narratives of the historicity of China’s engagement in Eurasia, the promotion of norms of non-interference, and appeals to mutual development. Finally, he traces the construction of regions through formal and informal institutions as well as integrative infrastructure. By presenting three phases of Chinese domestic state-building and region-building from 1988-present, Garcia shows how region-building projects have enabled China to increase state capacity, control, and development in its western frontier. Recommended for scholars of China’s international relations and development policy.

Author : Laura Neack
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538109632

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Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively by Laura Neack Pdf

What is foreign policy? What do we know about why states pursue certain foreign policies and not others? What factors go into the shaping of foreign policy? Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively, Fourth Edition (formerly titled The New Foreign Policy), answers these questions, and more, by exploring how scholars analyze foreign policy and by applying this knowledge to new foreign policy cases. Benefits of the fourth edition: Every chapter is devoted to a distinct level in the levels-of-analysis approach Provides easy-to-understand explanations and demonstrations of policy models and theories A mixture of current and historical cases from around the world extends students’ knowledge of foreign policy and understanding of contemporary problems New cases include the refugee crisis in Europe, rising populism and anti-immigrant coalition governments, Russian use of media, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Author : Stefano Guzzini,Anna Leander
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134319589

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Constructivism and International Relations by Stefano Guzzini,Anna Leander Pdf

This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and includes the first comprehensive reply by Wendt. Partly reprints of benchmark articles, partly new original critiques, the critical chapters are informed by a wide array of contending theories ranging from realism to poststructuralism. The collected leading theorists critique Wendt’s seminal book Social Theory of International Politics and his subsequent revisions. They take issue with the full panoply of Wendt’s approach, such as his alleged positivism, his critique of the realist school, the conceptualism of identity, and his teleological theory of history. Wendt’s reply is not limited to rebuttal only. For the first time, he develops his recent idea of quantum social science, as well as its implications for theorising international relations. This unique volume will be a necessary companion to Wendt’s book for students and researchers seeking a better understanding of his work, and also offers one of the most up-to-date collections on constructivist theorizing.

Author : Sarah L. Beringer,Sylvia Maier,Markus Thiel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030013073

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EU Development Policies by Sarah L. Beringer,Sylvia Maier,Markus Thiel Pdf

“An excellent collection of essays that illustrate how EU member states’ wish to implement normatively inspired policies is confronted with the geopolitical realities of today’s world. The authors succeed in presenting an even-handed account of the way in which the tensions between norms and geopolitics play out, as well as of the responses given by EU policy makers.” —Wil Hout, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands The European Union (EU), while collectively constituting the world’s largest development provider, has come under internal and external pressures over the past decade. This book argues that the EU’s development policies are situated between the bloc’s normative ideals and the global geopolitical realities in which it is embedded. In order to investigate these tensions, it asks how far the 'normative power' Europe concept exists in EU development policies, and how far it is recognizable in the EU’s focus on human rights, the rule of law, and sustainability. In light of the tension in EU development policies between those ideals and the necessity to project neoliberal and geopolitical interests, how do receiving countries perceive the EU’s development efforts? This volume, complete with contributions from academics from a wide range of disciplines based all around the globe, provides answers to these essential questions.

Author : Jane Fenoulhet,Lesley Gilbert,Ulrich Tiedau
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910634974

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Narratives of Low Countries History and Culture by Jane Fenoulhet,Lesley Gilbert,Ulrich Tiedau Pdf

This edited collection explores the ways in which our understanding of the past in Dutch history and culture can be rethought to consider not only how it forms part of the present but how it can relate also to the future. Divided into three parts – The Uses of Myth and History, The Past as Illumination of Cultural Context, and Historiography in Focus – this book seeks to demonstrate the importance of the past by investigating the transmission of culture and its transformations. It reflects on the history of historiography and looks critically at the products of the historiographic process, such as Dutch and Afrikaans literary history. The chapters cover a range of disciplines and approaches: some authors offer a broad view of a particular period, such as Jonathan Israel's contribution on myth and history in the ideological politics of the Dutch Golden Age, while others zoom in on specific genres, texts or historical moments, such as Benjamin Schmidt’s study of the doolhof, a word that today means ‘labyrinth’ but once described a 17th-century educational amusement park. This volume, enlightening and home to multiple paths of enquiry leading in different directions, is an excellent example of what a past-present doolhof might look like.