Argues that leaders sometimes promote international conflicts to keep their own military politically divided.

In this expanded second edition Richani contributes new chapters looking at developments in Colombia since the book s initial publication a decade ago and a look at the challenges for peace that lie ahead.

Critical analysis of Plan Colombia, a multibillion dollar US counternarcotics initiative.

In United We Stand? Aaron Belkin shows that in one important realm, civil-military relations, leaders often prefer divisiveness over cohesion.

In this comprehensive and unique theory-practice study, Ofer Israeli examines complex effects of international relations relating to various indirect—intended and unintended—consequences of intentional human action.

In this book, Okbazghi Yohannes examines the various facets of the competition for water resources among the ten Nile River Basin countries as they compete to harness the river's resources for purposes of irrigation-based agriculture and ...

Examines Russia’s energy policy with rival Eurasian supplier states from 1992 to 2002.

Examines Russia’s energy policy with rival Eurasian supplier states from 1992 to 2002.

Shih engages with major Chinese international relations theories, investigates the works of sinologists in Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan, Taiwan, Vietnam, and other academics in East Asia, and explores individual scholars' life stories and ...

Examines how developing countries have restructured their telecommunications in order to "leapfrog" or accelerate development.