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United States
This chapter explores a brief history of the United States and provides a basic overview of its intelligence services. Moreover, it goes into a...
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United States
This chapter covers a brief history of the United States and provides a basic overview of its intelligence services. Moreover, it goes into a...
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United States
The fiscal federal system in the United States is highly decentralized with strong revenue-raising authority as well as a high degree of spending...
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Small States as Good States, Smart States, in the Global Era
This chapter reviews the UN’s relationship with Pacific Island Countries and Regional Organizations. It suggests that the first of the UN’s four...
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Three histories of the system of states
An enduring question for social scientists concerns the origins of the system of states we currently live in. In this review paper, we aim to clarify...
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The United States as Global Liberal Hegemon How the US Came to Lead the World
The United States as Global Liberal Hegemonexamines America’s role as the global liberal hegemon. Using a historical analysis to understand how the...
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United States of America
Municipalities in the United States (US), particularly those in its largest metropolitan areas, drive economic growth and innovation and are home to...
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The National Power of Core States
In this chapter, an analysis of the nature and configuration of power of core states has been conducted. The use of the World Power Index has...
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The National Power of Semiperipheral States
In this chapter, the national power of semiperipheral states is analyzed, along with their characteristics and distribution, culminating in the...
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The Core States in the International Geostructure
This chapter analyzes the main characteristics and foreign policy of core states according to their national power and geostructural position....
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Unveiling Dynamics, Legitimacy, and Governance in Contemporary States Power in Fragility
This book delves into the complex dynamics of legitimizing power in fragile states. With five comprehensive chapters, it analyzes the geopolitical,...
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On the Baltic States, Russia, and Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is indicative of Vladimir Putin’s broader foreign policy agenda, namely, to reassert Russia’s position as a global...
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Why States Desire for Missile Systems?
States desire for hard power due to security dilemma. States aim to achieve diversity in weapons capability always. Hence, states with superior air...
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Problematizing Modern Democracy in the United States:
Since Donald Trump’s presidency and the diverse efforts to undermine the transfer of power after the 2020 election, the risks of extreme polarization...
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Small States and Big Powers Portugal and Iceland’s Foreign Relations
Foreign policy is one of the most complex policies of every state, and Portugal and Iceland are no exception. The “Small States and Big...
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Between ambition and ambiguity: reconsidering Watson’s discussion of (semiperipheral) marcher states
This contribution focuses on Adam Watson’s concept of ‘marcher states’ used in The Evolution of International Society. With origins in the historical...
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Not Just hydrocarbons: Japan’s multifaceted foreign policy approaches towards the GCC states
This paper argues that in spite of the prevailing belief that the relations between Japan and the GCC states are primarily driven by the hydrocarbon...
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Reconceptualising the EU-member states relationship in the age of permanent emergency
Since 2008, the European Union (EU) has been engulfed in several crises. While distinct, these crises are feeding into each other and are testing the...