In the current coronavirus pandemic, the WHO must gather facts and formulate policy recommendations. However, the interlacing of both tasks within one organization is problematic.

Outside times of crisis, the WHO's voice is seldomly heeded. Its socio-political initiatives are regularly shot down, its actions reduced to policing illness. That is a mistake.

Framing is pervasive in public international law. International legal norms (incl. soft law) and international politics both inevitably frame how international actors perceive a given problem. Although framing has been an object of study for a long time - be it in domestic or international...

This book evaluates the current state of world (dis)order at a time of growing populism, nationalism and pandemic panic. It distils the implications of the 'civilisational state' for world order. The retreat of US leadership is mirrored by the decline of both the material and normative liberal...

Introducing an Emerging Africa in the Age of Globalisation -- New Frontiers in the Diplomacy of African States: Africa's Role in the Dialogue of Civilisations -- Africa's Ambitious Regional Integration Agenda: Challenges and Prospects of Africa's New Continental Free Trade Area -- Emerging...

"This book offers a diverse set of perspectives on the current state of Taiwan's economy and international relations, equally considering the challenges and opportunities that could forge Taiwan's future. Featuring a range of interdisciplinary approaches, this edited volume has been written by...

Ryan Hass charts a path forward in America's relationship and rivalry with China rooted in the relative advantages America already possesses. Hass argues that while competition will remain the defining trait of the relationship, both countries will continue to be impacted - for good or ill - by...

"The world is becoming more complex, with increasing possibilities for conflict over national rivalries, economic competition, and cultural and ideological fault lines. This book offers a structured and theoretically grounded way to think about the forces that animate change and the alternative...

Migration geht alle an: Migration ist ein globales Phänomen, Migrationspolitik wird aber oft nur im nationalen Kontext gedacht und gemacht. Uwe Hunger und Stefan Rother beleuchten die aktuellen Migrationsbewegungen, erklären die Ursachen von Arbeitsmigration und Flucht und zeigen, wie auf...

In der Hochphase des Neoliberalismus galt die Globalisierung als unvermeidlich und die umverteilende Demokratie als überholt. Wachsender Wohlstand für alle war das Versprechen, wachsende Unfähigkeit, die kapitalistische Ungleichheitsmaschine zu bändigen, ist das Ergebnis. Taumelnde...

"This book offers a way forward for alleviating human suffering, presenting a realistic roadmap for practical solutions to mass poverty. Arguing for a "global new deal," the authors provide a viable direction for structural reform to protect those left behind by the world economy."

"En este libro Arturo Santa Cruz desarrolla una concepción del poder como relación social y la aplica consistentemente al ámbito económico de las relaciones de Estados Unidos con otros países del hemisferio occidental. Siguiendo el debate académico y popular acerca de los altibajos de la...

The contributions compiled in this issue engage in critical evaluation of China's "New Silk Road initiative" ("Belt and Road Initiative" [BRI]) by focusing on the potential long-term political and economic effects and implications for Sino-EUropean and Sino-African relations. The authors take...

Wie gelingt der Wandel zu Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft? Antworten auf diese Frage gibt zum neunten Mal in Folge der "Transformation Index BTI 2020" der Bertelsmann Stiftung. Damit liegt erneut eine globale Analyse mit selbsterhobenen Daten zur Qualität von Demokratie, Marktwirtschaft und...

Act East policy : Northeast as a bridgehead to ASEAN / Shristi Pukhrem -- Northeast India's critical role in harnessing the three C's : commerce, connectivity and culture in Act East policy / Munmun Majumdar -- Act East policy and emerging economic geography in India's Northeast / Rakhee...

"Red Money for the Global South explores the relationship of the East with the 'new' South after decolonization, with a particular focus on the economic motives of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and other parties that were all striving for mutual cooperation. During the Cold...

"With this book, Bob Vitalis tackles the geopolitical "truths" about oil: that US presence in the Gulf and our relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; that US oil independence is necessary to prevent foreign powers from controlling and limiting...

In this book, Arturo Santa-Cruz advances an understanding of power as a social relationship and applies it consistently to the economic realm in United States relations with other countries of the Western Hemisphere. Following the academic and popular debate on the ebb and flow of US hegemony,...

Introduction to contemporary Japan-European Union (EU) -- relations -- Global Context for EU-Japan relations -- Japan and the EU as International Actors -- A Steady Path to Cooperation -- The Road to an Economic Partnership Agreement -- Building a Strategic Partnership -- A crisis of...

"A prominent authority on China’s Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing’s project of the century. China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping’s flagship...

This book explores how the European Union designs its trade policy to face the most recent challenges and to influence global policy issues. It provides with an interdisciplinary perspective, by combining legal, political, and economic approaches. It studies a broad set of trade instruments that...

In the 1990s, liberal optimism permeated the study and practice of international politics. International institutions were strengthened and the discourse and practice of global governance consolidated as a new approach to world affairs. Today, new powers are emerging in this institutionalized...