On the basis of a judicious use of indigenous materials and field research conducted in China and Japan, the author examines Sino-Japanese economic diplomacy. This original in-depth analysis concentrates on a few salient cases of Sino-Japanese economic interaction: a multibillion-dollar steel complex at Baoshan, the joint offshore oil development in the Bohai Sea, and Japanese government loans provided to fund China's important construction projects.--Provided...

Navigating terrorist attacks, illegal arms trading and smear campaigns, Pauline Green, the country's first women president, is caught in a complex web of alliances with the most powerful countries that are being orchestrated by the enemy, and only those with the most elite skills can stop the inevitable.

Are we living under a two-tiered system of justice? Why do the wealthy and powerful escape prosecution for their crimes? Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? Is anything being done about it? Using a combination of wit, wisdom, and gravity, an unknown intelligence insider-identified simply as "Q" has been, communicating with anonymous citizens (anons) through internet message forums since 2017. These online exchanges bear no resemblance...

Este libro plantea algunas concepciones alternativas presentes en los debates en torno a la integración latinoamericana, a partir de conceptos clásicos sobre el desarrollo, el liderazgo, la soberanía, el Estado y la diplomacia. Estos conceptos han replanteado y orientado las discusiones y reflexiones planteadas en el presente tomo a partir de enfoques alternativos como el ecologismo, la integración energética, la relación desarrollo-autonomía...

Why have there been so many violent conflicts in 2014? Aftermath offers an insider's view of how each conflict started, what it means, and the common thread driving increased warfare around the world. By giving voice to the experiences of a new generation of veterans Aftermath provides a novel framework for managing global affairs. Aftermath addresses the recent conflicts which have dominated the world stage: civil war in Ukraine, ISIS in Syria and...

Este libro tiene por objetivo analizar el rol del Mercosur como vector de la integración latinoamericana. Para ello, se analizan las relaciones comerciales y de cooperación del bloque regional sudamericano con otros bloques, como la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (asean), la Unión Europea (ue) y la Alianza del Pacífico (ap). Se estudian los esfuerzos de liberalización del comercio electrónico en los procesos de integración de...

Philip Ackman's The Man in a Spider Web Coat is a hilariously funny and engaging, satirical tale of the rise to power of how nations deal with each other-or not-on the way to independence. Titus Buchanan, a professor, who runs a think tank at Williams College, believes he's figured out how to stage a successful revolution. When the United Nations adopts a historic vote spelling the end of colonialism, Buchanan seizes the opportunity to test his theory....

On December 13, 2000, Al Gore conceded the presidency to George W. Bush a full five weeks after election night. Even more intriguing than the disputed Florida election results was the implication of Bush's win for the future of the country and the world. If the Supreme Court decision and the results of the hand recounts in four Florida counties had made Gore the winner, what would the world look like now? Gore and Bush championed exceptionally different...

Este libro de divulgación científica tiene por objetivo revisar, pensar y actualizar los debates más recientes sobre las regiones en el marco del proceso globalizador. La obra aporta contenido académico con reflexiones sobre las regiones y lo regional en el contexto de la globalización en el 2021 y observa las marchas y contramar-chas de dicho proceso, cada vez más convulso con el advenimiento de la pandemia global del sars-Cov-2. Este libro...

Our national and global affairs are in perilous disarray, to the point where extremely sober observers are saying that we have brought imminent catastrophe upon ourselves and that it is just too late to escape. While candidly admitting the difficulty and the danger, Of Thee I Sing nonetheless insists that something enormously significant and wonderful is actually coming to pass on this planetthat like a chick (out of food and space) pecking its way...