"Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe Taiwan and Post-Communist Europe examines Taiwan's economic diplomacy towards post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. The media, and occasionally academia, have often suggested that Taipei resorts to costly aid, trade and investment…
"In The Future of China-Russia Relations, James Bellacqua assembles noted scholars from around the world to examine the relationship between these two international powers. Explaining Russian and Chinese perspectives on a variety of complex issues, including energy policy, trade…
Relations between China and Russia have evolved dramatically since their first diplomatic contact, particularly during the twentieth century. During the past decade China and Russia have made efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and improve cooperation on a number of diplomatic …
During the past thirty years, international trade agreements have focused increasingly on areas of provincial jurisdiction. In The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy, Kukucha argues that Canadian provinces have maintained a level of autonomy in response to these develop…
Over several years, some of the most distinguished Chinese and American scholars have engaged in a major research project, sponsored by the ChinaU. S. Exchange Foundation (USEF), to address the big bilateral and global issues the two countries face. Historically, the ascension o…
Over several years, some of the most distinguished Chinese and American scholars have engaged in a major research project, sponsored by the China-U.S. Exchange Foundation (USEF), to address the big bilateral and global issues the two countries face. Historically, the ascension o…
Despite ongoing instability and underdevelopment in post -Saddam Iraq, some parts of the country have realized relative security and growth. The Kurdish north, once an isolated outpost for the Iraqi army and local militia, has become an internationally recognized autonomous regi…
Despite ongoing instability and underdevelopment in post -Saddam Iraq, some parts of the country have realized relative security and growth. The Kurdish north, once an isolated outpost for the Iraqi army and local militia, has become an internationally recognized autonomous regi…
At the beginning of World War II, the United States and Mexico launched the bracero program, a series of labor agreements that brought Mexican men to work temporarily in U.S. agricultural fields. In Braccros, historian Deborah Cohen asks why these temporary migrants provoked so …
A collection of essays that presents social, cross-continental perspectives on Chinese involvement in Africa. It demonstrates that although there is no single 'African view' about China in Africa at a continental level, the authors are united in the belief that Africans must org…
This publication presents African social, historical and cross continental perspectives on Chinese invlovement in Africa.