What is a "security and international affairs think tank"? -- What is "expertise"? -- What is "security studies"? -- What is security expertise? -- Methodology -- Think tank trends and regional breakdown by security FOCI -- Case studies -- Conclusions and areas for future resear…
What is a "security and international affairs think tank"? -- What is "expertise"? -- What is "security studies"? -- What is security expertise? -- Methodology -- Think tank trends and regional breakdown by security FOCI -- Case studies -- Conclusions and areas for future resear…
"The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the world's leading international Islamic organization. Turan Kayaoglu provides the first accessible and concise introduction and overview of this important organization. This book details the OIC's struggle to address popular Mu…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Other abbreviations -- Foreword by Álvaro de Soto -- Introduction -- Identification of a major obstacle to peacebuilding -- Obstacles to peacebuilding revisited …
"Building on the concept of depoliticization, this book provides a first systematic analysis of International Organizations (IO) apolitical claims. It shows that depoliticization sustains IO everyday activities while allowing them to remain engaged in politics, even when they pr…