There are two types of security community: those that create a political community between themselves by institution building (such as the EU); and those that are pluralistic and are aligned though shared values, responsiveness to each others needs and policy goals by their poli…
"This new study assesses the relationship between security communities and their neighbours and asks whether processes of regional integration will contribute to a global 'clash of civilisations'. The author argues that the more mature a security community becomes, the less like…
Does the proliferation of security communities around the world presage a new era of competition between regions or an era of intensified global integration? This important new study assesses the relationship between security communities and their neighbours and asks whether pro…
"This new study assesses the relationship between security communities and their neighbours and asks whether processes of regional integration will contribute to a global 'clash of civilisations'. The author argues that the more mature a security community becomes, the less like…
"Understanding NATO in the 21st Century enhances existing strategic debates and clarifies thinking as to the direction and scope of NATO's potential evolution in the 21st century. The book seeks to identify the possible contours and trade-offs embedded within a potential third "…
"The ANZUS Alliance was a defence arrangement between Australia, New Zealand and the United States that shaped international policy in the aftermath of the Second World War and the early stages of the Cold War. Forged by influential individuals and impacting on global events inc…
"In 1950 the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China signed a Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance to foster cultural and technological cooperation between the Soviet bloc and the PRC. While this treaty was intended as a break with the colonial past, Aus…
This J.C.L. thesis will examine the processus brevior as laid out by the apostolic letter Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus. It will focus on the historical background, the modified canons to the Code of Canon Law, the strengths and weaknesses of the processus brevior, and will examine …
The Hoysaḷa family ruled in southern India, in the present-day state of Karnataka from the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries. Previous studies of this family and other contemporary royal households have primarily focused on establishing a chronology for the lineage and demons…
Diğer enerji kaynaklarına nazaran daha geniş kullanım alanına sahip olan petrol dünyanın en önemli enerji kaynaklarından biridir. Sanayileşmenin başlamasıyla tüketimindeki hızlı artış ve bu enerji kaynağına alternatifin bulunamaması, petrolün 19. yüzyılın sonlarından itibaren ha…
SSCB’nin dağılması ile birlikte toprak alanın küçülmesi, nüfusun azalması ve önemli askeri ve ekonomik altyapıların toprak dışında kalması nedeniyle eskisine nazaran zayıf kalan ve uluslar arası alanda “büyük güç” statüsünü kaybeden Rusya önemli iç problemlerin yanı sıra dış pol…