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152. Primed and Purposeful: Armed Groups and Human Security Efforts in the Philippines
- Author:
- Soliman M. Santos and Paz Verdades M. Santos
- Publication Date:
- 04-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Institution:
- Small Arms Survey
- Abstract:
- As this book was in its final stages of preparation, contributing author Professor Octavio Dinampo of Mindanao State University was taken hostage while he guided journalists to meet a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu province in June 2008. Instead of considering him to be among the civilian hostages, security force officials cast suspicions over the possible culpability of Dinampo, a former member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and now respected academic and peace advocate. He was released ten days late.
- Topic:
- Security, Political Violence, and Armed Struggle
- Political Geography:
- Philippines and Southeast Asia
153. Towards a Better Life: How to Improve the State of Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa
- Author:
- Abdallah Shalaby, Salah al-Din al-Jurshi, Mostafa El-Nabaraway, Moheb Zaki, Qays Jawad Azzawi, and Antoine Nasri Messarra
- Publication Date:
- 02-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Institution:
- Global Political Trends Center (GPoT)
- Abstract:
- The situation in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries concerning the state of the democracy has been on top of the agendas of not only political entities, but also civil society organizations, academia and the international media, with an intensifying frequency for the past decade. While the citizens of respective MENA countries deserve and demand better political, social, and economic conditions, the current state of affairs in many MENA countries is unfortunately far from ideal in terms of civic rights, freedoms, and other socio-political conditions.
- Topic:
- Politics
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Middle East
154. India's Israel Policy
- Author:
- P. R. Kumaraswamy
- Publication Date:
- 07-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Institution:
- Columbia University Press
- Abstract:
- India's foreign policy toward Israel is a subject of deep dispute. Throughout the twentieth century arguments have raged over the Palestinian problem and the future of bilateral relations. Yet no text comprehensively looks at the attitudes and policies of India toward Israel, especially their development in conjunction with history. P. R. Kumaraswamy is the first to account for India's Israel policy, revealing surprising inconsistencies in positions taken by the country's leaders, such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, and tracing the crackling tensions between its professed values and realpolitik. Kumaraswamy's findings debunk the belief that India possesses a homogeneous policy toward the Middle East. In fact, since the early days of independence, many within India have supported and pursued relations with Israel. Using material derived from archives in both India and Israel, Kumaraswamy investigates the factors that have hindered relations between these two countries despite their numerous commonalities. He also considers how India destabilized relations, the actions that were necessary for normalization to occur, and the directions bilateral relations may take in the future. In his most provocative argument, Kumaraswamy underscores the disproportionate affect of anti-colonial sentiments and the Muslim minority on shaping Indian policy.
- Topic:
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Political Geography:
- India and Israel
- Publication Identifier:
- 9780231525480
- Publication Identifier Type:
- ISBN
155. The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West
- Author:
- Lorenzo Vindino
- Publication Date:
- 08-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Institution:
- Columbia University Press
- Abstract:
- In Europe and North America, networks tracing their origins back to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements have rapidly evolved into multifunctional and richly funded organizations competing to become the major representatives of Western Muslim communities and government interlocutors. Some analysts and policy makers see these organizations as positive forces encouraging integration. Others cast them as modern-day Trojan horses, feigning moderation while radicalizing Western Muslims. Lorenzo Vidino brokers a third, more informed view. Drawing on more than a decade of research on political Islam in the West, he keenly analyzes a controversial movement that still remains relatively unknown. Conducting in-depth interviews on four continents and sourcing documents in ten languages, Vidino shares the history, methods, attitudes, and goals of the Western Brothers, as well as their phenomenal growth. He then flips the perspective, examining the response to these groups by Western governments, specifically those of Great Britain, Germany, and the United States. Highly informed and thoughtfully presented, Vidino's research sheds light on a critical juncture in Muslim-Western relations.
- Topic:
- Islam and Islamism
- Political Geography:
- United States, United Kingdom, and Western Europe
- Publication Identifier:
- 9780231522298
- Publication Identifier Type:
- ISBN
156. NATO in Search of a Vision
- Author:
- Gülnur Aybet and Rebecca R. Moore
- Publication Date:
- 02-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Abstract:
- As the north atlantic treaty organization, NATO, enters its seventh decade, it finds itself busier than at any time in its history. Not only is the Alliance involved in an array of military missions, widely ranging in scope and geographical area from Afghanistan to Sudan; NATO also stands at the center of a host of regional and global partnerships now increasingly focused on equipping it to address the new global challenges that it confronts in the post–Cold War, post–September 11, 2001, world. Yet despite NATO\'s wider engagement in these global missions and partnerships, it remains troubled by the absence of a grand strategic vision to guide its activities into the twenty-first century.
- Topic:
- Conflict Prevention, Security, NATO, International Cooperation, and International Organization
157. Power and the Past: Collective Memory and International Relations
- Author:
- Eric Langenbacher (ed) and Yossi Shain (ed)
- Publication Date:
- 01-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Abstract:
- Collective memories have long influenced domestic politics and especially international affairs—a fact most recently exemplified by the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The events and the memories resulting from them became powerful motivating forces for Americans almost overnight. At home, an infrastructure of commemoration quickly arose—in films like United 93 ( 2006 ); memorials including one unveiled at the Pentagon in September 2008 and the Tribute World Trade Center Visitor Center opened in 2006; and even in political campaign discourse, as at the 2008 Republican National Convention. 1 Yet, as with other collective memories worldwide, there is no consensus as to the overall meaning and lessons of September 11 over time. Instead, the continued vehemence of discussions about 9 / 11 reveals still-unresolved struggles over the construction, content, and power of the memory. What degree of prominence should this memory have in American political culture? What historical narratives are offered as explanations? Most importantly, what values and policy implications—both domestically and abroad—ought to follow?
- Topic:
- International Relations, Human Rights, Politics, Political Theory, and History
- Political Geography:
- Europe
158. The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975
- Author:
- John D. Ciorciari
- Publication Date:
- 08-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Abstract:
- This book is about alignment politics in the Global South. By alignments, I refer specifically to agreements between two or more states to undertake defense-related security cooperation. In the pages that follow, I attempt to address a critical question for international relations theory and practice: how do the small states and middle powers of the Global South tend to align with the great powers in pursuit of their security interests?
- Topic:
- Cold War, Regional Cooperation, Treaties and Agreements, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Southeast Asia
159. Exporting Security: International Engagement, Security Cooperation, and the Changing Face of the U.S. Military
- Author:
- Derek S. Reveron
- Publication Date:
- 07-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Abstract:
- when president bush announced in early 2007 that the United States would become more strategically engaged in Africa, it was through the creation of a new military command—U.S. Africa Command—and not through increasing the activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or the State Department's Bureau of African Affairs. Yet this new “combatant” command is not focused on combat at all; it is optimized for promoting international military partnerships through security assistance. In fact, since the announcement was made, the word “combatant” has fallen away with an emphasis on the noncombat functions that this new unified command will fill.
- Topic:
- Security and War
- Political Geography:
- Africa and United States
160. Theology and the Boundary Discourse of Human Rights
- Author:
- Ethna Regan
- Publication Date:
- 04-2010
- Content Type:
- Book
- Abstract:
- The discourse of human rights has emerged as the dominant moral discourse of our time. Reflecting on this often contentious discourse, with both its enthusiasts and detractors, led me to consider the following questions: What constitutes an intelligible definition of human rights? What place should this discourse occupy within ethics? Can theology acknowledge human rights discourse? How is theological engagement with human rights justified? What are the implications of the convergence of what are two potentially universalizable discourses?
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Religion, and Political Theory