Description |
1 online resource (vii, 353 pages .) |
Contents |
Table of contents; introduction; part i; geopolitical significanceof international recognition; coping with the global power shiftfrom the west to the east; common security and defence policyin geopolitical perspective; cold waters, hot stakes; the arctic regional systemunder external influence; sino-saudi relations; chinese engagement in venezuela; u.s.-venezuelan energy relations; china's rapidly developingrelationship with contemporary africa; whither arab north africa?domestic changeand its diplomatic ramifications; african hegemonyinside the heartland; part ii |
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Competition for chairmanshipnew page of international security; nuclear deterrence and asymmetricconflict in the twenty-first century; maritime security in east asia; the future of democratization in chinaand the taiwan experience; from "asian values"to "the asian century"; climate change as a security issue; how can japanese citizens readand understand their own situationin the far east and the world? |
Summary |
The world is experiencing a watershed phase in the second decade of the 21st century, marked by a geopolitical and economic power shift from the West to Euro-Asian powers. The present period exposes various geopolitical and geostrategic challenges, which prove more difficult to tackle than those in the 20th century. These challenges take the form of political confrontation, internal and internationally-political armed conflicts, conflict over raw-material resources in civil war torn countries .. |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Geopolitics -- History -- 21st century
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Geopolitics -- Asia
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Geopolitics.
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International relations.
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Political geography.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Geopolitics
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Asia
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Riegl, Martin, editor
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Landovský, Jakub, editor
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ISBN |
1443852678 |
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9781443852678 |
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1299999174 |
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9781299999176 |
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