El Caribe y Cuba en la posguerra fría

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Sally Percival Wood and Baogang He

"This book illustrates the extent of the Australia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership since its inception in 1974. It examines the networks of engagement that have shaped relations across three areas: regionalism, non-traditional security, and economic engagement. An understanding of the nature of the Australia-ASEAN partnership is often overshadowed by occasional shocks that test the relationship, such as people smuggling or terrorism, but beneath the surface of these extremes are deep and steady currents of partnership and cooperation that have flowed over four decades. This volume does not seek to merely commemorate or celebrate 40 years of Australia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership; it is intended to establish a more sophisticated and balanced understanding around which we can accurately identify the Australia-ASEAN dynamic - historically, culturally and theoretically. The volume not only maps where we have been but also where the Australia-ASEAN partnership might be headed as Southeast Asian economic dynamism and strategic influence expand"--

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Zeev Maoz

In Domestic Sources of Global Change, Zeev Maoz looks at the relationship between domestic and international political processes at various stages of the life cycles of states. It considers how the way in which a state acquires independence affects its involvement in international conflict. It explores the relationship between domestic political change and a state's involvement in international conflicts. Maoz discusses how changes in the international environment of states affect their strategic behavior. Finally, the book considers both the internal and international determinants of domestic regime change. The study combines explanations using systemic, regional, and national factors to explain international behavior. . Maoz argues that intimate links exist between domestic political processes and international processes. By comparing three perspectives on global change - the systemic, which focuses on aspects of the international system that are beyond the control of states; the regional, which looks at the impact of characteristics of the region in which a state is located; and the national, which focuses on domestic political forces - the study shows how each of these perspectives offers important insights into the evolution of international relations. In focusing on major issues in international relations theory, Domestic Sources of Global Change will be of interest to students of comparative politics, international politics, and international conflict.

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Ilan Peleg, Dov Waxman

"This timely book explores the causes and consequences of the growing conflict between Israel's Jewish majority and its Palestinian-Arab minority"-- "Arguing that a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict depends on a resolution of the Jewish-Palestinian conflict within Israel as much as it does on resolving the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, this timely book explores the causes and consequences of the growing conflict between Israel's Jewish majority and its Palestinian-Arab minority. It warns that if Jewish-Arab relations in Israel continue to deteriorate, this will pose a serious threat to the stability of Israel, to the quality of Israeli democracy, and to the potential for peace in the Middle East. The book examines the views and attitudes of both the Palestinian minority and the Jewish majority, as well as the Israeli state's historic approach to its Arab citizens. Drawing upon the experience of other states with national minorities, the authors put forward specific proposals for safeguarding and enhancing the rights of the Palestinian minority while maintaining the country's Jewish identity"--

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William Crotty

In this volume, the study of legislatures has traditionally been a central preoccupation of political scientists. Legislatures provide good laboratories for testing theories and methodologies of significance in the discipline and, more broadly, for contributing to an understanding of how representative government works.