Bethany Allen, the award-winning China reporter for Axios, shows that by tying profits to political acquiescence the Chinese Communist Party is forcing companies and governments around the world to accept its rules.  Meer

America is the first country in history to fund the rise of its rivals. We need to stop now, before it’s too late. One of the most consequential U.S.  Meer

From the author of The Shifts and the Shocks, and one of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism.  Meer

China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace.  Meer

Diplomacy is essential to the conduct of foreign policy and international business in the twenty-first century. Yet, few international actors are trained to understand or practice effective diplomacy.  Meer

The Chinese economy appears destined for failure, the financial bubble forever in peril of popping, the real estate sector doomed to collapse, the factories fated for bankruptcy.  Meer

Pity the Nation ranks among the classic accounts of war in our time, both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this remarkable book combines political analysis and war reporting in an unprecedented way: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict by an author who has personally witnessed the carnage of Beirut for over a decade.  Meer

The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world.  Meer

In 'The Frontlines of Peace', Severine Autesserre, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder, examines the well-intentioned but inherently flawed peace industry.  Meer

At a time when diplomatic practices and the demands imposed on diplomats are changing quite radically, and many foreign ministries feel they are being left behind, there is a need to understand the various forces that are affecting the profession.  Meer

The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations has for over 50 years been central to diplomacy and applied to all forms of relations among sovereign States.  Meer

Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s.  Meer

We are all aware of the extreme hunger and poverty that afflict the world's poor. We hear the facts, see the images on television, buy the T-shirt and are moved as individuals and governments to dig deep into our pockets.  Meer