Download Swiss Foreign Policy: Foundations and Possibilities by Magdale Bernath PDF

By Magdale Bernath

Swiss overseas coverage offers in-depth insights into the approaches and constraints of Swiss international coverage, answering questions corresponding to: * Why is Switzerland no longer a member of the ecu Union? * What are the results of staying aside and the way very important is neutrality in cutting-edge Europe?* What are the results of federalism and direct democracy on international policy?* How may still conflicting pursuits in international coverage decision-making be handled? The booklet is vital analyzing to all these attracted to overseas coverage research, the connection among democracy and diplomacy, the importance of being a small nation in modern Europe and the specificities of the Swiss political method.

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Download Religionen - Global Player in der internationalen Politik? by Ines-Jacqueline Werkner, Oliver Hidalgo PDF

By Ines-Jacqueline Werkner, Oliver Hidalgo

Der Band untersucht das Agieren religiöser Akteure wie Religionsgemeinschaften und religiös basierte NGOs in der Weltpolitik und fragt nach den Potenzialen und Grenzen ihrer Einflussnahme. Erörtert werden theoretische und normative Aspekte im Verhältnis von Globalisierung, Global Governance und der Revitalisierung von faith sowie Formen der transnationalen Kooperation zwischen den einzelnen Religionsgemeinschaften. Empirisch werden die für weltpolitische Ambitionen besonders prädestinierten abrahamitischen bzw. monotheistischen Religionsgemeinschaften in den Blick genommen. Auf dem Prüfstand steht die teilweise sehr brisante, ambivalente Rolle, die Christentum, Judentum und Islam im internationalen Kontext einnehmen. Zudem werden konkrete Politikfelder internationalen religiösen Engagements, deren Inhalte und Ziele vorgestellt wie die internationale Friedenspolitik, die Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik oder auch die Umweltpolitik.

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Download Russian Nuclear Weapons: Past, Present, and Future by Stephen J Blank PDF

By Stephen J Blank

Whereas the chilly warfare is gone, the significance of palms keep watch over in Russo-American rel tions and the comparable factor of nuclear guns for Russia stay important matters. certainly, with out an appreciation of the a number of dimensions of the latter, growth within the former area is unattainable. With this in brain, the Strategic reports Institute (SSI) is especially happy to provide the next essays, which have been offered at a convention on the nationwide security college on June 28, 2010. those essays discover many, if no longer all, of the problems attached with Russia’s rather larger reliance on nuclear guns for its safeguard. As such, they represent an incredible contribution to the research of the Obama administration’s reset coverage, Russo-American relatives, Russian international and security coverage, and foreign protection in either Europe and Asia. also, questions about the process taken through different nuclear strength international locations in connection with the palms keep an eye on schedule offer an important backdrop for the development towards curtailing the proliferation of nuclear guns, a long-standing principal objective of U.S. protection coverage. we provide those essays to our readers within the trust that the data and analyses contained herein will increase our knowing of Russia’s large nuclear time table and supply a deeper realizing of the numerous concerns in foreign safety hooked up with Russia and its nuclear posture.

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Download The United Nations exposed : the internationalist conspiracy by William F. Jasper PDF

By William F. Jasper

Less than the outside of public consciousness, internationalists were operating for many years to construct the United countries into an omnipotent global executive. during this conscientiously documented examine, William F. Jasper exhibits that, with the United countries, the yank individuals are being provided what quantities to poison disguised as sweet.

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Download Ethics Beyond War's End by Eric Patterson PDF

By Eric Patterson

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have targeted new cognizance on a perennial challenge: the best way to finish wars good. What moral concerns should still advisor war's payment and its aftermath? In instances of protracted conflicts, routine struggle, failed or failing states, or genocide and conflict crimes, is there a framework for constructing a permanent peace that's pragmatic and ethical?

Ethics past War's End offers solutions to those questions from the simply warfare culture. simply conflict considering engages the tough judgements of going to conflict and the way struggle is fought. yet from this aspect ahead simply battle thought also needs to keep in mind what occurs after conflict ends, and the severe matters that stick with: constructing an everlasting order, utilising political sorts of justice, and cultivating collective varieties of conciliation. most sensible thinkers within the box -- together with Michael Walzer, Jean Bethke Elshtain, James Turner Johnson, and Brian Orend -- provide robust contributions to our realizing of the very important concerns linked to past due- and put up clash in tricky, real-world eventualities that variety from the united states Civil warfare to modern quagmires in Afghanistan, the center East, and the Congo.

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Download Towards the Spiritual Convergence of America and Russia: by Stephen L. Lapeyrouse PDF

By Stephen L. Lapeyrouse

In his publication “Towards the non secular Convergence of the USA and Russia” an autonomous American student, thinker and journalist Stephen Lapeyrouse explores non secular connections among nations at the instance of such kindred philosophical activities as American Transcendentalism (R. W. Emerson, H. D. Thoreau ) and Russian Slavophilism (I. Kireyevsky, A. Khomyakov).

“If my efforts during this paintings are enough to the duty, I desire to make tremendous highbrow contributions in the direction of a transparent description of ways crucial and profound a non secular, philosophical and mental relation exists, among attribute optimum (“vertical”) conceptions and aspirations – and projects – of Mankind in the USA and Russia. The wish is that such realizing may give a contribution, basically, in the direction of a clearer, inventive, and mutually-beneficial religious orientation – in considerate and heartful contributors of either nationalities – which would result in a extra unsleeping religious assembly of “Russian” and “American”; and thereby, probably, advertise an alchemical mixing of the yankee brain and Russian Soul, American Individuality and Russian group. any such higher readability in the direction of a better non secular cognizance, and extra whole wholeness, in a few women and men of every kingdom, and thereby, probably, in parts of Mankind as a whole.” – the Author

В своей книге «К духовному единению Америки и России» независимый американский ученый, философ и журналист Стивен Лаперуз пытается проследить духовные связи между двумя странами на примере таких близких по духу философских течений, как американский трансцендентализм (Р. Эмерсон, Г. Торо) и русское славянофильство (И. Киреевский, А. Хомяков).

«Если мои усилия соответствовали поставленной задаче, я надеюсь, что эта книга поможет осмыслить всю важность и глубину религиозных, философских и психологических связей между народами России и Америки на высшем, «горнем» уровне идей и духовных устремлений. Надеюсь также, что это осмысление поможет думающим и искренним людям в обеих странах обрести ясные, творческие и полезные духовные ориентиры, тем самым содействовать лучшему взаимопониманию и духовному общению русских и американцев, и по возможности способствовать «алхимическому» слиянию Американского Рассудка и Русской Души, Американской Индивидуальности и Русской Общины. Все это послужит прояснению духовного самосознания и укреплению духовной цельности сыновей и дочерей обеих стран, а значит и всего человечества». – Автор

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