Conflict statistics usually deal separately with state-based conflicts and such forms of one-sided violence as genocide, massacres, etc. But many (if not most) deaths from one-sided violence occur during war or in its wake. This book reviews the w...

This book provides comprehensive accounts of four mainstream theories—liberal, realist, critical, and gender— and assesses their strengths and weaknesses against six crucial themes which continue to shape the debate on human security: Military in...

This book reviews the evolution of wealth and inequality in the developed world since the early 1700s. The core thesis is that since the return on capital (r) tends to exceed economic growth rates (g), capitalist economies have an inherent tendenc...

Freedom from hunger is the only human right that is seen as fundamental. Yet, there is currently no international law or covenant dealing only with the right to food. In this volume, Howard-Hassmann presents four contemporary case studies of state...

Along with their considerable academic and real-world international water policy experience, this father-son team bring a lens of economics and international relations to their study of conflict and cooperation in international river basins under ...

The title of this solid volume produced by the team of ten well-known experts promises more than they can realistically deliver. Political developments in the Caucasus are always in flux, but its geopolitics remains remarkably stable: The three st...

The Caucasus is so rich in poorly managed and ready-to-explode conflicts that it is quite remarkable how peaceful this unruly region remains amidst the sea of troubles in the Middle East and the stream of strife emanating from Russia. Georgia appe...

The end of the Cold War and the third wave of democratization raised hopes that opening for elections could help settle civil wars. However, considerable skepticism soon followed, as elections have often failed to eradicate violence. Matanock emph...

This book by Professor Philippe Sands is a rare achievement that should be read by all who profess interest in international relations or international law. It explores the origins of ‘crimes against humanity’ and ‘genocide’ as foundational concep...

Motivated by the shortcomings of dominant approaches to counterterrorism, epitomized by the so-called Global War on Terror, Sondre Lindahl offers a fascinating, alternative model of counterterrorism. The theory and model reflect a normative approa...

Many scholars, activists, policy makers and members of the public perceive human rights around the world to be in decline. Evidence for Hope challenges this misconception and presents persuasive empirical evidence on the positive change that hum...

Peace, according to Bellamy, is ’the absence and prevention of war (international and civil) and the management of conflict through peaceful means, implying some form of legitimate civic order’. By eschewing utopian definitions, Bellamy sets the t...

The war between Russia and Ukraine that broke out in spring 2014 and still claims lives in the trenches of Donbass appears to most area specialists to be such a violation of common political sense that they shy away from its systematic examination...

As always in the work of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, the focus is on providing cost-effective policies to promote human welfare. In this book, 25 chapters examine key issues in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 201...

This engagingly written memoir by Andrei Kozyrev, the first foreign minister of post-Soviet Russia, should be of great interest to students of international politics and the end of the Cold War. Kozyrev offers a first-hand account of events that h...

The quarter-century following the end of the Cold War in 1989 was the most peaceful period in history, Michael Mandelbaum argues. He examines the rise of peace in three important parts of the world: In Europe, in East Asia, and in the Middle East....

Humans by nature are fundamentally good. That is the initial postulate of this work, designed to challenge prevailing views that people are born evil or at least are predisposed to violence and bad behavior. The book is written in a style similar ...

The authors of this book are well-known British economists. Their examples refer mainly to the UK, but most of them are easily recognised and relevant for policy discussions in other countries. Collier & Kay argue that an exaggerated belief in sta...

After Michael Walzer’s Just and Unjust Wars, we have been waiting for an update to the normative theory of war and peace. Humane is the book to provide that. With powerful and illustrative stories, the author guides us back to the abolitionist...

The turmoil of the Trump presidency has reignited interest in political violence in the USA and the potential for a new civil war. This book examines our insights about civil wars and their relevance to today's US. The book stresses how civil wars...

The USA arguably emerged as an anti-imperial project, but much of its subsequent foreign policy has actively sought to promote a 'liberal empire', prepared to correct 'chronic wrongdoing' in other societies through military interventions. This boo...