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Strategic Trends 2020 offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. In the first chapter, Jack Thompson explores the main domestic determinants of the US-China rivalry and their implications at the international level. In the second chapter, Michael Haas and Niklas Masuhr show that a military conflict between the US and China is no longer as remote as it once seemed and that both sides are now very actively planning for the eventuality of a major war in the next decade or two. In Chapter 3, Henrik Larsen and Linda Maduz address the implications of China's targeted influence attempts and of its Belt and Road initiative (BRI) for Europe. In the final chapter, Benno Zogg explores the BRI and its potential effectiveness from a regional perspective, focusing on China's potential Eurasian zone of influence. ; Strategic Trends 2020 bietet eine jährliche Analyse wichtiger weltpolitischer Entwicklungen, wobei Fragen der internationalen Sicherheit im Zentrum stehen. In vier Artikeln beschäftigen sich unsere Autoren mit den nationalen Determinanten der Rivalität zwischen den USA und China und deren Auswirkungen auf die internationale Politik, mit dem Gespenst eines Grossmachtkrieges zwischen China und den USA, mit China als Stresstest für die Kohärenz Europas und mit Chinas Politik gegenüber Eurasien im Rahmen der Belt and Road Initiative. ; ISSN:1664-0667

"This book elucidates why human rights still matter in contemporary global affairs, and what can lead to better protection of international human rights in a post-liberal order. It blends theoretical, empirical, and normative perspectives, while providing much-needed analysis in light of the perils of populism, authoritarianism, and toxic nationalism as well as the hopes with which people around the world view human rights in the new millennium. Systematically combining theoretical perspectives from across the disciplines with numerous case studies, it demonstrates not only the complexities of the domestic conditions involved, but also the ways in which human dignity can be preserved and promoted during periods of rapid change and uncertainty. Finally, the book addresses the question of how to protect human rights in such a world in which the active promotion of democratic values and enforcement of human rights may not be necessarily aligned with evolving economic and geopolitical interests of many great and diverse powers on the global scene. As such, it is a timely intervention for human rights as a concept as it has been attacked and eroded by the instability in our world today. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of human rights in politics, law, philosophy, sociology, and history and to humanitarian bodies, practitioners and policy makers"--

WITH DIMINISHING GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL PROGRAMS AT HOME AND IN DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAMS ABROAD, THE IMPORTANCE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO'S) IS INCREASING. NGO'S WITH A RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT ARENA. IN FACT, THEY MAY PROVE TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LASTING OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.

THE DECLINE IN THE TRADITIONAL VALUES THAT HAVE SUSTAINED MODERN STATES AND CRISES DUE TO THE WEAKENING OF THE STATE AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL HAVE BOTH BEEN CAUSED BY RELIGIOUS ACTIVISM AND HAVE OPENED THE DOOR TO GREATER INVOLVEMENT OF RELIGION IN POLITICS. THIS PAPER CONSIDERS THESE DEVELOPMENTS, FOCUSING ON THE CASES OF INDIA AND THE MUSLIM WORLD.

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS AN IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY GOAL FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BEGUN TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC CONCERNS ABOUT RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN FURTHER DEVELOPING ITS POLICY RESPONSES, WASHINGTON SHOULD EXPAND ITS CONCERNS, ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, HIGHLIGHT THE HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH, AND WORK WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES.