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Soviet involvement in Latin America has been defined by U.S. policymakers as disruptive of the regional political and security order, and U.S. policy has been formulated to prevent the escalation of Soviet presence in the region. In this volume, Latin American scholars provide case studies of the economic, political, and military influence of the S

Taking off from a recent article in this journal by Barry Buzan and Mathias Albert, I present a framework of structural differentiation as an alternative to IR's standard tripartite conception of the elements of structure. Rather than employ ideal type models, though, as Buzan and Albert do, I present a more open-textured, multidimensional account of differentiation. I also emphasize the systemic nature of structural analysis. The elements of structure are interdependent parts of wholes (systems) — not the independent variables implied by standard formulations such as 'the effects of anarchy'. A multidimensional systemic approach directs our attention to the diversity of and change in international systems and their structures, which mainstream structural IR typically ignores or obscures. I illustrate both the regularity of extensive structural change and the analytical utility of my differentiation framework with case studies of post-World War II international society and contemporary processes of globalization.

Small States in and outside the European Union offers a broad overview of the small states problematic in Europe. It touches upon definition issues, history, security policy, neutrality, EU institutional aspects and also includes contributors from Central and Eastern European countries. It presents a thorough analysis of different scenarios for EU institutional reform and their repercussions on the influence of small member states. The comparative results are visualized in tables. The work contains several contributions from practitioners who give insight into policy games and issues of national sensitivity not usually covered by purely scholarly publications. The European environment has changed dramatically through the processes of regional integration and rising interdependence. Relations between European states both inside and outside the EU are governed as never before by rules, norms, and fixed procedures. The book investigates the consequences of these developments on the foreign and security policy of small states. Academics and professionals from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland, as well as from the European Commission and the Council of Ministers, elaborate on these issues. Institutional regulations and traditional power politics as well as the foreign and security policy traditions of the states concerned, including the question of neutrality, are investigated. In addition, the book identifies the main interests of small states in today's Europe and offers an overview of different strategies these states apply in the realm of foreign and security policy. The book is interesting for the case studies it offers as well as for the reflections it contains regarding fundamental questions of the essence of statehood in today's Europe

In 2019, the United States' trade war with China expanded to blacklist the Chinese tech titan Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The resulting attention showed the information and communications technology (ICT) firm entwined with China's political-economic transformation. But the question remained: why does Huawei matter? Yun Wen uses the Huawei story as a microcosm to understand China's evolving digital economy and the global rise of the nation's corporate power. Rejecting the idea of the transnational corporation as a static institution, she explains Huawei's formation and restructuring as a historical process replete with contradictions and complex consequences. She places Huawei within the international political economic framework to capture the dynamics of power structure and social relations underlying corporate China's globalization. As she explores the contradictions of Huawei's development, she also shows the ICT firm's complicated interactions with other political-economic forces. Comprehensive and timely, The Huawei Model offers an essential analysis of China's dynamic development of digital economy and the global technology powerhouse at its core.

"Serial no. 107-71." ; Shipping list no.: 2002-0189-P. ; Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. ; Cover title. ; Microfiche. ; Mode of access: Internet.

On June 9–12, 2015, the International Conference of Research & Regulation 2015 was held in Paris. The theme of this international conference was "the theory of regulation in times of crises," and around 200 experts and academics from all over the world attended this distinguished conference. Centering on this theme, the hosts selected over 170 papers from those submitted and divided them into 23 topics, among which topics such as reflection and criticism on the economics methodology, labor-management relations and capitalism crisis, financial system and development mode in the post-crisis era, sustainable development and global governance, capitalism diversity and East Asian economy are emphasized and discussed. Many academics who attended the conference also proposed a lot of useful ideas, suggestions for the development of regulation theory, as well as theories and proposals for criticism on neoclassical economics, the emergence system of economic crisis, improvement of global economy, environment and sustainable development, capitalism diversity and development of East Asian economy.

Pt. 1: Mr. Hyde, from the Committee on International Relations, 107th Congress, 1st Session, September 5, 2001. - 12 S. - (REPT. 107-199 Pt. 1)

The question of research methods, and their role in the field, is a major source of contention for IR scholars. We can, however, discuss method, methodology, and innovation without revising or revisiting old debates. Methods do not have to be divisive, or disciplining. A frank discussion of research design, methods, and methodological preferences is essential to innovation and reproducibility. This intervention is a call for increased transparency in IR research outputs; IR theorists should not erase their own footprints from their publications and openly admit and discuss failures as productive moments in research. The act of disappearing, which has become the norm in the name of professionalised publications, robs the field of the productive pedagogical potential of research methods. The true impact of research rests in its pedagogical potential. As researchers, our job is thus to find a sensitive balance between not determining the outcome of the research from the get-go by making it all about our preferences and opinions, but also not making the impact of our preferences and opinions disappear completely. Building on this premise, this intervention discusses the significant pedagogical potential of research methods, reproducibility and discussion of failures in International Relations.

Taking off from a recent article in this journal by Barry Buzan and Mathias Albert, I present a framework of structural differentiation as an alternative to IR's standard tripartite conception of the elements of structure. Rather than employ ideal type models, though, as Buzan and Albert do, I present a more open-textured, multidimensional account of differentiation. I also emphasize the systemic nature of structural analysis. The elements of structure are interdependent parts of wholes (systems) -- not the independent variables implied by standard formulations such as 'the effects of anarchy'. A multidimensional systemic approach directs our attention to the diversity of and change in international systems and their structures, which mainstream structural IR typically ignores or obscures. I illustrate both the regularity of extensive structural change and the analytical utility of my differentiation framework with case studies of post-World War II international society and contemporary processes of globalization. [Reprinted by permission; copyright Sage Publications Ltd. & ECPR-European Consortium for Political Research.]

Dès l'entrée en vigueur de la politique commerciale commune en 1970, les relations entre la Communauté économique européenne (CEE) et le Japon ont rapidement été marquées par des tensions commerciales croissantes. L'arrivée du Premier ministre Yasuhiro Nakasone en 1982, suivie de celle de Jacques Delors à la présidence de la Commission européenne en 1985, semble favoriser une réorientation des rapports vers un renforcement du dialogue au-delà des questions commerciales. Ainsi, les discours semblent s'adoucir pour passer de la confrontation à la coopération entre les deux parties. Pouvons-nous dès lors observer un véritable tournant dans l'évolution des rapports entre la CEE et le Japon en 1985 ? Cette communication a été présentée à l'occasion d'un atelier doctoral en histoire des relations internationales organisé par l'Universidad Complutense de Madrid les 20 et 21 mai 2021, en collaboration avec Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, l'UCLouvain, l'Università degli Studi di Padova, l'Université de Genève et l'University of Glasgow. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un projet de recherche doctorale portant sur l'histoire des relations entre le Japon et l'Union européenne de 1985 à 2000, sous la direction du professeur Vincent Dujardin.

Dès l'entrée en vigueur de la politique commerciale commune en 1970, les relations entre la Communauté économique européenne (CEE) et le Japon ont rapidement été marquées par des tensions commerciales croissantes. L'arrivée du Premier ministre Yasuhiro Nakasone en 1982, suivie de celle de Jacques Delors à la présidence de la Commission européenne en 1985, semble favoriser une réorientation des rapports vers un renforcement du dialogue au-delà des questions commerciales. Ainsi, les discours semblent s'adoucir pour passer de la confrontation à la coopération entre les deux parties. Pouvons-nous dès lors observer un véritable tournant dans l'évolution des rapports entre la CEE et le Japon en 1985 ? Cette communication a été présentée à l'occasion d'un atelier doctoral en histoire des relations internationales organisé par l'Universidad Complutense de Madrid les 20 et 21 mai 2021, en collaboration avec Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, l'UCLouvain, l'Università degli Studi di Padova, l'Université de Genève et l'University of Glasgow. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un projet de recherche doctorale portant sur l'histoire des relations entre le Japon et l'Union européenne de 1985 à 2000, sous la direction du professeur Vincent Dujardin.