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Chapter 1: Benjamin Bourcier and Mikko Jakonen: Introduction -- Part I: Early Modern British International Thought -- Chapter 2: Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak: Grotius Among the English Merchants: Mare Liberum and Anglo-Dutch Rivalry in the Early Seventeenth Century -- Chapter 3: Mikko Jakonen: Hobbes and the Problem of International Trade -- Chapter 4: Daniel Layman: Locke's Conflicted Cosmopolitanism: Individualism and Empire -- Part II: The Scottish School of Political Economy within International Thought -- Chapter 5: Erik W. Matson: "To Keep Industry Alive": Hume on Freer International Trade as Moral Improvement -- Chapter 6: Edwin van de Haar: Human Nature as the Foundation of Adam Smith's International Theory -- Chapter 7: Benoît Walraevens: Colonization, Commerce and Global History: Adam Smith and Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes -- Chapter 8: Laurie Bréban & Jean Dellemotte: Remote Encounters of a Distant Kind: Natives and Westerners in Adam Smith's International Thought -- Part III: Bentham's Political Economy and International Theory -- Chapter 9: Nathalie Sigot: One Conclusion and Two Explanations: Bentham's Economic Analysis of International Trade -- Chapter 10: Michael Quinn: Bentham via Dumont on the Balance of Trade -- Chapter 11: Benjamin Bourcier: Jeremy Bentham's Politics of Global Commerce as a Limit-Case -- Chapter 12: Eileen M. Hunt: Women's Misery and Women's Rights in International Law and Literature: Wollstonecraft, Malthus, Bentham, and Shelley.

China&rsquo ; s improving economic status is playing a vital role in the international race for soft power. The Chinese government has been investing considerably in the education sector in an attempt to attract international students from different countries by offering many scholarships each year. Scholarships cover tuition fees, medical costs, and provide a living allowance for students. The previously reported ambiguous results about this scholarship program needed to be confirmed. This paper examined the Chinese Government Scholarship program to determine the satisfaction level of international students with the program. We used a sample of 150 international students that were receiving this scholarship at different universities in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. We used the Analytical Hierarchy Process to quantify the overall satisfaction level of the international students. Descriptive statistics were then used to analyze the responses of the international students about the Chinese Government Scholarship. The Chinese Government Scholarship significantly affected international students. Additionally, most of the students were satisfied with the scholarship program. We suggest that the Chinese government should continue the scholarship policy by improving the education system to enhance the learning environment for international students.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the dimension of the humanitarian crisis of Venezuela, with a particular emphasis on the importance of regional migration problems and the involvement of the international community. The article consists of an introduction that focuses on the background of the current migration crisis, especially in terms of substantive and methodological assumptions and the theoretical perspective. Then, the article focuses on analyzing two major research areas: a) the main social, economic, and political causes of the Venezuelan migration crisis; the effects and causes of the crisis for both the Venezuelan economy and the security of the Latin American region; and b) the involvement of the international community, with a particular emphasis on the activities of the European Union, the United Nations, Latin American governments and the United States. Hence, the hypothesis indicates that the problem concerning the migration crisis of Venezuela is both caused by and deepens further socio-economic problems of the country, causing a feedback effect. The article is prepared based on an institutional and legal method (analysis of selected initiatives and the shape of public policies supporting the problem of the refugee crisis of Venezuela); systemic (analysis of the impact of the migration crisis on regional security in Latin America); content analysis (in particular documents and statutes of international organizations and governments); descriptive statistics method (analysis of statistical data related to the scale of the economic crisis of Venezuela and the population affected by the refugee problem). The results of the article indicate that the possibilities of handling the migration crisis are still limited due to the lack of coordination of the actions of the Venezuelan government and international organizations.

This paper analyzes whether nation-state governments can increase their credibility by becoming members of international organizations. Credibility is an important asset because it determines the real interest rate and is expected to have an important impact on investment and growth. It is hypothesized that the degree of delegation to international organizations can improve the credibility of nation-state governments. This hypothesis is tested by introducing three new indicators for international delegation. On the basis of panel data for up to 136 countries and the time period from 1984 to 2004, membership in international organizations is significantly and robustly linked with better credibility, here proxied for by country risk ratings. Two more results stand out: the longer a country has had a high level of membership, the higher its credibility, ceteris paribus; and: the credibility-enhancing effect is strongest in countries whose domestic institutions are weak.

Under most legal jurisdictions, motorized vehicles operating on land, in the air and on water are subject to registration. The effective management of traffic, the enforcement of standards of safety and the imputation of liability for damage all require that the parties responsible for the conduct of particular vehicles be identifiable. This identification function is normally provided for by means of a registration system.Typically, a registration system comprises two elements — characteristic markings on each vehicle operating within the jurisdiction, and a register which lists the vehicles by their markings along with the parties legally responsible for them. The system is underpinned by obligations on the responsible persons — usually the owners — to register and mark their vehicles, and on the state to maintain appropriate registers.As between jurisdictions there are frequently bilateral and sometimes multilateral agreements providing for reciprocal access to these registers under certain conditions.

1. Introduction : ISIL and international responses on Security / Daniel Silander, Don Wallace and John Janzekovic -- 2. The rise of the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) / John Janzekovic -- 3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) / Darlene Budd -- 4. European Union (EU) / Martin Nilsson -- 5. G family (G7/8/20) / Niall Michelsen -- 6. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Ilu Musa and Don Wallace -- 7. International Criminal Court (ICC) / Don Wallace -- 8. League of Arab States (LAS) / Craig McLean -- 9. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) / Daniel Silander -- 10. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) / Martin Nilsson -- 11. Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) / Melinda Negron-Gonzales -- 12. Concluding remarks : international organizations on the threat of ISIL / Don Wallace, Daniel Silander and John Janzekovic.

Introduction -- 1. The European system and pre-state Lebanon -- The European connection and change to Christian emirate -- The concert of Europe and change to Kaymakamate -- Franco-British polarisation and the change to Mutesarrifate -- 2. The fall of the Ottoman Empire and the first republic -- World War I and greater Lebanon -- World War II and independence -- Bipolarity and status-quo Lebanon -- Containment and the 1958 crisis -- Détente and the 1975 war -- Unipolarity and the 'second republic' -- The 'new world order' and the Syrian mandate -- 11 September and the restoration of political autonomy -- Conclusion