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As a field of study international relations has always been concerned with the problem of war. Since the second world war much attention has been given to the impact of weapons of mass destruction, most commonly in the form of nuclear weapons. More recently, a wider variety of issues have been addressed by the field, notably widening its coverage of economic, welfare and social issues. Three broad approaches to international relations have emerged: political realism, pluralism, and globalism.Biotechnology represents a major technological revolution which will have enormous impact on the world at many levels. One impact which cannot be ignored is its potential for weaponry. This paper assesses the three international relations approaches with respect to their elucidation of biotechnology and its potential for violent and aggressive applications.

This revised edition updates the post-Keynesian analysis of the earlier edition by providing a greater emphasis on capital movements, the development of regional common markets and the global debt and payments problems spawned in the 1980s. It explains why orthodox economic policies have often failed to achieve their objectives and if they work they do so only by inflicting unnecessarily high costs on society. The civilized policies developed in this volume, on the other hand, can achieve society's goals while enhancing the many benefits of an entrepreneurial economy.

The power of small states : diplomacy in World War II / Annette Baker Fox -- Lilliputians' dilemmas : small states in international politics / Robert O. Keohane -- The inequality of states : a study of the small power in international relations / David Vital -- Micro-states : the principality of Liechtenstein / Jorri Duursma -- Weak states in the international system / Michael Handel -- Small states in world markets : industrial policy in Europe / Peter J. Katzenstein -- The role of small states in the European Union / Baldur Thorhallsson -- Learning, realism, and alliances : the weight of the shadow of the past / Dan Reiter -- Norm entrepreneurs : Scandinavia's role in world politics / Christine Ingebritsen -- Conclusion : learning from Lilliput / Christine Ingebritsen

'History and International Relations' collects works of fundamental importance about history and international relations by the late Professor Martin Wight (1913-1972) who earned fame as the author of 'International Theory: The Three Traditions' (1991) and other posthumous books.

"Race(ing) International Relations: A Critical Overview of Postcolonial Feminism in International Relations" published on by Oxford University Press.

This special issue provides a collection of new interpretations of Africa's international relations. Africa's place in the contemporary international system presents a series of challenges to scholars & practitioners alike. Not only, for example, must we try to understand the impact of changes in the world economic & political landscapes such as the rapid development of China & the growing influence of developing countries in governance projects such as the G20, we must also seek to better understand changes within Africa. A series of transformations form the modern renaissance of Africa arising from the end of apartheid in South Africa to the emergence of new or reinvigorated institutional mechanisms of governance such as the African Union & the Southern African Development Community (SADC), & the democratisation of a number of African states. Vital issues like conflict & peacemaking, aid, health, migration & liberalisation, are given new form in Africa as a result of the continent's engagements with a range of other sub-regional, regional & systemic level actors including states, governmental & non-governmental organisations, multinational business, & civil society groups. Adapted from the source document.