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The new and updated edition of Political Islam, World Politics and Europe focuses on the shift within political Islam, in light of 9/11 and the events of the Arab Spring, from a jihadist struggle, to institutional Islamism. Refuting what has often been referred to by commentators as the "moderation" of Islamism, the second edition of this book introduces the concept of "institutional" Islamism, a process which Tibi argues was accelerated in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Both jihadist and institutional Islamism pursue the same goal of an Islamist state, but disagree fundamentally on the strategy for achieving it. While jihadism is committed to the ides of a (violent) Islamic world revolution, institutional Islamism embraces political institutions as a means to an end.--

There is a striking opposition within the current discourse on Russia's position in the world. On the one hand, there are well-known arguments about Russia's "weak hand" (relatively small and stagnating economy, vulnerability to sanctions, technological backwardness, deteriorating demography, corruption, bad institutions, etc.). On the other hand, Russia is accused of "global revisionism", attempts to reshape and undermine the liberal world order, and Western democracy itself. There seems to be a paradox: Russia with a perceived decline of major resources of national power, exercises dramatically increased international influence. This paradox of power and/or influence is further explored. This paper introduces a new complex Index of national power. On the basis of ratings of countries authors compare the dynamics of distribution of power in the world with a focus on Russia's national power in world politics since 1995. The analysis brings evidence that the cumulative resources of Russia's power in international affairs did not increase during the last two decades. However, Russia's influence in world politics has significantly increased as demonstrated by assertive foreign policy in different parts of the world and its perception by the international political community and the public. Russia remains a major power in today's world, although some of its power resources are stagnating or decreasing in comparison to the US and rising China. To compensate for weaknesses Russia is using both traditional and nontraditional capabilities of international influence.

"The purpose of this book will be to lay bare the harsh realities of the LGBTQAI+ community, drawing the reader's attention to issues such as violation of their rights, disparities in access to basic amenities such as healthcare, employment, security, for instance, and to facilitate a profound understanding of their concerns, enabling people to decipher their predicament, further leading them to take necessary actions by augmenting support"--