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The article is dedicated to Islamic Neomodernism — contemporary direction in Islamic thought that unites elements of classical tradition, Modernism and achievements in Islamic Studies. In the beginning the author analyses the notion of renovation (tajdid) in Islam and the place of Neomodernism in this tradition. After that he advances original reconstruction of Neomodernist renewal program that includes ten points. The main conclusion of the article is that in the next decades the union of Neomodernism and contemporary Islamic Studies will determine intellectual agenda in Islam.

This paper takes stock of "Islamic media" in the ussr by reviewing the kinds of sources that are available for the study of Islam in the Soviet Union, and, more importantly, exploring how social historians can use them. What follows is a detailed discussion of three genres of materials: anti-religious propaganda; correspondence of the official organizations engaged with Islam; and what, for convenience's sake, I will term Islamic samizdat (popular religious literature and the few available autobiographies of 'ulama).

This research is intended to reveal the political relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. According to the worldview, the political interaction between Muslims and non-Muslims are only warfare is not peaceful. Those matter because the world has seen Islam from one aspect. The study found that in politics Islam who has two interactions. The first interaction is the political interaction is revealed by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and the second interaction was the political interaction is expressed by Fahmi Huwaidi.

This research is intended to reveal the political relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. According to the worldview, the political interaction between Muslims and non-Muslims are only warfare is not peaceful. Those matter because the world has seen Islam from one aspect. The study found that in politics Islam who has two interactions. The first interaction is the political interaction is revealed by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and the second interaction was the political interaction is expressed by Fahmi Huwaidi.

Under the Soviet system, the rich intellectual life of Islam was eliminated, but a vigorous if unsophisticated popular tradition remained. After perestroika, an Islamic movement emerged as a form of political protest. But secular nationalism and ethnic conflict within and between the new republics also provided political dynamics. Throughout the time of change, Islam has served as a symbol of identity, a force for mobilization, and a pressure for democracy. But if successful politically, it faces economic challenges beyond its grasp.

This essay provides a critical review of the existing scholarly attempts to conceptualize & theorize about peacekeeping operations. It reveals that even though studies of such operations are increasing, most of the available literature is idiosyncratic & atheoretical. Moreover, although a number of authors have recently begun to utilize conflict resolution & international relations concepts in their analyses, these theories are not yet fully integrated into the study of peacekeeping. After inspecting the future research agendas outlined by the leading experts in the field, the author critiques the recent calls for a "macrotheory" of international peacekeeping & concludes by making the case for the development of a "mid-range" theory that can more firmly place international relations, conflict resolution, & peace studies scholarship into the study of peacekeeping. Adapted from the source document.

Japan's use of Soft power in its international politics is as yet understudied. Soft power presents as many challenges as promises. This book explores the way Japan uses soft power in its relationship with the US, its Asian neighbours and Europe and aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of soft power in international relations. Hard power, on the other hand, is more tangible and has received far greater scholarly scrutiny than soft power. However, as this collection makes clear, hard power has its limitations and counterproductive consequences as an instrume.

The paper analyses the economic impacts of China's re-emergence on Brazil, looking at both the direct effects of China on Brazil in terms of bilateral trade and investment flows and the indirect effects through increased competition in export markets for manufactured goods and higher world prices for primary commodities. Despite a surge in Chinese FDI in Brazil in 2010, the main driver of bilateral relations is trade. While bilateral trade has grown rapidly, the pattern that has emerged has given rise to concern because Brazil's exports are concentrated in a small number of primary products while imports from China are almost entirely of manufactured goods that are becoming more technologically sophisticated over time. Brazil has benefitted in the short term from the high prices of primary commodities (partly caused by growing Chinese demand), but has lost export markets to China in manufactures, contributing to the "primarization" of the country's export basket. Adapted from the source document.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Parties Long Estranged -- Introduction -- Part 1: Decolonization and Nation Building -- 1 Sibling Rivalry: Australia and Canada from the Boer War to the Great War -- 2 Coming of Age: Independence and Foreign Policy in Canada and Australia, 1931- 45 -- 3 Colonization of Indigenous Peoples: The Movement toward New Relationships -- Part 2: Rivals, Allies, and Models -- 4 Australia and Canada in the World of International Commercial Aviation -- 5 "She Should Have Thought of Herself First": Canada and Military Aid to Australia, 1939- 45 -- 6 In the Wake of Canada: Australia's Middle- Power Diplomacy and the Attempt to Join the Atomic Special Relationship, 1943- 57 -- 7 Governments and Defectors: Responses to the Defections of Gouzenko in Canada and Petrov in Australia -- 8 Diplomacy in Easy Chairs: Casey, Pearson, and Australian-Canadian Relations, 1951- 7 -- 9 The Limits of Like-Mindedness: Australia, Canada, and Multilateral Trade -- 10 Keeping in Touch: Patterns of Networking in the Canadian-Australian Diplomatic Relationship -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.