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The volume's concluding chapter recaps major themes & issues arising from the question of whether major war is in decline. A chief conclusion from the contributions is that institutional & normative shifts matter. The process by which international law & norms have been institutionalized has altered international relations, perhaps permanently. It is obvious that international institutions & norms are not yet sufficiently potent to present an absolute deterrent to major war; it is just as obvious that the institutions of collective security & international law are not fail-safe. Yet international institutions have garnered new significance by establishing new normative standards & media for negotiation & communication. K. Coddon

Although there has been vivid academic debate as to what extent Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are motivated by political reasons, it is rather clear that countries can use state-owned investment funds as a tool of their foreign policy. Even Barack Obama, during his initial presidential campaign in 2008 commented: "I am obviously concerned if these… sovereign wealth funds are motivated by more than just market consideration and that's obviously a possibility". This book looks at SWF activities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to determine the main motives for SWF presence in CEE. Are the potential financial gains the only reason behind their investments? Are SWF activities in the region dangerous for the stability and security of the CEE countries? The book is pioneering analyses of SWFs behaviour in the region, based on empirical data collected from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute Transaction Database, arguably the most comprehensive and authoritative resource tracking SWF investment behaviour globally. ; Rozdział pochodzi z książki: Political Players? Sovereign Wealth Funds' Investments in Central and Eastern Europe, T. Kamiński (ed.), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2017. ; This book was published in frames of project "Political significance of the Sovereign Wealth Funds' investments in the Central and Eastern Europe". The project was financed by the Polish National Science Centre (Decision no. DEC-2012/07/B/HS5/03797).