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PurposeThis paper aims to report lessons learnt from six countries in addressing financial crises; what they have done and the impact. It is intended that these lessons are constructive in shaping responses to the current and future financial crises.Design/methodology/approachA multiple, mini case study approach is taken which makes use of social media.FindingsThe findings suggest that the strategy being pursued within the UK for addressing the financial crisis is generally untested and therefore high‐risk. The evidence cautions that local recovery can be expected to be significantly longer than one political cycle, that social impacts will be greater than expected, and there is over‐optimism in some of the strategic tools being adopted in the UK's deficit recovery.Research limitations/implicationsThose participating, while in senior roles, were being asked to answer big questions, and although there is no reason to believe they were not answering truthfully, there are limits to what they could have reasonably been expected to know.Practical implicationsThe research provides lessons for local government on how their international peers have responded to the financial crises. The intention is these international lessons will help central and local government shape timely, effective and appropriate responses, while minimising costly mistakes. It is also hoped the lessons will serve as a "reality check" for policy makers.Social implicationsThe research also suggests there is a high risk that existing policy may be ambitious and have unintended adverse social implications.Originality/valueThe research approach is innovative in its use of social media. The research probes the impact on councils of financial crises at a local level and reports unintended consequences which might not otherwise have been identified. Lessons from other countries' responses may also be of benefit in developing future responses.

Diplomacy is a series of crises, and the navigational beacon for a nation is international law. This book is a collection of articles on six selected international legal issues concerning Japan. It addresses various issues, including self-defence, post-war legal issues, chemical weapons, the law of the sea, consular immunities, and hijacking. It is a legal documentary through which the reader can look into the minds of Japanese officials challenged by one crisis after another. As a coherent whole, this book ably represents 'Japan's Practice of International Law' and portrays international law in action from a Japanese practitioner's perspective.

In an article published by the author in Insight Turkey, the impact of economic power on international security was discussed with a detailed explanation of the connection between economic and military power. However, there was inadequate discussion of the links between military power and international security. This article aims to explain the impact of military power on international security and how a state can achieve its security objectives by employing military power. In addition to conceptual and theoretical ideas, the analysis contains a discussion of actual examples of the use of military power, especially by Türkiye in recent years, in achieving its international security objectives.

The concept of "middle powers" takes a prominent place in the field of international relations studies. However, more attention is drawn to the analysis of the so-called "great powers", while the theory of "middlepowership" is not covered enough. Nowadays, the role of middle powers in the modern international relations is obviously increasing. After the collapse of the bipolar system of the international relations, they gained a special role, acting as mediators in international conflicts, promoting democratic ideas, and drawing attention to the humanitarian problems. Thus, the activation of middle power states at the current stage increases the attention to their scientific research.