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Contents: Poisons in the system: the global regulation of hazardous pesticides, by Peter Hough; Taking institutions seriously: how regime analysis can be relevant to multilevel environmental governance, by John Vogler; Life protective or carcinogenic challenge? global forests governance under advanced capitalism, by David Humphreys; Globalization and the governance of biotechnology, by Peter Newell; Private environmental governance and international relations: exploring the links, by Robert Falkner; Place and chips: virtual communities, governance, and the environment, by Roy Smith; Movements, networks, hierarchies: a gender perspective on global environmental governance, by Charlotte Bretherton; Challenging global environmental governance: social movement agency and global civil society, by Lucy H. Ford.

With the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Germany has made its claim as the leader in European air defence. Taking a joint approach to defence is a good step for­ward, but difficult to implement. Important European partners, above all France and Italy, are currently unwilling to follow Germany's lead. The lack of political unity shows that Germany's proposal does not take European security interests sufficiently into account, has failed to convince partners, and leaves many questions unanswered on the strategic, military, industrial, and economic levels. If the ESSI is to noticeably improve Europe's air defence protection, Berlin must provide answers about strategic balance, the development of the European defence industry, and militarily effective solutions. The acquisition of individual military capabilities will not produce a Euro­pean Sky Shield. (Autorenreferat)

"Mit Ausnahme der etablierten Demokratien in Indien und Japan mangelt es den meisten asiatischen Ländern immer noch an einer wirkungsvollen Durchsetzung universaler Grund- und Menschenrechte. Es fehlen funktionsfähige Judikativen, regionale wie nationale Menschenrechtskommissionen und die Umsetzung anerkannter internationaler Menschenrechtsabkommen. Mit der Einsetzung einer Menschenrechtskommission für die südostasiatische Staatengemeinschaft ASEAN geben die Länder der Region nun dem anhaltenden Druck aus Zivilgesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik für eine bessere Menschenrechtspolitik nach." (Autorenreferat)

Economic integration is altering the role of the state and the concept of sovereignty in international law. Intensifying economic interdependence has rendered sovereignty almost meaningless for an isolated state. However, the transfer and pooling of sovereignty in a jointly designed and mutually acceptable legalistic international institution allows state interests to be both respected and represented at the international level. After addressing the European Union model for managing advanced economic integration, the paper examines the extent to which the legal and institutional attributes of the new World Trade Organization represents a move towards a more legalistic international trade order, entailing a transfer of sovereignty from the state to the international level.

"Tales of Brexits Past and Present: Understanding the Choices, Threats and Opportunities In Our Separation from the EU provides a compelling insight into the Brexit process in a uniquely historical context. Looking at previous'Brexits'under the lens of international risk, the book tackles five specific themes relating to the Brexit result - competition in the global innovation economy, the generational split, the'left behind'aspirational working and middle classes, the impact on international relations, and popularism in the internet age. By looking to the past, this book will offer insights into what we might expect in the future, providing an engaging narrative that will open the minds of readers to the options, risks and opportunities that could be unmasked in the Brexit process."--EBSCO

Nach einem Überblick über die Entwicklung der Dritte-Welt-Politik der VR China in Theorie und Praxis und der sich daraus ergebenden Widersprüche untersucht der Autor kritisch das chinesische Selbstverständnis, ein Land der Dritten Welt zu sein; China wird dabei als eines der internationalen Machtzentren gesehen, dessen primäres Interesse in der Kooperation mit den Industriestaaten liegt. (Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung)

The United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May's official request, on March 29th, to leave the European Union (EU) will change the way European countries organise their defence policies. Europeans have always managed their defence via various channels: nationally, in the EU, through NATO and in smaller formats. Brexit will change the way these formats function and how they interact. The effect on the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will be limited. NATO might benefit from a greater UK commitment, as can smaller formats. The result will be greater fragmentation in European defence, which risks weakening the Europeans' political and military capacity to act. (author's abstract)