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The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval powers of Britain, the USA and Japan. This collection of essays deals with many aspects of the conference; the factors that caused it, the interests of the participating nations both present and future, and the results

The ICJ's Opinion on Kosovo of 22 July 2010 has touched upon many pivotal questions of international law. This book contains a comprehensive stock-taking on this subject written by several international law experts from different European countries.

Beijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington—but not for the reasons you think. China's challenge to the West stems from its transformative brand of capitalism and an entirely different conception of the international community.Taking us on a whirlwind tour of China in the world—from dictators in Africa to oligarchs in Southeast Asia to South American strongmen—Halper demonstrates that China's illiberal vision is rapidly replacing that of the so-called Washington Consensus. Instead of promoting democracy through economic aid, as does the West, China offers no-strings-attached gi

The ICJ's Opinion on Kosovo of 22 July 2010 has touched upon many pivotal questions of international law. This book contains a comprehensive stock-taking on this subject written by several international law experts from different European countries.

Front Matter /Peter Hilpold -- The Kosovo Opinion of 22 July 2010: Historical, Political and Legal Pre-Requisites /Peter Hilpold -- Recognition of New States—The Case of Premature Recognition /Christian Tomuschat -- Secession in International Law: Does the Kosovo Opinion Require a Re-Assessment of This Concept? /Peter Hilpold -- Some Remarks on the Relationship between Secession and General International Law in the Light of the ICJ's Kosovo Advisory Opinion /Antonello Tancredi -- Secession, Territorial Integrity and the Role of the Security Council /Stefan Oeter -- The OSCE and Kosovo /Matthias Niedobitek -- The European Union and Kosovo in the Light of the Territorial Issue /Isabel Lirola Delgado -- Drawing Borders as a Means to Restore and Maintain Peace: From Palestine to Kosovo and Back /Michael Bothe -- Decisions of the UN Security Council of Indefinite Duration: How to Define the Limits of Their Validity /Andrea Gioia -- The Kosovo Opinion and Issues of International Responsibility /Helmut Philipp Aust -- "You Say You'll Change the Constitution"—The ICJ and Non-state Entities in the Kosovo Advisory Opinion /Andrea Gattini -- The Structure and Content of the Austrian Statements in the ICJ Advisory Proceedings Concerning Kosovo /Gerhard Hafner and Nadia Kalb -- The Political Future of Kosovo after the ICJ Opinion: Status Question (Un-)Resolved? /Solveig Richter -- Appendix. Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo /Peter Hilpold -- Index /Peter Hilpold.

Beginning with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, this volume draws upon eye-witness German accounts supplemented with German archival and detailed Soviet materials. Formerly classified Soviet archival materials has been incorporated.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Third Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition -- 1. The Boy Who Became a Muni Bird -- 2. To You They Are Birds, to Me They Are Voices in the Forest -- 3. Weeping That Moves Women to Song -- 4. The Poetics of Loss and Abandonment -- 5. Song That Moves Men to Tears -- 6. In the Form of a Bird: Kaluli Aesthetics -- Postscript, 1989 -- Appendix: Kaluli Folk Ornithology -- Glossary of Kaluli Terms -- References -- Index -- Additional Resources