Asserting that the desire to control the Persian Gulf s oil supply sent the United States to war against Iraq in both 1991 and 2003, this work develops a nuanced argument around that claim. It explains how the Persian Gulf came under

Oil companies in the international system

Turner, Louis

Royal Institute of International Affairs

Russia has emerged as a new and assertively independent force in world politics, in Europe and Asia, and especially in the other former Soviet states. What are Moscow's foreign policy goals, and who sets them? This book provides the first systematic analysis of the domestic political, military and economic influences that shape Russia's international behavior. Five leading specialists examine the areas of foreign policy thinking and debate, how policy is made, the public politics of foreign policy, and the role of the military.

Internal Factors in Russian Foreign Policy

Politics & Social Sciences

Allison, Roy

Malcolm, Neil

Pravda, Alex

Light, Margot

Politics & Government

The Soviet Union in the Middle East: Policies and perspectives

Karen Dawisha

International theory: The three traditions

International Theory: The Three Traditions

Wight, Martin

Wight, Gabriele, and Porter, Brian (Edited by)

Change in Eastern Europe (Chatham House papers)

Windsor, Philip

The Polish crisis: Western economic policy options (Chatham House special)

Portes, Richard

BRITISH-ARGENTINE RELATIONS. A Joint Report

John, King

Energy and Environmental Conflicts in East/Central Europe: The Case of Power Generation

Business & Money

Jeremy Russell

Economics

The Environment in International Relations

Thomas, Caroline

Regionalism has gained a new prominence with the creation of the NAFTA and APEC and the enlargement and deepening of the EC. Divergent views fuel the debate over whether regional integration is beneficial and whether it advances or slows global integration through GATT. Trade Blocs? sets forth the latest thinking about regionalism. Alasdair Smith summarizes strategic trade theory applicable to regional integration, focusing on imperfect competition and growth. Jim Rollo addresses enlargement in relation to the newly liberalizing economies of Eastern Europe. Masami Yoshida, Ichiro Akimune, Masayuki Mohara and Kimitoshi Sato trace Asian regionalism, which works despite the absence of formal intergovernmental structures. Regional integration is now concerned with much more than trade. Stephen Thomsen looks at evolving corporate structures and investment. Benn Steil illustrates the dilemmas of harmonization in the financial services sector. David Currie and John Whitley discuss the benefits of closer European economic union, in particular, greater policy convergence. Finally, David Henderson puts the whole 'trade blocs' debate into a wider policy perspective.

Trade Blocs?: The Future of Regional Integration

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