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Brazil in the Geopolitics of Amazonia and Antarctica
From a pioneering perspective, the book contributes to the state-of-the-art contemporary Geopolitics by bringing together Amazonia and Antarctica in a single interdisciplinary volume. Three key issues are 1) the interconnectedness between these vital regions, 2) non-linearity, because they may lead to unpredictable effects on the Earth system, and; 3) emergence, which means the varied interactions between Amazonia and Antarctica may lead to unique results.
New Security Frontiers
The globalizing world is increasingly confronting a new category of security issues related to resource availability. The resource environment contains both traditional categories, such as energy, foodstuffs, and water, as well as new technologically related resources, such as rare earth minerals. The essays in this volume emphasize both the uniqueness and the magnitude of these new challenges, while simultaneously acknowledging that cooperation and competition in response to these security concerns occur within the context of both the historical and contemporary international power configurations. Moreover, these challenges are of a global nature and will require global perspectives, global thinking, and innovative global solutions. Krishna-Hensel brings together a wide range of topics focusing on critical resource availability impacting upon global security and the geopolitical ramifications of resource competition. The volume addresses the development of strategic thinking on these issues and underscores the increasing awareness that this is a critical area of concern in the twenty-first century global landscape.
Policing the Amazon
This edited collection discusses the rule of law in the Amazon and the capabilities of the region’s sovereign states to police their territory considering security matters. Comprised of nine countries, including a European Union member, the Amazon region features states facing political instability, poverty, social inequalities, high levels of corruption, and lack of trust by their populations. This context is aggravated by the presence of criminal organizations operating there and shaping transnational bonds. Notably, the world’s foremost cocaine-producing countries—Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia—are located in the region, presenting related turmoil and instability. Moreover, as home t...
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
This book illustrates the plethora of security concerns of the Americas in the 21st century. It presents the work of a number of prolific scholars and analysts in the continents of America. The book provides one of the only expansive applications of theory to a wide geographical area. It offers new perspectives and urges readers to take theory seriously through use. Within the Americas, we find a number of important issues that compose of this geographic security complex. Most important are the threats that supersede borders: drug trafficking, migration, health, and environment. These threats change our understanding of security and the state and region process of neutralizing or correcting these threats. This volume evaluates these threats within contemporary security discourse.
Repensando a Política Externa Brasileira (1822-2022): Novas Abordagens e Interpretações
Em 2022, o Brasil completou 200 anos de sua Independência. Esse é um momento propício para repensar a inserção internacional do Brasil ao longo desses dois séculos. Ao mesmo tempo, a produção sobre política externa se avolumou nos últimos anos, sendo necessária uma avaliação das tendências de pesquisa. Este livro constitui o primeiro balanço da produção, na forma de teses e dissertações, sobre a política externa brasileira, realizadas nos últimos 20 anos. Esta vasta produção, que alcança quase mil trabalhos desenvolvidos, em diversas universidades, é analisada na forma de capítulos, divididos tematicamente. O livro reúne 32 capítulos de 40 autores, especialistas em política externa brasileira, de 16 universidades. Cada capítulo busca identificar as abordagens teórico-metodológicas, as novas fontes de pesquisa, bem como sistematizar as inovações interpretativas sobre a inserção internacional do Brasil desde sua independência. Assim, este livro propicia uma imersão nesta produção acadêmica e uma reflexão sobre a inserção internacional do Brasil nos últimos dois séculos.
Novas perspectivas do direito internacional: as relações externas no contexto pós-covid-19 – volume 2
A presente coletânea de artigos é composta de temas sobre as Novas Perspectivas do Direito Internacional, fruto de estudos desenvolvidos pelos pesquisadores da Universidade Federal do Ceará e convidados, tratando de assuntos de grande relevo social, que oportunizam ao leitor uma reflexão profunda sobre a importância do contexto internacional para a contemporaneidade, especialmente neste segundo volume, no contexto ora vivenciado de transpandemia, ou seja, após a Covid-19.
Eco-Politics and Global Climate Change
This book provides an in-depth insight into the ecological perspective on a number of ongoing issues pertaining to security, the economy, the state, global environmental governance, development, and the environment. The chapters critically compare and analyze the role of global eco-politics in understanding and sorting out issues linked with climate change. Furthermore, it presents a contemporary and accessible description of why we need to embrace eco-politics in order to address the various ecological challenges that we face in the current changing climate scenario.
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