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Italy as a Regional Power
How did Italy’s role of regional power develop? How did it change from national unification to the present day? This book examines the degree of influence exerted by Italy in its own geopolitical context, with special focus on Libya and the Horn of Africa. With the aid of different research methods and thanks to two exclusive interviews (H.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata and Gen. Vincenzo Ruggero Manca), this work traces the many stages that have characterized Italian foreign policy in its sphere of influence, its successes and its failures, from the country’s early colonial policies to the latest events. Images, graphics, maps and confidential documents further enrich the debate on one of the most ancient but controversial regional powers.
The Geopolitics of Australia in the New Millennium
The last few years, dominated by the wake of the global economic crisis and the marginalization of the old Western powers, have by contrast witnessed the political and economic growth of Australia. This vast country, sparsely populated and with a light influence in global affairs, has managed to carve out an important place within growing Asian powers, supported by strong economic growth. How did this happen and what path has this peculiar country followed? This agile essay traces the country’s history, economy and geopolitics, from early colonial years to the present day, showing its strengths and weaknesses, key decisions of the past and possible outlooks for the future. A starting point for looking at the geopolitics of Australia and its remarkable complexity which, against all odds, has enabled this Western country to avert the effects of the global economic crisis and, at the same time, has allowed it to embark on growth that is not merely economic.
Italy and Australia
This book offers a novel and comprehensive reappraisal of current relations between Italy and Australia. For the first time, it expands the scope of analysis by encompassing and critically reviewing research avenues that have been understudied so far. In order to pursue this objective, it provides innovative analyses on bilateral history, reciprocal migration, socio-cultural ties, international relations and trade, comparative politics, and scientific cooperation. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book makes a significant contribution to multiple disciplinary literatures, benefitting social science scholars, policymakers, and professionals working in a number of fields. Mindful of the wide scope and multidisciplinary nature of this innovative research, the editors oversee a careful balance of different theories, methodologies, sources, and data, in accordance with the conventions of each discipline employed in this volume. As a result, this book encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of Italian-Australian relations in the 21st century.
Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory
This book introduces the editors’ new concept of “Awkward Powers”. By undertaking a critical re-examination of the state of International Relations theorising on the changing nature of the global power hierarchy, it draws attention to a number of countries that fit awkwardly into existing but outdated categories such as “great power” and “middle power”. It argues that conceptual categories pertaining to the apex of the international hierarchy have become increasingly unsatisfactory, and that new approaches focusing on such “Awkward Powers” can both rectify shortcomings on power theorising whilst shining a much-needed theoretical spotlight on significant but understudied states. The book’s contributors examine a broad range of empirical case studies, including both established and rising powers across a global scale to illustrate our conceptual claims. Through such a novel process, we argue that a better appreciation of the de facto international power hierarchy in the 21st century can be achieved.
La geopolitica dell'Australia nel nuovo millennio
II° edizione, 2013 - Gli ultimi anni, dominati dalla scia della crisi economica mondiale e dalla marginalizzazione delle vecchie potenze occidentali, vedono in controtendenza la crescita politica ed economica dell’Australia. Un Paese vasto, scarsamente popolato e di secondaria importanza negli affari globali è riuscito a ritagliarsi uno spazio importante in seno alle grandi potenze asiatiche, sorretto da una poderosa crescita economica. Come è stato possibile, quale strada ha seguito questo Paese sui generis? Il presente saggio ripercorre la sua storia, dall’epoca coloniale fino ai giorni nostri, mostrandone i punti di forza e di debolezza, le decisioni chiave del passato e i possibili sviluppi futuri. Un punto di partenza per osservare la geopolitica dell’Australia e la sua notevole complessità che, contro ogni previsione, le ha permesso, pur con la sua storica impostazione occidentale, di evitare la crisi globale e al contempo di agganciarsi a uno sviluppo che va al di là di quello meramente economico.
Italia potenza regionale
Come si è evoluto il ruolo di potenza regionale dell’Italia? Come è cambiato dall’Unità ai giorni nostri? L’opera analizza il grado di influenza esercitato dall’Italia nel proprio contesto geopolitico, con particolare attenzione alla Libia e al Corno d’Africa. Con l’ausilio delle metodologie di ricerca più adatte e grazie a due interviste esclusive (Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata e Vincenzo Ruggero Manca), il libro ripercorre le diverse fasi che hanno caratterizzato la politica estera italiana nella propria sfera d’influenza, i successi e i fallimenti: dalle prime politiche coloniali agli eventi più attuali. Immagini, grafici, mappe e documenti confidenziali arricchiscono il dibattito su una delle più antiche ma controverse potenze regionali.
Alliances in Asia and Europe
This book explores the transformation of the American-led alliances, as well as of US allies’ responses to potential American disengagement from regional security amid the rising Russian and Chinese threats. The post-Cold War international order has led to three challenges for the West. The first challenge was the ending of the Cold War, which had served as the fundamental rationale of the US-centred alliance systems in both Europe and Asia. The second challenge was that while the fear of US disengagement in the post-Cold War era was initially about its political willingness, the relative decline of the US has gradually turned the question into that of capability. And the third challenge i...
Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including methane, black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone, have become part of climate policy debates. Discussion has revolved around the potential of their mitigation to slow down global warming in the short term and bring about co-benefits, for instance, for air quality and public health. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of global SLCP law and governance. A diverse array of contributors delves into the science and evolution of the concept of SLCPs, analyses the legal and governance responses developed under various international and transnational arenas, and discusses selected sectoral case studies.
Norm Diffusion Beyond the West
This book explores norm diffusion in non-Western contexts. It analyzes how norms transfer and what mechanisms or sources of leverage facilitate their diffusion. The individual chapters follow an interdisciplinary framework that analyzes social norms beyond the theoretical tradition of international relations, and focus on particular cases of diffusion—both successful and unsuccessful—across the non-Western world. In this way, the book challenges existing perspectives and advances critical norm research that diversifies the agency of norm entrepreneurs beyond processes of norm localization. It makes a twofold contribution—by deepening our theoretical understanding of norms and their dynamics and by broadening the geographical scope of norms research.
