Three main themes are intertwined throughout the book: Russian Arctic interests; Putin's vision to regain great power status; and the emerging narrative of a new cold war in the Arctic. Weaved together, they dovetail nicely to present a qualitative assessment of Russian Arctic strategy devoid of ideological biases.
To better address the implications of Chinas rise, Brookings scholars conducted research over the past two years, culminating in Global China: Assessing Chinas Growing Role in the World. It will furnish policy makers and the public with hard facts and deep insights for understanding Chinas ambitions.
In exploring the conditions under which China, Russia, and the United States might be expected to weaponize control of information and manipulate the global economy, the contributors to this volume challenge scholars and practitioners to think differently about foreign economic policy, national security, and statecraft for the twenty-first ......
A policy-oriented book of essays by noted scholars and experts that considers the key trends shaping Gulf Cooperation Council countries, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to climate change, economic disruptions, demographics and other domestic concerns, and shifts in the global order.
Offers an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of foreign policy of the EU. The globe-spanning contributions to the book include a look at relations between Brussels and its regional neighbours; the tensions that have arisen with the US during the Trump administration; and the burgeoning relationship with China.
In this timely book, leading scholars of US-China relations and China's foreign policy address recent changes in American assessments of China's capabilities and intentions and consider potential risks to international security, the significance of a shifting international distribution of power, problems of misperception, and the risk of ......
Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy
In an effort to elevate the sometimes contentious public debate over the conduct and operation of multinational corporations, this edited volume examines key questions about their role, both in their home countries and in the rest of the world where they do business.
The repeated failures since 2001 of global trade negotiations and continuing uncertainties about the ultimate success of mega-regional trade agreements have raised widespread questions about the future of global trade policy. In Trade in the 21st Century, two distinguished experts argue that not only is trade policy alive and well, but also that ......
Donald Trump's New World Order addresses U.S. foreign policy initiatives under Mr. Trump's Presidency. In the book, Ambassador T. Hamid Al-Bayati warns and explains how President Trump's foreign policy and trade war could lead to regional conflict and global wars.
Crafting a Balance between Local Autonomy and External Openness
It's no secret that the nearly 200 nations in the world have a hodge-podge of governance systems. What's the problem with this disparate nature of how governments operate? The answer, Ralph Bryant says, is that disorderly and competing systems produce faulty decisions that cause damage within countries, across borders between them.
Examines business opportunities in the eight sectors with the highest potential returns on private investment in Africa - the same sectors that will foster economic growth and diversification, job creation, and improved welfare. The book's analysis is based on case studies that identify specific opportunities for investment and growth.
Outlines today's challenges to the liberal international order, proposes a role for Japan to uphold, reform and shape the order, and examines Japan's assets as well as constraints as it seeks to play the role of a proactive stabilizer in the Asia-Pacific.
A more peaceful and prosperous Africa is in everyone's interest. As one banker recently said, it is no longer a matter of ""Why Africa?"" but ""How Africa?"" Using economic policy analysis, this book examines the vision for achieving this idea of ""How Africa?"" through the cooperative actions of the African Union, Africa's private sector, civil ......
When it came into force in 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) joined the economic futures of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with systematic rules governing trade and investment, dispute resolution, and economic relations.
This is the Spanish language version of Toward Free Trade in America . In the past 15 years, the nations of the Western Hemisphere have staged a remarkable revolution -in the way they trade with their neighbors.
Traces the competing forces that interject conflict into an overall consensus on the value of a liberalized trade policy. This title shows why it is impossible to understand trade legislation without first understanding how electoral politics and the institutional rules of Congress distort legislators' interests, incentives, and policy goals.
Challenges in Regional and Multilateral Negotiations
In April 1998 negotiations were launched to create a free trade area among thirty-four countries in the Western Hemisphere. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services and will remove restrictions on investment among the countries of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
In this book, Edward J. Lincoln tackles the thorny issue of U.S. trade relations with Japan, the subject of so much tension in the 1990s. In so doing, he builds on his earlier Brookings book, Japan's Unequal Trade.
In April 1997, Egyptian President Mubarak and U.S. Vice President Gore agreed to explore the possibility of creating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Egypt and the United States. The very idea of such an agreement has been met by controversy and skepticism from critics in both countries. The authors of this book, however, believe that the case ......
The Uruguay Round trade agreement was the eighth in a series of negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). In this book, the major features of the new GATT are reviewed and assessed in terms of their implications for the United States.
Changes in international trade are not the major reason for the declining share of manufacturing in US employment: even though foreign productive capabilities are catching up with those of the United States, the US comparative advantage in high-technology products has increased. The author looks at these and other issues and seeks to clarify some ......
