Editions L'Harmattan

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  Berlusconi and the power of television : 2008-11

  Gianni Carta

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 1 Avril 2016
  • 9782140006296

  Power and media are closely linked in any ideological political system, but Italy under three-term premier Silvio Berlusconi is a case apart. A businessman-turned-politician and owner of a vast media empire, Berlusconi became Italy's longest-serving post-war prime minister through his proficient use of television. This book examines how Berlusconi built his empire and used the media to achieve and retain political success in a milieu where allegations of corruption, bribery and links to the Mafia were constant features, and amid his own sexual scandals. Finally, the author wonders if Berlusconi's media-driven political power is a "model" that could be replicated in other countries.

  ebook (pdf) 27.99 €

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  Dimensions of war ; understanding war as a complex adaptive system

  Samuel Solvit

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 9 Octobre 2015
  • 9782296508392

  With today mutable identities and various kinds of warfare, how do we further our understanding of war? Reviewing influential war theories from Machiavelli to the present, this book analyses how they reduce war in terms of time, space, interaction, purpose, aim, and/or evolution. Considering war as a complex adaptive system allows us to increase our overall comprehension of contemporary wars.

  ebook (pdf) 11.63 €

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  Regional mechanisms of collective security ; the new face on chapter VIII of the un charter ?

  Alena F. Douhan

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 11 Octobre 2015
  • 9782296515260

  Today, nearly seven decades after the adoption of the UN Charter, voices are often heard claiming that the Charter's regime is obsolete and that greater autonomy is needed for regional organizations. This book focuses on the changes, factors and activities that have appeared in the sphere of regional organizations' operations during the last few decades, and tries to determine the face of collective security at the universal and regional levels.

  ebook (pdf) 18.75 €

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  Nepal, zone of peace ; a revised concept for the constitution

  Isabelle Duquesne

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 9 Octobre 2015
  • 9782296461796

  Can Nepal stand apart from the turbulence of the modern world and develop politically and economically by transforming itself into a Zone of Peace? This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the question as neighboring Asian giants India and China make the region ever more important.

  ebook (pdf) 26.25 €

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  Smart Power in Barack Obama's Foreign Policy ; A Systemic Approach to Diplomacy with the Gulf Cooperation Council

  Hakim Zermouni

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 15 Septembre 2016
  • 9782336770680

  U.S. relations with the six nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) have been characterized by the use of "smart power" during the administration of President Barack Obama. The evolution in how the United States carries out diplomacy in the region offers an opportunity to examine its value in strengthening relations with the countries involved. This book explores the concept of smart power as a modern outgrowth of more traditional forms of diplomacy. It then examines how the United States has applied it in its diplomatic dealings with each of the GCC countries individually, and assesses the benefits and drawbacks of its use in a critical part of the world.

  ebook (ePub) 22.99 €

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  The viability of territorial leases in resolving international sovereignty disputes

  Michael J. Strauss

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 9 Octobre 2015
  • 9782296445543

  States often lease territory from each other for economic or military reasons, but on rare occasions leases have been made with the objective of settling disputes about sovereignty. This book offers the first collective examination of cases in which states have attempted to resolve territorial conflicts this way. It assesses their success and examines the broader potential for leases where sovereignty is contested, particularly in the frontier zones of adjacent states. (livre en anglais uniquement)

  ebook (pdf) 28.50 €

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  Democratic governance and foreign aid in sub-saharan Africa ; assessing the cooperation between China and Côte d'Ivoire

  Antoine Sadia

  • Editions l'harmattan
  • Diplomacy and Strategy
  • 12 Octobre 2015
  • 9782336322780

  For a number of decades, governance models imposed by traditional Western donors as a condition for aid to Sub-Saharan Africa have yielded only modest results. China's more recent efforts, by contrast, focus on cooperation with countries in the region to foster their national development. This can establish the conditions that allow improved democratic governance to emerge and flourish locally - but the Chinese model has drawbacks as well as benefits. This book examines and contrasts the two approaches toward Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the experience of Côte d'Ivoire.S

  ebook (pdf) 17.63 €

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