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Territorial Manifestations in Times of Globalization: Implications for State-Centrism in International Relations
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
Globalization challenges the state-centric realist view of space and authority within International Relations. Using multifaceted concepts of territoriality and non-territoriality, this article goes into three versions of ...
Political Relations of Australia with the United States: 2000–2017
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
Relations between Australia and the United States have developed for long time notably during World War II. Over the following decades, cooperation has become more intense as Australians adopt many cultural patterns from ...
Shia Armed Groups and the Future of Iraq
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The rising and acceleration of the Shia armed group in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon require a deep understanding of the root of the multi-dimensional conflicts in the Middle East. An appropriate and sufficient approach ...
A New Alliance against the US? Sino-Russian Relations in Response to Trump’s Redefined Foreign Policy Priorities
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The current state of bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China is described by many international relations experts as the best in history. After taking the president office by ...
President Trump’s Declarations on Official Development Assistance: A Change of Policy?
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
For years official development assistance (ODA) has been one of the most important forms of financial assistance provided to developing countries by highly developed countries. Despite the controversy over the effectiveness ...
Book Review
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The Redefinition of Foreign Policy of the United States since Trump’s Election: The Case of Trade War with China
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The main aim of this text is to present economic relations between China and the US today. The election of Donald Trump in 2016, significantly redefined American trade policy toward China. Despite the first months of his ...
Heterogeneity of the Notion of Interest in Accordance with the International Relations Theory: A Study of Russia’s National Interests
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The category of a national interest is one of the most popular notions used in international relations. It has a polysemic character and is differently interpreted by various scientific perspectives. The purpose of this ...
Donald Trump’s Administration Confronting Missile Defence: Key Challenges and Probabilistic Overview
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
The text describes main US missile defence efforts in the first years of D. Trump’s administration. The analysis of current aspects of BMD (Ballistic Missile Defence) deployments is enhanced by probability analysis examining ...
Does China’s Aid in Africa Affect Traditional Donors?
(Lodz University Press, 2019)
China’s role as an emerging aid provider and the concept of a social plan in Africa has led to polarised responses in the West. Several say that this “productivist” strategy is much less determined by the concepts of ...