Six years after enactment, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) remains the cornerstone of U.S. economic policy toward sub-Saharan Africa. Has AGOA fulfilled its promise to serve as a catalyst for African economic development? The author examines the legislative history that led to...

Beastly politics : Dankwart Rustow and the Turkish model of modernization -- Questions of modernization : empathy and survey research -- Material encounters : experts, reports, and machines -- "It's not yours if you can't get there" : modern roads, mobile subjects -- The innkeepers of peace :...

China ist keine ferne Bedrohung mehr, China ist da! Politisch und wirtschaftlich. Das Reich der Mitte ist ehrgeizig, schnell und gut organisiert, es ist innovativ wie das Silicon Valley und bestimmt zunehmend die internationalen Spielregeln. China setzt auf Wachstum und digitale Technologien und...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Democratization in Taiwan and its impacts on the triangular relations -- pt. 3. Economic integration and security of the global supply chains -- pt. 4. US strategic and security interests in Asia -- pt. 5. Postscript.