This edited book analyses the changing links between governance, security and development in Africa as they relate to the narrative that contemporary Africa has made remarkable progress in recent years, a phenomenon popularly known as "Africa rising." The book presents a rigorous evaluation of...

This book examines the evolution and major elements of Chinas Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI), a trillion-dollar project for the revival and refinement of ancient terrestrial and maritime trade routes. The author analyses the foreign policy and economic strategy behind the initiative as well as...

Mit dem Megaprojekt "Neue Seidenstrasse" erobert die kapitalistische Volksrepublik neue Märkte, die Konfuzius-Institute bauen Chinas Softpower aus und in weltweit gezeigten Propagandafilmen tritt der autoritäre Xi Jinping als visionärer Führer auf. Welche Rolle spielen bei diesem rasanten...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Challenge of a New World Emerging -- 2 Where Geography Still Matters -- 3 Six Critical Junctures and Eurasia's Transformation -- 4 Comparative Energy...

What lies behind the Trump victory of 2016 and the US' new raft of economic policies? Is a populist presidency in the United States likely to be a temporary phenomenon or a structural long-term challenge? In an era of declining multilateralism, what can the US still stand to learn from Europe,...