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4. udgave af International PolitikNU fremstår aktuel og helt opdateret.Forfatterne har redigeret alle kapitler med de seneste begivenheder i international politik. Det drejer sig bl.a. om den seneste udvikling i Kina, Ukraine og USA.På samme måde er bogens illustrationer, modeller og tematekster efter hvert kapitel også helt opdaterede. Bogen giver derfor en aktuel og meget relevant introduktion til emnet international politik.Udgangspunktet er, at det betaler sig at lade eleverne arbejde selvstændigt med stoffet og de problemstillinger, der knytter sig dertil. Derfor formidler International PolitikNU det faglige stof i et let og flydende sprog.

This book offers a new perspective on the security policy of Russia, linking the Ukraine war with its climate policy and Putin’s strategic culture.It offers an analysis of Russian strategic culture, with the operational code of ‘Putinism’ being the ideological underpinning of Kremlin practices at home and abroad. The volume also addresses Russia’s evolution during Putin’s years in power, and reflects upon Russia’s global standing, for example, with respect to China. The work stresses the dialectics between Russia’s ideational geopolitics and its climate policy and energy geo-economics, employing a broad approach to understanding security. A secondary analytical concern of the book is the implications and options of Putin’s code for European security and world order. The book offers a synthesis of various fields of research and draws on key works by other scholars to offer an overview of the evolving transition of the Russian state.This book will be of much interest to students of Russian security policy, strategic culture, and International Relations.

Putins Rusland er skrevet af Ruslandskendere, der behandler centrale aspekter af den mentale, politiske, konomiske og udenrigspolitiske virkelighed samt den russiske klimakrise. Putins Rusland har et formidlende og folkeoplysende sigte, men den b r ogs kunne v kke debat.

Midt under Anden Verdenskrig besluttede Stalin stort set over en nat at nedlægge den Kommunistiske Internationale, Komintern. Organisationen havde indtil da været omdrejningspunkt for den kommunistiske verdensbevægelse og et vigtigt redskab for sovjetisk udenrigspolitik. Efter alliancen med vestmagterne forekom en opløsning at være et vigtigt signal, så Stalin frisatte sine udenlandske kammerater. Eller gjorde han? Bogen har samlet danske og udenlandske forskere for at gøre status over forskningen i Komintern og de dansk-sovjetiske relationer og er første skud på stammen af et dansk-russisk samarbejde om i fællesskab at forstå vor nyeste fortid.

The second edition of this widely acclaimed book considers the extent to which the Baltic states have succeeded politically and economically in their aspirations to emulate Western institutions since independence. The book has been completely revised since the first edition to account for the rapid changes in the countries themselves, and in the theories that attempt to generalize the patterns of development in post-communist countries.The Baltic States after Independence, Second Edition provides a thorough analysis of the political and economic systems of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It sheds new light on the processes and obstacles which have characterized the Baltic transition from the Soviet system. The authors examine the history of these countries and the movements towards democracy, institutional change and economic development during the post-communist era. In addition, they analyse other issues including national identity, security and Western integration, and have included a new chapter on international relations, reflecting the changing issues faced by the Baltic states.This book offers a unique insight into political, economic and social life in the three independent Baltic states which will be welcomed by academics and students working in the areas of political science, economic development and transition studies.