Henry Carter Hull

In the eyes of many, China's unprecedented economic rise has brought nothing but good news to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, China's growing appetite for primary products, and the ability of Latin America to supply that demand, has played a role in restoring growth in Latin America, both in the run-up to the global financial crisis and in its aftermath. The dragon in the room that few are talking about is the fact that...

In recent years economic sanctions have become one of the most frequently employed weapons in the U.S. foreign policy arsenal. They have been imposed in the name of advancing human rights, of fighting terrorism, and of preventing the transfer of weapons technology. Those are laudable goals, but the essays in this book lay out the evidence that sanctions are not effective instruments of foreign policy. Because they curb the freedom of Americans to...

Ha pasado medio siglo desde el establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Corea y Colombia en el año 1962. Precisamente, en febrero de 2013 los dos países firmaron el Tratado de Libre Comercio-TLC, el cual, una vez entrado en vigor, se espera que repercuta en cambios drásticos en la relación entre ambos países. Considerando estos dos acontecimientos históricos, resulta sumamente oportuno repasar las relaciones bilaterales. Hasta ahora...

This is a story about governance in Mexico after the labor and environmental accords-called "side agreements"-that accompanied the NAFTA treaty went into effect. These side agreements required member states to uphold and enforce their labor and environmental laws; though never codified, it was widely accepted that Mexico, in particular, had a problem with law enforcement. Side Effects explores how differences in institutional design (of the side agreements)...

In Donald J. Trump and China John Franklin Copper examines President Trump's views of China that developed before and after he entered office. As a businessman and witness to U.S. politics and foreign policy, Trump realized China was the most important country in the world to the United States. He also recognized that one of the key difficulties in American trade policy was the imbalance between the United States and China. Copper argues that Trump...

Most of the North African and Gulf countries are facing major domestic challenges in the nd 1st and 2 decades of the twenty first century. This century is, considered as the postmodern society, but these countries including Tunisia have been, facing revolution. In this scenario, the book deals with the foreign policy of Tunisia and it is very relevant. This book analyses the elements of both alteration and continuity in Tunisian foreign policy and...

From the author of Resource Wars, a landmark assessment of the critical role of petroleum in America's actions abroad In his pathbreaking Resource Wars, world security expert Michael T. Klare alerted us to the role of resources in conflicts in the post-Cold War world. Now, in Blood and Oil, he concentrates on a single precious commodity, petroleum, while issuing a warning to the United States-its most powerful, and most dependent, global consumer. Since...

In this short but authoritative book, the nature and purpose of the European Constitution are explained by someone involved in its preparation. The author discusses how it was drafted, and tackles some much debated questions: whether it promises any enhancement of democracy in the EU, whether it implies that the EU is becoming a superstate, and whether it will strengthen the principle of subsidiarity and the protection of human rights.

If you look at where nearly all of the clothes in your closet were manufactured, as Dan Griswold does at the opening of Mad about Trade, the picture is clear. China, Canada, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Peru, Korea, Egypt, India, Mexico, Thailand, and more-a United Nations of pants, shirts, ties, and jackets. In every sense of the word, trade suits us exceedingly well. Politicians and pundits can rage against free trade and globalization, but much of what...

El mundo que se configuró luego de la Segunda Guerra Mundial adquirió la forma de los vencedores. China, sumida en ese entonces en un largo conflicto armado, no fue parte de esa definición: sus valores y sus intereses, como los de la mayoría de los Estados asiáticos, no fueron tenidos en cuenta. El país, que supo ser un imperio, transitaba un "siglo de humillación". Pero las cosas cambiaron, y China cree que ha llegado el momento de volver...