How Russia's post-Soviet economy, engineered to stagnate, explains its conflict with Ukraine and divisions across Eurasia. "Fortress Russia" evokes a Kremlin standing strong against the West. But Moscow's ceaseless quest for safety from sanctions...

An authoritative appraisal of US policy in Africa since the end of the Cold War, highlighting ill-fated interventions and a damaging withdrawal from strategic vision. When President George H.W. Bush and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev convened...

Popular participation is one of the hallmarks of modern politics. So why have democracy and democratic norms generally failed to take root in the Theravada Buddhist countries of South and Southeast Asia? This book explores traditions of Buddhist po...

A revealing account of Africa's ecological and historical frontier zone, now plagued by interlocking insurgencies and climate change. The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometres between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and...

Explores Boko Haram's resilience, local support and economic networks, and its roots in a pre-colonial political order among the Kanuri people of Lake Chad. This book presents a nuanced picture of the origins, rise, transformation, resilience, con...

Investigates how Chinese state entities have compromised business and politics in Britain at the highest levels. In the 2010s, as China slid deeper into authoritarianism and the UK veered towards political uncertainty, the two countries declared a...

In 2019, youth-led protests toppled Sudan's dictator. This timely volume looks at the historic popular uprising and asks whether its democratic gains can be consolidated. In April 2019, following over six months of persistent youth-led protests, S...

An in-depth study of this Central Asian nation's evolution since 1991, exploring how ethnicity, war and internal unrest are shaping and reshaping Kazakh identity. In early 2022, protests rocked Kazakhstan. Initially peaceful demonstrations soon t...

Charts the evolution of the Russia-Iran relationship in the twenty-first century, from tenuous alignment to robust partnership. Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has cast a spotlight on Russia's burgeoning partnership with Ir...

An analysis of ancient Greek and Roman works alongside contemporary literature, exploring how these classics shape our understanding of the politics of time in America. Ancient Greek and Roman cultures have been privileged as authoritatively timele...