Full Description
This book focuses on the problem of regionalism, the crucial phenomenon in international relations at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regionalism is analyzed both in terms of regional economic and political integration, as well as regional competition and conflict. The book is divided into three parts, based on the functional and geographical criteria. The first part is devoted to the theoretical setting, including brief introduction to regionalism problems and classical theories of integration, as well as new approaches to regionalism, which are followed by the analysis of regions in the context of regional security complexes concept. The second part of the book focuses on Asian and African challenges to regionalism and the third, and final, part is devoted to the most developed subregional order, namely the European region.
Contents
Regional Problems of Asia - Africa and Europe - Regional integration and regionalism: classical and contemporary approach - Regional Security Complex theory - Regional integration in Central Asia - Middle East Security Complex - Foreign terrorist fighters in MENA - Iran-Syria alliance - Home-grown Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - Coalition-building in the EU - European Union's influence in the United Nations - EU as a global player in times - Tariff Preferences of the European Union for LDCs
