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Note: Literaturverzeichnisse, Literaturhinweise, Index , Introduction : securing the future of humanity in challenging times , Section introduction : why we need more effective leadership at the global level , Where democratization and globalization meet , New thinking about global governance in an intermestic world , Fragmented responsibility in a global world , Section introduction : why technology is not the solution for everything , Peace data, peace finance, and peace engineering : advancing the design of respectful spaces and sustainable development goals , Decentralized networks vs. the trolls , Understanding digital conflict drivers , Section Introduction : why we need to acknowledge the inequalities in the international system , Women, peace, and security : what are the connections? What are the limitations? , Environmental reproductive justice : intersections in an American Indian community impacted by environmental contamination , Peace, violence, and inequality in a climate disrupted world , Coda introduction : pushing towards the future , Peace in pieces : limits to progress in economy, ethics, and world order

Note: Literaturverzeichnisse, Literaturhinweise, Index , National security : theories, actors, issues , Understanding national security : the promises and pitfalls of international relations theory , National security and public policy : exceptionalism versus accountability , Ethics and national security : a case for reasons in decision-making , Nothing to fear but fear itself : the national security policy of the United States , Chinese national security : new agendas and emerging challenges , Russia’s national security posture , Between aspiration and reality : evolution of Japanese national security policy , India’s national security challenges and the state response , Turkey : the security policy of a ‘lonely’ state , Securing Iran in the internet age , Brazil : in search of a security space , Nuclear weapons and national security : from the cold war to the “second nuclear age” and beyond , Maritime security : problems and prospects for national security policymakers , Intelligence and national security : the national security problematique , Machine learning, mass surveillance, and national security : data, efficacy, and meaningful human control , Information as an evolving national security concern

Note: Africa in the Changing Global Order: The Past, the Present, and the Future , Part I Historical Foundations of Africa and the World , Africa’s Contributions to World Civilization , Africa and the World Before the Second World War , Africa and the World After the Second World War , Colonialism, Coloniality, and Colonial Rule in Africa , Africa and the Diaspora , The African Diaspora in the United States , Part II Africa and Global Knowledge Production , African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the World , Coloniality of Being, Imperial Reason, and the Myth of African Futures , African Voices and Black Spaces: Confronting Knowledge in White Man’s IR , Epistemologies of the South and Africa’s Marginalization in the Media , The Influence of Globalization in Positioning African Indigenous Knowledge and Learning System , Ubuntu: The Political Paradigm Africa Should Endorse to Impact the Global Community , Ancient Knowledge and the Right to Development , Part III Africa in the Global Economy , The New Scramble for Africa , Shifting Centers of Coloniality of Power: The Scramble for African Mines and Minerals , It is Still Extractive Imperialism in Africa: Ghana’s Oil Rush, Extractivist Exploitation, and the Unpromising Prospects of Resources-Led Industrialization , Sub-Saharan Africa in the International Trading System: Understanding the Recent Trends , Africa in Global Trade , Africa in Global Trade: Tracking Performance and Mapping Future Pathways , Global Governance of Finance and African Relations with the World , Aid-Dependence and the Emancipation of Africa , Between Heterochthonous Laissez-Faireism and Autochthonous Organic Farming: Africa’s Lazarus Global Food Security Challenges , Global Public Policy Paradigms and the Socio-Economic Transformation Trajectories of Africa , Part IV Africa in International Relations , The African Union’s Pursuit of Pax Africana: From Continental Cadet to Globally Revered Generalissimo? , Seeking African Agency in Global Clubs , The Monologue on Liberal Democracy: Africa in a Neocolonialized World , Environmental Diplomacy and the Fallacy of Climate Bandwagoning in Africa , The European Union’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and Challenges of Addressing Irregular Migration in the Global South: The Nigerian Example , Europe After Brexit and Possible Implications for African Region , Sino-African Relations and Trends for the Post-Covid-19 Global Order , “Look East” and Look Back: Lessons for Africa in the Changing Global Order , Changing Narratives of Human Rights , Part V Africa in Global Security Conflict and Peacebuilding , Africa and the Restructuring of the United Nations Security Council , Africa in Peacekeeping Operations in a Changing Global Order , The War on Terror and Securitization of Africa , Africa’s Search for Sustainable Security in an Emergent Global Order , The European Union and the African Regional Security Outlook in the Twenty-First Century: Gains, Challenges, and Future Prospects , Piercing the Veil of Non-Interference Doctrine: China’s Expanding Military Footprint in Africa , Africa’s Transitionssal Justice System in a Changing Global Order: The “Allure” of Rwanda’s Gacaca Transitional Justice System , Reconstructing Global Security and Peacebuilding in Somalia’s Changing Context , Unipolarity, Emerging Powers, African Security and the Place of Africa in the International System 1993–2017 , Part VI Africa and Global Religions and Creativity , Beyond the Assemblage of Rhythms and Tunes: Post-colonial African Music and the Struggle for Liberation , Beyond Riots: Africa’s Fela Kuti and His One Man Political Protest in the Changing Global Order , African Pentecostalism in a Changing Economic and Democratic Global Order , Pentecostalism and the African Diaspora: A Case Study of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in North America , “Return My Power, or You Die!” Charismatic Church and Political Leaders Hankering for What in Africa? , Reimaging Women Ritual Space: Gender and Power Dynamics in African Religion , Spatial Navigation as a Hermeneutic Paradigm Ifa, Heidegger and Calvino , Opium or Elixir? How Adherence to Major World Religions Influence Africans’ Health-Related Behavior During a Pandemic: A Case Study of Nigeria , Part VII Africa and Global Leadership , Diplomacy and Politics , The World of Literary Writers , African Academic Leaders and Public Intellectuals , Global African Business Leaders

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Note: Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnisse, Literaturhinweise, Index , Introduction , Theory of interorganizational collaboration and network effectiveness , Effects of inter-IGO networks on peace operation outcomes , Violence abatement success in Ivory Coast , Conflict containment success in Bosnia , Conflict settlement success in Darfur , Conclusion.

Note: Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnisse, Literaturhinweise, Index , Introduction : toward bespoke peacebuilding , Conceptualizing bespoke peacebuilding , "Peaces of the puzzle” : mapping the trajectories of three decades of peacebuilding scholarship , Bespoke peacebuilding through an international quasi Leviathan : bridging basic human needs (BHNs) and power , Violent non-state actors and trust building , A holistic peace : buddhism and liberal peace , Contributions to peacekeeping for promotion of localized Rwandan norms , Controlling violence by the dominant coalition : a comparative study of the Philippines (Mindanao) and Myanmar , Mediation as peacebuilding : faith-based mediators in Lesotho’s peacebuilding process , The lack of trust in failed statebuilding , Conclusion

Note: Literaturverzeichnisse, Literaturhinweise, Index , Introduction : understanding polarity in theory and history, description of the content of sections and chapters , Polarity in the liberal international order , Polarity and the US-China problematique , Polarity, institutions and domestic politics , Polarity and foreign policy , Contextualizing polarity , The future of polarity , Conclusion

Note: Introduction and Theorising: Regionalism and External Actors , Regional Trade Regimes in Africa: Exploring Organisational Overlap and Externalities , External Actors and Security Regionalism in Africa: A New Dataset on External Funding , Actors and Ambitions in the European Union’s Security Policies Towards Africa , France, EU and the Security (Dis)integration of the African Union , Desert Rose or Fata Morgana? The G5 Sahel and Its Partnership with the European Union , Evaluating the Effectiveness of the ECOWAS–EU Interregional Partnership on Peace and Security in the Context of the Mali Crisis , Causes and Effects of External Support to Regional Organisations: The Case of EU Support to the ECOWAS Commission in Customs and Free Movement