Europe’s Relations with North Africa Politics, Economics and Security Adam Fawaz Yousef April 2017 320 pages Approx. 100,000 words International Relations, Politics, Economics World rights available New framework for understanding European relations with North Africa Socio-economic perspective on European relations with North Africa, using Morocco as a case study New perspective on EU’s Barcelona Process and initiatives that define European policy towards neighbouring states: the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, the European Neighbourhood Policy, and the Union for the Mediterranean. Identifies successes and failures of EU policy towards Morocco Adam Fawaz Yousef is a political economist who specialises in the economics of the European Union, political economy and economic development. He has acted as an economic advisor to a variety of governmental and non-governmental organisations in Europe and North America. The Fog of Peace How to Prevent War Gabrielle Rifkind & Giandomenico Picco New PB April 2017 304 pages Approx. 88,000 words International Relations World rights available Unique new approach to study of international politics Argues that the most important aspect of conflict resolution is for antagonists to understand their opponents, their ambitions, their pains Institutions are not the ones deciding whom to destroy or to kill, whether to make peace or war; those are the responsibility of individuals Presents two very different experiences of international relations: Rifkind as a psychotherapist now immersed in the politics of the Middle East, and Picco as a career diplomat with a successful record as a negotiator at the UN Gabrielle Rifkind is the Director of the Middle East programme at Oxford Research Group. Giandomenico Picco served for over two decades as a UN official and led the agreement which ended the Iran-Iraq war. Berlin Rules Europe and the German Way Paul Lever Reprint May 2017 288 pages Approx. 90,000 words Current Affairs, Politics, Europe Rights sold: HR New insights into Germany’s role as the dominant player in Europe Provides unique insight into modern Germany Shows how Germany’s history has influenced its current economic and social development Provides important perspectives on Germany’s future political and cultural growth Essential reading that suggests the future shape of a Germany-dominated Europe Sir Paul Lever KCMG is a retired former British ambassador. Over the course of a long diplomatic career, his posts included assistant Under- Secretary at the FCO 1992–94; chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 1994–96; Director for EU and Economic Affairs at the FCO 1996– 97; and Ambassador to Germany 1997– 2003. After his retirement from the diplomatic service, he was Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Lever was appointed CMG in 1991 and knighted KCMG in 1998. Brexit, No Exit Why in the End Britain Won’t Leave Europe Denis MacShane June 2017 320 pages Approx. 88,000 words Politics. Europe World rights available Former Europe Minister spells out the future of Britain’s relationship with Europe Shows how we reached this stage of populism, nationalism and xenophobia that are surging across Europe, why Brexit adds to the problems facing the established political order and what needs to be done now Unique insider the events that led to Brexit and the behind-the-scenes discussions that followed Argues that Brexit will not mean full rupture with Europe: Britain cannot and will not divorce itself from the continent of Europe and the European question will continue to be a defining feature of politics into the future Denis MacShane was a Labour MP serving in Tony Blair’s government as Minister for Europe. He is a prominent commentator on European issues and is the author of Brexit: Why Britain Left Europe. Dawn of a New Order Geopolitics and the Clash of Ideologies Rein Müllerson June 2017 240 pages Approx. 75,000 words International Relations, Geopolitics, Economics Rights sold: EE Major statement on geopolitics and the new world order in the 21st century Reflects on the rise of a multi-polar state system that has led to the emergence of major potential super-powers, global rivalry, international terrorism and the gradual weakening of the US Outlines the challenges associated with the new geopolitics of the twenty-first century An ambitious and thought-provoking book: the essential tool for understanding the new world order and the ensuing crises in global politics Rein Müllerson is Research Professor at the University of Tallinn, formerly Professor of International Law at King's College London, UN Regional Advisor for Central Asia and a Visiting Centennial Professor at (LSE). He is the author of 12 books on international law and politics. Greece in Crisis The Cultural Politics of Austerity Dimitris Tziovas July 2017 304 pages Approx. 100,000 words Politics, Economics, Cultural History World rights available Essential to understanding the aftermath of the Greek economic crisis New perspectives on Greek financial crisis: analyses the uncharted cultural aspects of the Greek economic crisis by exploring the connections between austerity and culture Covers literary, artistic and visual representations of the crisis Explores the different aspects of the cultural politics of austerity as well as manifestations of how the crisis has led Greeks to rethink or question cultural discourses and conceptions of identity Dimitris Tziovas is Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of The Other Self: Selfhood and Society in Modern Greek Fiction and editor of Re-imagining the Past: Greek Antiquity and Modern Greek Culture. China’s World What Does China Want? Kerry Brown August 2017 280 pages Approx. 74,300 words International Relations, Current Affairs World rights available Major statement on geopolitics and the new world order in the 21st century Reflects on the rise of a multi-polar state system that has led to the emergence of major potential super-powers, global rivalry, international terrorism and the gradual weakening of the US Outlines the challenges associated with the new geopolitics of the twenty-first century An ambitious and thought-provoking book: the essential tool for understanding the new world order and the ensuing crises in global politics Rein Müllerson is Research Professor at the University of Tallinn, formerly Professor of International Law at King's College London, UN Regional Advisor for Central Asia and a Visiting Centennial Professor at (LSE). He is the author of 12 books on international law and politics. Women and Borders Refugees, Migrants and Communities Seema Shekhawat, Emanuela C. Del Re & Debidatta Aurobinda August 2017 336 pages Approx. 86,000 words Politics, Migration Studies World rights available Experiences of women migrants and refugees at the border Locates gender and violence along geographical edges and critically examines the experiences of women as global border residents and border crossers Suggests that research on borders and violence needs to focus on how bordered violence shapes the embodiment of gender identity and norms and how they are challenged Examines an array of issues including forced migration, trafficking and cross-border ties to explore how gender and borders intersect Seema Shekhawat is a Political Scientist and author of Gender, Conflict and Peace in Kashmir and editor of Female Combatants in Conflict and Peace. Emanuela C. Del Re is the chair and founder of EPOS International Mediating and Negotiating Operational Agency and creator of MY FUTURE project for the Syrian Refugees funded by the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry and by the European Commission. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra is a social scientist and author of Conflict Management in Kashmir and editor of Conflict and Peace in Eurasia. Europe Reset New Directions for the EU Richard Youngs September 2017 240 pages Approx. 75,000 words Politics, Current Affairs, Europe World rights available A new model for a new Europe Proposes an alternative vision of European co-operation and shows how the EU must re-invent itself to survive Author argues that citizens should play a greater role in European decision-making, there should be more flexibility in the process of integration and that a new and more coherent approach to questions of defence and security is needed Reinvigorates the debate around the future of Europe and puts forward a new agenda for the future of the EU Richard Youngs is the author of The Puzzle of Non-Western Democracy; Europe in the New Middle East and Europe’s Decline and Fall: The Struggle against Global Irrelevance. The Rage The Vicious Circle of Islamists and Far Right Extremism Julia Ebner September 2017 224 pages Approx. 85,000 words Current Affairs, Terrorism World rights available Explosive account of the vicious circle of far right and Islamist extremism Looks at extremist movements both online and offline and shows how far right and Islamist extremists have succeeded in penetrating each other’s echo chambers Introduces readers to the world of reciprocal radicalisation and the hotbeds of extremism that have developed – with potentially disastrous consequences - in the UK, Europe and the US Explores the interaction between the ‘new’ far right and Islamist extremists and considers the consequences for the global terror threat Based on first-hand interviews Julia Ebner is a Policy Analyst specialising in Counter-Extremism and Radicalisation. She has given evidence to parliamentary