International Relations

International relations (IR) or international affairs, depending on academic institution, is either a field of political science, an interdisciplinary academic field similar to global studies, or an entirely independent academic discipline in which students take a variety of internationally focused courses in social science and humanities disciplines. In all cases, the field studies relationships between political entities (polities) such as sovereign states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), other non-governmental organizations (NGO ...more

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company
If Russia Wins: A Scenario
Autocracy, Inc.
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Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
House of Huawei: The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
The World After Gaza: A Short History
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
Diplomacy
Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
World Order
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
Theory of International Politics
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
Politics Among Nations
On China
Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)
Perception and Misperception in International Politics
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Cracking The Rich Code Volume 20 by Diane Merrill WiggintonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOn China by Henry KissingerLeftover Women by Leta Hong FincherMeltdown in Tibet by Michael  Buckley
Informative Books on China
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Nuclear Weapons Free World - Peace on the Earth by Amit RayNonviolence by Amit RayLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaWorld Peace by Amit RayI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize
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Amit Ray
The key to resolving international conflict with a positive outcome includes looking for a win-win situation, finding common ground, formulating proactive strategies, using effective negotiation and communication, and appreciating cultural differences.
Amit Ray, Nuclear Weapons Free World - Peace on the Earth

If blue helmeted UN peacekeepers show up in your town or village and offer to protect you, run.
Andrew Thomson, Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone

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