Book Review: International Politics and Economics: Disarmament and World Economic Interdependence

Whether economic interdependence is a cause of war or peace constitutes a central debate in international politics. Two major approaches advance diametrically opposed claims: liberal theory holds that interdependence between states promotes peace by increasing the costs of war; realist theory argues that interdependence is just another word for vulnerability, a condition that states may try to escape by seizing the resources and markets they need for self-sufficiency. Considerable evidence supports both of these claims. In Economic Interdependence and War, Dale Copeland proposes to resolve this stalemate by showing that interdependence promotes peace when states expect mutually beneficial trade to continue, but creates incentives for war when at least one of the states expects that trade trends will leave it dangerously vulnerable. Notwithstanding this book's major theoretical contributions and its impressive historical research, it leaves open several important questions about how to move forward with its agenda of theoretical development and testing.

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Memorandum World Economic Interdependence and Trade in Commodities

Future Resources and World Development ◽

10.1007/978-1-4684-2232-0_18 ◽

1976 ◽

pp. 199-206

Author(s):

Paul Rogers

Keyword(s):

Economic Interdependence ◽

World Economic

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[BOOK REVIEW] Refugees, Regionalism, and Responsibility

PADJADJARAN Jurnal Ilmu Hukum (Journal of Law) ◽

10.22304/pjih.v6n3.a11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 06 (03) ◽

pp. 638-642

Author(s):

Jenica Alva

Keyword(s):

International Law ◽

International Politics ◽

Law School ◽

Simple Manner ◽

Refugee Protection ◽

Refugee Law ◽

Innovative Idea ◽

Durable Solutions

Penelope Mathew is a Professor of International Law and a Dean in Griffith Law School, Australia. She is a profound researcher in refugee law topics. She is admired for her innovative idea to promote regionalism as a tool for governments to leverage better protection for refugees. Studying an underexplored topic, Mathew is able to synthesize the complexity of regionalism in a simple manner to be understood easily by readers. The book is divided into two parts. The first part consists of three sub-parts: (1) regionalism position in international politics and refugee law; (2) philosophical and ethical reasons of states’ responsibility in the case of refugees; and (3) steps and actions for states to share responsibility in handling refugees. The second part looks at the regional arrangements for the protection of refugees in some detail, whether they have resulted in better refugee protection and durable solutions.

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