{"title":"Thomas G. Weiss","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas G. Weiss offers incisive explorations into the complexities of global governance and international relations. His works critically examine the roles of international organisations and the challenges of humanitarian intervention, inviting readers to reconsider established frameworks and policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp eye on current affairs and institutional reform, Weiss’s books provide valuable insights for those interested in the mechanisms shaping world politics and the pursuit of effective global cooperation. 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It focuses instead on a set of questions that probe the intricate and multifaceted manner in which the world is governed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book moves beyond the ubiquity and imprecision that has plagued the term and offers an intellectual framework with the potential to improve both thinking and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the analytical insights of two of the leading scholars in the field, \u003ci\u003eRethinking Global Governance\u003c\/i\u003e provides an antidote to simplistic usage and an authoritative yet readable attempt to grasp the governance of our globe — past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432213627116,"sku":"9781509527243","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509527243.jpg?v=1774555543"},{"product_id":"humanitarian-intervention-by-thomas-g-weiss-9781509507320","title":"Humanitarian Intervention","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and Libya to Côte d’Ivoire, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. But what about Syria? Why have we observed the Syrian slaughter and done nothing? Is humanitarian intervention in crisis? Is the so-called responsibility to protect dead or alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fully revised and expanded third edition of his highly accessible and popular text, Thomas Weiss explores these compelling questions in \u003cem\u003eHumanitarian Intervention\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and providing a persuasive overview of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world, he examines its political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions to highlight key debates and controversies. Neither celebratory nor complacent, his analysis offers an engaging exploration of the current quandaries and future challenges for robust international humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455594250476,"sku":"9781509507320","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/61SbUxDwEgL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774785760"},{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-the-united-nations-and-how-to-fix-it-by-thomas-g-weiss-9781509507436","title":"What's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix It","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven decades after its establishment, the United Nations and its system of related organizations and programs are perpetually in crisis. 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In the first half of the book, he considers: the problems of international leadership and decision making in a world of self-interested states; the diplomatic complications caused by the artificial divisions between the industrialized North and the global South; the structural problems of managing the UN’s many overlapping jurisdictions, agencies, and bodies; and the challenges of bureaucracy and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half shows how to mitigate these maladies and points the way to a world in which the UN’s institutional ills might be “cured.” Weiss’s remedies are not based on pious hopes of a miracle cure for the UN, but rather on specific and encouraging examples that could be replicated. With considered optimism and in contrast to received wisdom, he contends that substantial change is both plausible and possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix It\u003c\/em\u003e provides an insightful guide to understanding and addressing the challenges faced by the UN, offering both a critique and a hopeful roadmap for reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464774172908,"sku":"9781509507436","price":143.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509507436-what-s-wrong-with-the-united-nations-and-how-to-fix-it.jpg?v=1775054363"},{"product_id":"global-governance-by-thomas-g-weiss-9780745660462","title":"Global Governance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriends and foes of international cooperation puzzle about how to explain order, stability, and predictability in a world without a central authority. 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