International Relations - The Key Concepts (4th edition)

Provides a good knowledge of essential international relations terms and concepts in an accessible manner which supports students in their initial understanding of material. Highlighted terms throughout entries allow students to see links between concepts and develop their understanding of the relationships between topics of study. Allows students to access both the traditional key concepts in International Relations and more recent theoretical developments with new entries on current areas of global interest such as authoritarian populism, Trumpism, Brexit, the rise of China and Russia, proxy wars, ISIS, the IR research on emotions and Covid. In addition, significant updates will be made to areas such as the ICC, R2P, refugees, terrorism, the Middle East, the EU, NATO, nuclear arms, global warming/climate change, and free trade agreements.