The turbulent international situation in recent years has aroused a profound impact on
global cobalt trade, so it is necessary to investigate the influence of geopolitical relations on …

This book focuses on the participation and interaction of the three great powers—ie, China,
Russia, and the United States—in Arctic affairs from an international relations perspective …

This book analyses a South-to-South connection between media activists and artivists–
artists who are activists–in the Global South. The authors, Andrea Medrado and Isabella …

For a long time, states were at the center of international relations scholarship. However, the
appropriateness of state-centric approaches has been questioned since the late twentieth …

China's recent shift in the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) focusses on engaging middle
powers in the Global South for joint development of commercially viable projects in third …

The multilateralism of post-Bretton Woods international entities, such as the WTO, World
Bank, and International Monetary Fund, has been in a state of constant crisis since the …

The melting of Arctic ice caps in recent decades has added to the complexity of competition
in the region, as it opens the door for the involvement of extra-regional players, such as …

This opening chapter introduces the historical background of the rise of Big Tech and
defines a range of important concepts, such as cyber-sovereignty and digital governance, by …

This chapter introduces the nature and history of the Polar Silk Road proposal and explores
the vision and challenges of Sino-Russian cooperation on the initiative. Driven by similar …

The Arctic is becoming an important arena of contestation between the great powers in the
context of global warming. As China has an increasingly strong presence in the region, the …