This edited collection brings together insights from some of the key thinkers working in the area of popular culture and world politics (PCWP). Offering a holistic approach to this field of research, it contributes to ...Read more >

Education has become the great discriminator. Higher education is not only believed to be of benefit to the individuals who receive it, it is generally considered a key building block in a nation’s overall ...Read more >

Most theories which examine the global arena focus on either one, or a small number of, issues or units of analysis to make their case about the nature or character of the global ...Read more >

Today, 20 years after the end of the Cold War and the disappearance of the Soviet Union, the United States spends more on defense than at any time since the end of World War II. ...Read more >

In our latest World in 2050 report we present economic growth projections for 32 of the largest economies in the world, accounting for around 84% of global GDP. ...Read more >

While the Long War continues to march, four new books have presented challenging and sometimes contradictory conclusions about the war and its lessons for the future. ...Read more >

The soil seems to be inexhaustible. It is just there, beneath our feet. Under the fields, grass and trees. We live on and from the soil, but we pay it scant attention. ...Read more >

In 2014 the finance ministers of the G-20 set themselves an objective of increasing world GDP by 2 percentage points—or about $1.5 trillion—over the next five years, over and above the current “business as usual” trend. ...Read more >

Today the nation faces greater strategic uncertainty than at any time since the ending of the Cold War. Adapting in the face of this uncertainty demands a new ...Read more >

Obesity is now a critical global issue, requiring a comprehensive intervention strategy rolled out at scale. More than 2.1 billion people—nearly 30 percent of the global population—are overweight or obese. ...Read more >

The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around the world. ...Read more >

This handbook provides basic reference information on Saudi Arabia, including its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and transportation ...Read more >

There are two significant developments in Asia that are recasting Asias strategic contours and its security concerns. One is Chinas rise and its strategic assertion in the Asia-Pacific region, and the other is the US response to that in Asia under the Obama ...Read more >

In June 2009, President Obama traveled to Egypt to make good on a campaign promise to mend U.S. relations with the Muslim world and to repair Americas tarnished image in the ...Read more >

The Kyrgyz are one of the most ancient peoples; their nomadic past tracing back to the legendary trilogy Epic Manas. The present Kyrgyz identity and nationhood revolves around this legendary hero. The statue of Manas is being resurrected in the centre of ...Read more >