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The reality of the Arab-Israeli military balance now consists of two subordinate balances: Israel versus Syria and Israel versus the Palestinians. This book analyses these two balances in detail and their impact on defence planning in each country and on the overall strategic risk to the region as a whole. It covers military developments in each of six states - Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine - and provides an analytical view with charts and tables of how the changing natures of the military and political threats faced by each is affecting its military force readiness and development. The author has included the most comprehensive data on past, current, and future military force structure currently available, drawn from the widest range of sources. Responding to the most recent events in the region, this book is the first to deal with the effects on the Arab-Israeli military balance of the strategic uncertainty created by the Iraqi insurgency and the Iranian nuclear programme.It also studies how the Gaza pullout, the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, the changing political landscape in Israel, and the threat of nuclear proliferation are having an impact on the Egyptian-Israeli and Jordanian-Israeli peace accords, and the prospects for a settlement between the Palestinians and Israelis. The roles of Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are analysed in light of the changing political landscape in both Israel and Palestine. The author also explores the ways that internal instability in Lebanon could escalate into a regional conflict.

''Independence in Europe'', adopted by the Scottish National Party (SNP) as its core policy in 1988, has become part and parcel of contemporary Scottish nationalism. But is this not a contradiction in terms? Nationalistic logic dictates that one cannot demand independence while accepting the constraints that come with membership of the European Union. This book takes up that question and explores the conditions that have emerged and become integrated with Scottish society today. In this innovative study, Atsuko Ichijo argues that the idea of ''Independence in Europe'' acquired coherence because of two factors: first, there are a variety of images of Europe that the people from that continent have developed over millennia; second, there is a large depository of images of Scotland that the people of Scotland have cultivated over centuries. The diversity of images available has made it possible for contemporary Scots to pick and choose the images of Scotland and Europe that reflect their aspirations andhence to create a coherent world-view. Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the ''pro-European'' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK. The book also argues for the necessity of examining the uses of history in seeking to understand the ''new'' nationalisms of contemporary Europe. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of British political history, nationalism and contemporary European politics.

The Multilevel Politics of Trade presents a timely comparative analysis of eight federations plus the European Union to explore why some sub federal actors have become more active in trade politics in recent years As the contributing authors find there is considerable variation in the intensity and modes of sub federal participation This they attribute to three key factors the distinctive institutional features of federal systems the nature and scope of trade policy and trade agreements and the extent of social mobilization that accompanies a particular trade policy conversation As a whole The Multilevel Politics of Trade argues that sub federal actors interests jurisdictional political and economic are what motivate them to participate in trade debates However institutional configurations coupled with the influence of civil society actors political parties and others determine the nature and scope of that participation Informed by a deep knowledge of federal dynamics this volume provides extensive comparative analyses of all seven of the North American and European federations and represents a significant intervention into the study of both federalism and political economy

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