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122175
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2012.
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Britain's longstanding and complex relationship with Bahrain was put under intense pressure by the unrest that spread through the Gulf state in February 2011. The kingdom's regional strategic significance, and its enduring dependability, make it a key ally for the UK - yet Britain's values-driven policy also compelled it to encourage negotiation and reform, rather than unconditionally support the Bahraini government's repressive approach. Matthew Willis analyses the bilateral relationship between the two countries, and shows how, so far, Britain has had little success in encouraging the Gulf state to reform.
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136357
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With one-fifth of the world population, China see no reason why it would not be interested in Arctic affairs. Matthew Willis considers China’s strategic approach to the region and examine how its overtures are being received.
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121234
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2012.
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As the fullest mobilization of Canadian men and materiel since the Korean
War, and also the costliest in blood and treasure, the 2005 deployment of the
Canadian Forces (CF) to Kandahar would deserve scholars' attention even
if it had gone according to plan. That it instead developed into something
neither the government nor the public had anticipated only enhances
the challenge-and value-of understanding it. Fuelled by the mission's
controversial nature, a sizeable literature soon developed to explain the
government's actions. The international system, institutional imperatives,
and even specific individuals have all been identified as key shapers of policy.
Diverse though it is in some respects, however, the literature is in others
strikingly homogeneous, particularly as concerns its geography: most of the
studies of Canada's third Afghan deployment have been carried out in North
America, and usually Canada.
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