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The end of the Cold War unleashed a new era of international relations and accelerated the forces of globalization. Old conflicts reasserted themselves and the seeds of new threats were sown. This series examines those regions, relationships and issues that in the international arena have the potential to cause conflict between states. Each title offers a theoretically grounded analysis of the history, current complexion and likely outcome of the flashpoint to enrich our understanding of global politics, security and international relations.

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2 results in Flashpoints

The Kurds
  • The Struggle for National Identity and Statehood
  • Mandana Hendessi
  • Published by:
    Agenda Publishing
    Published online:
    19 December 2024
    Print publication:
    07 March 2024
  • The Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East. An Indigenous people from the Mesopotamian plains and highlands in what is now Southeast Turkey, Northeast Syria, Northern Iraq, northwest Iran and Southwest Armenia, they are the largest stateless people in the world. Denied a national identity, their culture and language have been banned or suppressed throughout the centuries and theirs is a story of resistance and survival.

    This book offers a contemporary overview and critical analysis of the Kurds quest for national identity and statehood from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the modern day. Kurdish nationalism has taken many forms and had to endure periods of rebellion, acceptance, oppression and ethnic cleansing. Mandana Hendessi outlines the contours of the political struggle and military conflict that continue to shape the lives of a people that occupy one of the most contested regions in the world.

Taiwan
  • A Contested Democracy under Threat
  • Jonathan Sullivan, Lev Nachman
  • Published by:
    Agenda Publishing
    Published online:
    19 December 2024
    Print publication:
    19 October 2023
  • As a top twenty global economy and tech powerhouse, a liberal democracy on the frontline of autocratic pressure and a pivotal component in the free and open Indo-Pacific, the future security of Taiwan has enormous ramifications for today's global order.

    Jonathan Sullivan and Lev Nachman consider Taiwan's complex and multi-layered history and the many dimensions it holds in international politics. They show that an appreciation of its critical role in geopolitics is more than just the crude dichotomies of 'democracy vs authoritarianism' or 'independence vs unification'. Its history and future are intimately tied to wider questions of decolonialism, national identity, economic interdependence, multiculturalism and modern values - all set against an ever-present security threat.