Contemporary Issues in International Political Economy

1. Religious Conflicts in the Middle East: Christianity versus Islam and Sunni versus Shiite.- 2. An Iran Nuclear Deal without the United States? Chinese, European, and Russian Interests and Options after the US Withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.- 3. Islam and Nationalism with Special Reference to the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.- 4. Origins of the Property Rights of the ‘Holy’ Land and Religious Conflicts in Jerusalem.- 5. Who wants to talk to Terrorists?.- 6.North Korea Crisis: Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Threat of Nuclear War.- 7. Interpreting the Taiwan Strait Conflict: Taiwanese versus Chinese Consciousness.- 8. Neo-Mercantilist Policy and China’s Rise as a Global Power.- 9. China’s Belt-Road Initiative: The Political Economy of Coordinated Coalitional Cooperation.- 10. Globalization and Populism.- 11. Brexit and the Future of the European Union.- 12. Same-sex Marriage in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: Ideologies, Spaces and Developments.- 13. Global Warming, Climate Change and the World Environmental Degradation.- 14. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Development of Artificial Intelligence.- 15. How Realistic is a Sustainable World?.- 16. Cryptocurrencies: The Future of Finance?.- 17. The Role of Bitcoin in the Monetary System: Its Development and the Possible Future.