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How can democratic governments hold intelligence and security agencies accountable when what they do is largely secret? Using the UK as a case study, this book addresses this question by providing the first systematic exploration of how accountability is understood inside the secret world.

Tells the story of what makes money flow from high-income countries to lower-income ones, and what makes it flow out again. David Lubin follows a trajectory from the emergence of petrodollars, global inflation, and the US Federal Reserve in the 1970s; to Latin America's "lost decade" of the '80s; to the rise of China in the early 2000s.

Explores the complex, shifting landscape of political risk and how to navigate it. Nigel Gould-Davies analyses trends in each form of political risk: the power to destroy, seize, regulate, and tax. He shows how each reflects a transformation of the global political economy that is reordering the relationship between power, wealth, and values.

The "decline of the West" is once again a topic of speculation. Often cited as one element of the alleged decline is the succession of prolonged and unsuccessful wars. This book by military experts examines not only the validity of the speculation but also asks why the West, particularly its military effectiveness, might be perceived as in decline.