Racism systematically distorts policymakers' analyses of their allies' and adversaries'
capabilities, interests, and resolve, potentially leading to costly choices regarding war and …

The Black Pacific Narrative: Geographic Imaginings of Race and Empire between the World
Wars chronicles the profound shift in geographic imaginings that occurred in African …

Race is understudied in International Relations generally and International Security
specifically. To mitigate this omission, this article provides a racial theory of threat …

Friendship is an important aspect of a state's ability to succeed in great power politics,
especially with regards to international order reshaping or building. Through engaging with …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese History is a concise
overview of modern Japanese history from the middle of the nineteenth century until the end of …

Diplomatic equality, the equality that exists between states in their diplomatic interactions, is
one important feature of contemporary diplomacy. The objective of this article is to show how …

Despite the growing number of publications on the Russo-Japanese War, an abundance of
questions and issues related to this topic remain unsolved, or call for a reexamination. This …

Museum collections of Japanese ceramics in Britain include numerous utensils for whipped
tea (matcha) and steeped tea (sencha) gatherings along with diverse vessels for daily and …

This book by a leading authority on Anglo-Japanese relations reconsiders the
circumstances which led to the unlikely alliance of 1902 to 1922 between Britain, the leading …

History is not one story, but many. In Rethinking Japan's Modernity, M. William Steele takes
a new look at the people, places, and events associated with Japan's engagement with …