Global Political Economy, Geopolitics and International Security

Chapter 1: Introduction: Context and Drivers of Permacrisis.- Chapter 2: Geopolitical Narratives and Decisions in Permacrisis: Reason, Emotion and Security.- Chapter 3: Geoeconomics, Geopolitics and the Contemporary International Order: Some Reflections.- Chapter 4: In Search of Global South Liberalism: Prospects and Challenges.- Chapter 5: Resources, Economic Prosperity and International Conflicts.- Chapter 6: On the Geoeconomic Drivers of International Conflicts.- Chapter 7: International Diplomacy in the Era of Permacrisis: Competing Worldviews.- Chapter 8: The Changing Nature of Conflict and Ramifications on International Humanitarian Law.- Chapter 9: 'Idealist's Dream or Realist's Cudgel': Examining Sanctions as Instruments of Statecraft.- Chapter 10: Leverage in Energy Security: weaponizing for good and bad.- Chapter 11: International Security and Irregular Cross-border Migration in times of Permacrisis.- Chapter 12: International Management of Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Challenges Ahead.- Chapter 13: China's Transition from 'Peaceful Rise' to 'Chinese Dream': A Critical Assessment of China's changing narrative under Xi Jinping.- Chapter 14: China's Geo-economic manoeuvrings in Southeast Asia: Security Challenges and Implications.- Chapter 15: Neoliberalism, Geoeconomics and the Chinese Reality: The BRI Experience in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 16: India's Role in the Indo-Pacific Region: An Overview of Strategic Geopolitical Convergences.- Chapter 17: Analysing opportunities for India in Africa's Economic Integration in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area.- Chapter 18: (Re) Positioning Myanmar in the India-China Congagement Politics.

Omprakash Mishra, PhD, is Professor and former Head of the Department of International Relations and Dean of Arts at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has been a Member of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and was Pro-Vice Chancellor of IGNOU, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of North Bengal. His interest and expertise covers foreign policy and national security; forced migration; and international organisations.

Souradeep Sen, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Bengal. He has earned his doctoral degree from Jadavpur University. His current academic interests cover geopolitics, strategic culture, international security, and military history.