Edited by Stephen J. Rosow, formerly Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York, Oswego and George Andreopoulos, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and Founding Director of the Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, US

‘This book points us to the importance of a much-neglected topic in international affairs – legitimate authority. Not only does it remind us of the centrality of who governs and why we follow them, but it links it to the shifting geostrategic developments in the 21st century. Few works combine theory and evidence in such an important and interesting way, including works by some top scholars in the field. Well worth the read!’

• Contents:List of contributors vii1 Introduction to Reconfigurations of Authority, Power and Territoriality 1Stephen J. Rosow and George AndreopoulosPART I GEOGRAPHIES OF POWER/FLUID GEOPOLITICSStephen J. Rosow and George Andreopoulos2 Seizing the multipolar moment? Russia in the new world disorder 17Stefano Bianchini3 Unlikely, wary … and yet coordinated: the “Innovative Conservatism”of Russia and China in the Middle East and North Africa 31Massimiliano Trentin4 India “rising”? Opportunities and challenges 46Kavita R. KhoryPART II PROBLEMATIZING BORDERS AND PROTECTIVESPACES IN THE FACE OF INTENSIFYING MIGRATIONStephen J. Rosow and George Andreopoulos5 When politics gets in the way: Japan, Southeast Asia and theinstitutionalization of borders to labor migration 64Gabriele Vogt6 Reconsidering sovereign borders and authority: irregular migration intoEurope 78Tina Mavrikos-AdamouPART III GOVERNANCE, AUTHORITY AND LEGITIMACY IN THEGLOBAL SPACEGeorge Andreopoulos and Stephen J. Rosow7 Human rights: the responsibilities to respect, protect, and fulfill 96Linda Cornett, Jennifer Barnes and Mark Gibney8 Whither the rule of law? “Coalitions of the willing” lawmaking in theera of counterterrorism 111George Andreopoulos9 The illiberal effects of neoliberal war 132Stephen J. RosowIndex 145

Edited by Stephen J. Rosow, formerly Professor, Department of Political Science, State University of New York, Oswego and George Andreopoulos, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) and Founding Director of the Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, US

‘This book points us to the importance of a much-neglected topic in international affairs – legitimate authority. Not only does it remind us of the centrality of who governs and why we follow them, but it links it to the shifting geostrategic developments in the 21st century. Few works combine theory and evidence in such an important and interesting way, including works by some top scholars in the field. Well worth the read!’

• Contents:List of contributors vii1 Introduction to Reconfigurations of Authority, Power and Territoriality 1Stephen J. Rosow and George AndreopoulosPART I GEOGRAPHIES OF POWER/FLUID GEOPOLITICSStephen J. Rosow and George Andreopoulos2 Seizing the multipolar moment? Russia in the new world disorder 17Stefano Bianchini3 Unlikely, wary … and yet coordinated: the “Innovative Conservatism”of Russia and China in the Middle East and North Africa 31Massimiliano Trentin4 India “rising”? Opportunities and challenges 46Kavita R. KhoryPART II PROBLEMATIZING BORDERS AND PROTECTIVESPACES IN THE FACE OF INTENSIFYING MIGRATIONStephen J. Rosow and George Andreopoulos5 When politics gets in the way: Japan, Southeast Asia and theinstitutionalization of borders to labor migration 64Gabriele Vogt6 Reconsidering sovereign borders and authority: irregular migration intoEurope 78Tina Mavrikos-AdamouPART III GOVERNANCE, AUTHORITY AND LEGITIMACY IN THEGLOBAL SPACEGeorge Andreopoulos and Stephen J. Rosow7 Human rights: the responsibilities to respect, protect, and fulfill 96Linda Cornett, Jennifer Barnes and Mark Gibney8 Whither the rule of law? “Coalitions of the willing” lawmaking in theera of counterterrorism 111George Andreopoulos9 The illiberal effects of neoliberal war 132Stephen J. RosowIndex 145