International relations

The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century.

Of all the countries in the world that are vital to the strategic and economic interests of the United States, Saudi Arabia is the least understood by the American people.

This book explores the history and evolution of sanctuary and asylum as a legal concept including treaties, laws, and court rulings by major geographic areas around the world, influences of Hebrew [Old Testament], classical sanctuary theory and practices,

On January 22, 2009, President Obama issued an executive order calling for the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to be closed within one year.

Wages of Appeasement explores the reasons why a powerful state gives in to aggressors.

The events of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan make an obvious case for expert study of the George W.

This book presents an in-depth analysis of Bulgaria's integration into the global economy, analyzing the evolution, current status, and prospects for the country’s positioning in the ever-complex system of international economic relations.

"e;Judicious and impartial, this important work adds nuance to the portrait of one of the Middle East's most divisive players"e; (Publishers Weekly).

Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen,where it has operated against U.

The world is becoming more complex, fraught with increasing possibilities for conflict over national rivalries, economic competition, and cultural and ideological fault lines.

In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb.

Introduced in 1998 by the Department of Defense, the concept of information operations (IO) proposed to revolutionize the ways in which warfare, diplomacy, and business were conducted.

"e;A unique, compelling read.

Days of Decision spans a century of American foreign policymaking, from the Spanish- American War of 1898 to the attacks of September 11, 2001.

While Americans focus on terrorism, a more insidious Islamist threat to our way of life lurks.

Volume 1:The Imperfect Intersection of National Security and Public Safetyexplains homeland security as a struggle to meet new national security threats with traditional public safety practitioners.

There have been numerous attempts to engage the United Nations in a meaningful campaign against state-supported and other terrorist activities.

American foreign policy is in severe crisis.

Since the mid-1990s, there has been increasing interest in reassessing the role Ronald Reagan and his administration played in ending the Cold War.

Despite the wake-up call of September 11, 2001, terrorism remains a dire threat to the security of all civilized nations, making it imperative for leaders to develop better national, regional, and global strategies to counter its many forms.

FBI operative Raymond W.

Few professions have experienced change to the same extent as has intelligence.

How do Arabs view America?

This book analyzes how the Iraqi city of Fallujah became registered as a setting for military heroics in American memory.

When Peter J.

John F.

Kolliniati's groundbreaking book, Interpreting Human Rights: Narratives from Asylum Centers in Greece and Philosophical Values, challenges the notion that the interpretation and application of human rights primarily occur within the corridors of power in Strasbourg or official European institutions.

For nearly ten years beginning in 1993, Robert Eringer lived a clandestine life of intrigue, conducting a spectrum of covert operations for the FBI's foreign counterintelligence division.

Dramatic changes have taken place in the last decade with respect to the views of the American Jewish community toward Israel and Zionism.

What is the current state of the global security system, and where is it headed?

This pioneering book, now thoroughly updated to incorporate important research, explains the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case studies.

As potential targets, such as military facilities, symbols of democracy, government buildings, and infrastructure are "e;hardened"e; against possible terrorist attack, terrorists will shift to softer targets: churches, schools, malls, mass entertainment centers, high-rise apartments, transportation centers, and energy facilities.

Russia is a post-communist country struggling to adapt to the modern world economically and politically.

During the last five decades, U.

Theodore Roosevelt and World Order presents a new understanding of TR's political philosophy while shedding light on some of today's most vexing foreign policy dilemmas.

Publishing two books, selling film rights, and being in TIME magazine- these kind of seem like pipe dreams.

On January 26, 1993, a young Palestinian man named Abdel Nasser Zaben was arrested and incarcerated in New York City for kidnapping and robbery.

Here is the first in-depth analysis and comparison of U.

The term immigration law has come up many times in the news during the past few years.

Geography, this author contends, is the indisputably unique feature of any country.

One failure of 9/11 that has not received the attention it deserves is the inadequacy of the U.

Society was not prepared in 1981 for the appearance of a new infectious disease, but we have since learned that emerging and reemerging diseases will continue to challenge humanity.

In early August 1974, despite incredible risks and after six years of secret preparations, the CIA attempted to salvage the sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean.

National security affairs analyst Ehud Eilam examines the strategy of containment in the Middle East as it is currently pursued.

Remarkably, most conventional wisdom about the shifting balance of world power virtually ignores one of the most fundamental components of power: population.

Fought under the cover of elaborate deceptions and ruthless lies, the deadly intelligence operations of World War II produced victories and defeats that were often as important as any reached on the battlefield.

The period between 1775 and 1815 could be called the "e;critical period"e; of American foreign relations.

"e;An interesting, well-documented overview of Cold War espionage in Berlin"e; including photographs (Studies in Intelligence).

In 2004, for the second time in a decade, the international community found it necessary to intervene in Haiti to enforce and keep a peace.

Lively and informative .