Book DescriptionPresidents at War: Trump in Comparative PerspectiveFrom Eisenhower to the Second Trump AdministrationDr Naim Tahir Baig Presidents at War is the most systematically comparative scholarly treatment of Donald Trump's war policy yet produced.
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish originprominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of lettersbetween the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal.
How a field built on the intellectual labor and expertise of women erased them The academic field of international relations presents its own history as largely a project of elite white men.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
The 100 Days That Shook the WorldWhy Military Superiority Failed to Produce Decisive VictoryFor 100 days, the Middle East stood at the center of a confrontation that threatened to reshape the global balance of power.
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish originprominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of lettersbetween the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal.
How a field built on the intellectual labor and expertise of women erased them The academic field of international relations presents its own history as largely a project of elite white men.
The Central ArgumentThe failures examined in this book — the discipline's inability to anticipate the Arab Spring of 2010–11, the nomination and election of Donald Trump in 2016, the Brexit referendum of June 2016, and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 — are not four separate embarrassments.
Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change.
Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change.
Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.
Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.
Book DescriptionThe Architecture of MaybeInsurance Positioning and the Middle-Power Equilibrium of the Twenty-First CenturyDr Naim Tahir BaigAbout the BookIn the second half of the 2020s, a striking pattern has emerged across the international system.
Armed with a copy of The Motorcyle Diaries, Julian Sayarer sets out on his bicycle in a quest to follow the 1952 journey of Ernesto "e;Che"e; Guevara through Latin America.
Resumen:Este libro propone un marco analitico para evaluar la consolidacion de la construccion del Estado en procesos de creacion estatal bajo la intervencion de las Naciones Unidas a partir de tres dimensiones interrelacionadas: capacidad estatal, legitimidad politica y desempeno internacional.
'A superb book' - Observer'Gripping, vivid and compelling' - The Critic'Humane, absorbing and meticulous' - New Statesman'An extraordinary book' James O'Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.
From an anonymous tip, Tim Carpenterlead investigator of the FBI Art Crime teamuncovers over 40,000 artifacts and remains from around the world that had been stolen by a Midwestern graverobber.
From an anonymous tip, Tim Carpenterlead investigator of the FBI Art Crime teamuncovers over 40,000 artifacts and remains from around the world that had been stolen by a Midwestern graverobber.
An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'Monumental' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov Every page pulses with individual stories and historical insights' MARK GALEOTTI, author of A Short History of RussiaMoscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe s landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and fifty million people, some thirteen million of whom live in the capital.
Si bien la Historia de la Guerra del Peloponeso de Tucídides ha sido objeto de estudio de filólogos, historiadores y filósofos, en los últimos tiempos esta obra fundamental ha llamado crecientemente la atención en el campo de las relaciones internacionales.
An addictive and exciting puzzle book based on 500 years of British espionage history, drawn direct from the catalogues of The National Archives----The fates of nations, outcomes of wars and general sweep of history have often hinged upon the deciphering of devilishly difficult codes and devious deceptions by spymasters.
In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.
The New York Times bestseller, Financial Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the YearThe book we need to understand China today: a riveting, first-hand account of its seismic progress from an indispensable expert voice For close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing China s tumultuous and astounding growth.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An outstanding expose of Putin and his criminal pals' SUNDAY TIMES'Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia' THE TIMESA chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB's renaissance, Putin's rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world.
The United Nations Behind the Stage is a rare insider testimony that exposes the hidden mechanisms, structural dysfunctions, and systemic corruption of the United Nations and its affiliated international organizations.
Un documentado retrato del enigmático personaje que lidera Palantir, una de las compañías tecnológicas más inquietantes y poderosas de la era de la vigilancia digitalFundada en 2003 para ayudar al gobierno de Estados Unidos en la guerra contra el terrorismo, Palantir se ha convertido desde entonces en un coloso global valorado en 400 000 millones de dólares, que ofrece su software a importantes servicios de inteligencia, entre los que se encuentran el Mossad, la CIA y el ejército estadounidense, pero también el Servicio Nacional de Salud del Reino Unido y grandes corporaciones.
Secret Government Projects: The Programs Never Meant for Public KnowledgeAcross decades of modern history, governments have funded and developed projects that remained hidden from public awareness.
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDiscover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor.
Foreign Lawyers in Indonesia: Between Global Collaboration and Legal Sovereignty is a timely legal guide for navigating the rules, ethics, and boundaries surrounding foreign legal practice in Indonesia.
A deeply irreverent and Biblically-correct takedown of the far-right and their co-opting of religion from John Fugelsang, one of today's top political and comedic minds.
'If you see the Black Banners coming from Khurasan, join that army, even if you have to crawl over ice; no power will be able to stop them' Hadith attributed to the Prophet MuhammadThe Black Banners is the ultimate insider's account of the realities of counter-terrorism.
La Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN) y el Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur), aunque con distancias geográficas considerables, que derivan en diferencias histórico-culturales, son procesos de integración con ciertas proximidades y rasgos comunes.
MAIGA – I in the Heart is a thought-provoking nonfiction exploration of democracy, identity, trust, polarization, and the growing internal fractures shaping modern America and its global image.
A warning to humankind from one of the world s greatest physicists'What drives these pages is the guilty conscience of my profession, theoretical physics.
