No one knows what CIA desk jockey Zac Miller is capable of--including himself--when a routine surveillance job becomes a do-or-die mission in the Middle East. When a commercial flight violates restricted airspace to make an emergency...
International relations
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Auteur:Ricciardi, DavidSommaire: - Auteur:Fallis, TerrySommaire:
On his first day at Turner King, David Stewart quickly realizes that the world of PR is a far cry from his previous job on Parliament Hill, and before he even has time to find the washroom, David is assigned a major project: devise a...
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Auteur:Warner, RosalindSommaire:The wars on terror, economic crises, climate change, and humanitarian emergencies have challenged decision makers to institute new measures to maintain security. Foreign policy analysts tend to view these decisions as being divorced...
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In 1971, authorities in Islamabad perpetrated mass atrocities in East Pakistan. How did the North Atlantic powers - the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada - respond? The West and the Birth of Bangladesh explores decision-making...
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Auteur:Krotz, LarrySommaire:The relationship between Westerners and Africa has long been conflicted and complicated. Frequently exploitative, it is also just as often propelled by an almost irresistible urge to ‘do good’. The persistence of this impulse is...
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Auteur:Mearsheimer, John J.Sommaire:"A decade after the end of the Cold War, both policy makers and academics foresee a new era of peace and prosperity, an era when democracy, open trade, and mutual trust will join hands to banish war from the globe. With insight...
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Auteur:Dyja, ThomasSommaire:Much of what defined America as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America.
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The Rights of My People reviews Liliuokalani's decades-long campaign for the dignity and sovereignty of Hawaii, particularly in the wake of the 1893 coup d'état, and the outright annexation in 1898.
The author gives the first...
- Auteur:Kertzer, David I.Sommaire:
When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of...
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Auteur:Barker, JonathanSommaire:Terrorism and counter-terrorism have become key points in political talk and government policy. This No-Nonsense Guide has been revised and updated to take account of the major changes in global terrorism over the past seven years....
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Auteur:Ware, HelenSommaire:As the war on terror dominates world headlines and conflicts of all kinds abound, this No-Nonsense Guide provides a refreshing antidote. Can conflict be prevented? If not, how can it be contained? Drawing on the authors' wide range of...
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Auteur:Paquet, GillesSommaire:Over the last few decades, the Westphalian nation-state has lost its hegemonic position in the system of geo-governance. A dispersive revolution has led to the emergence of powerful newly networked business organizations, new subsidiary...
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In July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D'Arcy. Their mission was to master the modern sciences behind the rapid rise of Europe. Over the next four years, they lived both...
- Auteur:Schrefer, EliotSommaire:
Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other, especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only...
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Auteur:Bradley, JamesSommaire:From the bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers, this spellbinding history of turbulent US-China relations from the nineteenth century to World War II and Mao's ascent explores a difficult century that defines US-Chinese relations...
- Auteur:Hadfield, ChrisSommaire:
1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to the breaking point back on Earth...
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Auteur:Edwards, Ruth DudleySommaire:Foolishly, the British and Irish governments have chosen the tactless and impatient Baroness Troutbeck to chair a conference on Anglo-Irish cultural sensitivities. She instantly pressgangs Robert Amiss, her young friend and reluctant...
- Auteur:Katz, YaakovSommaire:
The never-before-told inside story of how Israel stopped Syria from becoming a global nuclear nightmare--and its far-reaching implications. On September 6, 2007, shortly after midnight, Israeli fighters advanced on Deir ez-Zour in Syria...
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