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"The Arctic Boom" delves into one of the 21st century's most profound geopolitical shifts, as melting polar ice caps have transformed the once-impassable Arctic region into a realm rife with opportunity and competition. With a particular focus on the ambitious pursuits of Canada and Russia, this meticulously researched volume offers readers a panoramic view of the evolving Arctic landscape and its economic, political, and environmental implications.The...
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A new Volume in the Collection "Geopolitics", "Strait of Tensions", authored by the esteemed French Think Tank's GEW Reports & Analyses Team, delves into the complex geopolitical dynamics surrounding the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.One of the key chokepoints in the Red Sea is the Bab el Mandeb strait, a narrow waterway situated between the coasts of Yemen and the African continent. This strait holds immense strategic and economic significance,...
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What would you do to change the course of a nation when you observed that nation heading down a very dangerous path? Plea for a Nation is just that. It's a call to action for anyone who is willing to listen and aid in a much needed course correction.
Our beloved nation stands at a crossroads. Bitter partisanship has left many disillusioned, while the powerful wield self-interest against the common good. Yet I still believe in the spirit of America...
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The crisis of the world capitalist system and that of the Philippine ruling system have become worse than in any period after World War II. The US-instigated policies of neoliberal globalization, state terrorism and aggressive war have wrought havoc on the lives of the people and continue to escalate oppression and exploitation. The Filipino people cannot tolerate their suffering and they are fighting back against imperialism and all reaction. The...
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Might is right. That's the American description of China's behavior on the international stage.But who fits the description better? USA, China, or Russia?Who has the might that makes right?The fact Is that the world today is rapidly descending into a serious state of instability and insecurity because might is right.This worldwide spread of public anger and distress is sure to boil over in terrible ways.This is a matter of concern for all humankind.This...
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Why are the diplomats of the world's most powerful countries flying and traveling all over the world all the time?Why are their military engaged in active military diplomacy, planning, and frequent exercises all over the world in the same way?Are they doing it for national security, for public relations, for peace, for fun, or for prestige?Do they have to do all this in such an elaborate and expensive way?If nations of the world could stop engaging...
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Immigration, both legal and illegal, are probably among the world's biggest and the seemingly intractable problems in the modern age.There are great human tragedies and miseries caused by these problems worldwide. Just look at the Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh refugee camps and elsewhere in the world, and the many illegal migrants taking the perilous journeys to America, Europe and Australia. And then there are the many displaced and dispossessed...
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America: "Home of Freedom" or "Empire of Evil"? A country that invents myths and values, or one that is in internal conflict and decline? How can the "actual distance" between San Francisco and Miami be calculated? Why is it impossible to communicate with a New York cab driver in English? How can you account for the terrible string of shootings while still explaining Florida's internal migration from California and the start-up record, low youth unemployment,...
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El prestigioso intelectual, escritor y diplomático boliviano Carlos Antonio Carrasco F. nos brinda la traducción de su obra "LOS CUBANOS EN ANGOLA (1975-990)" (Bases para el estudio de una guerra olvidada), cuyo título original en francés es de "L'intervention étrangère dans la guerre angolaise: l'expérience cubaine" (INALCO, París, 1996). El título en francés es más explícito acerca del contenido de su libro actual. A través de su apasionante...
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Intensifying Interimperialist Contradictions contains Jose Maria Sison's writings from 1989 to 2021 on the economic, political and military interactions among imperialist powers as they rise and decline and how these could develop and lead to interimperialist world wars, such as World War I and World War II. But the proletariat and people of the world are waging anti-imperialist and democratic mass struggles in the imperialist countries and on a global...
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Les chapitres méconnus de l'histoire des Philippines narrés que le président Emilio Aguinaldo, figure centrale de la lutte nationale pour l'indépendance, dévoile sa vérité personnelle et sa perspective sur les événements révolutionnaires qui ont façonné le destin d'une nation. 'Emilio Aguinaldo : Témoin de la Révolution - Dévoiler la Perspective du Président' emmène les lecteurs dans un voyage captivant à travers les yeux d'Aguinaldo,...
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Peak oil is back. In the 2000s, the idea that oil production would soon peak before declining shook the energy world. The shale oil boom in the united states seemed to invalidate this forecast, offering a reprieve to a world still addicted to oil. But this boom reveals its weaknesses, and the countdown continues. Without sufficient reserves, world production is likely to decline in the coming years. Based on hitherto confidential geological and industrial...
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Power Structures in International Politics presents an original perspective on the dynamics underlying world events, approaching international relations through the lens of computational science. It explains how states accumulate political power and how this competition leads to resource conflict, coalition building, imperialism, the balance of power, and global instability. Written in an engaging and accessible style with over a hundred illustrations,...
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Great Decisions is an annual nonpartisan briefing book that covers eight foreign policy topics. There are discussion programs around the country based on the material in the book. This year the topics include geopolitics, China and the U.S., Iran, war crimes, famine, Latin American politics, climate migration, and economic warfare. Discussion questions and suggestions for further reading are included.
15) The Holy Land
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A book that binds the beauty, the history, the aspirations, the hopes and the people of the Holy land.
16) An Italian Story
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Do we really know everything?In truth, behind the glorious and successful story of one of the richest men in Italy, of a powerful character, of our compatriot perhaps best known in the world, of a politician loved and hated like never before (with the exception of Benito Mussolini), there is an inexhaustible theory of black holes, controversial issues, questions asked a thousand times but often left unanswered. Where did his first millions come from?...
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Le monde change rapidement. L'Occident, dirigé par les États-Unis et protégé par l'OTAN, voit sa suprématie remise en question par un nouveau bloc oriental soutenu par le pacte de Shanghai. En même temps, l'Afrique, en proie à des conflits internes, peine à répondre aux besoins de sa population croissante tandis que ses richesses continuent d'être exploitées par des acteurs économiques mondiaux. Parallèlement, en Europe, l'Union européenne...
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An examination of strategy in war and international relations that links military ideas and practice, political concepts, diplomacy, and geopolitics.
Military strategy takes place as much on broad national and international stages as on battlefields. In a brilliant reimagining of the impetus and scope of eighteenth-century warfare, historian Jeremy Black takes us far and wide, from the battlefields and global maneuvers in North America and Europe...
19) Shifting Sands
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Shifting Sands (Gulf Countries, BRICS, and The Future of The Global Order) provides an insightful analysis of geopolitical shifts and economic growth within the global arena. This compelling study delves deep into the emerging power structures of the Gulf countries and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations. It examines their growing influence on the global stage and how this could potentially reshape the world's socio-political...
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For decades, the United States has underestimated the threat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In doing so, it has left our country vulnerable to their devious plans-a profound, strategic miscalculation. As a result of this carelessness, the United States is at risk of losing its dominant position in global politics.
But how did this happen? How was it possible that the US could lose its dominant position after its Cold War victory...
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