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Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO

the "astonishingly fine history" of the world's most successful military alliance

par Peter Apps ...

'EXCELLENT' - THE TLS'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they signed NATO into being after World War II, its founders fervently believed that only if the West's... ... En savoir plus

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'EXCELLENT' - THE TLS'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they signed NATO into being after World War II, its founders fervently believed that only if the West's...
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Defining Sustainable Development for Our Common Future

A History of the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission)

par Iris Borowy ...

The UN World Commission on Environment and Development, chaired by former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, alerted the world to the urgency of making progress toward economic development that could be sustained without depleting natural resources or harming the environment. Written by an international group of politicians, civil servants and experts on the environment and ... En savoir plus

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The UN World Commission on Environment and Development, chaired by former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, alerted the world to the urgency of making progress toward economic development that could be sustained without depleting natural resources or harming the environment. Written by an international group of politicians, civil servants and experts on the environment and
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Thirteen Days in September

The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace

par Lawrence Wright ...

A dramatic, illuminating day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter convinced Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to sign a peace treaty--the first treaty in the modern Middle East, and one which endures to this day.With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East and his acclaimed journalistic skill, ... En savoir plus

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A dramatic, illuminating day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter convinced Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to sign a peace treaty--the first treaty in the modern Middle East, and one which endures to this day.With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East and his acclaimed journalistic skill,
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Vienna, 1814

How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna

par David King ...

“Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story.”—David Fromkin, author of Europe’s Last SummerVienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably ... En savoir plus

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“Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story.”—David Fromkin, author of Europe’s Last SummerVienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably
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21 Things™ You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government: A Conversation About Dismantling the Indian Act

par Bob Joseph ...

From the bestselling author of 21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act comes a powerful new book on dismantling the Indian Act and advancing Indigenous self-governance.Bob Joseph's 21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of Canadians by shining a light on the Indian Act and the problems associated with it. In that book, readers ... En savoir plus

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From the bestselling author of 21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act comes a powerful new book on dismantling the Indian Act and advancing Indigenous self-governance.Bob Joseph's 21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act captured the attention of hundreds of thousands of Canadians by shining a light on the Indian Act and the problems associated with it. In that book, readers
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Can America Survive?

10 Prophetic Signs That We Are The Terminal Generation

par John Hagee ...

This paperback version of Pastor John Hagee's newest book has ripped-from-the-headlines updates. New material has been added regarding the death of the dollar, a nuclear Iran, and the rejection of Israel. Further, this New York Times best-selling author says the United States is heading into a “Perfect Storm.” Titanic. John F. Kennedy’s assassination. 9/11. John Hagee maintains that these American ... En savoir plus

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This paperback version of Pastor John Hagee's newest book has ripped-from-the-headlines updates. New material has been added regarding the death of the dollar, a nuclear Iran, and the rejection of Israel. Further, this New York Times best-selling author says the United States is heading into a “Perfect Storm.” Titanic. John F. Kennedy’s assassination. 9/11. John Hagee maintains that these American
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Not One Inch

America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate

par M. E. Sarotte ...

Collections series The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series
Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s collapse, this book reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall“The most engaging and carefully documented account of this period in East-West diplomacy currently available.”—Andrew Moravscik, Foreign AffairsNot one inch. With these words, Secretary of State James Baker proposed ... En savoir plus

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Thirty years after the Soviet Union’s collapse, this book reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall“The most engaging and carefully documented account of this period in East-West diplomacy currently available.”—Andrew Moravscik, Foreign AffairsNot one inch. With these words, Secretary of State James Baker proposed
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Terrorism, Criminal Law and Politics

The Decline of the Political Offence Exception to Extradition

par Julia Jansson ...

Collections series Transnational Criminal Justice
Recent atrocities have ensured that terrorism and how to deal with terrorists legally and politically has been the subject of much discussion and debate on the international stage. This book presents a study of changes in the legal treatment of those perpetrating crimes of a political character over several decades. It most centrally deals with the political offence exception and how it has ... En savoir plus

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Recent atrocities have ensured that terrorism and how to deal with terrorists legally and politically has been the subject of much discussion and debate on the international stage. This book presents a study of changes in the legal treatment of those perpetrating crimes of a political character over several decades. It most centrally deals with the political offence exception and how it has
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Here Come the Black Helicopters!

UN Global Governance and the Loss of Freedom

par Dick Morris, Eileen McGann ...

When it comes to spotting political abuses and covert conspiracies designed to strip Americans of their rights and freedoms, no one is more vigilant than #1 New York Times bestselling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann (Screwed!, Revolt!, Fleeced, Outrage). In their latest call-to-arms, Here Come the Black Helicopters!, Morris and McGann expose the most potent threat to American sovereignty to ... En savoir plus

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When it comes to spotting political abuses and covert conspiracies designed to strip Americans of their rights and freedoms, no one is more vigilant than #1 New York Times bestselling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann (Screwed!, Revolt!, Fleeced, Outrage). In their latest call-to-arms, Here Come the Black Helicopters!, Morris and McGann expose the most potent threat to American sovereignty to
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O Chinada, the Manchurian Canadian: Communist Patsy of Canada, Channeling Castro

par Richard Abram Rosenberger ...

The ocean levels may not have risen an inch, but the CHANGE in the planet's social, economic, and political CLIMATE is flooding the earth with predictable chaos! Are we to believe the World Economic Forum is a modern-day prophet or merely a planning agency for the New World Order? Their "8 Predictions" for "The Great Reset" by 2030 is a plan that #1, "You will own nothing." And if you thought that ... En savoir plus

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The ocean levels may not have risen an inch, but the CHANGE in the planet's social, economic, and political CLIMATE is flooding the earth with predictable chaos! Are we to believe the World Economic Forum is a modern-day prophet or merely a planning agency for the New World Order? Their "8 Predictions" for "The Great Reset" by 2030 is a plan that #1, "You will own nothing." And if you thought that
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The Communist Manifesto

par Karl Marx ...

The Communist Manifesto (German: Kommunistisches Manifest), originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is a political pamphlet written by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London in 1848, the Manifesto remains one of the world's most influential political documents ... En savoir plus

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The Communist Manifesto (German: Kommunistisches Manifest), originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is a political pamphlet written by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London in 1848, the Manifesto remains one of the world's most influential political documents
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Enduring Alliance

A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order

par Timothy Andrews Sayle ...

Sayle's book is a remarkably well-documented history of the NATO alliance. This is a worthwhile addition to the growing literature on NATO and a foundation for understanding its current challenges and prospects.â• ChoiceBorn from necessity, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has always seemed on the verge of collapse. Even now, some seventy years after its inception, some consider its ... En savoir plus

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Sayle's book is a remarkably well-documented history of the NATO alliance. This is a worthwhile addition to the growing literature on NATO and a foundation for understanding its current challenges and prospects.â• ChoiceBorn from necessity, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has always seemed on the verge of collapse. Even now, some seventy years after its inception, some consider its
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On War

Complete Three Volumes

par General Carl von Clausewitz, Colonel J.J. Graham ...

Carl von Clausewitz's On War has been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great book on war." It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an all-embracing theory of how war works. Its coherence and ambition are unmatched by other military literature. On War is full of sharp observation, biting irony, and memorable phrases, the most famous being, "War is a continuation of politics ... En savoir plus

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Carl von Clausewitz's On War has been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great book on war." It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an all-embracing theory of how war works. Its coherence and ambition are unmatched by other military literature. On War is full of sharp observation, biting irony, and memorable phrases, the most famous being, "War is a continuation of politics
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Global Ecopolitics

Crisis, Governance, and Justice, Second Edition

par Peter Stoett, Shane Mulligan ...

Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media references to impending ecological collapse, most students are not exposed to the detailed presentation and analysis of the international relations and diplomacy of environmental policy-making.Comprehensive and accessibly written for first-year or second ... En savoir plus

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Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media references to impending ecological collapse, most students are not exposed to the detailed presentation and analysis of the international relations and diplomacy of environmental policy-making.Comprehensive and accessibly written for first-year or second
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The Internationalists

How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World

par Oona A. Hathaway, Scott J. Shapiro ...

Collections series Post-WWI Global Politics
“An original book…about individuals who used ideas to change the world” (The New Yorker)—the fascinating exploration into the creation and history of the Paris Peace Pact, an often overlooked but transformative treaty that laid the foundation for the international system we live under today.In 1928, the leaders of the world assembled in Paris to outlaw war. Within the year, the treaty signed that ... En savoir plus

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“An original book…about individuals who used ideas to change the world” (The New Yorker)—the fascinating exploration into the creation and history of the Paris Peace Pact, an often overlooked but transformative treaty that laid the foundation for the international system we live under today.In 1928, the leaders of the world assembled in Paris to outlaw war. Within the year, the treaty signed that
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Le Yémen en guerre

par Thomas Juneau ...

Que comprendre de la tragédie qui frappe le Yémen depuis 2015 ? Quelles sont les causes et les conséquences de cette guerre qui continue de faire des milliers de victimes et dont la complexité des enjeux est apparemment inextricable ? Initialement un conflit intérieur entre le mouvement houthiste et le gouvernement central, la guerre qui fait rage au Yémen s’internationalise en 2015 lorsque l ... En savoir plus

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Que comprendre de la tragédie qui frappe le Yémen depuis 2015 ? Quelles sont les causes et les conséquences de cette guerre qui continue de faire des milliers de victimes et dont la complexité des enjeux est apparemment inextricable ? Initialement un conflit intérieur entre le mouvement houthiste et le gouvernement central, la guerre qui fait rage au Yémen s’internationalise en 2015 lorsque l
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The Communist Manifesto

Revolutionary Ideas That Shaped the Modern World

par Karl Marx ...

Traduit par Samuel Moore ...

Discover the Book That Changed HistoryStep into the revolutionary world of ideas that ignited global movements and reshaped societies. "The Communist Manifesto" isn't just a historical document—it's a window into the passionate ideals that continue to influence political and economic thought today.Inside this groundbreaking work, you'll explore:The electrifying call to action that sparked ... En savoir plus

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Discover the Book That Changed HistoryStep into the revolutionary world of ideas that ignited global movements and reshaped societies. "The Communist Manifesto" isn't just a historical document—it's a window into the passionate ideals that continue to influence political and economic thought today.Inside this groundbreaking work, you'll explore:The electrifying call to action that sparked
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Leap into Modernity – Political Economy of Growth on the Periphery, 1943–1980

par Anna Wolff-Poweska, Adam Leszczyński ...

Collections Livre 16 - Studies in History, Memory and Politics
This book describes struggles of different countries and their development after World War II. It presents a panorama of different ideologies of accelerated development, which dominated the world just before the war and in the next 40 years. The author explains why in the 1970s global and local elites began to turn away from the state, exchanging statism for the belief in the «invisible hand of ... En savoir plus

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This book describes struggles of different countries and their development after World War II. It presents a panorama of different ideologies of accelerated development, which dominated the world just before the war and in the next 40 years. The author explains why in the 1970s global and local elites began to turn away from the state, exchanging statism for the belief in the «invisible hand of
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Le traité de Versailles et la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale

Chronique d’une paix manquée

par Jonathan D'Haese, Thomas Jacquemin, 50minutes ...

Collections Livre 13 - Grands Événements
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le traité de Versailles en moins d’une heure !Le 28 juin 1919, la signature du traité de Versailles entre les puissances alliées et l’Allemagne vaincue met officiellement fin à la Première Guerre mondiale. Ce traité de paix, censé garantir l’entente européenne, s’avère être un véritable échec diplomatique. En privilégiant leurs propres intérêts aux ... En savoir plus

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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le traité de Versailles en moins d’une heure !Le 28 juin 1919, la signature du traité de Versailles entre les puissances alliées et l’Allemagne vaincue met officiellement fin à la Première Guerre mondiale. Ce traité de paix, censé garantir l’entente européenne, s’avère être un véritable échec diplomatique. En privilégiant leurs propres intérêts aux
... En savoir plus
Faustian Bargain

The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War

par Ian Ona Johnson ...

When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its army seemed an unstoppable force. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country, and fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades earlier, at the end of World War One, Germany had been an utterly and abjectly defeated military power. Foreign troops occupied its industrial ... En savoir plus

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When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its army seemed an unstoppable force. The Luftwaffe bombed towns and cities across the country, and fifty divisions of the Wehrmacht crossed the border. Yet only two decades earlier, at the end of World War One, Germany had been an utterly and abjectly defeated military power. Foreign troops occupied its industrial
... En savoir plus
Climate Change Justice

par Eric A. Posner, David Weisbach ...

Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed, must--directly address both issues together. But, in fact, this would be a serious mistake, one that, by dooming effective international limits on greenhouse gases, would actually make the world's poor and developing nations far worse off. This is the provocative ... En savoir plus

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Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed, must--directly address both issues together. But, in fact, this would be a serious mistake, one that, by dooming effective international limits on greenhouse gases, would actually make the world's poor and developing nations far worse off. This is the provocative
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The Prince

par Niccolò Machiavelli ...

Politicians have the reputation of being power-hungry manipulators. What you might not know is that the image of the modern politician may actually have roots in the 500-year-old document called "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli. "The Prince" is a political treatise describing the less-than-honorable but all-too-realistic methods politicians (still) use to secure their power.Machiavelli wrote ... En savoir plus

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Politicians have the reputation of being power-hungry manipulators. What you might not know is that the image of the modern politician may actually have roots in the 500-year-old document called "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli. "The Prince" is a political treatise describing the less-than-honorable but all-too-realistic methods politicians (still) use to secure their power.Machiavelli wrote
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The Future of World Trade

EU Priorities for the Global Trading System after the Crisis

par Hanns Glatz, Ana Palacio, Razeen Sally ...

Collections series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
World trade is recovering from its sharpest decline since the Great Depression. Europe remains the world’s leading trading entity, despite the crisis. The authors of this paper assert that the EU should not retreat to protectionism, but should rise to the post-crisis challenge. The paper assesses how Europe can do this through strengthening the single market, proposes various objectives for ... En savoir plus

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World trade is recovering from its sharpest decline since the Great Depression. Europe remains the world’s leading trading entity, despite the crisis. The authors of this paper assert that the EU should not retreat to protectionism, but should rise to the post-crisis challenge. The paper assesses how Europe can do this through strengthening the single market, proposes various objectives for
... En savoir plus
How to Do Things with International Law

par Ian Hurd ...

A provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politicsConventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the “rule of law” in world politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and predictable world. In How to Do Things with International Law, Ian Hurd challenges this received wisdom. Bringing the study of law and legality together with ... En savoir plus

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A provocative reassessment of the rule of law in world politicsConventionally understood as a set of limits on state behavior, the “rule of law” in world politics is widely assumed to serve as a progressive contribution to a just, stable, and predictable world. In How to Do Things with International Law, Ian Hurd challenges this received wisdom. Bringing the study of law and legality together with
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