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"Securing Iran's Future" delves into the unintended geopolitical consequences of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, with a particular focus on how the ensuing power vacuum and regional upheaval inadvertently bolstered Iran's strategic position in the Middle East. Through a nuanced examination of political, military, and diplomatic dynamics, the book provides readers with a fresh perspective on the interconnectedness of regional events and their profound...
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Cuando pase la pandemia y sobrevenga la pospandemia, habrá que enfrentar los profundos cambios en el sistema internacional que conducirán hacia un nuevo orden mundial. Dichos cambios cubren diversos frentes: el económico, el geopolítico, el social o el ambiental, y un instrumento como la integración se debe preparar para atender de manera cooperativa, solidaria y consensuada tales retos. En el ámbito económico se produce una revalorización...
23) The Secret Ants Society and the Government Cover-Up: The Film Animation Story: Part 1 and Part 2
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The secret ants society and the government cover-up. The film animation story is about life and hardship in the UK and the struggles for people to pay there bills and feed their families, and being out of work claiming money from the state to pay bills and keep a roof over their heads. One man determination to stand up and fight for the good of the British people to write a book to expose the government leaders that is making life hard for the people...
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Este libro de divulgación científica tiene por objetivo revisar, pensar y actualizar los debates más recientes sobre las regiones en el marco del proceso globalizador. La obra aporta contenido académico con reflexiones sobre las regiones y lo regional en el contexto de la globalización en el 2021 y observa las marchas y contramar-chas de dicho proceso, cada vez más convulso con el advenimiento de la pandemia global del sars-Cov-2. Este libro...
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Why have there been so many violent conflicts in 2014? Aftermath offers an insider's view of how each conflict started, what it means, and the common thread driving increased warfare around the world. By giving voice to the experiences of a new generation of veterans Aftermath provides a novel framework for managing global affairs. Aftermath addresses the recent conflicts which have dominated the world stage: civil war in Ukraine, ISIS in Syria and...
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Religions are creeping back into the social, political, and economic spheres previously occupied by secular institutions and ideologies. Disillusioned with industrial progress and cut off from opportunity and wealth, many are looking to Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity to restore a sense of purpose not found in daily life. Since the 1970's, the Catholic Church has sought a "holy alliance" among the world's religions to recentralize religious...
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On December 13, 2000, Al Gore conceded the presidency to George W. Bush a full five weeks after election night. Even more intriguing than the disputed Florida election results was the implication of Bush's win for the future of the country and the world. If the Supreme Court decision and the results of the hand recounts in four Florida counties had made Gore the winner, what would the world look like now? Gore and Bush championed exceptionally different...
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Philip Ackman's The Man in a Spider Web Coat is a hilariously funny and engaging, satirical tale of the rise to power of how nations deal with each other-or not-on the way to independence.
Titus Buchanan, a professor, who runs a think tank at Williams College, believes he's figured out how to stage a successful revolution. When the United Nations adopts a historic vote spelling the end of colonialism, Buchanan seizes the opportunity to test his theory....
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« Qui mène le monde ? Cette interrogation en soulève une autre : quels principes et quelles valeurs mènent le monde ? Cette question devrait préoccuper en premier lieu les citoyens des pays riches et puissants. Ceux-ci jouissent en effet d'une liberté, de privilèges et de possibilités considérables, fruits des luttes de leurs prédécesseurs, et se trouvent devant des choix décisifs quant à la manière de répondre à des enjeux d'une importance...
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Neoliberals thought capitalism would bring about democracy, civil liberties, and human rights everywhere. But that is fast becoming an illusion, particularly in the East, where traditionalist and nationalist leaders are attracting religious, rural, or newly urban constituencies and ushering in an era of illiberal democracies. Peer, who was born in Kashmir and wrote with passion and intelligence about his native land in his acclaimed first book, Curfewed...
31) The Secret Ants Society and the Government Cover-Up: The Film Animation Story: Part 1 and Part 2
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The secret ants society and the government cover-up. The film animation story is about life and hardship in the UK and the struggles for people to pay there bills and feed their families, and being out of work claiming money from the state to pay bills and keep a roof over their heads. One man determination to stand up and fight for the good of the British people to write a book to expose the government leaders that is making life hard for the people...
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La necesidad de superar la polarización político-ideológica en la región, establecer vínculos con otras regiones, contribuir en conjunto a la gobernanza global y definir una institucionalidad propia desde distintos modelos de desarrollo constituyen temas centrales de la integración regional latinoamericana en el siglo xxi, los cuales necesitan ser discutidos y comprendidos para poder enfrentar el futuro. Los autores del presente tomo reflexionan...
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Why divisions have deepened and what can be done to heal them.
As one part of the global democratic recession, severe political polarization is increasingly afflicting old and new democracies alike, producing the erosion of democratic norms and rising societal anger. This volume is the first book-length comparative analysis of this troubling global phenomenon, offering in-depth case studies of countries as wide-ranging and important as Brazil, India,...
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The book is organized by professors Miguel Mahfoud and André Miatello, containing 16 articles by specialists from Lebanon, Brazil, the United States, Egypt, Italy, and Argentina. Its objective is to contribute to the current international debate on Lebanon's identity as a multicultural and multi-religious coexistence and its resulting state of neutrality, recognized by the local and international community as determining factors in addressing the...
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On the basis of a judicious use of indigenous materials and field research conducted in China and Japan, the author examines Sino-Japanese economic diplomacy. This original in-depth analysis concentrates on a few salient cases of Sino-Japanese economic interaction: a multibillion-dollar steel complex at Baoshan, the joint offshore oil development in the Bohai Sea, and Japanese government loans provided to fund China's important construction projects....
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Kennedy's Pathogenesis in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Pathogenesis" by Jonathan Kennedy delves into the historical interplay between human evolution, migration, and infectious diseases. It explores the coexistence and eventual dominance of Homo sapiens over other human species, attributing the spread of Homo sapiens to their cognitive abilities and interbreeding with Neanderthals...
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Der Wirecard-Skandal ist einmalig in der deutschen Wirtschaftsgeschichte – ein einziger großer Fake. Wie konnte es zu diesem filmreifen Bankrott eines Dax-Konzerns kommen? Wer sind die Köpfe hinter dem Betrug? Wer muss dafür büßen? Und warum ist das weltumspannende kriminelle Netzwerk erst nach so langer Zeit aufgeflogen? Die Journalisten Bettina Weiguny und Georg Meck - beide federführend an der UFA-Verfilmung des Wirecard-Skandals beteiligt...
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Menschen sind halt so... Der Mensch ist von Natur aus egoistisch und faul. Generell ist er darauf aus, den größten Nutzen für sich selbst herauszuschlagen und bringt seine beste Leistung nur unter Konkurrenzdruck. So zumindest die herrschende Meinung in Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik - mit weitreichenden Folgen, die wir alle zu spüren bekommen: zum Beispiel in der verfehlten Bildungs- und Sozialpolitik oder in einer zunehmend kontrollierten...
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Sagen Medien, was ist? Eindeutig: nein. Der Bruch mit der Wirklichkeit ist im Journalismus längst eine bestimmende Konstante. Immer wieder ist zu beobachten, wie Medien Wirklichkeit ignorieren, verdrehen, frisieren oder gar gleich erfinden. Die Wirklichkeit, die Medien uns vor Augen führen, ist oft so stark verzerrt, dass es gilt, sie grundlegend zu hinterfragen. Insbesondere in den Zentren der tonangebenden Medien ist ein Journalismus entstanden,...
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Die Grenzen zwischen Krieg und Frieden werden immer poröser: Wirtschaftskriege, Cyberkriege, hybride Kriege, Propagandakriege. Krieg ist, global betrachtet, zu einem Normalzustand geworden. Wir leben in Zeiten des permanenten Krieges. Krieg geht stets mit Kriegspropaganda einher. Ulrich Teusch seziert in diesem Buch aktuelle und historische Propagandastrategien und beleuchtet die Interessen der Kriegsverkäufer in Politik, Wirtschaft, Militär und...
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