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Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in CanadaClaws of the Panda tells the story of Ottawa's failure to recognize and confront the efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate and influence Canadian politics, academia, and media, and to exert control over Canadians of Chinese heritage. Jonathan Manthorpe gives a detailed...
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The Putin Interviews: Oliver Stone Interviews Vladimir PutinFrom Oscar-winner Oliver Stone comes a first-hand look at one of the most important, powerful, and controversial leaders in the world: Vladimir Putin of Russia. The companion to the news-breaking television series, this edition has substantial material not included in the documentary. Academy Award...
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The UK Big-3: The French and German Intelligence Reforms, Intelligence Diversity and Foreign EspionageWhy intelligence failures transpire in Britain and the European Union repeatedly and why they have been unable to address issues of intelligence cooperation and sharing. The question is, they lack adequate intelligence information, lack of trained manpower, failure to understand modern technology, lack of...
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Religion and Nuclear Weapons: A Study of Islamic Republic of Iran and PakistanThis book explores religion's role in shaping a state's nuclear policies. It analyses whether religion becomes a motivating or de-motivating factor in the nuclear weapons programs. The fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, against nuclear weapons is an important factor in the...
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Pakistan in the Eye of a Thunderstorm: Military, Secret Agencies and Politics of Alliance MakingCollaboration of Pakistan army, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and civilian agencies in mollycoddling and wrecking image of Pakistan in international community raised several questions, including the political involvement of the country's army in politics and alliance making. In the past 72 years, Pakistan army came...
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Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World OrderHuman rights -- and the international institutions that strive to protect them -- are under increasing attack from powerful actors on the global stage, from recent political trends even within established democracies and from new technologies. Together, these threats have undermined what had been...
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What Are Foreign Relations?Although countries have interacted with each other throughout history, the field that we know today as "foreign relations" was not created until the beginning of the 20th century. The prevailing opinion of the past that a country's leaders were the only ones who needed...
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Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Global IssuesThe Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill Create(R) includes current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. This Collection contains a multitude of current and classic issues to enhance and customize your course. You can browse...
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The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century - Updated EditionA gripping account of U.S.-Russian relations since the end of the Soviet Union The Limits of Partnership is a riveting narrative about U.S.-Russian relations from the Soviet collapse through the Ukraine crisis and the difficult challenges ahead. It reflects the unique perspective of an...
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The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear MasterMindAcclaim for the Bomb in My Garden This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating and rare glimpse inside Saddam Hussein's Iraq-and inside a tyrant's mind.-Fareed...
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for AfricaA national bestseller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate...
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Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in SpaceSpace has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating satellites and becoming spacefarers. This book offers general readers a valuable primer on space policy from an international perspective. It examines the competing...
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Oxford Bookworms Library: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Level 3: 1000-Word VocabularyThis award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during,...
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Farewell Kabul: From Afghanistan to a More Dangerous WorldFrom the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did the West's war in Afghanistan and...
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War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitAs tensions continue to rise between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, numerous analysts and officials have warned of a growing risk of military conflict, which could potentially draw in the United States. How worried should we be about a war in the...
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South Korea's Democracy in Crisis: The Threats of Illiberalism, Populism, and PolarizationLike in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in South Korea, entering a state of regression in the past decade, barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that had ordinary citizens leading "candlelight protests" demanding the impeachment of Park...
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The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft PowerIt's time for America to get back in the international leadership game. What should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we're no longer the only...
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America's Last Fortress: Puerto Rico's Sovereignty, China's Caribbean Belt and Road, and America's National SecurityA Wall Street Journal and USA Today BestsellerChina's Belt and Road initiative is on the way. Premier Xi's agenda? For China to have unrestricted access to the rest of the world. At the focus is America's last fortress, Puerto Rico, which sits primely at...
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Isolation and Engagement: Presidential Decision Making on China from Kennedy to NixonPresidents and their advisors consistently seek to improve the management of their foreign policy decision processes. This book analyzes the successes and failures of administrations from Kennedy to Nixon as they sought to strike a balance between the personal style of the president and...
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Financial Cold War: A View of Sino-Us Relations from the Financial MarketsA groundbreaking exploration of US-China relations as seen through the lens of international finance Rising tensions between China and the United States have kept the financial markets on edge as a showdown between the world's two largest economies seems inevitable. But what most people...
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