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A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist's examination of the booming industry shaping the modern world: former journalists and spies going for hire, and financed by companies, politicians, lawyers, and the rich and powerful to excavate the lives of their enemies and opponents for dirt and secrets.
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"A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The relationship between the US and China, the world's two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault--of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,...
11) Beijing Rules
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An acclaimed journalist on contemporary China lays bare the country's two-decade quest for global dominance and how the Chinese Communist Party coopted what Western leaders have long considered their most powerful tool in the fight for liberal democracy-capitalism-to expand its illiberal influence worldwide.
Bethany Allen, the award-winning China reporter for Axios, shows that by tying profits to political acquiescence the Chinese Communist Party...
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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...
13) 2100: Una historia del futuro. Claves geopolíticas y tecnológicas para entender el mundo que vivi
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¿Cuáles serán las grandes potencias del siglo XXI? ¿Cómo será el mundo del mañana? ¿Qué vivirán nuestros nietos? ¿El ser humano alcanzará la inmortalidad?
2100 se perfila como un escenario en el que un nuevo orden planetario desbancará a EE.UU. del primer puesto, y llevará a países como la India o a continentes como África a convertirse en las nuevas grandes potencias. Una sociedad donde la inteligencia artificial determinará nuestro...
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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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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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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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Ukraine: The Forgotten War: Israeli Impact on Western Support delves into the little-discussed geopolitical tensions surrounding Ukraine's conflict, shedding light on the often-overlooked role of Israel in shaping Western support for the war-torn nation. With a serious and thought-provoking tone, this book examines how Ukraine has become a battleground for regional powers and global players seeking to influence its future. Through meticulous research...
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"Guardians of the Gulf: A Deep Dive into the GCC Defence Industry" provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the defence industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This meticulously researched book explores the transition from heavy reliance on imports to the development of robust domestic defence capabilities, shedding light on the geopolitical and strategic implications for the region and beyond. With a focus on key players...
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Senator Chuck Hagel has long been admired by his colleagues on both sides of the Senate floor for his honesty, integrity, and common-sense approach to the challenges of our times. The Los Angeles Times has praised his "bold positions on foreign policy and national security" and wondered, "What's not to like?" In America: Our Next Chapter, Nebraska-born Hagel offers a hard-hitting examination of the current state of our nation and provides substantial,...
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