Since 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq, the West has been fighting a 'War on Terror', through force and through the building of new societies in the region. In this clear and devastating account, with unparalleled access and intimate knowledge of the political players, Descent into Chaos chronicles our failure. Having reported from central Asia for a quarter of a century…
In this penetrating series of essays, dwelling on diverse issues in India and abroad, Saeed Naqvi builds up a compelling case. That the Brahmin's stranglehold on political power in New Delhi may be coming to an end. With the self-assurance of someone who has won our affections, one off the most respected journalists of our day speak the truth as he sees it.
The Future of Iraq provides a primer on the history and political dynamics of this pivotal state divided by ethnic, religious and political antagonisms, and provocatively argues that the least discussed future of Iraq might be the best: managed partition. that even a significant American presence will not stabilize Iraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a common…
This book describes the turbulent political history of Afghanistan from the communist upheaval of the 1970s through to the aftermath of the events of 11 September 2001. It reviews the importance of the region to external powers and explains why warfare and instability have been endemic. The author analyses in detail the birth of the Taliban and the bloody rise to power of fanatic Islamists, inc…
Clinton Fernandes traces the history of West Papua from the colonial era to its incorporation and full-scale transformation under Indonesian rule, and offers a penetrating analysis of the problems posed by the rise of the West Papuan independence movement for Australia's relations with Indonesia. Reluctant Indonesians issues a timely, provocative, and profound chattenge to the orthodox views o…
Despite numerous small success stories, the big picture of America's toxics programs is one of overall failure. Superfund has failed to clean up America's worst dump sites; policies to regulate generation of new hazardous waste have foundered; standards have been set for only eight of several hundred air toxics; transportation spills and industrial toxics accidents continue unabated. In part, t…
The suicide bombings carried out in London in 2005 by British Muslims revealed an enormous fifth column of Islamist terrorists and their sympathizers. Under the noses of British intelligence, London has become the European hub for the promotion, recruitment and financing of Islamic terror and extremism - so much so that it has been mockingly dubbed Londonistan. In this ground-breaking book Mela…
Assessing all aspects of security in the Gulf region, the authors consider the impact of the new superpower relationship, the problem of the regional arms race, the political and economic situation in each of the Gulf countries, the role of the EC and Japan in Gulf energy relations, and the seriousness of potential future energy insecurity for the West.
Without neglecting political history, it contains more social history than any other book of similar size. It treats of popular sports and pastimes, such as shooting, fishing, horse racing, and sail- ing: eating and drinking customs; devel- opments in fine arts, music, and medicine; deals with the revolution in sexual mores, and pays particular attention to the American Indian. The parallel his…
A sixth collection of speeches by the President of the Republic of the Philippines." Includes bibliographical references and index. ASEAN Recourses Centre copy signed by author."