Economic balance and growth presents a detailed discussion of the economic policy considerations, innovations and tools which led to the outstanding success of the Hungarian economy between 2010 and 2014, as these achievements in fiscal and financial stabilisation pave the way for sustainable economic growth and mark a milestone in economic history
The vision of the founders of the United Nations, the World Bank and the IMF some fifty years ago contrasts sharply with the often weak and limited performance of the institutions they created. The 15 papers in this volume critically assess this record in order to set out proposals for strengthening and restructuring the institutions to meet the new challenges of the 21st century. The changes p…
The third month of Russia's full-scale, aggressive invasion of Ukraine. The armed forces of Ukraine are repelling the invaders, despite the difficult situation in the east and south of the country. The aggressor uses terror, massive missile strikes, and aerial bombs. Thousands of lives, both military and civilian, were lost, houses and cities were destroyed. But Ukraine has resisted and will fi…
This scholarly work underscores the central role of diplomacy in the process of building the Brazilian nation-state. It also reveals how diplomacy helped to preserve the integrity of a land with continental dimensions, and peacefully settle the country’s borders with ten neighboring countries – among which were two European powers. The challenges of maintaining unity against a background of…
In the second month of the war, the north of Ukraine was liberated from Russian invaders. The joy of victory was overshadowed by the fact that numerous facts of enemy crimes against civilians were revealed throughout the liberated territories. It was the second month of the war that saw the major breakthrough in the supply of weapons from NATO and other democracies around the world. This …
The morning of February 24, 2022, when Ukrainian cities were woken up by explosions, had been expected to be a blitzkrieg to conquer the country by killing civilians and destroying cities. However, Ukrainians courageously and fearlessly resisted. The Kremlin failed to fulfil its plan of the fast conquest and coup in Ukraine.
An insightful analysis of how and why the U.S. became involved in the war in Southeast Asia outlines the policies and decisions that embroiled America in the conflict and examines the roles of Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, and others in deceiving the American public.
Ada dua hal yang senantiasa kita kenang ketika kita berbicara tentang Hitler, yaitu The Third Reich Kekaisaran Ketiga yang akan bertahan seribu tahun, dan kamar-kamar gas atau kamp konsentrasi tempat dia membasmi enam juta orang Yahudi. Adolf Hitler adalah kutukan bagi umat manusia, khususnya pada dekade 30-an hingga 40-an ketika ia menciptakan teror di seluruh dunia. la lahir tanggal 20 April …
Selamat Tinggal Indonesia adalah kisah hidup Ruth Havelaar, seorang perempuan Belanda yang di besarkan Baambrugge tetapi menggadaikan cintanya kepada Indonesia dan kepada seorang Indonesia asal Jawa Tengah setelah berkenalan hanya 30 jam. Maka jadilah ia istri seorang eks. tahanan politik yang pernah dibuang ke Pulau Buru. Mereka serba berbeda dalam budaya dan suasana kehidupan politik masing-m…
This is the gripping, urgent and moving diary of young Ukrainian refugee Yeva Skalietska. It follows twelve days in Ukraine that changed 12 year old Yeva's life forever. She was woken in the early hours to the terrifying sounds of shelling. Russia had invaded Ukraine, and her beloved Kharkiv home was no longer the safe haven it should have been. It was while she and her granny were forced to se…