The United States policy for dealing with a nuclear North Korea has been a combination of containment, deterrence, and limited engagement since 1994. While this policy has prevented war on the Korean peninsula, it has not prevented North Korea from developing a nuclear program and proliferating this technology, as well as missile technology, to numerous countries not friendly to the United States.
The book sheds light on the indigenous principles of social organisation - the centrality of women, male veiling and milk-kinship - bringing positive feminist perspectives on how the Sahrawi have innovatively reconfigured their tribal nomadic pastoral society into globalising citizen-nomads constructing their nascent nation-state. This is essential reading for those interested in anthropology, …
Israel and Palestine: The Complete History seeks to explain the overall story of Israeli and Palestinian tensions and divisions in the region. Indeed, without properly understanding the full history of the area, it is impossible to understand the current situation. In this book, author Ian Carroll takes the reader back to the very beginning of the conflict some 4,000 years ago, then moves th…
Excerpt from Security Implications of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement With North Korea: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, January 26, 1995 Committee staff members present: Richard L. Reynard, staff di rector, George W. Lauffer, deputy staff director, and Christine K. Cimko, press secretary. About the Publish…
As the Spanish were preparing to leave colonized Western Sahara in 1975, Morocco invaded, sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front. About 70% of Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco, which stations up to 140,000 soldiers in the territory, primarily along a 1700 kilometre long sand berm that is protected by one of the world’s largest fields of landmines. In 1991, Morocco and t…
The war in Afghanistan has been the longest in US history, and in many ways, the most confounding. Few who fought in it think it has been worthwhile. These are difficult topics for any American or Afghan to consider, especially those who lost friends or family in it. This sobering history—written by the very people who have been fighting the war—is impossible to ignore. Contents: 1. Was…
Why is oil-rich Saudi Arabia involved in a costly and merciless war against neighbouring Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East? Why, with billions of dollars of British and American weapons, have the Saudis lost the upper hand to the Houthi rebels? In this first authoritative account of the present conflict, Ginny Hill delves into a country still dominated by the pernicious influence…
Focuses on a little-known group of primarily white, male, French philanthropists and their efforts to improve the lives of peoples of African descent in Saint-Domingue during the Haitiain Revolution Challenges simplistic notions of the Haitian Revolution that lean too heavily on a purported strict racial divide between black and white Considers the activities of philanthropists on both sides …
This book contains: 1. Congo 2. What drives the African world war 3. The coltan wars 4. The fight for women's rights
Buku ini berisi: 1. Pendahuluan: Mengejar Ketertinggalan Infrastruktur 2. Pangan: Membangun Waduk Menjaga Kedaulatan Air 3. Program Strategis Konektivitas 4. Permukiman dan Perumahan 5. Pemerataan Pembangunan