The first close-up look at the hidden world of Somali pirates by a young journalist who dared to make his way into their remote havens and spent a year infiltrating their lives. For centuries, stories of pirates have captured imaginations around the world. The recent ragtag bands of pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking multimillion-dollar tankers owned by international shipping congl…
"The Police in America" provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of policing in the United States today. Descriptive and analytical, the text is designed to offer undergraduate students a balanced and up-to-date overview of who the police are and what they do, the problems they face, and the many reforms and innovations that have taken place in policing. Using timely articles an…
South-East Asia's economic success since the 1950s has placed very heavy demands on its natural resources and on the capacity of its environment to sustain continued development. By the end of the 1980s, there was growing concern that present forms of development are unsustainable. The United Nations University organized a conference, held at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 1991, which brought togeth…
The contents of this book; 1. Political Outlook 1995-96 2. Economic Outlook 1995-96
This volume offers a range of Southeast Asian perspectives on the multifaceted security issues that confront the Asia-Pacific region in the post-Cold War era. Contents: 1. Reflections on the shaping of strategic cultures in Southeast Asia 2. Asia-Pacific security : Strategic trends and military developments 3. Evolution of the security dialogue process in the Asia-Pacific region
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…
Buku ini tidak semata-mata berisi tentang pencucian uang dan kejahatan terorganisir, tetapi juga tentang akibatnya, pengaruhnya, dan cabang-cabangnya pada aktivitas bisnis global, ekonomi dan infrastruktur dunia. Kejahatan terorganisir dipandang sebagai meningkatnya peran yang signifikan yang mengancam keselamatan dan keamanan institusi-institusi rakyat, negara dan demokrasi.
Fourteen chapters by consultants, political scientists, and other scholars examine emerging strategic relationships in the Asian-Pacific region. In particular, the book seeks to identify dilemmas for Australian policy-makers seeking to balance the country's engagement in the region (especially concerning China) and its ties to the United States.
Beyond the "Judgment of Cualization not only breaks new ground in looking at the Japanese war crimes trials from the viewpoint of intellectual as opposed to legal or political history; it also stands out for its interdiscipli nary approach, employing with equal facility the methods and concerns of literature and his- tory and quoting liberally from the writings of literary giants Mori Ogai and …
Roger Magnuson, a nationally renowned corporate lawyer who has successfully defended numerous corporations and individuals involved in white-collar crime prosecutions, explains: - What areas are currently "hot" for prosecution - How to identify present or potential problems before the government steps in to investigate - What to do if a search warrant or sub- poena arrives