Book Megatrends (1982) sold more than 8 million copies world wide and remained at the top of the bestseller lists for two years. That book, and Megatrends 2000, established John Naisbitt as one of the world's foremost forecasters of social, economic, political and cultural trends. In those books, he accurately predicted trends ranging from the globalisation of the econo- my to the surging Impac…
The Foundations and Future of British Security (pp.5-16) by The Royal Society of Arts under the auspices of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS); European Security (pp. 17-24) by The Royal Institute of International Relations (IRRI); Transatlantic Relations (pp. 25-33) by The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations; East-West Relations: The British Role (pp.35-43) by The Roy…
This book discusses political science from various theories. Also explained are various ruling classes, systems, social types and legal defenses. Several government sciences are also explained.
In gesprek met Indonesiërs en Nederlanders Toen op 17 augustus 1945 de Republiek Indonesië werd uitgeroe- pen, ontstond een langdurig conflict tussen de jonge republiek en Nederland. Na vijftig jaar is de tijd rijp om terug en vooruit te zien.
From his controversial coverage of Vietnam, which incurred the wrath of President Johnson but won him a Pulitzer Prize, to his unforgettable and daring on-the-ground reporting of the Gulf War during one of the greatest airborne assaults in history, Peter Arnett has established himself as the leading voice of American war reportage. In Live from the Battlefield, one of the most highly celebrated…
This compelling report by a group of eminent persons from 29 countries representing all regions of the world, is not just another appeal to compassion and conscience.
At that time the Soviet Union still existed and the cold wat was very much alive, particularly with Ronald Reagan in the White House, and the Introduction reflects this. It is presented here because it offers a concise history of the cold war and a background to understanding the impetus behind, and the nature of, the many American interventions throughout the world. The actual case histories o…
Here for the first time is a complete and objective history of all the branches of the Israeli intelligence community: the Mossad, responsible for foreign operations; Aman, the intelli-gence-gathering arm of the military; and Shin Bet, the agency in charge of internal security, comparable to the FBI. Every Spy a Prince reveals for the first time the existence of two additional intelligence agen…
For over a billion Muslims all over the world the new For world order is dead even before it was born. Twentieth century has witnessed many a people talking of a new world order. After the First World War, the American President Woodrow Wilson tried to breath some fresh air into the debate on the future world order and came out with the dream of a world ruled by principles and universally accep…
This fourth volume of Fidel V. Ramos's -the 12th president of the Philippines (1992 to 1998)- speeches focuses on the theme of Philippines modernization.