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Book 3 in the bestselling 3-book espionage and spy thriller series that has sold 700,000 copies!
"Damascus Countdown is fantastic! Rosenberg always keeps me riveted."
—Rush Limbaugh, radio host
This time, all eyes are not just on Iran, but on Syria as well.
Israel has successfully launched a first strike on Iran, taking out all of their nuclear sites and six of their nuclear warheads—and causing...
"Damascus Countdown is fantastic! Rosenberg always keeps me riveted."
—Rush Limbaugh, radio host
This time, all eyes are not just on Iran, but on Syria as well.
Israel has successfully launched a first strike on Iran, taking out all of their nuclear sites and six of their nuclear warheads—and causing...
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Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy thrillers volume 4
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Tyndale House Publishers
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©2006
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In 1956, it was announced that another Dead Sea Scroll had been found, unlike any before it, describing unimaginable treasures buried in the hills east of Jerusalem, and under the Holy City itself. Some scholars came to believe the Copper Scroll could be history's greatest treasure map, one that could lead to the discovery of the Second Temple treasures and the building of the Third Jewish Temple. But the scroll's code has never been broken, and experts...
24) The last jihad
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Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy thrillers volume 1
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2005.
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Jon Bennett is a senior White House advisor, but nothing has prepared him for the terror that he will face. Saddam Hussein dispatches his top hit men to assassinate the President of the United States. Iraqi terrorists spread carnage throughout London, Paris, and Riyadh ... and the Butcher of Baghdad has a nuclear ace in his hand that he has not yet played.
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Transition to Peace, Burundi 1993-2008, is an original and in-depth examination of the involvement of the international community in Burundi's transition from the ravages of the civil war from 1993 to the achievement of peace in 2008. Having lived and worked in Burundi during those years of conflict, and subsequent doctoral research, Dr. Penklis offers a unique insight into the complex and dynamic implementation of the peacemaking and peacebuilding...
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T. V. Paul, Professor of Political Science at McGill University, has published six books including India in the World Order. G. John Ikenberry, Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at Georgetown University, is the author of After Victory (Princeton), which received the Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Prize for 2002 from the American Political Science Association as the best book in the area of international history and...
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Thomas Risse-Kappen is Professor of International Relations at the University of Konstanz, Germany, and International Relations Chair at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is the editor of Bringing Transnational Relations Back In.
In exploring the special nature of alliances among democracies, Thomas Risse-Kappen argues that the West European and Canadian allies exerted greater influence on American foreign policy during the...
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At the conclusion of World War II, Asia was hardly more than a geographic expression. Yet today we recognize Asia as a vibrant and assertive region, fully transformed from the vulnerable nation-states that emerged following the Second World War. The transformation was by no means an inevitable one, but the product of two key themes that have dominated Asia's international relations since 1945: the competition between the United States and the Soviet...
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The chapter headings are listed below to present the book structure clearly, which mirrors its thesis, namely that a world war is still possible brought about by a theoretically likely crisis whereupon a dictator will arise with a consequent world war, which may terminate the world, though we can avoid this future. 2 The World War 3 Problem 3 The Crisis Route 4 Systemic Crisis Causer: Communistish Russia is Metastable 5 Nationalistic Crisis Causer:...
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Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. Yet too often, the strategies these advocates have employed are not broadly shared or known. Campaigning for Justice addresses this gap to explain the "how" of the human rights movement. Written from a practitioner's perspective, this...
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In 1804 Haiti became the world's first independent black Republic following a slave revolution. 200 years later, ravaged by colonialism and violence, it was placed under UN military occupation.
Haiti's New Dictatorship charts the country's recent history, from the 2004 coup against President Aristide to the devastating 2010 earthquake, revealing a shocking story of abuse and indifference by international forces. Justin Podur unmasks the grim...
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William Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Open Borders, Nonalignment, and the Political Evolution of Yugoslavia and Soviet Perspectives on International Relations (both Princeton), and Culture and Politics in Yugoslavia. He is also the editor or coeditor of three volumes, including Behavior, Culture, and...
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Angela E. Stent is Professor of Government at Georgetown University. Her previous books include From Embargo to Ostpolitik and Areas of Challenge for Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s.
The relationship between Russia and Germany has been pivotal in some of the most fateful events of the twentieth century: the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the emergence of a new Europe from the ashes of communism. This is the first book to examine the recent...
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Abraham D. Sofaer argues that US policy toward Iran cannot safely be restricted to a strategy that considers only the two high-risk, costly, and potentially infeasible options of a preventive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or containing a nuclear-armed Iran. Instead, the United States should respond forcefully to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aggression, enhancing its credibility and increasing the likelihood that Iran will negotiate...
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Esta obra, dirigida a estudiantes de Derecho, Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, describe el proceso de integración vivido en Europa desde el punto de visto jurídico, analiza cuál ha sido el desarrollo intergubernamental y supranacional en dicho contexto de integración y revisa la jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la comunidades europeas y su incidencia en la formación del derecho comunitario. Estos temas cobran vital importancia...
36) Global Challenges and Solutions: A Comprehensive Overview Global Priorities: Addressing Critical
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The purpose of this book is to facilitate meaningful dialogue and inspire tangible actions regarding the topics discussed within its pages. My aim is to provide a comprehensive resource that not only enlightens but also encourages readers to engage in thoughtful consideration and proactive steps towards addressing the issues presented.To the Global Community:This book, "Global Priorities: Addressing Critical Challenges for a Better World," is dedicated...
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The book is based on the findings, the study recommends the following to the policymakers. Firstly, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has to rethink the vision and mission of the ministries and develop their capacities accordingly. Secondly, new strategies should be designed and introduced at different levels coupling with efficient follow-up system. Besides, practice-oriented training has to be organized on systems thinking and boundary...
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"Winner of the 1995 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award" Beth A. Simmons is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
In this work Beth Simmons presents a fresh view of why governments decided to abide by or defect from the gold standard during the 1920s and 1930s. Previous studies of the spread of the Great Depression have emphasized "tit-for-tat" currency and tariff manipulation and a subsequent cycle of destructive...
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Having a rich historical legacy with proud traditions of statehood and foreign relations for which this country can be, considered as the cradle of Inner Asia. Geographically positioned as a landlocked country it is, surrounded, completely by Russia and China. Mongolian history was dotted with few significant events for nearly two centuries. In the post-1991 fest, due to the forces of globalization different forces are shaping the contours of both...
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Although India and China have very different experiences of colonialism, they respond to that history in a similar way-by treating it as a collective trauma. As a result they have a strong sense of victimization that affects their foreign policy decisions even today. Wronged by Empire breaks new ground by blending this historical phenomenon, colonialism, with mixed methods-including archival research, newspaper data mining, and a new statistical method...
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