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The USA's first confrontation with terrorism wasn't in 2001. Do youknow how the Reagan Administration dealt with the prospect of Mid-Easternterrorism? What was America's policy - did we actually have a policy? Findsome surprising answers here.

The number of incidents and crimes carried out by terrorists and criminals, such as physical threats, violent attacks, assassinations, kidnapping and hostage situations are increasing by the minute worldwide. Each incident is a constant and ever...

Free to Vote Able to Vote Ready to Vote Anthony English, born in Canada, became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America on November 22nd, 1963, having been...

This is the first book in Russian that describes the system of electing a U. S. President. Look at the following statements concerning U.S. Presidential elections:1. The system of electing a U.S. President (the election system) was never designed to...

On September 11, 2001, a small number of desperate men hoping to earn paradise attacked New York and Washington, D.C. Their spectacular acts of destruction concluded America's nearly decade-long vacation from insecurity, known as the "post-Cold War era."...

Ever since that fateful day of September 11th, 2001, people all over America have been frantically searching for answers. What was the attack about? Why did it happen? Who did it? Will it ever happen again? What do I need to know about Islam? The...

Dit boek, geschreven door Godfried Carl Von Weiler, behandelt de voorlopige regeling van het kiesrecht onder de nieuwe grondwet van 1888. Het boek geeft een gedetailleerde beschrijving van de veranderingen die werden doorgevoerd in het kiesrecht en hoe...

Das Buch ""Das Wahlrecht der neuen St�����dteordnung (1876)"" von Robert Grassmann besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Wahlrecht in den deutschen St�����dten im Jahr 1876. Es untersucht die Auswirkungen der neuen St�����dteordnung auf das Wahlrecht und die...

Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials,...

Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials,...

Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials, suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials,...

Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials,...

Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials,...

This book confronts the issues young people face growing up in the confusion and anxiety of today's highly global society. Young people face their futures consumed with feelings of doubt, uncertainty and ambivalence. The Global Financial Crisis and the...

This book explores an event described by the Times as 'one of the greatest and most sensational political conspiracies of modern times'. On 21 July 1905, just after the Friday Prayer at the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, a car bomb exploded and left...

""Biographical Sketches Of The Reform Ministers Part 1: With A History Of The Passing Of The Reform Bills (1835)"" is a book written by William Jones. The book is a detailed account of the lives and political careers of the reform ministers who played a...

Immerse yourself in the eloquence and wisdom of one of America's most distinguished statesmen, as he addresses some of the most pressing issues of his time. In this collection of speeches, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen discusses topics such as education,...

This collection of letters, written in the late 18th century, addresses the controversial figure of John Wilkes, a journalist and politician who was expelled from the British Parliament on charges of seditious libel. The letters defend Wilkes's right to...

Australia has been a federation for more than a hundred years, and an independent country for more than seventy. But its system of government is still based on political compromises thrashed out in the late nineteenth century. In particular, the division...

The truth behind the SAS' most famous mission.Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.On 29th April 1980, British...

The truth behind the SAS' most famous mission.Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.On 29th April 1980, British...

Testimony before U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee's subcommittee on Terrorism, non-Proliferation, and Trade discussing ISIS and Islamic fundamentalism. The book contains Maryam Rajavi's full testimony as well as the question and answer by...

If you, like the author, are disgusted with politicians and tired of business as usual in Washington DC, read this book. If you would like to get actively involved in making a difference that might actually benefit America, read this book. If you are a...

America's core principles are being destroyed in the name of the Global War on Terror. Fear is our government's weapon of choice in this war-and it is being used against the American people. We have an out of control and cowardly government determined to...

In this important and timely volume, Dennis W. Johnson has assembled an outstanding team of political scientists and political professionals to examine one of the fiercest and most closely fought presidential elections of our time. Like its predecessor,...

International law is often manipulated in the debate about humanitarian intervention. The Liberian case provides an opportunity to challenge the UN and The Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS') new approach. ECOWAS and the UN's...

As a result of global dynamics-the increasing interconnection of people and places-innovations in global environmental governance haved altered the role of cities in shaping the future of the planet.  This book is a timely study of the importance of...

Does humanitarian military intervention save lives as intended? Or does it perversely embolden rebels and ignite the spiral of violence that it seeks to prevent? Such questions lie at the heart of a new and lively controversy in international politics...

This volume provides a comparative analysis of the use of the World Wide Web in countries around the world for political campaign purposes. Drawing upon a common conceptual framework - the 'Web sphere,' and a shared methodological approach called Web...

This volume covers a timely debate in contemporary security studies: can armed forces adjust to the rising challenge of insurgency and terrorism, the greatest transformation in warfare since the birth of the international system?  Containing essays...

Fighting Terrorism and Drugs is an examination of European states in their fight against terrorism and drugs, from the 1960s up to the present day. Jörg Friedrichs explores what makes large European states willing or...

This major new study examines the developing practice of universal jurisdiction, as well as the broader phenomenon of "globalizing" justice, and its ramifications. With a detailed overview of the contemporary practice of universal jurisdiction, it...

This handbook provides readers with up-to-date knowledge on environmental movements and activism and is a reference point for international work in the field. It offers an assessment of environmental movements in different regions of the world,...

Bringing together an outstanding group of thinkers, Worlds in Collision is the essential book for understanding the debate about the future of global order in the wake of international terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. When the victim of such...

Embodying Democracy analyzes the politics of electoral reform in eight postcommunist states including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. By exploring the multiple factors that shaped the design of...

The impact of political lobbyists remains highly controversial. No-one has explored when they matter. This book tells readers when lobbyists count and analyzes the relationship between lobbying, policy outcomes and the impact of external factors to...

How are interest groups formed and how do they maintain themselves? Interest Group Politics addresses the relationship between interest groups and political parties in different countries and assesses the impact of the growth in the number of groups in...

Death Squads in Global Perspective is an anthology of case studies and a theoretical examination of historical contemporary instances of death squads around the world, addressing primarily the question of the relationship of the state to death squads.

What policy is best for the United States to reduce the threat of Islamic extremist terrorism? Recent American presidents have applied alternative conflict resolution approaches. Clinton practiced conflict avoidance, talking tough but rarely retaliating...