Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics

D’Hiroshima à Ispahan    by Lundi
You set the price! 880 words. Language: French. Published on February 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Arms control.

En 1945, l'objectif de Truman en larguant des bombes nucléaires sur Hiroshima et Nagasaki était avant tout d'impressionner Staline. Aujourd'hui, quel serait le véritable motif d'une possible intervention américano-israélienne en Iran ? Ne faut-il pas le chercher du côté de Pékin ?
The Year Past/The Year Ahead: The Editors and Writers of techPresident on 2011/12    by Micah L. Sifry
Price: $2.99 USD. 51320 words. Language: English. Published by Personal Democracy Media  on February 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Democracy.

As you read through this compilation of the best of techPresident from 2011, as well as the prognostications of thirty of our smartest friends and fellow travelers as they look at the year ahead, you can't help but be affected by just how much took place in 2011, and how hyper-empowered, hyper-networked people everywhere are the engine of this increased velocity of activity and tumult.
Iran: From Regional Challenge to Global Threat    by Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Price: $5.99 USD. 110070 words. Language: English. Published on February 8, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Islamic militancy.

This Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs anthology of 31 recent studies by eleven leading security and diplomatic experts outlines the Iranian threat to Israel, the Middle East region, and the West.
2012 U.S. Intelligence Community Worldwide Threat Assessment - Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, al-Qaida, Jihad, Homegrown Terror, WMD, North Korea, Cyber Threat, Taliban, Afghanistan, Arab Spring    by Progressive Management
Price: $3.99 USD. 14030 words. Language: English. Published on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Terrorism.

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. presented the 2012 annual U.S. intelligence community worldwide threat assessment in Congressional testimony on January 31st. In the published report, Clapper provides a thorough review of the status of possible threats from a wide variety of nations and terror groups.
All Over the Map    by John Feffer
Price: $4.99 USD. 154690 words. Language: English. Published on January 26, 2012. Essay » Political.

Foreign policy analyst John Feffer looks at global affairs in the Obama era. This collection of more than 125 Foreign Policy In Focus columns covers war, peace, terrorism, global economics, culture, democracy, and the environment. It critically analyzes what's happening all over the map, from the financial crisis to the Arab Spring, and offers specific recommendations for Washington policymakers
Bilan 2011, perspectives 2012    by Lundi
You set the price! 1420 words. Language: French. Published on January 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

Les prévisions que nous avions dressées en janvier 2011 se sont-elles avérées justes ? Et quelles sont nos perspectives pour 2012 ? Accélération de la vitesse d'évolution de notre civilisation, effondrement du dollar, crise chinoise, accroissement de la puissance et du rôle des très grandes entreprises : autant de « facteurs-clés » que nous analysons.
The Nazi Hydra in America: Suppressed History of a Century - Wall Street and the Rise of the Fourth Reich    by Glen Yeadon
Price: $5.99 USD. 288910 words. Language: English. Published by Progressive Press on December 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

Exposes how US elitists launched Hitler, then recouped Nazi assets to lay the postwar foundations of a modern police state, complete with controlled corporate media. Fascists won WWII because they ran both sides. "A valuable history of the relationship between big business in the United States and European fascism...The story is shocking and sobering and deserves to be widely read."– Howard Zinn
The Road To Kosovo: A Balkan Diary    by Greg Campbell
Price: $7.99 USD. 102460 words. Language: English. Published on December 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

The classic 1999 travel adventure by Blood Diamonds author Greg Campbell through the dangerous and troubled countries of former Yugoslavia has been newly edited and updated in 2012 for digital publication. See war and the struggle for peace through the eyes of a young reporter on a hair-raising road trip through war torn Bosnia into the heart of violence in Kosovo.
τραγῳδία… tragôidía    by Lundi
You set the price! 940 words. Language: French. Published on November 5, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

Qu'a révélé la « tragédie grecque » qui s'est déroulée fin octobre / début novembre 2011 ? Quels enseignements en tirer ? Ce qui arrive aux Grecs préfigure-t-il ce qui nous arrivera demain ?
The Revolt of the Spectacular Society    by Adam Weishaupt
Price: $2.99 USD. 30520 words. Language: English. Published by Mike Hockney on October 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.

The elite control not just the economy but also how people think. To maintain their power, they have to seduce and condition the ordinary people into sharing their value system. By controlling what students are taught at schools and colleges and by ensuring that the media reflects only their ideology, the elite exercise total mind control over the population. It's time to revolt.