2013 China Military and Security Report: People's Liberation Army (PLA), Space, Cyber Attacks on American Military, Technology, People's Republic of China Force Modernization, Taiwan    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 172400 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
This important DOD report from May 2013 provides extensive details on the status of the Chinese military. In addition to the new 2013 report, this unique ebook compilation includes seven other DOD annual reports for the years 2006 through 2012.

Crisis of the President    by NB Armstrong
Price: $0.99 USD. 8660 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
Sometime in the first half of the twenty first century a crisis occured which threatened the very future of the American homeland. The world, for one day and night, held its breath. Now in his first interview since the rarely talked about events of 'The Crisis', president Sam W. Marsh relates in near accurate detail what happened behind the scenes during twenty four Armageddon hours.

Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation-20 Years of a Successful Regional Cooperation    by Engin Sabanci
Price: $9.99 USD. 57770 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
Countries in the Black Sea Basin established BSEC seeking a region-wide solution to their common problems with a sense of political and economic belonging to the Black Sea. Member states joined the cooperation without considering settling their problems and demands in a satisfying manner. They were quite pleased with the idea to balance their interests instead of settling their security concerns.

Building Peace in the New Millennium    by Suchitra Onkom
Price: $2.99 USD. 29450 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
Building Peace in the New Millennium is a collection of academic papers written and presented at international conferences by the Thai philosopher, Dr. Suchitra Onkom. Her articles, also print-published in different magazines, symbolize a critical outlook on religio-historical facts of the past and present. Her intent is to point a finger at our doings or rather not doings concerning the creation

The Art of Strategic Agency    by Iain Cowie
Price: Free! 36820 words. Language: British English. Published on April 8, 2013. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Movements / Post-structuralism.
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In an age of postmodern irony, the army commander is trapped in a loop of strategic narratives. The endgame in the hyperreal, media-saturated world is pre-determined by the stories of old. This author- a former military researcher at the World’s oldest thinktank- takes a look at this startlingly new frontline in military plotting.

Turning Away From Your Slavic Brother: The Effects Of Identity On Relations Between Russia And Belarus    by Matthew Matejka
Price: Free! 42360 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
Looking inside the Kremlin through the lens of identity, this study focuses on the relationship between Russia & Belarus. As an increasingly liberal identity made itself manifest throughout the Medvedev presidency, relations continually soured with Belarus. This book seeks to uncover the nature of this relationship, & in a broader context seeks to uncover the significance of identity in politics.

State Building In Africa: A Comparative Study of South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo    by Michael Brulotte
Price: $0.99 USD. 2710 words. Language: English. Published on March 14, 2013. Essay » Political.
With the impetus of industrialization and the eruption of global economies, the growing disparity between poor and wealthy nations has impelled political scientists to ask why some nations are caused to prosper and others doomed to fail. That is, to investigate what inherent or developed factors determine the political, economic, and social realities of the world.

Ambassador Stephen Krasner's Orienting Principle for Foreign Policy (and Military Management) - Responsible Sovereignty    by Progressive Management
Price: $5.99 USD. 22140 words. Language: English. Published on March 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
The concept of responsible sovereignty makes the resultant security paradigm intellectually manageable and analytically useful. If successful, the principle of responsible sovereignty would provide a viable foundation for a reasonable foreign policy, relevant military management, and a safer and more just world.

Looking at Iran    by James Zogby
Price: $4.99 USD. 16740 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
When American policy makers discuss Iran, the focus is only Israel. In reality, Iran a growing concern for people across the Arab and Muslim Worlds as well. In this book, based on polling in 20 Arab and Muslim countries, Zogby examines how in just six years Iran has experienced a precipitous decline in popularity among Arabs and Muslims.

The International Political Economy of Risk: Rationalism, Calculation, and Power    by Robert Deuchars
Price: $12.00 USD. 121860 words. Language: English. Published by Society for Philosophy & Culture  on February 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.
The discipline of international political economy faces a number of critical challenges at present, as it seeks to incorporate a number of relatively new issues, one of these being "risk". This captivating and enlightening study redresses the neglect of "risk" in this field by focusing on objectivist rationalism.