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Cauldron of Turmoil: America in the Middle East    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 82990 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2013. Essay » Political.

This book is the culmination of 15 years in studying U.S. policy and Middle East politics. All of my opinions, much of the material, many of the anecdotes, and the unattributed quotes are the result of direct observation and private discussions with American and regional policymakers and experts.
Secrets of State    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 138040 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2013. Essay » Political.

This book is a history of the State Department but, more broadly, of the American foreign policymaking process. It narrates the development of both the decision-making institutions and the content of policy from the founding of the republic through the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
Paved with Good Intentions    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 137730 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2013. Essay » Political.

Watching the Iranian revolution in 1978, it seemed to me vital to explain the history of U.S.-Iran relations and how things had become so much in conflict. This book traces that relationship down through the hostage crisis. Many have recognized it as the critical account on this issue.
The Arab States and the Palestine Conflict    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 121780 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2013. Essay » Political.

Hundreds of books and thousands of articles have been devoted to the history and contemporary course of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
To Divide and Not Conquer: Preventing Partisan Gerrymandering with Independent Nonpartisan Commissions    by Victoria Stoklasa
Price: Free! 1790 words. Language: English. Published on February 7, 2013. Essay » Political.

This essay proposes that the responsibility of appropriating United States legislative districts, rather than being the responsibility of state legislatures or courts, would be best placed in the hands of independent nonpartisan commissions.
Islamic Fundamentalism in Egyptian Politics    by Barry Rubin
Price: Free! 76800 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2013. Essay » Political.

The purpose of this book is to identify and analyze the political positions of Egyptian Islamic fundamentalist movements and their chances for seizing power.
مختصر الثقافة السياسية    by فهد عبد الله الربيعه المالكي - مبارك عبد الله الربيعه المالكي
Price: Free! 49550 words. Language: Arabic. Published on February 6, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

القصد من هذا الكتاب تزويد القارئ بمعلومات مختصرة عن مواضيع ومصطلحات سياسية تتردد كثيرا في وسائل الإعلام، بلغة سهلة دون الخوض في الجانب التاريخي لتلك المواضيع والمصطلحات، لينهل منها القارئ ثقافة سياسية تساعده على اللحاق بالركب ومعرفة ما يدور من أحداث متسارعة وسقوط حكومات وأنظمة واحدة تلو الأخرى وظهور مفاهيم ومصطلحات سياسية صاحبت تلك الأحداث والتطورات.
Emergency Economy: A PFRI Paper by Dr. Imran Chaudhry and Saleena Karim    by Saleena Karim
Price: Free! 7930 words. Language: American English. Published on January 25, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Economic policy.

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This paper, produced by the Pakistan First Research Institute (PFRI), presents a two-pronged contingency model for a sustainable microeconomy in Pakistan’s context.
Love the Least (A Lot)    by Michael Spielman
Price: Free! 40870 words. Language: English. Published on January 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Christian Life / Social Issues.

Abort73.com founder and director, Michael Spielman, explains why abortion-vulnerable children are as qualified to wear the "least of these" label as any victim class in the world. Whatever we fail to do in their defense, we fail to do for Christ.
El control de la corrupción en el Mercosur    by Junta de Transparencia y Ética Pública
Price: Free! 29970 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Digitalgraf  on January 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Government.

Este libro recoge y presenta a los lectores los discursos y las ponencias que se expusieron en el seminario internacional denominado «Primer Encuentro de Órganos Superiores de Control de la Corrupción en el MERCOSUR», organizado por la Junta de Transparencia y Ética Pública (JUTEP) con apoyo financiero del Banco Mundial (BM), que se llevó a cabo en Montevideo el 27 de abril de 2012.