2011 Al Qaeda and Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, and Implications for U.S. Policy – Congressional Research Service Report [EPUB ebook] 

The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank”s history, de …

First published in 1973 this volume demonstrates the interconnection between Hegel”s political and metaphysical writings. This book provides a point of entry into Hegel”s system of ideas. Condemned …

This book surveys the development of geo-political thought in the twentieth century and relates it to international political developments, as well as examining how sound geopolitical theories are. I …

The ground upon which campaigns and elections are contested has been shifting rapidly in the last decade. Radical and ongoing changes to the way elections are administered and campaigns are financed; …

This work defines weak states and their strengths and weaknesses. It examines why they are weak and their position in different international systems as well as their economic positions. …

Over the past few decades states all around the globe have intensified institutionalized cooperation at the regional level. To deepen our understanding of state-led regionalism, the authors use an an …

”Environmental skepticism” describes the viewpoint that major environmental problems are either unreal or unimportant. In other words, environmental skepticism holds that environmental problems, es …

British Political Process: An Introduction is an exciting new text for students which clearly and simply explains the workings of the British political system. Written by those close to the political …

Across the globe, law in all its variety is becoming more central to politics, public policy, and everyday life. For over four decades, Robert A. Kagan has been a leading scholar of the causes and co …