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  • The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War

    by Kamran Mofid ...
    The Iran-Iraq War were one of the longest and most devastating uninterrupted wars amongst modern nation states. It produced neither victor nor vanquished and left the regimes in both countries basically intact. However, it is clear that the domestic, regional and international repercussions of the war mean that 'going back' is not an option. Iraq owes too much to regain the lead it formerly held ... Read more

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  • Resource Wars

    The New Landscape of Global Conflict

    by Michael T. Klare ...
    This sobering look at the future of warfare predicts that conflicts will now be fought over diminishing supplies of our most precious natural resources.From the barren oilfields of Central Asia to the lush Nile delta, from the busy shipping lanes of the South China Sea to the uranium mines and diamond fields of sub-Saharan Africa, Resource Wars looks at the growing impact of resource scarcity on ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • South Sudan

    The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War

    by Hilde F. Johnson ...
    In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Understanding Eritrea

    Inside Africa's Most Repressive State

    by Martin Plaut ...
    The most secretive, repressive state in Africa is hemorrhaging its citizens. In some months as many Eritreans as Syrians arrive on European shores, yet the country is not convulsed by civil war. Young men and women risk all to escape. Many do not survive - their bones littering the Sahara; their bodies floating in the Mediterranean. Still they flee, to avoid permanent military service and a future ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • War Crimes

    How Warlords, Politicians, Foreign Governments and Aid Agencies Conspired to Create a Failed State in Somalia

    by Rasna Warah ...
    In War Crimes Kenyan journalist Rasna Warah exposes how foreign governments and humanitarian agencies conspired to keep Somalia in a permanent state of under-development and conflict and how Somali politicians, warlords, clan-based fiefdoms and terrorists benefited from the ensuing chaos and anarchy. The book is about the many war crimes that have taken place in Somalia in the name of peace, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Root Causes of the United Nations’ Failure in Somalia

    The Role of Neighboring Countries in the Somali Crisis

    by Othman O. Mahmood ...
    When the Somali crisis broke out in the 1990s and the Somali central government collapsed, the United Nations made several attempts to mediate the conflicting parties. The crisis reached its highest climax, leading to the successful US-led Operation Restore Hope. Unfortunately, when the leadership of the operation was transferred to the United Nations, the UN-led intervention failed miserably ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Complete Guide To Global Oil Market Trading

    by Simon Watkins ...
    The oil market is the most highly manipulated of all financial markets because it is so important to the economies and power of virtually all countries. That makes it the perfect dealing scenario for any trader: it is a market that frequently trends dramatically in one clear direction for an extended period of time.Unlike the other major markets of foreign exchange, equities and bonds, the oil ... Read more

    $14.74 CAD

  • Tafelberg Short: Somalia - Fixing Africa's Most Failed State

    by Greg Mills, John Peter Pham, David Kilcullen ...
    Series series Tafelberg Short
    Lowest down on the Failed State Index for five years running, Somalia has been described as 'destroyed', 'stateless' and 'ravaged'. Yet is also a place of promise... In this concise and compelling book, three internationally recognised experts on Africa examine the Somalian crisis. Comparing Somalia to neighbouring Somaliland, from the historical background up to the present, and looking into the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Oil and World Politics

    The real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more

    by John Foster ...
    Petroleum is the most valuable commodity in the world and an enormous source of wealth for those who sell it, transport it and transform it for its many uses. As the engine of modern economies and industries, governments everywhere want to assure steady supplies. Without it, their economies would grind to a standstill.Since petroleum is not evenly distributed around the world, powerful countries ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Spoils of Truce

    Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon

    by Reinoud Leenders ...
    In Spoils of Truce, Reinoud Leenders documents the extensive corruption that accompanied the reconstruction of Lebanon after the end of a decade and a half of civil war. With the signing of the Ta'if peace accord in 1989, the rebuilding of the country's shattered physical infrastructure and the establishment of a functioning state apparatus became critical demands. Despite the urgent needs of its ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • The United Arab Emirates

    Power, Politics and Policy-Making

    by Kristian Ulrichsen ...
    Series series The Contemporary Middle East
    Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing ... Read more

    $130.99 CAD

  • Desert Kingdoms to Global Powers

    The Rise of the Arab Gulf

    by Rory Miller ...
    An expert in Arab Gulf politics offers a revealing analysis of the region's stunning rise to global power and the challenges it confronts today.Once just sleepy desert sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs—the result of their almost unimaginable riches in oil and gas. In ... Read more

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