Formed 50 years ago, in 1961, the Peace Corps sends American volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in villages and towns across the globe to ...

Based on numerous expert interviews and panels in Europe and the Americas this study provides an analysis of the EU policy and the prospects of the...

Cold War history research of the recent years suggests that the East-West détente process of the 1970s was a more significant element than previous...

History is invariably written from the perspective of the winners. But losers also have stories to tell. And there are valuable lessons to be learn...

In social sciences the notion of civil society has gained much attention. The growing and diversifying of a civil sector is evident in Western stat...

This book provides information on the background and current status of the regimes intended to limit the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biologica...

Jakarta based Andreas Harsono is one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, high-profile and courageous of reporters and commentators on contempor...

This book brings together research materials concerning current policy issues and backgrounds of countries the US government has branded rogue coun...

This volume explores the key issues facing Russia as she lurches from one major crisis to another.

Historically, the United States and Russia have had an enigmatic relationship, and the decade since the end of the Cold War has not completely clea...

Transition from one millennium to another is not just a calendar date, but rather a complex historical process of qualitative changes in the develo...

This is the first book-length bibliographic profile that addresses the literature about the Russian and Chinese place in the world, the past, prese...

Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's chosen successor and long-time protege, was elected President of the Russian Federation on March 2, 2008 with about 70% of...

A searing testament to Israeli brutality and Palestinian resilience, spirit, and grace under pressure. Why is it that the US, Israel, the UN, and e...

A searing testament to Israeli brutality and Palestinian resilience, spirit, and grace under pressure. Why is it that the US, Israel, the UN, and e...

In a globalized world, the international economic crisis that started in 2008 has led to structural changes in the international system and in the ...

Israel has won its wars, or at the very least, stopped its destruction by the opposing Arab armies. However, in another war, the war of words (ie: ...

More than 20 years have passed since the introduction of the Universal Character Set. However, legacy applications still cannot even render German ...

Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's...

This book is an extensive study of the Sri Lankan peace process. It throws light on the political situation in Sri Lanka and the tension generated ...