The North Caucasus region has been a source of instability for the past several centuries. Underlying social, economic, and political issues of the...

This book investigates the policy of Russia on the Caspian and in the nearby territories from old times to the beginning of the present millennium,...

This book discusses and dissects the strategies of international institutions and donors to assist it in its economic and political transition to a...

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

East-West relations have noticeably deteriorated during the Bush administration, and Russia's behaviour has become commensurately more self-asserti...

Increasingly, the armed forces have a vision of security as emphasising hard rather than soft security, a view which has come to the forefront in M...

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...

It had never occurred to Rutherford B. Hayes that he could be a presidential contender until he won an unprecedented third term as Ohio’s governor ...

Over the past half century, opinion has been divided as to the role of Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of President John F Kennedy. The rumo...

This text provides students and scholars a rich collection of primary sources that illuminate the discussions and debates about religious liberty i...

Following the attack at Columbine High School in April 1999, the Secret Service and the Department of Education initiated a study of thinking, plan...

Salar al-Dowleh, the madcap prince and serial rebel, was a reflection of the unsettled political times during the early 1900s when Iranian society ...

This book summarises the current salary of members of Congress, limits on their outside earned income and honoraria, and applicable health insuranc...

Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own pay. Prior to 1969, Congress did so by enacting stand-alone ...

The principal objective of international sanctions, to compel Iran to reach an agreement that ensure that its nuclear program can only be used for ...

Dark ringlets of curls and a pretty oval face reflecting integrity and charm were the endearing features of Sarah Childress Polk wife and First Lad...

Given the increasing centrality of identity to contemporary politics, James Skelly’s book provides a critical and useful analysis of the dominant a...

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields significant political and economic influence as the bir...

Saudi Arabia, a monarchy ruled by the Saud dynasty, enjoys special importance in much of the international community because of its unique associat...

Focusing on the internal workings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the author explores the impact of political and economic imperativ...

Second Jackson Administration

The Second Treatise is one of the most important political treatises ever written and one of the most far-reaching in its influence. In his provoca...

Open and accountable government is one of the bedrock principles of our democracy. Yet, virtually since inauguration day, questions have been raise...

Many observers believe that it has sometimes been the mass media which has been the sole catalyst of change since 1985. Others believe that it spli...

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

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the Department of Justice's (DOJ) United States Marshals Service (...

The security classification regime in use within the federal executive branch traces its origins to armed forces information protection practices o...

A security clearance is a determination that an individualâ€whether a direct federal employee or a private contractor performing work for the gover...

Security for the Pacific Century - National Strategy in a Multilateral Setting

"See No Evil issues a challenge to New Zealanders. The book begins by relating the little-known history of West Papua, but its focus is on the impa...

A companion volume to the three-book set "Select Works of Edmund Burke", this text includes seven of Burke's major contributions to English politic...

Originally published by Oxford University Press in the 1890s, the famed Payne edition of SELECT WORKS OF BURKE is universally revered by students o...

Part of a three-volume set, this text presents selected work of Edmund Burke on English history and political thought. This first volume contains B...

Originally published by Oxford University Press in the 1890s, the famed Payne edition of Select Works of Burke is universally revered by students o...

Originally published by Oxford University Press in the 1890s, the famed Payne edition of Select Works of Burke is universally revered by students o...

Part of a three-volume set, this text presents selected work of Edmund Burke on English history and political thought. This third volume presents h...

Part of a three-volume set, this text presents selected work of Edmund Burke on English history and political thought. This third volume presents h...

Block grants are a form of grant-in-aid that the federal government uses to provide state and local governments a specified amount of funding to as...

The governing principle of this volume, originally published in 1914, was not rhetorical quality, but historical interest. Speeches were selected f...

The writings collected here reflect the Madison who emerges from the best scholarship of the last thirty years--scholarship to which Ralph Ketcham,...

The writings collected here reflect the Madison who emerges from the best scholarship of the last thirty years--scholarship to which Ralph Ketcham,...

The unifying theme of these essays is Lord Acton's concept of liberty. Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom (The History of...

Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's ...