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...