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In conflict zones around the world, the phenomenon of foreign insurgents fighting on behalf of local rebel groups is a common occurrence. They have been an increasing source of concern because they engage in deadlier attacks than local fighters do. They also violate...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-04-01
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Presenting the first analytical overview of the legal foundations of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), this book provides a detailed examination of the law and practice of the EU's security policy.
The European Union's security and defence policy has...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-21
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Presenting the first analytical overview of the legal foundations of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), this book provides a detailed examination of the law and practice of the EU's security policy.
The European Union's security and defence policy has...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-21
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For much of her life—like many Westerners—most of what Pamela Olson knew of the Middle East was informed by headlines and stereotypes. But when she traveled to Palestine in 2003, she found herself thrown with dizzying speed into the realities of Palestinian...
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Seal Press
Parution :
2013-03-12
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Did digital media really "cause" the Arab Spring, or is it an important factor of the story behind what might become democracy's fourth wave? An unlikely network of citizens used digital media to start a cascade of social protest that ultimately toppled four of the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-03-01
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Instability in Afghanistan has had a considerable effect on regional security in Central Asia, particularly in the aftermath of the events of 9/11, and this has meant that the importance of NATO and its contribution to security in this area has increased considerably. A...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2013-02-15
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The only book to combine emergency management principLEs with proven military concepts Good disaster plans do not guarantee a good response. Any disaster plan rarely survives the first rain bands of a hurricane or the first tremors of an earthquake. While developing...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2013-01-22
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From the end of the Second World War to the present day, the world has changed immeasurably. The art of spying has changed too, as spies have reacted to changing threats. Here you will find the fascinating stories of real-life spies, both famous and obscure, from either...
Editeur :
Robinson
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2013-01-17
Collection :
Brief Histories
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It's not paranoia; we ARE being watched. Today, thanks to technology and new media--cell phone GPS, backscatter scanners, online financial transactions, cloud-stored medical records, Facebook and Twitter--our every activity can be quietly monitored. And now...
Editeur :
Hearst Books
Parution :
2013-01-02
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Newtown. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Tucson. Aurora. Gun violence on a massive scale has become a plague in our society, yet politicians seem more afraid of having a serious conversation about guns than they are of the next horrific shooting. Any attempt to change the...
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PublicAffairs
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2012-11-13
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___________'This excellent book demands the attention of anyone concerned about civil liberties in the United Kingdom' Guardian1969 was a year of rising tension, violence and change for the people of Northern Ireland. Rioting in Derry's Bogside led to the deployment of...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2012-10-26
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How do states prevent the recognition of territories that have unilaterally declared independence? At a time when the issue of secession is becoming increasingly significant on the world stage, this is the first book to consider this crucial question. Analysing the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-10-25
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This timely and critical volume questions the effectiveness of Britain's 'hearts and minds' approach, challenging conventional counterinsurgency thinking by drawing on the expertise of regional and thematic specialists.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-10-19
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In January 2011 President Bashar al-Assad told the Wall Street Journal that Syria was stable and immune from revolt.In the months that followed, and as regimes fell in Egypt and Tunisia, thousands of Syrians took to the streets calling for freedom, with many dying at...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2012-10-16
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The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years.The usual starting point has been to test one system by the standards of the other, asking is Islamic law 'compatible' with...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-10-11
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The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years.The usual starting point has been to test one system by the standards of the other, asking is Islamic law 'compatible' with...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-10-11
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Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-09-27
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Ce volume rassemble les contributions présentées par des membres de l’Association internationale d’histoire contemporaine de l’Europe au Congrès mondial des Sciences historiques à Amsterdam en 2010, d’une part sous le thème majeur du Congrès : « La chute des empires »...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2012-09-24
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Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Nowhere in the world do women share equal social and economic rights with men or the same access as men to productive resources. Economic...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-08-28
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