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"The Fall of USAID: How America's Foreign Aid Giant Became a Deep State Liability" is an explosive, meticulously researched account of the rise and catastrophic decline of one of Washington's most influential bureaucracies. Spanning six decades, this book uncovers how a once-noble agency, designed to promote global development and serve American interests, devolved into a sprawling, inefficient empire marked by mission creep, rampant corruption, ideological capture, and a pervasive resistance to reform.

For half a century, America’s establishment has forged an alliance with the Chinese Communist Party—one that enriched elites, hollowed out the middle class, and imperiled U.S. national security. They sold out American workers for cheap labor, Wall Street profits, and political power. But then came Donald Trump. In The China Matrix, New York Times bestselling investigative journalist Lee Smith reveals the shocking truth about how U.S. political and corporate elites conspired with Beijing to reshape the global order—at America’s expense.

This book explores the often-overlooked connection between external chaos and internal health. It delves into how the weight of geopolitical instability–whether it’s a distant conflict, a volatile economy, or political polarization–shapes the contours of our mental and physical wellness. The premise is simple but profound: what happens on a global scale is not just an abstract concern for governments and corporations; it is an intimate reality for individuals navigating stress, uncertainty, and change.

Gregory Weeks's Embracing Autonomy departs from other general treatments of Latin American-US relations not by putting US policy aside but by bringing in the Latin American and global contexts more closely and thus avoiding the incomplete picture provided by a narrow focus solely on the policies of the United States. The core of autonomy for Latin America from the United States is seen in new, deeper, and more numerous relationships that do not include the United States.

هذا الكتاب إسهام مفهومي مهم وقاطع في فهم أعمق للسياسة العالمية وفي سياسة خارجية أكثر حكمة، يقدمه واحد من أبرز الباحثين في السياسة الدولية.

تمثل الصناعات العسكرية الأمريكية طوق النجاة للاقتصاد الأمريكي؛ بهذه الصناعة وحدها يمكن الخروج من شبح الركود، واحتواء التداعيات السلبية لتدني قيمة الدولار، وارتفاع معدّل البطالة، وتراجع مؤشرات الثقة في مناخ الأعمال، ولو أننا أردنا أن نعطي للحروب الأمريكية أسباباً لوجدنا أنها تأتي عادة بعد مرور حالة من الركود أو بسبب أزمة اقتصادية ألمّت بالولايات المتحدة. إن وجود الشركات الأمنية التي توظّف المرتزقة تسمح للإدارة الأمريكية بتنفيذ أهداف متعددة في السياسة الخارجية دون الخوف

Dieses Buch ist ein wesentliches Werk für alle, die das signifikante Wachstum des Populismus auf der ganzen Welt und seine tiefgreifenden Auswirkungen auf die liberalen Demokratien verstehen möchten. Es untersucht die historischen Wurzeln, die unverwechselbaren Merkmale und die zeitgenössischen Dynamiken des Populismus, sowohl von rechts als auch von links, und bietet eine detaillierte Analyse der Auswirkungen dieses Phänomens auf die demokratischen Institutionen, den Rechtsstaat und den sozialen Zusammenhalt.

On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince

Nord Stream 2 ist Teil des russischen Angriffskrieges in Europa. Die Erfolgsmethoden: ein mächtiges Netzwerk und strategische Korruption. Deutsche Behörden hintergehen die Bundeswehr und geben geheime NATO-Daten an Gazprom weiter. SPD-Ministerpräsidenten stellen sich in den Dienst des russischen Kriegstreibers. Erstmals porträtieren die Autoren alle wichtigen Personen der Affäre und decken die geheimen Machenschaften des Kremls auf.

Every spring during the Qingming Festival, people return to their home villages in China to sweep the tombs of their ancestors, making offerings of food and incense to prevent them from becoming hungry ghosts that could cause misfortune. Yet for the past century, a time ruptured by war and revolution, many tombs have been left unattended. Following a record year of wildfires, Alice Mah returns to her family’s rice village in South China, and discovers that her ancestors are almost forgotten, and there are no tombs left to sweep. Instead, there are incalculable clan debts to be paid.

Despite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups. Noting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations.

The Great Retreat explores the development of political parties as democracy expanded across the West in the nineteenth century. It focuses in particular on mass parties, and the ways they served as intermediaries that fostered ties between citizens and governments. For democracy to adapt to a new era of global capitalism, Kuo makes the case that we need strong intermediaries like mass parties—socially embedded institutions with deep connections to communities and citizens.

The first of its kind, Three Weeks in July provides the definitive narrative on the harrowing events of 7th July 2005 and the aftermath, where chaos, confusion and terror reigned on the streets of London. A true-crime investigation woven together with high-politics and seminal history, the book will intricately explore the untold accounts of the Met’s and Government’s response to 7/7, and their desperate attempts to prevent a possible second wave.

In 1948, seven hundred thousand Palestinians were forced out of their homes by the first Arab-Israeli War. More than seventy years later, most of their houses are long gone, but millions of their descendants are still registered as refugees, with many living in refugee camps. This group—unlike countless others that were displaced in the aftermath of World War II and other conflicts—has remained unsettled, demanding to settle in the state of Israel. Their belief in a "right of return" is one of the largest obstacles to successful diplomacy and lasting peace in the region.

Die bekannte Politik-Creatorin Nina Poppel erklärt Politik einfach und humorvoll Was bedeutet es eigentlich, in einer Demokratie zu leben? Wie funktioniert das politische System in Deutschland? Warum ist Meinungsfreiheit ein Eckpfeiler der Demokratie und wo endet sie? Wie gehe ich mit Weltschmerz und Nachrichtenflut um? Wo kann ich mich informieren, wie funktioniert persönliches Fact-Checking? Die Antworten auf diese Fragen sind kompliziert und zeigen: Politik ist überall – ob wir es wollen oder nicht.

Wie die Allianz der Diktatoren Putin und Xi Jinping die Freiheit bedroht. Die sicherheitspolitische Weltlage gleicht einem Pulverfass – während Russland seit 2014 in der Ukraine einen Krieg führt, rasselt China im Südpazifik mit den Säbeln. Gleichzeitig droht im Nahen Osten auch der Konflikt zwischen Iran und Israel vollends zu eskalieren. Der renommierte Experte für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik Ulrich Speck zeigt in seinem politischen Sachbuch, dass die Eskalation der Weltlage kein Zufall ist, sondern gezielt von zwei revisionistischen Weltmächten vorangetrieben wurde.

Dually armed with military and strategic prowess, the Wagner Group created a new market in a vast geopolitical landscape increasingly receptive to the promises of private actors. In this trailblazing account of the Group’s origins and operations, John Lechner—the only journalist to report across its many warzones—brings us on the ground to witness Wagner partner with fragile nation states, score access to natural resources, oust peacekeeping missions, and cash in on conflicts reframed as Kremlin interests.

George Soros es atacado de forma constante debido a su incansable y valiente compromiso con la sociedad abierta, los derechos humanos, la libertad de prensa y la democracia liberal. La extrema derecha, los antisemitas, los políticos nacionalistas populistas y defensores de las teorías de la conspiración son solo algunos de sus detractores.

Before World War II, transparent government was a proud tradition in the United States. In all but the most serious of circumstances, classification, covert operations, and spying were considered deeply un-American. But after the war, the power to decide what could be kept secret proved too tempting to give up. Since then, we have radically departed from that open tradition, allowing intelligence agencies, black sites, and classified laboratories to grow unchecked. Officials insist that only secrecy can keep us safe, but its true costs have gone unacknowledged for too long.

No Indian spymaster has, until now, written a memoir. A.S. Dulat is the first to do so, and in A Life in the Shadows he does it with considerable elan. He is one of India's most successful spymasters, his name synonymous with the Kashmir issue. His methods of engagement and accommodation with all people and perspectives from India's most conflicted state are legendary.