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Russia: A New Cold War?
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Edited by: Korinman, Michel; Laughland, John
When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, George Bush said he was a man he could trust. Since then, relations between Russia and the West have gone from bad to worse. The EU and Russia have been unable to agree on the terms of...
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Shia Power: Next Target Iran?
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Edited by: Korinman, Michel; Laughland, John
This book, the first in a new series from the Daedalos Institute of Geopolitics in Cyprus, asks whether Iran has pretensions to become the leader of the Muslim world, and it poses the following questions: Does the Islamic Republic intend to acquire a nuclear bomb?...
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Stafford Cripps in Moscow 1940-1942
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Diaries and Papers
Gorodetsky, Gabriel
A country gentleman, Sir Stafford Cripps - ascetic, vegetarian, and a devout Christian with a lucrative career at the bar - cut an incongruous figure in British politics of the 1930s. By the time war broke out, his position among Labour's most radical backbenchers had made him...
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The Arab Cocoon
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Progress and Modernity in Arab Societies
Heggy, Tarek
In The Arab Cocoon, author Tarek Heggy explores the reasons behind the widespread refusal of Arabic-speaking societies to join in the march towards modernity and progress. The refusal, according to Heggy, is due to three constraints, namely: (1) a widespread anti-modernity and anti-integration religious...
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The Arab Mind Bound
$37.95
Heggy, Tarek
The Arab Mind Bound proposes that Arab culture has been stifled by two major problems. The first is that of religion misinterpreted. Islam has come to be seen and propagated as a religion of violence, while in reality this violence is merely the result of a single interpretation...
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The Champagne Spy
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Israel’s Man in Egypt
Lotz, WolfgangThe true story of Wolfgang Lotz, nicknamed The Champagne Spy by his handler. His story bears a striking similarity to that of Eli Cohen, portrayed by Sasha Baron Cohen in Netflix’s The Spy.
As a top Israeli agent operating in Egypt, Wolfgang Lotz lived... -
The Czech Refugee Trust Fund in Britain 1938–1975
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Lifeline to Freedom
Brinson, Charmian and Buresova, Jana BarboraThis book documents the vital role of the British-based Czech Refugee Trust Fund (CRTF) and its predecessor, the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia (BCRC). It provides much needed insight into the now almost forgotten political debates, controversies, and difficulties that impacted...
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The Journey to the Arab Spring
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The Ideological Roots of the Middle East Upheaval in Arab Liberal Thought
Govrin, David
This book analyzes the roots of the ideological discourse among distinguished Arab intellectuals and liberals regarding political reforms and democratization processes in the Arab states during the three decades that preceded the 'Arab Spring.' It fills a void...
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The Long March to the West
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Twenty-First Century Migration in Europe and the Greater Mediterranean Area
Edited by: Korinman, Michel; Laughland, John
This second book in the series Geopolitical Affairs concentrates on migration in the twenty-first century. Migration will be one of the biggest issues in world geopolitics in the years to come. Huge population flows are one...
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The Next War between Israel and Egypt
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Examining a High-intensity War between Two of the Strongest Militaries in the Middle East
Eilam, Ehud
Based on an insider's knowledge of weaponry and of actual Israeli and Egyptian battle strategies, this book examines how two of the strongest regional militaries would likely fight a high intensity war in the Middle East....
