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Against the long sweep of economic history, the current moment is special. Living standards advan...

India has fallen far and fast from the runaway growth rates it enjoyed in the first decade of the...

Almost fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, the process of creating a 'Europe whole and f...

Timeless and timely, these pages bring to life again--after eight decades--the ravages of war in ...

As the Internet diffuses across the globe, many have come to believe that the technology poses an...

The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does...

The world is still coping with the consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Two decades ...

For hundreds of years, dictators have ruled Russia. Do they still? In the late 1980s, Soviet Pres...

The days of rapid economic growth in China are over. Mounting debt and rising internal distortion...

In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the...

This perceptive and well-informed study highlights the continuity of the Russian (civilian and mi...

Asia has already risen by most hard-power measures. But without an understanding of the downsides...

The forms, policies, and practices of citizenship are changing rapidly around the globe, and the ...

'...a superlative document-an incisive analysis of the rise of nationalism and its contribution t...

Western democracy is being questioned around the world. At the same time, Western aid groups are ...

A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the region's path from independen...

Turkey, with a robust modern economy and growing energy needs, is pursuing a switch to nuclear po...

In the modern era, political leaders and scholars have declared the rule of law to be essential t...

The Taiwan Strait. The Korean War. Vietnam. The bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. The S...

Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the poorest ...

During the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous ...

Reform is a politically charged issue in the Middle East. Governments admit change is necessary, ...

Russia's first decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been simultaneously tumultuous a...

n recent decades, Islamist political movements in many Arab countries have strategically invested...

The geopolitical significance of the Sahara is becoming painfully clear. Islamist militant groups...

Russian influence in Central Asia is waning. Since attaining independence, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...

Rising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to...

The dramatic series of protests and political events that unfolded in Ukraine in the fall of 2004...

Demand for practical knowledge and lessons about how the United States and other countries can mo...

Managing Global Issues provides a comprehensive comparative assessment of international efforts t...

For nearly fifty years, including the decade and a half since the end of the Cold War, deterrence...

The emerging relationship between China and Russia is perhaps the most important force redefining...

Beset with persistent problems of self-interest, corruption, ideological incoherence, and narrow ...

At the dawn of the twentieth century, observers heralded a new era of social progress, seemingly ...

Political and economic reform is at the top of national agendas around the world. This book based...

In late December 1994--after having attracted widespread praise as a model of economic reform and...

In recent years, assistance aimed at promoting democracy abroad has become a major component of U...

Iran is aggressively seeking nuclear technology that could be used for making weapons-and its que...

Adapted from the Russian edition, this book analyzes the dominant stereotypes and myths that form...

On December 8, 1991, even before the Soviet Union was officially dissolved, the leaders of Russia...

This book's starting assumption is that democracy is always desirable, but may not always be poss...

Since at least the early 1950s, the entire Asia-Pacific region has struggled with the complicated...

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From the landmines campaign to the Seattle protests against the WTO to the World Commission on Da...