Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth′s poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries be…
Analyse af Syriens nedstigning fra fredelig opstand til brutal borgerkrig. Bogen giver indblik i de grupper og interesser, der er involverede i konflikten
In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a warzone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. 'Burning Country' explores…
Many of the wars of the Late Republic were largely civil conflicts. There was, therefore, a tension between the traditional expectation that triumphs should be celebrated for victories over foreign enemies and the need of the great commanders to give full expression to their pre…
La 4ème de couv. indique : "Many of the wars of the Late Republic were largely civil conflicts. There was, therefore, a tension between the traditional expectation that triumphs should be celebrated for victories over foreign enemies and the need of the great commanders to give …
This book evaluates the role of international mediators in bringing civil wars to an end and makes the case for ' powerful peacemaking' ' using incentives and sanctions ' to leverage parties into peace. As internal violence within countries is a hugely significant threat to inte…
Beskrivelse af Sri Lankas (Ceylon) politiske historie med særligt henblik på borgerkrigen mellem regeringshæren og De Tamilske Tigre gennem de seneste 25 år
Traces the early history of Nigeria from inception to civil war, and the complex events that defined the conflict in Biafra, revealing how and why this awful event played out, and the scars that it has since left on the psyche of the disunited federation that has continued to ex…