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"A conversation between public intellectuals examining the contentious interplay between the Cuban Revolution and U.S. empire"--

"An embodied guide to being with grief individually and in community-practical exercises, decolonized rituals, and Earth-based medicines for healing and processing loss"--

The book draws on history, philosophy, psychology, and biology as well economics, law, and finance to describe what has gone wrong, what needs to change, and how to fix it. It sets out the big challenges that capitalism must address and how it should set about doing that.

Active labour market policies aim to assist people not in work into work through a range of interventions including job search, training and in-work support and development. While policies and scholarship predominantly focus on jobseekers' engagement with these initiatives, this book sheds light for the first time on the employer's perspective.

"FORCE OF NATURE celebrates the voices of girls and women through photographic portraits and quotes"--

In a lively and easy-to-navigate, question-and-answer format, Food Politics carefully examines and explains the most important issues on today's global food landscape.

'An empowering guide'Laura Bates'A great, thought-provoking read'Stephanie YeboahA practical, inspiring roadmap for changing the conversation on social justice issues.'Not all men''I don't see colour''To play devil's advocate...''Climate change is coming'From the persistent to the insidious, too often, antagonistic responses threaten to distract and derail the most urgent conversations.Tackling twenty of the most enduring conversation-stoppers, No Offence, But... equips readers with the knowledge, tools and context to respond with confidence. Alongside other trailblazing writers, educators and advocates, acclaimed campaigner Gina Martin helps us to unpick these phrases, understand why they are harmful and feel empowered enough to change the conversation.Featuring chapters from Aja Barber, Ben Hurst, Cathy Reay, Charlie Craggs, Daze Aghaji, Ione Gamble, Koa Beck, Mariam Kemple Hardy and Azadeh Hosseini, Nova Reid and Salma El-Wardany.

This handbook provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of the research on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation, one of the most influential concepts in Security Studies, International Relations, and Peace and Conflict Studies.

A carbon neutral future is possible - we have the technology to transform the global economy and guard against the worst effects of climate change. So how do we get to net zero?In The Way to Net Zero, entrepreneur and climate tech consultant Chris Goodall tackles sixteen challenges that we must overcome in making a just transition to carbon neutrality. He explores the technologies that will solve these challenges - from changing how steel, cement and fuel are made, to locking carbon in healthy soils, and from green hydrogen storage to building climate-resilient homes. With case studies and success stories from entrepreneurs across the globe, Goodall illustrates the incredible potential of a Net Zero future, as well as the determination we will need to overcome these problems.New tech featured includes Sweden's H2 Green Steel, California's Fortera cement substitute, Hong Kong garment-to-garment recycling, Finnish turbine company Coolbrook, Norwegian e-fuels, and Captura's innovative ocean CO2 capture.

Andre de Ruyter's explosive account of his three years as CEO of Eskom, where he dealt with corruption, sabotage, political interference and a poisoning attempt.

"The inside story of Biden's foreign policy team and their struggle to restore America's global influence in the aftermath of Trump. When Joe Biden assumed the United States presidency, he brought with him a team of all-star talent, perhaps the most experienced ensemble of policy experts in modern U.S. history. Their mission: repair America's damaged reputation abroad and decide the course of its global future. The challenges and risks could not have been greater. Around the world, adversaries were consolidating power, allies were drifting away, wars were raging, and climate change was accelerating, all while Russia was disrupting democracies and China was seeking to replace the U.S. as the world's preeminent power. Now for the first time since World War II, the United States risked falling from its unrivaled position. If Biden and his team failed, it would likely mark the end of an American era and the rise of a fractured and autocratic world order. In The Internationalists, acclaimed national security reporter Alexander Ward takes us behind the scenes to reveal the struggle to enact a coherent and effective set of policies in a time of global crisis. Against the failure of Afghanistan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden's all-star team-of-rivals must band together against incredible odds. Their successes, and their failures, will decide not just Biden's presidency. They will decide the very course of America's global future. As The Best and The Brightest chronicled the smoke-filled rooms of the Kennedy Administration, and The Rise of The Vulcans detailed the inner workings of George Bush's war machine, The Internationalists takes readers behind the scenes as Joe Biden and his cabinet embark on some of the most ambitious foreign policy initiatives of any president since Richard M. Nixon. Thanks to rigorous reporting and sources in the rooms where it happened, Ward delivers the first draft of history, the first definitive, unvarnished account of the Biden Doctrine, from the Fall of Kabul to the Rise of Kiev"--

This unique book details the wild ride of a fledgling political party as it heads from triumph in the Euro elections to disaster in the general election six months later. This inside story of how it happened may serve as a manual of how to - and occasionally how not to - do it.

THE NATIONAL DEBT IS A SCAM because the government could easily pay off the $31.5 trillion national debt in 24 hours with funds stashed in 825 worldwide bank accounts. The author of this book provides TOP SECRET government documents, affidavits, confidential letters, photos, and FOIA admissions to back up his claim that tons of gold bullion and trillions of dollars are being hidden from the public in secret CIA-controlled bank accounts. In five extraordinary chapters, the author reveals:How he temporarily acquired power of attorney over hundreds of CIA bank accounts from a CIA operativeHow he used the Mafia to confirm the existence of these accountsHow he tricked the FBI into confirming themHow he used one judge to implicate five others in the cover-upHow he "paid" five friends $150 million each with CIA moneyHow a $957,000 tax bill was paid with CIA moneyHow he almost "stole" billions in CIA drug money in hopes of returning it to the American people. In this book, you will read shocking documentation revealing the extent of involvement by international banks, governments, and NGOs in laundering these vast sums of money. Also included is a confidential list of 180+ subpoenable witnesses with knowledge of these secret bank accounts: bankers, judges, lawyers, top government officials, and private citizens. Many of them were murdered to cover up these secret accounts. Dirty Laundry is the most important book on government corruption that has ever been published. The author's fiery expose of massive money laundering by the White House, CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Treasury make the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and the Twitter files scandals mere historical footnotes! (Note: For security reasons, the name of the CIA operative and his family, as well as the name and account number of these worldwide bank accounts, have been changed and/or redacted throughout this book.) This print book version contains exhibits not included in the e-book version.

From the outside, logotherapy and Red Bull seem to have little in common. Yet both worlds are based on the same principles: freedom, self-responsibility, and an unwavering creative drive. Volker Viechtbauer, long-time confidant of Dietrich Mateschitz, shows us how Frankl's humanism aligns with the Red Bull founder's philosophy of life. With this, he not only provides insight into the culture of Red Bull, but also highlights how Frankl laid the foundation for purpose- and talent-oriented entrepreneurship and a modern working world defined by self-responsibility.

In a characteristically explosive barrage, Ljubljana's most famous philosopher takes a passionate stance on the war in Ukraine, surveys the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and delivers detonations into a range of contemporary issues, from sexual politics in India to the prospects for a new Cold War. Ever attentive to moments where the bizarre and the epic join forces, among the questions Žižek considers here are: Is the giant orgy, planned to take place in Ukraine in the event of a Russian nuclear attack, really all that morbid? And what should society do, whether on the big screen or the battlefield, in preparation for the end of the world?Agree with him or not, Žižek rarely fails to provoke in a productive fashion. By examining matters through a lens that is bold and original, and often joyfully outlandish, Žižek helps us to better grasp a world in which, increasingly, the dominant motif is one of madness.

I Spillet om Syria presenterer en av våre fremste Midtøsten-eksperter Syrias moderne historie på en både lettfattelig, innsiktsfull og engasjerende måte, samtidig som hun formidler ny kunnskap om dette krigsherjede landet. Boken legger særlig vekt på stormaktenes rolle vis-à-vis Syria og viser hvordan regionale og nasjonale konfliktlinjer har satt sitt preg på landets utvikling helt fram til våre dager. Syrias skjebne forklares på denne måten både i et historisk og et storpolitisk perspektiv.

Aiden Aslin joined the Ukrainian marines in 2018, compelled to defend his adopted homeland from the growing threat of Russian invasion. In February 2022, as Russia mounted a full-scale offensive, Aiden and his unit were stationed at the frontline at Mariupol. Pinned down at a Mariupol steelworks, after a month-long siege and running out of supplies, Aiden was part of the mass surrender of over a thousand Ukrainian troops, in April 2022. Then his real ordeal began. Singled out for his British passport, Aiden was interrogated, tortured, stabbed, turned into a propaganda zombie, tried by a kangaroo court and then sentenced to death. A victim of a catalogue of abuses of international law, Aiden struggled to cling on to any hope of survival. Certain that he was going to be executed, he was eventually freed in a prisoner exchange and permitted to return home. In Putin's Prisoner, Aiden will tell the full, harrowing story of his time fighting in Putin's war, of his six months in Russian captivity, and of his hardened resolve to defend the freedoms of the people of Ukraine.

POLITICIANS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE DEBATED CLIMATE CHANGE FOR CENTURIES IN TIMES OF RAPID CHANGE

In The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung provide an authoritative overview of what "Xi Jinping Thought" is and is not and what it means for both China and the world. Xi Jinping intends to stay the leader of China for life and is working to make "Xi Jinping Thought" China's new state ideology, something that will define what he calls the China Dream of national rejuvenation and the pathway to its fulfilment by 2050. Drawing fromoriginal research of Xi's speeches, writings, and policies, the authors conceptualize Xi's vision independently from interpretations provided by the Chinese Communist Party or other sources. They further show how Xi seeks to transform this vision into reality.

As US-Russian relations scrape the depths of cold-war antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades increasingly appears to have been false from the start. Why did American leaders persist in pursuing it? Was there another path that would have produced more constructive relations or better prepared Washington to face the challenge Russia poses today?With a practitioner's eye honed during decades of work on Russian affairs, Thomas Graham deftly traces the evolution of opposing ideas of national purpose that created an inherent tension in relations. Getting Russia Right identifies the blind spots that prevented Washington from seeing Russia as it really is and crafting a policy to advance American interests without provoking an aggressive Russian response. Distilling the Putin factor to reveal the contours of the Russia challenge facing the United States whenever he departs the scene, Graham lays out a compelling way to deal with it so that the United States can continue to advance its interests in a rapidly changing world.

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Vår mann i Washington er historien om nordmannen som i 2012 ble administrasjonssjef for en amerikansk kongressmann, og endte opp med å lede et plot om å avsette USAs tredje mektigste mann.Da Hans Høeg møtte en hillbilly ved navn Thomas Massie på prestisjeuniversitetet MIT i Cambridge i 1991, skjønte han at det det var kimen til et langvarig og givende vennskap. Der og da bestemte han seg dessuten for å hive seg på når hans rødsprengte og energiske nye venn en gang i fremtiden ville starte noe spennende.Da tilbudet fra Thomas kom, over 20 år senere, var det imidlertid ikke den gründerdrømmen Hans hadde sett for seg. Den frittalende og frihetselskende studiekompisen fra Vanceburg i Kentucky hadde kastet seg inn i politikken, og mot alle odds blitt valgt til å representere sitt distrikt for republikanerne i kongressen. Massie ville skape et helvetes rabalder i Washington, og han trengte en våpendrager han kunne stole på. Valget falt på den noe motvillige Hans fra Drammen.Nå forteller Høeg den utrolige historien om årene på innsiden av USAs innerste maktsirkler. Det handler om to ingeniørnerders forsøk på å forstå det politiske spillet, om et spektakulært forsøk på å styrte republikanernes speaker John Boehner, og om det ublide møte med et selvopprettholdende system av korrupsjon og byråkratiske tjuvtriks - en ukultur som blir stående som en logisk forløper til opprøret under presidentvalget i 2016.

Våren 2011 bombet Norge Libya. Samtidig drev Henrik Thune og noen få norske diplomater i all hemmelighet et intenst arbeid for å stoppe krigen. Strengt fortrolig gir et enestående innblikk i krig og fred fra et sted vi sjelden har tilgang til. I boken er vi til stede i Tripoli når diktator Gaddafis sønn får vite at Libya skal bli bombet. Vi er til stede i Paris når statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre innser at stormaktene som fører an i krigen ikke har noe ønske om å forhandle om fred. Og i Istanbul når amerikanske diplomater gir slipp på siste mulighet til å samtale med Gaddafis regime. Fra innsiden får vi en beretning om hvordan historien om det nå ødelagte Libya kunne tatt en annen retning. En beretning som er spennende som en thriller, og gir unik innsikt i hvordan norsk fredsdiplomati utøves.

'An incredible and stirring story . . . a mix of competition, camaraderie as well as a larky sense of adventure . . . Down goes the flag. Smash goes the bottle. Shards of emerald glass and champagne spume catch the light. The race from Peking to Paris has begun' Spectator'And it's Go, Go, Go . . . A captivating history of a seemingly impossible journey and one of the most challenging endurance trials in the history of motoring . . . Skillful researcher and fine storyteller, St Clair's narrative is full of surprises . . . Fabulous . . . she hopes to follow Prince Borghese on his heroic journey and - if you share my absorbed interest in her adventurous narrative you may want to emulate her. See you there?' Miranda Seymour, Literary Review10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news stories. Their destination: Paris. More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races - setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the world's first car races against the backdrop of a larger geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic event that changed everything - the First World War. The Race to the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the odds that shaped the world we live in today.

"By weaving his experiences with information on the rise of anti-science sentiment, how it was funneled into a movement, and how it has become a tool of far-right political figures around the world, the author opens readers' eyes to the dangerous world it creates. Even as he paints a picture of the world under a shadow of aggressive ignorance, he demonstrates his innate optimism, offering suggestions for how science denial can be met by other active scientists"--