Politikk

Ingen vet hva Peters attentatkoffert skulle brukes til i Sverige i 2018. Eller hva som ville skjedd hvis kameratene til norske Haakon og Tommy - terrorcellen som hadde fått hemmelig våpentrening i Russland - hadde stilt inn sin tredje bombe til å gå av en time tidligere. Hva slags krig er det Øystein fra Rogaland har forberedt seg på? I dagens Norden er ikke den organiserte høyreekstremismen bare blodig. Den er også en del av storpolitikk og kommunestyrer, folkelige Facebook-grupper og lokalsamfunn med barnehager, lærere med voldsalarm, samlinger i folkets hus, politifolk i villrede og Donald Trumps tasturkrigere. Nazister er hemmelige narkomane, partipolitikere er hemmelige nazister. Noen av dagens nynazister var bare 12-14 år gamle 22. juli 2011. Hva var det med dagene og årene etterpå som overbeviste dem om terroristenes ideologi? Hva er det de blir enige om i internetts mørkeste fora i 2020? Dette er det første detaljerte innblikket i moderne rekruttering til Hitlers ideer på tvers av de nordiske landene - og i hvem det egentlig er som skjuler seg bak skjold, faner og falske nettidentiteter. «I tillegg til sin research som journalist, baserer hans første bok seg på et rikt tilfang av litteratur, dokumenter og skjermdumper fra sosiale medier. ... veldokumentert og velskrevet» Terningkast 5, Dagbladet

Svalbard er Norges utenrikspolitiske akilleshæl. Helt siden øygruppen ble en del av Kongeriket gjennom Svalbardtraktaten i 1920, har norske myndigheter møtt utfordringer på 78 grader nord. Konfliktene med Sovjetunionen og senere Russland om Svalbard har vært mange og alvorlige.For å kunne møte fremtiden er det viktig å kjenne fortiden: Hva har tidligere konflikter handlet om, hvordan ble de løst og hvor stødig står egentlig den norske svalbardpolitikken? Kaldfront tar leseren med på en spennende reise gjennom Svalbards politiske historie og presenterer de nye utfordringene, i lys av de store mulighetene i Arktis og den spente situasjonen mellom Russland og vesten. Forfatteren hevder at før Norge er klar til å bli utfordret av andre land på og omkring øygruppen, må vi stille oss spørsmålet: Hva vil vi egentlig med Svalbard?«Spennende og godt skrevet standardverk om Svalbard. En viktig bok.»Kjell Dragnes, tidl. utenriksredaktør, Aftenposten

Fyrsten er en lærebok i ledelse og statsmannskunst, skrevet for å forklare hvordan en leder kan gjenopprette en tilstand av sivilisert orden gjennom bruk av alle nødvendige midler. Boka er bygget opp som en tale til en kommende fyrste og fremstår som en praktisk håndbok for ledere i maktbruk, og som en filosofisk drøfting av begrepet makt. Med sine uttalte mål om å diskutere tingene slik de virkelig er, og ikke nøye seg med å diskutere idealer, har Machiavelli blitt stående som realpolitikkens far, beundret og omdiskutert.

In February 2014, al-Qaida issued a statement that shocked the entire Jihadi movement. For the first time in its history, the group declared that a local affiliate, the Islamic State in Iraq, was no longer part of al-Qaida. The renegade Iraqi group, led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had expanded its operations to Syria, taking over the regional branch Jabhat al-Nusra; but in the process, the group had defied orders from al-Qaida's amir, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Islamic State's actions, and increasingly aggressive posture towards fellow Jihadis, eventually ignited a Jihadi civil war--a period defined by internal tensions that ultimately turned global. With devastating impact, this fitna left the Jihadi movement more polarised and fragmented than ever, seriously threatening its internal cohesion. 'Jihadi Politics' presents the first exhaustive account of infighting within the global Jihadi movement. Based on years of digital anthropology, hundreds of primary documents, and interviews with Jihadis, it offers an unprecedented glimpse into historic and current conflicts between and within Jihadi groups. This thorough examination of the years 2014-2019 offers a more nuanced understanding of the current state of Jihadism, with important insights into its future evolution--including Islamic State's role in Afghanistan.

A former chair of the Federal Reserve explains the transformation of one our most powerful and consequential institutions

In The Church Speaks to the Modern World, Etienne Gilson presented for the first time the basic encyclicals of Leo XIII arranged in the order expressly indicated by the Pope himself. Gilson's sparkling introduction provides the proper perspective for the encyclicals; his notes brilliantly clarify obscure points; his summaries provide an immediate grasp of each encyclical; and his study of the variant translations is invaluable. In short, here is the definitive collection of the most important and far-reaching papal pronouncements of the modern age.

***'Reads like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' -James Risen, The Intercept'A compelling account of the ongoing search for the Fourth Man... a gripping and mind-bending read' - Dr. Mark Stout, The Daily Beast For the first time ever, New York Times bestselling author and former CIA operative Robert Baer tells the explosive story of how insiders believe a KGB mole rose to the highest ranks of the CIA.In the aftermath of the Cold War, US intelligence caught three high-profile Russian spies. However, these arrests left major questions unanswered, and rumours have long swirled of another mole, often referred to as the Fourth Man. Three pioneering female veterans of counterintelligence were tasked with unearthing him. With steadfast determination and expertise, they came to a shocking conclusion, one which had, and continues to harbour, dramatic consequences for American security.In this gripping insider account, Baer tells a thrilling story of Russian espionage and American intelligence. With profound implications for the rise of Vladimir Putin and international relations with Russia, The Fourth Man is a real-life spy thriller with echoes of John Le Carré.

This is the ultimate guide to self-advocacy for autistic people at all stages of life. Covering self-advocacy in specific scenarios, such as work, school and social media, it also explores the relationship between self-advocacy and personal growth, helping you to be heard, respected and empowered.

The first account of the new Cold War-revealing how today's renewed era of global great power competition could threaten us all

When Lloyd Fouracre left a party with his friends in September 2005, the night before his 18th birthday, nobody could have guessed that within an hour he would be dead. Encountering a gang of drunken teenagers spoiling for a fight, Lloyd and his friends were attacked-leaving him with injuries so numerous and severe that he stood no chance of survival.Shattered by his loss, Lloyd's older brother, Adam, knew life would never be the same again. Spurred on by the senseless tragedy, he founded the Stand Against Violence charity. Over the course of years, Adam's efforts would send him on a real-life game of snakes and ladders, experiencing demoralizing setbacks and incredible highs-finally achieving the support of many, including Paul Sinha from ITV's The Chase and even Her Majesty The Queen. Today, Stand Against Violence is firmly established and continues to educate and inspire thousands of young people each year all over the UK.When September Ends tells the story of how Adam Fouracre turned a devastating loss into an opportunity to help others. It also offers the perspective of the charity's least likely supporter-one of Lloyd's killers-and describes the impact of a global event that would change everyone's lives.

An authoritative history of the French nation that can be read for novelistic pleasure, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

"A Land With A People began as a storytelling project of Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City and subsequently transformed into a theater project performed throughout the New York City area. A Land With A People elevates rarely heard Palestinian and Jewish voices and visions. It brings us the narratives of secular, Muslim, Christian, and LGBTQ Palestinians who endure the particular brand of settler colonialism known as Zionism. It relays the transformational journeys of Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, Palestinian and LGBTQ Jews who have come to reject the received Zionist narrative. Unflinching in their confrontation of the power dynamics that underlie their transformation process, these writers find the courage to face what has happened to historic Palestine, and to their own families as a result. Stories touch hearts, open minds, and transform our understanding of the "other"-as well as comprehension of our own roles and responsibilities. A Land With a People emerges from this reckoning. Contextualized by a detailed historical introduction and timeline charting 150 years of Palestinian and Jewish resistance to Zionism, this collection will stir emotions, provoke fresh thinking, and point to a more hopeful, loving future-one in which Palestine/Israel is seen for what it is in its entirety, as well as for what it can be"--

The threat of cyberwar can feel very Hollywood: nuclear codes hacked, power plants melting down, cities burning. In reality, state-sponsored hacking is covert, insidious, and constant. It is also much harder to prevent. Ben Buchanan reveals the cyberwar that's already here, reshaping the global contest for geopolitical advantage.

How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump? From a Washington reporter for The New York Times comes the definitive story of the mutiny that shattered American politics.Jeremy Peters's epic narrative of the fracture and collapse of the Republican Party chronicles the once-in-a-lifetime self-destruction of a major political party through the dark and powerful forces that it wrought. Peters turns his incisive gaze toward the people whose shifting core ideas over the last twenty years have fundamentally changed the meaning of what it is to be a Republican. How, he asks, did the Republican Party cease to be the party of small government and fiscal responsibility and morph into a home for nativists, far-right social conservatives, and others whose views were traditionally relegated to the fringes?The answer is a tale traced across two decades, born with the Tea Party revolution in 2009 and fueled by the shattering defeat of Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. Facing an existential crossroads, many in the party believed that the only way to save it was to expand, to embrace Hispanic voters and create a coalition that could build a new Republican majority. But those powers underestimated the energy and savvy of those who would pull the party in the opposite direction, tapping into and manipulating the discontent of millions of voters whom moderates had long taken for granted. And they did not understand the complicated moral framework by which many conservatives view Trump, leading to evangelicals and one-issue voters who were willing to shed Republican orthodoxy if it meant achieving their dream of a Supreme Court that would undo Roe v. Wade.Moving through recent history, from the Ground Zero mosque to Brett Kavanaugh, from Sarah Palin to Donald Trump, Peters unfolds the story of a revolution that was not inevitable but engineered. Its architects had little interest in the America that was emerging in the new century, but they had a deep understanding of a political and electoral system that could be manipulated to serve the iron will of a shrinking minority. And ultimately, with Trump as their polestar, their gamble paid greater dividends than they'd ever imagined, extending the life of far-right conservatism in United States domestic policy into the next half century.

George Soros' web of influence is documented and exposed.

So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, the world leaped at the solution. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war.

Acclaimed when it originally appeared for its gripping portrait of the catastrophic failure of Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to stop Donald Trump¿s assault on our democracy, the updated edition carries the story forward into the Biden¿s presidency and efforts to restore bipartisanship in bitterly contentious times.

Adamsom offers a lively and accessible tour through 600 years of intellectual history, offering a feast of new ideas in every area of philosophy. He introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western tradition including Abelard, Anselm, Aquinas, Hildegard of Bingen, and Julian of Norwich.