"Conflict Minerals, Inc.: War, Profit and White Saviourism in Eastern Congo" von Christoph N. Vogel bietet eine tiefgehende Analyse der komplexen Dynamiken rund um den Abbau von Konfliktmineralien in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo....

Graca Machel, UNICEF's special rapporteur, also scrutinises sexual crimes in time of war, the fate of orphans, the disproportionate suffering of children endure in civil wars, and their special vulnerability to such side-effects of...

This book makes an original and readable contribution to defining the nature of justice in the aftermath of a repressive regime. While considering transitional justice as conventionally defined, this work explores broader conceptions of...

"Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang" von James Millward bietet eine umfassende Darstellung der komplexen Geschichte der Region Xinjiang, die als Schnittpunkt verschiedener Kulturen und Zivilisationen dient. Millward untersucht...

The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometres between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and forest lands further south. Much of this huge area is inhospitable. Insurgencies are common, as are migration and...

In its last decades, the apartheid regime was confronted with an existential threat. While internal resistance to the last whites-only government grew, mandatory international sanctions prohibited sales of strategic goods and arms to...

At the outset of the twenty-first century and in the midst of the Arab Spring, tribe-state relations are a useful frame of reference through which to analyse the Middle East on a state-by-state basis. Tribes and States in a Changing...

"Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media" von Suzanne Franks untersucht die komplexe Beziehung zwischen Medienberichterstattung und humanitären Krisen. Das Buch analysiert, wie Hungersnöte und Katastrophen in den Medien...

If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country - the generosity and hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its youth - it must face the deterioration of its social and political institutions. Sidestepping easy...

Lisbon's charm is legendary, but its vibrant 2,000-year history is not widely known, from its Roman legacy to its centuries under Moorish rule. Its journey from port town to Portugal's capital was not always smooth sailing--in 1755 the...

Cyber-warfare is often discussed, but rarely truly seen. When does an intrusion turn into an attack, and what does that entail? How do nations fold offensive cyber operations into their strategies? Operations against networks mostly...

In "Cyber War Will Not Take Place" argumentiert Thomas Rid, dass die Bedrohung durch einen vollwertigen Cyberkrieg überbewertet wird. Rid analysiert verschiedene Cyberangriffe und stellt fest, dass diese in der Regel nicht die Merkmale...