We Wait for a Miracle

We Wait for a Miracle
Author: Muhammad H. Zaman
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2023-11-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1421447304

"In engaging stories spanning nine chapters and as many countries, the author brings readers along whether they are lay people hungry for more knowledge about the plight of refugees, or public health professionals who may hold a view of refugee health based on their work in one region or another"--

Ungoverned Territories

Ungoverned Territories
Author: Angel Rabasa
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2007-08-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833042653

Using a two-tiered framework areas applied to eight case studies from around the globe, the authors of this ground-breaking work seek to understand the conditions that give rise to ungoverned territories and make them conducive to a terrorist or insurgent presence. They also develop strategies to improve the U.S. ability to mitigate their effects on U.S. security interests.

Armed Conflict Survey 2021

Armed Conflict Survey 2021
Author: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2021-09-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000545547

The Armed Conflict Survey is the annual review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of all active conflicts from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It offers in-depth analysis of the drivers, dynamics and outlook of 34 current armed conflicts along with detailed information on conflict parties and more than 60 full-colour maps and infographics. The Armed Conflict Survey is an essential resource for those involved in security, foreign and humanitarian policymaking, and an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious analysis of armed conflict. Key features · Essays on global trends in armed conflict, with a focus on the changing nature of third-party intervention, the long aftermath of armed conflicts, and economic migration and forced displacement in a COVID-19 world. · Overviews of key events and political and military developments from January 2020–February 2021 for each conflict. · Strategic analysis of national and regional drivers and conflict outlooks. · Regional analyses with unique insights into the geopolitical and geo-economic threads linking conflicts across regions and globally. · Expanded information on conflict parties. · The Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator (ACGRI), an IISS proprietary indicator that combines measures of incidence and human impact with geopolitical impact to assess the global salience of armed conflicts. · Analysis of the humanitarian, social and economic impact of conflicts. · Conflict-specific trends, strategic implications and prospects for peace. · More than 60 full-colour maps, tables and infographics highlighting key conflict developments and data. · Key statistics on violent events, fatalities, military power, geopolitical salience, refugees and internally displaced persons. · The 2021 Chart of Armed Conflict, presenting information on conflict start dates, typologies and relevant refugee flows, as well as providing a visual overview of each conflict’s geopolitical relevance, looking at 2020 UN Security Council resolutions, multilateral missions and the involvement of third-party countries.

The Unintended Consequences of Peace

The Unintended Consequences of Peace
Author: Arie Marcelo Kacowicz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316518825

A rigorous global examination of the links between peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows of crime and terrorism.

War Without Quarter

War Without Quarter
Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781564321879

The laws of war and Colombia

Latin America and the Illusion of Peace

Latin America and the Illusion of Peace
Author: David R. Mares
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2018-01-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351224409

This book explores interstate conflict and its dynamics in the context of Latin Americas contemporary conflict management experience. The myth of Latin America as a region of peace means that each time the use of force rises to the level of global attention (e.g., Ecuador-Peru 1995 or Colombia-Ecuador 2008) analysts and the press ask, "how could that happen here?" Yet the official uses of military force in interstate relations are significantly more prevalent than most analysts within and outside the region understand, and the region is facing new and potentially destabilizing challenges. It is the contention of this book that mitigating the threat raised by militarized interstate relations requires understanding the various ways in which military force can be employed short of war; this in turn requires illuminating the decision making process that produces militarization of a disagreement, considering options for dissuading the decision makers from choosing to militarize and limiting escalations when militarization does occur.

The Ideology of Creole Revolution

The Ideology of Creole Revolution
Author: Joshua Simon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2017-06-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107158478

This book explores the surprising similarities in the political ideas of the American and Latin American independence movements.

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups
Author: Mark S. Hamm
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437929591

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.