Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them?
Johnson, author of the acclaimed Secret Agencies and an experienced overseer of intelligence (Foreign Affairs), here examines the present state and future challenges of American strategic intelligence.
Offers a comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history.
Offers a comprehensive analysis and criticism of the development of modern Catholic social teaching from the perspective of theology, ethics, and church history.
Long isolated by rigid military rule, Burma, or Myanmar, is one of the least known, significantly sized states in the world. This title sheds light on this reclusive state by exploring issues of authority and legitimacy in its politics, economics, social structure, and culture since the popular uprising and military coup of 1988.
Over the years, Democrats and Republicans each have received about fifty percent of the votes and controlled about half of the government, but this has not resulted in policy deadlock. This title analyzes policy outcomes in light of the frequent alternation in power among evenly divided parties.
For over 30 years Hafez al-Asad has ruled Syria, one of the last of the old generation of Arab leaders. This biography examines the array of choices facing Asad and his country in the post-Cold War period, looking at issues of civil liberties, economic liberalization and international allies.
It is estimated that between 11 and 17 million American women use firearms everyday, whether through their jobs, for sport or for personal security. This study analyzes the reasons why so many women possess and use guns, focusing especially on the link between firearms and feminism.
The Clinton scandal consumed the better part of a year of American public life, bitterly dividing the nation and culminating in a constitutional crisis. This book explores the long-reaching constitutional and political implications of the scandal: how it will affect the presidency, the law, and the political process.