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Folgenreiche politische Entscheidungen werden in der Medienöffentlichkeit allzu oft isoliert betrachtet und mithin auch extrem klischeehaft repräsentiert. Die Politikwissenschaft bzw. die Wissenschaft der Internationalen Beziehungen wäre in diesem Zusammenhang aufgerufen, sachliche und grundlagentheoretisch aufbereitete Analysen der (internationalen) Politik in den öffentlichen Diskurs einzuspeisen. Stattdessen verlegt sich der amerikanisierte Mainstream auf die Legitimierung der politischen Praxis, die Konstruktion weltanschaulich verkürzter Narrative und/oder scholastische Diskussionen über randständige Details. Das vorliegende Buch unternimmt den Versuch, das Profil einer unabhängigen wissenschaftlichen Perspektive gegenüber der (internationalen) Politik zu schärfen, aus der es interessierten Beobachter/innen möglich wird, angemessene Vorstellungen von den aktuellen realweltlichen Geschehnissen zu entwickeln. Zu diesem Zweck werden im ersten Teil des Buches Grundprinzipien kritischen Denkens rekonstruiert, die im zweiten Teil des Buches mit Blick auf genuin kritische Deutungsmöglichkeiten realpolitischer Geschehnisse veranschaulicht werden.

InhaltVorbemerkung 9Erster Teil 11- Extensive Feindpropaganda 11- Die russische Position 14- Die Strategie der Destabilisierung 17- Eskalation 19- Folgen des Umsturzes und erste Reaktionen Russlands 21- Lügen und Hetze 25- Das Versagen der westlichen Medien 29- Militarisierung 33- Restauration und Indoktrination 37- Bürgerkrieg 43- Taktik und Propaganda 48- Gibt es eine Perspektive für die EU? 50- Erneute Drohungen und Kriegstreiberei 53- Provokationen 56- Anzeichen von Ernüchterung 58- Caveat emptor ¿ Der Käufer trägt das Risiko 61- Die Endlosschleife 66- Vorläufige Waffenruhe 67- Wirtschaftskrieg gegen Russland 70- Freihandel, Klitschko, NATO-Manöver und Proteste in Moskau 73- USA ¿ Kein Vorbild für Frieden und Freiheit 79- Drei Wortmeldungen zur Sache - Rede des russischen Präsidenten zum Beitritt der Krim zur Russischen Föderation 80 - Karl-Wilhelm Lange an Frank-Walter Steinmeier 97 - Willy Wimmer: Alarmstufe ¿Rot¿ 100Zweiter Teil 105- Gelenkte Politik und Meinungsmache 105- Wladimir Putin, Barack Obama und Joe Biden 110- Demagogie 114- Rechtsextremismus, Korruption und Mord 119- Kriegsvorbereitungen 124- Konsequenzen 133- Zwischenbilanz 2015 138Dritter Teil 141- Der Kampf um die Macht 141- Kriegshetze und Hybris 151- Weitere Truppenverlegungen und "Information Warfare" 155- Russland in der Defensive 166- Spionage, Fake News, Indoktrination 170- Hinter den Kulissen 181- Die Ukraine ¿ ein ¿failed state¿ 188- Krieg in Syrien 193- Keine Sanktionen, kein Krieg! 204- Der Machtwechsel in den USA 219- Wladimir Putin: ¿Wir brauchen Freunde¿ 225- Ein Ende des Kalten Krieges? 231- Donald Trump ¿ Hoffnungen und Chaos 236- Erwartungen und offene Fragen 242Bildquellen 253

Once a top-secret training manual for CIA field agents in the early Cold War Era of the 1950s, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception--a key component of the infamous MK-ULTRA campaign--is now available to the general public. An amazing historical artifact, this eye-opening handbook offered step-by-step instructions to covert intelligence operatives in all manner of sleight of hand and trickery designed to thwart the Communist enemy. Part of MK-ULTRA, the CIA's secret mind-control and chemical interrogation research program, this legendary document, the brainchild of John Mulholland, then America's most famous magician, was believed lost forever. But thanks to former CIA gadgeteer Bob Wallace and renowned spycraft historian H. Keith Melton, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception is now available to everyone, spy and civilian alike.

Warlord is the definitive chronicle of Churchill's crucial role as one of the world's most renowned military leaders, from his early adventures on the North-West Frontier of colonial India and the Boer War through his extraordinary service in both world wars. Using extensive, untapped archival materials, Carlo D'Este illuminates Churchill's character as never before, exploring his strategies behind the major military campaigns of World War I and World War II?both his dazzling successes and disastrous failures?while also revealing his tumultuous relationships with his generals and other commanders, including Dwight D. Eisenhower.As riveting as the man it portrays, Warlord is a masterful, unsparing portrait of one of history's most fascinating and influential leaders during what was arguably the most crucial event in human history.

Tommy "Karate" Pitera was not like other men in the mob. Sure he was a made man for the Bonanno crime family. Sure he dealt drugs, kept women, and flaunted his money. Sure he killed people. But there was something different about him, something unhinged. There were lots of guys in the Five Families who killed people, lots of guys who did ghastly things, but most if not all of those killers were afraid of man they called "Karate." There were stories, rumors really, that floated around about Pitera, and if even half the rumors were true, that was enough to make people stay away from him. The rumors talked about his squeaky high voice--Mickey Mouse with a Brooklyn accent--that didn′t fit his large, lanky frame. They talked about the strange ways that he killed people and the things he did when he was angry. The rumors discussed how people had a way of disappearing when Pitera was around, but instead of turning up dead, they didn′t turn up at all. The rumors spoke of a secret cemetery he had somewhere in the five boroughs, a place where the bodies of his victims would remain forever nameless. Jim Hunt came from a long line of law enforcement. Originally a member of the NYPD, he joined the DEA and never looked back. Like his father and grandfather before him, fighting crime was in his blood, and during his storied career at the DEA he′d bagged his share of bad guys. But nothing like what he encountered when he first started investigating Tommy "Karate" Pitera. What started as a routine look into a cocaine and heroin ring in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn during the 1980s grew exponentially, as Hunt uncovered the layers of death that surrounded Pitera. Entering into the shadowy world of wire taps, stakeouts, and informants, Hunt managed to turn the handful of Pitera′s closest confidants against him in his pursuit. By the end, Hunt estimated that Pitera might have killed as many as sixty people. Offering the first ever detailed look at the life and crimes of Pitera, Philip Carlo explores the man behind some of the most horrific murders in the mob′s history and the multi-year DEA investigation that brought him down. Getting inside the mind of both killer and detective, Carlo details the delicate game of cat and mouse that resulted in the conviction of a mafia killer unlike any other. A dual tale of murder, drugs, money, and ultimately justice, Gravesend gives us Carlo′s most frightening portrayal yet of the depraved depths of the psychopath′s mind.

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Ferner Osten, Note: 1,3, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Seminar - Wirtschaftsordnungen im Vergleich, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1,28 Mrd. Menschen und eine Fläche von 9.597.995 Quadratkilometern, das ist China in statistischen Dimensionen ausgedrückt. Zum Vergleich: Deutschland hat eine Fläche von ca. 357.000 Quadratkilometern und eine Einwohnerzahl von ca. 82 Mill. Menschen. Allein diese Zahlen machen schon deutlich welch ein Gigant China ist, und dennoch gehörte das Land über lange Zeit zu den wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungsländern. Dies hat sich grundlegend geändert. China ist auf dem besten Wege auch wirtschaftlich ein Gigant zu werden. Mit einem durchschnittlichen Wirtschaftswachstum von 8% in den letzten 5 Jahren nimmt es die Spitzenposition unter den Industrieländern ein. China ist durch sein reichhaltiges Angebot an billigen Arbeitskräften mittlerweile zur Werkbank der Welt geworden. Jede zweite Digitalkamera, jedes dritte Handy und jede vierte Waschmaschine kommen aus China. 80% aller DVD Spieler, 70% aller Spielwaren und 50% aller Schuhe werden in China produziert. 2003 flossen ca. 53 Mrd. $ an Direktinvestitionen in die chinesische Wirtschaft. Im Verbrauch von Stahl, Kohle und Zement belegt China weltweit Platz 1. Im Erdölverbrauch rangiert nur noch die USA vor dem ¿Reich der Mitte¿.Wie aber kam es zu dieser Entwicklung, und wo nahm diese ihren Ursprung? Diese Arbeit soll den Prozess der Hinwendung Chinas zu mehr Marktwirtschaft und weg von der Planwirtschaft seit 1949 nachzeichnen. Welche Maßnahmen wurden ergriffen, und was waren die Auslöser für diese Schritte? Zum besseren Verständnis wird dieser Prozess zumindest ansatzweise in seinen historischen Hintergrund eingebettet. Als Einführung werden die beiden Systeme der Plan- und Verkehrswirtschaft im folgenden Kapitel 2 vorgestellt und erläutert. Des Weiteren soll untersucht werden, inwiefern es China gelungen ist, planwirtschaftliche und marktwirtschaftliche Elemente zu vereinen, und welche Schwierigkeiten sich daraus ergeben haben. Kann China den Spagat zwischen Kommunismus und Marktwirtschaft tatsächlich auf Dauer aufrechterhalten? Dieser Aspekt soll in einem abschließenden Fazit näher beleuchtet werden.

In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of the Storm recounts George Tenet's time at the Central Intelligence Agency, a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. With unparalleled access to both the highest echelons of government and raw intelligence from the field, Tenet illuminates the CIA's painstaking attempts to prepare the country against new and deadly threats, disentangles the interlocking events that led to 9/11, and offers explosive new information on the deliberations and strategies that culminated in the U.S. invasion of Iraq.Beginning with his appointment as Director of Central Intelligence in 1997, Tenet unfolds the momentous events that led to 9/11 as he saw and experienced them: his declaration of war on al-Qa'ida; the CIA's covert operations inside Afghanistan; the worldwide operational plan to fight terrorists; his warnings of imminent attacks against American interests to White House officials in the summer of 2001; and the plan for a coordinated and devastating counterattack against al-Qa'ida laid down just six days after the attacks. Tenet's compelling narrative then turns to the war in Iraq as he provides dramatic insight and background on the run-up to the invasion, including a firsthand account of the fallout from the inclusion of "sixteen words" in the president's 2003 State of the Union address, which claimed that Saddam Hussein had sought to purchase uranium from Africa; the true context of Tenet's own now-famous "slam dunk" comment regarding Saddam's WMD program; and the CIA's critical role in an administration predisposed to take the country to war. In doing so, he sets the record straight about CIA operations and shows readers that the truth is more complex than suggested in other versions of recent history offered thus far. Through it all, Tenet paints an unflinching self-portrait of a man caught between the warring forces of the administration's decision-making process, the reams of frightening intelligence pouring in from around the world, and his own conscience. In At the Center of the Storm, George Tenet draws on his unmatched experience within the opaque mirrors of intelligence and provides crucial information previously undisclosed to offer a moving, revelatory profile of both a man and a nation in times of crisis.

With the 2005 review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the background, this book puts into a measured context alarms about the further spread of nuclear weapons to 'rogue states' and elsewhere.

This study, available for the first time in paperback, explores the normative dimension of the evolving role of the United Nations in peace and security and, ultimately, in governance. What is dealt with here is both the UN's changing raison d'etre and the wider normative context within which the organisation is located. The study looks at the UN through the window of one of its most contentious, yet least understood, practices: active involvement in intra-state conflicts as epitomised by UN peacekeeping. Drawing on the conceptual tools provided by the 'historical structural' approach, this study seeks to understand how and why the international community continuously reinterprets or redefines the UN's role with regard to intra-state conflicts. The study concentrates on intra-states 'peacekeeping environments', and examines what changes, if any, have occurred to the normative basis of UN peacekeeping in intra-state conflicts from the early 1960s to the early 1990s. One of the original aspects of the study is its analytical framework, where the conceptualisation of 'normative basis' revolves around objectives, functions and authority, and is closely connected with the institutionalised values in the UN Charter such as state sovereignty, human rights and socio-economic development. This book is essential reading for postgraduate students of IR and international peacekeeping organisations.

One of the most significant areas of activity in the George Bush administration was foreign affairs. Drawing together participants as well as foreign policy scholars and journalists, Hofstra Universtiy organized the 1997 Conference on the Presidency of George Bush. This volume covers the key foreign affairs activities of the administration.The essays examine major areas of the Bush foreign policy record. Included are papers on international trade, the Middle East, Latin America, Somalia, Bosnia, arms control, and U.S. base closing. Scholars, students, and other researchers involved with the policies of the Bush administration will find this a useful resource.

In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure. It was a plot that proved historically remarkable for two reasons: the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure. Soon after two U-Boats packed with explosives arrived on America's shores-one on Long Island, one in Florida-it became clear that the incompetence of the eight saboteurs was matched only by that of American authorities. In fact, had one of the saboteurs not tipped them off, the FBI might never have caught the plot's perpetrators-though a dozen witnesses saw a submarine moored on Long Island. As told by Michael Dobbs, the story of the botched mission and a subsequent trial by military tribunal, resulting in the swift execution of six saboteurs, offers great insight into the tenor of the country--and the state of American intelligence--during World War II and becomes what is perhaps a cautionary tale for our times.

Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Korea and East Asia, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to contemporary Korean politics. It explicates the great changes in South Korea, which has gone from being one of the poorest nations to a proud member of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation while making the transition to democracy. The work focuses on the geopolitical and cultural setting, historical evolution, institutional foundation, dynamics of political leadership, and political and administrative processes of Korean politics. It also features chapters on political determinants of the rise and decline of the Korean economy, foreign and unification policy of South Korea, and political development and decay in North Korea.

In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt served as chairwoman of the United Nations committee to create this declaration of moral conscience, now used by Amnest International as their founding document. This edition is in six languages: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.

What is diplomacy? An art, a craft? Or something in between? Is there such a thing as a diplomatic secret recipe? What actually makes a good diplomat? What tips and tricks help to break the deadlock? When does humor help, when only bluffing? How do diplomatic cultures and styles differ in different countries? How undiplomatic can, and perhaps even must, a diplomat sometimes be? How does the work of today's diplomats differ from that of their predecessors? And why do we need diplomats today, when half the world is just a click away from the next video conference? In this book, renowned companions of Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger - including several current and former heads of state and government - reflect on basic questions of diplomacy. Taking the reader behind the scenes of diplomacy, they reveal their most astonishing experiences, successes, and failures on the diplomatic stage, or outline their ideas for the diplomatic handling of unresolved challenges. A book for anyone who wants to better understand what matters when negotiating war and peace.

Keukeleire and Delreux demonstrate the scope and diversity of the European Union's foreign policy, showing that EU foreign policy is broader than the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, and that areas such as trade, development, environment and energy are inextricable elements of it. This book offers a comprehensive and critical account of the EU's key foreign relations - with its neighbourhood, with the US, China and Russia, and with emerged powers - and argues that the EU's foreign policy needs to be understood not only as a response to crises and conflicts, but also as a means of shaping international structures and influencing long-term processes. This third edition reflects recent changes and trends in EU foreign policy as well as the international context in which it operates, addressing issues such as the increasingly contested international order, the conflict in Ukraine, the migration and refugee crisis, Brexit and Covid-19. The book not only clarifies the formal procedures in EU foreign policy-making but also elucidates how it works in practice. The third edition includes new sections and boxes on 'strategic autonomy', European arms exports, the EU's external representation, the 'Brussels Effect', and decentring and gender approaches to EU foreign policy.Up to date, jargon-free and supported by its own website (eufp.eu), this systematic and innovative appraisal of this key policy area is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as practitioners.

Faszination, Inspiration und sexuelle Freiheit - ein neuer Blick auf englische Autor*innenund ihr Berlin der Goldenen Zwanziger.John Chancellor stellte 1929 in seinem Reiseführer »How to Be Happy in Berlin« eine Frage, die englische Autor*innen insgesamt seit mehr als hundert Jahren beschäftigt - mit unterschiedlichsten Antworten und weitreichender kultureller Wirkung. Neben W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood und Stephen Spender, dem berühmten Dreigestirn, das mit seinen Texten und deren Verfilmungen den Grundstein für den Mythos Berlins legte, spielten dabei auch unbekanntere Stimmen eine Rolle: Die Übersetzerin Freuds, Alix Strachey, die aus Berlin eine Fülle lebendiger Briefen an ihren Ehemann James in London schrieb. Die Botschaftergattin Helen D`Abernon, die in ihren Memoiren das soziale Elend Berlins nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg ebenso beschreibt wie die rauschenden Feste in der britischen Botschaft. Oder der pro-faschistische Avantgard-Autor Wyndham Lewis, der in Berlin zunächst der Faszination für Hitler erlag und gegen die sexuelle Freizügigkeit Berlins in der Weimarer Republik wetterte.Der zweisprachige und reich bebilderte Begleitband zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung geht den vielfältigen Spuren dieser und vieler weiterer Autor*innen nach. Zugleich erklärt er, wie vor allem die männlichen Autoren den Mythos Berlins aktiv herbeischrieben und an welchen Orten sich das abspielte, was in englischen Briefen, Romanen, Memoiren, Reiseführern und Tagebüchern zu höchst ambivalenten Berlinbildern verarbeitet wurde. Dieser Mythos wirkt bis heute nach und findet etwa sein Echo in den Werken gegenwärtiger englischsprachiger Autor*innen, die sich Berlin als Zufluchtsort nach dem Brexit gesucht haben.

The author takes the reader on a swift and sweeping ride through different aspects of defence. What is the core of defence in general? And what is defence today for the most prominent of all defensive alliances, for NATO, which is in the midst of a reflection process on what its role in the future should be?The notoriously vague and shadowy term "defence" is illuminated from different angles, culminating in the newly introduced model of "strategical analysis". The historical perspective comprises examples varying from China's Great Wall to the Israeli-Arab Six Days War and NATO's history with a specific focus on its understanding of defence from its foundation, through all three ages of its existence and into today's still and again changing world. More insights are drawn from the application of the prevalent judicial, political and military strategic approaches and terms.From this kaleidoscopic view, the author draws practical conclusions and formulates clear and pointed recommendations for the persistent and particularly in NATO very current discussion about how the understanding of defence should - or should not - evolve.