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paperbackEngels9783111542768
1e druk
17-6-2024
When we take a look back at the way Western states have fought terrorist organizations in the last 20 years, it is difficult not to think that these alternatives to war might have been more ethical than the decisions to invade Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and in 2003. Meer
gebondenEngels122 blz.9781138387560
5-12-2019
"Supported by genuine historical cases, this book argues that certain new technologies in warfare can not only be justified within the current framework of the just war theory, but that their use is mandatory from a moral perspective. Meer
gebondenEngels127 blz.9783319932712
23-7-2018
We often think of the army as an institution whose members are required to blindly obey all orders they receive. However, this perception is inaccurate. Meer
gebondenEngels160 blz.9783110757484
1e druk
5-2-2023
The book analyzes when terrorists ought to be targeted and how this can be done, focusing on the inherent problems associated with the solutions that are normally used against state actors. Meer
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GebondenEngels9781041170556
8-4-2026
This provocative and timely book, challenges conventional wisdom about political legitimacy. While democratic social contracts are traditionally viewed as the only legitimate form of governance, it reveals how authoritarian states maintain stability and popular support without relying solely on repression. Meer
GebondenEngels9781433189081
7-7-2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the serious crisis of political authorities that Liberal societies are currently experiencing. Meer
GebondenEngels9781433195358
28-2-2022
It is being said that we should all be proud of the way we are confronting the Covid-19 pandemic. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781526143648
1-10-2019
Super soldiers are about to become the new actors in the battlefields of tomorrow. Armed with science fiction-esque equipment and drugs, they are about to make comic book and Hollywood superheroes a reality. Meer
GebondenEngels9781032481494
5-7-2023
Explores forms of fear that are becoming more visible in liberal democracies and how they now tend to condition our existences in a way that is detrimental to our personal freedom. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032239309
13-12-2021
Supported by genuine historical cases, this book argues that certain new technologies in warfare can not only be justified within the current framework of the just war theory, but that their use is mandatory from a moral perspective. Meer
PaperbackEngels9783111621661
4-11-2024
gebondenEngels9789811366925
4-4-2019
This book examines Kazakhstan’s struggle to distance itself from its Soviet past over 25 years after its independence. To a very large extent, the affirmation of its sovereignty and a unique Kazakhstani way remain largely a matter of rhetoric. Meer
paperbackEngels9789813343108
22-1-2022
The final page in the political history of the Soviet Union was turned on March 19, 2019, when Nursultan Nazarbayev, the last former Chairman of a Soviet Republic who had managed to stay in power following the collapse of USSR, unexpectedly decided to resign. Meer
gebondenEngels9789811577673
19-8-2020
This book tries to understand the lessons we ought to learn from the Covid-19 crisis as well as the profound transformations this pandemic will bring to the world order. Meer
gebondenEngels9789811503528
25-11-2019
This Pivot updates the ideas of the famous political philosopher from the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli, for the 21st century, using case studies from the West and from Kazakhstan to demonstrate the utility of Machiavelli's ideas for contemporary political life. Meer
gebondenEngels9789813343078
22-1-2021
The final page in the political history of the Soviet Union was turned on March 19, 2019, when Nursultan Nazarbayev, the last former Chairman of a Soviet Republic who had managed to stay in power following the collapse of USSR, unexpectedly decided to resign. Meer
gebondenEngels9789819907823
31-3-2023
This book explores the various ramifications and consequences of the violent civil protests that affected Kazakhstan in January 2022. In this compelling study, the authors examine the underlying social and political tensions that have affected this biggest country of Central Asia, especially since its political transition of 2019 and how the state has managed to justify its actions that led to a return to peace. Meer
gebondenEngels9789819981663
3-12-2023
This book explores the emerging politics of Eurasia from the vantage point of Kazakhstan. Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 has led to the end of the post-Cold War paradigm of liberal convergence and has triggered a geopolitical shift that will lead to the establishment of a renewed bipolar world order. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781032481876
29-11-2024
This book explores the forms of fear that are becoming more visible in liberal democracies and how they now tend to condition our existences in a way that is detrimental to our personal freedom. Meer