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  The Rise of Russia - The Turning...

  Investigation Federal Bureau of,...

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  This book gives a detailed and precise analysis of the rise of Russian foreign policy in this decade. Russia's military interventions in Ukraine from 2014, and Syria from 2015, caused widespread surprise among Western policy communities including the United States. However, these interventions represented the culmination of two well-established trends that had been clearly identified by Russia-watchers over preceding years. These were first, a mounting perception of direct threat against Russia from the West, and second, Russia's own greatly increased capability for military or other action to respond to this perceived threat. In addition to the examination of Russia's use of military force in Ukraine and Syria, this book gives a complete insight into Russian diplomacy by analyzing the interference into the U.S. presidential elections, engagement with Latin America and interests in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
  Contents:
  The Rise of Russia's Strength
  Prehistory 
  Threat Perception 
  Instability 
  Before Libya 
  The Arab Spring 
  Libya 
  Information Warfare 
  Exclusion of Russia 
  The Near Abroad 
  Syria—2013 
  Syria—2015 
  Russia Is Back 
  Outlook and Implications 
  Summary of Policy Recommendations 
  The Muscovite Mindset 
  Russian Interference Into the U.S. Presidential Elections
  Description  
  Technical Details  
  Injection Flaws  
  Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities  
  Server Vulnerabilities  
  Recommended Mitigations  
  Detailed Mitigation Strategies 
  Russian Engagement With Latin America Country-by-Country 
  Impacts on the Region and on the United States 
  Recommendations for U.S. Leadership 
  Russian Interests in Sub-Saharan Africa 
  History 
  Russia's Presence Today — Political Priorities 
  Economic Aims 
  Resource Interests — Minerals 
  Resource Interests - Energy 
  Trade 
  Arms Trade 
  Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa 
  Implications for U.S. Policy 
  Outlook

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  The Roman Imperial Succession

  John D. Grainger

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  An investigation of how a man could become a Roman emperor, and the failure to create an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor.  
   
  John D. Grainger analyses the Roman imperial succession, demonstrating that the empire organized by Augustus was fundamentally flawed in the method it used to find emperors. Augustus’s system was a mixture of heredity, senatorial, and military influences, and these were generally antagonistic. Consequently, the Empire went through a series of crises, in which the succession to a previous, usually dead, emperor was the main issue. The infamous “Year of the Four Emperors,” AD 69, is only the most famous of these crises, which often involved bouts of bloody and destructive civil war, assassinations and purges. These were followed by a period, usually relatively short, in which the victor in the “crisis” established a new system, juggling the three basic elements identified by Augustus, but which was as fragile and short lived as its predecessor; these “consequences” of each crisis are discussed. The lucid and erudite text is supported by over 22 genealogical tables and 100 images illustrating the Emperors. 
   
  Praise of The Roman Imperial Succession 
   
  “For a general introduction to the question of how one becomes a Roman emperor, Grainger has provided a sound guide.” —Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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  Summary of Michael...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Michael Shellenberger’s San Fransicko 
    
  In San Fransicko (2021), bestselling author Michael Shellenberger tackles the problem of increasing homelessness, especially in the city of San Francisco. He argues that the root cause isn’t the absence of accommodation, money, or social aid programs, but the principles embedded in the minds of some people who acquire them either by experience or by identity. As a result, the values that allow cities and civilizations to exist are diminishing. 
  Progressives always claim to have solutions for the issues of homelessness, crime, drug abuse, alcoholism, and inequality. However, a close examination of faltering cities shows that these social problems have become exceptionally worse under the control of progressives. In response, Shellenberger looks for a different way forward that will help both homeless people and the community around them. 

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  What Works - Common Sense...

  Cal Thomas

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  We didn't just crawl out of a cave. We know what works based on experience. Why must we constantly re-fight the same battles over and over? Our politics and even our spiritual lives too often resemble the film 'Groundhog Day' in which actor Bill Murray wakes up and repeats the same event again and again and nothing ever changes, as in present-day Washington.Why don't we consult the past and common sense in order to see that what others discovered still works. Wisdom existed before the Internet and other forms of mass communication -- and video games, Facebook and Twitter.Today, we have more information than ever, but less wisdom; more talk, but less listening; more things in the superficial showroom (celebrities are a good example) and less in the intellectual storeroom (that would be knowledge).We KNOW what works -- historically and instinctively---but politics too often gets in the way, as does ignorance. Too few people pay attention and the politicians easily pick their pockets -- literally and intellectually.  That's why Congress has an approval rating lower than cockroaches and colonoscopies and only slightly above pedophiles.Instead of the constant jockeying for political advantage, suppose we start focusing on what promotes the general welfare, regardless of which party or ideology gets the credit.  It's amazing what problems can be solved if solutions, not partisan gain, become the goal.The American public is being 'gamed' by politicians, the big media and other 'elites,' whose main interest centers on themselves. When was the last story you saw on TV, or read in a newspaper, about anyone pursuing, much less achieving, a solution to any major problem?This book is about solutions, not theories or an attempt to gain political advantage.  It's about pressuring our political leadership to forget about the next election and start focusing on the needs of the people who work hard to provide for themselves, send their tax dollars to Washington, and want to see the country achieve something of value as it has always done. How about abandoning things that don't work and start focusing on what does work?  The alternative is more of the past.  And Bill Murray with the ground hogs.

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  The European Union - A Very...

  John Pinder, Simon Usherwood

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  The European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organization. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states, going far beyond that found anywhere else in the world. On the other, it is currently in the throes of a phase of profound uncertainty about its viability and future.Showing how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present day, this Very Short Introduction covers a range of topics, including the Union's early history, the workings of its institutions and what they do, the interplay between "eurosceptics" and federalists, and the role of the Union beyond Europe in international affairs and as a peace-keeper.In this fully updated fourth edition, Pinder and Usherwood cover the migrant crisis and the UK's decision to leave the Union, set in the context of a body that is now involved in most areas of public policy. Discussing how the EU continues to draw in new members, they conclude by considering the future of the Union and the choices and challenges that may lie ahead.

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  The Prince

  Paul Adams

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  The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that ends of princes, such as glory, and indeed survival, can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends.    Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following observations, be Machiavellian as we understand the disparaging term? 1. So it is that to know the nature of a people, one need be a Prince; to know the nature of a Prince, one need to be of the people. 2. If a Prince is not given to vices that make him hated, it is unsusal for his subjects to show their affection for him. 3. Opportunity made Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, Theseus, and others; their virtue domi-nated the opportunity, making their homelands noble and happy. Armed prophets win; the disarmed lose. 4. Without faith and religion, man achieves power but not glory. 5. Prominent citizens want to command and oppress; the populace only wants to be free of oppression. 6. A Prince needs a friendly populace; otherwise in diversity there is no hope. 7. A Prince, who rules as a man of valor, avoids disasters, 8. Nations based on mercenary forces will never be solid or secure. 9. Mercenaries are dangerous because of their cowardice 10. There are two ways to fight: one with laws, the other with force. The first is rightly man's way; the second, the way of beasts.

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