For more than four years, Martin McGartland lived the astonishing double life of a secret agent. To the IRA, he was a trusted Intelligence Office and an integral member of an active service unit. To the British Government however, he was known only as 'Agent Carol'. Martin McGartland is credited by British Intelligence with saving the lives of at least fifty people. Every time he tipped off the authorities, he risjed detection and yet, heroically and fearlessly, he continued to pass on life-saving information. Finally, his cover was blown. Martin was taken from Sinn Fein headquarters in Belfast to an IRA safehouse for questioning and almost certain execution. Though guarded by armed men, in a desperate bid for freedom, he dived from a third floor window...This breathtaking story is now a major film starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess. Titel: Fifty dead men walking Forfatter: Marti
Irlands historie.
Om brikkerne i det storpolitiske spil bag krigen i Irak, bl.a. Iraks nyere historie, Saddam Hussein og hans klike, George W. Bush og hans bagland, FN's og EU's roller i spillet, den militære situation i området og våbnenes teknologiske niveau Forlag: Ekstra Bladet Udgivelsesår: 2003 Sider: 119 Sprog: Dansk
"This introductory textbook on international relations theory brings together a selection of leading experts to offer an unparalleled insight into the main paradigms and latest developments in the discipline. Presenting a full range of theories, from realism and liberalism to institutionalism and green theory, the sixth edition of this book has been extensively revised to offer a more global introduction to international relations. It showcases insights from across the world, and employs a historical and sociological perspective throughout to demonstrate how any understanding of IR is time and place contingent. New to this edition are two new chapters on postcolonialism and institutionalism, as well as boxed cases which apply theory to contemporary empirical examples including gendered policy in the UN, the phenomenon of 'fake news', issues on migration, and the crisis of the Amazon's fo
TERROR giver et indblik i terroristernes mål og midler. Forfatteren, den prisbelønnede britiske historiker og kommentator Michael Burleigh, fokuserer på den desinficerende vrede og fordrejede moral, som driver terroristerne frem. Han peger på, at volden ofte bliver et mål i sig selv, og at terroristene tit er viklet ind i andre former for kriminallivet. Terrormiljøet er "uden undtagelse moralsk usselt," skriver Burleigh direkte. Type: Hardcover
Forfattere: Peter Ackerman, Jack DuVall Sprog: Engelsk Antal sider: 561 Forlag: Palgrave Macmillan Udgivelsesår: 2000 "How popular movements have used nonviolent weapons to overthrow dictators, obstruct military invaders, and secure human rights in country after country over the past century"--Back cover. Titel: A Force More Powerful Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: These are powerful stories about truth overcoming lies, love dissolving evil, and life eclipsing death. Nonviolent valor can end oppression, and the world of the 21st century will be safer, freer, and more humane if it heeds the lessons of this book. Type: Paperback
Om de danske styrkers forhold, deres opgaver og de vilkår de opererer under i Afghanistan og Irak. Med konkrete eksempler på de dilemmaer danske soldater bliver konfronteret med i udlandet Forfatter: Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen Forlag: Gyldendal Udgivelsesår: 2008 Sider: 167 Sprog: Dansk
Rachel Maddow analyserer i "Drift" USA’s bevægelse mod en stadig mere løs og permanent anvendelse af militær magt. Med udgangspunkt i konflikter som Vietnam og Afghanistan, Reagans præsidentskab og outsourcing til private kontraktfirmaer viser hun, hvordan krig er blevet fjernet fra den brede befolknings hverdag og dermed lettere at føre politisk. Bogen argumenterer for, at denne udvikling har svækket den demokratiske kontrol med militæret og ændret den nationale sikkerhedsstat. Teksten kombinerer journalistisk fortælling, historisk gennemgang og politisk kritik og sigter mod at genstarte en offentlig debat om USA’s krigsførelse og magtens fordeling mellem præsident, kongres og borgere. Type: Paperback Paperback-udgave af Rachel Maddows politiske fagbog "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power". Bogen undersøger, hvordan USA historisk er gledet væk fra de oprindelige idealer om b
