In recent years the European Union's membership has increased from 15 to 25 countries, it has adopted the Lisbon strategy for achieving greater economic competitiveness, taken steps towards a more purposive common foreign and defence policy, ... Zobraziť viac
The book Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic in World Politics is designed for use in courses on Czech and Central European politics for foreign students participating on various study programs at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts... Zobraziť viac
In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the European Union-and its... Zobraziť viac
With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major ... Zobraziť viac
On the day of his son’s fourteenth birthday, Hashem al-Souki lay somewhere in the Mediterranean, crammed in a wooden dinghy. His family was relatively safe at least for the time being in Egypt, where they had only just settled after ... Zobraziť viac
For the first time anywhere, a first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy SEAL team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind... Zobraziť viac
The past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and... Zobraziť viac
Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish almost anything we like and potentially reach an audience of millions. Never was there a time when the evils ... Zobraziť viac
Kniha vychází z poznatku, že současná česká politika se ocitla v hluboké krizi. Postrádá schopnost formulovat a naplňovat dlouhodobé celospolečenské cíle. Vstupem do Evropské unie završuje Česko svůj návrat do Evropy. Tím česká politika naplňuje svůj... Zobraziť viac
Who works in an embassy? What do diplomats actually do? Inside a U.S. Embassy is the only book that truly answers these questions. Inside a U.S. Embassy is a unique resource, taking readers inside embassies and consulates in over 50 countries, ... Zobraziť viac
This book is a complete introduction to politics and the workings of government, Focusing on the institutions of government and the political systems operating in liberal democratic states, ... Zobraziť viac
The science of cooperation tells us not only how we got here, but also where we might end up. Cooperation explains how strands of DNA gave rise to modern-day nation states. It defines our extraordinary ecological success as well as many... Zobraziť viac
The euro was supposed to create an unbreakable bond between the nations and people of Europe. But when the debt crisis struck, the flaws of the half-built currency has brought the EU close to breaking point after decades of post-war integration... Zobraziť viac
Yale University Press: From Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Russian Far East, journalist Ben Judah has travelled throughout... Zobraziť viac
Across the world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world's local bank', the friendly face of corporate and personal finance... Zobraziť viac
History does not run in straight lines. It is made by men and women and by accident. The path of events and ideas does not stretch smoothly from Thucydides, through Machiavelli and thence to perpetual peace... Zobraziť viac
A landmark book that completely transforms our understanding of the crisis of liberalism, from two pre-eminent intellectuals. Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread... Zobraziť viac
Homelands is a stunning blend of contemporary history, reportage and memoir by our greatest writer about European affairs... Zobraziť viac
Andrei Kozyrev was foreign minister of Russia under President Boris Yeltsin from August 1991 to January 1996. During the August 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev, he was present when tanks moved in to seize the Russian White House, where... Zobraziť viac
What has happened to America, and what's become of the American dream? Behind the self-confident image of world's most influential country we now see a nation tearing itself apart, its people angry and afraid. The United States may arguably be the... Zobraziť viac