For sale in CIS only! On the morning of 3 April 1941, 'Orlando Mazzotta', a man posing as an Italian diplomat, walked up the steps of the German Foreign Office in Berlin. The Under-Secretary of State, Dr Ernst Woermann, immediately received him and...

For sale in CIS only! Dramatic political events involving Muslims across the world have put Islam under increased scrutiny. However, the focus of this attention is generally limited to the political realm and often even further confined by constrict...

For sale in CIS only! Since that fateful week of war in June 1967, when Israel's speedy military victory over the Arab states redrew the map of the Middle East, Europe – at least in terms of its influence in this crucial region – has been a cause lo...

For sale in CIS only! Recent outbursts of sectarian and ethnic violence in Iraq have made many observers question the viability of the state itself. It is said that due to the artificiality of the state and a lack of deep-seated political institutio...

For sale in CIS only! Until recently, policy-makers and academics generally saw religion as something that would disappear as countries made economic progress. But we now know that this rarely happens. People in most countries continue to look at t...

For sale in CIS only! "American Neoconservatism" moves beyond recent debates over the intricacies of the Bush administration's foreign policy to offer a deeper look at the philosophical premises of this "new" conservatism in light of the historical...

For sale in CIS only! This is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a senior former member of the Taliban. His memoirs, translated from Pashto, are more than just a personal account of his extraordinary life. "My Life with the Taliban" offers a co...

For sale in CIS only! Every genocide in history has been notable for the minority of brave individuals and groups who put their own lives at risk to rescue its would be victims. Based on three case studies – the genocides of the Armenians, the Jews...

For sale in CIS only! The conflict in Cote d'Ivoire has the characteristics of Shakespearean drama – the key figures are larger than life, each with a fatal flaw, and the self-destructive path each is following is clearly visible to all but themselv...

For sale in CIS only! A new weapon is emerging to help us fight climate change. It is becoming feasible to take carbon dioxide from power stations and industry, and lock it away safely before it can enter the atmosphere. In the next few years, major...