Stone Barrington’s trip to Europe turns into an international incident in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods. When he’s apprised at the last minute of a mandatory meeting abroad, Stone Barrington rushes off to Europe for a whirlwind tour of business and, of course, pleasure. But from the start the trip seems to be cursed, plagued by suspicious “accidents” and unfortunate events, and some of Stone’s plans go up in flames—literally. Stone sets out to learn the true source of his curious misfortune and finds that what appeared to be bad luck may, in fact, have been a warning. From the chic streets of Paris to Italy's spectacular Amalfi Coast, Stone is pursued from all sides. But when the tables turn, the hunted may become the hunter...
This is a book on how to think - strategically - about foreign policy.
Holder, 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013); Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd., ... 2011); Sean M. Theriault, Party Polarization in Congress (2008); The U.S. Senate: From Deliberation to Dysfunction (Burdett Loomis ed., 2011). 56.
For a discussion of this subject with regard to American politics, see M. Zenko and M. Cohen, “Clear and Present Safety: The United States Is More Secure than Washington Thinks,” Foreign Affairs 91, no. 2 (2012). 2.
Pundits often treat foreign policy decision making as a simple matter of morality or politics, and academics often ignore it entirely, viewing policy as driven not by individual officials but...
In this provocative book, Peter Gries directly challenges the widely held view that partisan elites on Capitol Hill are out of touch with a moderate American public.
See James R. Sweeney, “Sheep without a Shepherd: The New Deal Faction in the Virginia Democratic Party,” ... Sweeney's essay is typical of histories of this era that downplay the degree to which Miller and liberals threatened Byrd.
This book explains why China has resorted to the use of large-scale military force in foreign affairs.
The Fundamentals of Foreign Affairs William R. Polk. the Arabic tawassal, which means to have a ... Livy, The Early History of Rome, 1:32; Maurice R. Davie, The Evolution of War (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929), app. L. 55.
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