The 2009 Cia World Factbook

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 10755 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547339458

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The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

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Author : Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 4673 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781510712898

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The CIA World Factbook 2017 by Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

A country-by-country guide to the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2017 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world’s nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. For each country, The CIA World Factbook 2017 includes: • Detailed maps with new geopolitical data • Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure • New data on military expenditures and capabilities • Information on each country’s climate and natural hazards • Details on prominent political parties and contact information for diplomatic consultation • Facts on transportation and communication infrastructure Also included are appendixes with useful abbreviations, international environmental agreements, international organizations and groups, weight and measure conversions, and more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this is a must-have resource for students, travelers, journalists, and businesspeople with a desire to know more about their world.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Geography
ISBN : IND:30000116733605

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National Basic Intelligence Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781597975414

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The World Factbook by Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

By intelligence officials, for intelligent people

Author : Arch Puddington,Aili Piano,Katrina Neubauer,Tyler Roylance
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442201223

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Freedom in the World 2009 by Arch Puddington,Aili Piano,Katrina Neubauer,Tyler Roylance Pdf

Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and a group of select territories are used by policy makers, the media, international corporations, and civic activists and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. Press accounts of the survey findings appear in hundreds of influential newspapers in the United States and abroad and form the basis of numerous radio and television reports. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.

Author : Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781510758261

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The CIA World Factbook 2020-2021 by Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

From the world’s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the CIA’s official country-by-country data on nations around the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2020-2021 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021. For each country, The CIA World Factbook 2020-2021 includes: Detailed maps with new geopolitical data Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure New data on military expenditures and capabilities Information on each country's climate and natural hazards Details on prominent political parties and contact information for diplomatic consultation Facts on transportation and communication infrastructure Also included are appendixes with useful abbreviations, international environmental agreements, international organizations and groups, weight and measure conversions, and more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this is a must-have resource for students, travelers, journalists, and business people with a desire to know more about their world.

Author : Philippe-Joseph Salazar
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300223224

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Words are Weapons by Philippe-Joseph Salazar Pdf

The first book to offer a rigorous, sophisticated analysis of ISIS's rhetoric and why it is so persuasive ISIS wages war not only on the battlefield but also online and in the media. Through a close examination of the words and images ISIS uses, with particular attention to the "digital caliphate" on the web, Philippe-Joseph Salazar theorizes an aesthetic of ISIS and its self-presentation. As a philosopher and historian of ideas, well versed in both the Western and the Islamic traditions, Salazar posits an interpretation of Islam that places speech--the profession of faith--at the center of devotion and argues that evocation of the simple yet profound utterance of faith is what gives power to the rhetoric that ISIS and others employ. At the same time, Salazar contends that Western discourse has undergone a "rhetorical disarmament." To win the fight against ISIS and Islamic extremism, Western democracies, their media, politicians, and counterterrorism agencies must consider radically changing their approach to Islamic extremism.

Author : Balbir Bhasin
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1606491091

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Doing Business in the ASEAN Countries by Balbir Bhasin Pdf

This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to succeeding in ASEAN countries. It allows for a deeper understanding of the business environment of these diverse economies. You will be better able to evaluate the risk factors and make meaningful decisions.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 13349 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547308164

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The 2010 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

The 2010 CIA World Factbook contains a surplus of interesting information including population count, land size, and other facts about various countries throughout the world. The CIA World Factbook provides information known widely, organized in one place for the convenience of the United States Central Intelligence.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Microbial Threats
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309138727

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Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Microbial Threats Pdf

As the human population grows-tripling in the past century while, simultaneously, quadrupling its demand for water-Earth's finite freshwater supplies are increasingly strained, and also increasingly contaminated by domestic, agricultural, and industrial wastes. Today, approximately one-third of the world's population lives in areas with scarce water resources. Nearly one billion people currently lack access to an adequate water supply, and more than twice as many lack access to basic sanitation services. It is projected that by 2025 water scarcity will affect nearly two-thirds of all people on the planet. Recognizing that water availability, water quality, and sanitation are fundamental issues underlying infectious disease emergence and spread, the Institute of Medicine held a two-day public workshop, summarized in this volume. Through invited presentations and discussions, participants explored global and local connections between water, sanitation, and health; the spectrum of water-related disease transmission processes as they inform intervention design; lessons learned from water-related disease outbreaks; vulnerabilities in water and sanitation infrastructure in both industrialized and developing countries; and opportunities to improve water and sanitation infrastructure so as to reduce the risk of water-related infectious disease.

Author : James Bamford
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307279392

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The Shadow Factory by James Bamford Pdf

James Bamford has been the preeminent expert on the National Security Agency since his reporting revealed the agency’s existence in the 1980s. Now Bamford describes the transformation of the NSA since 9/11, as the agency increasingly turns its high-tech ears on the American public. The Shadow Factory reconstructs how the NSA missed a chance to thwart the 9/11 hijackers and details how this mistake has led to a heightening of domestic surveillance. In disturbing detail, Bamford describes exactly how every American’s data is being mined and what is being done with it. Any reader who thinks America’s liberties are being protected by Congress will be shocked and appalled at what is revealed here.

Author : Lester R. Brown
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136560286

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Outgrowing the Earth by Lester R. Brown Pdf

Historically, food security was the responsibility of ministries of agriculture but today that has changed: decisions made in ministries of energy may instead have the greatest effect on the food situation. Recent research reporting that a one degree Celsius rise in temperature can reduce grain yields by 10 per cent means that energy policy is now directly affecting crop production. Agriculture is a water-intensive activity and, while public attention has focused on oil depletion, it is aquifer depletion that poses the more serious threat. There are substitutes for oil, but none for water and the link between our fossil fuel addiction, climate change and food security is now clear. While population growth has slowed over the past three decades, we are still adding 76 million people per year. In a world where the historical rise in land productivity has slowed by half since 1990, eradicating hunger may depend as much on family planners as on farmers. The bottom line is that future food security depends not only on efforts within agriculture but also on energy policies that stabilize climate, a worldwide effort to raise water productivity, the evolution of land-efficient transport systems, and population policies that seek a humane balance between population and food. Outgrowing the Earth advances our thinking on food security issues that the world will be wrestling with for years to come.

Author : Ami Pedahzur
Publisher : Polity
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745633838

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Suicide Terrorism by Ami Pedahzur Pdf

Suicide terrorism in its modern form made its first appearance in Lebanon in the early 1980s. Over the last quarter century, terrorist attacks perpetrated by suicide bombers have spread to many corners of the world and have become a major threat for both the governments and citizens of numerous countries. Can this devastating phenomenon be attributed to a specific religion or culture? What are the causes and motivations that lead ordinary people to embark upon suicide attacks? How are potential bombers trained for their mission? And is it possible for democratic governments to effectively cope with this challenge? In this compelling book, Ami Pedazhur investigates the root causes of suicide terrorism and its rapid proliferation in recent years. Drawing on a variety of sources, the book explores the use of human bombs in Lebanon, Israel, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Chechnya, Iraq, and the ostentatious attacks of Al-Qaeda and the global jihad. It is the only book to offer such an in-depth, up-to-date, cross cultural analysis of suicide terrorism in the twenty-first Century.

Author : Antonia Does
Publisher : Graduate Institute Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782940503353

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The Construction of the Maras by Antonia Does Pdf

High levels of crime and violence in Central America’s northern triangle are a major preoccupation of politicians, policy-makers and citizens. Public authorities in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala have sought repressive measures to increase public safety and to contain such violence, for which youth gangs (maras) are principally held responsible. Substantiated by interviews with key stakeholders in Geneva, Switzerland, this desk review offers a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and the intended effects behind the suppressive strategies of the respective governments. Viewing the gang phenomenon through the lens of securitization theory allows for a new understanding of how the maras are dealt with. This paper also traces how the concerned states have shaped a certain construction of these gangs and reveals a blurred line between the political and the security sectors. The analysis finds that interests other than combatting a security threat, as well as the particular historical and societal contexts of the three countries, decisively influence how the maras issue is addressed.

Author : Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781510750470

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The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020 by Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

The ultimate, comprehensive guide to country-by-country statistics around the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. For each country, The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020 includes: Detailed maps with new geopolitical data Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure New data on military expenditures and capabilities Information on each country's climate and natural hazards Details on prominent political parties and contact information for diplomatic consultation Facts on transportation and communication infrastructure Also included are appendixes with useful abbreviations, international environmental agreements, international organizations and groups, weight and measure conversions, and more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this is a must-have resource for students, travelers, journalists, and business people with a desire to know more about their world.