Theory
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From ![]() Maritime Trade Routes and ConflictFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses five strategic waterways (Strait of Hormuz, Mandab Strait, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, South China Sea) which are geopolitically vital as petroleum trade routes from the Middle East. … | John Foster | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Migrant Workers and the TPP |
Canada’s temporary entry commitments in the TPP cover a wider range of occupations and sectors than NAFTA, and for the first time the system would be extended to countries such as Australia … | Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1914Aborted Plans |
August 1914: All armies go to war brimming with confidence. The commanders proceed to implement the plans that are supposed to guarantee success, such as Plan XVII of the French and the famous … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1915The Great Offensives |
In 1915, the French and British launch a number of large-scale offensives on the western front, hoping to pierce the German lines and thus to win the war. But in trench warfare the defenders, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1916Material and Human Material |
If men armed with rifles and bayonets cannot open a gap in defensive lines, perhaps it can be done by simply obliterating the enemy in his trenches by means of massive shelling by the artillery. … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 16 | 2016 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1917Catastrophies at Coporetto and Elsewhere |
The particularly turbulent year 1917 brings the Allies a lot of bad news. In an offensive on the Chemin des Dames, the French suffer enormous losses. The Third Battle of Ypres concludes with a … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Militaria 1918German Spring Offensive, Allied Final Offensive |
On March 3, 1918, Germany and Russia sign a peace treaty in Brest-Litovsk. Shortly afterward, on the first day of spring, March 21, the western front witnesses the start of a huge German … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 17 | 2016 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Mining in the Wake of GenocideCanadian Corporations in Twenty-First Century Guatemala From: Blood of Extraction |
Jeffery R. Webber; Todd Gordon | 44 | 2016 | $4.40 Add | |
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From ![]() Modeling an Escape from OvershootFrom: Escape from Overshoot |
In this chapter the author explores frameworks for escaping overshoot. | Peter Victor A. | 32 | 2023 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the Condottiere and StatesmanWas the Duce a great leader? |
This chapter looks at Mussolini as a leader and soldier, and looks at the not-so-glorious reality of Fascist Italy’s military achievements. It discusses Italy’s colonial aspirations … | Francesco Filippi | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Mussolini the HumanitarianWas the Duce a "benign" dictator? |
This chapter challenges the notion that Mussolini "wasn’t that bad" as a man and in comparison to other fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler. It explores Mussolini’s racist, … | Francesco Filippi | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() Nationalism and "Social Imperialism" |
As antidote against socialist internationalism, the elite stimulates nationalism. “Social imperialism” à la Cecil Rhodes simultaneously serves as a safety valve that reduces … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() Nietzsche and Social DarwinismOde to War |
The process of democratization seems to be irresistible and, with the rise of the “masses,” the elite, besieged and increasingly pessimistic, seeks remedies in Social- Darwinist … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 22 | 2016 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Oil and the deep stateFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft analyzes how an economy heavily dependent on oil production sets the stage for a deep state with examples from around the world. | Kevin Taft | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
![]() Oil and World PoliticsThe real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more |
This book identifies the underlying role played by the oil and gas resource and the oil industry in international affairs, with a focus on recent conflict zones. It discusses military … | 280 | View | ||
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From ![]() Optimum PowerSustaining Our Power Over Time From: Power |
This chapter makes the case that we humans are capable of controlling our thirst for power, and we have a long history of doing so. Moreover, that capacity is rooted in similar behavior expressed … | Richard Heinberg | 51 | 2021 | $5.10 Add |











