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This book examines the slide into a new Cold War in the Caribbean. The primary argument is that the Caribbean¿s geopolitics have shifted from a period of relative great power disinterest in the aftermath of the Cold War to a gradual movement into a new Cold War in which a global rivalry between the U.S. and China is acted out regionally. The result of this is a gradual polarization of countries in the Caribbean as they are increasingly pressur...

This book examines the slide into a new Cold War in the Caribbean. The primary argument is that the Caribbean¿s geopolitics have shifted from a period of relative great power disinterest in the aftermath of the Cold War to a gradual movement into a new Cold War in which a global rivalry between the U.S. and China is acted out regionally. The result of this is a gradual polarization of countries in the Caribbean as they are increasingly pressur...

European Destiny, Atlantic Transformations is an important addition to the literature on post-Cold War politics. It will be read by historians, economists, and foreign policy specialists.

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An examination of the cocaine trade in the Andean states and Panama with a special emphasis given to the relationship between cocaine and power. The final chapters offer policy options on how to contend with the problem.

The end of the Cold War put the planet on a new track, abruptly replacing the familiar world of bipolarity, red phones, and intercontinental ballistic missiles with the strange new world of the Internet, e-commerce, and Palm Pi lots. The "New World Order" was defi ned by the fi rst U.S.-led war against Iraq, bloody ethnic strife in Bosnia and Rwanda, and religious tur moil in Central Asia. This evolving global system, however, over looked the ...

What do Michael Milken and Martha Stewart have in common? What was the most outrageous party thrown by a financial baron of the twentieth century? Which US war hero president became party to, and victim of, an unabashed con man known as the Napoleon of Wall Street? These questions and more are discussed in Separating Fools from Their Money. The authors trace the history of financial scandals beginning with young republic days through the Enron...

A series of experts provide a systematic overview of this major world problem today, point to major trends and shocks in the immediate future, and assess global targets and networks for combatting the drug trade in the next decade. A valuable survey of major consumers and suppliers of drugs and of national and international responses and enforcement measures, this book defines the problem, describes money laundering, asset forfeiture problems,...

What do Michael Milken and Martha Stewart have in common? (Answer: Both became public scapegoats for an outrageous era of greed and excess.) Jack Welch and Jim Fisk? (Answer: Both were captains of industry, eventually undone by extracurricular philandering.) Which was the most outrageous party thrown by a fi nancial baron of the twentieth century? (Answer: Tough call, but either Michael Milken's Predators Ball in 1985, or Dennis Kozlowski's Sa...

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Seeking to capture some of the drama of financial collapses and their impact on small countries, the authors demonstrate that the story of small countries suffering the costs of financial missteps is long and painful and argue that smaller economies tend to be more vulnerable to economic shocks, many of which are externally generated.

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The end of the Cold War put the planet on a new track, abruptly replacing the familiar world of bipolarity, red phones, and intercontinental ballistic missiles with the strange new world of the Internet, e-commerce, and Palm Pilots. The "New World Order" was defined by the first U.S.-led war against Iraq, bloody ethnic strife in Bosnia and Rwanda, and religious turmoil in Central Asia. This evolving global system, however, overlooked the power...