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  • Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) Development

    Drivers, Trajectories, and Strategic Implications

    Andrew S. Erickson , June 2012

    This study examines the ASBM’s capability and history, showing how the DF-21D meets multiple priorities in Chinese defense modernization and in the national security bureaucracy, as well its implications for the United States.

  • International Journal of Labour Research

    Social Justice and Growth: The Role of the Minimum Wage - Volume 4, Number 1

    ILO, June 2012

    This issue of the IJLR is dedicated to campaign and policy developments relating to minimum wages around the world.

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    Exorcising the Demons Within

    Xenophobia, Violence and Statecraft in Contemporary South Africa

    Loren B. Landau , ed., June 2012

    On May 11, 2008, residents of Alexandra Township near Johannesburg turned violently on their neighbors. Over the following two weeks, a string of attacks left sixty people dead, dozens raped, and over a hundred thousand displaced. Exorcising the Demons Within explores these events and the subsequent consequences for the order of power, population, and place.

  • The Foreign Policy of the European Union

    Assessing Europe’s Role in the World: Second Edition

    Federiga Bindi and Irina Angelescu, eds., June 2012

    In a relatively short time, the EU has become one of the most important actors on the world stage. This updated second edition of The Foreign Policy of the European Union explores the goals and effectiveness of the EU's external actions after adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.

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    Only Beautiful, Please

    A British Diplomat in North Korea

    John Everard, June 2012

     Only Beautiful, Please goes beyond official North Korea to unveil the human dimension of life in that hermetic nation.

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    Reforming the Public Sector

    How to Achieve Better Transparency, Service, and Leadership

    Giovanni Tria and Giovanni Valotti, eds., June 2012

    Reforming the Public Sector presents comparative perspectives of government reform and innovation, discussing three decades of reform in public sector strategic management across nations.

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    The East Moves West

    India, China, and Asia's Growing Presence in the Middle East - Revised with a new preface

    Geoffrey Kemp , June 2012

    In this updated edition of The East Moves West, Geoffrey Kemp details the growing interdependence of the Middle East and Asia and projects the likely ramifications of this evolving relationship.

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    In the Whirlwind of Jihad

    Martha Brill Olcott, June 2012

    In this revealing book, Martha Brill Olcott looks at the evolving role of Islam in Uzbekistan, and the intertwined nature of religion, the state, and society in that country.

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    The Iranian Nuclear Crisis

    A Memoir

    Seyed Hossein Mousavian, June 2012

    The first detailed Iranian account of the diplomatic struggle between Iran and the international community, The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir provides readers with intimate knowledge of Iran’s interactions with the International Atomic Energy Agency and global powers.

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    Business and Climate Policy

    Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Voluntary Programs

    Karsten Ronit, ed., June 2012

    Business and Climate Policy assesses the potentials and pitfalls of existing private voluntary programs. The contributors evaluate how effectively different programs meet public and private goals at the national and international levels, and across industries.

  • Democracy after Democratization

    The Korean Experience

    Jang-Jip Choi, June 2012

    Taking an issue-oriented approach, renowned Korean political scientist Jang-Jip Choi examines the origins, structures, and conflicts of conservative democracy in South Korea as well as democratization's impact on the state, economy, and civil society.

  • Hostage to Conflict

    Prospects for Building Regional Economic Cooperation in the Horn of Africa

    Sally Healy, June 2012

    This report examines some of the networks and linkages among the economies of the Horn of Africa and discusses the potential, over time, for economic drivers to transform conflict.

  • A Diplomatic Entrepreneur

    Making the Most of the European External Action Service

    Staffan Hemra, Thomas Raines and Richard Whitman, June 2012

    This report considers the challenges the European External Action Service (EEAS) has to address in order to become a diplomatic entrepreneur.

  • Right Response

    Understanding and Countering Populist Extremism in Europe

    Matthew Goodwin, June 2012

    This report examines what is causing citizens across Europe to shift support behind populist extremists and recommends how mainstream political parties can respond to the challenge.

  • Strategic Communications and National Strategy

    Paul Cornish, Julian Lindley-French and Claire Yorke, June 2012

    This report aims to raise awareness of the role and potential of strategic communications as a means of delivering policy.

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    Gold and the International Monetary System

    A Report by the Chatham House Gold Taskforce

    Rapporteur: Andre Astrow , June 2012

    This report explores the advantages and disadvantages of reintroducing gold to the current international monetary system in the wake of the global financial crisis and identifies a number of possible scenarios for reform.

  • Preparing for High-Impact, Low-Probability Events

    Lessons from Eyjafjallajökull

    Gemma Green, Bernice Lee and Felix Preston, June 2012

    This report examines the effects of the volcanic ash cloud that spread across Europe in April 2010 and draws lessons for other "high-impact, low-probability" (HILP) events.

  • The State of Nonprofit America

    Second Edition

    Lester M. Salamon, ed., May 2012

    The State of Nonprofit America provides a basic sourcebook for sector leaders, the press, public officials, and citizens concerned about the future of America's nonprofit sector and eager to understand the forces affecting it.

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    World of Work Report 2012

    Better Jobs for a Better Economy

    ILO, May 2012

    The World of Work Report provides a comprehensive analysis of recent labor market and social trends, assesses risks of social unrest, and presents employment projections for the next five years.

  • Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels

    OECD , May 2012

    This book provides preliminary quantitative estimates of direct budgetary support and tax expenditures supporting the production or consumption of fossil fuels in selected OECD member countries.

  • OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050

    OECD , May 2012

    Based on joint modeling by the OECD and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, this book looks forward to the year 2050 to find out what demographic and economic trends might mean if the world does not adopt more ambitious green policies.

  • HIV/AIDS and the Security Sector in Africa

    Obijiofor Aginam and Martin R. Rupiya, eds., May 2012

    HIV/AIDS and the Security Sector in Africa explores the dynamics of how the security sectors of selected African states have responded to the complex and multifaceted challenges of HIV/AIDS.

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    The Ethical Challenges of the Soldier

    The French Experience

    Brigadier General Benoit Royal, May 2012

    Drawing on more than a hundred specific real-life cases and situations, Brigadier General Benoit Royal provides a firm ethical foundation along with reference points to help commanders deal with conflict situations.

  • Digital Schools

    How Technology Can Transform Education

    Darrell M. West, May 2012

    In this insightful book, Darrell West examines new models of education made possible by enhanced information technology, models that will make public education in the post-industrial age more effective and more relevant.

  • Peacemaker

    Twenty Years of Inter-Korean Relations and the North Korean Nuclear Issue

    Lim Dong-won, May 2012

    Peacemaker is the memoir of Lim Dong-won, former South Korean unification minister and architect of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-Jung's sunshine policy toward North Korea.

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