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Against the backdrop of Guantanamo, hot and humid Havana is the setting for this political thriller. The plot weaves its way rapidly around key characters, Simon, Meg and Teresa, a child they meet on an internal flight. Simon has agreed to see fellow journalist, José, who has urgent news to convey. But a romantic trip turns rapidly into a tale of double dealing and deceit as they are confounded by José's disappearance. They are unwittingly swept along by Teresa's father, Señor Renaldo, who is hosting the International Film Festival at Hotel Nacional. Meg and Simon search for José and are soon caught up in a trail of corruption and greed. There are difficult choices to be made, choices that test loyalty and friendship. Like the illusory ice palace in the story, things are not always as they seem. Is Simon foolish to trust José? How should Meg deal with the attachment growing between her and Teresa? The child seems uncannily ever present, demanding attention, yet resolutely independent. Renaldo may be vain and self- centred and have little time for his daughter, but is he part of a plot to kidnap the journalist? Frank, a business tycoon from Argentina, is tempted by greed and curiosity but cannot bring himself to turn his back on his old friend, Renaldo. Gonzalez, Chief of Police, has rescued one too many wretched balseros, and, despite heroic efforts to cope, is rapidly approaching a crisis. Arturo, the young musician from Venezuela, wishes to leave his mark upon the world but is his idealism dangerously naïve? And hanging over all, lies the spectre of Guantanamo. There are sinister forces at play. Subterfuge is rife, as is the urge to escape the stricken island. Though vibrant and resolute at heart, Cuba is crumbling with a poignant inevitability. This dichotomy provides the inspiration for Ice Cuba; it drives the narrative and lies at the very core of the story.

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A dramatic and compelling journey into the dark heart of globalization. What happens when multinational corporations decide that the use of armed force is just business by other means?In Making a Killing, Madelaine Drohan looks at the shocking number of companies that have linked up with mercenaries, warlords, armies and private militias in order to make a profit. In a world where multinationals often rival national governments in size and clout, the implications of such partnerships are ominous. What leads respectable corporations down the path to violence? Drohan answers this question by examining the actions of several companies operating in Africa, such as Ranger Oil West Africa, which used the mercenary group Executive Outcomes to take on rebels in Angola's long-running civil war; and Talisman Energy, whose security was provided by Sudanese army units conducting a scorched-earth policy in the oil fields. Drohan traces the modern roots of corporate armed force, beginning with Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company, which at the turn of the century built its own army. Also included is the stranger-than-fiction tale of ex-MI5 spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, who was hired by the De Beers diamond king to prevent the Soviet Union from acquiring smuggled diamonds in order to develop the hydrogen bomb. These accounts read like adventure stories in the tradition of Rudyard Kipling and Ian Fleming, but they are essential reading for anyone interested in the effects of unfettered multinational influence. Making a Killing provides a road map for corporations, policy makers and investors struggling to come to terms with their roles in today's increasingly globalized world.

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This book develops new theory for superior strategy in complex warfare. The approach is comprehensive and practical, and it is applied to three contemporary security crises involving the United States, China, the Koreas, and Japan. Beginning with existing theories on strategy and culture, a new interpretation of "combined effects strategy" is introduced based on research and years of experience. Drawing from security theory and military doctrine, combined effects strategy is presented as a compr... This book develops new theory for superior strategy in complex warfare. The approach is comprehensive and practical, and it is applied to three contemporary security crises involving the United States, China, the Koreas, and Japan. Beginning with existing theories on strategy and culture, a new interpretation of "combined effects strategy" is introduced based on research and years of experience. Drawing from security theory and military doctrine, combined effects strategy is presented as a comprehensive process that subsumes the prevailing paradigm of combined arms. The entire book is written using the language of combined effects theory developed in the first chapter. Extensive use of symbols, text boxes, and charts orients the reader on combined effects in the three cases that follow. Unlike previous works, this study considers security culture as a way to understand warfare conceived and waged broadly: patterns of confrontation and cooperation, threat perception and assessment, and strategic effectiveness. Also for the first time, contemporary crises detail the interaction of strategies operating as lines of effect which when combined, create powerful synergies. A summary analysis of each case develops implications for future strategy. The concluding chapter is unique in its discussion of the influence of security culture on operational concepts, when lines of effect combine, and how security culture informs combined effects strategy, particularly for the United States. This is an important book for students, faculty, policy makers and practitioners with interests in strategy, global and US national security, defense policy, Asian regional security, Asian studies, military culture, military effectiveness, the future of warfare, and foreign policy. This book is in the Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series (General Editor: Geoffrey R.H. Burn).Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 19x229x152 mm;Gewicht: 481,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: maart 2016;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 1604979208;ISBN13: 9781604979206; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2016.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, PBShop [61989342], Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books2Anywhere [190245], Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom.
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Ice-Cuba~~Rosy-Drohan, Ice Cuba, Paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Paperbackshop International, GLOS, Fairford, [RE:4].
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