The U.S. telecommunications industry has undergone dramatic changes in recent years that have touched almost every American home and business. The average American can dial almost anywhere in the world directly, store and forward a message, or transmit a fax in less than a minute; often for less than the real cost of a 500-mile telephone call ......
Are There Rational Pathways to a Sustainable Global Energy System?
The 1998 Aspen Institute Energy Policy Forum considered ways of achieving long-term sustainability, as well as the desirability and feasibility of complying with the Kyoto Agreement.
In this timely book, leading scholars of US-China relations and China's foreign policy address recent changes in American assessments of China's capabilities and intentions and consider potential risks to international security, the significance of a shifting international distribution of power, problems of misperception, and the risk of ......
Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies
Examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.
This book investigates how changing norms of sovereignty may promote better governance in Africa. It begins by tracing the evolution of the concept of sovereignty and how, in the post-Cold War era, sovereignty has been redefined to emphasize the responsibility of the state to manage conflict and protect human rights.
A more peaceful and prosperous Africa is in everyone's interest. As one banker recently said, it is no longer a matter of ""Why Africa?"" but ""How Africa?"" Using economic policy analysis, this book examines the vision for achieving this idea of ""How Africa?"" through the cooperative actions of the African Union, Africa's private sector, civil ......
Fernando Gentilini served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. Afghan Lessons is the fascinating story of his mission. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement.
For better or worse, federal judges in the United States today are asked to resolve some of the nation's most important and contentious public policy issues.
The first twenty-five years of Uganda's independence from British colonial rule were characterized by internal conflicts, dictatorship, and economic disintegration. This book offers an account of the remarkable policy changes that took place from 1986 to 2012 and their effect in contrast with the turbulent, violent events after independence.
