Tabla de Contenidos: “…Fuat Keyman -- Turkey and its neighbours in the Middle East : Iran, Iraq and Syria / Behlül Özkan -- US-Turkish relations in turmoil / Kemal Kirisci -- Turkey and Russia / Pavel K. …”

“…Inmerso el país en la guerra contra Iraq y Afganistán, todo parece indicar que George W. …”

“…Creech Blue enlightens the Air Force on its strongly held convictions during that period and challenges the idea that by 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, the Air Force had forgotten how to wage a "strategic" air campaign and was dangerously close to plunging into a costly and lengthy war of attrition had it not been for the vision of a small cadre of thinkers on the Air Staff. …”
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“…What might seem fairly benign in some locations, such as Germany, would be hazardous in others, such as Iraq. And some initially deployed to a "safe" location may be redeployed to a more hazardous one. …”

“…Asymmetric warfare between alliances led by the USA and groups of insurgents, such as those witnessed in Afghanistan and Iraq, coexist alongside domestic conflicts, such as that of former Yugoslavia and, more recently, Libya and Syria; and still other conflicts involving gangs, mafias or narco-traffickers. …”

“…As recent events in Iraq demonstrate, countries that have suffered through civil war or rule by military regime can face a long, difficult transition to peaceful democracy. …”

“…Striking parallels with contemporary Afghanistan and Iraq, French ‘emancipation’ produced a backlash that led to deterioration in the social and political position of Muslim women. …”

“…With the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, the most controversial question in world politics fast became whether the United States stands within the order of international law or outside it. …”

“…While many people around the world continue to see the United States as a model despite the Iraq war and the war on terror, the U.S. response to 9/11 has undoubtedly intensified global anti-Americanism. …”

“…The second concentrates on the material culture of camps, from the Chatelperronians in the Grotte du Bison at Arcy-sur-Cure (Yonne) to the Manteks, Kurds in contemporary Iraq. The third examines the territories and circuits inherent to nomad lives, from the first hominids of East Africa to the break in the fishing way of life brought about by the arrival of Europeans in the Magellan Strait. …”

“…Some chapters in this volume focus on certain regions (including Turkey, Syria, and Iraq) which have only recently received scholarly attention. …”

“…Chapters address femicide in the context of the African, Inter-American and European regional and universal human rights systems. Case studies from Iraq, Nigeria and Mexico provide a fundamental understanding of the multidimensional and worldwide nature of femicide. …”

“…Many service members, particularly those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, have reported health problems they attribute to their exposure to emissions from open-air burn pits on military installations.In 2013, Congress directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit (AH&OBP) Registry to "ascertain and monitor" the health effects of such exposures. …”

“…The US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, non-traditional security threats, global economic instability, the apparent spread of authoritarianism and illiberal politics, together with the rise of emerging powers from the Global South have led many to predict the end of Western dominance on the global stage. …”

“…Found in Dunhuang at the beginning of the last century, the discovery and first publication of the so-called Traitémanichéen with French translation by Édouard Chavannes and Paul Pelliot (1911) was a sensation as it proved for the first time to Western scholars that the religion of Mani reached China from Iraq via Central Asia in the Tang period thanks to the Silk Road. …”

“…Una crónica completa sobre la destrucción de libros y bibliotecas, desde Súmer hasta la guerra de Iraq, es lo que relata el venezolano Fernando Báez en un libro titulado Historia universal de la destrucción de libros, publicado por el sello Destino, del Grupo Planeta. …”

“…En consecuencia, según la socióloga mary kaldor, es necesario redefinir el concepto de seguridad humana, que ya no puede aplicarse tan sólo a las situaciones de extrema violencia, como la derivada de la invasión de Iraq en 2003, sino que ahora tiene mucho que ver también con la pobreza, la enfermedad y la vulnerabilidad ante los desastres naturales. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hamlet Evaluation System Data and AnalysisPattern and Trend Analysis of Vietnam War Data; Casualty Data and Impressionistic Assessment of the Vietnam War; Is Analysis of Vietnam Assessment Germane to Iraq and Afghanistan Assessment?; Chapter Summary; CHAPTER SEVEN: Assessment in Afghanistan; Overview of the Assessment Process in Afghanistan as of Late 2010; Data Management Challenges: The Case of Afghanistan; Problems with the Significant Activities Data Sets; Analysis of the Afghanistan Assessment Process; Chapter Summary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The United States Agency for International DevelopmentThe DoD in Economic Operations; Economic Operations in Iraq; Hand-Off Challenges During Operation Iraqi Freedom; Project Coordination, Assessment, and Transfer; Civilian Staffing and Continuity of Project Oversight; The Evolution of the PRTs After the Transition; Chapter Four: Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration; The Concept of DDR; Definition; DDR Phases and Prerequisites; Eligibility Criteria for Inclusion in DDR Programs; Women; Child Soldiers; DDR and Technical Support…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter Six: The Transition in Al-Anbar, IraqIntroduction; A Brief History of the Conflict in Al-Anbar Province; Pre-Transition Strategy, 2005-2006; Insurgent Strategies in the Pre-Transition Period; External Powers Supporting the Anbar Insurgents; Counterinsurgency and Transition, 2006-2008; The Transition in Anbar: Contributing Factors; False Starts and Missed Opportunities on the Road to Transition; External Actors' Understanding of the Changing ConflictDynamics; Setting the Stage for and Managing the Transition; Transition Process Components; Signs the Coalition Forces Were "Winning"…”