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Pakistan's pathway to developing nuclear weapons remains shrouded in mystery and surrounded by misconceptions. While it is no secret why Pakistan became a nuclear power, how Pakistan became a nuclear state has been obscured by mythmaking. In Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb, Mansoor Ahmed offers a revisionist history of Pakistan's nuclear program and the bureaucratic politics that shaped its development from its inception in 1956 until the 1998 nuclear tests.

The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters who have been behind the...

At the start of the 1960s, John F. Kennedy and other American liberals expressed boundless optimism about the ability of the United States to promote democracy and development in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. With US power, resources, and expertise, almost anything seemed possible in the countries of the Cold War's "Third World"-developing, postcolonial nations unaligned with the United States or Soviet Union.

Within eight turbulent months in 1974 Gerald Ford went from the United States House of Representatives, where he was the minority leader, to the White House as the country's first and only unelected president. His unprecedented rise to power, after Richard Nixon's equally unprecedented fall, has garnered the lion's share of scholarly attention devoted to America's 38th president. But Gerald Ford's (1913-2006) life and career in and out of Washington spanned nearly the entire 20th century.

Two political titans forge a modern city and a vibrant public sector in this history of strong leadership at a time of national crisis. City of Ambition is a brilliant history of the New Deal and its role in the making of modern New York City. The story of a remarkable collaboration between Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia, this is a case study in creative political leadership in the midst of a devastating depression.

Blind Ambition is an autobiographical account of a young lawyer who accelerated to the top of the Federal power structure to become Counsel to the President at 30 years of age, only to discover that when reaching the top, he had touched the bottom. Most striking in this chronicle is its honesty. Dean spares no one, including himself. But, as Time noted, Dean survived, despite the opposition of powerful foe, because he had no false story to protect and he had an amazing ability to recall the truth.

Steven A. Cook charts the course of the United States' encounter with the Middle East from the mid-twentieth century through the present day. Looking back, Cook makes a bold claim: the US was—despite setbacks and moral costs—successful. That record of achievement began to unravel in the early 1990s when policymakers embarked upon a set of overly ambitious policies to remake the Middle East. Cook highlights that calls to withdraw from the region are rash given the important interests the US maintains in the region.

In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11: Was There an Alternative?, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial questions of U.S. foreign policy. Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by...

In Wars of Ambition, Afshon Ostovar explores the evolution of the metastasizing conflict as it unfolded over a span of more than two decades. Not just an account of the interaction between America’s Middle East policies and ambitious regional states on the receiving end, it also provides a powerful analysis of conflicting visions of the future that transcend regional politics.

Dieses Buch handelt von Pionieren. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Menschen, die vor moralischer Ambition nur so strotzten: Abolitionisten, Suffragetten, Helden des Widerstands und Bürgerrechtlerinnen, von Menschen, die nicht nur Ideale hatten, sondern ihre Karrieren auch nach diesen Idealen ausrichteten – und den Lauf der Welt veränderten.

A legendary federal prosecutor and a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter bring you behind the scenes of the most shocking and important criminal cases of our time. Through unprecedented access, deep research and sardonic humor- Paul Schwartz and Jay Weaver show us in gripping detail how true crime actually happens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Ambitions Internationales" est un podcast qui vous plonge au cœur des relations internationales en vous proposant des entretiens exclusifs avec des professionnels du domaine.Ce podcast est produit par le "Diplomatiquement vôtre", le média officiel de la Fédération pour la Diplomatie et les Nations Unies (FDNU), qui a pour mission de promouvoir les valeurs de l'ONU et de sensibiliser le public aux enjeux internationaux.Dans chaque épisode, vous découvrirez le parcours de professionnels, qui travaillent au quotidien en lien avec les affaires mondiales. Nos invités partagent leur ...

Avant le début des Jeux Olympiques, Ambition Japon, le podcast de la Fédération Française de Voile vous fait découvrir les 14 athlètes sélectionnés en voile olympique. Qui sont celles et ceux qui vont représenter fièrement les couleurs de la France ? Vanessa Lambert les a rencontrés pour une discussion en toute intimité. Leurs débuts, leurs souvenirs de Jeux, leurs rêves de médailles, vous saurez comment ils en sont arrivés là, et quel est leur état d’esprit à quelques jours du jour J. En équipage simple ou en double, plongez dans les coulisses de leur préparation ...

Que savons-nous des plans échafaudés par nos partenaires et adversaires ? La guerre en Ukraine nous a brutalement rappelé qu’une décision prise par un chef d’État a un impact sur le sort de millions de personnes. Pour rompre avec une vision du monde souvent nombriliste, la France doit mieux comprendre les ambitions des autres grandes puissances. C’est l’objectif de cet essai inédit et stimulant. Quelle importance accorder à la foi religieuse dans les stratégies conduites par la Turquie d’Erdogan, l’Iran de Khamenei et l’Arabie saoudite de MBS ?

A Podcast for people working in housing and construction, who are building new homes and retrofitting old ones, here in the UK and Ireland. The show focuses on what we need to do to meet our collective Climate Change targets, address fuel poverty and build healthier sustainable communities. We want to share good practice and advice to those professionals working in the industry as well as those who just want to learn what we have to do.

Where raw ambition meets real execution. Encrypted Ambition explores the vision, grit, and game plans behind today’s most disruptive founders and technologists. From startup trenches to boardroom breakthroughs, the Petronella team dives into the future of business, AI, and digital resilience.

"Tech Ambitions without Borders" is from the October 02, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Wingfield and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"‘Ambition of Avocado’ Imperils Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Home" is from the November 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Victoria Burnett and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Steinway's Grand Ambitions in China" is from the July 08, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Javier C. Hernández and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition for Black women cannot be measured only by political candidacies and ascents of the political chain of power. Black women are uniquely positioned within their communities to influence politics and public policy, which stems from unique variables of socialization, gender and racial identity, and marginalization that shape the political attitudes of Black women. Thus, Dowe asserts that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision.