Showing results for "Ambition" in Political Science

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.

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 Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by...

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 ...

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.

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.

Matt Richardson has always suspected that literally anyone could do a better job of running the country than politicians - so he's decided to put it to the test! Every week, he sits down with a special guest who's been suddenly and unexpectedly elected Prime Minister, to discuss three policies that they think will transform the nation. Expect pet peeves, blue-sky thinking - and the occasional world-changing idea.Catch Matt on tour across the UK throughout Autumn 2025 - dates and tickets at mattrichardsoncomedy.co.uk.Hosted by Matt RichardsonProduced by Matt NidaA Wild Ambitions production ...