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The task of implementing an effective American policy and cementing Afghan rule is hampered by what Isby sees as separate but overlapping conflicts between terrorism, narcotics, and regional rivalries, each presenting separate yet equally challenging issues to resolve. This book provides the road map to overcoming these obstacles and finding a way forward for the U.S. and the Afghan nation.

This thought-provoking book examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Known as the El Paso-Juárez borderland region, the area contains more than three million people spanning 130 miles from east to west. Mike Tapia examines this region by exploring a century of historical developments through a criminological lens and by studying the diverse subcultures on both sides of the law.

A winner of three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. El Paso, Texas is one of America’s safest cities. But it’s not immune to crime. This podcast by ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle dives deep into stories that grip the Borderland community with details that rarely make the news - but deserve to be heard.

The Heart of Running. Hosted by Josh Rosenthal, founder of Borderlands Trail Running.

The Stories from Ukraine podcast shines a light on the unsung heroes of the war in Ukraine be they refugees or volunteers. The Borderlands Foundation is a registered non profit in the USA. It provides 24/7 real human support to people inside and outside of Ukraine in the most effective form we can deliver it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore the run culture & style through then lens of actual trail runners. Sam Lohse | Inky Steve | Josh Rosenthal

Interview format, no holds barred. My vision is to have open discussions with interesting people from various walks of life, and to provide a platform for expression of information and enlightenment. If you have suggestions for guests or topics of discussion, or if you'd like to sign up for an interview, please reach out to denning633@gmail.com

In her new podcast, Sarah Towle, author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, pushes back against the media disinformation machine by offering a narrative that puts people at the center of the immigration discussion.Join Sarah as she provides commentary on current events and speaks to immigration advocates and experts as well as people caught under the system's cruel knee, all while sharing excerpts from Crossing the Line that spotlight the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people working to tear down the walls that divide us. Sarah implores us to join their "...

Enter the mysterious and terrifying world of The House on the Borderland by William Hodgson and discover a novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Follow the story of a man who becomes trapped in an ancient and otherworldly house, as he confronts the horrors that lurk within its walls. With its atmospheric setting, spine-tingling plot, and themes of cosmic horror, The House on the Borderland is a must-listen for anyone who loves a good horror story. So why wait? Start listening to The House on the Borderland today and let Hodgson's writing terrify and captivate you from start to ...

Behold Dianna is a podcast miniseries celebrating the late Dianna Boileau, one of the first Canadians to receive gender-affirming surgery, back in the 1970s. In this series, you will hear Dianna's story in her own words, through a reading of her autobiographical novel, "Behold, I Am a Woman", originally written by Dianna with author Felicity Cochrane. This podcast is produced by Borderland Pride, the LGBTQ2 Pride organization serving the Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario - the unconventional queer frontier where Dianna spent some of her formative years and gained support for her ...

When assimilation meets brown and proud, you get Pocha; two borderland mujeres digesting politics, pop culture, and everything in between while nursing a 90’s hangover.

Dispatches from Arizona—the front line of a massive human migration—including the voices of migrants, Border Patrol, ranchers, activists, and others For the last decade, Margaret Regan has reported on the escalating chaos along the Arizona-Mexico border, ground zero for immigration since...

The critically acclaimed first-person shooter franchise Borderlands knows it’s ridiculous. It’s a badge of pride. These space-western games encourage you to shoot a lot of enemies and monsters, loot their corpses, and have a few chuckles while chasing down those bazillion guns. As Kaitlin Tremblay explores in Ain’t No Place for a Hero, the Borderlands video game series satirizes its own genre, exposing and addressing the ways first-person shooter video games have tended to exclude women, queer people, and people of colour, as well as contribute to a hostile playing environment.

The tall-but-true tale of a charismatic outlaw, an iconic small-town sheriff, and the record-setting drug bust that ensnared them both. Set in the rugged Texas borderlands, host Rob D’Amico transports listeners back to U.S. side of the border for the opening salvo of the War on Drugs … where so much dirty money was swirling across the Rio Grande that even the most incorruptible citizens would be tempted. In the tradition of films like No Country for Old Men and Charles Portis novels, Witnessed: Borderlands mashes up the shockingly real and the deeply surreal, chronicling not just the ...