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Pa den forkerte side
Den 5. maj 1945 var ikke kun en fredens dag i Danmark. Samtidig indledtes et omfattende opgor med 'landssvigerne': vAernemagere, ostfront-kAempere, tyskerpiger og folk, der havde taget regeringens pabud om samarbejde med tyskerne for bogstaveligt. Nogle blev domt som landsforrAedere. I mange andre sager blev anklagen frafaldet. Men uden for retssalene ventede befolkningens eget opgor i form af udstodelse fra arbejdspladser, foreninger og lokalsamfund.Pa den forkerte side samler op pa historien om landssvigerne og deres skAebne. Hvordan klarede disse mennesker sig bade under opgoret, men ogsa efter stormen havde lagt sig? Hvordan forholdt de sig til at vAere pa den tabende side og at blive sat uden for samfundets normale rammer? Nogle valgte at skjule deres fortid, andre gjorde kampen for Aeresoprejsning til omdrejningspunktet i deres liv. I alle tilfAelde fik deres valg afgorende betydning for bade deres eget og deres efterkommeres liv.Bogen belyser gennem seks landssvigeres personlige historier, hvordan forholdet mellem landssvigere og den almindelige befolkning har udviklet sig fra efterkrigstiden og frem til i dag og diskuterer, hvor vellykket den danske model var i sammenligning med andre landes retsopgor.
Sarbarheder
Inden for blot et par artier er Berlin blevet til en by, Sovjetunionen en molAedt museumsgenstand, Kina en ustoppelig supermagt, og Jugoslavien skrives med et eks- foran, mens klima efterfolges af -katastrofe. I samme periode er der begaet folkemord i Rwanda, Congo og Sudan, foraret er kommet og maske gaet igen i den arabiske verden, himlen over New York er blevet to tarne fattigere, verden en finanskrise rigere, og en sort amerikansk prAesident med Hussein som mellemnavn har afsluttet endnu en krig i Irak og er i gang med samme manovre i Afghanistan.Verden efter 1989 er kompliceret, globaliseret og forbundet, og abenhed betragtes som et uundgaeligt livsvilkar for bade individer og nationer. Alligevel er forhabningerne til tiden efter Murens fald om fredelig sameksistens erstattet af forventninger om oget sarbarhed, krig og katastrofe – fjenderne skrives i flertal, og det tidligere sa klare trusselsbillede er mudret til af islamistiske bombemAend og hojreradikale hjemmeterrorister.Denne nye folelse af sarbarhed og dens ideologiske forhAerdelse sporer Mikkel Thorup gennem periodens sikkerhedspolitiske og militAere diskussioner, krige, konflikter og terroraktioner. Pa den made afdAekker Sarbarheder. Globalisering, militarisering og terrorisering fra Murens fald til i dag bade, hvordan vi som samfund er kommet til at se os selv som sarbare, og hvordan vi som demokratier handterer det 21. arhundredes vidt forskellige risici og samtidig forsoger at bevare det, der kAempes for.
Information Wars
Informed by Richard Stengel's time working in the State Department, Information Wars is first and only insider account of how the global rise of disinformation–namely the disinformation of Russia and Donald Trump–impacted the 2016 election.Richard Stengel is a prominent journalist who served the editor of Time for seven years, from 2006-2013. In 2013, Stengel left Time to serve as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under Barrack Obama, a job he held from from 2013-2016. This book is incredibly urgent and timely, as the relationship between Russia and President Trump continues to be under investigation, and as America persists in its attempt to get to the bottom of exactly what happened with Russia during the 2016 election. Stengel illuminates exactly how we got here, an analysis that will be especially welcome and buzz worthy as we watch the campaigns for the 2020 US presidential election unfold. The timing of publication could not be better–Grove will publish Information Wars in October 2019, well before the 2020 election, but as the presidential campaigns are gaining steam. Information Wars is guaranteed to attract major media attention and, due to its timeliness, will certainly be a hot topic of discussion on radio and television in addition to in print. Information Wars is a shocking and informative read, and Stengel is an excellent, clear, and astute writer who has written several other books. In the 90s, he collaborated with Nelson Mandela on the South African leader's autobiography Long Walk to Freedom . Stengel later wrote Mandela's Way, a New York Times best-seller, on his experience working with Mandela. He is the author of several other books, including January Sun , a book about life in a small South African town as well as You're Too Kind: A Brief History of Flattery. He lives in New York.
A Constitution of the People and How to Achieve It
Britain does not have a written constitution. It has rather, over centuries, developed a set of miscellaneous conventions, rules, and norms that govern political behavior. By contrast, Bosnia’s constitution was written, quite literally, overnight in a military hanger in Dayton, USA, to conclude a devastating war. By most standards it does not work and is seen to have merely frozen a conflict and all development with it. What might these seemingly unrelated countries be able to teach each other? Britain, racked by recent crises from Brexit to national separatism, may be able to avert long-term political conflict by understanding the pitfalls of writing rigid constitutional rules without popular participation or the cultivation of good political culture. Bosnia, in turn, may be able to thaw its frozen conflict by subjecting parts of its written constitution to amendment, with civic involvement, on a fixed and regular basis; a ’revolving constitution’ to replicate some of that flexibility inherent in the British system. A book not just about Bosnia and Britain; a standard may be set for other plural, multi-ethnic polities to follow.
Middle Class Shanghai
The United States may be headed toward a disastrous conflict with China unless Washington updates its understanding of contemporary Chinese society After four decades of engagement, the United States and China now appear to be locked on a collision course that has already fomented a trade war, seems likely to produce a new cold war, and could even result in dangerous military conflict. The current deterioration of the bilateral relationship is the culmination of years of disputes, disillusionment, disappointment, and distrust between the two countries. Washington has legitimate concerns about Beijing’s excessive domestic political control and aggressive foreign policy stances, just as Chinese leaders believe the United States still has futile designs on blocking their country’s inevitable rise to great-power status. Cheng Li’s Middle Class Shanghai argues that American policymakers must not lose sight of the expansive dynamism and diversity in present-day China. The caricature of the PRC as a monolithic Communist apparatus set on exporting its ideology and development model is simplistic and misguided. Drawing on empirical research in the realms of higher education, avant-garde art, architecture, and law, this unique study highlights the strong, constructive impact of bilateral exchanges. Combining eclectic human stories with striking new data analysis, this book addresses the possibility that the development of China’s class structure and cosmopolitan culture—exemplified and led by Shanghai—could provide a force for reshaping U.S.-China engagement. Both countries should build upon the deep cultural and educational exchanges that have bound them together for decades. The author concludes that U.S. policymakers should neither underestimate the role and strength of the Chinese middle class, nor ostracize or alienate this force with policies that push it toward jingoistic nationalism to the detriment of both countries and the global community. With its unique focus, this book will enlighten policymakers, scholars, business leaders, and anyone interested in China and its increasingly fraught relations with the United States.
India and Asian Geopolitics
A clear-eyed look at modern India’s role in Asia’s and the broader world One of India’s most distinguished foreign policy thinkers addresses the many questions facing India as it seeks to find its way in the increasingly complex world of Asian geopolitics. A former Indian foreign secretary and national security adviser, Shivshankar Menon traces India’s approach to the shifting regional landscape since its independence in 1947. From its leading role in the “nonaligned” movement during the cold war to its current status as a perceived counterweight to China, India often has been an after-thought for global leaders—until they realize how much they needed it. Examining India’s own policy choices throughout its history, Menon focuses in particular on India’s responses to the rise of China, as well as other regional powers. Menon also looks to the future and analyzes how India’s policies are likely to evolve in response to current and new challenges. As India grows economically and gains new stature across the globe, both its domestic preoccupations and international choices become more significant. India itself will become more affected by what happens in the world around it. Menon makes a powerful geopolitical case for an India increasingly and positively engaged in Asia and the broader world in pursuit of a pluralistic, open, and inclusive world order.