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  • Circumventing the Middle East Chokepoints

    Infrastructure, Strategy and Geopolitics

    by Amit Ranjan, Asif Shuja ...
    This book examines the impact of chokepoints in Middle East geopolitics. In the last few years, as the number of conflicts and political tensions in the Arab world and countries surrounding the Gulf has increased, chokepoints as a tactic to hinder the 'enemy' have become more prominent. To evade the chance of getting 'choked', regional actors with the support of extra-regional countries are ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • Cleaning Pakistan's Air

    Policy Options to Address the Cost of Outdoor Air Pollution

    by Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez, Javaid Afzal, Akiko Nakagawa, Asif Shuja Khan ...
    Series series Directions in Development - Environment and Sustainable Development
    The extent of urban air pollution in Pakistan—South Asia's most urbanized country—is among the world's most severe, significantly damaging human health, quality of life, and the economy and environment of Pakistan. The harm from Pakistan's urban air pollution is among the highest in South Asia, exceeding several high-profile causes of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. Improved air quality ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Ledger

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    by David Kilcullen, Greg Mills ...
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  • The Art of Sanctions

    A View from the Field

    by Richard Nephew ...
    Series series Center on Global Energy Policy Series
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  • Losing Afghanistan

    The Fall of Kabul and the End of Western Intervention

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  • The United Arab Emirates

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    Series series The Contemporary Middle East
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  • West Asia

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    Losing Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan

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