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The World's Emergency Room

The Growing Threat to Doctors, Nurses, and Humanitarian Workers

by Michael VanRooyen ...

Twenty years ago, the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today, it is violent attacks. And the death of each doctor, nurse, paramedic, midwife, and vaccinator is multiplied untold times in the vulnerable populations deprived of their care. In a 2005 report, the ICRC found that for every soldier killed in the war in the Democratic ... Read more

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Twenty years ago, the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today, it is violent attacks. And the death of each doctor, nurse, paramedic, midwife, and vaccinator is multiplied untold times in the vulnerable populations deprived of their care. In a 2005 report, the ICRC found that for every soldier killed in the war in the Democratic
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Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

by Samantha Nutt ...

For readers of Christopher Hedges, Robert Fisk, and Christopher Hitchens, an extraordinary humanitarian gives us a bracing and uncompromising account of her work in some of the most devastated corners of the world -- and a new and provocative vision for changing course on our growing militarization.In 1995, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Nutt, a recent medical-school graduate and a field volunteer ... Read more

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For readers of Christopher Hedges, Robert Fisk, and Christopher Hitchens, an extraordinary humanitarian gives us a bracing and uncompromising account of her work in some of the most devastated corners of the world -- and a new and provocative vision for changing course on our growing militarization.In 1995, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Nutt, a recent medical-school graduate and a field volunteer
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An Imperfect Offering

Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century

by James Orbinski ...

“As Albert Camus wrote, the doctor’s role is as a witness–to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak out against the horrors of political inaction. . . . The only crime equaling inhumanity is the crime of indifference, silence, and forgetting.”—James OrbinskiIn 1988, after a year-long research trip investigating pediatric AIDS in Africa, Dr. James Orbinski was inspired to work ... Read more

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“As Albert Camus wrote, the doctor’s role is as a witness–to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak out against the horrors of political inaction. . . . The only crime equaling inhumanity is the crime of indifference, silence, and forgetting.”—James OrbinskiIn 1988, after a year-long research trip investigating pediatric AIDS in Africa, Dr. James Orbinski was inspired to work
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Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders

Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders

by Dan Bortolotti ...

More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.Praise for the second edition:"Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushes readers to the edge of a world of grueling realities not known by most Americans."-- ChoiceDoctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) was founded in 1971 by rebellious ... Read more

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More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.Praise for the second edition:"Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushes readers to the edge of a world of grueling realities not known by most Americans."-- ChoiceDoctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) was founded in 1971 by rebellious
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Disaster Capitalism

Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe

by Antony Loewenstein ...

This “keenly observed and timely investigation” of how capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastrophe is “a potent weapon for shock resistors around the world” (Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine).Disaster has become big business. Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein travels across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, ... Read more

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This “keenly observed and timely investigation” of how capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastrophe is “a potent weapon for shock resistors around the world” (Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine).Disaster has become big business. Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein travels across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece,
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Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants

Humanitarian Crises in a Security-Obsessed World

by Joanne Liu ...

Translated by Marisa Coulton ...

A searing account of three interconnected global crises that defined the 2010s, and a powerful invitation to respond with compassionate solidarity.In Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants, Dr. Joanne Liu, former International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, draws on frontline experience to examine three major humanitarian crises of the 2010s, revealing the global obsession with ... Read more

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A searing account of three interconnected global crises that defined the 2010s, and a powerful invitation to respond with compassionate solidarity.In Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants, Dr. Joanne Liu, former International President of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, draws on frontline experience to examine three major humanitarian crises of the 2010s, revealing the global obsession with
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The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon

Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace

by Shannon D. Beebe, Mary H. Kaldor ...

The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed. It has seen livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation. Middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa have become cauldrons of violence and resentment. Tribalism, ethnic nationalism, and religious fundamentalism have flared dangerously, from Russia to Spain. The use of force is unlikely to help. What works when counter-insurgency ... Read more

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The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed. It has seen livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation. Middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa have become cauldrons of violence and resentment. Tribalism, ethnic nationalism, and religious fundamentalism have flared dangerously, from Russia to Spain. The use of force is unlikely to help. What works when counter-insurgency
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Resolved

Uniting Nations in a Divided World

by Ban Ki-moon ...

Born just one year before the United Nations itself, Ban Ki-moon came of age with the world body. His earliest memories are haunted by the sound of bombs dropping on his Korean village and the sight of fires consuming what remained. The six-year-old boy fled with his family, trudging for miles in mud-soaked shoes, suffering from incessant hunger, and wondering how they would survive—until the ... Read more

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Born just one year before the United Nations itself, Ban Ki-moon came of age with the world body. His earliest memories are haunted by the sound of bombs dropping on his Korean village and the sight of fires consuming what remained. The six-year-old boy fled with his family, trudging for miles in mud-soaked shoes, suffering from incessant hunger, and wondering how they would survive—until the
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Blood and Nukes for Oil

The Global Dangers of China's Oil Policy

by Peter Navarro ...

Series series FT Press Delivers Elements
This Element is an excerpt from The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Available in print and digital formats.How China’s no-holds-barred race for oil is destabilizing the world and causing massive human misery.China’s rapidly expanding thirst for petroleum sent gas and oil prices soaring. China’s brass-knuckled, amoral ... Read more

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This Element is an excerpt from The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Available in print and digital formats.How China’s no-holds-barred race for oil is destabilizing the world and causing massive human misery.China’s rapidly expanding thirst for petroleum sent gas and oil prices soaring. China’s brass-knuckled, amoral
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The Infodemic

How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free

by Joel Simon, Robert Mahoney ...

How censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rightsAs COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise,” which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open ... Read more

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How censorship turned a terrible disease into an assault on rightsAs COVID-19 spread around the world, so did government censorship. The Infodemic lays bare not just old-fashioned censorship, but also the mechanisms of a modern brand of “censorship through noise,” which moves beyond traditional means of state control—such as the jailing of critics and restricting the flow of information—to open
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Befriending China

People-to-People Peacemaking

by Dee C Knight ...

Series series People Power in Pursuite of Peace
A Journey into the Heart of Modern China: Befriending China's 2026 EditionGold Winner of the 2025 Nonfiction Book Award *(International Category)*from the Nonfiction Authors Association, Befriending China provides a transformative look at a nation often misunderstood by the West. Based on four extensive visits in 2023, 2024 and 2025, this book documents the rapid evolution of a new world leader ... Read more

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A Journey into the Heart of Modern China: Befriending China's 2026 EditionGold Winner of the 2025 Nonfiction Book Award *(International Category)*from the Nonfiction Authors Association, Befriending China provides a transformative look at a nation often misunderstood by the West. Based on four extensive visits in 2023, 2024 and 2025, this book documents the rapid evolution of a new world leader
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Bring Rain: Helping Humanity in Crisis

by Sarah Dawn Petrin ...

You have the compassion to help people, and you want to do something. Yet in times of crisis, the world seems fragile and out of control. How then, can you make a difference? This book will show you how. Take it from Sarah Petrin, an aid worker who shares real-life action stories and advice from 20 years of service in 20 countries. Whether you want to help people close to home or serve abroad, ... Read more

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You have the compassion to help people, and you want to do something. Yet in times of crisis, the world seems fragile and out of control. How then, can you make a difference? This book will show you how. Take it from Sarah Petrin, an aid worker who shares real-life action stories and advice from 20 years of service in 20 countries. Whether you want to help people close to home or serve abroad,
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