Le Calice Jusqu’à la Lie – Première Partie, Chapitres presents a detailed and personal account of Cambodia’s political and social transformations as witnessed and experienced by the author. This first part traces the early stages of the nation’s crisis, highlighting key historical events, internal conflicts, and the growing tensions that shaped Cambodia’s modern trajectory. Through …
Le Calice Jusqu’à la Lie – Deuxième Partie, Chapitres continues the author’s reflective and historical narrative on Cambodia’s political turmoil and national struggle. In this second part, the book explores pivotal events, personal testimonies, and political developments that shaped the nation during periods of conflict and transition. The chapters delve into the experiences of key fi…
Enchanted Frontiers: Sikkim, Bhutan and India’s North-Eastern Borderlands by Nari Rustomji presents the author’s personal experiences and observations of the Eastern Himalayan region, focusing on Sikkim, Bhutan, and India’s northeastern borderlands. Through a blend of historical and ethnographic narrative, Rustomji explores the lives of local communities, their cultures, traditions, and t…
The tribal region located on the frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan is the centre of terrorist activity in the world today. Since 2001, Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters have regrouped here, using its mountainous terrain as a safe haven in which to train, plan major terror attacks, send insurgents to Afghanistan, and recruit ever-younger fighters. In this essential book Imtiaz Gul follows th…
The UN-organized national elections were heralded as Cambodia's first step on the road to liberal democracy. Since the Royal Government produced by those elections took power, however, much of the triumphalism surrounding the United Nations' intervention in Cambodia, particularly in terms of UNTAC's human rights mandate, has proved to have been premature, as abuses continue and political oppone…
Examines the role of drug trafficking in the support of terrorist groups and the international criminal underworld connected to the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, arguing that the most important focus for Western policymakers is to stop the flow of money to terrorist networks.
With Hezbollah's entry into the Lebanese government in 2009 and forceful intervention in the Syrian civil war, the potent Shi'i political and military organization continues to play an enormous role in the Middle East. A hybrid of militia, political party, and social services and public works provider, the group is the most powerful player in Lebanon. Policymakers in the United States and Israe…