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A coruscating analysis of current international relations, setting
out the dangers the world will face if the West does not succeed in
reinventing itself. The West is under pressure, and it has only
itself to blame. Over the past 30 years, through a mixture of
naivety and arrogance, it has lost its global advantage. The
challenges are profound: the rise of China, climate change, and the
polarisation of society. It’s time for a new start: modernity
must become sustainable if it is to survive. The triumph of the
West had seemed unstoppable not that long ago. After the end of the
Cold War, the democratic market economy took hold in the former
Eastern Bloc, Russia went from being an enemy to a partner, and
even China turned to capitalism. Then came the terrorist attacks of
9/11 that shook the world. The War on Terror destabilised an entire
region; the Arab Spring only brought forth new autocracies; and,
following the annexation of Crimea, the confrontation with Russia
intensified. Instead of a liberal world order, a new world disorder
has emerged. Peter R. Neumann, an internationally acclaimed
expert on terrorism and geopolitics, uncovers the mistakes that led
to our present dire situation and outlines what must happen
now.Â
When ships seek safety in port, lifeboats head out to sea, no
matter the weather conditions. The German Maritime Search and
Rescue Service, the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbr
chiger (DGzRS), founded 1865, is probably the world's best equipped
non-governmental rescue organization with a correspondingly trained
and motivated personnel force dedicated to saving life and
rendering assistance at sea. In May 2015 the society celebrates its
150th anniversary. RESPEKT is an homage to the lifeboat service and
people securing the German North Sea and Baltic coasts. Lively
English-German essays and picture captions give deep insight into
the world of sea rescue. The book introduces the reader to lifeboat
history, astonishing lifeboat technology and noble men and woman
whose priorities are to aid people in peril at sea.
The Roots of Terrorism is the first volume in the new Democracy and
Terrorism series, a three volume project intended to explore one of
the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need to
fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic
values.
The second of three books in the Democracy and Terrorism series,
Democratic Responses to Terrorism tackles how to protect democratic
societies against terrorist violence while, at the same time,
making sure that the steps democracies take to protect themselves
do no fundamental harm to the rule of law and the rights of
citizens. This collection of essays from notable scholars assesses
such elements as the role of the legal framework, human rights,
democracy and civil society, as well as international cooperation.
The series explores one of the most pressing issues of our time:
how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to
protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth
of a summit conference organized by the Club de Madrid, an
independent organization comprised of many former heads of state,
dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.
The Roots of Terrorism is the first volume in the new Democracy and
Terrorism series, a three volume project intended to explore one of
the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need to
fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic
values.
"An exhilarating account of a remarkable historical moment, in
which characters known to many of us as immutable icons are
rendered as vital, passionate, fallible beings . . . Lively,
precise, and accessible." --Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine At the
turn of the nineteenth century, a steady stream of young German
poets and thinkers coursed to the town of Jena to make history. In
the wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars,
confidence in traditional social, political, and religious norms
had been replaced by a profound uncertainty that was as terrifying
for some as it was exhilarating for others. Nowhere was the
excitement more palpable than among the extraordinary group of
poets, philosophers, translators, and socialites who gathered in
Jena. This village of just four thousand residents soon became the
place to be for the young and intellectually curious in search of
philosophical disruption. Influenced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
then an elder statesman and artistic eminence, the leading figures
among the disruptors--the translator August Wilhelm Schlegel; the
philosophers Friedrich Schlegel and Friedrich Schelling; the
dazzling, controversial intellectual Caroline Schlegel, married to
August; the poet and translator Dorothea Schlegel, married to
Friedrich; and the poets Ludwig Tieck and Novalis--resolved to
rethink the world, to establish a republic of free spirits. They
didn't just question inherited societal traditions; with their
provocative views of the individual and of nature, they
revolutionized our understanding of freedom and reality. With wit
and elegance, Peter Neumann brings this remarkable circle of
friends and rivals to life in Jena 1800, a work of intellectual
history that is colorful and passionate, informative and
intimate--as fresh and full of surprises as its subjects.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded systems
for smart appliances and energy management, bringing together for
the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics from embedded
systems, information technology and power engineering. Coverage
includes challenges for future resource distribution grids, energy
management in smart appliances, micro energy generation, demand
response management, ultra-low power stand by, smart standby and
communication networks in home and building automation.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded
systems for smart appliances and energy management, bringing
together for the first time a multidisciplinary blend of topics
from embedded systems, information technology and power
engineering. Coverage includes challenges for future resource
distribution grids, energy management in smart appliances, micro
energy generation, demand response management, ultra-low power
stand by, smart standby and communication networks in home and
building automation."
German submarine technologies count among the leaders in the world.
The Germans were not the first to have introduced submarines into
their navy, but it wasn't long before the most technically
demanding boats were being designed and built in german shipyards -
a pursuit which has always involved ground breaking innovations and
continues to this day. The compilation ranges from the first diving
boats around the turn of the century to the modern HDW class 212A
and 214 of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, to tomorrow's submarine
technologies as well as the HDW class 210mod and 216--still only
existing on paper. The author explains different mission profiles
of current submarines and also adds a list of all submarines built
in Germany after 1945. The extensive documentation is completed by
130 illustrations--including many impressive pictures of the
renowned photographer Peter Neumann.
A sharp condemnation of Trump's counterterrorism policy as a
dangerous failure. Donald Trump promised to defeat terrorism, but
there is no easy way to make sense of his war on terror. Is it a
genuine strategic shift from previous administrations? Or is it all
bluster, a way to score points with his base? Hamstrung by his
administration's weakness, Trump hasn't actually changed much about
counterterrorism. What is different is the ideological
agenda-excessively militaristic and short-sighted. Foreign
alliances have deteriorated, right-wing extremists feel emboldened,
and the US no longer seems like a multi-cultural haven. So what is
it all for? Peter Neumann compellingly argues that Trump's war on
terror looks strong and powerful in the short term, but will cause
damage over time. His self-serving approach has failed on its own
terms, made the world less safe, and undermined the US' greatest
asset-the very idea of America.
Discussion regarding the origin of the concept of monads from
Pythagorean, Hermetic, and Neo-Platonistic sources took place in
the context of multitude of differing debates from the Renaissance
to the Enlightenment. Over the course of these debates, the concept
went through numerous modifications and reinterpretations. This
volume examines these contexts and discusses the implications that
changes in the concept of monads had for metaphysics, universal
science, and theology as well as mathematics, physics, and the life
sciences.
Examination of the works of Johann Arndt (1555-1621), a Lutheran
author of edifying literature, reveals an understanding of piety
based on natural theology and influenced by Florentine
neo-Platonism, Paracelsus, Paracelsianism, and the alchemy of
Heinrich Khunrath. The present study traces the relevant lines of
this tradition with close reference to the sources and analyzes the
way in which they were interpreted by Arndt and incorporated into
his writings. It closes with a systematic discussion of the
coherence existing between nature philosophy and mysticism in the
early modern age.
Democratic Responses to Terrorism tackles how to protect
democratic societies against terrorist violence while, at the same
time, making sure that the steps democracies take to protect
themselves do no fundamental harm to the rule of law and the rights
of citizens. With a foreword by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former
president of Brazil, the essays here assess such elements as the
role of the legal framework, human rights, democracy and civil
society, as well as international cooperation.
The series explores one of the most pressing issues of our time:
how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to
protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth
of a summit conference organized by the Club de Madrid, an
independent organization comprised of many former heads of state,
dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.
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