The New Caliphate: Theory and Practice. (2014) Three volumes. 1811 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the theory and reality of the rise of a new Caliphate, tracing the persistent hope for a resurrected Caliphate by millions of Muslims since the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate. Traces major streams of thought about the new Caliphate […]
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Arab Winter in Ukraine. (2014)
Arab Winter in Ukraine. (2014) 560 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the Second Orange Revolution in Ukraine, including the development of political and economic networks on which the coup was launched and the militias, political parties, NGOs, interest groups, and Oligarchs that participated in the coup and new government are comprehensively catalogued. Includes the […]
Continue readingConflict in the South China Sea. (2014)
Conflict in the South China Sea. (2014) 416 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the geographic, political and diplomatic issues surrounding the South China Sea and the facts-in-the-sea islands being created by the innovative Chinese Navy. In addition to China and the United States, detailed coverage of the Philippines and Vietnam presence, policy and ambitions […]
Continue readingLibya: September 11, 2012. (2013)
Libya: September 11, 2012. (2013) 537 pages. Provides analysis and documentation of the attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, the context of the attack and the impact that it had on American policy and politics. Includes documentation on the military-political chaos in Libya. An annotated bibliography including analytical essay, abstracts and documents. (Al-Qaeda & […]
Continue readingThe Second Gaza War (2012). (2013)
The Second Gaza War (2012). (2013) 654 pages. Documentation and analysis of the second Gaza War (Operation Pillar of Defense), November 14 to 21, 2012, beginning with the assassination of Hamas official Ahmed Jabari. Includes an overview of the fighting but focuses on the political consequences and aftermath of the devastating and one-sided war. Documents […]
Continue readingChechnya and the Boston Marathon Bombings. (2013)
Chechnya and the Boston Marathon Bombings. (2013) Three volumes. 1916 pages. Documentation and analysis of the Boston Marathon Bombing and the historical context of the CIA-sponsored Chechen-American resettlement community. The deep context of the Chechen independence movement in the late Soviet period (including very early contacts with the Afghan Mujahideen), the First and Second Chechen […]
Continue readingWoolwich Atrocity. A Bibliography. (2013)
Woolwich Atrocity. A Bibliography. (2013) 786 pages. Documentation and analysis of the murder of Lee Rigby by Nigerian-Britons affiliated with Al-Muhajiroun (and its successors) and the state-backed Unite Against Fascism paramilitaries. Detailed coverage of the background to Islamist violence in Britain, and the political response to the terrorist attack by English nationalists on the right […]
Continue readingMyanmar and the Rohingya Muslims. (2013)
Myanmar and the Rohingya Muslims. (2013) 539 pages. The first book length bibliography of abstracts and documents on the Rohingya Muslims of Burma, including history, ethnography, guided ethnogenesis, language policy, diplomatic issues, refugee diasporas in Bangladesh, Australasia, the Middle East, Europe and Unite States, and modern political and human rights. Detailed coverage of diaspora institutions. […]
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