We have entered the age of the unconventional crisis. In 2009 the worldwide economic recession and the A(H1N1) pandemic became the latest in a daunting series of events--9/11, the anthrax crisis, the SARS outbreak, the 2003 heat wave in Europe, the 2004 tsunami, Hurricane Katrina--that required responses beyond the standard call for more assets, planning, technical knowledge, and media training.
Standard responses to unconventional crises have yielded repeated failures of leadership and imagination. This book argues that to deal effectively with complex disasters, leaders and crisis...
We have entered the age of the unconventional crisis. In 2009 the worldwide economic recession and the A(H1N1) pandemic became the latest in a daun...
This title offers an overview of the interface between European integration, transatlantic relations, and the 'rise of the rest' in the early 21st century.
This title offers an overview of the interface between European integration, transatlantic relations, and the 'rise of the rest' in the early 21st cen...
This book offers an overview of the interface between European integration, transatlantic relations, and the 'rise of the rest' in the early 21st century. The collapse of the Soviet bloc opened up an era in which the drivers and perceived benefits of the US alliance among European countries have become more variegated and shifting. The proposition that the US remains at once an 'indispensable' and 'intolerable' nation in Europe is a key concept in the alliance, as the US remains inextricably tied to the continent through economic, military and cultural links. This work examines this complex...
This book offers an overview of the interface between European integration, transatlantic relations, and the 'rise of the rest' in the early 21st cent...