Tag: State

March 7, 2024

Turning Points The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945-75) [Audiobook]

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Free Download Ambassador Thomas J. Corcoran, Col. Andrew R. Finlayson – Introduction by, Stephen Sherman – Editor, Joel Richards (Narrator), "Turning Points: The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945-75)"
English | ASIN: B0CT697KWG | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~09:35:00 | 272 MB
Details how the US State Department attempted, and failed, to save South Vietnam from North Vietnamese aggression and the powerful domestic political influences that ultimately led to America’s defeat.
Ten years after the end of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a career Foreign Service officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, set down in writing his thoughts on the history of US State Department policy during America’s involvement with South Vietnam. Like many Americans of his generation, he was perplexed by the failure of America to achieve its goals in South Vietnam. As an ambassador and with over thirty years of diplomatic experience-beginning in 1948 when he was assigned to Hanoi and involving other postings in Southeast Asia-he brought to his analysis a long and rich personal experience with events in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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March 7, 2024

The Deep State A History of Secret Agendas and Shadow Governments [Audiobook]

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Free Download Ian Fitzgerald, Mack Gordon (Narrator), "The Deep State: A History of Secret Agendas and Shadow Governments"
English | ASIN: B0BQZ3GSHB | 2022 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:57:00 | 219 MB
Beneath the outward appearance of legitimate government and accountable officials there lurk hidden agendas, shadowy personalities and special interest groups seeking to seize control of the nation for their own ends. These ‘states within a state’, unfettered by legal norms and unworried by public opinion, are known as ‘deep states’.
In this fascinating account, Ian Fitzgerald examines what a deep state really is and how they have emerged in various places across the world and throughout history. Ranging from the police state of East Germany in the 1950s to the narco states of Latin America in the 1970s to the institutional corruption of 21st century Nigeria, he explores the many ways people have sought to seize the apparatus of power for themselves while remaining out of sight.

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March 7, 2024

The State of Generative AI Images, Prompting, and Language Models

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Free Download The State of Generative AI Images, Prompting, and Language Models
Released 2/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Beginner | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 14m | Size: 69 MB
Explore the evolution of artificial intelligence in images and videos. Discover the history of foundational models and review the current landscape of image and video generation. Finally, compare the open and closed-source APIs currently available and learn about the current state of copyright. Essential for anyone integrating AI into their strategy.

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February 4, 2024

State Failure, Power Expansion, and Balance of Power in the Middle East The Struggle Over Failed States

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Free Download State Failure, Power Expansion, and Balance of Power in the Middle East: The Struggle Over Failed States by Aso M. Ali
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 288 Pages | ISBN : 3031446321 | 5 MB
This book examines the strategies of regional powers in the Middle East regarding their response to cases of state failure in the region, thus connecting the theoretical concepts of statehood, state failure, and revisionist and pro-status quo interventionist behavior. Through a detailed comparative analysis of five case studies of failed states occurring in the region during 1960-2010s -Yemen (1962-1970), Lebanon (1975-1989), Iraq (2003-2020), Yemen (2004-2020), and Syria (2011-2020) – the author employs the conceptual theory of balance of power to analyze the behavior of six regional powers in the Middle East: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Syria (pre-2011), Saudi Arabia, and Turkey toward each one of those cases. The book proposes that when states become failed states, regional powers with revisionist strategies expand into them, which in turn induce status quo regional powers to react by imposing balancing action, and that this power struggle turns failed states into battlegrounds for regional power (im)balances. This book offers empirical and theoretical insights into regional politics of the Middle East over the past six decades, contributes to international policy and security studies scholarship from a Middle East regional perspective, and draws attention to the importance of analyzing the destabilizing and historical consequences of state failures for contemporary contexts.

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