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  • The Gladio B Network: Proxy Warfare in Central Asia

    Militancy, Narcotics, and the Geopolitics of Covert Operations in Post-Soviet Borderlands, 1991–2001

    When the Berlin Wall collapsed in 1990, NATO's shadow armies did not voluntarily liquidate their infrastructure. They simply migrated east, establishing a destructive operational paradigm across the volatile, hydrocarbon-rich borderlands of post-Soviet Eurasia. "The Gladio B Network" exposes the hidden geopolitical transition from Cold War stay-behind forces to modern proxy warfare. Discover how ... Leer más

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  • Toward a Healthcare Strategy for Canadians

    Series Libro 187 - Queen's Policy Studies Series
    While Canadians are proud of their healthcare system, the reality is that it is fragmented and disorganized. Instead of a pan-Canadian system, it is a "system of systems" - thirteen provincial and territorial systems and a federal system. As a result, Canadian healthcare has not only become one of the costliest in the world, but is falling well behind many developed countries in terms of quality. ... Leer más

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  • The Global War on Tobacco

    Mapping the World's First Public Health Treaty

    "A major contribution not just to tobacco control research but also to research on global governance and public health . . . thorough [and] compelling." —Frank J. Chaloupka IV, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois–ChicagoAs the era of globalization progressed, the tobacco industry capitalized on its elements—including trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, and ... Leer más

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  • Culture of Death

    The Age of Do Harm Medicine

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  • Commissioning for Health and Well-Being

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    Commissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice for future leaders. While commissioning was important under New Labour, it seems set to be even more fundamental now as commissioners think about ... Leer más

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