В сборник включены доклады, отражающие анализ стратегий, интересов, позиций внешних сил в Центральной Азии и их взаимоотношений с центральноазиатскими странами в предстоящей перспективе, а также наиболее важные проблемы укрепления безопасности и стабильности в регионе, активизации борьбы с терроризмом и экстремизмом и др.

This book explores a joint African/Western approach to conservation with the goal of returning control to the African nations. It's a no-holds-barred attack on old-style conservation in Africa- provocative, fascinating and dead-on. The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. The relationship of wildlife - and the people who share the continent with them - is central to the future of conservation

Colin Powell is the classic American success story. Born in Harlem to immigrant parents, Powell rose through the ranks of the U.S. military to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a soft-spoken, steel-willed Desert Storm hero. The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell recounts Powell's core beliefs on leadership, negotiation, self-knowledge, and more

In 400 seminars in 47 states and 22 countries in the last five years, Peters has reexamined, refined, and reinvented his views on innovation. This book brings these seminars - and Peters` contagious passion - to the reader in a landmark book. Through bold graphics, astounding facts and figures, here is a book that will open your eyes to new ways of envisioning the challenges of today`s world

The title may have an apocalyptic whiff about it, but don’t let that put you off. This is no wild-eyed survivalist rant; on the contrary, The End of Oil is a remarkably lucid and engaging analysis of the current energy order and its future. It won’t please everyone: oil "optimists" will, no doubt, feel that Roberts is too pessimistic, while "pessimists" and environmentalists may feel that he does not go far enough. Most readers, however, will appreciate the balanced tone that prevails throughout this book

Painful, touchy, intimate, difficult-to-discuss, and politically incorrect taboos of leadership are the subject of this book. By holding them up to the light, judging them for good or bad, exposing their myths, and revealing their underlying truths, Smith creates a helpful and instructive description of leadership that will benefit leaders, their followers, and those who aspire to become one or both

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams

The Speed of Trust begins within each of us personally, continues into our relationships, expands into our organizations, extends into our marketplace relationships, and ultimately encompasses our global society at large. Covey presents a road map to establish trust on every level, build character and competence, enhance credibility, and create leadership that inspires confidence

The General Managers provides stimulating new insights into the nature of modern management and the tactics of its most accomplished practitioners

An Owner's Manual provides fast, practical and direct advice and that's what you get with this book! The Small Business Owner's Manual is useful for newly minted entrepreneurs as well as seasoned business owners and can be read from cover-to-cover or to quickly lookup information in the midst of a crisis