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Using a fresh approach to leadership, this resource blends proven traditional success secrets for school leaders with newfound strategies and unique methods from businesses and organizations outside the education community.

“The side that knows when to fight and when not will take the victory. There are roadways not to be traveled, armies not to be attacked, walled cities not to be assaulted.” —Sun-Tzu We live in dangerous times, when a new kind of leadership is required. Visionary and ruthlessly strategic,...

在歐盟各國日益弱化消失、亞洲各國經濟快速崛起的當下 世界將重回歐亞大陸一統無邊界的「馬可孛羅世界」！ 全球百大思想家、國際權威級地緣政治專家 《西進的帝國》《歐洲暗影》《世界的盡頭》《地理的復仇》《南中國海》等書作者， 羅柏．卡普蘭2018年最新著作，精準預言二十一世紀世界全新局勢 當今西方世界最憂心忡忡的事，莫過於隨著歐盟內部動盪不穩，歐洲即將弱化消失，亞洲繼之而起，中國正挑戰美國，力圖成為世界第一強權。象徵著三十年戰爭結束、歐洲和平降臨的《西發里亞和約》體系中各國勢力開始衰弱老化，而昔日的傳奇亞洲帝國如俄羅斯、中國、伊朗、土耳其，相形之下變得舉足輕重起來。歐亞大陸從歐洲到中國的每一次危機，如今都變得牽一髮而動全身，世界已經變成一個單一戰場。 在歐洲，歐盟國家為了防堵穆斯林難民湧入，正忙著重新劃定自我保護的疆界，各國都充斥著民粹主義的呼聲，要求逐走外來移民。但這番自保的舉措正印證歐洲和非洲－歐亞大陸的命運是環環相扣，無法分割。世人所一貫認知的歐洲即將消失，「西方」也將失去實質的定義，西方文明將面臨相當大的危機。隨著歐洲的消失，歐亞融合了，在全球化、科技和地緣政治上的互動而言，歐亞即將形成一塊超級大陸。 離開歐洲，亞洲又是另一番光景。回顧人類歷史，十五至十七世紀是海權時代，十九至二十世紀是海權加上航空權的時代，至於兩次大戰中的關鍵就是掌握海權。但隨著一九九○年代冷戰結束，加上東亞經濟崛起、中亞政治板塊變革，傳統橫跨歐亞的絲綢之路重要性再度日增，重新成為各國霸權爭奪的嘴邊肉。 二十世紀初，英國地理學家麥金德（Halford...

A primer of what is truly important for today's school leaders, this survival guide is made up of 25 fundamental insights and baseline beliefs that never change.

This report from the CSIS Americas Program provides a detailed look at the challenges the Colombian government confronts as it moves from providing security to developing rural areas that were previously conflict zones. In particular, the report examines such issues as remaining security needs; land...

Examining political and socioeconomic change in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), this book, first published in 1987, focuses primarily on the quarter century following the overthrow of the imamate in 1962. The problems and politics of the period’s republican leaders and their regimes are analysed...

This collection of previously unpublished expository writings by Gordon Tullock on themes ranging from game theory, externalities, public choice, rent-seeking, law and economics, and economic progress is representative of the breadth of Tullock's career. As co-founder of Public Choice, Tullock has...

Most violent conflicts since the turn of this century were in countries that had experienced an earlier violent conflict. How can we tell when a country is likely to remain stuck in a cycle of violence? What factors suggest it might be “ripe” for stabilizing and peace building? The authors studied...

This report introduces a new assessment framework for legitimacy and illegitimacy that governments, businesses, and other organizations can use to better understand the sources and dynamics of support or opposition for any entity, policy, or program. It includes an intellectual history of the concept...

Can the United States prevent or end conflicts and protect its interests without using military force? Do U.S. civilian institutions have the right mix of support, funding, and capabilities to respond to major crises and political transitions? In July 2013, CSIS raised these questions before more...

The term "culture" has become ubiquitous in both academic and popular conversations, but its usefulness is a point of dispute. Taking the current shift from cultural studies to aesthetics as the latest form of this discussion, Eric Aronoff contends that in American modernism, the concepts of culture...

On January 20, 1968, the University of Houston Cougars upset the UCLA Bruins, ending a 47-game winning streak. Billed as the “Game of the Century,” the defeat of the UCLA hoopsters was witnessed by 52,693 fans and a national television audience—the first-ever regular-season game broadcast nationally. But...

Brings to life one of the most enigmatic, romantic, and ultimately tragic characters in American history The life of nineteenth-century journalist, diplomat, adventurer, and enthusiast for lost causes John Louis O'Sullivan is usually glimpsed only in brief episodes, perhaps because the components...

This how-to handbook defines what school culture is, how it works, and why it is critically important, and helps you assess how your school measures up.