Laqueur, Walter

"A timely, topical book grounding Russia's recent turn towards conservativism in pre-1917 culture and explaining what this shift could mean for the rest of the world"--.

Provides insight into Europe's current political and financial crisis, citing such factors as dependence on foreign oil and a lack of a unified foreign policy and making predictions about future prospects, while explaining the role of Europe's success in American security.

Presents essays by scholars from eleven countries on political, social, religious, and moral issues of the Holocaust, as well as short entries on events, individuals, and sites. Also includes a chronology spanning 1933-45, nineteen maps, and 276 photos.

Traces the history of terrorism around the world, and argues that the ready availability of weapons of mass destruction is changing the character of terrorism, making the threat to human life must greater than it was in the past.