Nejrozsáhlejší průvodce mezinárodními vztahy, politickým a hospodářským vývojem v zemích celého světa. Víc než tisíc stran komplexních analytických informací. Dílo 500 odborníků z více než 40 zemí. Podrobnosti o všech zemích světa, jejich národních institucích a organizacích, politických vůdcích, stranách, sociální základně politického dění a politickém rozdělení, zdrojích vnitřních konfliktů, pravděpodobnosti změn i o zahraničních vztazích, atd.
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