John Sweeney ist ein preisgekrönter Journalist und Autor, der sich auf investigative Berichterstattung spezialisiert hat. Seine Arbeit befasst sich konsequent mit der Aufdeckung von Ungerechtigkeit und Machtmissbrauch und beleuchtet komplexe und oft gefährliche Wahrheiten durch rigorose Forschung und unerschütterliches Engagement. Sweeney's erzählerischer Ansatz zeichnet sich durch akribische Recherche und fesselnde Präsentation aus, die die Leser ins Zentrum der von ihm untersuchten Themen zieht. Sein Engagement für die Wahrheitssuche und die Vertretung der Benachteiligten macht ihn zu einer bedeutenden Stimme im Journalismus.
Sein Name war für den russischen Präsidenten tabu, bis Putin sich des verhassten Kontrahenten zuletzt doch entledigte: Alexej Nawalny, Putins gefährlichster Gegner. John Sweeney, der seit Jahrzehnten als Investigativjournalist zu den Abgründen der russischen Politik recherchiert und berichtet, kannte Nawalny persönlich. Nun liefert er eine packende Biografie über den Oppositionsführer und Hoffnungsträger, seine Stärken und Schwächen, die Attacken, denen er ausgesetzt war – und offenbart die Ziele und Strategien von Nawalnys mächtigen Gegnern. Temporeich, spannend und hochinformativ beleuchtet Sweeney die Geschichten hinter den Schlagzeilen und kommt zu einem klaren Schluss: Wenn Putin Einhalt geboten werden soll, muss der Westen ihm mit aller Entschiedenheit entgegentreten.
Dieser Mann schreckt vor nichts zurück Bei der Verfolgung seiner Ziele geht Wladimir Putin über Leichen, und das nicht erst seit dem Überfall auf die Ukraine. John Sweeney, investigativer Journalist und seit vielen Jahren auf der Spur von Putins Verbrechen, legt die Beweise vor: Schon bei seinem unheimlichen Aufstieg vom Stasi-Mann in Dresden zum unumschränkten Herrscher im Kreml ging Putin mit erbarmungsloser Konsequenz vor, ließ Oppositionelle ausschalten, provozierte Kriege und überzog Russland mit einem Netzwerk der Korruption. Sein Ziel: die Festigung seiner Macht, persönliche Bereicherung, Russlands Wiederaufstieg zur Weltmacht. Mit kriminalistischer Akribie hat Sweeney vor Ort recherchiert – in Moskau, Tschetschenien, in der Ukraine während des Krieges –, hat mit Zeugen und Experten gesprochen, mit Dissidenten und Ex-KGBlern, mit Handlangern des Systems Putin, mit Kritikern, von denen zu viele für ihre Haltung sterben mussten. Psychogramm, packender Hintergrundreport und knallharte Analyse – eine längst überfällige Aufklärung, eine beispiellose Anklageschrift.
Focusing on the critical issue of climate change, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of natural and human-induced alterations in the climate system. It integrates theory and evidence to explore the implications of weather and climate on both the environment and society. By presenting the topics as interconnected, the authors provide a relevant and contextualized perspective that appeals to both students and academics, making it an essential resource for understanding the complexities of climate dynamics.
Exploring the evolving landscape of the film industry, this book delves into various business models that shape filmmaking today. It examines traditional revenue streams alongside emerging digital platforms, offering insights into distribution, financing, and audience engagement. By analyzing case studies and industry trends, it provides valuable perspectives for filmmakers, producers, and investors looking to navigate the complexities of modern cinema. The focus is on practical strategies and innovative approaches that drive success in a competitive market.
A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, exposing the events that led to his invasion of Ukraine and his assault on Europe. In Killer in the Kremlin, award-winning journalist John Sweeney takes readers from the heart of Putin's Russia to the killing fields of Chechnya, to the embattled cities of an invaded Ukraine. In a disturbing expose of Putin's sinister ambition, Sweeney draws on thirty years of his own reporting - from the Moscow apartment bombings to the atrocities committed by the Russian Army in Chechnya, to the annexation of Crimea and a confrontation with Putin over the shooting down of flight MH17 - to understand the true extent of Putin's long war. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and compelling testimony from those who have suffered at Putin's hand, we see the heroism of the Russian opposition, the bravery of the Ukrainian resistance, and the brutality with which the Kremlin responds to such acts of defiance, assassinating or locking away its critics, and stopping at nothing to achieve its imperialist aims
This is the story behind the five-week Tatton campaign during the 1997 British General Election in which journalist Martin Bell unseated Neil Hamilton.
'An insightful, frighteningly intelligent thriller... a gem of a novel' Robert
DinsdaleA Welsh journalist falls foul of Stalin's secret police after
threatening to tell the world about the famine in the Soviet Union - a
thriller based on a terrifying and tragic true story.
The first comprehensive guide on maximum adverse excursion -- apowerful new tool for dramatically lessening trading risks "Trading successfully, like everything else, is built upon solidpreparation. It is the well-prepared individual who will be able tocope in today's competitive market. John Sweeney's Maximum AdverseExcursion will provide you with the steps to perform the analyticalreview of your trading system that you should undertake before youever risk your capital." -- Thomas Hartle, Editor TechnicalAnalysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine "Maximum Adverse Excursion deals with a much overlooked subject:how to minimize losses. If every trader took John Sweeney's adviceand learned how to minimize losses before trying to make profits,they would be financially ahead." -- Martin J. Pring, President TheInternational Institute for Economic Research "John Sweeney has done it again. As with Campaign Trading, he takesa complex set of ideas and explains them in a simple,easy-to-understand manner, in a form that traders can use to helpthem make informed and profitable buy-sell decisions." -- CliffordSherry, PhD, author The Mathematics of Technical Analysis Most successful traders have a "sixth sense" that alerts them toloss points and amounts. But what happens when intuitionfails? When the potential loss incurred on a trade is significant, youneed more than guesswork. But is it possible to estimate the losspoint accurately--quantitatively? With maximum adverse excursion(MAE), the answer is a resounding "YES". This innovative method ofrisk management enables traders to steer clear of potentiallydevastating results by pinpointing loss points before implementingtrading decisions. Now, in the first book to provide an in-depthexamination of this vital trading tool, John Sweeney, MAE developerand Technical Editor of the highly regarded Technical Analysis ofStocks & Commodities magazine, takes you step by step throughits various intricacies. In this comprehensive and accessible reference, Sweeney shows howthe key to successful MAE implementation lies in determiningwhether there is any consistency in market behavior. By measuringand charting price excursion from a set point of entry, you canestablish--quickly and easily--whether prices show consistentbehavior over a finite time frame. If, in fact, some regularity,some pattern in price changes is revealed, you can then exploit itwhile in the trade. The bottom line is a more reliable system fordiscerning whether your trade is going in your direction or not,and--in either case--what likely events are next. By replacingguesswork with statistical descriptions, you can objectivelydetermine when to cut off a loser, or put in a protective stop . .. or take profits. Maximum Adverse Excursion can give you "the elusive edge thattraders seek . . . a line all your own, from which profits can flowwith minimized, quantifiable risk." This comprehensive, accessiblereference gives you the tools you need to employ MAE successfully,including detailed information on: * Defining and calculating adverse, minimum, and maximum favorableexcursion (MinFE and MaxFE) * Displaying MAE--aggregation, frequency diagrams, stop size * Determining specific capital requirements--capital conservation,defining drawdowns * Profit definition by stop level--profit tradeoffs, profit curves,interpretation * Impact of volatility changes--tweaks, changing stops by range orvolatility * Trading management--portfolio impacts, day-to-day management,elaborations Complete with sample calculations, practical examples, and EXCELprograms for creating your own charts, this is the definitive guideto using MAE effectively--and profitably.
When a child is kidnapped by his unstable mother, the father turns to Joe Tiplady--offering him a lot of money to find the boy and bring him back. It soon becomes clear that Joe will have to earn every cent: mother and son are in war-torn Syria, and they've willingly joined the ranks of ISIS. Meanwhile Zeke Chandler, CIA deputy director, is in Albania, where four electrocuted bodies have been found on a mountainside near a secret black-ops facility. Two seemingly unrelated incidents, but Joe will find himself crossing paths with Zeke again. From the Hollywood underworld to bombed-out Aleppo, via a controversial US election and a global refugee crisis, Joe's hunt for the missing boy will send him to the darkest, most dangerous places in the modern world. And his search may force him to confront the unfinished business in his own murky past--that is, if he survives.
