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Der Kaukasuskrieg 2008 : ein regionaler Konflikt mit internationalen Folgen ; eine Stellungnahme aus dem IFSH
No full textverfasst von: Michael Brzoska ...Parallel als Buch-Ausg. erschiene
Climate change and planning for the military
Get PDFA core debate about the consequences of climate change concerns its security-related aspects. Elements of that debate include the expected extent of climate as well as definitions of security. Official documents on national security and defense planning are investigated with respect to these two elements of debate. A content analysis of relevant documents from 38 countries reveals a diverse response by national security establishments to the challenges presented by climate change, which also changes over time. Seven potential roles for armed forces in response to climate change are identified and quantified for the selected documents. A predominant expectation is a greater demand for disaster relief by armed forces. However, there are also governments which expect an increase in traditional security threats, as well as governments who do not foresee any security challenge resulting from climate change
Putting teeth in the tiger improving the effectiveness of arms embargoes
No full textA framework for the analysis of the effectiveness of arms embargoes / Michael Brzoska -- Tightening the screws in West African arms embargoes / Maraike Wenzel, Sami Faltas -- From failure to success : the impact of sanctions on Angola's civil war / Wolf-Christian Paes -- UN arms embargoes in the Great Lakes, 1994-2004 / Marc von Boemcken -- Arms embargoes against Eritrea and Ethiopia / Marc von Boemcken -- A quantitative analysis of arms embargoes / Michael Brzoska -- Putting teeth in the tiger : policy conclusions for effective arms embargoes / Michael Brzoska, George A. Lopez -- The unprecedented embargo : the UN arms sanctions against Iraq, 1990-2004 / Oldrich Bures, George A. Lopez -- The challenge of measuring success : Yugoslavia's sanctions decade (1991-2001) / Wolf-Christian Paes -- US measures against Pakistan's nuclear policies, 1990-2001 / Sumita Kumar -- Introduction / Michael Brzoska, George A. LopezForeign affairs practitioners and policy analysts claim that international arms embargoes usually fail due to the lack of political will among national governments to implement and enforce these restrictions. This volume confronts this critique directly, first by describing a more nuanced assessment of success, and then by presenting well-informed empirical and case-study chapters that reveal arms embargoes to be more effective than often understood. The chapters in this book examine some of the more complex cases of arms embargoes such as Iraq, Pakistan, Angola, Liberia and the Great Lakes region of Africa. Readers will find data and assessments not available in prior studies, as well as frameworks that can be replicated in future research. The book concludes with policy suggestions for how arms embargoes might be strengthened and their political objectives more readily attaine
Michael Rodriguez interviews fiction writer Michael Kimball
No full textAuthor Michael Kimball talks about moving away from Michigan to become a successful writer, his education, the fiction reading series he has started in Baltimore, the life-story-on-postcard project, and his book "Dear everybody." Kimball is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series
New Collection Records for Brasiella argentata pallipes (Fleutiaux and Sallé, 1889) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) from the Lesser Antilles
No full textKippenhan, Michael G., Brzoska, David W., Winton, Ross C., Ivie, Michael A. (2013): New Collection Records for Brasiella argentata pallipes (Fleutiaux and Sallé, 1889) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) from the Lesser Antilles. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 411-415, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.411, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.41
Counter-Terrorist Financing: A Good Policy Going too Far?
Get PDF'The money trail' of terrorist activity has become a focus of counterterrorist policy. There has been major success in implementing international standards to prevent and detect terrorist financing. Available evidence suggests that these efforts have contributed to a decrease in transnational terrorist activity. In the wake, they are likely to have contributed to a shift from transnational to "home grown" terrorism. Partly because of this change, and partly because of the continuous expansion of counter-terroristfinancing costs have begun to outweigh the costs of additional measures.
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Paul Clemens
No full textAuthor Paul Clemens talks about his book "Made in Detroit," the genre of memoir, and writing about race. Clemens is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Tom Springer
No full textAuthor Tom Springer is interviewed about his writing career and his newest book "Looking for hickories". Springer talks about his career following after earning an Environmental Journalism degree from Michigan State University. He calls his genre "creative non-fiction" and explains how he weaves his memories into his books about life in rural and wild Michigan. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Springer is interviewed by Librarian Michael Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Gary Gildner
No full textAuthor Gary Gildner explains why he left his tenured teaching position to move to Idaho to became a full-time writer of poetry. Gildner talks about donating his personal papers to Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections, his writing style and how he approaches writing. Gildner is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series. Held at the MSU Main Library
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