Challenges the claim that the precautionary principle is an appropriate guide to public policy decision-making in the face of uncertainty. This book provides discussion of issues and scientific controversies. It features an important contribution to the debate on how to manage risk in the modern world.
Summary : The 2005 National Defense Strategy introduced the now prolific concept of the four challenges -- traditional, irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive. Reference to the challenges is now an essential feature of defense deliberations. Yet in spite of the concept's central place in the defense debates in and out of government, there have been persistent gaps in how the individual challe…
An appraisal of Iraq's recent actions within the context of the last 30-plus years of the history of the Middle East, focusing on three key factors which form a triangle of forces around Iraq - Muslim fundamentalism, oil and the Palestinians.
Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbors, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social, and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventi…
General study of Thailand - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and cultural factors, government, economic policy and development policy, agriculture, industry, transport, education, employment, social services, health services, trade and balance of payments, public finance and banking, international cooperation, international relations, development aid, etc. Illustr…