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After the Storm Post-Pandemic Trends in the Southern Mediterranean


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English | 2020 | ISBN: 8855263897 | EPUB | pages: 114 | 0.7 mb
The Mediterranean region has faced a significant number of challenges that have stemmed from turbulent events taking place on its Southern shores: conflicts and instability, the migration crisis, disruptions of regional value chains, souring regional relations, and foreign power interferences that have severely affected the region. The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the Southern Mediterranean, but the health crisis had ambiguous effects on the underlying economic, social, and political trends of the region. It has exposed and exacerbated much of the previous sources of tension and, obscured many of them as public attention moved towards facing the public health emergency. Will the Covid-19 pandemic spur governments and civil societies to action? Or will it just serve as another smokescreen behind which to hide the region’s longstanding problems?

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After the Ice Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic


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English | 2009 | ISBN: 0061579076 | EPUB | pages: 304 | 1.0 mb
New from Smithsonian Books, After the Ice is an eye-opening look at the winners and losers in the high-stakes story of Arctic transformation, from nations to native peoples to animals and the very landscape itself. Author Alun Anderson explores the effects of global warming amid new geopolitical rivalries, combining science, business, politics, and adventure to provide a fascinating narrative portrait of this rapidly changing land of unparalleled global significance.

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After the Game Bridging the Gap from Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur


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English | April 2, 2024 | ISBN: 1637632673 | 304 pages | PDF | 3.15 Mb
What if you could harness the many invaluable lessons you learned as a college or professional athlete and apply them to your professional and personal life? In After the Game, Jay Dixon, a former D1 athlete and founder of SuccessCoach.com, combines athletic insights with data-supported mindset elements to show you how.

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After the Cold War Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations


Free Download Robert S. Ross, "After the Cold War: Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations: Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 076560292X, 0765602911 | EPUB | pages: 208 | 1.0 mb
As relations between the United States and China move into a period of intense activity and sensitivity, this timely book addresses the impact of domestic factors in both countries on their post-Cold War/post-Tiananmen relations. The contributors examine the issue from a number of distinct perspectives: the increased impact of domestic factors in both countries due to changing strategic circumstances; the politics of China policy in the United States, with emphasis on the role of interest groups vis-a-vis Congress, the media, and other domestic institutions; the importance of domestic factors in U.S.-China economic conflicts; the combined impact of domestic factors in both China and the United States on the most important conflict of interest in U.S.-China relations – the Taiwan issue.

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After the Cold War Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations


Free Download Robert S. Ross, "After the Cold War: Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations: Domestic Factors and U.S.-China Relations"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 076560292X, 0765602911 | EPUB | pages: 208 | 1.0 mb
As relations between the United States and China move into a period of intense activity and sensitivity, this timely book addresses the impact of domestic factors in both countries on their post-Cold War/post-Tiananmen relations. The contributors examine the issue from a number of distinct perspectives: the increased impact of domestic factors in both countries due to changing strategic circumstances; the politics of China policy in the United States, with emphasis on the role of interest groups vis-a-vis Congress, the media, and other domestic institutions; the importance of domestic factors in U.S.-China economic conflicts; the combined impact of domestic factors in both China and the United States on the most important conflict of interest in U.S.-China relations – the Taiwan issue.

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After Toast Recipes for Aspiring Cooks


Free Download After Toast: Recipes for Aspiring Cooks by Kate Gibbs
English | June 1, 2013 | ISBN: 1742379419 | 232 pages | PDF | 21 Mb
Finally, a cookbook that answers the question all aspiring cooks ask-what can I cook once I’ve mastered toast?The essential young person’s guide to real, and really awesome, food.

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After The Cold War Questioning The Morality Of Nuclear Deterrence


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English | 2021 | ISBN: 0813380642, 0813380634 | EPUB | pages: 276 | 0.7 mb
This is a text on the traditional questions of nuclear deterrence and the unconventional answers suggested by the emerging new world order. These widely-ranging essays by scholars, policymakers and moral philosophers present rival ideas about the morality of alternative means for preserving mutual security as the world moves beyond the Cold War.

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After Lisbon National Parliaments in the European Union


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English | 2017 | ISBN: 1138106631, 1138939366 | EPUB | pages: 178 | 1.1 mb
The role of national parliaments in EU matters has become an important subject in the debate over the democratic legitimacy of European Union decision-making. Strengthening parliamentary scrutiny and participation rights at both the domestic and the European level is often seen as an effective measure to address the perceived ‘democratic deficit’ of the EU – the reason for affording them a prominent place in the newly introduced ‘Provisions on Democratic Principles’ of the Union (in particular Article 12 TEU). Whether this aim can be met, however, depends crucially on the degree to which, and the manner in which, national parliaments actually make use of their institutional rights.

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