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Towards a Responsible Liberalism

open access: yesKyklos, Volume 79, Issue 4, Page 946-954, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Liberalism has many faces, ranging from that which emphasises the laissez‐faire approach of freedom from interference to the interventionist perspective on providing the conditions for people to exercise their liberty. In this essay, after summarising the arguments made by four prominent liberal scholars (namely, Keynes, Hayek, Buchanan and ...
Adam Oliver
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling the circulation of small arms in international law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
International humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) have shown an influence on the conventional arms control. A series of negotiations to control the trade of small arms, in particular the diplomatic conference on the arms ...
Hasan, Ramadansyah
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South America and the proliferation of biological weapons

open access: yesRevista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2013
This article focuses on the role of regional institutions and political practices in strengthening multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation regimes. Particular attention is devoted to coordination between Brazil and Argentina with a view to forging
Tatiana Coutto
doaj  

Social Diseases and Social Problems: An Islamic Framework for Cultural Awareness And Social Diagnosis

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, Volume 96, Issue 4, 2026.
Despite decades of policy interventions, the world suffers from profound social problems including drug abuse, family breakdown, and systemic injustice. The research problem is the persistent gap in existing sociological theories: objective criteria lacking for diagnosing social harm before it becomes visible.
Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah
wiley   +1 more source

Chemistry lesson: rethinking biological security education in order to help strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)

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The importance of rethinking biological security education to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ...
Shang, Lijun
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Comprehensive Health Predictors of Injury, Illness, and Separation From Service After Enrollment in Special Forces Assessment and Selection: A Two‐Year Longitudinal Study

open access: yesStress and Health, Volume 42, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Individuals in physically and cognitively demanding professions face increased risk of injury, illness, and attrition due to repeated exposure to physical and psychological stressors. Identifying modifiable factors associated with these outcomes can guide risk mitigation strategies.
Meaghan E. Beckner   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 2: the scientific age and beyond

open access: yesWeather, Volume 81, Issue 10, Page 337-341, October 2026.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

Weaponry Investment in the Socially Monogamous Snapping Shrimp Alpheus brasileiro (Decapoda: Alpheidae)

open access: yesActa Zoologica, Volume 107, Issue 4, Page 470-479, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Weapons are morphological structures used by animals in various contexts, especially in intra‐specific contests and visual displays. In snapping shrimps of the genus Alpheus, particularly the monogamous species Alpheus brasileiro, both sexes bear enlarged chelipeds, potentially conferring advantages in mate competition or territorial defence ...
Leonardo Moreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Destruction and Humanitarianisation of the Health System in Gaza and the Need for a Biopolitical Bioethics

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 793-807, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Israel's destruction and ‘humanitarianisation’ of Palestinian health systems, arguing that this should be understood as an instance of ‘necropolitics,’ as conceived by Achille Mbembe. We review the extensive, long‐term destruction of health systems in Palestine before 7 October 2023 and the catastrophic acceleration of that
Mohammad Salaymeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological Weapons

open access: yes, 2020
This is an encyclopedia entry. Therefore, it is quite short at less than 600 carefully edited words, but it also includes suggested readings on the topic of biological weapons. They have assumed new urgency, or currency, recently due to the coronavirus
Andregg, Michael M.
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