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The Evolution of Male Weapons Is Associated with the Type of Breeding Site in a Clade of Neotropical Frogs

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Male weaponry evolution is often linked to male–male competition, but its relationship with breeding site type remains unclear. Using Leptodactylinae frogs, we found a macroevolutionary correlation between breeding site type and weapon evolution. Also, gains and losses of weapons occurred more frequently in exposed‐breeding sites, an unexpected finding.
Erika M. Santana, Daniel S. Caetano, Alexandre V. Palaoro, Glauco Machado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
wiley   +1 more source

Reconversion of nuclear weapons

, 1992
The nuclear predicament or nuclear option. Synopsis of three lectures : 1- The physical basis of nuclear technology. Physics of fission. Chain reaction in reactors and weapons. Fission fragments. Separration of isotopes.
Kapitza, Sergei P
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LEGAL PROTECTION FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2008
Nuclear weapons can be the reason for much dangerous pollution of the environment. The consequences of nuclear testing, explosion of atom bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and various nuclear accidents all bear witness to this. Nuclear weaponry falls into
Jerolim Ostojić
doaj  

Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

The Threat of Nuclear Bombing and Incitement to Genocide

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
Since the war in Gaza began, there has been a growing chorus calling for using nuclear weapons. This raises the question: Should those individuals calling for the use of nuclear weapons in Gaza be prosecuted for violating the statute of incitement to ...
Vincent Intondi
doaj   +1 more source

The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
wiley   +1 more source

Deterrence Through Resilience and Civil Preparedness: The Comprehensive and Militarised Models of Civil Defence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As hybrid threats blur the line between war and peace and challenge conventional deterrence logics, states increasingly turn to concepts of resilience, civil preparedness and whole‐of‐society as elements of their security strategies. This raises the question of how civilian agency can be viewed as an element of deterrence and what the ...
Agata Mazurkiewicz, Heljä Ossa
wiley   +1 more source

Added Value or Strategic Irritant? Chinese Elite Perceptions of the EU's Indo‐Pacific Strategy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In September 2021, the European Union launched its Indo‐Pacific strategy, outlining its intention to strengthen its engagement in the region and add value to its partnerships there. The strategy, however, drew criticism from the Chinese side, particularly because it included Chinese Taiwan as a cooperating partner. To examine Chinese responses
Li Zhang, Ruoyu Ni, Wei Shen
wiley   +1 more source

US‐China Rivalry and the Global Governance Trilemma: Three Scenarios for World Order

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the consequences of US‐China rivalry for future world order in light of the global governance trilemma. The trilemma captures persistent trade‐offs between three dimensions of global governance: authority, breadth, and universality. The contemporary US‐China rivalry exacerbates the global governance trilemma, making these trade‐offs
Matthew D. Stephen, Steve Biedermann, Steven Langendonk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source