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A Spreading Danger: Time for a New Policy towards Chechnya. CEPS Policy Briefs No. 68, 1 April 2005 [PDF]
, 2005 The ongoing conflict in and around Chechnya is helping to feed the wider international jihadi movement, and is endangering the West as well as Russia. The next “soft target” of North Caucasian terrorism could be a Western one.
de Waal, Thomas +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN NORTHERN REGIONS
Север и рынок: формирование экономического порядкаThe socio-economic, climatic, and geographical conditions of northern regions shape both the opportunities and constraints for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Kristina A. Zakharova +1 more
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Rare books as historical objects: a case study of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library rare books collection [PDF]
, 2016 Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015Once upon a time all the books in the Arctic were rare books, incomparable treasures to the men and women who carried them around the world.
Korotkova, Ulyana Aleksandrovna +1 more
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Asymmetry of values, indigenous forces, and incumbent success in counterinsurgency: evidence from Chechnya [PDF]
, 2014 This article fills the gap in existing scholarship on asymmetric conflict, indigenous forces, and how socio-cultural codes shape the dynamics and outcomes of conflict transformation. Specifically, it identifies three key socio-cultural values commonplace
Aliyev, Huseyn, Souleimanov, Emil A.
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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Научный диалог, 2017 This work continues the studies on the ritual practices of the Russian and Ukrainian population in the South of Western Siberia. It focuses on the ritual of transmission of living hen through the coffin during the funeral rite.
O. V. Golubkova +2 more
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Is time on the Chechen side? -- A military analysis of Russia's war in Chechnya (with appendix detailing Russian casualty figures) [PDF]
, 1999 This repository item contains a single issue of Behind the Breaking News, a briefing published from 1999 to 2009 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Skelton, Jill
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli +3 more
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