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“You just want to re‐open our biggest wounds, don't you?”: Homeplace ethnography as (polluted) environmental method

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract When I was 12, my family told me a story about their community falling apart and coming together, a time when someone tried putting a nuclear facility in their (our?) hometown. Since we moved when I was too young to remember, the story had little significance until I embarked on a “hometown” ethnographic journey for my dissertation.
Chandler L. Classen
wiley   +1 more source

Nuclear latency and the future strategic environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines the issue of nuclear latency (the potential for countries to obtain nuclear weapons capability) by focusing on the cases of the Republic of Korea and Japan, then looks at what Australia should do.
Michael Malyshev
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Knowledge sourcing, geopolitics, and FDI: An empirical analysis on the US green and digital sectors

open access: yesGlobal Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) shapes firms' sourcing of knowledge in the digital and green domains under rising geopolitical frictions. We assemble a firm–country dyadic panel (2013–2020) linking US patent backward citations to firms' FDI, enriched with bilateral geopolitical distance and host‐country
Alberto Maria Radici
wiley   +1 more source

Disarming proposals: controlling nuclear, biological and chemical weapons by Andy Butfoy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Review of Andrew Butfoy, Disarming Proposals: Controlling Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. Apart from the centrality of terrorism and the 2003 Iraq War (not to mention the question of North Korea), disarmament is of great interest to the wider ...
Gehrmann, Richard
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When governments act as strategists: Geopolitical turmoil and global strategy theory

open access: yesGlobal Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The resurgence of geopolitical rivalry is challenging core assumptions of global strategy theory. Long‐standing views that economic interdependence is inherently beneficial, governments act as rule setters, multinational enterprises operate autonomously, and market and political strategy are separate no longer capture today's ...
Ari Van Assche, Thomas Lindner
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of welding speed on the microstructure and mechanical properties of CMT+P WAAM-based 205C aluminum alloy

open access: yesReviews on Advanced Materials Science
To address the limited understanding of the influence of different welding speeds on the performance of thin-walled 205C aluminum alloy components fabricated via CMT+P dual-pass forming, a single-variable comparative study was conducted within the speed ...
Wang Zekai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Workplace Bullying: A Critical Theory Exploration of Lecturers' Experiences in a Higher Education Context

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying (WB) remains a pervasive concern across all sectors, including higher education institutions (HEIs), where shifting power dynamics, performance pressures, and transformation mandates often create fertile ground for systemic abuse.
Helen Meyer
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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Strategies for preventing gender‐based violence in healthcare services: Evidence synthesis for health policy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Violence against women remains a serious public health problem and a violation of human rights that affects women's health. Healthcare providers play a fundamental role in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls.
Odette del Risco Sánchez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of jamming formation of USV offboard active decoy clusters based on an improved PSO algorithm

open access: yesDefence Technology
Offboard active decoys (OADs) can effectively jam monopulse radars. However, for missiles approaching from a particular direction and distance, the OAD should be placed at a specific location, posing high requirements for timing and deployment.
Zhaodong Wu, Yasong Luo, Shengliang Hu
doaj   +1 more source

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