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Opium Trade And Conflict In Afghanistan, Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr. Jun 2014

Opium Trade And Conflict In Afghanistan, Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

This paper explores the role of opium cultivation in Afghanistan and the world.

Rtop's Second Pillar: The Responsibility To Assist In Theory And Practice In Solomon Islands, Charles Hawksley, Nichole Georgeou Dec 2013

Rtop's Second Pillar: The Responsibility To Assist In Theory And Practice In Solomon Islands, Charles Hawksley, Nichole Georgeou

Nichole Georgeou

This paper explores the implementation of a regional capacity-building program in Solomon Islands, a state that experienced significant violence and political tension between 1998 and 2003. The July 2003 intervention of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) is a useful and relevant case study for understanding the operationalization of Pillar II of RtoP, which the authors have termed the “Responsibility to Assist” (RtoA). While RAMSI has not consciously adopted RtoP language in its operations, the rationale for the intervention included humanitarian as well as wider regional security concerns. The mission’s emphasis on developing the state’s capacities in policing …

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Language Death And Diversity: Philosophical And Linguistic Implications, Lajos L. Brons Dec 2013

Language Death And Diversity: Philosophical And Linguistic Implications, Lajos L. Brons

Lajos Brons

This paper presents a simple model to estimate the number of languages that existed throughout history, and considers philosophical and linguistic implications of the findings. The estimated number is 150,000 plus or minus 50,000.