Information on "Transport"
November 2001
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Nov 2001
A New Defense Minister in Ukraine
Author: James Sherr
Publisher: Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication examines the appointment of a new defense minister in Ukraine after a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile accidentally downed a Russian civilian airliner. More on «A New Defense Minister in Ukraine»
September 2001
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Sep 2001
Assessing the Effects of the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Economy
Author: Hubert Strauß
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The terrorist attacks of September 11 have challenged the view that the US economy is on the brink of recovery. More on «Assessing the Effects of the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Economy»
August 2001
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Aug 2001
Rough Waters in the South China Sea: Navigation Issues and Confidence-Building Measures
Author: Ji Guoxing
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This publication discusses the sharply different conceptions of jurisdictional and navigational principles that were revealed by the collision between a US spy plane and a Chinese jet fighter off the coast of Hainan in April 2001. More on «Rough Waters in the South China Sea: Navigation Issues and Confidence-Building Measures »
June 2001
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Jun 2001
Growing Up and Moving Out
Author: Eric Thun
Publisher: Industrial Performance Center (IPC)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the adjustment and relocation of late developers' economies after the initial stage of industrial development. More on «Growing Up and Moving Out»
May 2001
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May 2001
From Low Intensity War to Mafia War
Author: Jackie Dugard
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This report examines South Africa's 'taxi wars,' a series of violent conflicts in the largely black-owned and operated minibus taxi industry, following their deregulation in 1987. More on «From Low Intensity War to Mafia War»
January 2001
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2001
Foreign Military Research in a Coastal State’s Maritime Zones
Author: R Douglas Brubaker
Publisher: Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI)
This report investigates the limits of foreign military and civilian research in a coastal state's exclusive maritime zone. More on «Foreign Military Research in a Coastal State’s Maritime Zones»
November 2000
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Nov 2000
National Missile Defence in the US
Publisher: UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
This publication discusses the design and technical challenges of the proposed National Missile Defense (NMD) system of the US with particular focus on the role of the UK in its deployment. More on «National Missile Defence in the US» -
Nov 2000
Trade, Agriculture, and Climate Change
Author: Steven Shrybman
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
The purpose of this assessment is to expose the ways in which current agricultural trade policies contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions by substantially increasing the energy intensity of food production, processing, packaging and distributio... More on «Trade, Agriculture, and Climate Change» -
Nov 2000
A Review of the Revised Grain Traffic Forecasts Used in the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River/Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study
Author: Mark Muller
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
In April 1997, Jack Faucett Associates (JFA) submitted a report to the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) that provided freight traffic forecasts to 2050 for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway. More on «A Review of the Revised Grain Traffic Forecasts Used in the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River/Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study»
September 2000
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Sep 2000
Mississippi River Navigation
Author: Mark Muller
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
This paper assesses the international soybean market and how the race to capture new international markets has impacted U. More on «Mississippi River Navigation»
