1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463976003321

Autore

Govrin Yosef

Titolo

Israeli-Romanian relations at the end of the Ceausescu Era : as observed by Israel's ambassador to Romania, 1985-89 / / Yosef Govrin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-03908-7

1-135-28602-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

Israeli History, Politics and Society

Disciplina

327.56940498

Soggetti

Ambassadors - Israel

Electronic books.

Israel Foreign relations Romania

Romania Foreign relations Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2002 by Frank Cass.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Table; List of Illustrations; Prologue; Introduction; 1. Opening My Mission to Romania, in Three Acts; 2. Romanian Internal Affairs 1986-89: A State in Crisis; 3. Romanian Foreign Policy 1986-89: From Rise to Decline; 4. Israeli-Romanian Dialogue 1985-89 on the Middle East Problem; 5. Romanian Jewry during the Late Ceauşescu Era; 6. Israeli-Romanian Bilateral Relations; Epilogue; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Yosef Govrin was the Israeli Ambassador to Romania in the twilight of the communist era. Govrin describes Israeli-Romanian relations as he observed them from 1985 to 1989 after which the leader of Romania was deposed.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910219973303321

Autore

Chase Michael

Titolo

China's incomplete military transformation : assessing the weaknesses of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) / / Michael S. Chase [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Ca : , : RAND Corporation, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8330-8833-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 184 pages) : color charts

Disciplina

355/.033551

Soggetti

Defense industries - China

China Military policy

China Strategic aspects

China Defenses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

"Sponsored by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Pages; Copyright; Preface ; Contents; Figures and Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction: The Importance of Understanding the People's Liberation Army's Weaknesses; Defining Weakness; Sources and Methodology; Limitations of Sources and Knowledge Gaps; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: People's Liberation Army Modernization: Mid-1990's to 2025; People's Liberation Army Modernization Since the 1990's; Likely Trajectory of People's Liberation Army Modernization Through 2025

Factors That Could Change the Direction of People's Liberation Army Modernization Chapter Three: Missions of the People's Liberation Army; The People's Liberation Army's Strategic Objectives; People's Liberation Army Mission Sets, Relevant Campaigns, and Intended Campaign Effects; People's Liberation Army's Capabilities to Conduct Missions Through 2025 ; Chapter Four: Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army Organization and Human Capital; Potential Weaknesses in People's Liberation Army Organization and Human Capital; Impact on the People's Liberation Army's Ability to Achieve Its Missions



How the People's Liberation Army Is Attempting to Address These Weaknesses Chapter Five: Weaknesses of People's Liberation Army Combat Capabilities; The Two Incompatibles and the Two Gaps; The Land Domain; The Sea Domain; The Air Domain; The Space, Cyber, and Electromagnetic Domains; Nuclear Deterrence; Chapter Six: Weaknesses in China's Defense Industry; China's Improving Defense Industry Capabilities; Weaknesses of China's Defense Industry; Potential Impact of Weaknesses in China's Defense Industry; Chapter Seven: Conclusion: People's Liberation Army Weaknesses and Their Implications

Appendix: Critical Assumptions Abbreviations; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although it is only natural to focus on the PLA's growing capabilities, understanding the PLA's weaknesses-and its self-assessments-is no less important.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910857790703321

Titolo

Beyond the 2026 Winter Olympic Games : Sustainable Scenarios for the Valtellina Mountain Region / / edited by Andrea Arcidiacono, Stefano Di Vita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9789819980925

9819980925

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 pages)

Collana

Mega Event Planning, , 2633-5867

Disciplina

796.98

Soggetti

Human geography

Sociology, Urban

Urban policy

Architecture

Human Geography

Urban Sociology

Urban Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface - Introduction - FIRST PART: ANALYSING OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN REGIONS -- 1. The characteristics and the challenges of the Olympic Valtellina mountain region -- 2. The spatial rescaling of Italian mega-events: from big projects to regional regeneration -- 3. The spatial change of Winter Oympics: The analysis of international case studies - SECOND PART: SHAPING THE TRANSITION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN REGION -- 4. Sports as well-being practice. The diversification of tourism through the integration of sport, wellness and health -- 5. Culture as trans-scalar encounter. The increase of livebility through the integration of landscape and services -- 6. Transport solution for alternative mobility and accessibility. A sustainable and feasible approach -- 7. Governance and planning: from complexity and contradictions to multi-level and trans-border approaches - THIRD PART: LEARNINGS AND CONCLUSION. THE FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR MEGA-EVENTS IN REMOTE AREAS -- 8. Through and beyond mega-events. Scenariosand prospects from cities to mountain regions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume offers a novel study of the Milan-Cortina's Winter Olympics 2026, with a focus on the mountainous region of Valtellina. It brings an up-to-date analysis of the complex interactions between mega-events and remote areas, both in terms of potentials for regeneration and risks for further segregation. Remote areas are traditionally characterized by socio-economic and spatial disparities. On the one hand, they benefit from attractive features, such as environmental and landscape resources, food and wine production, and energy production. On the other, they are by definition fragile environments, disrupted by the contradictions of international tourism, climate change, limited infrastructures and services, rural abandonment, and demographic decline. This book offers credible solutions for the sustainable development of mountainous regions as a legacy of Winter Olympics. It is an essential resource for scholars, professionals, and policy-makers in the fields of urban planning and design, architecture design, geography, sociology, and economics. Andrea Arcidiacono (PhD) is Associate Professor at the Politecnico of Milano (DAStU), where he coordinates the BSc Program in Urban Planning, and is a board member of the PhD Program in Urban Planning, Design and Policy. He is Scientific Director of the Land Take Research Centre (CRCS) and, since 2016, Vice-President of the National Institute of Planning (INU). He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Urbanistica and authored over 150 scientific publications. Stefano Di Vita (PhD) is Researcher in Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano (DAStU). His research focuses on spatial dynamics of economic transition (including temporary events and digital innovation), planning processes, tools, and mechanisms of urban change (from big projects to micro-scale regeneration), and spatial phenomena, strategies, and actions targeted to international repositioning and regional rescaling of cities. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Territorio and authored over 70 scientific publications.