1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910417822103321

Autore

Gerli Michele

Titolo

Beyond nuclear ambiguity : the Iranian nuclear crisis and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action / / Michele Gerli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : , : Firenze University Press, , 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Premio Cesare Alfieri Cum Laude ; ; 6

Disciplina

327.1747

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation - Iran

Nuclear nonproliferation

Iran Foreign relations Treaties

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of the thesis was to illustrate the trajectory of Iranian nuclear crisis from the origins of the nuclear program to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred as the nuclear deal. The guiding thread was the concept of “nuclear ambiguity”, which was addressed in the following terms: the civilian-military application of the atom constituted the primary source and was further exacerbated by several loopholes in the non-proliferation regime; Teheran exploited both sources and developed a large program with possible military dimensions. The JCPOA attempted to break this trend by limiting Iran’s program only to peaceful goals and by creating an unprecedented inspection mechanism. In other words, it attempted to go beyond the previous history of ambiguity.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707465403321

Autore

Zilinskas Raymond A.

Titolo

The Soviet biological weapons program and its legacy in today's Russia / / Raymond A. Zilinskas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : National Defense University Press, , 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages)

Collana

Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, occasional paper ; ; no. 11

Disciplina

623.4/516

Soggetti

Biological weapons - Soviet Union - History

Biological warfare - Soviet Union - History

Biological arms control - Soviet Union - History

Biological weapons - Russia (Federation)

Biological arms control - Russia (Federation)

Biological arms control - United States

Biological arms control

Biological warfare

Biological weapons

History

Russia (Federation)

Soviet Union

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"July 2016."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-59).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910255301603321

Autore

Guidi Mattia

Titolo

Competition Policy Enforcement in EU Member States : What is Independence for? / / by Mattia Guidi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137588142

1137588144

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

European Administrative Governance, , 2524-7271

Disciplina

338.6048094

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

International economic relations

Political planning

European Politics

International Political Economy’

Public Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. EU Competition Policy in Context -- 3. Independence: Reasons, Costs and Benefits -- 4. Explaining National Competition Authorities' Indepdence -- What is Independence For? Measuring the Impact of Independence in Competition Policy Enforcement? -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the crucial EU policy of competition, which is enforced by the Commission and by national agencies that enjoy various degrees of autonomy from their governments. More and more policy-making activities are nowadays delegated to agencies that cannot be held accountable to parliaments, and ultimately to voters. The author explains why this is the case in the field of EU competition policy and discusses whether independence is linked to improved enforcement – as theories of delegation and common wisdom would suggest. These questions are explored with an in-depth analysis



covering 27 EU countries for 17 years (1993–2009). While the results show that independence is given when countries lack credibility and good reputation, they also point out that autonomy from governments can hardly be associated with improved regulatory output. So, is independence of competition authorities useful to society in the end? This book will appeal to upper-level students and scholars interested in competition policy, regulatory agencies, and European public policy. .