1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973300803321

Titolo

Arms control in the 21st century : between coercion and cooperation / / edited by Oliver Meier and Christopher Daase

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-28762-0

0-203-11364-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Collana

Routledge Global Security Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

DaaseChristopher

MeierOliver

Disciplina

327.1/74

Soggetti

Arms control - History - 21st century

Security, International - History - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figure and tables; List of contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; Part II Is there a paradigm shift in arms control?; 2 The changing role of arms control in historical perspective; 3 Non-cooperative arms control; 4 Coercion and the informalization of arms control; Part III Effectiveness and legitimacy of new arms control instruments; 5 The effectiveness and legitimacy of the use of force to prevent nuclear proliferation; 6 The role of sanctions in non-proliferation

7 The Proliferation Security Initiative: effective multilateralism or "smoke and mirrors"?Part IV Prospects for a new arms control agenda - diverging views; 8 A non-proliferation (r)evolution: US arms control and non-proliferation policy under Bush and Obama; 9 A new transatlantic approach? A view from Europe; 10 Prospects for a new arms control agenda: an Indian perspective; 11 Prospects for a new arms control agenda: view from the Middle East; Part V Conclusion; 12 The changing nature of arms control and the role of coercion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume evaluates the impact of coercive arms control efforts to curb the spread of weapons of mass destruction in the twenty-first century.A new paradigm in arms control is gradually replacing the idea that mutually agreed restrictions on armaments can improve



international security. Thus, Hedley Bull's classic definition of arms control as the ""cooperation between antagonistic pairs of states in military affairs"" needs to be amended by a new notion of coercive arms control as the set of non-cooperative and non-reciprocal measures to restrict the weapons or military capabiliti

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483844303321

Titolo

Practical Management of Systemic Sclerosis in Clinical Practice / / edited by Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Christopher P. Denton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-53736-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 399 p. 38 illus., 30 illus. in color.)

Collana

In Clinical Practice, , 2199-6660

Disciplina

616.544

Soggetti

Rheumatology

Immunology

Primary care (Medicine)

Nephrology

Gastroenterology

Primary Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Scleroderma Renal Crisis and Acute Kidney Injury -- Chronic Kidney Disease in Scleroderma -- Anemia -- Breathlessness -- Fatigue -- Itch -- Pain and Tenosynovitis, Tendon Friction Rubs -- Raynaud’s -- Critical Ischemia -- Digital Ulcers -- Lower Limb Ulcers -- Decline in PFT -- Arrhytmias -- Pericardial and Pleural Effusion -- Constipation -- Incontinence -- Bloating -- GE reflux -- Diarrhea -- Watermelon Stomach -- Malnutrition -- Calcinosis -- Pregnancy -- Sicca Syndrome -- Sexual dysfunction -- Transitional care for juvenile onset systemic sclerosis -- Assessment for HSCT -- Very early disease - VEDOSS type case -- Primary Biliary Cholangitis -- Hand Arthritis -- Contractures -- Tendon Friction Rubs -- Interpretation of the Modification of



Laboratory Parameters. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a practical guide for managing a variety of problems encountered by the clinician in managing patients with systemic sclerosis. Chapters take a problem-orientated approach to help the reader cut through potential barriers that can arise when working with different medical specialities. Management strategies for a broad range of conditions, including pericardial and pleural effusion, sicca syndrome, calcinosis and watermelon stomach, are presented. Practical Management of Systemic Sclerosis in Clinical Practice describes a range of problems and clinical items encountered by a variety of medical professionals who encounter these patients. It is a valuable resource for rheumatologists, immunologists, specialist nurses and primary care professionals. .