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Resolutionen der 39. Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen vom Dezember 1984 zu Fragen der Rüstungssteuerung und internationalen Sicherheit (Auswahl). Dokumentiert werden Resolutionen zu Fragen der allgemeinen und vollständigen Abrüstung und zur internationalen Sicherheit, darunter Resolutionen zum Recht der Völker auf Frieden, zur Einstellung der Kernwaffenversuche, zur Verhinderung des Wettrüstens im Weltraum, zur Frage der chemischen und bakteriologischen Waffen und zu den Empfehlungen und Beschlüssen der 10. und 12. Sondertagung der Generalversammlung

Subsidies to the production of natural resources have both trade-distorting and adverse environmental consequences. Both of these effects have a common origin in the frustration of the resource-allocation function of the market when natural resources do not reflect the full social costs of production. Three different conceptual and institutional routes to defining new international norms on natural resource subsidies could be pursued, depending on whether the focus is on trade policy, on conservation of a particular natural resource, or on soft law to encourage sound management of natural resources. One strategy focused on soft law would be to introduce the issue into theAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the form of economic instruments for full-cost internalization.

"The ability to prioritise long-term goals above short-term gratifications is crucial to living a healthy and happy life. We are bombarded with temptations, whether from fast-food or faster technologies, but the psychological capacity to manage our lives within such a challenging environment has far-reaching implications for the well-being not only of the individual, but also society as a whole.The Routledge International Handbook of Self-Control in Health and Wellbeing is the first comprehensive handbook to map this burgeoning area of research by applying it to health outcomes and personal well-being. Including contributions from leading scholars worldwide, the book incorporates new research findings that suggest that simply inhibiting our immediate impulses isn't the whole story; there may be more options to improve self-control than simply by suppressing the ego.Divided into six coherent sections, the book provides an overview of the research base before discussing a range of interventions to help improve self-control in different contexts, from smoking or drinking too much to developing self-control over aggression or spending money. The only definitive handbook on this far-reaching topic, this essential work will appeal to researchers and students across health and social psychology, as well as related health sciences. "--Provided by publisher

Jeder Konflikt mit einer Atommacht wie Russland birgt die Gefahr, dass Kernwaffen tatsächlich eingesetzt werden. Sorgen um dieses Risiko macht sich Präsident Wladimir Putin offensiv zunutze. Mit seinen nuklearen Drohungen rückt der Kreml von Russlands bisheriger Doktrin ab, die dem eigenen Atomarsenal eine Schutzrolle zu­schreibt. Moskau will auf diese Weise nicht nur westliche Regierungen davor ab­schre­cken, die Ukraine noch substantieller zu unterstützen, sondern auch die Öffent­lich­keit des Westens einschüchtern. Solange aber die Nato nicht direkt in der Ukraine interveniert und sich das russische Regime nicht existentiell bedroht sieht, bleibt ein beabsichtigter ebenso wie ein unbeabsichtigter Nukleareinsatz extrem unwahrscheinlich. Dessen ungeachtet haben Moskaus Drohmanöver erhebliche Negativfolgen. Ge­lingt es Russland, unter dem Schild nuklearer Abschreckung erfolgreich einen kon­ventionellen Krieg zu führen, könnte dies Europa und die globale Sicherheitsordnung weiter destabilisieren. (Autorenreferat)

Rolle und Bedeutung des Warschauer Pakts (WP) in den sowjetisch-rumänischen Kontroversen 1955-67 vor dem Hintergrund der Ursprünge und der sowjetischen Perzeption des Militärbündnisses. Studie über Auswirkungen innersozialistischer Konflikte auf Struktur, Zielsetzungen und Strategie des WP aus dem Jahre 1967. (BIOst)

AbstractAndrew Linklater's projected trilogy of books for Cambridge University Press rests distinctively on the work of the sociologist Norbert Elias (1897–1990). Linklater is creating a powerful theoretical orientation for the field of International Relations by synthesising the ideas of Martin Wight and the 'English School' of IR with those of Elias. Though Elias is best known for his theory of civilising processes – on which Linklater draws most prominently – his writings are far more extensive. In particular, his sociological theory of knowledge and the sciences underlies Linklater's recent writings, even if that is not immediately apparent on a cursory reading. This article spells out some of the 'Eliasian infrastructure' that may not be familiar to many of Linklater's readers. It also discusses ways in which common misunderstandings of Elias's ideas may lead to parallel misunderstandings of Linklater's. The article concludes by asking whether, even if Linklater's vision of the growth of 'cosmopolitan responsibility' may prove correct in the long term, we may nevertheless be experiencing something of a (possibly short-term) reversal towards 'cosmopolitan irresponsibility'.

Explores the human right to health, addressing definitional problems, ie, terminological consensus; international codification, ie, treaty provisions; implementation in terms of reporting & judicial bodies; & conceptualization in terms of scope & nature of state obligations. J. Lindroth