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This book explores the U.S.-China maritime relationship, examining the development and implementation of the maritime strategies of both the United States and China. Delving into the U.S.-China maritime relationship within the global context the book investigates six key maritime regions: the South China Sea, the Northeast Asia waters (the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea), the Indian Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Its observations form a comprehensive exploration of these regions and their significance in shaping the dynamics between the two nations and this analysis reveals that an expanded view is necessary to discover and clearly display the role that these maritime regions currently-and could potentially-play in overarching U.S.-China relations.

Introduction: Questioning Japan's Outdated Safety Myths / Yasuhiro Takeda -- A Guide to Japan's Crisis Management System: History, Laws, and Policies / Jun Ito -- Decentralization and Integration in Civil Protection Governance / Yusuke Kawashima -- Local Governments' Crisis Management Systems: Conflicts over Cooperation / Ken Kato -- An Overview of and Issues in Legislative Management Regarding Civil Protection in Armed Attack Situations / Hironobu Nakabayashi -- The Civil Protection Trap: Why Government-led Evacuation Plans for War and Terrorism are Impractical / Naofumi Miyasaka -- The Realities of Civil Protection Training in Local Governments / Yusuke Kawashima, Jun Ito, and Daisuke Hakiai -- A Response to the Civil Protection Plans of Japan's Municipalities for the Problems of the Remote Islands / Koji Furukawa -- The Private Sector Response to Ballistic Missile Attacks / Takashi Ashizawa -- Two Approaches to Responding to Destructive Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure in Japan: Addressing Cyber Crises as "Service Failures" or "Armed Attacks" / Takahisa Kawaguchi -- Pitfalls in Japan's Civil Protection Framework: A Reconsideration Based on a Red Team Attack Scenario Policy Simulation / Tomoaki Honda -- Japan's Changing Approach to Dealing with Rumors in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters and War / Masahiro Hayashi -- Conclusion / Yasuhiro Takeda.

Environmental Analytical Chemistry investigates how to use modern scientific theory and advanced experimental techniques to identify and determine the types, components, amounts, and chemical forms of substances in the environment, including both naturally occurring chemicals and anthropogenic contaminants. The book covers the newest developments of environmental analytical chemistry, including discussions of pretreatment techniques of environmental samples, chemical species and speciation analysis, atmospheric pollutants analysis, water pollutants analysis, soil pollutants analysis, sensing techniques for environmental pollutants and on-site rapid emergency analytical technology for environmental emergencies. The book will be of use to researchers and technical personnel in the fields of environmental science, environmental chemistry, environmental monitoring, and analytical chemistry

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Purpose of This Text -- Note -- References -- 1. The Arts and Times of Crisis -- Art and Crises in History -- Crises and Disruptions to Creative Industries -- Art and the Covid-19 Crisis -- The Irony of Creative Industries during Global Crises -- Benefits from the Crisis for the Environment and for the Democratisation of Creative Industries -- Government Support Initiatives for Creative Industries during Covid-19 -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 2. The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Audiences -- Patterns of Audience Engagement: Early Research Studies -- Changing Platforms for the Presentation of Creative Content -- Audience and User Patterns: Early Statistics -- Creative Industries Innovations for Audience Engagement during Covid-19 -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Artists' and Creatives' Motivation and Innovation during the Pandemic -- The Music Industry, the Butterfly Effect, and Chaos -- Interviews with Current Artists and Creatives: Reflections, Innovations, and Motivations -- Negative Impacts of Covid-19 -- Positive Impacts of Covid-19 -- The Benefits of the Shift to Digital and Online Working -- The Zoom Culture -- Social Media and the Pandemic -- Artists' Concern for Humanity -- The Future for Creative Industries -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Educating Artists and Creatives for a Post-pandemic World -- The Shift to Online Tertiary Education for Creatives and Artists -- Preparing Graduates for Success in the Creative Industries -- Covid's Impact on Tertiary Education for Creatives and Artists: Disruptions and Chaos -- Early Research Studies: The Impact of the Pandemic on Tertiary Education -- A New Approach to Tertiary Education for the Creative Industries -- Eco-Focus and Sustainability.

Phronesis, or practical wisdom, has interested philosophers and psychologists for millennia. In this book Kristján Kristjánsson and Blaine J. Fowers work through some of the relevant puzzles created by the recent phronesis discourse, filling gaps in the current literatures, and pushing the research agenda in new directions.

Introduction and historical context -- Theoretical and methodological framework -- Historical background of Mexico's foreign policy -- Involvement of Mexico in the Security Council of the United Nations during the Iraq crisis -- Mexico's involvement in the creation and performance of CELAC -- Adoption of liberal values in Mexico's foreign policy -- Conclusions: Findings, contributions, and future avenues of research.

"The punishment of norm violators has fostered cooperation and thus helped small groups of early human hunters and gatherers to survive (Greene, 2014). The "moral punishment instinct" (van Prooijen, 2018) is a part of human nature, and punitive practices can be found in every society. At the same time, punitive practices vary enormously between societies and over time. In his social history of prison reform in the late 18th and early 19th century, Ignatieff (1978) traced how punishments directed at the body, such as whipping or public hanging, were replaced by solitary confinement as a new form of punishment directed at the mind. Although the "birth of the prison" (Foucault, 1977 (1975)) has been copied around the globe, large differences in its use remain. While growing prison populations in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other liberal democracies point to more retributionist penal philosophies since the late 1960s (Garland, 2012), Japan has emphasized reintegrative shaming and restorative justice (Braithwaite, 1989) in its response to norm violations"--

"This book sheds light on the improvements and downfalls over time in two of the five indicators of refugee integration after the post-Arab Spring migration/refugee crisis, namely education and employment. Within the context of the need for common policy response/reaction in the field of migration governance, it includes case studies from first-line immigration countries of the Mediterranean region, the book also reflects on the situation in Central Europe and Scandinavia, and Africa and considers the perspectives of different actors, including migration and integration governance stakeholders, NGOs, governments, refugees, and others. Covering a wide geographical spectrum and a diverse spectrum of integration experiences and models, it reveals collaboration between different actors and how they operated simultaneously on regional, national, and international levels in order to achieve the inclusion of refugees in the host communities. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of migration studies, social policy, public policy, international relations, European studies, law, economics, and sociology"--

"Timothy D. Taylor's Making Value gathers the author's recent writings that expand upon anthropological value theory in the study of cultural production and consumption. These essays cover the creation and exchange of value in a wide range of contexts, from indie rock scenes and early non-Western music recordings, to the effects of supply chains, value-seeking practices of trendspotters, value within musical performance as a medium, and more. Drawing from literature in anthropology, ethnomusicology, philosophy, and economics, Taylor not only highlights the history of value in these instances, but also emphasizes how value is used in practice. Through the essays in this book, Taylor argues that theorizing value in music aids us in moving beyond "the music itself" to attempt to understand what is meaningful and valuable to those who make and listen to it."

"Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and known to his supporters as 'Mr. Security'. This book explains the paradox of the intense mutual distrust between Netanyahu and the Israeli security community, which rejects his leadership and approach to national security"--