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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYGrowth remains robust, despite slight downward revisions. Growth estimates for 2013 and projections for 2014 were revised to 6.6 and 6.8 percent, respectively, reflecting weather and weaker terms of trade. Inflation is around zero, partly due to subsidized food prices. The revised 2013 current account deficit rose to 7 percent of GDP, with a drawdown of imputed reserves. The 2013 fiscal deficit increased to 3.5 percent of GDP, reflecting weaker revenues and spending for subsidies, partly offset by higher grants. In line with 2011 Article IV recommendations, the authorities main

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgement -- Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Youth, Religion and Identity in a Globalizing Context: Canadian, Australian, American, and German Case Studies /Paul L. Gareau , Spencer Culham Bullivant and Peter Beyer -- Religion, Spirituality, and Nonreligion -- Religious Identity Construction among Young Adults in Canada: the Religious, the Spiritual, and the Non-Religious /Peter Beyer , Scott Craig and Alyshea Cummins -- So You Think You Are Religious, or Spiritual but Not Religious: So What? /Reginald Bibby -- Influences of Religion on the Sexual Attitudes and Practices of Canadian Youth: the Case of Premarital Sex /Pamela Dickey Young -- Not Your Daddy's Atheism: Understanding Generational Differences between Non-Religious Americans /Spencer Culham Bullivant -- Minorities, Diversity, and Recognition -- Gender and Marriage among Religious Youth in Quebec: Sexual Ethics as a Source of Distinction /Géraldine Mossière and Josiane Le Gall -- "I Am a Normal Girl": Shi'i Muslim Young Girls' Social Worlds within Canada and Abroad /May Al-Fartousi -- Beyond the Congregation: Evangelical Conferencing and Religious Adherence among Chinese-Canadian Youth /Scott Wall -- Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Youths in Germany and Religious Diversity in Daily Life /Dörthe Vieregge -- Agency, Ambivalence, and Adaptation -- Apathy or Misunderstanding?: Youth's Reflections on Their Religious Identity in Canada /Heather Shipley -- Exploring the Worldviews of Quebec Adolescents: Results from a Qualitative Study /Marie-Paule Martel-Reny -- Striking a Path through the Wilderness: the Negotiations of Catholic Evangelical Youth in a Secular and Diverse Canada /Paul L. Gareau -- "Whatever"? Religion, Youth, and Identity in 21st Century Australia /Anna Halafoff and Laura Gobey -- Conclusion: Youth, Religion and Identity in a Globalizing Context: International Case Studies /Peter Beyer.

AbstractIn the six years since it was created, the Comisión Intersecretarial de Derecho Internacional Humanitario de México, Mexico's Interministerial Committee on International Humanitarian Law, has become one of the region's most active national bodies for the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Its achievements are the result of the efforts of the federal executive branch agencies that form and participate in the Committee, as well as of the support that the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Mexican Red Cross have provided to facilitate its work. In this article, the author describes the structure and operation of the Committee, as well as the activities it has carried out in fulfilling its mandate to disseminate and promote respect for IHL rules, principles and institutions and further the national implementation of IHL.

Depuis quelques années, plusieurs organismes, en particulier les organisations non gouvernementales, ont porté leur attention sur la situation des personnes qui se déplacent à l'intérieur d'un pays1. L'intérêt pour la protection des droits de l'homme et la vocation caritative de ces organisations les ont conduites à se concentrer sur le phénomène des personnes qui quittent leur lieu de résidence habituel dans un contexte marqué par la violence politique. La communauté internationale a ainsi pris connaissance de deux éléments à la fois: d'une part, les pays confrontés à un conflit armé interne connaissent un nombre élevé de personnes déplacées, et, d'autre part, les affrontements armés engendrent bien souvent des mouvements importants de population. Le déplacement de communautés minoritaires peut même devenir une politique délibérée.

Impact of the series of culminating crises in the international monetary system, 1960s and early 1970s, and the 1973 energy supply shock and consequent recession.

1. Introduction -- 2. US Turkish Relations in the Light of the Syrian Crisis (2011-2019) -- 3. THE CHINESE PARADOX "Non-Interference" in Middle East Conflicts and Support for Governments: The case of Syria -- 4. Wedge strategy: How Saudi Arabia is attempting to influence the Syrian conflict? -- 5. Iran and exporting the revolution: The Syrian case -- 6. he Iranian-Russian rapprochement and its impact on the regional security and policies of the influential countries in the region -- 7. Saudi-Russian relations in the post-Arab uprisings: A case study of Syria -- 8. ASTANA: ASTANA: The Rise of a New Alliance and Its Implications for International Relations -- 9. The effects of the Syrian crisis on China's BRI approach to the Middle East -- 10. The Syria and hydrocarbons: present and prospective politico-economic issues -- 11. The use of violent non-state actors in the context of the Iranian-Arab Gulf rivalry:The Syrian case -- 12. Russian Propaganda in the context of the Syrian crisis -- 13. Decentralization in Syria: A Catalyst for Internal and Regional Stabilization.

Most European countries have concerns about the integration of large amounts of renewable energy sources (RES) into electric power systems, and this is currently a topic of growing interest. In January 2008, the European Commission published the 2020 package, which proposes committing the European Union to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, to achieve a target of deriving 20% of the European Union's final energy consumption from renewable sources, and to achieve 20% improvement in energy efficiency both by the year 2020 [1]. Member states have different individual goals to meet these overall objectives, and they each need to provide a detailed roadmap describing how they will meet these legally binding targets [2]. At this time, RES are an indispensable part of the global energy mix, which has been partially motivated by the continuous increases in hydropower as well as the rapid expansion of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV). The International Energy Agency's 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook stated that the rapid increases in RES integration are underpinned by falling technology costs as well as rising fossilfuel prices and carbon pricing, but RES integration is also encouraged by continued subsidies: from $88 billion globally in 2011 (compared to $523 billion in fossil-fuel subsidies in 2012 [3], with a share of $131 billion for electricity generation) to an estimated $240 billion in 2035 [4]. According to [3], in 2015 RES accounted for 22% of electricity generation, which was approximately the same level as gas and about one-half the level of coal.