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Seit 2014 ist die schiitische Badr-Organisation unter der Führung ihres Generalsekretärs Hadi al-Amiri zu einem der wichtigsten Akteure der irakischen Politik aufgestiegen. Dafür waren vor allem die Erfolge ihrer paramilitärischen Einheiten im Kampf gegen die Terrororganisation IS verantwortlich. Die stark von Teheran abhängige Badr-Organisation ist so zum wichtigsten Instrument iranischer Politik im Nachbarland geworden. Ziel dieser Politik ist es, möglichst großen Einfluss auf die Zentralregierung in Bagdad auszuüben und gleichzeitig möglichst starke, von Iran abhängige schiitische Milizen aufzubauen. Seit Badr die Provinz Diyala und das Bagdader Innenministerium kontrolliert, scheint die Organisation zusehends in eine Rolle hineinzuwachsen, wie sie die Hizbullah im Libanon (für Iran) spielt. Damit wird die Badr-Organisation zu einem immer größeren Hindernis auf dem Weg zu einer künftigen Stabilisierung des Irak. Außerdem tritt Badr als Teil einer wachsenden Internationale schiitischer Milizen auf, die in Syrien das Regime von Bashar al-Assad unterstützen und durch ihre Gewalttaten religiös-konfessionelle Konflikte schüren. (Autorenreferat)

Successful Ageing A Survey of the Most Important Theories
The issues of good and successful ageing are the subject of scientific research. Successful ageing is the attempt to achieve a state of inner satisfaction and happiness in spite of the negative effects associated with old age: loss, external and internal destabilization, etc. Successful development in old age has many forms. It can generally be defined as an attempt to achieve the greatest profit with the smallest loss. The problem is establishing the universal criteria of successful ageing. It is possible to restrict the study to the observation of individual factors which are either objective or subjective, long-term or short-term, specific or universal or static versus dynamic. The problem is creating a theory that will explain all the processes and consequences of old age—none of the theories has so far succeeded in doing this. Life satisfaction as a subjective criterion of successful ageing has been most emphasized in two contradictory theories: activity theory and disengagement theory. Other theories are: growth theories, cognitive theories, dynamic theories, SOC model, cultural anthropological theories, the interaction model of longevity, etc.

In what direction has workplace wellness research been evolving over the past 20 years? What proportion of occupational health researchers have been focusing on how health impacts work compared to researchers who ask how work affects health? This editorial poses an audacious, albeit largely subjective, question. That is, what have been the most important research studies about workplace wellness? Readers are invited to respond with their opinions about seminal studies we missed. Readers are also challenged with a thought experiment and exercise designed to organize the past decades of workplace wellness studies into a table that identifies trends in this research domain. Based on trends, I posit that researchers are waning in their interest in how health affects work productivity and healthcare costs and waxing in their considerations of how work affects well-being.

Since September 11, 2001, the Bush administration has relentlessly invoked the word "freedom." The United States can strike preemptively because "freedom is on the march." Social security should be privatized in order to protect individual freedoms. In the 2005 presidential inaugural speech, the words "freedom," "free," and "liberty" were used forty-nine times. "Freedom" is one of the most contested words in American political discourse, the keystone to the domestic and foreign policy battles that are racking this polarized nation. For many Democrats, it seems that President Bush's use of the word is meaningless and contradictory-deployed opportunistically to justify American military action abroad and the curtailing of civil liberties at home. But in Whose Freedom?, George Lakoff, an adviser to the Democratic party, shows that in fact the right has effected a devastatingly coherent and ideological redefinition of freedom. The conservative revolution has remade freedom in its own image and deployed it as a central weapon on the front lines of everything from the war on terror to the battles over religion in the classroom and abortion. In a deep and alarming analysis, Lakoff explains the mechanisms behind this hijacking of our most cherished political idea-and shows how progressives have not only failed to counter the right-wing attack on freedom but have failed to recognize its nature. Whose Freedom? argues forcefully what progressives must do to take back ground in this high-stakes war over the most central idea in American life. Since September 11, 2001, the Bush administration has relentlessly invoked the word "freedom." The United States can strike preemptively because "freedom is on the march." Social security should be privatized in order to protect individual freedoms. In the 2005 presidential inaugural speech, the words "freedom," "free,"

When you mention Indonesia to Canadians the usual image that might come to mind is the tropical island of Bali. And yet the world's largest archipelagic country is so much more than palm trees and beaches. Indonesia is the world's …

However Roman State were based on monarchy when it was founded, the Romans needed transition to democracy regime and they preferred the Republic. Roman republic period had been the longest period in Roman political history. Roman government structure had been affected not only for the period of Republic but also in Principatus period. This situation shows us how the Roman government structure under the republic built on a steady foundation. In this period, structure of government changed and tree main bodies had been effective on government: Magistrate, The Senate and The Assembly. A complex constitution gradually developed, centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances and executive branch had been exercised by magistrates. ; However Roman State were based on monarchy when it was founded, the Romans needed transition to democracy regime and they preferred the Republic. Roman republic period had been the longest period in Roman political history. Roman government structure had been affected not only for the period of Republic but also in Principatus period. This situation shows us how the Roman government structure under the republic built on a steady foundation. In this period, structure of government changed and tree main bodies had been effective on government: Magistrate, The Senate and The Assembly. A complex constitution gradually developed, centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances and executive branch had been exercised by magistrates.

The solidarity of the G‐20 nations in staving off global financial crisis two years ago has deteriorated into a brawl over currency valuations, trade imbalances and sovereign debt, reflecting the great powershift from the West to the East and the emerging economies.In this section, we invited comments from historians, a former head of state who successfully navigated the Asian financial crisis and a prominent Chinese dissident.