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Commitment in foreign policy seems to be mostly a consequence of a domestic policy process, & in this way, when a political leader makes a decision this is underlined by his maintenance in power. This is the main argument of the poliheuristic theory of decision making. The case study presented here tests this theory, looking at the decision of Oliveira Salazar to support Ian Smith, South Rhodesian prime-minister, which stresses that the study of domestic policy, political systems & decision making should have the same relevance of the international system, when we analyze foreign policy states commitment. Adapted from the source document.

The global spread of Remote Air Warfare expresses the emergence of a riskless unilateral war, aseptic for the offensive, lethal to the enemy and with reduced collateral damage This is the promise and the reality of employment of drones Accepting the objective operational advantages of Remote Air Warfare, this articles aims to determine which strategic differentiators contribute to its future preeminence. We argue that the growing preeminence of Remote Air Warfare will have effects at the operational level, with impact on the conduct of war; genetic effects reflected in the change in the characteristics and capabilities of airpower, and political effects which impact the decision making process about the use of force. Adapted from the source document.

Deadlock or crisis: that is the question that the Europeans are asking in the aftermath of the referenda in France & the Netherlands & in the absence of a decision on the European Union pluriannual budget. It is simple to answer their question: there is a deadlock on the budget, a pause in the constitutional process & overall a confidence crisis on the finality of the European project. Adapted from the source document.

The article deals with Brazilian participation, as a non-member State, in the activities of the International Refugee Organization (IRO). The author examines first the historical, political & legal context of both the establishment & the mandate of the IRO. He then uses primary sources researched at the Historical Archive of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to analyze the internal decision-making, enforcement & outcomes of Brazilian foreign policy relating to the protection of refugees between 1946 & 1952. References. Adapted from the source document.