Departmental annual report 2010-11

Departmental annual report 2010-11
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-04-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215043726

Despite the impressive performance of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in representing the UK's interests across the globe with what is, in Governmental terms, a particularly small budget, the Foreign Affairs Committee believes that the FCO is under-funded. This situation has been exacerbated by the Spending Review 2010 and the lack of detail provided by the FCO and the BBC World Service as to exactly how the spending reductions target will be met is disappointing. There are concerns about the steps taken by the FCO to adjust to its reduced budget: reductions in the deployment of UK-based staff overseas and the optimistic planned programme of property sales will have a detrimental impact on the ability of the UK to protect its interests overseas. The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) will place a further strain on the FCO's resources. The Committee welcomes the appointment of Lord Williams of Baglan to the post of "International Trustee" with responsibility for the BBC World Service, but reiterates its belief that a formal concordat governing the World Service's budget and output should be drawn up setting out the World Service's independence from budgetary pressures elsewhere in the BBC. The budget cuts faced by the British Council will lead to the Council becoming a substantially different organisation by the end of the Spending Review period. The greater emphasis that the British Council will place on commercial activity risks a diminution of the UK's influence and soft power.

Welfare Regimes in South-Eastern Europe

Welfare Regimes in South-Eastern Europe
Author: Michael Sauer
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3643905645

This dissertation is a contribution to comparative welfare state research. It offers an account of labor market and long-term care policies in Serbia and Croatia, and it illuminates issues that have, thus far, not been at the center of international research interest, despite the pressing need. The book provides a comprehensive picture of the structures, processes, and key challenges, as well as respective links, to recommended reforms. Dissertation. (Series: Human and Social Affairs in the EU / Mensch und Sozialordnung in der EU - Vol. 3) [Subject: Sociology, European Studies, Labor Studies]

Terrorism

Terrorism
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 615
Release: 1979
Genre: Terrorism
ISBN: 0199915911

Minerals Yearbook

Minerals Yearbook
Author: Geological Survey
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 1078
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781411337077

This volume, covering metals and minerals, contains chapters on approximately 90 commodities. In addition, this volume has chapters on mining and quarrying trends and on statistical surveying methods used by Minerals Information, plus a statistical summary.

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Michigan. State Board of Health
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1904
Genre:
ISBN:

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011
Genre: Administrative agencies
ISBN:

Israel

Israel
Author: Danny Danon
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137278447

Danny Danon has been a vocal opponent of disengaging in the Gaza Strip and West bank, and transforming the stalemate "two state/one state" dialogue to include regional partners, at times standing in direct opposition to his own party's leadership. A well-known and frequent speaker in the global arena, he is the rising voice for a fresh movement toward nationalism among the generation of Israelis currently coming to power. Here, Danon shares this vision with the world. It is a bold and uncompromising stance in the face of attacks on Israel's sovereignty by other Middle Eastern nations as the United States sends mixed signals of support to further its own goals in the region. Danon dissects the missteps and wrong turns that Israel's politicians have taken in the past by working to appease the United States and not offend their neighbors, instead of prioritizing their nation's own viability. With electrifying zeal, he tackles the challenges Israel faces today to undo what he sees as a consequence brought on by years of acquiescence to US policy. Danon believes "US pressure on Israel is hurting Israel and will do nothing to advance peace". Danon leads the charge toward a victorious future with an invitation for the United States and the Middle East to participate in, and not just dictate, Israel's international relations and policies (as opposed to an Israel cuckolded with an endless array of caveats toward those who would see it fall). No stranger to controversy, Danon's unabashed insights are a welcome revelation in the current quagmire of Middle-East international relations. A leading speaker to both Jewish groups and Christian Conservatives, the LA Jewish Journal says "What Danny says is what Bibi is actually thinking." For Danny Danon, this is only the beginning.

Children and Youth in Armed Conflict

Children and Youth in Armed Conflict
Author: Ann-Charlotte Nilsson
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 1637
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004260269

This is a book that students and professionals from different disciplines and backgrounds, including from academia, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, the medical community, governments, etc., will find to be a valuable resource in their quest to learn more about an area of study that has long been neglected. 2 Volume set.