The proliferation of energy, agricultural, water and food insecurity can be attributed to a multitude of factors, including advancements in technology that have facilitated the technical and economic utilization of energy and water resources, environmental degradation, climate anomalies, mounting pressure on water resources due to...
Arabia is a cardinal point of our time. In its vast deserts and modern metropolises, history, religion, geopolitics, and economy converge in a crucible of transformations that are shaping the course of the world. Understanding this territory is not just an exercise in curiosity, but...
In the face of anxiety and confusion over the direction of a rapidly changing world, this text provides context, clarity, and outlines future scenarios. The world is plunging into a new, turbulent era marked by power struggles between global forces and social classes. Accumulated resentments and...
A call to action for a stronger and more competitive European Union capable of standing up to the United States, China, and India. “We are fortunate to have been born in Europe at the right time, and we must do everything in our power not to...
Corporate Governance at the Astana Financial Centre (AIFC) describes the journey to spearhead sound corporate governance at the AIFC and in Kazakhstan. Sound corporate governance, which is based on accountability, transparency and probity, is critical for any financial centre to create trust in and among financial...
What does federalism do to welfare states? This question arises in scholarly debates about policy design as well as in discussions about the right political institutions for a country. It has frustrated many, with federalism seeming to matter in all sorts of combinations with all...
¿Podemos identificar quiénes son los nuevos bárbaros de nuestra civilización? El orden occidental al que estábamos acostumbrados está pasando a ser un orden de segundo grado. El mundo observa cómo se derrumban algunas de las partes del modelo geopolítico establecido tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial,...
La invasión rusa de Ucrania generó una catarata urgente de novedades editoriales. Este libro no pertenece a esa categoría. No es un reportaje sobre la guerra, no es un encargo editorial acelerado. Su autor, Borja Lasheras, empezó a escribirlo en 2016, después de varios años...
En los umbrales de un cambio de ciclo político en un nuevo año electoral, España, como el resto de países, deberá hacer frente a una serie de nuevos desafíos provocados por unos cambios de carácter geopolítico y geoeconómico que están remodelando el orden mundial. Jose María...
Este trabajo recoge las ponencias principales del 17º Simposio Internacional de Victimología de la Sociedad Mundial de Victimología, celebrado, por primera vez en España, en 2022 en Donostia/San Sebastián, organizado por la Sociedad Mundial de Victimología, el Instituto Vasco de Victimología (UPV/EHU) y la Sociedad...
Europa vuelve a ser el escenario de una guerra. Conscientes del momento histórico que vivimos, toda la prensa internacional dedica sus portadas y cubre al detalle el conflicto bélico desde que el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin ordenara la invasión de Ucrania el 24...
This book tackles the ethical problems of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) and offers readers an overview of the ethical challenges connected to Artificial Intelligence (AI), encryption, and the finance industry. It specifically focuses on the situation of females in these industries,...
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