com The Belt and Road Initiative: geo-economics and Indo-Pacific security competition By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:58:35 +0000 8 January 2020 , Volume 96, Number 1 Read online Mingjiang Li The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been regarded by international society as a major policy tool in China's geo-economic strategy. Under this policy platform, Beijing has pledged to invest billions of dollars in the infrastructure and industrial sectors across Eurasia and in the Indo-Pacific nations. It is widely believed that such huge amount of investment will inevitably generate significant geostrategic repercussions in these regions. In response to the BRI, the United States and other powers have come up with a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ strategy. This article attempts to address the following question: what impact is the BRI likely to have on the security ties between China and the other major players in the Indo-Pacific? The author finds that the BRI may significantly transform China's international security policy and the expansion of Beijing's security influence may further intensify the security competition between China and other major powers in the Indo-Pacific region. The article also proposes a new analytical angle for the study of geo-economics that unpacks the role of economic activities and processes in generating geopolitical intentions and catalysing geopolitical competition. Full Article
com Understanding the dynamics of the Indo-Pacific: US–China strategic competition, regional actors, and beyond By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:20:01 +0000 6 November 2019 , Volume 96, Number 1 The first issue of International Affairs in 2020 explores the geopolitics of the 'Indo-Pacific' region. Read online Kai He and Mingjiang Li As a geographical concept, ‘Indo-Pacific’ has existed for decades. As a political and strategic concept, it has since 2010 gradually become established in the foreign policy lexicon of some countries, especially Australia, India, Japan and the United States. However, China seems to be reluctant to identify itself as part of the Indo-Pacific; Chinese leaders believe that the US-led Indo-Pacific strategy aims to contain China's rise. While the battle between the two geographical concepts ‘Indo-Pacific’ and ‘Asia–Pacific’ may be fairly easily settled in the future, US–China strategic competition has just begun. Will the Indo-Pacific become a battlefield for US–China rivalry? How will China cope with the US ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP) strategy? How will other regional actors respond to the US–China strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific? What are the strategic implications of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ concept for regional order transformation? How will the Indo-Pacific be institutionalized, economically, politically and strategically? This article introduces the January 2020 special issue of International Affairs, which aims to address those questions, using both country-specific and regional perspectives. Seven articles focus on the policy responses of major players (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan and ASEAN) to the US FOIP strategy and related US–China rivalry in the region. A further three articles examine the profound implications of Indo-Pacific dynamics for regional institution-building and for geopolitical and geo-economic architecture. Full Article
com Virtual Roundtable: Evaluating Outcomes in Fragile Contexts: Adapting Research Methods in the Time of COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:55:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 5 May 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm Agendapdf | 107.59 KB Event participants Rebecca Wolfe, Lecturer, Harris School for Public Policy and Associate, Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts, University of ChicagoTom Gillhespy, Principal Consultant, ItadShodmon Hojibekov, Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (Afghanistan)Chair: Champa Patel, Director, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House This virtual roundtable has been co-convened by Chatham House and the Aga Khan Foundation. While conducting research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts has always presented challenges, the outbreak of COVID-19 creates additional challenges including travel restrictions, ethical challenges, and disruptions to usual modes of working. This virtual roundtable will explore how organizations can adapt their research and monitoring and evaluation models in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This event aims to discuss the research methods being used to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis; the important role of technology; and ways to engage policy and decision-makers during this time. Event attributes Chatham House Rule Department/project Asia-Pacific Programme, Conflict, Peace and Stability, Geopolitics and Governance Lucy Ridout Programme Administrator, Asia-Pacific Programme +44 (0) 207 314 2761 Email Full Article
com Making Movies Come Alive By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:00:00 +0000 Many movie animation techniques are based on mathematics. Characters, background, and motion are all created using software that combines pixels into geometric shapes which are stored and manipulated using the mathematics of computer graphics. Software encodes features that are important to the eye, like position, motion, color, and texture, into each pixel. The software uses vectors, matrices, and polygonal approximations to curved surfaces to determine the shade of each pixel. Each frame in a computer-generated film has over two million pixels and can have over forty million polygons. The tremendous number of calculations involved makes computers necessary, but without mathematics the computers wouldn.t know what to calculate. Said one animator, ". . . it.s all controlled by math . . . all those little X,Y.s, and Z.s that you had in school - oh my gosh, suddenly they all apply." For More Information: Mathematics for Computer Graphics Applications, Michael E. Mortenson, 1999. Full Article
com Getting Inside Your Head - The brain's communication pathways: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:07:40 -0400 Van Wedeen talks about the geometry of the brain's communication pathways. Full Article
com Welcome to the Most Expensive US Stock Market in Two Decades By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:41:05 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:45 Full Article
com euromicron AG bundles digital competencies and forms Digital Hub By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 22:03:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and specialist for the digital support of business processes through secure infrastructures, is pooling its digital expertise at KORAMIS GmbH, the group subsidiary that specializes in cyber security and automation. With focus on digital platforms and services KORAMIS’ portfolio will also cover the areas Smart IoT, Smart Building as well as Data Management in the future. For this step the management of KORAMIS GmbH was extended by Andreas Schmidt. Full Article
com euromicron AG successfully completes 2019 capital increase By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:01:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and expert on the digital networking of business and production processes, has now fully placed the capital increase it resolved on July 10, 2019. Full Article
com Barnes saw it coming... but coach 'disappointed' he was cut ahead of Gold Cup By sportsjamaica.com Published On :: GIVEN the financial position of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), John Barnes had resigned Full Article
com The Executive Director's Statement to the 150th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives By www.unenvironment.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT In these unusual and tragic times, I am indeed grateful that we are able to connect virtually to continue the business of environmental governance. While the efforts of all your capitals are correctly focused on preventing human suffering, as parts of the world move slowly towards recovery, the environmental agenda remains one of our most powerful insurance policies in preventing future global pandemics like COVID-19. Full Article
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com Outcomes of the Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on liability and redress, Bonn, 7-10 May 2008. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Outcomes of the Meeting of the Friends of the Co-Chairs on liability and redress, Bonn, 7-10 May 2008 Full Article
com Press Release: International Community to Meet in Germany for a United Nations Conference on Living Modified Organisms and Biodiversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Report of the fifth meeting of the Compliance Committee now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Report of the sixth meeting of the Compliance Committee now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Summary Outcomes of the Fifth Meeting of the BCH Informal Advisory Committee (BCH IAC). The BCH IAC provides guidance regarding the technical issues associated with the ongoing development of the BCH. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Biosafety Protocol News Issue 8 - Working towards a common goal: Ten years of international cooperation on implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety By bch.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Report of the eighth meeting of the Compliance Committee By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Online Forum on Strategic Approaches to Capacity-building in Biosafety and the Comprehensive Review of the Capacity-Building Action Plan (20 February - 4 May 2012) By bch.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com Report of the ninth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com The Report of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on the Work of Its Tenth Meeting is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com The summary outcomes of of the ninth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com The report of the twelfth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com The report of the fourteenth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqé: Training Workshop for Government Officials in the Use of the Biosafety Clearing-House Successfully Concluded. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf to the participants of the Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology "Urban Biodiversity & Design - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and Cities&quo By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: World Leaders Redouble Their Commitment to Fulfil the Commitment of Heads of State and Government to Substantially Reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement on behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 24th Session of the North American Forestry Commission (NAFC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9-12 June 2008. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Message from Mr. Ahmed djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification: Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable Agriculture. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Outcomes Report of the Business & Biodiversity Conference, 11 June 2008, Montreal, Canada By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: European Community Members and Their Overseas Entities meet to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: State of Parana delivers on its Commitment to offset Carbon Emissions of the Operations of the CBD Secretariat. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Second Committee at the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 27 October 2008. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, Strasbourg, France, 24 November 2008. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Meeting of Steering Committee Global Form on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, Washington DC, USA, 5 - 6 February 2009. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Welcoming Remarks by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Opening of the Pacific Islands Subregional Workshop on Protected Areas, Nadi, Fiji, 9-12 February 2009. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Fourth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measurese, Rome, 30 March - 3 April 2009. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqué: Biodiversity elevated to the Top of the G8 environmental Dialogue. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the DPI Briefing for the Community of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) on Biodiversity - The Basis for Human Well-Being: Cele By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Interactive Dialogue with Heads of Agencies at the Ministerial Segment of the Seventeenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, New York City, 13 May 2009. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqué: Visit to the Secretariat by Norwegian Delegation. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqué: Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation concludes in Montreal. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqué: Executive Secretary discusses Preparations for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties with all Japanese Stakeholders. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
com CBD Communiqué: Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity established in Berlin. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
