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The Kosovo Report

Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned

By: Independent International Commission on Kosovo

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The Kosovo Report

Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned

By: Independent International Commission on Kosovo

The war in Kosovo was a turning point: NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, and placed the controversial doctrine of 'humanitarian intervention' squarely in the world's eye. It was an armed intervention for the purpose of implementing Security Council resolutions-but without Security Council authorization.This report tries to answer a number of burning questions, such as why the international community was unable to act earlier and prevent the escalation of the conflict, as well as focusing on the capacity of the United Nations to act as global peacekeeper.The Commission recommends a new status for Kosovo, 'conditional independence', with the goal of lasting peace and security for Kosovo-and for the Balkan region in general. But many of the conslusions may be beneficially applied to conflicts the world-over.

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Oxford University Press

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0199243093

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Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Assessing the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects

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Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects

Peer review is an essential component of engineering practice and other scientific and technical undertakings. Peer reviews are conducted to ensure that activities are technically adequate, competently performed, and properly documented; to validate assumptions, calculations, and extrapolations; and to assess alternative interpretations, methodologies, acceptance criteria, and other aspects of the work products and the documentation that support them. Effective peer reviews are conducted in an environment of mutual respect, recognizing the contributions of all participants. Their primary objective is to help the project team achieve its goals. Reviews also contribute to quality assurance, risk management, and overall improvement of the management process. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conducts different types of peer reviews at the different stages of a project, including reviews to assess risks and other factors related to design, safety, cost estimates, value engineering, and project management. Independent project reviews (IPRs) are conducted by federal staff not directly affiliated with the project or program and management and operations (M&O) contractors. External independent reviews (EIRs) are overseen by the Office of Engineering and Construction Management and conducted by contractors external to the department. EIRs are the primary focus of this report. However, the committee found that, in many cases, IPRs are explicitly used as preparation for or as preliminary reviews prior to EIRs. Thus, because IPRs are integral to the review process in DOE, they are also discussed because they might have an effect on EIRs. In October 2000, DOE issued Order 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets (DOE, 2000). The order established a series of five critical decisions (CDs), or major milestones, that require senior management review and approval to ensure that a project satisfies applicable mission, design, security, and safety requirements: approve mission need, approve alternative selection and cost range, approve performance baseline, approve start of construction, and approve start of operations or project closeout. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U. S. Department of Energy Projects summarizes the results.

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National Academies Press

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0309106397

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European Social Charter

Committee of Independent Experts : Conclusions XIV-2

By: Council of Europe. Committee of Independent Experts on the European Social Charter

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European Social Charter

Committee of Independent Experts : Conclusions XIV-2

By: Council of Europe. Committee of Independent Experts on the European Social Charter

Article 1 -- The right to work.

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Council of Europe

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9287137927

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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster

Investigating the Myth and Reality

By: The Independent Investigation on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster

Investigating the Myth and Reality

By: The Independent Investigation on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In other words, nothing like the catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was possible—no tsunami of 45 feet could swamp a nuclear power station and knock out its emergency systems. No blackout could last for days. No triple meltdown could occur. Nothing like this could ever happen. Until it did—over the course of a week in March 2011. In this volume and in gripping detail, the Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, a civilian-led group, presents a thorough and powerful account of what happened within hours and days after this nuclear disaster, the second worst in history. It documents the findings of a working group of more than thirty people, including natural scientists and engineers, social scientists and researchers, business people, lawyers, and journalists, who researched this crisis involving multiple simultaneous dangers. They conducted over 300 investigative interviews to collect testimony from relevant individuals. The responsibility of this committee was to act as an external ombudsman, summarizing its conclusions in the form of an original report, published in Japanese in February 2012. This has now been substantially rewritten and revised for this English-language edition. The work reveals the truth behind the tragic saga of the multiple catastrophic accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.It serves as a valuable and essential historical reference, which will help to inform and guide future nuclear safety and policy in both Japan and internationally.

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Routledge

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113468973X

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The Ocean: Our Future

By: Independent World Commission on the Oceans

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The Ocean: Our Future

By: Independent World Commission on the Oceans

Summarizes the problems affecting the oceans and their future governance, and provides imaginative solutions.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521644658

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U.S.-Latin America Relations

A New Direction for a New Reality : Report of an Independent Task Force

By: Council on Foreign Relations. Independent Task Force on U.S.-Latin America Relations,Charlene Barshefsky,James T. Hill

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U.S.-Latin America Relations

A New Direction for a New Reality : Report of an Independent Task Force

By: Council on Foreign Relations. Independent Task Force on U.S.-Latin America Relations,Charlene Barshefsky,James T. Hill

Against the backdrop of increasing attention to energy and climate change in the presidential campaigns, recent failure of the Senate to advance the Lieberman-Warner climate bill, and preparations for this summer's G8 summit, a CFR-sponsored Independent T.

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The Kosovo Report

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Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects

Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects

European Social Charter

European Social Charter

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster

The Ocean: Our Future

The Ocean: Our Future

U.S.-Latin America Relations

U.S.-Latin America Relations

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