This book presents a comprehensive source document on intelligence and security oversight and review. It compares the oversight arrangements found in nine countries—New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. This is done through an analysis of a wide range of areas including statutory basis, agencies overseen, membership, tenure, appointment/dismissal, mandate, powers, access to classified information, complaints function, reporting and, in the case of parliamentary committees, the frequency of meetings. Within an annotated bibliography section Richardson and Gilmour also provide detailed summaries of other relevant research and commentary aligned with oversight and review practices. Intelligence and Security Oversight: An Annotated Bibliography and Comparative Analysis comprehensively demonstrates the powers and limitations placed with, and on, oversight bodies, appealing to academics, researchers and practitioners in the intelligence and security environment.
Why would China jeopardize its relationship with the United States, the former Soviet Union, Vietnam, and much of Southeast Asia to sustain the Khmer Rouge and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to postwar Cambodia? Why would China invest so much in small states, such as those at the China-Africa Forum, that offer such small political, economic, and strategic return? Some scholars assume pragmatic or material concerns drive China's foreign policy, while others believe the government was once and still is guided by Marxist ideology. Conducting rare interviews with the actual policy makers involved in these decisions, Sophie Richardson locates the true principles driving China's foreign policy since 1954's Geneva Conference. Though they may not be "right" in a moral sense, China's ideals are based on a clear view of the world and the interaction of the people within it-a philosophy that, even in an era of unprecedented state power, remains tied to the origins of the PRC as an impoverished, undeveloped state. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty; nonaggression; noninterference; equality and mutual benefit; and peaceful coexistence live at the heart of Chinese foreign policy and set the parameters for international action. In this model of state-to-state relations, the practices of extensive diplomatic communication, mutual benefit, and restraint in domestic affairs become crucial to achieving national security and global stability.
Felinity, noun, plural fel-in-ities. 1. The quality of being cat-like. 2. A divine being, a cat. Grimbold Books is proud to present our first Kristell Inkling, a collection of feline inspired flash fiction stories written by authors from all around the world. This collection celebrates what we regard as the most important factor when writing: write foremost for pleasure. The stories showcased in this book are full of laughter, grit, odd contraptions and a lot of fur, with a loud purring nod to our beloved genres of science fiction and fantasy. From A.F.E Smith's unique twist on Schrodinger's cat, to Joel Cornah's world-jumping old queen, from Clare Neilson's steampunk creation to Tina Closser's dragon fighting dreaming kitty, these alternate feline worlds are bound to delight sci fi/fantasy readers and cat lovers alike.
This is the first translation of this work into English since 1776, and the only English version that is complete and unadulterated. Sophie von LaRoche is credited with being the first German female novelist and author of the first German “woman’s novel.” The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim is the first German Bildungsroman with a female protaganist, the first full-fledged German epistolary novel, and the first German sentimental novel. Its autobiographical aspects, incorporating thinly disguised vignettes of Wieland, Goethe, and other great figures of the day, give the work an unmistakably true-to-life flavor and immediacy.
Willoughby's Wildlife Story Books Series This book of short stories is part of an educational project designed to facilitate 'kids teaching kids' about local wildlife in the Willoughby area. Year 5 classes at each primary school in the Willoughby City LGA were asked to focus on their local 'water catchment' and the wildlife that depends on it. Then they shared their knowledge by writing a short story on a particular animal and reading it to a younger student. Every school that participated in the project has short stories and or artwork published in this compilation book, which is part of a collection of story books held at local and school libraries across Willoughby. This year Willoughby's stories on catchments and wildlife will go to schools and libraries across the Sydney region with the help of special funding from The Greater Sydney Local Land Services. Thus spreading the conservation message further.
Für alle Kinsellaholics! Lara Lington könnte etwas Ablenkung gut gebrauchen: Ihr Freund hat sie verlassen, ihr Job ist ein Katastrophengebiet und ihre Familie ein Fall für sich. Dann taucht auch noch eine junge Frau auf, die Laras Leben restlos auf den Kopf stellt: Sadie Lancaster, ein Wirbelwind mit Federboa und einer Vorliebe für Charleston. Sadie hat nur ein Problem: Sie ist der Geist von Laras Großtante und gehört eigentlich in die Zwanzigerjahre. Nun ist sie ins London der Gegenwart geraten, wo sie nach einem Mann zum Flirten und nach einer verschwundenen Perlenkette sucht. Und für beides braucht sie Laras Hilfe ...
The write-in Pearson Geography New South Wales Activity Books cater for a variety of learning styles, reinforcing and enriching geographical learning and skills.
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