It is apparent that neuromorphic chip based computational systems scalable to the capabilities of the human brain are a clear possibility provided an all-round research and development effort is synergized in hardware, software, architecture, and simulation & understanding of functioning of the...

This work argues that the cause(s) of war in Islam is never the elimination or subjugation of infidelity or the bringing of the whole world under the supremacy of Islam; rather it is to defend Islam and Muslims from external attacks. This work shows that the evolutionary theory of warfare in...

This article argues the case for empires. They provided global order in the nineteenth century. Their dissolution in the twentieth century resulted in global disorder. A blind spot in the classical liberal tradition was its assumption that international order would be a spontaneous by-product of...

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Hidden Wound -- 2.This Imperious Company -- 3.Out of the Shadows -- 4.The Bengal Revolution -- 5.The Great East Indian Crash -- 6.Regulating the Company -- 7.Justice Will be Done -- 8.The Toxic Exchange -- 9.A Skulking Power -- 10.Unfinished Business

This report is intended to inform policymakers of the aims, scope and changing dynamics in the complex and evolving defence and security relationship between Kazakhstan and Russia. This analysis will also prove of interest to any specialist or student of the development of Central Asia generally...

The alarm raised by the jump in subprime mortgage defaults has deflected attention away from a serious problem that afflicts many homeowners with subprime and prime mortgages alike: a significant share of all outstanding mortgages have adjustable interest rates, and the majority of these will...