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grievances among Palestinians transforming to violence towards the Israeli citizens. A scoring model tailored to Hebron's case is … introduced to evaluate the line of argumentation by estimating the level of violence in the designated area. This method is based … on expert interviews containing pre-surveys and a theoretical review. In a second step, the estimated level of violence …
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There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international … for mainstreaming migration in development with some origin countries making specific attempts at incorporating migration … concerns into their development agendas. Yet this approach is being promoted in a context where there is still inadequate …
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This paper aims to identify the bilateral trade possibilities and non-tariff barriers between India and Pakistan. The …, the study finds that the export potential from India to Pakistan is to the tune of US$ 9.5 billion while that from … Pakistan to India is US$ 2.2 billion. Items having export potential from Pakistan are largely in the textile sector while items …
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The concept of the 'military-industrial complex'- which describes an alliance between a nation's military troops, its defense industry as its main supplier, and parts of the political apparatus - is already commonly used when speaking about the US situation. The paper investigates whether the...
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In the wake of violent conflict, a key element of building a durable peace is building a state with the ability to …? The second four issues relate to the expenditure side of public finance: (i) How should the dynamics of conflict be …
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Over the past two decades, India and Pakistan have been involved in several activities regar ding bilateral trade … criticism that media coverage on India-Pakistan relations is pre-occupied with security events, to the exclusion of non …-security issues such as trade. A dearth of popular awareness on trade-related activities between India and Pakistan may limit the …
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We show that the exposure to war-related violence increases the quantity of children temporarily, with permanent … negative consequences for the quality of the current and previous cohorts. Our empirical evidence is based on Nepal, which … experienced a ten year long civil conflict of varying intensity. We exploit that villages affected by the conflict had the same …
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enduring decline over time in Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The relevant … coordinate their aid efforts to support the above-mentioned policy objectives, aid could still be a development tool with …
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We investigate the effect of trade integration on interstate military conflict. Our empirical analysis, based on a … significantly higher for contiguous countries that are likely to experience more conflict. More importantly, we find that not only … openness reduces the probability of interstate conflict more for countries far apart from each other than it does for countries …
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In many scenarios, a protagonist tries to compel a political leader (the antagonist) to cooperate. The protagonist can impose targeted measures (e.g., "smart" sanctions) that hurt the antagonist directly, and comprehensive measures (e.g., trade embargoes) aimed at provoking a popular uprising...
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