One of the main differences between science and engineering is that engineering is not just about better understanding the world but also about changing it. Many engineers believe that such change improves, or at least ...

When I rst started reporting on Israel/Palestine in the early 2000s, it was the early days of the internet and mainstream media gatekeepers rarely allowed more critical voices against Israeli occupation to be heard. I ...

This book has been written for providing information about Pakistan’s water resources, its irrigation network and knowledge related to the principles governing sustained management of irrigation system; to Engineers, ...

I have read a great deal of history on the ‘legend’ Tipu Sultan since my childhood. I am happy that I got an opportunity to read one more book on Tipu Sultan authored by historian Dr Vikram Sampath and to write the foreword ...

The Ukraine conflict has lingered on, quite unexpectedly. Russia’s so-called special military operation has met with great resistance and a pushback. The question of morality apart, reverses on the battlefield have not ...

n the three years since the first edition of Deadly Arsenals, the field of nonproliferation has been through a period of breathtaking change—all of which is reflected in this new volume. The threat brought to life by the ...

Emilio José Armaza-Armaza is “Ramón y Cajal” Researcher and Associate Professor of Criminal Law, University of Deusto, Law School, Avda, Bilbao, Spain; he can be reached at emilio.armaza@deusto.es. The author’s work has ...

This NATO-ASI (Advanced Study Institute) entitled Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents for the Prevention of Terrorism was held successfully at the Certosa di Pontignano – Università degli ...

In selecting the entries for this volume, attempts have been made to provide an overview of historical, legal, technical, and political aspects of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons. We have endeavored to ...

The fighter jets are breaking the dark sky into giant geometric pieces as if the air were a solid object. It’s 15 July 2016; the night of the attempted coup in Turkey. I am piling pillows up against the trembling windows. ...