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Straight versus Sinuous
The intense dynamic between the engineers and the “landscape advocates” involved in the Reichsautobahn designis best illustrated in the debate on how the highways should be laid upon landscape. The engineers, following the logic of the…
USA Silk Road
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese Government established the "Silk Road Fund" to "...expand strategic trust through more opening up and connectivity." The fund entails a US$40 billion commitment on the part of China to improve…
Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
The "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" is a new initiative by the Chinese Government to bolster trade across Asia, Europe and Africa. Whereas the "Maritime Silk Road" passes from Southern China through Western Asia, the…
Movement of Emergency Management Agencies within the Governments of the Newly Independent States
This is a chart depicting the movement of devoted emergency management bureaus within the government structures of the former Soviet states during independence. The bars are colored by region. Transparency indicates the presence of a legal framework…