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The world is shifting from a unipolar system following the end of the Cold War to a multipolar system that is ushered in by “the rise of the rest.” This change in the global structure has led some analysts to predict an increase in nuclear weapons proliferation caused by increas…

This dissertation lays out the conditions under which acquiring nuclear weapons can "embolden" weak, dissatisfied states to do things they previously would not have done against stronger, nuclear-armed adversaries. It therefore specifies both the strategic benefits of acquisitio…

Retaining the nuclear option has become an article of strategic faith and a symbol of national sovereignty in Pakistan and India. There is widespread belief among security analysts of South Asia that the popularity of the nuclear issue among the Pakistani and Indian masses makes…

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of the major components of the extracellular matrix; and may exhibit different biological functions, dependent on polymer molecular weight (MW). The signalling events performed by HA are mediated through interactions with its main cell receptors: CD44…

Empowered by the forces of economic globalization, international illicit flows of people, goods and technology have surged in recent years, especially since the end of the Cold War. The dominant view of this phenomenon is that it is driven by nonstate actors at the expense of st…

The US set forth a national security strategy to combat weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the 2002 “National Security Strategy of the United States,” and the 2002 “National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction.” In March 2003 the US Administration reorganized prolif…