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US President Commander in Chief President Biden signs Executive Order to implement historic, bipartisan military justice reforms transferring decision-making authority from commanders to specialized, independent military prosecutors in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence and murder by amending the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) , after 73 years. Strengthening US Military Justice System Congress
Conceptual Framework of INGOs Affluent INGOs tend to eclipse poor NGOs when it comes to initiating projects because they have their agendas. There is an implicit notion that external donor agencies can create, develop and engender change through innovation, at times through think tanks, to aid beneficiary countries as well as provide a moral check
Sovereign Funds Hidden Agendas The scale of operations of Sovereign Funds is worrisome. In the year 2017 Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) exceeded USD 1 trillion in value signifying that countries have more financial muscle then private corporations. Apple and Amazon being enormous IT companies have exceeded this threshold. What is worrisome is that SWF’s
National Fleets versus Phantoms Fleets Worldwide countries maintain fleets in the Public or Private sector or hybrid depending on the geography and craving of sovereign assertiveness. Cargo preferential treatments are influential instruments of economic cartelization . Yet such policies can have an adverse effect on the nation's economy by increasing the cost of transport and
Random Musings on Economy Part - I Curse of Banking Spread In the year 2008 the banking spread or rate difference between what banks pay as interests to depositors and what they charge on loans to business was 7.05 % which was the highest in the world . The banking spread in the US at
Ships don't capsize due to Archimedes law and ballast Types of Merchant Navy Ships ; Bulk carrier Oil tanker Container ship Chemical tanker LNG ship VLCC RORO ship General cargo livestock carriers
Decision and judgement of The INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE on Continental Shelf & Exclusive Economic Zones in South America QUESTION OF THE DELIMITATION OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND COLOMBIA BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE NICARAGUAN COAST First question formulated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was ; Whether a State’s entitlement
Mangroves, Carbon Sequestration, Harbor Infrastructure and Coastal Degradation Urbanization and Invasion of Mangroves Swamps The rapid increase in population and corresponding urbanization in coastal megacities has been accompanied by frenzied land reclamation driven mostly by anthropogenic factors . Mangroves are prevalent all over except Antarctica. Seaward land reclamation entails the formation of artificial land facade
UAE no longer attractive Investment Hub for " Hot money " Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , a Paris-based global watchdog , has categorised UAE on the FATF 'gray list' endangering its position as a regional financial centre . Now transactions and commercial trade in the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates are strictly
WHO Humanitarian Emergency Unfolding Rehabilitative health care concerns are emerging in Indian Occupied Kashmir, Syria, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territory, and contiguous adjoining areas of Pakistan’s Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A multifaceted humanitarian emergency involving emergency health response is unfolding in Syria .The World Health Organization is working with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and
