New environmental policy instruments — New Instruments of Environmental Policy (NEPIs) have in begun to be adopted by advanced societies in recent years with increasing vigour. Although forms of environmental policy have been around for many decades, the idea of placing more market… … Wikipedia
Preemptive war — A closely related topic is a preventive war, namely an anticipatory war in the face of a less immediate threat Another type of preemptive military action is a preemptive strike A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or … Wikipedia
Futurology — Futures Studies, Foresight, or Futurology is the science, art and practice of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. Futures studies (colloquially called Futures by many of the… … Wikipedia
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Controversies relating to the Six-Day War — The Six Day War was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt [known then as the United Arab Republic (UAR)], Jordan, and Syria. The war began with a large scale surprise air strike by Israel on Egypt… … Wikipedia
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Anticipation (artificial intelligence) — In artificial intelligence, anticipation is the concept of an agent making decisions based on predictions, expectations, or beliefs about the future. It is widely considered that anticipation is a vital component of complex natural cognitive… … Wikipedia
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biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
History of the United States National Security Council 1963–1969 — This article is about the history of the United States National Security Council during the Johnson Administration, 1963 1969.The abrupt transition of power to the Johnson administration brought no dramatic change in the formal role of the… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium