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RAND researchers assess the knowledge, tools, and capabilities needed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition workforce to infuse environmental considerations into DoD requirements, acquisition, and resource allocation decisionmaking.

The popular Washington Post contributing opinion columnist challenges readers to have uncomfortable conversations about race, drawing on the first-person perspectives of the author and Americans from diverse viewpoints and walks of life."The United States claims to be a nation founded on an idea," writes Theodore R. Johnson, "but Americans--even though we nod our heads to that assertion--do not agree on what that idea is, what it should do, or who it is for." The reality is that America is facing an existential quandary. Its citizens do not share a common vision for a democratic system in action, and even worse, do not share a common vision for what the country should be. We use the same words, but do not speak the same language.If We Are Brave is a keen-eyed and sobering examination of this rift and how race exposes and challenges traditional conceptions of national identity, national mythology, and American democracy. It is both a cultural exploration and a consideration of the American experiment through the eyes and experiences of Americans of different generations that cuts across race, ethnicity, gender, region, religion, and class. Johnson reveals the subtle ways that racialized conceptions of the American identity and the imperfect culture of democracy have hindered our ability to connect with one another, carefully piecing together first-person accounts ranging from a Rust Belt diner to the back of a police car to a jail cell.A beautiful but harsh indictment of a nation that aspires to be a more perfect union yet has consistently and painfully fallen short, If We Were Brave is a portrait of a nation at the precipice. It is an eye-opening, essential resource in a pivotal election year which will define America's future, and a much-needed beacon of truth that sheds a bright light on who we are.

"There are many women like Belén whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Foreword by Margaret AtwoodThe heartbreaking true story of an Argentinian woman imprisoned for having a miscarriage--an injustice that galvanized a feminist movement and became a global rallying cry in the fight for reproductive rights.In 2014, Belén, a twenty-five-year-old woman living in rural Argentina, went to the hospital for a stomachache--and soon found herself in prison. While at the hospital she had a miscarriage--without knowing she was pregnant. Because of the nation's repressive laws surrounding abortion and reproductive rights, the doctors were forced to report her to the authorities. Despite her protestations, Belén was convicted and sentenced to two years for homicide.Belén's imprisonment is a glaring example of how women's health care has become increasingly criminalized, putting the most vulnerable--BIPOC, rural, and low-income--women at greater risk of prosecution. Belén's cause became the centerpiece of a movement to achieve greater protections for all women. After two failed attempts to clear her name, Belén met feminist lawyer Soledad Deza, who quickly rallied Amnesty International and ignited an international feminist movement around #niunamas--not one more--symbolized by thousands of demonstrators around the globe donning white masks, the same kind of mask Belén wore when leaving prison. The #niunamas movement was instrumental in pressuring Argentine president Alberto Fernández to decriminalize abortion in 2021. In this gripping and personal account of the case and its impact on local law, Ana Correa, one of Argentina's leading journalists and activists, makes clear that what happened to Belén could happen to any woman--and that we all have the power to raise our collective voices and demand change.Translated by Julia Sanches

"A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we must liberate abortion for all"--

This seeks to demonstrate the continuing relevance of Wittgenstein's approach to the problem of freedom of the will, primarilyas expounded in his "Lectures on Freedom of the Will" (LFW). My overall aim is to show how Wittgenstein works to reconfigure the debatesabout freedom of the will so that it can be confronted as the kind of problem he thinks it ultimately is: an ethical and existential problem. Notpublished until 1989, the LFW have received scant critical attention. I argue that Wittgenstein's approach is highly distinctive in a way thatmakes it significantly less vulnerable than its closest cousins to certain powerful lines of critical attack. Chapter One brings out thedistinctiveness of the LFW, especially vis-à-vis a putatively Wittgensteinian form of compatibilism, exemplified by Kai Nielsen.Albeit in different ways, Wittgenstein and Nielsen are both concerned to show why being caused to act, e.g. by the laws of nature, does not equateto being compelled to act, e.g. against one's will. Unlike Nielsen, however, Wittgenstein further recognises that showing the compatibilityof freedom and natural laws establishes no more than the logical consistency of holding people responsible, given determinism, and socannot itself constitute a defence of our practices. Chapter Two introduces, as a still closer comparison with Wittgenstein, P. F. Strawson'spractice-based defence of interpersonal, 'reactive' attitudes (e.g. feelings of resentment, gratitude, etc.).

This book analyses gender-based offences on the Internet from the perspective of international human rights law, interwoven with rights theories and feminist legal theories. It investigates whether international human rights law is applicable in regulating harmful online conduct and speech, with a focus on sexual violence, various forms of harassment, sexist hate speech and harmful pornography. This involves assessing whether gender-based online offences are considered violations of international human rights law and - if they are recognised as such explicitly or by way of interpretation - the extent of state obligations. The book reviews a range of international law sources, such as selected international human rights law treaties, case law, soft-law documents and academic scholarship. The application of general human rights law provisions to the online sphere is evaluated by considering the online/offline coherence of provisions as well as potential gaps, inconsistencies and disadvantages that exist in the regulation of online gender-based offences. The makeup, aim and effect of social spheres, areas of law and legal principles are thus assessed in relation to gender and the Internet. Aspects discussed include the architecture of the Internet, the structure of public international law, the harm principle as employed in domestic law and international human rights law, and the scope of particular rights, mainly involving the freedom of expression and the right to privacy. Working from the premise that the transposition of international human rights law to the Internet must ensure the former's functionality and effectiveness, the book argues that a contextual application of rights is called for. This requires assessing what is harmful online - including the effects of online speech and conduct - and what are effective means of regulating liability on the Internet. In turn, such assessments require a gender-sensitive approach.

"The Balancing Act" delves deep into the intricate dance between individual rights, public policy, and the overarching umbrella of national security. In an era marked by global threats, technological surveillance capabilities, and fast-evolving political landscapes, defining the boundary between individual freedoms and collective security becomes a subject of heated debate. This book thoughtfully examines the tension and interplay among these pivotal forces, offering readers a nuanced understanding of modern governance challenges.Key focal points of the book include:Historical Context: Tracing the evolution of individual rights in relation to state authority, highlighting key moments when the balance tipped in favor of one over the other.Modern Threats: An exploration of contemporary challenges to national security, from cyber threats and terrorism to espionage and biological warfare.Surveillance and Privacy: Investigating the role of technology in monitoring citizens, the implications for personal privacy, and the ethical dilemmas posed by such measures.Legal Frameworks: A detailed look into constitutional protections, international human rights conventions, and the legal justifications employed by states to curtail certain freedoms in the name of security.The Role of Policy: Insights into how public policy is shaped by these dynamics, with case studies of legislation that strikes a balance or tips the scales.Case Studies: Real-world examples of nations grappling with these issues, showcasing diverse approaches and their resultant impacts.Finding Equilibrium: Thoughtful discussions on potential pathways to ensure the preservation of individual rights while effectively addressing genuine security concerns."The Balancing Act" is a timely exploration of one of the most pressing dilemmas of the 21st century. It challenges readers to reflect on the true meaning of freedom, the price of security, and the responsibilities of governance. Ideal for students of political science, legal scholars, policymakers, and any engaged citizen seeking to understand the delicate equilibrium that modern democracies must navigate in an increasingly complex world.

Citizenship Unleashed: Nurturing Democracy and Strengthening America! Delve into the essence of citizenship and the part we play in the functioning of our government with this enlightening guide!From rights and responsibilities to creating the Constitution and the shape the government, citizens have a central role in the governance of the United States. A vital guide that explores the duties and responsibilities of an American citizen, The Handy Civics Answer Book: How to Be a Good Citizen also explains the three branches of government and the political processes that influence their functioning. From intriguing historical tidbits to the intricate inner workings of the law, this book is a treasure trove of civics knowledge. This illuminating book answers more than 600 of the most intriguing questions about civics, citizenship, and the government, including … What does the Declaration of Independence say? What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? How did the Constitutional Convention delegates deal with the issue of slavery? Who actually wrote the U.S. Constitution? What were the Federalist Papers? What are the Powers of Congress? Why did the Framers want to limit the powers of Congress? What are the duties of the president of the United States? What is the presidential oath? How was the U.S. Supreme Court created? Can Supreme Court justices be impeached? What is the Bill of Rights? What rights do citizens possess? What are some leading civic responsibilities? What legal duties may only citizens perform? What does a citizen need to do to vote? How does one become a U.S. citizen? What is the Oath of Allegiance? What does the U.S. Constitution say about state government? Who funds public schooling in the United States? Do state governments have police powers?Whether through the vote, exercising our free speech rights, defending our country, serving on a jury, respecting laws, staying informed, or respecting the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others, The Handy Civics Answer Book will arm you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and active participant in the democratic process. This compelling resource to Washington, governance, and civic duties is ideal for anyone interested in American politics and government or who is simply seeking to become a more engaged citizen. With more than 120 photos, this tome is richly illustrated. It’s helpful bibliography provides sources for further exploration, and an extensive index adds to its usefulness.

"Novelist, essayist, and public intellectual James Baldwin is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This Everyman's Library collection includes his bestselling, galvanizing essay The Fire Next Time--which gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement of the 1960s and still lights the way to understanding race in America today--along with three additional brilliant works of nonfiction by this seminal chronicler and analyst of culture."--

This book, one of the first of its kind, explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on modern Western democracies from a comparative constitutional law and policy perspective. Through 11 scholarly contributions, it tackles cutting-edge topics for the liberal state, such as emergency legislation, judicial scrutiny of COVID-19 measures, parliamentarism and executive decision-making during the pandemic. The book examines these topics both from a microscopic national constitutional angle, with a focus on European states, and from a macroscopic regional and comparative angle, on par with the American example. The COVID-19 pandemic is thus treated as an international state of emergency that has enabled far-reaching restrictions on essential human rights, such as freedom of movement, freedom of religion or even major political rights, while giving rise to the 'administrative state.'This edited volume explores each of these pressing themes in this exceptional context and evaluates different liberal states' responses to the pandemic. Were these responses reasonable, effective and democratic? Or is the COVID-19 pandemic just the beginning of a new era of global democratic backsliding? How can liberal democracies manage similar crises in future? What lessons have we learned? The institutional knowledge gained turns out to be the key for the future of the rule of law.

This book explores controversies surrounding free speech and open inquiry (FSOI) in various regions of the Anglophone world. The authors argue that the past decade has seen a noticeable erosion of FSOI across the globe, aided and abetted by university clerisies and state apparatuses. These groups' policing of language and pandering to cancel culture, the authors argue, have narrowed the Overton window to the point of reinvigorating the push for blasphemy law within liberal democracies themselves and impeding certain avenues scientific research. While most books on the subject discuss the American constitutional context of the First Amendment, this book considers free speech in the wider context of other Anglo countries. It also includes scholars from a variety of disciplines whose approaches will not only be ideologically distinct, but demonstrate a diversity of disciplinary approaches and concerns.

"Unveiling the USA Patriot Act" provides an exhaustive exploration into one of the most controversial legislative acts in recent U.S. history. Enacted in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the USA Patriot Act was heralded by some as a necessary tool for preventing further terrorist activities, while others criticized it as an overreach that threatened foundational American civil liberties. This book meticulously dissects the Act, examining its provisions, implementation, and its broader implications for individual rights.Key elements of the book include:Historical Context: A primer on the socio-political climate post-9/11, setting the stage for the rapid enactment of the USA Patriot Act.Legislative Breakdown: An in-depth analysis of the key provisions of the Act, demystifying its legal jargon and detailing its various sections.Security vs. Liberty: An exploration of the core debate surrounding the Act, weighing the need for heightened security measures against potential infringements on civil liberties.Real-world Ramifications: Case studies and real-life accounts of how the Act has been employed, spotlighting instances of both successful security operations and alleged overreaches.Judicial Responses: Insights into how the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, has responded to challenges against the Act, shaping its interpretation and application.Comparative Analysis: A look at how the USA Patriot Act stands in relation to similar legislation in other countries, offering a global perspective on the balance between national security and civil liberties.The Future of the Act: Speculations and informed predictions on the potential evolution, amendments, or repeal of the Act, in light of shifting political and social landscapes."Unveiling the USA Patriot Act" is a meticulously researched work, balancing objective analysis with personal narratives, legal debates with societal implications. It serves as an invaluable resource for legal scholars, historians, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between national security and individual freedom in the post-9/11 era.

With a foreword by Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner 'A must-read for anyone concerned with human rights in Iran. A gripping, moving and utterly shocking account.' Kylie Moore-Gilbert New introductions written by Shannon Woodcock and Nayereh Tohidi Extended solitary confinement has been condemned as a severe violation of human rights. Yet it is still widely used in Iranian prisons. In White Torture, thirteen women, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, share their experiences of imprisonment: harassment and beatings by guards, total blindfolding and denial of medical treatment. Angry interrogators threaten their families and lie about their whereabouts. One prisoner is even told she is dead. None of the women have committed crimes they are prisoners of conscience or held hostage as bargaining chips. Through psychological torture, the Iranian state hopes to remake their souls. These interviews, carried out while each woman was in prison or facing charges, are astounding documents of resistance and integrity. White Torture unveils the rot at the heart of the Iranian legal system and calls on us to act for change.

Ce livre n¿est pas un livre sur l¿antisémitisme comme les autres. Il ne s¿agit pas d¿un pur essai historique mais d¿un essai documenté et illustré, s¿appuyant sur de nombreux textes du domaine public : aussi bien des textes de justes comme Émile Zola (« J¿accuse » est ici dans son intégralité) ou Anatole France, que des textes antisémites comme ceux de Barrès ou de Maurras. Ces textes sont commentés et reliés par Yoann Laurent-Rouault, qui, en sa qualité de maître diplômé des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, a également illustré ces textes. L¿affaire Dreyfus occupe le coeur de cet ouvrage mais celui-ci, au fil des pages, remonte plus loin et étend aussi sa portée jusqüà la Seconde Guerre mondiale et même jusqüà nos jours. C¿est dans le fonds littéraire international Memoria Books que ces textes compilés, illustrés et reliés par un profond fil conducteur trouvent logiquement leur place. L¿auteur, Yoann Laurent-Rouault, braque le projecteur sur une vérité nue : celle de l¿antisémitisme et de l¿antijudaïsme français. Au travers de l¿affaire Dreyfus et du procès Zola, des guerres mondiales et des remous de la Ve République, et jusqüà nos jours, c¿est le plaidoyer des justes qui est ici mis à l¿honneur. La documentation associée au texte fait état de vérités «¿françaises¿» que beaucoup préféreraient continuer d¿ignorer. Comme la liste des camps d¿internement sous Vichy qui s¿étire sur 6 pages, la liste « Otto » et la liste « Bernhard » ou encore la compromission de la presse et de l¿édition au travers de grands noms de la littérature et de l¿intelligentsia française. Il nous interroge également sur le phénomène du révisionnisme, que dans notre pays on ne saurait voir en trois couleurs, au nom du « politiquement correct » et d¿une certaine idée de la France, comme pour servir un patriotisme cocardier, qui de tout temps a été générateur de crises et de conflits armés. Ici est faite la démonstration que la culture antisémite française qui s¿étire sur plusieurs siècles donnera naissance à un courant littéraire moderne et à une pensée raciste et ségrégationniste qui fut un temps homologuée par l¿académie et par l¿État. « L¿antisémitisme, dans les pays où il a une réelle importance, n¿est jamais que l¿arme d¿un parti politique ou le résultat d¿une situation économique grave, écrivait Zola. La phrase est pertinente, et ce que je constate aujourd¿hui, c¿est que pour une certaine France, si «¿le Juif¿» est coupable de tout, il est avant tout coupable d¿être juif.¿»

The aim of this book is to delve into the impact of the Information and Communications Technologies in the criminal prevention and investigation, by addressing the state of the art of different measures and its implementation in different legal systems vis à vis the protection of human rights. Yet this research not only pursues a diagnostic goal but furthermore aims at providing a reconstruction of this problematic area in light of modern, human rights-oriented notion of criminal justice. This broadens the scope of this investigation, which encompasses both unprecedented safeguards to traditional, or anyway widely recognized individual rights and the emergence of new rights, such as the right to informational self-determination, and the right to information technology privacy.The book addresses the problems and potentials in the areas of criminal prevention and criminal investigation, taking into account that due to electronic surveillance and the progress in the use of big data for identifying risks, the borders between preventive and investigative e-measures is not clear-cut.

Analyses the struggles for accountability and the resurgence of militarism in Brazil

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. weaves personal anecdotes and meditations to offer a positive vision for Black politics: the importance of ordinary people assuming the mantle of leaders and heroes our democracy desperately needs. To build a better world, we must cultivate our best selves, not rely on the professional politicians who purportedly represent us.

A powerful and urgent explanation and vindication of our human rights and freedomsAfter the devastation of World War Two, the international community came together to enshrine fundamental rights to refuge, health, education and living standards, for privacy, fair trials and free speech, and outlawing torture, slavery and discrimination. Their goal was greater global justice, equality, and peace. That settlement is now in danger, attacked by opponents from across the political spectrum and populist and authoritarian movements worldwide. We are threatened by wars, inequality, new technologies and climate catastrophe, and we need our human rights now more than ever. In this powerful, accessible book, Shami Chakrabarti, lawyer, parliamentarian and leading British human rights defender, shows us why human rights are essential for our future. Outlining the historic national and international struggles for human rights, from the fall of Babylon, to the present day, Chakrabarti is an indispensable guide to the law and logic underpinning human dignity and universal freedoms. Her intervention will engage both sceptics and supporters, equipping believers in the battle of ideas and persuading doubters to think again. For human rights to survive, they must be far better understood by everyone.

"American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is." - Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an AntiracistFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a shocking investigation into the cyclical pattern of violence that has marred racial progress in AmericaIn 2008, Barack Obama's historic victory was heralded as a turning point for the USA. And so it would be - just not in the way that most Americans hoped. The election of the nation's first Black president fanned long-burning embers of white supremacy, igniting a new and frightening phase in a continuous historical cycle of racial progress and white backlash.In American Whitelash, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Wesley Lowery charts the return of this blood-stained trend, showing how the forces of white power retaliated against Obama's victory - and both profited from, and helped to propel, the rise of Donald Trump. Drawing on gripping first-hand reporting, he investigates four incidents of white violence since 2008: the killing of an Ecuadorian immigrant in a working-class town in Long Island, a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, an attack on a Jewish Community Center in Kansas City, and the murder of Oscar Grant, the first in an unrelenting series of police shootings that would lead to the largest sustained protest movement in the US since the Civil Rights era.Interweaving deep historical analysis with interviews with both victims and perpetrators of violence, Lowery uncovers how this vicious cycle is entering into ever more perilous territory, and how the country still might find a route of escape.

The story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Sen. Doug Jones' prosecution of the last living bombers.On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four young girls and injured twenty-two others. The FBI suspected four particularly radical Ku Klux Klan members. Yet due to reluctant witnesses, a lack of physical evidence, and pervasive racial prejudice the case was closed without any indictments.But as Martin Luther King, Jr. famously expressed it, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Years later, Alabama Attorney General William Baxley reopened the case, ultimately convicting one of the bombers in 1977. Another suspect passed away in 1994, and US Attorney Doug Jones tried and convicted the final two in 2001 and 2002, representing the correction of an outrageous miscarriage of justice nearly forty years in the making. Jones himself went on to win election as Alabama's first Democratic Senator since 1992 in a dramatic race against Republican challenger Roy Moore.Bending Toward Justice is a dramatic and compulsively readable account of a key moment in our long national struggle for equality, related by an author who played a major role in these events. A distinguished work of legal and personal history, the book is destined to take its place as a canonical civil rights history.

This volume is a collection of papers written over the course of forty years. It examines political attitudes, patterns of political behavior, and institutional framework of transition to democracy in Poland. Its contents have been shaped by and provide commentary on the often-dramatic political developments in Poland: the emergence of the massive liberation movement ¿Solidarity¿ in 1980¿81; the dissent against the communist regime in the 1980s; the struggles to pave the roads toward consolidated democracy in the 1990s; and the problems with adaptation to European liberal values in the 21st century that led to democratic backsliding. In conclusion, it presents the cultural and structural background of the cleavage between the proponents of open society and its enemies.

Taking the use of the logos in Ratzinger's Regensburg Lecture as its starting point, the thesis expands three horizons in Ratzinger studies. Firstly, it extends the understanding of Ratzinger as the author of a logos theology. Secondly, it shows how the Regensburg theme of the full breadth of reason, represented by the logos, is applied by Ratzinger in a critique of secular modernity. Thirdly, it claims that the logos theology of Joseph Ratzinger can provide a repair of the culture of human rights. The thesis argues that if human rights are set exclusively within the framework of secular modernity, they fall sick and fail to meet the criterion of inclusivity and universality. Set within the framework of a Ratzingerian logos theology, their power is strengthened and their promise of inclusivity and universality restored. The thesis calls for a mutually reparative dialogue about human rights, based on the full breadth of reason, between the three constituencies of Christianity, the religions and secular modernity. The thesis concludes that the Regensburg Lecture, far from damaging the dialogue with Islam, and with secular modernity, opens up a new intercultural bridge based on a mutually enriching engagement with a logos-based culture of human rights.

Au départ, l'ancien président Donald Trump a tenté de promouvoir le principe "All Lives Matter" et de rassembler le pays, mais n'a pas eu cet honneur. En fait, ce sont les démocrates qui ont été les premiers partisans du All Lives Matter . Mais en ce qui concerne Trump, les médias ont continué à le vilipender pour sa position All Lives Matter, même après qu'il ait publiquement désavoué l'alt-right et David Duke à de nombreuses reprises. Mais comme ils se sont laissés aller dans un terrier de lapin, pensant que tout le monde oublierait qu'ils prônaient le séparatisme et l'ouverture des frontières, les démocrates doivent désormais gérer ces deux visions sans s'aliéner leurs politiques base. Il est important de noter qu'un pays divisé n'est pas viable dans un pays capitaliste où les gens doivent rivaliser les uns avec les autres pour les emplois et les ressources. Être divisé selon des critères raciaux ne fait qu'alimenter le feu. Les deux ne se mélangent pas. C'est "La nouvelle normalité que notre volonté d'aller à l'extrême nous a apporté. Le pays doit maintenant y faire face. Il n'y a pas de retour en arrière à une époque où les interactions négatives et positives n'attiraient pas la connotation raciste extrême qu'elles ont aujourd'hui. . On peut croire que lorsqu'ils sortent et que leur journée est gênée par quelqu'un qui ne représente pas leur origine raciale et culturelle, tous - de droite ou de gauche - se demanderont si la race a joué ou non un rôle dans cette situation. Voici la leçon. Ne sabotez jamais votre opposition politique en détruisant le pays, tout cela dans le seul but de pointer du doigt les responsables. Parce que, si vous arrivez au pouvoir, vous vous retrouverez avec la tâche impossible d'essayer de convaincre le public que vous ne défendez pas vraiment les politiques destructrices que vous avez propagées juste avant votre ascension. Aujourd'hui, les démocrates portent le sac du séparatisme racial, de l'ouverture des frontières et de la criminalisation de l'opposition politique, essayant de trouver un moyen de revenir sur tout cela. Mais c'est triste à dire, qu'ils soient désormais coincés avec ça. L'extrême gauche a fustigé les idées de toutes les vies comptent et de sécurisation des frontières lorsque Trump était au pouvoir, et maintenant qu'ils sont au pouvoir, ils se retrouvent avec ces idées bizarres, que leurs partisans attendent désormais d'eux. défendre. Sans oublier que les démocrates sont maintenant pro-guerre, ce qui est un autre terrier dans lequel ils sont tombés à cause du syndrome de dérangement de Trump, croyant que Trump était pro-russe/pro-négociation et parce qu'ils ne soutiennent pas Trump, alors ils doivent chercher à être anti-russes et anti-négociations pour se distancier de Trump.

¿This book examines whether Australiäs constitution should be reformed so as to enable the country to fulfil its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which it ratified in 2009. The book surveys the history of the constitutional status of Australiäs Indigenous peoples from the time of colonisation through to the current debate on ¿Indigenous constitutional recognition¿. However, it argues that the term ¿Indigenous constitutional recognition', implying that mere acknowledgement of the existence of Indigenous peoples is sufficient to meet their legitimate expectations, misrepresents the nature of the project the country needs to engage in. The book argues that Australia should instead embark upon a reform programme directed towards substantive, and not merely symbolic, constitutional change. It argues that only by the inclusion in the constitution of enforceable constitutional rights canthe power imbalance between Indigenous Australians and the rest of society be addressed. Taking a comparative approach and drawing upon the experience of other jurisdictions, the book proposes a comprehensive constitutional reform programme, and includes the text of constitutional amendments designed to achieve the realisation of the rights of Australiäs Indigenous peoples. It ends with a call to improve the standard of civics education so as to overcome voter apprehension towards constitutional change.

In CHALLENGING MOSCOW'S MESSAGE, Ilan Berman examines the strategic logic underpinning Russia's extensive use of propaganda and disinformation, and evaluates the effectiveness of the institutions erected by a range of Western governments over the past decade in response. He also offers concrete recommendations for how the United States can upgrade the effectiveness of its own response to Russia's manipulation of the information domain. ILAN BERMAN is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the U.S. Departments of State and Defense. ABOUT THE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL:For more than four decades, the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) has played an essential role in the U.S. foreign policy debate. Founded in 1982, AFPC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States. AFPC is widely recognized as a source of timely, insightful analysis on issues of foreign policy, and works closely with members of Congress, the Executive Branch and the policymaking community. It is staffed by noted specialists in foreign and defense policy, and serves as a valuable resource to officials in the highest levels of government.