Genetic Testing and the Future of Disability Insurance: Ethics, Law & Policy

Predictive genetic testing poses fundamental questions for disability insurance, a crucial resource funding basic needs when disability prevents income from work. This article, from an NIH-funded project, presents the first indepth analysis of the challenging issues: Should disability insurers be permitted to consider genetics and exclude predicted disability? May disabilities with a recognized genetic basis be excluded from coverage as pre-existing conditions? How can we assure that private insurers writing individual and group policies, employers, and public insurers deal competently and appropriately with genetic testing?     

Trafficking in persons report

The Department of State is required by law to submit a Report each year to the U.S. Congress on foreign governments' efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons. This Report is the sixth annual TIP Report. It is intended to raise global awareness, to highlight the growing efforts of the international community to combat human trafficking, and to encourage foreign governments to take effective actions to counter all forms of trafficking in persons.     

新疆部分规模化猪场繁殖障碍类疫病的调查与防制

从新疆 13个地区的 2 5个规模化猪场采集猪流产胎儿、死胎和血清等病料 330 0余份 ,进行血清学和病原学检测 ,查明猪瘟和伪狂犬病、猪生殖和呼吸综合征是造成规模化猪场猪繁殖障碍的主要疫病 ;并通过试验研究 ,提出了防制方案 ,在生产中推广应用取得了较好的效果     

美国基金会发展现状及管理制度的考察与借鉴

社会发展与建设有其客观规律,社会组织发展与建设也有其客观规律。本文以美国基金会为侧重点,介绍了其发展现状和管理制度,以及放松管制和加强监管的案例,并在发挥社会组织主体作用、强化财税政策引导、加强公信力建设和能力建设等方面对我国加强社会组织建设提出若干建议。     

The US–Russian security ‘reset’: implications for Central-Eastern Europe and Germany

Abstract

The article examines the reactions of selected European states to the US-performed ‘reset’ in relations with Russia and explores the ways in which they have been adapting to the new set-up. The article is divided into three parts: after the discussion of the substantive continuity and limited change in US foreign and security policy (USFSP), the multilateral and bilateral dimensions of USFSP procedure are examined through John Ruggie's theoretical observations. The second part of the article deals with implications of the USFSP for Central-Eastern European countries. This part begins with a discussion of Russian attempts to wheedle Europe into embracing its plans for new European security architecture. The next section sheds light on the unexpected process of strategic realignment of the region (USA/NATO/EU/CSDP) and simultaneous transformation of the special relationship with the USA into ‘normal life’. The third part of the article tackles the implications of heightened US–Russian bilateralism for Germany. Authors' findings, many of them based on conducted elite interviews, suggest the contrary process, namely Germany's strengthened multilateral commitment to the EU and specifically to European Security and Defence Policy, limiting the bilateral option to energy trade with Russia. What follows are concluding remarks.     

China’s New Leadership and the World

China’s foreign relationship in the Xi era will inevitably be tinged with the Xi style,which features a strong will and a personality that has both a soft and a tough side.How will this easy-going,smiling leader perceive and handle China’s relationship with the world?We have good reason to believe that he will bring more smiles and greater ease to this relationship.Xi Jinping heralds a diplomatic revolution in China.     

加快推进具有贵州特点的新型工业化政策措施的基本选择

加快推进具有贵州特点的新型工业化,在政策措施上,一是要用好用足用活一直以来富有成效的政策,用好用足用活新一轮西部大开发支持工业发展的政策,用好用足用活新出台的政策。二是要从产业、投融资、土地与价格、推动企业集聚发展等八个方面探索借鉴创新针对性、突破性的政策措施。