State terrorism: orientalism and the drone programme

This article builds on the recent and growing scholarship on the negative effects of the drone programme. Current literature has shown that the drone programme terrorises the civilian population that it keeps under surveillance. Furthermore, it has articulated the drone programme’s violence as biopolitical and its surveillance as a necropolitical technology of distinction. It is argued in this article that the Orientalist attitudes and logic necessary for drone targeting form the basis for the biopolitical and necropolitical component of the drone programme. This article explores the Orientalism that suffuses the US drone programme in order to juxtapose it with governmental discourses that characterise the drone programme and its surveillance as neutral and humane – demonstrating the gap between government discourses of modernity and the actual drone programme. The necropolitical logic of distinction used for targeting leads to the assimilation of those under the drone’s gaze to a population that can be put to death, leading the drone programme to operate indiscriminately. The biopolitical logic is visible in the US practices, which I argue constitutes terrorism with the corroboration of civilian testimonies.     

日本金融监管体系的重建及启示

1998年以来,日本系统地重建了金融监管体系。其主要内容包括金融监管机构改革和提高金融监管效能,事前金融监管制度重建与提高金融机构经营健全性,事后金融安全网建设和防范系统性风险等三个方面。日本的经验表明,金融监管体制都具有时效性特征。将金融自由化与金融监管对立关系对立起来缺乏合理性,金融监管的作用是评估和检查金融机构的风险控制程序,而不是代替金融机构决策和进行风险控制。     

债转股的风险与对策

金融资产管理公司组建后最重要的工作就是进行债转股,学者们将这一工作称为一种“双赢”——化解金融风险,减轻企业债务负担。但是在债转股实践中,资产回收风险依然困扰着国有商业银行。本文具体分析了银行面临的各种风险,并有针对性地提出化解风险的对策。     

公安院校负债办学的财务风险探讨及对策

现阶段我国高校面临着越来越多的财务风险,文章就公安院校负债办学的成因及产生的财务风险作了详细的阐述,并介绍了美国政府对防范和化解高校财务风险的一些措施和方法,最后提出了针对我国公安院校防范与化解财务风险的对策。     

广东外贸结构性风险探讨

改革开放以来,广东对外贸易飞速发展,对外贸易总额不断攀升。但是,在外贸快速发展的背后却隐藏着外贸商品结构、外贸方式结构、外贸区域结构、外贸主体结构等诸方面的风险性因素并带来贸易摩擦困扰增多、贸易竞争力下降、贸易效益低下等严重后果,因此从各方面采取针对性措施推动广东外贸结构性转型刻不容缓。     

物权变动中的权利救济

市场经济条件下,物权变动中常常出现出卖人交付动产标的物而买受人未为对待给付;不动产交付前所有权未移转时,"一物数卖"等问题,这些现象易生交易不公和交易风险,有害于出卖人或者买受人的权利保护.本文提出运用所有权保留、特别动产优先权和预告登记制度加以救济.     

进一步改革税务行政审批制度,防范税务执法风险

行政审批是我国税务机关实施税收管理的主要方式之一,也是产生税务执法风险的源头之一。作为行政审批制度的重要组成部分,税务行政审批制度的改革一直是摆在各级税务机关面前的一项重大而紧迫的课题。本文对税务行政审批制度中存在的问题进行了分析,并对进一步改革税务行政审批制度,防范税务执法风险提出了相关建议。     

The Revised German Raw Materials Strategy in the Light of Global Political and Market Developments

Raw material markets have proven to be challenging in recent years. The so‐called critical raw materials (CRMs), which are required for green technology, have particularly high environmental and supply risks. The revised German raw materials strategy attempts to address challenges of production and supply of CRMs and other mineral‐based raw materials. This contribution analyzes the motivation, measures, goals, and challenges of the German raw materials strategy in the light of global economic and political developments, applying the qualitative method GABEK®. Results show that the revised strategy is more ambitious and reaches farther than the initial strategy of 2010. Challenges that remain include the lack of willingness of the German industry to engage in mine production and the more pro‐active political approaches demonstrated elsewhere. As all major economic powerhouses outside of Europe pursue a hands‐on approach, it remains questionable if the revised German raw materials strategy will fundamentally be able to sustainably secure raw material supply for the German industry.     

Governance Barriers to Renewable Energy in North Africa

Solar power in the North African region has the potential to provide electricity for local energy needs and export to Europe. Nevertheless, despite the technical feasibility of solar energy projects, stakeholders still perceive projects in the region as risky because of existing governance issues. Certain areas of solar projects, such as construction, operation and management, are the most prone to governance risks, including lack of transparency and accountability, perceived as barriers for deployment of the projects. It is likely that large-scale foreign direct investment into solar energy will not eliminate existing risks, but might even increase them. Furthermore, the recent political changes in the region have addressed some governance risks but not all of them, especially bureaucratic corruption. Stakeholders recommend a broad set of measures to facilitate development of solar projects in the region, ranging from auditing of individual projects to simplification and unification of bureaucratic procedures.     

The development and initial testing of the AIM2 framework to assess risk and strengths in young people who sexually offend

Abstract

This paper describes the AIM2 assessment framework and the process of its development and initial testing. AIM2 is used to assess areas of concerns and strengths of young people. Some preliminary analysis is described, including the correlation of assessment items, their ability to discriminate between cases, their inter-rater reliability and a small-scale recidivist study. These analyses were used to develop AIM2. Results from the recidivist study identified a particular set of concern and strength factors associated with recidivism in the sample. We conclude that the inclusion of strengths-related items are important to consider as protective factors when assessing the risk of further sexually abusive behaviours. Limitations and future directions of AIM2 are also discussed.