The Invisible Hand? Critical Information Infrastructures,Commercialisation and National Security

Corporatisation of critical information infrastructure (CII) is rooted in the ‘privatisation wave’ of the 1980s-90s, when the ground was laid for outsourcing public utilities. Despite well-known risks relating to reliability, resilience, and accountability, commitment to efficiency imperatives have driven governments to outsource key public services and infrastructures. A recent illustrative case with enormous implications is the 2017 Swedish ICT scandal, where outsourcing of CII caused major security breaches. With the transfer of the Swedish Transport Agency’s ICT system to IBM and subcontractors, classified data and protected identities were made accessible to non-vetted foreign private employees – sensitive data could thus now be in anyone’s hands. This case clearly demonstrates accountability gaps that can arise in public-private governance of CII.     

The Evolution of Public Service Provision by the Third Sector in France

Public services have been externalised, in part, to the non‐profit sector in France and in the United Kingdom. This article begins by reviewing relations between the public and non‐profit sector in France before 2008, and its evolution since. This has been characterised by the slow reduction of public funding, the adaptation of non‐profit associations and organisations, and their clearer positioning within a wider ‘social and solidarity economy’, which was consolidated by a framework Law in 2014. The article then examines the current sharing of responsibilities between the public and non‐profit sectors in education, health and social services, pointing to the diverse historical and political conditions which have led to this shared organisation.     

普通红外光谱法快速检验化学修饰后的毛发

该研究的目的是建立一种无损快速检验化学修饰后毛发的方法。将样品清洗后,染色使用仪器：傅立叶红外光谱仪水平ATR装置,扫描范围设定为4,000厘米-1到650厘米-1,扫描次数设定为32次,分辨率设定为4厘米-1;分别取适量毛发样品,置于水平ATR仪锗晶体表面上,并压平;样品扫描,采集样品红外光谱谱图;红外光谱谱图处理,基线自动校准,9点平滑处理。结果28种样品实验结果表明,重现性较好,能够区分不同处理的样品。     

Social Impact Bonds: Implementation,Evaluation, and Monitoring

Traditional approaches to public policy increasingly fail to resolve social challenges, particularly in the field of criminal justice. High rates of juvenile recidivism, for example, are often linked to inequality in education and persistent, long-term unemployment—factors which, while complex, are nonetheless conducive to preventative strategies.

Social impact bonds (SIBs) are “pay-for-success” programs that attract private-sector, upfront funding for social interventions. If the program achieves agreed targets, taxpayer funds repay the investor. If the program fails to meet agreed targets, investors take the loss.

This innovative form of social finance through public–private partnership has helped spur efficiencies and improvements in the provision and outcomes of criminal justice services. However, the success of a SIB depends on careful implementation, evaluation, and monitoring.     

Alliance Forging or Partnership Building? China’s Policy in the Asia-Pacific under the Xi Administration

ABSTRACT

Should China forge a military alliance? Some scholars believe it should, others believe it should adhere to a policy of non-alignment. For China many risks are associated with military alliances. On the one hand, China would likely be involved in unwanted conflicts and confrontations created by potential allies. On the other hand, China would be bound to compete with the existing hegemon, the United States, which has already established a huge alliance system, to win more allies. China just cannot afford this. The intensified strategic competition between China and the United States may also lead to a new antagonism in the Asia-Pacific region. Nevertheless, China’s ‘non-alliance’ policy does not mean China has to abandon the development of strategic cooperation with other countries or renounce the right to build a cooperative partnership network. Since Xi Jinping came to power, the Chinese government has continuously expanded its strategic partnership network in the region. This policy could avoid US-China competition over military allies and enhance strategic trust between China and its neighbouring countries, creating conditions for China’s peaceful development and global strategic stability.     

Looking towards the East: the High Representative’s role in EU foreign policy on Kosovo and Ukraine

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My article addresses the role of the two post-Lisbon High Representatives (HRs), Catherine Ashton and Federica Mogherini, in EU approach to the Eastern neighbourhood. Adopting a broad conceptualisation of EU foreign policy and drawing on the scholarly literature on new intergovernmentalism, it focuses on events that marked the HRs' mandates in the cases of Kosovo and Ukraine. In the case of Kosovo, it examines the HRs' role in the conclusion of the so-called Brussels Agreement (April 2013); and of the August 2015 agreements. In the case of Ukraine, it reconstructs how the HRs dealt with the events leading up to the November 2013 Vilnius Summit; and with those leading up to the conclusion in February 2015 of the Minsk II Agreement. The article argues that the European Council exerts tight control over the post-Lisbon HR, and EU foreign policy-making processes more generally. Nonetheless, the empirical analysis demonstrates that, under certain circumstance, the HR can significantly influence EU foreign policy in the post-Lisbon era.     

普通数码相机光谱成像技术在文件检验中的应用研究

根据光谱成像技术原理,论述了用普通数码相机实现光谱成像的方法与特点,并从定性角度介绍了普通数码相机光谱成像技术在文件检验中的主要应用.     

Ukrainian‐polish relations between 1991 and 1998: From the declarative to the substantive

From the first days of Ukraine's independence, Poland was singled out by Kyiv to act as its ‘strategic partner’. This partnership was expected to extend to Poland helping Ukraine integrate with subregional institutions and move ever closer to regional institutions. However, up until 1994, Ukraine's hopes were frustrated — Poland's own objectives precluded it from moving too close to Ukraine. This article will argue that the demands of regional integration, in particular NATO enlargement, promoted a greater harmonisation of policy objectives between Kyiv and Warsaw (especially on the bilateral and subregional levels) from the time it was announced. The positive impact of NATO enlargement contrasts with the deleterious effects of EU enlargement, which threatened to disrupt ties between the two neighbours.     

关于合伙协议无效裁判思维的反思

《合同法》第58条设计的合同无效返还财产的处理规则，适用于具有对价性的合同；而合伙协议属于具有共同经营同一事业性质的合同，合伙人之间的权利义务并不具有对应性。因此，合伙协议无效时，一般合同无效的溯及效力与财产返还效力并不当然适用于它，其具有复杂的法律状态。应当区分合伙事业是否开展以及强调合伙本身的组织性，返还主体的特殊性来处理此类纠纷。     

正确处理“四对关系”，提高企业共青团工作的科学化水平

共青团工作是企业党建工作的重要组成部分，党的十八大关于全面提高党的建设科学化水平的总体部署。给企业共青团更好地发挥党的助手作用以及履行组织、服务、凝聚职能提出了更高的要求。企业团组织要深入学习贯彻党的十八大精神，主动融入党建格局，彰显团组织个性，处理好党建与团建的关系；着眼全局，统筹兼顾，处理好有为与不为的关系；善于虚功实做和虚中有实，处理好务虚与务实的关系；坚守工作主题。创新方式方法，处理好创新与发展的关系，在探索实践中找到契合企业实际的共青团工作方法和路径，更好地履行团组织各项职能，成为企业价值链中的有效一环。