Food security has been long understudied in the context of Central Asia.We present an analysis examining household-level food demand for Tajikistan and assessing the magnitude of its food security changes during the C...Food security has been long understudied in the context of Central Asia.We present an analysis examining household-level food demand for Tajikistan and assessing the magnitude of its food security changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Based on an extensive household survey data set from Tajikistan,we estimate the expenditure,income,and price elasticities for nine food categories using the QUAIDS model.Then,we develop a microsimulation model using the estimated elasticities to assess the dual impact of declining remittance income and rising food prices stemming from the pandemic shock.There are significant differences in demand elasticities across food groups,with high elasticities observed for nutritious foods,such as meat,fruit,eggs,and milk,in rural households.Moreover,our findings show that changes in remittance income and food prices significantly negatively affected food security for rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic.These findings have important implications for policymakers concerned about rural livelihoods and food security in remittance-receiving economies during the post-pandemic period.展开更多
The article examines the issues of regional security and prospects of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia in the context of a new world order. As factors of sustainable development and security, the auth...The article examines the issues of regional security and prospects of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia in the context of a new world order. As factors of sustainable development and security, the author considers the following issues: preservation of the geopolitical balance in Central Asia; development of a multivariate system of transportation and communication corridors; cardinal increase in the efficiency of counterterrorism and religious extremism; a solution to the Afghan problem; and resolution to the problems of fair water use and ecology in the region.展开更多
Global climate change-essentially an adverse consequence of global warming, is principally caused by progressive build-up and extensive spread of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across countries, regions or continents because...Global climate change-essentially an adverse consequence of global warming, is principally caused by progressive build-up and extensive spread of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across countries, regions or continents because of earth’s rotational movement. The potent sources of GHGs are fossil-fuels and biomass. With the increasing pace of globalization, industrialization and rapid change of life-style the demand and consumption of these feed-stocks to stimulate economic growth is steadily rising-both in the developing and developed economy. In the process, the emissions level is also rising phenomenally;and of late become quite alarming-more in the former than latter case, affecting thereby the environmental quality as also its security concerns globally. This paper highlights the major impacts of global warming and consequential climate change on the environmental quality and overall security aspects-including commercial, strategic and defense angles for the South-Asian region. The paper also discusses some relevant aspects linking the larger question of energy security with environmental security through the approach of sustainable energy development for envisioning a balanced economic development as well as growth perspective for South Asia. The significance of International cooperation in the mitigation and adaptation of climate change impacts with special reference to Asia- Pacific and South Asian region is also discussed at some length in the paper.展开更多
Important Dates Submission due November 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance December 30, 2005 Camera-ready copy due January 10, 2006 Workshop Scope Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) can be broadly defined as...Important Dates Submission due November 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance December 30, 2005 Camera-ready copy due January 10, 2006 Workshop Scope Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) can be broadly defined as the study of the development and use of advanced information technologies and systems for national and international security-related applications. The First and Second Symposiums on ISI were held in Tucson,Arizona,in 2003 and 2004,respectively. In 2005,the IEEE International Conference on ISI was held in Atlanta,Georgia. These ISI conferences have brought together academic researchers,law enforcement and intelligence experts,information technology consultant and practitioners to discuss their research and practice related to various ISI topics including ISI data management,data and text mining for ISI applications,terrorism informatics,deception detection,terrorist and criminal social network analysis,crime analysis,monitoring and surveillance,policy studies and evaluation,information assurance,among others. We continue this stream of ISI conferences by organizing the Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (WISI’06) in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’06). WISI’06 will provide a stimulating forum for ISI researchers in Pacific Asia and other regions of the world to exchange ideas and report research progress. The workshop also welcomes contributions dealing with ISI challenges specific to the Pacific Asian region.展开更多
Tremendous changes visited upon the security environment in Asia Pacific in thewake of the end of the cold war. Such changes have offered the rationale foradjustments in the security strategies of all nations in the r...Tremendous changes visited upon the security environment in Asia Pacific in thewake of the end of the cold war. Such changes have offered the rationale foradjustments in the security strategies of all nations in the region. And these adjust-ments have, in their turn, brought about further changes in the regional securityenvironment.Proceeding from an analysis of the security strategies of major Asia-Pacific nations and Asean, this paper addresses the security trends in Asia Pacificsince beginning of the second half of the 1990s.展开更多
On February 29,2020,President Donald Trump announced the United States signed a peace agreement with the Taliban,signifying the United States‟intention of leaving Afghanistan in the near future.Though the global pande...On February 29,2020,President Donald Trump announced the United States signed a peace agreement with the Taliban,signifying the United States‟intention of leaving Afghanistan in the near future.Though the global pandemic has altered US withdrawal plans,the question still remains:What will become of the Central Asian regional security complex following America‟s exit?Buffered by the presence of the United States since 2001,the Central Asian republics now once again find themselves at a crossroads to either rely on individual defense services or to develop increased military cooperation with interested states.Recognizing Central Asia‟s history of collaboration among its regional and near-regional countries,I argue that the Central Asian Republics of Afghanistan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,and Uzbekistan will seek to develop stronger security ties with neighboring regional security complexes(RSCs),namely the South Asian,Russian,and Chinese RSCs.With decreased American influence,each of the states in these RSCs is rushing to fill the void of influence in order to capitalize on Central Asia‟s geostrategic position in Eurasia as well as secure itself from the threat of non-state actors still prevalent in the region.I further argue that the states in the Central Asian RSC additionally seek these same benefits and security,but receive them to a much lesser extent than their more powerful regional neighbors.Understanding how the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will impact Central Asian RSC relations can provide insight into how great power vacuums are filled both by great powers and regional powers alike.展开更多
This article asks whether a regional security community has emerged in Asia with the potential to grow mature and seeks to make a contribution to the ongoing debate on this controversial topic.It advances the argument...This article asks whether a regional security community has emerged in Asia with the potential to grow mature and seeks to make a contribution to the ongoing debate on this controversial topic.It advances the argument that states in this broad region are far from being able to develop a security community for reasons different from those provided by political realists,developmental statists,liberals,and constructivists(social,discursive,and emancipationist).The role of Association of Southeast Asia(ASEAN)and that of China provide excellent test cases for the theoretical proposition that the building of a successful regional security community requires at least two necessary conditions:liberal democracy and regional democratic leadership,which remain absent in Asia.展开更多
The U. S. war against Iraq has greatly shaken the security situation in different quarters of Northeast Asia, especially North Korea. And the Taiwan Question is another flashpoint in the region. After the U.
Socioeconomic development,adaptive capacity of the population,and demographic conditions across the states of South Asia make it more vulnerable to climate change.South Asia is daily going to be more vulnerable to cli...Socioeconomic development,adaptive capacity of the population,and demographic conditions across the states of South Asia make it more vulnerable to climate change.South Asia is daily going to be more vulnerable to climate change and climatic variability.This region is facing multiple challenges in terms of climate change,dilapidation of ecosystems,and food insecurity.Climate is the primary determining factor for agricultural output,which unswervingly influences food production across the globe.South Asia is mainly an agricultural foundation based region and thus the economy of these regions directly depends on agriculture and agricultural production.Due to the extensive dependence on natural assets for thriving,it makes the people of this region more vulnerable to climate change.This region is now under serious risk from sea-level rising and growing incidences of extreme events such as flash floods,enhanced temperature,drought,salinity,cyclones,storms,landslides,and irregularity of precipitation.These abiotic stresses continuously disturb plant growth and productivity.It is now the time to take urgent action on these issues towards a sustainable,inclusive and resource efficient way to overcome this.In this review,we summarize the overall situation of climate change in the South Asian countries and their adverse consequences on plants,and upcoming challenges towards a sustainable production.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71961147001)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(10-IAED-04-2023)。
文摘Food security has been long understudied in the context of Central Asia.We present an analysis examining household-level food demand for Tajikistan and assessing the magnitude of its food security changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Based on an extensive household survey data set from Tajikistan,we estimate the expenditure,income,and price elasticities for nine food categories using the QUAIDS model.Then,we develop a microsimulation model using the estimated elasticities to assess the dual impact of declining remittance income and rising food prices stemming from the pandemic shock.There are significant differences in demand elasticities across food groups,with high elasticities observed for nutritious foods,such as meat,fruit,eggs,and milk,in rural households.Moreover,our findings show that changes in remittance income and food prices significantly negatively affected food security for rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic.These findings have important implications for policymakers concerned about rural livelihoods and food security in remittance-receiving economies during the post-pandemic period.
基金the initial result of a major research project funded by the National Social Science Foundation, titled "The Belt and Road Initiative and the Building of International Rules" (Project No.:18DVL002)
文摘The article examines the issues of regional security and prospects of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia in the context of a new world order. As factors of sustainable development and security, the author considers the following issues: preservation of the geopolitical balance in Central Asia; development of a multivariate system of transportation and communication corridors; cardinal increase in the efficiency of counterterrorism and religious extremism; a solution to the Afghan problem; and resolution to the problems of fair water use and ecology in the region.
文摘Global climate change-essentially an adverse consequence of global warming, is principally caused by progressive build-up and extensive spread of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across countries, regions or continents because of earth’s rotational movement. The potent sources of GHGs are fossil-fuels and biomass. With the increasing pace of globalization, industrialization and rapid change of life-style the demand and consumption of these feed-stocks to stimulate economic growth is steadily rising-both in the developing and developed economy. In the process, the emissions level is also rising phenomenally;and of late become quite alarming-more in the former than latter case, affecting thereby the environmental quality as also its security concerns globally. This paper highlights the major impacts of global warming and consequential climate change on the environmental quality and overall security aspects-including commercial, strategic and defense angles for the South-Asian region. The paper also discusses some relevant aspects linking the larger question of energy security with environmental security through the approach of sustainable energy development for envisioning a balanced economic development as well as growth perspective for South Asia. The significance of International cooperation in the mitigation and adaptation of climate change impacts with special reference to Asia- Pacific and South Asian region is also discussed at some length in the paper.
文摘Important Dates Submission due November 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance December 30, 2005 Camera-ready copy due January 10, 2006 Workshop Scope Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) can be broadly defined as the study of the development and use of advanced information technologies and systems for national and international security-related applications. The First and Second Symposiums on ISI were held in Tucson,Arizona,in 2003 and 2004,respectively. In 2005,the IEEE International Conference on ISI was held in Atlanta,Georgia. These ISI conferences have brought together academic researchers,law enforcement and intelligence experts,information technology consultant and practitioners to discuss their research and practice related to various ISI topics including ISI data management,data and text mining for ISI applications,terrorism informatics,deception detection,terrorist and criminal social network analysis,crime analysis,monitoring and surveillance,policy studies and evaluation,information assurance,among others. We continue this stream of ISI conferences by organizing the Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (WISI’06) in conjunction with the Pacific Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’06). WISI’06 will provide a stimulating forum for ISI researchers in Pacific Asia and other regions of the world to exchange ideas and report research progress. The workshop also welcomes contributions dealing with ISI challenges specific to the Pacific Asian region.
文摘Tremendous changes visited upon the security environment in Asia Pacific in thewake of the end of the cold war. Such changes have offered the rationale foradjustments in the security strategies of all nations in the region. And these adjust-ments have, in their turn, brought about further changes in the regional securityenvironment.Proceeding from an analysis of the security strategies of major Asia-Pacific nations and Asean, this paper addresses the security trends in Asia Pacificsince beginning of the second half of the 1990s.
文摘On February 29,2020,President Donald Trump announced the United States signed a peace agreement with the Taliban,signifying the United States‟intention of leaving Afghanistan in the near future.Though the global pandemic has altered US withdrawal plans,the question still remains:What will become of the Central Asian regional security complex following America‟s exit?Buffered by the presence of the United States since 2001,the Central Asian republics now once again find themselves at a crossroads to either rely on individual defense services or to develop increased military cooperation with interested states.Recognizing Central Asia‟s history of collaboration among its regional and near-regional countries,I argue that the Central Asian Republics of Afghanistan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,and Uzbekistan will seek to develop stronger security ties with neighboring regional security complexes(RSCs),namely the South Asian,Russian,and Chinese RSCs.With decreased American influence,each of the states in these RSCs is rushing to fill the void of influence in order to capitalize on Central Asia‟s geostrategic position in Eurasia as well as secure itself from the threat of non-state actors still prevalent in the region.I further argue that the states in the Central Asian RSC additionally seek these same benefits and security,but receive them to a much lesser extent than their more powerful regional neighbors.Understanding how the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will impact Central Asian RSC relations can provide insight into how great power vacuums are filled both by great powers and regional powers alike.
文摘This article asks whether a regional security community has emerged in Asia with the potential to grow mature and seeks to make a contribution to the ongoing debate on this controversial topic.It advances the argument that states in this broad region are far from being able to develop a security community for reasons different from those provided by political realists,developmental statists,liberals,and constructivists(social,discursive,and emancipationist).The role of Association of Southeast Asia(ASEAN)and that of China provide excellent test cases for the theoretical proposition that the building of a successful regional security community requires at least two necessary conditions:liberal democracy and regional democratic leadership,which remain absent in Asia.
文摘The U. S. war against Iraq has greatly shaken the security situation in different quarters of Northeast Asia, especially North Korea. And the Taiwan Question is another flashpoint in the region. After the U.
文摘Socioeconomic development,adaptive capacity of the population,and demographic conditions across the states of South Asia make it more vulnerable to climate change.South Asia is daily going to be more vulnerable to climate change and climatic variability.This region is facing multiple challenges in terms of climate change,dilapidation of ecosystems,and food insecurity.Climate is the primary determining factor for agricultural output,which unswervingly influences food production across the globe.South Asia is mainly an agricultural foundation based region and thus the economy of these regions directly depends on agriculture and agricultural production.Due to the extensive dependence on natural assets for thriving,it makes the people of this region more vulnerable to climate change.This region is now under serious risk from sea-level rising and growing incidences of extreme events such as flash floods,enhanced temperature,drought,salinity,cyclones,storms,landslides,and irregularity of precipitation.These abiotic stresses continuously disturb plant growth and productivity.It is now the time to take urgent action on these issues towards a sustainable,inclusive and resource efficient way to overcome this.In this review,we summarize the overall situation of climate change in the South Asian countries and their adverse consequences on plants,and upcoming challenges towards a sustainable production.
