The current and future status of broadband in the US: An interview with Kathryn de Wit of the Pew Charitable Trusts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Faulds ◽  
P.S. Raju
Keyword(s):  
The Us ◽  
Future Status

Iraq's future status within the Middle East Axis Strategy

2019 ◽  
pp. 463
Author(s):  
Thafar Abd Matar
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Theater ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Peace And War ◽  
Future Status

The broader middle east has great importance in the American politics, it lays out future strategies for several considerations, the most important economic geography and enormous wealth, and to Iraq within that region , the lion 's share in the future roles of the agenda, and had a new pivotal role by virtue of its strategic position , Iraq is an international centre of gravity and attraction for many  strategic, geographic, cultural and religious considerations,  the history of  Iraq 's  witness a lot of variables, that were the result of overlap and complexity of regional and international interests . It is an important figure in the domination and influence of international accounts  , and who dominates this country, controlled by international means, and navigational passages transmitted through the great powers funds to paint a picture of the future of their economies . The American vision towards Iraq took  a new direction, especially after the events of September 11 , 2001  . The US strategic interests in the broader middle east has not changed much in decades , despite it different methods , adopted a policy depending on the circumstances volatile ,  it did not need direct domination of the region , but it also wanted no one else to do so . The best way to achieve American goals was to follow the policy of balancing political forces by dividing the region into divided states with close security ties and interests with the United States of America .  The US strategy toward the middle east is based on the two pillars , the first : making the most realistic decision and approaching the highest American interests , and second : out of constants whose main purpose is to serve US interests regardless of the interests of the countries of the region .  Iraq is the key driver of American strategy in the region in times of peace and war , even in times of negotiation with neighboring countries such as Iran , Iraq's future status is still drawing and planning within the scenes of the world political theater .

scholarly journals Brexit, race and migration

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Donald Trump ◽  
East European ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
Intergenerational Differences ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Future Status

This timely series of interventions scrutinises the centrality of race and migration to the 2016 Brexit campaign, vote and its aftermath. It brings together five individual pieces, with an accompanying introduction, which interrogate different facets of how race, migration and Brexit interconnect: an examination of the so-called left behinds and the fundamental intersections between geography, race and class at the heart of Brexit motivations and contexts; an exploration of arguably parallel and similarly complex developments in the US with the rise of populism and support for Donald Trump; an analysis of the role of whiteness in the experiences of East European nationals in the UK in the face of increased anti-foreigner sentiment and uncertainty about future status; a discussion of intergenerational differences in outlooks on race and immigration and the sidelining of different people and places in Brexit debates; and a studied critique of prevailing tropes about Brexit which create divisive classed and raced categories and seek to oversimplify broader understandings of race, class and migration. Taken together these articles, all arguing for the need to eschew easy answers and superficial narratives, offer important and opportune insights into what Brexit tells us about race and migration in contemporary UK.

scholarly journals American and Chinese Public Opinion in an Era of Great Power Competition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Irwin ◽  
David R. Mandel ◽  
Brooke Macleod
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Opinion Polling ◽  
The Us ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
Future Status ◽  
Chinese Public ◽  
Over Time

As US-China great power competition intensifies, public opinion polling may help gauge internal drivers of foreign policy decision-making. Using Pew Research Center data, we analyzed how Americans and Chinese perceived their own and each other’s countries between 2008-2016. We also compared these samples’ perceptions of current economic and future superpower leadership. While Chinese evaluated China more favorably than Americans evaluated the US, they also evaluated the US more favorably than Americans evaluated China. Among Americans, on average, Republicans viewed China less favorably and the US more favorably than Independents or Democrats. Although Chinese consistently viewed the US as the current economic leader, Chinese became increasingly optimistic about China’s prospects for future superpower preeminence over time. Conversely, American perceptions of America’s future status as a leading superpower became increasingly pessimistic over time, especially for Republicans and Independents. Republicans and Independents were also more optimistic about US economic leadership under Republican presidents, while Democrat perceptions were more consistent over time. We discuss our findings’ implications for US-China great power competition and in view of psychological theory.

scholarly journals Linking monitoring and data analysis to predictions and decisions for the range-wide eastern black rail status assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
CP McGowan ◽  
NF Angeli ◽  
WA Beisler ◽  
C Snyder ◽  
NM Rankin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Endangered Species Act ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Projection Model ◽  
The Us ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Black Rail ◽  
Future Status

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has initiated a re-envisioned approach for providing decision makers with the best available science and synthesis of that information, called the Species Status Assessment (SSA), for endangered species decision making. The SSA report is a descriptive document that provides decision makers with an assessment of the current and predicted future status of a species. These analyses support all manner of decisions under the US Endangered Species Act, such as listing, reclassification, and recovery planning. Novel scientific analysis and predictive modeling in SSAs could be an important part of rooting conservation decisions in current data and cutting edge analytical and modeling techniques. Here, we describe a novel analysis of available data to assess the current condition of eastern black rail Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis across its range in a dynamic occupancy analysis. We used the results of the analysis to develop a site occupancy projection model where the model parameters (initial occupancy, site persistence, colonization) were linked to environmental covariates, such as land management and land cover change (sea-level rise, development, etc.). We used the projection model to predict future status under multiple sea-level rise and habitat management scenarios. Occupancy probability and site colonization were low in all analysis units, and site persistence was also low, suggesting low resiliency and redundancy currently. Extinction probability was high for all analysis units in all simulated scenarios except one with significant effort to preserve existing habitat, suggesting low future resiliency and redundancy. With the results of these data analyses and predictive models, the USFWS concluded that protections of the Endangered Species Act were warranted for this subspecies.

The Eleventh Circuit Holds that Agreements in which Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Generic Companies Not to Compete May be Valid

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Amy Garrigues
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Patent Holder ◽  
Trial Court ◽  
Court Of Appeals ◽  
The Us ◽  
Antitrust Laws ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Appeals Court ◽  
Two Sides

On September 15, 2003, the US. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that agreements between pharmaceutical and generic companies not to compete are not per se unlawful if these agreements do not expand the existing exclusionary right of a patent. The Valley DrugCo.v.Geneva Pharmaceuticals decision emphasizes that the nature of a patent gives the patent holder exclusive rights, and if an agreement merely confirms that exclusivity, then it is not per se unlawful. With this holding, the appeals court reversed the decision of the trial court, which held that agreements under which competitors are paid to stay out of the market are per se violations of the antitrust laws. An examination of the Valley Drugtrial and appeals court decisions sheds light on the two sides of an emerging legal debate concerning the validity of pay-not-to-compete agreements, and more broadly, on the appropriate balance between the seemingly competing interests of patent and antitrust laws.

Relation of Statistically Significant, Abnormal, and Typical WAIS-R VIQ-PIQ Discrepancies to Full Scale IQs

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis M. Hsu ◽  
Judy Hayman ◽  
Judith Koch ◽  
Debbie Mandell
Keyword(s):  
Graphical Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
True Score ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Normative Population ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quadratic Models

Summary: In the United States' normative population for the WAIS-R, differences (Ds) between persons' verbal and performance IQs (VIQs and PIQs) tend to increase with an increase in full scale IQs (FSIQs). This suggests that norm-referenced interpretations of Ds should take FSIQs into account. Two new graphs are presented to facilitate this type of interpretation. One of these graphs estimates the mean of absolute values of D (called typical D) at each FSIQ level of the US normative population. The other graph estimates the absolute value of D that is exceeded only 5% of the time (called abnormal D) at each FSIQ level of this population. A graph for the identification of conventional “statistically significant Ds” (also called “reliable Ds”) is also presented. A reliable D is defined in the context of classical true score theory as an absolute D that is unlikely (p < .05) to be exceeded by a person whose true VIQ and PIQ are equal. As conventionally defined reliable Ds do not depend on the FSIQ. The graphs of typical and abnormal Ds are based on quadratic models of the relation of sizes of Ds to FSIQs. These models are generalizations of models described in Hsu (1996) . The new graphical method of identifying Abnormal Ds is compared to the conventional Payne-Jones method of identifying these Ds. Implications of the three juxtaposed graphs for the interpretation of VIQ-PIQ differences are discussed.

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