Russische Schiffe sind seit einigen Jahren damit beschäftigt, kritische Infrastruktur in den Gewässern rund um Europa auszukundschaften. Dieses "Mapping" dient offenbar der Vorbereitung möglicher Sabotageakte und stellt somit eine erhebliche Sicherheitsbedrohung dar. Nach internationalem...

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

The article analyses the evolution of automotive manufacturing technologies and organisations and assesses the impact of “fourth industrial revolution” concepts and policies (in Germany, US and China) in particular for employment and work. While it dismisses the idea that a fourth industrial...

We explore the relationship between proximity of buyers and sellers and the organizational form of outsourcing. Outsourcing can be "contractual" in which suppliers undertake specific investments or involve "generic" market transactions. Proximity expands the variety of products sourced through...

We explore the relationship between proximity of buyers and sellers and the organizational form of outsourcing. Outsourcing can be "contractual" in which suppliers undertake specific investments or involve "generic" market transactions. Proximity expands the variety of products sourced through...

Global natural gas markets are neither fully developed nor informationally efficient. Factors other than randomly arriving good and bad news, regarding economic, financial and political risks, affect prices. Despite this constraint, the model in this study is tested for feasibility as a starting...