Download or read book From National Champions to European Heavyweights written by Katia Vlachos-Dengler and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven by dramatically reduced defense budgets and spiraling weapons systems costs, defense firms on both sides of the Atlantic are seeking increased access to each other1s markets through collaborations and other ventures. This book examines the current European defense market, focusing on the countries with the largest defense industries in Europe. While European firms have become more competitive worldwide, they lag U.S. companies in overall size and U.S. firms seem to dominate sales in all defense market segments except land systems.
Download or read book From National Champions to European Heavyweights The Development of European Defense Industrial Capabilities Across Market Segments written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This documented briefing analyzes the European defense market by focusing on distinct market segments, which comprise major platforms and selected subsystems. This document is divided into four parts: ̂After establishing the broad objectives of RAND research on the European defense market as well as the specific goals and scope of this particular project, the first part of the briefing provides an overview of the European defense industry, its key characteristics, and a broad comparison with the U.S. defense industry. ̂The second part of this briefing presents an analysis by industry segment, concentrating on major platforms and selected subsystems. Each market segment is characterized by some firms that act as market leaders, others that are less dominant but still major market players, and minor or niche players. The structural relationships and linkages among industrial players can be quite complicated, and may differ by segment. Furthermore, each market segment is characterized by varying degrees of concentration and by distinct trends. ̂The third part of this document sets the stage for projecting the structure of the European defense market in the near term. This projection is accomplished through the identification of the key driving forces behind the structure and performance of the European defense market today. ̂The concluding part of this briefing offers suggestions for related follow-on research on the European defense market.
Download or read book The Rise of European Security Cooperation written by Seth G. Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic and comprehensive analysis of the significant increase in security cooperation among European states.
Download or read book From National Champions to European Heavyweights written by Bruce R. Orvis and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The European Union and Military Force written by Per M. Norheim-Martinsen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the function, successes of and challenges for the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy.
Download or read book Industrial Policy for National Champions written by Oliver Falck and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prominent economists present the pros and cons of government's subsidizing or protecting firms that are "national champions." Governments around the world are deeply divided about the proper role of industrial policy, with some politicians arguing for hands-off governance and others supporting government intervention to promote "national champions"-- firms that receive government support for both political and economic reasons. In this volume, prominent economists present the pros and cons of government support for national champions. The contributors use the rigor of economic models in their studies, offering a quantitative perspective that complements and extends existing qualitative studies, and focus on issues emerging from the European Union's substantial degree of market integration. Many arguments in favor of champions-promoting policies are made in a dynamic context, so the book first presents chapters that take a dynamic economy view, then presents chapters that examine the political economy of the decision process, and finally, offers "classical" static equilibrium arguments. The richness of the different models provides a deeper understanding of industrial policy than could any model alone. What becomes clear from these different perspectives nevertheless is that it is difficult to make a general case in favor of policies promoting national champions on purely economic grounds and that these policies are best understood in political terms.
Download or read book Beyond the Regulatory Polity written by Philipp Genschel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the involvement of the European Union in the exercise of core state powers such as foreign and defense policy, public finance, public administration, and the maintenance of law and order.
Download or read book The European Defence Agency written by Nikolaos Karampekios and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a comprehensive understanding of the European Defence Agency (EDA), the leading EU armaments policy institution. Despite its critical role in European strategic and military affairs as the key hub of European policy-making in the field of armaments, the Agency has hitherto received very little attention by the academic and research community around Europe. To fill this gap in the literature, the book covers a multitude of inter-related themes and topics. Not only does it provide a detailed analysis and assessment of the Agency’s record as the first institution dealing solely with EU armaments policy, but it also links these findings to international relations and European integration theory. Thematically, the contributions go beyond the mere description of achievements, gaps and risks, elaborating on novel themes such as space, offsets, pooling and sharing, and transatlantic armaments relations. The book combines an interdisciplinary approach to the study of European defence with theoretical and ontological pluralism, and seeks to unveil the strategic, industrial, institutional and ideational sources of armaments collaboration and capability development under the aegis of the EDA. The multi-faceted orientation of the book will be of much interest to students of European security, EU institutions, defence studies, arms control and international relations in general.
Download or read book World Heavyweight Champions 1865 1965 written by and published by John Keeman. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of heavyweight champions from 1865 to 1965 set in the context of great inventions, social upheavals and historical events.
Download or read book Third Reich 1919 1939 written by Andrew Rawson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of Hitler's Nazi Party is one of the defining phenomena of the twentieth century. The manner in which National Socialist ideologies took over life in Germany is difficult to comprehend over 75 years later. This fully illustrated book is a single volume encyclopedia on all aspects of this period in modern history.It starts with a shattered post-war Germany and charts the violent political tactics used by the Nazis to seize political control in 1933. The subsequent consolidation of power and brutal suppression of opponents followed as they took over all areas of society, introducing a new festival calendar to celebrate their takeover. The various military, political and youth organisations are considered, the Nazis' warped methods for maintaining law and order and their use of the press and propaganda to control the people and introduce their racial ideals. Chapters also cover art, culture, education, the economy, resistance, the leaders themselves, and more.
Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
Download or read book Total Commitment the Mindset of Champions written by John A. Andrews and published by BTWEYL. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action is a doing word! Once you acquire this habit, others have no choice but to step aside for you. You are now a crusader, and the world always seems to make way for the person who knows where he or she is going.
Download or read book The Rise of Mike Tyson Heavyweight written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.
Download or read book Boxing written by Gerald R. Gems and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports fans have long been fascinated with boxing and the brutal demonstration of physical and psychological conflict. Accounts of the sport appear as far back as the third millennium BC, and Greek and Roman sculptors depicted the athletic ideals of the ancient era in the form of boxers. In the present day, boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Robinson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are recognized throughout the world. Boxing films continue to resonate with audiences, from the many Rocky movies to Raging Bull, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby, and Ali. In Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science, Gerald R. Gems provides a succinct yet wide ranging treatment of the sport, covering boxing’s ancient roots and its evolution, modernization, and global diffusion. The book not only includes a historical account of boxing, but also explores such issues as social class, race, ethnic rivalries, religious influences, gender issues, and the growth of female boxing. The current debates over the moral and ethical issues relative to the sport are also discussed. While the primary coverage of the political, social, and cultural impacts of boxing focuses on the United States, Gems’ examination encompasses the sport on a global level, as well. Covering important issues and events in the history of boxing and featuring numerous photographs, Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science will be of interest to boxing fans, historians, scholars, and those wanting to learn more about the sport.
Download or read book Information Bulletin written by Soviet Union. Posolʹstvo (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When the Heavyweight Title Mattered written by John G. Robertson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world heavyweight boxing championship once transcended the sport, conferring global renown. This book gives detailed coverage to five legendary championship bouts that captivated audiences worldwide. Coaxed out of retirement by the press, former champ James J. Jeffries challenged black titleholder Jack Johnson--universally despised by white audiences--in 1910, in hopes of returning the title to the white race. In 1921, dapper World War I hero and light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier hoped to upset heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, widely considered a draft-dodger, in a fight that garnered the first "million dollar gate." In perhaps the most politically charged bout ever, "Brown Bomber" Joe Louis, popular with both white and black America, faced Nazi Germany's Max Schmeling--the first ever to win the title by disqualification--at a sold-out Yankee stadium in 1938. A relentless brawler, undefeated Rocky Marciano in 1952 sought to bludgeon the title away from the more experienced and savvier Joe Walcott, at 38 the oldest heavyweight champ in history. In a monumental clash of two undefeated world champions, Muhammad Ali--on the comeback trail after his title was stripped from him for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War--squared off with titleholder Joe Frazier in 1971.
