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  Episode 16 - Awards & Memories

  Anjum Sharma

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  This episode gives you a glimpse of the major sporting events of the year 2020, the awards bestowed on various personalities, and about the achievers who left this world for the heavenly abode last year.

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  Digitalisation for Sustainable...

  Carlo Secchi, Alessandro Gili

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  In today's tumultuous and fast-changing times, digitalisation and technology are game changers in a wide range of sectors and have a tremendous impact on infrastructure. Roads, railways, electricity grids, aviation, and maritime transport are deeply affected by the digital
  and technological transition, with gains in terms of competitiveness, cost-reduction, and safety. Digitalisation is also a key tool for fostering global commitment towards sustainability, but the race for digital infrastructure is also a geopolitical one. As the world's largest economies are starting to adopt competitive strategies, a level playing field appears far from being agreed upon.
  Why are digitalisation and technology the core domains of global geopolitical competition? How are they changing the way infrastructure is built, operated, and maintained? To what extent will road, rail, air, and maritime transport change by virtue of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things? How to enhance cyber protection for critical infrastructure? What are the EU's, US' and China's
  digital strategies?

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  The American Imperative -...

  Daniel F. Runde

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  It's time for America to get back in the international leadership game. 
   
   
   
  What should our global strategy look like in an age of renewed great power competition? And what must America offer to a newly empowered developing world when we're no longer the only major player? 
   
   
   
  In The American Imperative, international development expert Daniel Runde makes the case for building a new global consensus through vigorous internationalism and the judicious use of soft power. Runde maps out many of the steps that we need to take—primarily in the non-military sphere—to ensure an alliance of stable and secure, like-minded, self-reliant partner nations in order to prevent rising authoritarian powers such as China from running the world.

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  Spirit of the Laws The: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Spirit of the Laws, by Montesquieu.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by 
  Montesquieu.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  The Spirit of the Laws is a groundbreaking exploration of political theory, law, and governance. It examines the principles that shape governments, emphasizing the balance of power, the importance of justice, and the role of social and cultural factors in shaping legal systems. From dissecting the separation of powers to analyzing the influence of climate and geography on societies, this work remains a cornerstone of modern political thought and a vital resource for understanding the foundations of democracy and human rights.

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  Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty...

  Patrick Henry

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  Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech, delivered on March 23, 1775, is one of the most powerful orations in American history. Addressing the Virginia Convention, Henry’s passionate plea for freedom from British rule helped ignite the flames of the American Revolution. His bold declaration, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” has since become a symbol of the fight for independence and human rights. 
  Narrated by Gary Middleton, this audiobook brings Patrick Henry’s stirring words to life, capturing the intensity and urgency of the moment. Whether you’re a student of history or simply an admirer of powerful rhetoric, this speech is an essential listen for understanding the spirit of the American Revolution.

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  Worst Cases - Terror and...

  Lee Clarke

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  Al Qaeda detonates a nuclear weapon in Times Square during rush hour, wiping out half of Manhattan and killing 500,000 people. A virulent strain of bird flu jumps to humans in Thailand, sweeps across Asia, and claims more than fifty million lives. A single freight car of chlorine derails on the outskirts of Los Angeles, spilling its contents and killing seven million. An asteroid ten kilometers wide slams into the Atlantic Ocean, unleashing a tsunami that renders life on the planet as we know it extinct. 
   
  We consider the few who live in fear of such scenarios to be alarmist or even paranoid. But Worst Cases shows that such individuals—like Cassandra foreseeing the fall of Troy—are more reasonable and prescient than you might think. In this book, Lee Clarke surveys the full range of possible catastrophes that animate and dominate the popular imagination, from toxic spills and terrorism to plane crashes and pandemics. Along the way, he explores how the ubiquity of worst cases in everyday life has rendered them ordinary and mundane. Fear and dread, Clarke argues, have actually become too rare: only when the public has more substantial information and more credible warnings will it take worst cases as seriously as it should. 
   
  A timely and necessary look into how we think about the unthinkable, Worst Cases will be must reading for anyone attuned to our current climate of threat and fear.

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