The decay and withering away of ECOWAS's role in West African Regional security

“…Although this was a common phenomenon for many Western countries such as those in the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it was considered new for developing regions like those in Southeast Asia and West Africa. …”
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Contribution of technical efficiency change and technical change to total factor productivity growth in electrical and electronics industry in Malaysia by Rahmah Ismail, Syahida Zainal Abidin, Mohd Shukri Hajinoor

“…The emergence of trade liberalization through Asian Free Trade Association (AFTA), North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and European Unions (EU) creates stiffer trade competition amongst the E&E industry in the region and to be at the competitive edge, this industry must increase its eficiency. …”
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Recycling as a Strategic Direction to Improve Efficiency of Steel Industry in the Russian Federation by V. V. Smirnov

“…Companies of the Chinese People Republic, countries members of NAFTA and Japan will prevail in the regional structure of metal scrap consumption. …”
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US CUSTOMS DIPLOMACY by Oleksii Batalov, Daria Rashchupkina

“…An example of such cooperation is North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The practice of implementing international projects and initiatives by US customs attachés in other countries (for example, the Container Security Initiative) is analyzed. …”
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The United States - Mexico Relations in the Context of the USMCA Agreement Ratification by Ilya A. Sokov

“…The research is devoted to the consideration of the US-Mexican relations in the context of ratification of a new trilateral US - Mexico - Canada trade agreement - USMCA, that replaced NAFTA. Since the end of 2018, after the singing of USMCA and the general elections of Mexican President, the US-Mexican relations during 2019 developed under challenging conditions of political confrontation, which consisted in the pressure of US president D. …”
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Gospodarenje otpadnom plastikom by Mirko Budiša, Anita Ptiček Siročić

“…Recikliranjem plastičnog otpada čuvaju se prirodne sirovine kao što su nafta i zemni plin koje se upotrebljavaju za proizvodnju plastičnih materijala te se smanjuju emisije u okoliš i potrošnja energije. …”
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL PECULIARITIES AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION by Nadiia Kryvenko

“…However, the main suppliers remain the member countries of the most advanced integration groupings - the European Union, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). …”
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Determinantes das exportações brasileiras de mamão à luz do modelo gravitacional by Erivelton de Souza Nunes, Ahmad Saeed Khan, Eliane Pinheiro de Sousa, Francisco José Silva Tabosa

“…Ademais, evidenciam-se desempenhos inferiores de países do Mercosul e do Nafta nas exportações do mamão brasileiro, quando comparados aos de países europeus.…”
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No al aeropuerto in texxoco! : regional decision-making and community countermobilization : the siting of Mexico City's new airport by Rosan, Christina Davis

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Portable borders/mythical sites : performance art and politics on the US Frontera, 1968-present by Sheren, Ila Nicole

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The decay and withering away of ECOWAS's role in West African Regional security by Saley Idrissa Ibrahim, Zarina Othman, Nor Azizan Idris

“…Although this was a common phenomenon for many Western countries such as those in the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it was considered new for developing regions like those in Southeast Asia and West Africa. …”
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Integrasi ekonomi ASEAN : sejauh mana ia dapat memperkembangkan perdagangan serantau negara-negara ASEAN by Mahajar, Abdul Jumaat

“…Kadar prestasi perkembangan ekonomi negara-negara ASEAN berkemungkinan melebihi prestasi ekonomi blok serantau negara-negara lain di dunia seperti Persatuan Eropah, NAFTA, MERCOSUR dan Andean Pact. Perkembangan ekonomi negara-negara ASEAN membolehkannya dikenali sebagai negara-negara membangun pada kadar pertumbuhan yang tinggi dengan tercetusnya perlaksanaan AFTA. …”
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EXPORT SAGA AT THE SEA by Helga Kristjánsdóttir, Olga Ágústsdóttir, Guðríður Jónsdóttir

“…Thirdly, it analyses whether the nature of exports has changed in response to the significant export opportunities that have opened up to the US and, subsequently, to Europe with the formation of the EU, EFTA and NAFTA. For a long time, the export of goods in the form of fish has been important for Iceland. …”
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Mapping South Tunisian Landscapes Using Remote Sensing and GIS Applications by Faiza Khebour Allouche, Eric Delaître, Dalel Ouerchfeni Bousaida, Hanen Chaari

“…The superposition of environment types map obtained with oasis extracted from NDVI map has shown six oasis landscapes in southern Tunisia : Gafsa-ElGuettar, El Hamma de Gabes, Douz-Kebili, Rjim Maatoug, Tozeur-Nafta and Tamerza Chebika oases. This research paper allowed to define a methodology for the construction of landscape types, in a computerized way, based on remote sensing and GIS and its result can be a draft work to make an Atlas of the landscapes of our site of study or, it can be used as a basic document to monitor the spatial extension of agricultural perimeters in order to ensure the sustainable development of these particular agro-systems.…”
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Collecting Ideals: Re-envisioning ejidos as climate-action platforms by Meouchi Vélez, Luis Alberto

“…After decades of operation in which neoliberal critics claimed that ejidatarios were insufficiently productive, the Mexican authorities reformed the constitution to allow privatization of ejidal lands. The 1992 NAFTA agreement further incentivized the commodification of such lands, and many ejidos were dismantled or transformed into private property. …”
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Man at the crossroads, looking with hope and high vision to a new and better future by Wood, Benjamin Max

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Optimizing logistics in a lean international supply chain by Frys, Peter

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Hugging and Hedging: Japanese Grand Strategy in the 21st Century by Samuels, Richard J., Michishita, Narushige

“…And Japan and China are the top two U.S. trade partners outside of NAFTA. In security terms, the United States remains the world’s only hyper power, but China’s rapid (if opaque) military modernization is shifting regional dynamics. …”
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Microbiological insight into various underground gas storages in Vienna Basin focusing on methanogenic Archaea by Nikola Hanišáková, Monika Vítězová, Tomáš Vítěz, Tomáš Vítěz, Ivan Kushkevych, Eva Kotrlová, David Novák, Jan Lochman, Roman Zavada

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Offshoring is not the panacea : ensuring sustainable employment in the US manufacturing industry by leveraging demand proximity by Bartolin, Alexandre (Alexandre Fernand Sauveur)

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