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Evolution of echinoderms may not have required modification of the ancestral deuterostome HOX gene cluster: first report of PG4 and PG5 Hox orthologues in echinoderms
Is the extreme derivation of the echinoderm body plan reflected in a derived echinoderm Hox genotype? Building on previous work, we exploited the sequence conservation of the homeobox to isolate putative ortho...
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Cases and Criteria: the UN in Iraq, Bosnia and Somalia
One of the most significant developments in the practice of humanitarian intervention today is the use of United Nations forces to protect humanitarian operations where there is widespread human suffering. Thi...
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Humanitarian Intervention: a New Role for the United Nations?
Since the end of the Cold War the United Nations has found itself increasingly engaged in wrestling with domestic conflicts. But such cases as intervention in northern Iraq, Bosnia and Somalia have raised comp...
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Rwanda: the Media and the Message
Since writing our previous chapters (Chapters 10 and 13) early in 1995, we have witnessed a growth in the literature on humanitarian intervention. Much of this literature has been both critical and prescriptiv...