North Africa: comparative counterterrorism

Counterterrorism Systems of Spain and Poland: Comparative Studies

This paper analyses the counter-terrorism systems in Spain and Poland. This comparative study looks at legal, institutional, and conceptual solutions. In particular, criminal legal regulations and various institutions fighting terrorism are analysed, as are the main goals and tasks of these bodies. The paper shows the scale of terrorist incidents and evolution of terrorist threats in both count...

North Africa : Calculus of Policy

William H. Lewis has been associated with North African affairs since 1952. He conducted his doctoral research in the area under Ford Foundation sponsorship and has since held appointments in the Department of State and in the academic communityUniversity of Michigan, Georgetown University, and Johns Hopkins. Dr. Lewis has coauthored a number of books on Middle Eastern and African affairs and i...

Prehistory of Arid North Africa

Megaloblastic anemia in North Africa.

We prospectively studied 478 patients with megaloblastic anemia living in Tunisia. Overall, 98% of patients had vitamin B12 deficiency. Pernicious anemia accounted for most of these cases, and median age at presentation was 45 years. Megaloblastic anemia occurred in 19 subjects under 15 years of age, and of these, nine had the Immerslund-Graesbeck syndrome.

Comparative SWOT analysis of strategic environmental assessment systems in the Middle East and North Africa region.

This paper presents a SWOT analysis of SEA systems in the Middle East North Africa region through a comparative examination of the status, application and structure of existing systems based on country-specific legal, institutional and procedural frameworks. The analysis is coupled with the multi-attribute decision making method (MADM) within an analytical framework that involves both performan...