Even as the world we knew is crumbling, with deepening social and economic inequalities, ever-growing environmental crises, COVID-19 pandemic, still seem to be stuck in prosaic imagi...

In this paper we continue the study of ‘sabotage modal logic’ SML which was suggested by van Benthem. In this logic one describes the progression along edges of a transition graph in alternation with moves of a saboteur who can delete edges. A drawback of the known results on SML is the asymmetry of the two modalities of ‘moving’ and ‘deleting’: Movements are local, whereas there is a global ch...

The great number of actors in port city regions, such as authorities, municipalities, national governments, private companies, societal groups, and flora fauna, need to develop shared visions. Collaborative approaches that focus on combined values can help achieve long-term resilience enable a sustainable just coexistence within the same territory. However, sheer economic profit generated by ac...

Haitians have been battered from all sides for centuries, almost without respite, with horrors ranging from slavery to extortion, widespread corruption, a cholera epidemic, abject poverty, crumbling infrastructure, hurricanes, and massive earthquakes. Especially when building on rubble, and with needs far outweighing funding, both immediate crises and long term challenges can be overwhelming. U...

in the private realm. Thus far, Canadians have chosen the ethical principle of distributive justice over that of autonomy as the foundation of their health care system. It will take a great deal of dedication and persistence from medicare’s supporters to keep this foundation from crumbling. A meaningful and accurate understanding of waiting lists that is transparent to physicians, patients and ...

Researchers must cope with flooding, power surges, and other difficulties.