Libya and Bulgaria have been actively involved in mutually beneficial political and trade relations in the past. These were based on the numerous agreements established notably between the two leaders - Muammar Gaddafi and Todor Zhivkov and their totalitarian regimes. The two dictators took the bilateral …

Piracy off the Horn of Africa has become an increasingly salient international issue. The phenomenon of piracy has been forbidden by (international) law since centuries and has taken different forms throughout history. Nowadays piracy is still present in every corner of the world, especially in poor, …

In studies of soldiers’ fears and behavior during war it has been generally acknowledged that their paramount concern is not fear of death, but the fate of their comrades and subordinates. This study aims to delve deeper into this issue. This study deals with the impact of actual death threat on self-perceptions …

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) encountered numerous problems during the invasion of southern Lebanon in 2006. Division 162, for instance, experienced serious difficulties while approaching the village of Ghandouriyeh.2 Even though multiple axes of approach were available the IDF took the route along …

In 1949 the People's Republic of China emerged from a civil war with communist Mao Zedong as its victor. During the peak of Mao's rule China was completely isolated from the world. In the 1960's China lost the support of the Soviet Union due to failed policies such as the Great Leap Forward and various …

This paper is a report of a review conducted to provide an overview of the evidence in the literature on task-oriented training of stroke survivors and its relevance in daily nursing practice. Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of adult disability in …