Drift netting — Drift netting. Drift netting is a fishing technique where nets, called drift nets, are allowed to float freely at the surface of a sea or lake. Usually a drift net is a gill net with floats attached to a rope along the top of the net, and weights … Wikipedia
Stochastic drift — In probability theory, stochastic drift is the change of the average value of a stochastic (random) process. A related term is the drift rate which is the rate at which the average changes. This is in contrast to the random fluctuations about… … Wikipedia
Criticism of American foreign policy — Further information: Foreign policy of the United States Criticism of United States foreign policy encompasses a wide range of sentiments about its actions and policies over time. Common criticisms King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia with George W. B … Wikipedia
One-China policy — The One China policy (simplified Chinese: 一个中国; traditional Chinese: 一個中國 政策 ; pinyin: yī gè Zhōngguó) refers to the policy or view that there is only one state called China , despite the existence of two governments that claim to be China … Wikipedia
Nazi foreign policy (historiographic debate) — This article refers to the historical argument over the Nazi Foreign Policy in terms of territorial expansion. The National Socialists (Nazis) governed Germany between 1933 and 1945. The argument being debated is whether Adolf Hitler, who was the … Wikipedia
Agricultural policy — describes a set of laws relating to domestic agriculture and imports of foreign agricultural products. Governments usually implement agricultural policies with the goal of achieving a specific outcome in the domestic agricultural product markets … Wikipedia
Tokyo Drift — A perception that Japan’s new government is distancing itself from the United States. The Times’s Helene Cooper recently observed: President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America’s relations with Japan are at their most… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls. [1955 60] * * * Collective governmental effort to control the incomes of labour and capital, usually by limiting… … Universalium
John Dardis — Infobox Minister name = John Dardis small width = 150px office = Senator term start = 1989 term end = 2007 predecessor = successor = office2 = predecessor2 = successor2 = term start2 = term end2 = birth date = birth place = death date = death… … Wikipedia
Michel Oksenberg — Michel Charles Oksenberg (1938 – 2001) was a leading American political scientist and China watcher who moved between academia and policy work. As a senior member of the National Security Council, he was closely involved in the normalization of U … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
