简介:AtUTC2017-11-1218:18:17,anMw7.3earthquakeoccurredattheborderbetweenIranandIraq(location34.886°N,45.941°E,depth23kmaccordingtoUSGS).WecarriedoutfocalmechanismandruptureprocessstudieswiththedatafromIRISdatacenter,using26far-fieldP-waveformsand25SH-waveformswithhighS/Nratioandrelativelyevenazimuthcoverage(epicentraldistance)inapointsourcemodeltoinvertforthefocalmechanismsolution;theresult(Figure1)wasusedtoconstructafinitefaultmodelforruptureprocessinversion(YaoandJi,1997;Wangetal.,2008),resultinginapreliminaryslipdistributionofthisearthquake(Figures2-4).Thecalculatedseismicmomentis1.1×1020N·m,Mw=7.3.Themaximumslipisabout700cm.
简介:TheIraqwaristhebiggestexperimentalsiteofBushismandthesuccessorfailureofthewartherehasadirectbearingonthespreadofBushismasastrategicmodel.HenceitisnecessarytomakeasystematicassessmentofAmerica'ssituationinIraq.ThecurrentsituationshowsthattheUnitedhasgotintoanunprecedentedstrategichaziness.Inthesecurityfield,U.S.forceshavedispatchedlargenumberoftroopstocarryoutsuppressionandwonfrequentvictories,buttheyaresufferingstrongerresistances.Intherealmofpoliticalreconstruction,thedemocraticprocessinIraqisnowunderinaccordancewiththeprescribedorder,butreligiouscontradictionsareontherise,andpoliticalstructuresbecomemorefragile.Overeconomicreconstruction,theUnitedStateshaskeptincreasinginputandatthesametimeappealedtotheinternationalcommunityformoreassistance.EventhoughIraqisfacedwithdifficultiesinthereconstruction.Therefore,thereisawideningdisagreementinAmericaover"whethertheU.S.iswinningorlosingthewarinIraq."①BasedonthemajorviewsofexpertsandscholarsfrombothChinaandoverseas,theauthorthinksthatthefollowingthreecriteriaareimportantforjudgingwhethertheUnitedStateshassucceededorfailedinpursuingitsstrategyinIraq:thefeasibilityofstrategicobjectives,balanceofobjectivesandmeansandadaptabilityofstrategicmeans.Judgedbytheabove-mentionedcriteria,theUnitedStatesisnowlandinginastrategicpredicamentinIraq.
简介:TheAmericanandBritishwaragainstIraqstartedonMarch20,2003notonlycausedheavycasualtiesandecologicalenvironmentaldisastersbutalsoexertedimpactonregionalandworldsecurity,stabilityanddevelopment.Evensothewarisalocalwar,anditisunlikelyto
简介:IranhassignedacontractwithunnamedforeignfinanciersforUS$300Mtofundtwohalf-finisheddamschemes,accordingtoTehranradio.TheschemesaretheOsturdaminMianehinEastAzerbaijanprovinceandtheMollaSadradaminFarsprovince.TheOsturdamwillhaveastoragecapacityof2Bm^3anda160MWhydropowerstation.
简介:Wang:Ibelievethattheabovecomparisonsofthetwo"warsonIraq"areexcellent.TheUnitedStateshasmadeitclearthatitspresentmilitaryactionsareaimingat"topplingSaddam."ItseemsthatWashingtonhaslongmadepreparationsfortheactions,andwilldomoreinthefuture.
简介:OnSeptember31996,theUSlaunchedacruise-misslestrikeonair-defencepo-sitionsinsouthernIraqontheexcuseofIraq’smilitaryattackinnorthernIraqagainsttheanti-governmentPatrioticUnionofKurdistan(PUK).ThiswasthesecondUSmilitaryactionagainstIraqsincethe1990-91GulfWar.Theeventhasarouseduniversalconcernintheinternationalcommunity.
简介:Seismicityparameters,i.e.,seismicactivityrate,X,theso-calledGutenberg-Richterbvalue(orβ),andmaximumpossiblemagnitude,Mmax,formajorseismotectonicprovincesofIranareestimatedthroughtheapplicationofKijkoandSellevolPsuncertaintymodels.TheuncertaintymodelsfacilitatedtheestimationofseismicactivityparametersfromincompleteanduncertaindatafilesinthecatalogofearthquakesinmajorseismotectonicprovincesofIran.Zagroshasthehighestseismicactivityrate,andischaracterizedbytheoccurrenceofmainlysmall-andmid-sizedearthquakes.KopehDaghhasthelowestactivityratebutischaracterizedbyagreateroccurrenceofmajorearthquakes.However,theMakranandAlborz-Azarbayejanseismotectonicprovincesaremostlikelytheregionswhicharecapableofgeneratinggreatearthquakes.
简介:SinceAugust2005,IranononesideandtheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeancountriesontheotherhavebeenlockedinarangleovertheIrannuclearissueandtensionhassteadilyescalatedtoacriticalpointasbothsidessticktoanuncompromisingposition.InearlierJune2006,inordertobreakthedeadlock,theEU,withU.S.blessing,onceagainofferedIrananewpackageofincentivesinan
简介:Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,thephenomenonofterrorismhasbecomeacomplex,intertwined,andsophisticatedphenomenon.Thepictureofterrorismhasbeendiversified;itstoolshaveexpandedanditsinfluencehasexpandedbeyondthegeopoliticallimitsofacountry.Therefore,wefindthatbehindthisdevelopmentarekeyfactors,includingtheinterdependencecharacteristicthatmadetheworldlikeasmallcosmicvillageasaresultofoverlapduetotechnologicaldevelopmentsandthesecretionsofglobalizationaswellasthetrendsoftheAmericanpoliticaldiscoursetothepost-September11,2001eventstowardstheArabandIslamiccountries,whichcontributedtotheescalationofnegativereactionsagainstWesterncountries.TheeventsofSeptember11,2001representedaqualitativeshiftinthehistoryofglobalterrorismandthewaysinwhichitsstrategicpotentialwasexploited.Itconfirmedtousthefactthatterroristattackscanaffectanycountry,regardlessofthepossibilityofaccumulatingitsstrategiccapabilitiesandinfluenceintheglobalorder.Thestudyfocusedonthestudyoftheuseofstrategicperformanceoptionsintheframeworkofcounter-terrorism(Iraqmodel),asadescriptionofthesituationandthesubsequentinputtounderstandanddeterminetheelementsofthestrategicresponsetoattitudesandactions.Variousmeasuresintheframeworkofcombatingterrorismanddryingupsourcesoffunding,contributetotheemergenceofterrorismanditsexpansionintheIraqienvironment,andproducenegativerepercussionsonthedataoftheIraqisecuritysituation,whichinturnaffecttheregionalsecurityequation,asaresultoftheinabilitytoformulateastrategicperspectivethathasapositiveroleespeciallyintheaftermathoftheeventsofSeptember11,2001.Therefore,thefightagainstterrorismanditssourcesoffunding,especiallyinIraq,requirestheproductionofanewglobalvisioncommensuratewiththeproblemsofchangeinthestructureoftheinternationalsys
简介:Militarily,noonehassuspectedthatAmerican-BritishcoalitionforceswouldwintheirwaragainstIraq.Butbefore,duringorafterthewar,thereexistedsomeuncertainties,whichareconcerningthefutureworldstructure,thefutureoftheUnitedStatesitself,theMiddleEast
简介:TheGreekslegends,whichappearedontheParthiancoins,seemtobemeaninglessandconsiderasoneoftheambiguitiesinthehistoryofParthiandynasty.FromthebeginningoffirstcenturyAD,theGreekslegendappearedonParthianCoinsarevagueandonlyseemtobesymbolic.BytheinvasionofSakastothenorthofIranwhichledtoextinctionofthegoverningoftheGreeksinBactriaandpushedthembacktothenorthIndia,RomansfinallysucceededtoaddtheSeleucidasapartoftheirterritory,andleftthetradersinSeluciaandBabyloniainthewestandMargianaandBactriaontheeastunderdominationoflocalsratherthantheGreeks.InthisarticlewearetoinvestigateofdeclineofGreeksinBactriaanditsrelationtomeaninglessGreeklegendsonParthiancoins.