BACKGROUND OF EL PRIORAT AND THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE In the mid-1980s, a group of adventurers passionate about viticulture staked out a corner of Spain's Western Catalonia region in remote El Priorat to produce wines. The pioneers, René Barbier of Clos Mogador and Álvaro Palacios of Clos Dofí, blazed the path and were soon followed by Daphne Gloriann of Clos Erasmus, Carlos Pastrana of Clos de l'Obac, and José Luis Pérez of Clos Martinet. These five wine entrepreneurs would later be dubbed the "Magnificent Five," partly in recognition of their pioneering work and leadership to revive El Priorat's historical wine industry. iii Priorat's regional success was predicated on three factors: 1) the dry climate and poor-nutrient Llicorella soil that drove the vines deep into the earth, resulting in unique flavors, 2) the ancient vineyards that had been continuously tended since the 1200s by monks and farmers, and 3) the ingenuity of the five newcomers.
The economic and political influence of China in the Asian region is growing amidst global geopolitical challenges. Economic corridors such as the new Silk Road have been identified as enablers of strategic growth and geo-economic power development in a context of significant political instability. Beijing's strategic approach and the importance of Pakistan and Iran to its aspiration to realise China's dream through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are examined in this comparative study. The rising role of China in the region and its engagement with Iran and Pakistan and the part that these two countries can play need careful attention. Political and economic joint interests have brought together these three countries with significant links to China's economic corridor and energy projections. But the future of the partnership is very fragile as it is characterised by historical hostilities between Iran and Pakistan that can act as a major impendiment to China's ability to progress. In addition, economic and trade figures show an unbalanced relationship that clearly favours Chinese interests. The BRI and the Chinese plans for those territories still remain blurry as any long-term crisis that characterises fragile and complex international alliances.
La histórica aprobación en julio de 2017 de un tratado para la prohibición de armas nucleares, in-cluso si está lleno de complejidades, puede representar un avance hacia su eliminación mundial. Además, el tratado refuerza el papel central de las Zonas Libres de Armamento Nuclear (ZLAN) como pasos decisivos en los procesos de desarme regional como en el caso de Próximo Oriente. En este documento se presenta un análisis de las opiniones políticas de los países de la región así como de los parámetros de su votación final. En un contexto de incertidumbre global, con dinámi-cas de disuasión renovadas, examinar la posible limitación del uso de armas nucleares a través de un estudio regional, ofrece una interesante visión del estado actual de las relaciones in-ternacionales.
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