"Our reliance on Russian capabilities has to be reduced, not by eliminating their involvement but by adding layers of protection," he said.
They conclude that strategic investments in research and development, improved training in data analytics and system technologies, and reliance on the capabilities of public institutions and technology companies could impact the agriculture industry's national and global competitiveness in coming decades.
Reliance on one instrument can be fatal.
The report goes on: "It should be a priority for Nato to examine this over-reliance on US capabilities and assets.
Globalization, larger reliance on layered suppliers for specialized capabilities and innovation, changing customer needs, reliance on supply networks to maintain a competitive advantage, and developments in technology have all contributed to a very different supply chain environment.
This includes a reduction in the agency's reliance on "risky legacy ICT systems" whose capability of recovering in an emergency is not certain.
The reliance on estimations is one drawback of the GA.
In your article about the funding of research in universities (The science of funding, October 30) you note the reliance on citation analysis for ranking the capabilities of departments.
Credit ratings vary by state, and "differing levels of reliance on federal funding, and varying management capabilities" will play a significant role in determining which ratings change, S&P says.
Since 2008 Nato has been openly sounding the alarm about plunging defence expenditure, and in his 2012 report the then secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, warned of "an ever greater military reliance on the United States, and growing asymmetries in capability in European allies.
However, the ability to determine if a patient needs treatment is hindered by reliance on self-reporting and the clinician's capability to monitor the patient's response to treatment is challenged by the lack of reliable biomarkers.
