defence

Collective defence refers to participation in the defence of Europe under the Treaties of Brussels (Article V) and Washington (Article 5), which stipulate that in the event of ...

defence capability

Law; European law

The combination of weapons, manpower and organisation that goes into a country's defence forces.

ego defence

Business administration; Business management

In psychoanalysis, this is a term for the ways in which the ego protects itself from the threatening unconscious ideas of the ID or the superego, or from external dangers in the ...

perceptual defence

Business administration; Business management

The process of defending oneself (one’s self), or one’s ego, from the awareness of unpleasant perceptions, either by misperceiving them as being pleasant or inoffensive or by not ...

Chicago Cubs

Sports; Baseball

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team in the Central Division of the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB) based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs were ...

Yao Ming

People; Sports; Baseball; Sportspeople

Yao Ming is a professional basketball player from Shanghai, China. He was one of the first Chinese players to ever play in the NBA or National Basketball Association. With a ...