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Amphibians and reptiles in the caves of the Greater Caucasus

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2021
The present study is the first review of the recent herpetofauna of the Greater Caucasian caves. Also, it is worth noting some phossylous material on amphibians and reptiles (mainly Pleistocene remains) from the caves in this area.
Boris S. Tuniyev, Alexander G. Koval, Robert S. Vargovitsh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

IXODID TICKS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA: DISTRIBUTION, NUMBER AND ECOLOGICAL FEATURES

Medical parasitology and parasitic diseases
The article analyzes the biological diversity of the fauna of the ticks of the Republic of Abkhazia. Their biotopic confinement and parasite-host bonds at different stages of ontogenesis are considered.
N. V. Tsapko
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Domestic and international sovereignty: the disputes over the status of Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and Taiwan

Pathways to Peace and Security, 2022
Sovereignty is a key concept in discourses regarding the disputes over the status of Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and Taiwan. It helps the conflicting parties to communicate their positions regarding their preferred status of the contested territory and ...
B. Coppieters
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cenozoic Ampelopsis and Nekemias leaves (Vitaceae, Ampelopsideae) from Eurasia: Paleobiogeographic and paleoclimatic implications

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 379-400, March 2025.
Synthesis of the paleobiogeographical history of Ampelopsideae from Eurasia. Nekemias mucronata sp. nov. (A); Ampelopsis hibschii (B). The results indicate that both species were already present in Eurasia during the late Eocene and later, during Oligocene times, dispersed across Eurasia. The last population of N.
Aixa Tosal, Alba Vicente, Thomas Denk
wiley   +1 more source

Networks of persistence: A new framework for protracted displacement from a Georgian lens

International Migration, Volume 62, Issue 6, Page 211-233, December 2024.
Abstract Millions of internally displaced people are living in their own countries in a temporary status called ‘protracted displacement’, a term not without its debates. We use a social network analysis database to assess how social interactions and demographic characteristics, including the relative location of resettlement, may contribute to IDP ...
Jared R. Dmello, Beth Mitchneck
wiley   +1 more source

What is ‘just’ secession? (Is Kosovo unique)? ESF Working Papers No. 28, 13 February 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
The 28th session of the European Security Forum, on 11 February 2008, was timed one week before the expected declaration of independence by the government of Kosovo.
Bugajskiand, Janusz, Coppieters, Bruno, Emerson, Michael, Trenin, Dmitri.   +3 more
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Temporary trade regulations amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine

Global Policy, Volume 15, Issue S7, Page 8-20, November 2024.
Abstract This article consists of a detailed survey of the trade regulations adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. It analyses how trade policymakers have responded to unforeseen geopolitical events and how their responses and the scope of these measures have differed depending on the nature of the event.
Mampiandra Antonia Ngavozafy, Maria C. Latorre   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

At Any Cost: How Ukrainians Think about Self‐Defense Against Russia

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 1460-1478, October 2024.
Abstract How do populations facing external aggression view the costs and benefits of self‐defense? In Western countries, war support has been shown to follow cost–benefit calculations, resembling the moral principle of proportionality. A categorical position, in contrast, means supporting self‐defense regardless of the costs.
Janina Dill, Marnie Howlett, Carl Müller‐Crepon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMBAT OPERATIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF ABKHAZIA DURING THE BATTLE FOR THE CAUCASUS OF 1942-1943 MARUCH DIRECTION. I STAGE

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The article touches upon the preconditions, general course and the outcome of the first stage of combat operations in Maruch direction during the battle for the Caucasus of 1942-1943, the composition and the size of Soviet and German forces as well as ...
N. I. Medvenskiy
doaj  

From the 2014 Annexation of Crimea to the 2022 Russian War on Ukraine: Path Dependence and Socialization in the EU–Ukraine Relations

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 62, Issue 5, Page 1239-1259, September 2024.
Abstract Decisions the EU took in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine have been assessed in scholarship as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘unthinkable before’. The Union's response to the 2022 full‐scale invasion has thus been much stronger than the one linked to the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The difference between the 2014 and 2022 responses can be
Maryna Rabinovych, Anne Pintsch
wiley   +1 more source