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Elections, mass media and short-termism in foreign policy making: the case of Afghan war [PDF]
, 2011 After nearly eight years of conflict in Afghanistan it appears that the campaign is at its final stretch, with US and British troop withdrawals on the cards.
Assi, Nima Khorrami
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Spiritual Manifest Destiny: B.A. Santamaria's Political Theology
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.This article offers a reading of B.A. Santamaria's political theology and its role in the making of contemporary Australian political imaginaries. The article charts the shifting targets of Santamaria's critique and activism, showing his departure from the perceived communist threat to a wide‐ranging attack on liberal and leftist social movements.
Clare Monagle
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Management of severe tetanus in Afghanistan: lessons from the field
Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesIntroduction: Tetanus is a rather rare disease in the Western countries thanks to widespread vaccination programs and the availability of prophylactics for patients with tetanus-prone injuries.
Ornella Spagnolello +7 more
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Liberalism as a Way of Political Life: The Case of George Brandis
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.The lawyer, politician, and diplomat George Brandis was the leading intellectual representative of moderate or “small‐l” liberalism in the contemporary Liberal Party. He criticised John Howard for an ad hoc balancing of liberalism and conservatism. Brandis believed the Liberal Party necessarily included conservatives, but to him their role was to be a ...
Geoffrey Robinson
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Extending Transit Facility to India: Implications for Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade with Afghanistan [PDF]
The paper examines patterns of bilateral trade between Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and CARs. It also investigates whether providing India transit route to Afghanistan has opportunity costs for Pakistan’s trade potential with Afghanistan and CARs.
Aslam, Rizwan +5 more
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.The siege of Tobruk is one of the most well‐known Australian actions of the Second World War, enjoying special attention on Anzac Day. Its elevation within Australian national memory is by no means accidental. Rather, it is the result of decades of lobbying by the Rats of Tobruk Association (ROTA), which positioned veterans of the siege as the ...
Nicole Townsend
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The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by others? Although it might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to react robustly to avoid complicity or to maintain their liberal integrity, this ...
James Pattison
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New Hampshire Pessimistic About Afghanistan And Iraq 2/16/2011 [PDF]
, 2011 New Hampshire residents continue to be pessimistic about the progress of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and support for the US having gone to war against Iraq matches an all-time low.
Survey Center, UNH
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How can defense alliances reap the efficiency gains of working together when coordination and opportunism costs are high? Although specializing as part of a collective comes with economic and functional benefits, states must bargain over the distribution of those gains and ensure the costs of collective action are minimized.
J. Andrés Gannon
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Mediating atmospheric bordering: Migratory journeys in hostile environments
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract The main claim of the paper is that displaced people mediate affective processes that aim to shape their movements, and that such mediations are critical for understanding: the importance of sensory relations and spaces of movement that might otherwise remain obscure; the ways to challenge affective politics; and the relationship among ...
SUZAN ILCAN
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