The Stability‐Instability Paradox and the Evolving Balance of Terror in the Middle East
Abstract In launching its war on Iran, Washington has committed a grave mistake by allowing a weakened Islamic Republic to reconstitute a regional balance of terror. This article shows how the Cold War‐era stability‐instability paradox has been restored in a new form, creating an equilibrium that discourages open warfare while reducing the advantages ...
Thomas Juneau
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Advancing Antibiotic Residue Analysis: LC-MS/MS Methodology for Ticarcillin Degradation Products in Tomato Leaves. [PDF]
Hakeem MK +5 more
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Palestinian Geographies of Boycott
ABSTRACT Practices of boycott are central to anti‐colonial liberation movements. Since the 2005 call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions by Palestinian civil society organisations, boycott has had multiple distinct iterations that address the uneven production of space under colonialism.
Hashem Abushama
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The Effect of Recycled Spent Coffee Grounds Fertilizer, Vermicompost, and Chemical Fertilizers on the Growth and Soil Quality of Red Radish (Raphanus sativus) in the United Arab Emirates: A Sustainability Perspective. [PDF]
Mesmar AK +6 more
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Abstract Coats disease diagnosed in adulthood is a rare idiopathic retinal telangiectatic vasculopathy that may differ in phenotype from childhood‐diagnosed cases. This systematic review synthesizes current evidence to characterize its clinical spectrum, imaging features, treatment outcomes and underlying mechanisms, with a focus on immunovascular ...
Catarina Francisco +2 more
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The Political U: New Evidence on the Economic Costs of Hybrid Regimes
ABSTRACT Recent research establishes a positive causal effect from democracy to income, although this evidence relies mostly on binary regime classifications. We extend the identification framework of Acemoglu et al. (2019) to a classification that distinguishes democracies, autocracies, and hybrid regimes for about 170 countries over 1960–2024.
Nauro F. Campos +2 more
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Material Extrusion of the Poly(lactic acid)/HAp Nanocomposite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Applications: A Comprehensive Investigation. [PDF]
Thirugnanasambandam A +4 more
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Abstract This essay argues that social media document (rather than fuel) the decline of political democracy while helping revive organizational democracy, including through ‘decentralized autonomous organizations’ (DAOs). Yet, despite giving everyone a voice and the ability to organize across borders, social media could over‐concentrate power if, in ...
J.P. Vergne
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Cationic covalent organic framework for the fluorescent sensing and cooperative adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid. [PDF]
Jrad A +9 more
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The Social Contract and Collective Action: Grievances, Cleavages, and Protests in the Middle East
ABSTRACT How do grievances turn into collective action? This article examines how citizens' expectations in social contracts lead them to embark on street protests. It draws on original, nationally representative telephone surveys in Tunisia and Lebanon and unpacks popular preferences about the states' obligations to deliver social service provision ...
Markus Loewe, Holger Albrecht
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