Tagging the Emirate: Language, Coordination and the Taliban's Digital Pursuit of Legitimacy
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how political actors leverage social media in Afghanistan as a tool for political legitimation. Framing social media as a potential supply of legitimacy, it analysed X (formerly known as Twitter) content posted by the former Afghan government, humanitarian and Taliban political accounts between January 2020 and December ...
Hannah Oates
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Health and Climate at COP29: Advancing Integration and Bridging Research Gaps. [PDF]
Ann Glob HealthPatel RR +4 more
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Cautionary Tales for Science‐Based Policy in Deep‐Sea Mining Governance
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how low‐certainty scientific claims permeate high‐stakes policy debates before rigorous validation. Using deep‐sea mining governance as a focal domain, the study traces high‐visibility narratives, including the “dark oxygen” hypothesis, radioactive risks of polymetallic nodules, projected impacts of sediment plume ...
Lucía Villar‐Muñoz
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Sustainable strategic nation branding through sports: leveraging soft power via mega-event hosting. [PDF]
Front SociolEl-Dabt L +4 more
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The EU–India Partnership in the Indo‐Pacific: Scope and Prospects
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines Indian perceptions of the EU's Indo‐Pacific Strategy through interviews with government officials and foreign policy influencers. Despite viewing the EU positively as an important economic and normative partner, many Indian respondents were critical regarding how the EU's approach aligns with India's strategic priorities.
Sheetal Sharma, Tobias Theiler
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Academic Competencies in Academic Global Surgery: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
ANZ J SurgZolo Y, Mulwafu W, David DU, Maswime S.
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Navigating the Indo‐Pacific: The EU's 2025 Council Conclusions Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT More than four years after the EU released its Indo‐Pacific Strategy (in April 2021), the Council of the EU provided fresh ‘Conclusions’ (in October 2025) stating that the EU should ‘further intensify its strategic focus, presence, visibility and actions in the Indo‐Pacific’.
Nicholas Ross Smith +3 more
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Stigma experiences among young and middle-aged testicular cancer survivors in China: A phenomenological study. [PDF]
Asia Pac J Oncol NursZhao Y +6 more
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‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Nicotine pouches entered the UK market in 2019. Although research has shown that young people's prevalence of use has been low, it has been reported to be increasing and a cause for concern. This paper reports the findings of the first qualitative study in the UK to explore the views of 14–16 year olds' knowledge, awareness
Andy MacGregor +7 more
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