Update on Distribution and Conservation Status of Amphibians in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Conclusions Based on Field Surveys, Environmental Modelling, Molecular Analyses and Call Properties. [PDF]
Borzée A +20 more
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Regional analysis on the implementation of Madrid International Plan on ageing
The world’s population is rapidly ageing, are countries all geared up to withstand the impacts brought by the demographical changes? 2002 marked an historical moment for the ageing world, where the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing ...
CHAN, Cheung Ming, Alfred +1 more
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New Frontiers in EU Trade Policy: Moving Beyond Conventional Trade Agreements
ABSTRACT As the rules‐based international trading system faces stagnation and increasing unilateralism, the European Union's trade policy must evolve beyond conventional free trade agreements (FTAs). This article examines recent trends in EU trade agreements, highlighting not only their expanded scope to include areas such as digital trade ...
Niall Moran
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Nutritional status of North Koreans and related perceptions among South Korean adults [PDF]
Objectives North Koreans have been facing chronic food shortages and malnutrition. This study examined the nutritional status of North Koreans and the perceptions of South Korean adults regarding their nutritional status.
Youngmin Nam, Jihyun Yoon
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Norwegian Blues? Rethinking the Idea of Middle Powers in an Era of Fuzzy Bifurcation
ABSTRACT Unsuccessful efforts to update the middle power concept for the contemporary international system have prompted calls for the concept to be “historicized”—to be retired from common use and treated as a purely historical term. The problem with this proposal is that “middle power” has become increasingly popular in the 2020s in analysis ...
Kim Richard Nossal
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Australia and the Path Not Taken: The Declining Independence and Influence of Middle Powers
ABSTRACT Australian foreign policy has famously been distinguished by the search for ‘great and powerful friends’. However, Australia's relationship with its current notional protector and key ally—the United States—has generally had more costs than benefits and, I argue, has consequently not been in Australia's much‐invoked ‘national interest ...
Mark Beeson
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Perceptions of newborn care among North Korean refugee women in South Korea: a qualitative study using focus group interview: comparison between pregnant and non-pregnant groups [PDF]
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the in-depth perceptions of newborn care among North Korean refugee women through focus group interviews.
In-Sook Lee
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ABSTRACT This paper examined the critical challenges facing the international monetary system, arguing that they have created conditions for a shift from a neoliberal framework to a pluralist multipolar financial order. Using an interdisciplinary approach that blends international law and international relations, the paper provides an analysis of the ...
Jiangyu Wang
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A De Facto Asian-Currency Unit Bloc in East Asia: It Has Been There but We Did Not Look for It [PDF]
Pegging in a coordinated way to a regional basket currency is considered by many as optimal for east-Asian countries. By contrast, according to existing empirical studies, these countries have most often relied on non-cooperative United States dollar or ...
Girardin, Eric
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