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Deterrence through captivity: China’s use of detention to dissuade threats to regime security

European Journal of International Security
Captivity is a complex phenomenon in international politics with a broad range of purposes, functions, and consequences. Existing scholarship suggests that states use captivity, for example, to facilitate hostage or prisoner exchanges, to extract ...
Karl Gustafsson
doaj   +1 more source

Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Driving Forces Behind Iran’s Nuclear Deterrence Strategy: A Novel Methodological Approach

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
The perplexing nature of Iran’s nuclear program is evident in its simultaneous growth of enrichment capacity and the concurrent denial of any aspirations toward nuclear weapons development.
Mohammad Eslami
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Market Perceptions of ESG Reputational Risk in the US Pharmaceutical Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Negative ESG‐related reputational events generate significant corporate risks, particularly within sensitive sectors such as the pharmaceutical industry. Using novel reputational data, this research investigates investor perceptions of the consequences of experienced ESG breaches among US pharmaceutical firms.
Erdinc Akyildirim, Shaen Corbet, Jose Antonio Muñiz, Frank Scrimgeour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting the anti-access/area denial and precision strike challenge in the Baltic region [PDF]

, 2016
The Baltic States are once again worried that their security is under threat. The US and NATO have responded with air patrols, joint exercises, and battalion-sized groundforce deployments.
Hunzeker, M. A., Lanoszka, A.
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Understanding Engagement Experiences in an Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Lower‐Income Adults With Eating Disorders With Binge Eating and/or Purging: A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explored the experiences of lower‐income adults in accessing and engaging with an adapted digital guided self‐help cognitive behavioral intervention for binge and/or purge‐type eating disorders. This study sought to inform future adaptation of evidence‐based eating disorder interventions to improve accessibility ...
Kimberly Yu, Siena Vendlinski, Hannah Beck, Nancy Jacquelyn Pérez‐Flores, Catherine R. Drury, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Erin C. Accurso   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humanizing the Transgressor, Dehumanizing the Victim: The Asymmetric Effects of Transgressors’ Good Intentions in Immoral Behaviour

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dehumanization is a potential consequence of moral judgments that may influence how people perceive and relate to those involved in a moral transgression. We propose that a transgressor's intentions shape perceptions of both transgressors’ and victims’ humanness.
Sofía Moreno‐Gata, Ramón Rodríguez‐Torres, Verónica Betancor, Armando Rodríguez‐Pérez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Resilience and Biological Threat Deterrence in the United Kingdom: Technical Advancements and Collaboration Enhancements

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
The United Kingdom (UK) has significantly improved its biosecurity measures in recent years, as evidenced by the 2023 Biological Security Strategy and ongoing initiatives like the Biothreats Radar.
Christopher East
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Proportional Equality: Readings of Romer [PDF]

, 2001
One of the great enigmas of equal protection law is Romer v. Evans. In finding sufficient power in the rational basis test to invalidate a state constitutional amendment enacted by popular vote, the Supreme Court left legal scholars in its doctrinal dust,
Hunter, Nan D.
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Navigating Workplace Bullying: A Critical Theory Exploration of Lecturers' Experiences in a Higher Education Context

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying (WB) remains a pervasive concern across all sectors, including higher education institutions (HEIs), where shifting power dynamics, performance pressures, and transformation mandates often create fertile ground for systemic abuse.
Helen Meyer
wiley   +1 more source