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THE DIALECTICS OF AFRICAN MIGRATION IN A GLOBALISED WORLD [PDF]
This paper interrogates the multidimensional impacts of African migration on both origin and destination states, positing that migration constitutes both a developmental paradox and a structural challenge.
Yaweh Filibus, Chinwuba Uchenna Gertrude
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Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
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Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
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South Africa: The Ambiguities of a Middle Power
ABSTRACT South Africa represents an interesting species of a middle power. This derives from its inherited economic muscle as Africa's powerhouse and the liberation struggle against apartheid, both of which have shaped its democratic transition. The traditions of liberation and democracy, in turn, have profoundly influenced how South Africa has ...
Garth L. le Pere
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Status Politics: The Changing Meanings and Practices of South Korea's Middle Power Diplomacy
ABSTRACT Why do some states engage in so‐called middle power diplomacy? Conventional middle power scholarship does not adequately explain this question because the logical premise underlying its definition of “middle powers” is either inconsequential or circular.
Yong Wook Lee
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The WHO Pandemic Agreement Negotiation: Introducing a New Database (The Pandemic Agreement Database)
ABSTRACT In May 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a historic pandemic agreement following 3 years of intensive and complex multilateral negotiations. By providing primary data on the negotiation process, the Pandemic Agreement Database supports empirical and scholarly research across multiple dimensions of global ...
Kevin Parthenay, Petra Godoy
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Western Balkans as the Frontline of Russian Hybrid Warfare
ABSTRACT Hybrid warfare (HW) scholarship acknowledges the phenomenon's contextual and temporal specificity, yet its dominant conceptual framing has generated a literature largely centred on identifying and categorising hybrid activities. This focus has left the contextual vulnerabilities that enable hybrid threats (HTs) and shape an adversary's ...
Vesna Bojicic‐Dzelilovic
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Thai Expectations of the EU's Evolving Security Role: Opportunities and Limitations
ABSTRACT This article analyses Thailand's perceptions of the European Union (EU) as an actor in the Indo‐Pacific, based on interviews with 13 government officials and foreign policy influencers conducted under the EU in the Indo‐Pacific (EUIP) Jean Monnet Network. It examines how Thai elites interpret the EU's priorities, geopolitical relevance and the
Natthanan Kunnamas, Heidi Maurer
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Hint recognition in Chinese and Russian diplomatic discourse using large language models. [PDF]
Guo Y, Wang X.
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ABSTRACT The growing significance of informal intergovernmental organisations (IIGOs) in global politics necessitates a re‐evaluation of leadership dynamics. We develop a theory framework that enables us to explain why countries take on leadership roles in IIGOs, with a specific focus on climate politics.
Christin Heinz‐Fischer +1 more
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