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Islands in Between: Martín García and other Geopolitical Flashpoints [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The ‘in betweenity’ of islands is an ongoing problematic in contemporary politics. Given their geographic definition and boundedness, islands tend to be unitary jurisdictions - that means that they are unlikely to be shared by more than one power.
Godfrey Baldacchino
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Contested identities: the dissonant heritage of European town walls and walled towns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This is the author's post-print version of an article accepted for publication in International Journal of Heritage Studies. © 2008 Informa plc. The definitive publisher-authenticated version (Vol.12 (3), May 2006, pp.234-254) is available online at ...
Bruce, D.M, Creighton, O.H
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Unlikely Alliances: How the Wars in Karabakh And Gaza Shape Northwest Asian Security

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 83-94, Summer 2024.
Abstract This study analyzes how ongoing conflicts in the Levant and the post‐Soviet South Caucasus have upset the balance of relationships among Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Turkey, and Russia—and how this could escalate into a major, cross‐regional war.
Emil A. Souleimanov
wiley   +1 more source

Divided They Conquer: The Success of Armenian Ethnic Lobbies in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The end of the Cold War has sparked considerable academic and policy debates on the direction and aims of US foreign policy. One aspect of that debate has centered on the role of ethnic groups in influencing foreign policy and determining the national ...
Gregg, Heather S.
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Historical shocks and persistence of economic activity: Evidence from a unique natural experiment

open access: yes, 2016
This paper investigates the persistence of entrepreneurship in the region of Kaliningrad between 1925 and 2010. During this time period the area experienced a number of extremely disruptive shocks including; devastation caused by World War II, a nearly ...
Fritsch, Michael   +3 more
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Revisiting an ecophysiological oddity: Hydathode‐mediated foliar water uptake in Crassula species from southern Africa

open access: yesPlant, Cell &Environment, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 460-481, February 2024.
Abstract Hydathodes are usually associated with water exudation in plants. However, foliar water uptake (FWU) through the hydathodes has long been suspected in the leaf‐succulent genus Crassula (Crassulaceae), a highly diverse group in southern Africa, and, to our knowledge, no empirical observations exist in the literature that unequivocally link FWU ...
Marc Fradera‐Soler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic development of a university in the Russian exclave

open access: yesBaltic Region, 2010
The article focuses on key characteristics of modern universities (global, scientific and entrepreneurial) ones. The authors discuss prospects of the strategic development of the university in the Russian exclave.
Klemeshev Andrey, Gareev Timur
openaire   +2 more sources

Examining the Effect of Combined Biochar and Lime Rates on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties of Acid Soils in Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
The physicochemical properties of Western Ethiopian soils were negatively threatened with continuous cultivation crop lands. Soil amendments with biochar and lime facilitate and improve soil physicochemical properties directly and indirectly and enhance crop productivity.
Solomon Abeba Kenea   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sub-national Enclaves and Exclaves in the Countries of Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Здійснено просторовий аналіз поширення субнаціональних анклавних територій на найвищому просторовому рівні адміністративно-територіального поділу усіх країн Азії.
Lazhnik, V. Y., Лажнік, В. Й.
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Migration typology of the world’s coastal exclaves

open access: yesBaltic Region
A significant contribution to the study of migration in the exclave region of Kaliningrad, including an analysis of determining factors, was made by Dr. hab. Prof Gennady Fedorov, who conceptualised migration movements as a demographic element within the geo-demographic context.
Anna V. Lialina, Angelina P. Plotnikova
openaire   +2 more sources

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