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Complementarity in alliances: How strategic compatibility and hierarchy promote efficient cooperation in international security

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How can defense alliances reap the efficiency gains of working together when coordination and opportunism costs are high? Although specializing as part of a collective comes with economic and functional benefits, states must bargain over the distribution of those gains and ensure the costs of collective action are minimized.
J. Andrés Gannon
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents the results of opinion polls conducted in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, focusing on attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism. The polls first asked six questions about the market economy without explicitly referencing ‘capitalism’.
Rainer Zitelmann
wiley   +1 more source

Integration potential of post-Soviet area for a quarter of a century: problems and prospects

RUDN Journal of Russian History, 2013
The article is devoted to the integration processes in the post-Soviet area. The authors prove that the integration potential of the former Soviet republics increased through some regional multispeed and different sectoral vectors of focal convergence ...
S F Grebenichenko, S Zh Toktamysov
doaj  

Freely (Un)Equal

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender equality in the economy is a key issue on the political agenda. Western countries have long pursued policies promoting free competitive markets, with the EU focusing on harmonisation for market freedom. This study examines how economic freedom impacts gender equality using an instrumental variable approach. Results reveal mixed effects:
Matteo Migheli
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Credit and Employment Liquidation. Firm‐Level Evidence From Eastern and Central Europe (2001–2007)

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the changes in the structure of employment in Central and Eastern European firms between 2001 and 2007, before the Global Financial Crisis and following the reforms in the labour and credit markets in these economies.
Elisabetta Magnani
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the Tilapias in the Republics of the Former Soviet Union

Asian Fisheries Science, 1992
Research on the tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus in the former Soviet Union is briefly reviewed. The subjects covered are wide and tilapias are also cultured commercially. Over 125 references to this research are listed.
openaire   +1 more source

An overview of consent requirements for HIV and viral hepatitis B and C testing in Europe

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Complicated consent procedures for bloodborne virus (HIV, HBV and HCV) testing present barriers to implementation, particularly in non‐specialist healthcare settings. European and global guidelines no longer recommend written consent. An overview of testing consent requirements in Europe is lacking. Methods An online survey on legal
Annemarie Rinder Stengaard, Ann K. Sullivan, Daniel Simões, Josephine Diderichsen, Dorthe Raben, Jürgen K. Rockstroh, on behalf of the EuroTEST Steering Committee, Ann K Sullivan, Ben Collins, Brian Gazzard, Carlos Mejia, Cary James, Casper Rokx, Daniela Rojas Castro, Deniz Gökengin, Ferenc Bagyinszky, Francesco Negro, Igor Karpov, Irith De Baetselier, Jack Lambert, Jens D. Lundgren, Johanna Brännström, Jordi Casabona, Jürgen Rockstroh, Olesia Murha, Lella Cosmaro, Liudmyla Maistat, Loreta Kondili, Magnus Unemo, Maria Prins, Michael Rayment, Milosz Parczewski, Mojca Matičič, Nicoletta Policek, Nikos Dedes, Nino Tsereteli, Olga Grozdetska, Sara Croxford, Tom Platteau, Valerie Delpech, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Anastasia Pharris, Stela Bivol, Thomas Seyler   +43 more
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Japanese Women's Attitudes Toward Learning Languages Other Than English in the Era of Global English

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study on female Japanese learners of the Korean language is situated in the centuries‐long anti‐Korean sentiments in Japan, the global popularity of the Korean Wave, particularly among women, and the essentialized image of socially marginalized young Japanese women who study English with romantic desires for Western men.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source