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Russia's interest in the Mistral: the political and military aspects. OSW Commentary No. 41, 2010-10-11 [PDF]
, 2010 The negotiations over Russia’s purchase of French Mistral-class multipurpose assault ships, which were intensified in 2010, have gained a significant political dimension.
Zochowski, Piotr
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Spiritual Manifest Destiny: B.A. Santamaria's Political Theology
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.This article offers a reading of B.A. Santamaria's political theology and its role in the making of contemporary Australian political imaginaries. The article charts the shifting targets of Santamaria's critique and activism, showing his departure from the perceived communist threat to a wide‐ranging attack on liberal and leftist social movements.
Clare Monagle
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The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract The past decade has seen a marked shift as many previously liberal democratic states have backslidden, taking authoritarian turns. How should liberal actors respond to democratic backsliding by others? Although it might seem that it is vital for liberal actors to react robustly to avoid complicity or to maintain their liberal integrity, this ...
James Pattison
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UKRAINIAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY UNDER ECONOMIC SANCTIONS IS WITHIN THE RUSSIA'S INTERESTS
Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2015 Objective: to analyze a correlation between the Russian and the Ukrainian military-industrial complexes (MIC), as well as to determine possibilities for product substitution under economic sanctions. Methods: analysis and synthesis, statistical, abstract
V. A. Mal’Gin
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GEOSTRATEGIC CHANGES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC [PDF]
Annals: Series on Military Sciences, 2018 Although the US military budget is close to the astronomical amount of 1000 billion USD; the US considers that the biggest threat is not represented by terrorism, but by Russia and China – the main concern being worried especially by the scientific and ...
Anghel ANDREESCU, Valentin DULGHERU
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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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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Alliances are typically understood as agreements intended to deter aggression from enemy states. By signaling an ally's commitment to a protégé state, a shared enemy may be deterred from attacking. In light of this signaling logic, secret alliances are puzzling.
Peter Bils, Bradley C. Smith
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Area, EarlyView.Abstract This paper develops a historical and political geographical analysis of the UK Foreign Office's Information Research Department (IRD). Empirically it is grounded in archival study of IRD files concerning operations in Ghana and South Africa during the Cold War and specifically the 1960s and 1970s.
Ben Gowland
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Region Sahelu – schyłek dominacji Francji?
PolitejaTHE SAHEL REGION: IS FRENCH DOMINANCE COMING TO AN END? The article analyzes geopolitical shifts in the Sahel region that have led to a weakening of French influence and the growing importance of Russia.
Ewa Szczepankiewicz-Rudzka
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The ISCIP Analyst, Volume V, Issue 8 [PDF]
, 2000 This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Cavan, Susan +9 more
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