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GUAM as a Project of Alternative Integration in the Post-Soviet Spac

open access: yesVestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2014
The article deals with GUAM as an example of alternative integration in the post-Soviet space. The author reveals the goals and objectives of this international organization. The paper states that GUAM was formed as an economic and political organization,
G G Machavariani
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Ex ante and ex post institutional convergence: Case of the post-Soviet space

open access: yes
: The paper discusses the interaction of ex ante and ex post institutional convergence in the post-Soviet world, i.e. 12 members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Libman, Alexander
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Meeting the Soviet challenge in space

open access: yes, 1987
On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, marking the height of American technological prowess. In the years since the beginning of the Space Race, the U.S.
Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic)
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Domestic and International Dimensions of Ukraine's Decentralization: Kyiv's Local Governance Reform and Post-Soviet Democratization

open access: yes, 2023
This article examines Ukraine’s decentralization in 2014-21 in light of Russia’s initially hybrid war against Ukraine and the full-fledged military invasion since February 2022.
Umland, Andreas, Romanova, Valentyna
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From Employment Exit to Occupational Reallocation: Child Penalties in Vietnam*

open access: yesEconomic Record, EarlyView.
This study provides new evidence on the magnitude, heterogeneity and mechanisms of the child penalties in Vietnam. Using Labour Force Survey data (2010–2020) and a pseudo‐event study design, we focus on working‐age individuals who experienced their first childbirth between ages 20 and 45. Guided by a conceptual framework, we examine the extent to which
Hang Anh Nguyen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic and Ecological Impact of Soy in Brazil: A Synthetic Control Method Approach

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, soy expansion in Brazil has generated significant environmental, social and economic impacts. However, there is no consensus about benefits and drawbacks, calling for a more careful account of the economic and ecological diversity of the territories where this phenomenon has been unfolding.
Stefano Ghinoi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rendezvous in Space: Tech Diplomacy and the Commercial Space Era—A Study of Rendezvous and Docking Technologies and Space Exploration Co‐Operation Since the Cold War

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On‐orbit rendezvous and docking constitute one of the most technically challenging activities in the history of space activities. As space endeavours mature to crewed missions, space rendezous and docking technologies (RDT) emerge as an area of technological innovation critical to advances in future crewed space exploration.
Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Between Sustainable Development, Financialisation and Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Case of Blue Finance as Yet Another Iteration of the Washington Consensus

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

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