Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An inherent divide features within the Lisbon Treaty between civilian and military/security competences; something previously more obvious via the ‘pillar system's’ separations. This division follows the Member States (MS) (natural) protection of their military/defence autonomy; their core sovereign powers.
Charlie J. P. Bennett
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Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
Global Policy, EarlyView.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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Understanding the Association Between Humor and Emotional Distress: The Role of Light and Dark Humor in Predicting Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. [PDF]
Eur J Psychol, 2023 Dionigi A, Duradoni M, Vagnoli L.
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The Turning Point That Didn't Turn: WTO MC14 and the Future of Global Trade
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé was widely framed as a pivotal moment for restoring momentum to a multilateral trading system in crisis. Drawing on participant observation and interviews conducted during the conference, this article argues that MC14 exposed both the limits of the WTO's ...
Erin Hannah, James Scott
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Non-consciously processed physical activity for survival versus consciously deliberated exercise for health. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Iso-Ahola SE.
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The Great Cosmic Silence: What Does the Fermi Paradox Tell About the Future of Humanity?
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how institutional time horizons shape the long‐term survival prospects of human technological civilisation. While research on global catastrophic and existential risks has expanded, the temporal structures of political‐economic institutions remain underexamined.
Heikki Patomäki
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores Australian media commentary on white Rhodesians migrating to Australia, focusing on the period of Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership (1975–1983). The main argument is that the Australian media debates about whether to classify white Rhodesians as ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’ were not merely semantic but reflected a deeper ...
George Bishi, Ana Stevenson
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The limits of AI for authoritarian control
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
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The audience who knew too much: investigating the role of spontaneous theory of mind on the processing of dramatic irony scenes in film. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Cabañas C, Senju A, Smith TJ.
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The Outsiders: Principled Withdrawal, Whiteness, and Power in the Los Angeles Food Justice Movement
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article draws on understandings of whiteness and the misconstrual of South Central Los Angeles to analyze the power dynamics between “outsider” activists and residents of South Central as they worked toward a more equitable food system.
Hanna Garth
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