Emerging Middle Powers’ Soft Balancing Strategy: State and Perspectives of the IBSA Dialogue Forum [PDF]
How can weaker states influence stronger ones? This article offers a case study of one recent exercise in coalition building among Southern middle powers, the ‘India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum’.
Daniel Flemes
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Dampak Perjanjian Perdagangan Barang Asean-Korea Selatan Free Trade Area (Akfta) Terhadap Indonesia Tahun 2007-2011 [PDF]
This research is about trade relations between Indonesia and South Korea within the framework of AKFTA. Like other economic cooperation that attempts to realize free trade, cooperation, AKFTA cooperation aims to facilitate the flow of goods and capital ...
Rahmawati, E. (Era), Waluyo, T. J. (Tri)
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A flexible ternary composite combining barium hexaferrite (BHF), Co–Microwires, and silicone rubber exploits magnetic–conductive synergy to deliver tunable X‐band EMI shielding, reaching a 16.9 dB at 9.8 GHz (surpassing the 10 dB industrial benchmark). Shielding behavior shifts between reflection and absorption with BHF loading and Co–Microwires counts
Moustafa A. Darwish +4 more
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BRICS+ South-South development cooperation via the New Development Bank (NDB)
This paper analyses the role of the New Development Bank (NDB) in BRICS+ development cooperation, with a focus on sustainable infrastructure investment.
João Pedro Braga
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Regional Monetary Integration among Developing Countries: New Opportunities for Macroeconomic Stability beyond the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas? [PDF]
Optimum Currency Area (OCA) approaches turn to be inadequate in the analysis of the new regional monetary integration schemes that have sprung up among developing and emerging market economies.
Barbara Fritz, Laurissa Mühlich
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The molecular design strategy that integrates both side chain and backbone engineering in diketopyrrolopyrrole‐based conjugated polymers to identify the optimal balance between doping efficiency and microstructural order is demonstrated. Comprehensive spectroscopic, electrochemical, morphological, and structural characterizations reveal that the ...
Taewoong Han +13 more
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The management of inter-state rivers as demands grow and supplies tighten: India, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh [PDF]
International cooperation over the major rivers in South Asia took a new turn with the signing in 1996 and 1997 of five innovative water, power and economic cooperation agreements.
Crow, Ben, Singh, Nirvikar
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Comparative Insights and Overlooked Factors of Interphase Chemistry in Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries
This review presents a comparative analysis of Li‐, Na‐, and K‐ion batteries, focusing on the critical role of electrode–electrolyte interphases. It especially highlights overlooked aspects such as SEI/CEI misconceptions, binder effects, and self‐discharge relevance, emphasizing the limitations of current understanding and offering strategies for ...
Changhee Lee +3 more
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Outsourcing, Public Input Provision and Policy Cooperation [PDF]
This paper concerns public input provision as an instrument for redistribution under international outsourcing by using a model-economy comprising two countries, North and South, where firms in the North may outsource part of their low-skilled labor ...
Aronsson, Thomas, Koskela, Erkki
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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