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The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
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East European studies, neo-totalitarianism and social science theory [PDF]
The relevance of sociological theory for explaining the recent dramatic changes in Eastern Europe is at hand. The impact of the downfall of communism has been compared with those Great Transformations along which sociology evolved as a science of crisis ...
Mueller, Klaus
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Universities as the Next Counterintelligence Battleground in Geopolitical Contests
ABSTRACT Globally, universities are increasingly becoming the target of foreign national security actors, engaging in espionage, sabotage, foreign interference and intellectual property theft. Despite that, there has been no examination of the utilisation of counterintelligence approaches by universities to the threats they face from the subordination ...
Brendan Walker‐Munro +1 more
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Media and Power in Post-Soviet Russia
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figure -- Preface: A Decade of Freedom -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Word and Deed -- 2. The Case of Nezavisimaya Gazeta -- 3. The "Mediatization" of Politics -- 4.
Zassoursky, Ivan Ivanovich.
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Abstract This study examines the adaptive market hypothesis in the prewar and wartime Japanese stock market using a new market capitalization‐weighted price index. First, we find that the degree of market efficiency varies over time and with major historical events. This implies that the hypothesis is supported in this market.
Kenichi Hirayama, Akihiko Noda
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Sovietization of sports in Czechoslovakia and the establishment of the institute of physical education and sport (1948-1953). [PDF]
Waic M, Pechman V.
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Chechnya: : A Study of a Post-Soviet Conflict
Chechnya, a tiny republic of around 17,000 square kilometers located on thenorthern edges of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, has become a symbol of post-Soviet turmoil and war.
Schwampe, Jasper, +2 more
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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
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Hegemony to humanity: reimagining masculinity through Sam Miller's adaptation of <i>A Gentleman in Moscow</i>. [PDF]
Steve AJ, Preetha R.
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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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