Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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Water footprint of nations amplified by scarcity in the Belt and Road Initiative. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Fang K +9 more
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The Impact of the "Belt and Road Initiative" on International Scholarship Students. [PDF]
Front Sociol, 2022 Shih L, Cao W.
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Contested Spaces: Civil Society Engagement in EU–Mercosur Trade Negotiations
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The EU–Mercosur Association Agreement negotiations have become a focal point for examining the limits of civil society engagement in EU trade policy‐making. This article analyses the design, implementation and outcomes of participatory mechanisms – including Civil Society Dialogues, Domestic Advisory Groups and the European Economic and Social
Emilio Del Pupo
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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines how the European Union's (EU) increasingly emphasised geopolitical ambitions are reflected in the practice of its external assistance policy. An analysis of EU documents around various policy initiatives and funding instruments reveals that in the Commission's understanding, geopolitical external assistance increases EU ...
Balázs Szent‐Iványi, Dóra Piroska
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Evaluating the role of banking efficiency, institutions and financial development for sustainable development: Implications for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Shah WUH, Wang B, Yasmeen R.
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Digital Sovereignty and the EU's Identity Between Technological Innovation and European Values
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The debate around ‘digital sovereignty’ identifies tensions rooted in the disparity between the EU's considerable economic and regulatory power in digital matters and its limited mandate and capabilities in foreign policy. Artificial intelligence (AI) is considered a strategic industry in Europe and abroad.
Paola Coletti +2 more
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Burden of Breast Cancer and Its Attributable Risk Factors in the Belt and Road Initiative Countries, 1990-2021. [PDF]
Thorac CancerWang T +7 more
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Cross-cultural adaptation for international nursing students from the Belt and Road Initiative in China: A follow-up survey study. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Sun H, Liu S, Nagai A, Guo L, Lű Y.
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Strategic and security considerations have become increasingly prominent in trade policy debates, fuelling both liberal and protectionist arguments. However, the extent to which this geopoliticization influences legislative trade attitudes in the European Parliament (EP) remains underexplored.
Lorane Visart
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