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Civil wars in South Asia : state, sovereignty, development
, 2014 South Asia has become the site of major civil or internal wars, with both domestic and global consequences. The conflict in Kashmir, for example, continues to make headlines, while those in the Northeast and central India simmer, though relatively ...
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Congo’s rape crisis: Reflections on the new Red Rubber wars [PDF]
, 2011 This blogpost reflects on how the wars in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were experienced by women within local ...
Holmes, Georgina
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Federal Institutions, Declarations of Independence and Civil War.
, 2013 Countries at civil war differ across a number of dimensions that are often used to account for onset, duration or severity. A relatively understudied dimension is the role of institutional arrangements on the severity of civil wars. We argue that federal
Wallensteen, Peter,, Regan, Patrick,
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
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, 1990 Colin Powell (Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff ) addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention, giving credit for the Eastern European democratic movement to a strong North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military presence, citing the ...
Powell, Colin L.
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Brexit and Its Impact on EU Financial Markets
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Brexit on volatility spillovers across the EU countries. We introduce a Brexit intensity measure that assigns an intensity score reflective of the financial markets' reaction to the events that occurred as Brexit negotiations began to unfold.
Marwan Izzeldin +3 more
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Memory and the wars on terror: Australian and British perspectives
, 2017 This edited collection aims to respond to dominant perspectives on twenty-first-century war by exploring how the events of 9/11 and the subsequent Wars on Terror are represented and remembered outside of the US framework.
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano +3 more
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Concerning the choice of viscoelastic solutions in glaucoma shunt surgery
Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2015 Shunt surgery does not have any alternative in refractory glaucoma treatment. The results of this surgical direction are restrained by high risks of intra- and postoperative complications. Considerable fluctuation of intraocular pressure and inflammatory
S. A. Volik +4 more
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Biodiversity as a Dominant Force in Shaping Ethnic Music Styles 生物多样性:塑造民族音乐风格的主导力量
Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.Our findings show that plant, bird, and mammal diversity considerably shape musical features such as vocal range and ornamental sounds, more so than geography or lifestyle. Our study provides the first empirical evidence linking biodiversity to ethnic music styles. Protecting biodiversity, the musical and cultural will be protected.
Wenchen Song, Yifan Xue, Rui Li
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