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Strategy of Small States Toward Regional Powers: A Case of Bangladesh 小国对地区强国的战略：孟加拉国案例

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231204410

Mohammad Razaul Karim

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The Economic Logic of Strongmen Politics 强人政治的经济逻辑

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-10-26 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231207714

Survesh Pratap Singh

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India–Zimbabwe Relations: Recalibrating the Failing Engagement 印度-津巴布韦关系:重新校准失败的接触

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231188409

Fradreck Jockonia Mujuru, Ningthoujam Koiremba Singh

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The Three Decades of Look East Policy and India’s Northeast Region 三十年东向政策与印度东北地区

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231188410

M. Amarjeet Singh, None Yihingle

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Understanding Sub-State’s Agency in Regionalism: The Case of Yunnan in Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar Initiative 理解地方主义中的次邦代理——以孟中印缅倡议中的云南为例

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-10-05 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231190116

Naina Singh

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Deradicalization of Repentant Boko Haram Militants: Institutional Dilemma Between the Victims and Villains in Northeast Nigeria 悔改的博科圣地激进分子的去极极化:尼日利亚东北部受害者和恶棍之间的制度困境

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231184005

Adetayo Olamide Sowale, Ayodeji Anthony Aduloju

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‘Sovereign Democracy’: Russian Response to Western Democracy Promotion in the Post-Soviet Space “主权民主”:俄罗斯在后苏联空间对西方民主推广的回应

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231179257

Ayan Chatterjee

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Analyzing Prospects and Implications of CPEC on Baloch Imbroglio in Pakistan 分析中巴经济走廊对巴基斯坦俾路支问题的前景和影响

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-05-11 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231161728

Manjit Kaur, G. S. Malhi

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India’s Role in the Indian Ocean Region and Its Links to the Indo-Pacific 印度在印度洋地区的角色及其与印太地区的联系

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231164457

Anirban Sen

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Brazil’s Emergence in the United States’ ‘Backyard’: Domestic Leadership and Systemic Status 巴西在美国“后院”的崛起:国内领导地位和系统地位

Jadavpur Journal of International Relations Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI: 10.1177/09735984231161723

Hoimi Mukherjee

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