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Securitization of the Troubled Afghan Peace Process and the Role of Pakistan 陷入困境的阿富汗和平进程的证券化和巴基斯坦的作用

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.97

Lubna Sunawar

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UN Peacekeeping in Africa: A Critical Examination and Recommendations for Improvement by Kwame Akonor 联合国在非洲的维持和平:关键审查和改进建议，作者:Kwame Akonor

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.107

Gul e Hina

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Global Geopolitical Dynamics and Prospects for Afghanistan’s Regional Connectivity 全球地缘政治动态与阿富汗地区互联互通前景

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.93

Pashmina Mughal, Sadia Suleman

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The Involvement of UN in Palestine and the Possibility of a Global Protection Force 联合国在巴勒斯坦的介入和全球保护部队的可能性

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.104

Kainat Kamal

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Pakistan’s Peacekeeping Contribution to United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA): Lessons Learnt 巴基斯坦对联合国中非共和国多层面综合稳定特派团(中非稳定团)的维持和平贡献:经验教训

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.102

T. Mehmood

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Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and its Implications for Pakistan 中亚“一带一路”倡议及其对巴基斯坦的影响

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-07-26 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.95

Sarwat Rauf, Adam Saud

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Media and Armed Conflicts: An Overview 媒体与武装冲突:综述

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 2021-01-25 DOI: 10.37540/NJIPS.V4I1.80

Musharaf Zahoor, Najma Sadiq

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Effect of Peace Interventions on Students’ Peacebuilding Attitudes at Secondary School Level 和平干预对中学生建设和平态度的影响

NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.37540/njips.v4i2.94

Sadia Shaukat, Kiran Shahzadi, Umme-Farwa, Samina Safdar

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