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European strategies in post-pandemic peer competition: implications for America 大流行后同行竞争中的欧洲战略:对美国的启示

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110473

John R. Deni

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引用次数: 2

Persevering with bandwagoning, not hedging: why European security cooperation still conforms to realism 坚持随波逐流而不是对冲：为什么欧洲安全合作仍然符合现实

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110476

Lorenzo Cladi

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引用次数: 2

Role enactment and the contestation of global cybersecurity governance 角色设定与全球网络安全治理之争

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110485

Xinchuchu Gao, Xuechen Chen

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引用次数: 1

Differentiated integration and role conceptions in multilateral security orders. A comparative study of France, Germany, Ireland and Romania 多边安全秩序中的差别化一体化与角色观念。法国、德国、爱尔兰和罗马尼亚的比较研究

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110475

Nele Marianne Ewers-Peters, Cornelia-Adriana Baciu

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引用次数: 2

Conclusion: interpolarity - bridging international relations with a dilemma 结论:内插-弥合国际关系与困境

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110486

Ö. Terzi

引用次数: 1

Transatlantic cooperation in flux: Europe’s small and cautious steps towards “strategic autonomy” 不断变化的跨大西洋合作:欧洲走向“战略自治”的谨慎小步

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110477

G. R. Olsen

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引用次数: 2

How to achieve defence cooperation in Europe? The subregional approach 如何在欧洲实现防务合作？分区域办法

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-21 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2124157

Lorenzo Cladi

引用次数: 2

Strategic Facts as a Comprehensive Model for Defence Analysis 作为防务分析综合模型的战略事实

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2113516

Gintautas Razma

引用次数: 0

Learning the lessons of COVID-19: homeland resilience in the United Kingdom - is it now time for both a dedicated civil defense organization and a paramilitary force? 吸取2019冠状病毒病的教训:英国的家园复原力——现在是建立专门的民防组织和准军事部队的时候了吗?

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2110481

Thornton Rod, Marina Miron

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引用次数: 2

Automating the OODA loop in the age of intelligent machines: reaffirming the role of humans in command-and-control decision-making in the digital age 智能机器时代OODA循环的自动化:重申人类在数字时代指挥与控制决策中的作用

Defence Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-22 DOI: 10.1080/14702436.2022.2102486

James Johnson

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引用次数: 11