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The United Kingdom, the Belt and Road Initiative, and policy amalgams 英国、"一带一路 "倡议与政策组合

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-024-00690-4

Edward Ashbee

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The United Kingdom, the Belt and Road Initiative, and policy amalgams 英国、"一带一路 "倡议与政策组合

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-024-00690-4

Edward Ashbee

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Political informality, state transition and Belt and Road Initiative: the case of Turkey’s logistics sector 政治信息化、国家转型与 "一带一路 "倡议：土耳其物流业案例

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00687-5

Derya Göçer, Ceren Ergenç

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Parliamentary diplomacy between the EU and the Republic of Korea 欧盟与大韩民国之间的议会外交

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00688-4

Youngah Guahk, Isabel Hernandez Pepe

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South Korea and the EU battling COVID-19: shared contribution to global health governance and human security 韩国和欧盟征战 COVID-19：共同为全球卫生治理和人类安全做出贡献

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00684-8

Tereza Novotná, Nam Kook Kim

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EU-Korea trade relations in the context of global disruption: political and legal perspectives 全球混乱背景下的欧盟-韩国贸易关系：政治和法律视角

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00689-3

Thomas Christiansen, Bongchul Kim

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Resetting the energy-transition paths amid the dual crises: the EU-South Korean responses to the war in Ukraine and US-China rivalry 在双重危机中重启能源转型之路：欧盟和韩国对乌克兰战争和中美竞争的回应

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00681-x

Hayann Lee, Jae-Seung Lee

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EU-South Korea international cultural relations in the twenty-first century: an overview 二十一世纪欧盟与韩国的国际文化关系：概述

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00682-w

Sung-Won Yoon, Mariano Martín Zamorano

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EU-Korea relations at 60: managing cooperation in the context of great power rivalry 欧盟与韩国关系 60 周年：大国竞争背景下的合作管理

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00686-6

Tereza Novotná, Thomas Christiansen, Moosung Lee

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The EU, Korea, and conflict transformation through regional integration 欧盟、韩国和通过地区一体化实现冲突转化

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-023-00685-7

Moosung Lee, Thomas Diez

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