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Term limits in Africa between the European Union (EU) and China: Opportunities and challenges of trilateral cooperation in politics and governance 欧盟与中国在非洲的任期限制：三边政治与治理合作的机遇与挑战

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-024-00692-2

Fru Norbert Suh I

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Everybody wins? Chinese perceptions on Europe-China third-party market cooperation in Africa 双赢？中方对欧中在非洲第三方市场合作的看法

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-024-00693-1

He Yun, Zhiqin Shi, Feng Lida, Yu Qiyan, Haohan Chi

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Everybody wins? Chinese perceptions on Europe-China third-party market cooperation in Africa 双赢？中方对欧中在非洲第三方市场合作的看法

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Asia Europe Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10308-024-00693-1

He Yun, Shi Zhiqin, Feng Lida, Yu Qiyan, Chi Haohan

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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

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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

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

Hayann Lee, Jae-Seung Lee

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