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Inscribing security: The case of Zelensky’s selfies 隐形安全：泽连斯基的自拍案例

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1017/s0260210523000359

Håvard Rustad Markussen

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Ontological security, myth, and existentialism 本体论安全、神话与存在主义

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1017/s0260210523000335

Xander Kirke, Brent J. Steele

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Dreams of atomic genocide: The bomb, racial violence, and fantasies of annihilation 原子弹灭绝的梦想:炸弹、种族暴力和毁灭的幻想

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI: 10.1017/s0260210523000256

Benjamin Meiches

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Crossed pandemics: Racism, police violence, and Covid-19 in Brazil and the United States 交叉流行病：巴西和美国的种族主义、警察暴力和新冠肺炎

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-13 DOI: 10.1017/S0260210523000219

Marta Fernández, Pedro Paulo dos Santos Silva

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Pan-African gender governance: The politics of aspiration at the African Union 泛非性别治理：非洲联盟的愿望政治

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-05 DOI: 10.1017/S0260210523000293

Karmen Tornius

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Decolonising Development Studies 非殖民化发展研究

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1017/S026021052300013X

Ilan Kapoor

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Pluriversal sovereignty and the state of IR 多元主权与国际关系的状态

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0260210523000165

A. Parasram

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The politics of science: A postscript 科学政治：后记

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0260210523000128

Somdeep Sen

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RIS volume 49 issue 3 Cover and Back matter RIS第49卷第3期封面和封底

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0260210523000281

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RIS volume 49 issue 3 Cover and Front matter RIS第49卷第3期封面和封面问题

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Review of International Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1017/s026021052300027x

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