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European public opinion: united in supporting Ukraine, divided on the future of NATO 欧洲舆论:一致支持乌克兰，对北约的未来看法不一

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad241

Catarina Thomson, Matthias Mader, Felix Münchow, Jason Reifler, Harald Schoen

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Global justice and EU climate policy in a contested liberal international order 在一个有争议的自由国际秩序中，全球正义与欧盟气候政策

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad231

Thomas Diez, Franziskus von Lucke

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On safer ground? The emergence and evolution of ‘Global Britain’ 在更安全的地方?“全球化英国”的出现与演变

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad186

Kristin Haugevik, Øyvind Svendsen

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The struggle for Iran: oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954 伊朗之争:石油、独裁和冷战，1951-1954

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad273

Hassan Ahmadian

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The European Union as a global counter-terrorism actor 欧洲联盟作为全球反恐行动者

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad267

Inés Bolaños-Somoano

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The Dean of Shandong: confessions of a minor bureaucrat at a Chinese university; Money machine: a trailblazing American venture in China 山东院长:一名大学小官的自白赚钱机器:美国在中国的开拓性投资

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad277

Tim Summers

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Rescuing the liberal international order: crisis, resilience and EU security policy 拯救自由国际秩序:危机、韧性与欧盟安全政策

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad222

Pol Bargués, Jonathan Joseph, Ana E Juncos

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The big con: how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies 最大的骗局是:咨询业如何削弱我们的企业，使我们的政府幼稚化，扭曲我们的经济

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad260

Hilde Rapp

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The civil condition in world politics: beyond tragedy and utopianism 世界政治中的公民状况:超越悲剧与乌托邦主义

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad257

Iain Ferguson

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Sweden, NATO and the role of diasporas in foreign policy 瑞典，北约和侨民在外交政策中的作用

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International Affairs Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiad239

Lisbeth Aggestam, Isabell Schierenbeck, Arne Wackenhut

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