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The Oxford handbook of digital diplomacy 牛津数字外交手册

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae158

Rémi Meehan

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Digital Tuvalu: state sovereignty in a world of climate loss 数字图瓦卢：气候损失世界中的国家主权

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae060

Delf Rothe, Ingrid Boas, Carol Farbotko, Taukiei Kitara

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The Sino-Indian rivalry: implications for global order 中印竞争：对全球秩序的影响

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae153

Amrita Jash

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Revolusi: Indonesia and the birth of the modern world 革命：印度尼西亚与现代世界的诞生

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae148

Hongxuan Lin

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The rise of Mali's ‘videomen’ as cybercombatants in global crisis ecologies 马里 "视频女 "作为网络战斗人员在全球危机生态中的崛起

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae121

S. Cold-Ravnkilde, Almamy Sylla

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States and the masters of capital: sovereign lending, old and new 国家与资本主宰：新旧主权贷款

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae151

Connor O'Brien

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Global policymaking: the patchwork of global governance 全球决策：错综复杂的全球治理

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae157

Antje Wiener

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Inside the deal: how the EU got Brexit done 协议内幕：欧盟是如何完成英国脱欧的

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae163

Judith Koch

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From innovation to participation: connectivity and the conduct of contemporary warfare 从创新到参与：连通性与当代战争行为

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae061

Matthew Ford

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Sports and the American presidency: from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump 体育与美国总统：从西奥多-罗斯福到唐纳德-特朗普

IF 3.9 1区社会学

International Affairs Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiae154

Abhishek Khajuria

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