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Studying Tech Diplomacy—Introduction to the Special Issue on Tech Diplomacy 研究技术外交——《技术外交》专刊导论

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70035

Corneliu Bjola, Markus Kornprobst

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Technology for Whom and for What? A Global South View of Tech Diplomacy 为谁和为什么使用技术？科技外交的全球南方视角

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70024

Eugenio V. Garcia

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A “Tech First” Approach to Foreign Policy? The Three Meanings of Tech Diplomacy “科技优先”的外交政策？技术外交的三种含义

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70023

Ilan Manor

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Tech Diplomacy and the Digital International Order: The Case of the EU–U.S. Trade and Technology Council 技术外交与数字国际秩序：以欧盟和美国为例。贸易及科技理事会

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70041

Corneliu Bjola, Raluca Csernatoni

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Rendezvous in Space: Tech Diplomacy and the Commercial Space Era—A Study of Rendezvous and Docking Technologies and Space Exploration Co-Operation Since the Cold War 空间交会：技术外交与商业空间时代——冷战以来交会对接技术与空间探索合作研究

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-11-28 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70104

Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst

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Sharing the Same Playground? An Analysis of the Private Sector's Role in Tech Diplomacy 共享同一个游乐场？私营部门在技术外交中的作用分析

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-03 Epub Date: 2025-08-17 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70068

Katharina E. Höne

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EU Space Governance at the Threshold of a New Era 新时代的欧盟空间治理

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-02 Epub Date: 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70030

Philip De Man, Jan Wouters

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Incremental Shifts, Strategic Orbits: The Evolution of EU Space Policy Through Gradual Security Linkages 渐进式转变，战略轨道：通过逐步安全联系的欧盟空间政策演变

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-02 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70125

Gustavo G. Müller, Philip De Man

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Multiplying Elements of Fragmentation? Polycentrism, the Launcher Crisis and the Future of Europe in Space 碎片化元素的倍增？多中心主义，发射危机和欧洲太空的未来

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-02 Epub Date: 2026-03-18 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70137

Nina Klimburg-Witjes, Joseph Popper

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EU Space Law and Earth's Boundaries: Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment and Corporate Due Diligence 欧盟空间法与地球边界：整合环境影响评估与企业尽职调查

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Global Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-02 Epub Date: 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70020

Elena Cirkovic, Vitali Braun

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