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Laughing at Failure or Failing to Laugh: Humour as a Strategy for Dealing With Foreign Policy Failure? 笑对失败还是不笑：幽默是应对外交政策失败的策略？

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1177/03043754241234444

Alexander Spencer, Kai Oppermann

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“Eastern Europe” and War. Introduction to the Special Issue "东欧 "与战争特刊简介

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/03043754241229654

Aliaksei Kazharski, Andrey Makarychev

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‘We Must be Focused and We Must Organise’: Gender, Conflict and Human Rights Activism in Balochistan 我们必须集中精力，我们必须组织起来"：俾路支省的性别、冲突和人权活动

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI: 10.1177/03043754231225510

Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Maryam Kanwer, Sadia Baloch

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‘We Must be Focused and We Must Organise’: Gender, Conflict and Human Rights Activism in Balochistan 我们必须集中精力，我们必须组织起来"：俾路支省的性别、冲突和人权活动

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI: 10.1177/03043754231225510

Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Maryam Kanwer, Sadia Baloch

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A Whale of a Blindspot: The “Effectiveness” of Bribes, Threats, and Socialization in the International Whaling Commission 鲸鱼的盲点：国际捕鲸委员会中贿赂、威胁和社会化的 "有效性

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1177/03043754241227277

Rafaella Lobo

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‘Defence Diplomacy in Argentina: Finding New Roles for the Military in Democracy’ 阿根廷的国防外交：为军队在民主中寻找新角色

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1177/03043754231221860

Andrea Oelsner, Carina Solmirano, Deborah M. Tasselkraut

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Understanding Turkish Foreign Policy Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis 了解土耳其外交政策研究：文献计量分析

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.1177/03043754231223557

Hakan Mehmetcik, Emel Parlar Dal, Hasan Hakses

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