América Latina y la Unión Europea: agendas sociales, competencia geopolítica y COVID-19 by José Antonio Sanahuja

“…Un escenario de crisis de globalización y contestación del sistema multilateral, al que se suma la crisis de la COVID-19, somete esas relaciones a nuevas tensiones. …”
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Institutional distance, trade agreements, and intellectual property trade networks: Evidence from cross-border data. by Yida Wang, Jiangjiao Wang

“…In order to deeply participate in the intellectual property trade network, countries should actively align with international institutional norms and sign bilateral or multilateral trade agreements with countries with similar institutional levels to enhance the production level and export of intellectual property.…”
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Love Them & Leave Them: science-based rationale for a campaign at the public health-conservation interface by Jamie K. Reaser, Jamie K. Reaser, Hongying Li, Sean Southey

“…The campaign is responsive to a recent call by multilateral bodies for governments to prevent pandemics at the source.…”
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Les nouveaux modes de gestion de la proximité euromaghrébine by Jean-Robert Henry

“…While Germany moves economic leverage to broaden influence, François Hollande France moves diplomatic and military leverage to take back initiative in North and North-West Africa, putting aside the most questionable aspects of previous French president’s action. As regards multilateral relationships, the failure of Europe-Mediterranean partnership fosters “5+5” dialogue, through which West-Mediterranean rimming countries try to strengthen bilateral and transnational relationships and to extend sub-regional cooperation imbued with security concerns. …”
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Sobre a proteção contra a conduta desleal dos Estados no comércio internacional: as ambiguidades de sua disciplina jurídica e de seus fundamentos no direito da OMC by Daniel Damásio Borges

“…Por esses motivos, surge o seguinte questionamento: determinadas condutas estatais podem ser consideradas desleais pelas normas do sistema multilateral do comércio, ao desequilibrarem o jogo da concorrência internacional em favor das empresas nacionais? …”
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Physiological Roles of DNA Double-Strand Breaks by Farhaan A. Khan, Syed O. Ali

“…Here, we review the wide-ranging roles of physiological DSBs and the emerging network of their multilateral regulation to consider how the cell is able to harness DNA breaks as a critical biochemical tool.…”
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The development of international cooperation to counter organized crime: the choice of values of the international communit by A. I. Efimova

“…The UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) has provided a framework for international cooperation, formulated principles of universal understanding of criminal threats and importance of combatting them on a multilateral basis.…”
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TURKEY’S STRATEGY TOWARDS AFGHANISTAN: SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE by A. I. Aliyeva

“…Since 2015 Turkey has been actively engaged in the new NATO 'Resolute Support' mission, while continuing its economic support to Afghanistan on bilateral and multilateral basis. This paper aims to unveil the particularities of the Turkey's Afghan strategy, which has yet escaped the Russian scholars' attention, with the help of the Turkish primary sources and academic works. …”
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Impact of Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Reforms on Global Biofuel Mandates by Robin Argueyrolles, Tobias Heimann, Ruth Delzeit

“…The fiscal benefit is therefore twofold with savings on fossil and bio‐based energy subsidies. In a multilateral reform scenario, we simulate the rise in fiscal revenue from phasing out the fossil fuel subsidies to be 25% higher when the avoided spending on biofuels' support is accounted for. …”
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Coherence of European Union Actions at the UN Human Rights Council and the Council of Europe by Anatoly Boyashov

“…It appears promising to make the EU action coherent over various multilateral bodies. This paper argues that the external environment is the key element for the external coherence of the EU action at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Council of Europe (CoE). …”
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Barriers to the EU Single Services Market by O. V. Biryukova

“…Integration of services in the Union is accompanied by important trade initiatives at the multilateral level. In the World Trade Organization EU countries negotiate a new agreement on trade in services, and offer provisions which providing transparency, deepening liberalization and investor protection for foreign investors in the market, will also complement and foster the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) EU - USA. …”
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NATO in the Arctic: incentives and impediments by Dmitry A. Danilov

“…Russia is faced not only with Western Arctic players’ attempts to push it away from planning and implementing a multilateral Arctic policy, but also with growing risks of violating the existing strategic stability and balances in the Northern Arctic area. …”
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Transferencias condicionadas de dinero en Colombia: entre la política social y las lógicas de servidumbre by Leidy Yolanda González García

“…Firstly, 50 in-depth interviews with the population receiving the conditional cash transfer; secondly, a systematic observation process in field journals, and thirdly, the creation of an archive of secondary sources that is nourished by: technical and administrative reports on social policy in Colombia, documents and reports from multilateral organizations, impact evaluations, guides and material with which financial training processes are carried out for the recipients of the transfer money, among others. …”
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Constructivist perspective on Japan’s Foreign Aid Loans; In Case Jakarta Wastewater Infrastructure by Lalu Radi Myarta, Tulus Warsito, Nadhif Fadhlan Musyaffa, Hasri Ainun Hakiem

“…The author believes that the ongoing of foreign aid shape identity of the donor country through bilateral or multilateral interaction. In which this study found that Japanese aid is motivated by identity interests, which encompasses role identity as environmentalist and collective identity in the foreign aid practice. …”
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A review of the types of diets used in Crohn’s disease: the support system for pharmacological treatment by Joanna Śnieżna, Wojciech Wojciech Florczak, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Urszula Zelik, Gabriela Trestka, Wiktoria Domino, Kamila Stępień, Jagienka Włodyka, Sabina Adamczyk, Maria Przygoda

“… Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic and progressive disease, that requires a multilateral approach. Its incidence is rising globally, particularly in industrializing regions, correlating with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods. …”
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Basic principles of Russian foreign policy under Vladimir Putin by Sadeghi Elham Mir Mohammad, Ahmad Vakhshitekh

“…The article notes the multi-vector nature of Russia's foreign policy strategy aimed at developing multilateral interstate relations, achieving peace and security in the interstate arena, actively countering modern challenges and threats to interstate security, as well as the formation of a multipolar world. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Physical Quality of Rural Housing in Iran by mohammad hajipour, Vahid riahi, hadi gharagozloo

“…Housing enjoys a multilateral functioning in the rural system. One of the aspects highlighted by planning system is the renewal and rehabilitation of housing. …”
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Strengthening of ground forces as an indicator of Poland’s foreign policy priorities by Philip O. Trunov

“…Poland seeks to play an increased role in the confrontation between the West and Russia, in the distribution of NATO multilateral resources. Warsaw has chosen a noticeable increase of its land forces as an important attribute of its attractiveness to Western partners. …”
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Sécurité aux frontières : Portée et limites de la stratégie algérienne by Abdennour Benantar

“…The Algerian strategy has been developing on three levels: the implantation of a border security system and the restructuration of armed and security forces; the development of bilateral processes of cooperation with neighboring countries; the development of multilateral processes through the initiative des pays du Champ. …”
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Russia and the Issues of the Korean Peninsula by G. D. Toloraya

“…It can be solved only by multilateral efforts for comprehensive solution combining security guarantees for North Korea and its abandonment of nuclear option.…”
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