Russian-Japanese Relations: Long-Term Development Factors by D. V. Streltsov

“…On the other hand, Japan and Russia are both interested interest in political cooperation in creating multilateral dialog mechanisms of international security in East Asia, resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, and easing tensions around territorial disputes in the East China and South China seas. …”
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Transformative social innovation and rural collaborative workspaces: assembling community economies in Austria and Greece [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reser... by Colm Stockdale, Vasilis Avdikos

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LEARNING ABOUT REFUGEE LIFE WITH EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES by Elena Shliakhovchuk

“…Combined with the sense of presence and ownership that allows players to be placed in the shoes of characters grappling with social or political issues, video games are converting into an effective and accessible tool for learning and engagement with pressing cultural, social and political issues. …”
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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

“…However, they are also political rivals that consider the nuclear power industry generating billions of dollars and supplying energy to many countries as one of important geopolitical resources.…”
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Evaluating the dynamics of fee-free higher education in South Africa: a causal loop diagram approach  [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Grace Kanakana-Katumba, Tlotlo Ramasu

“…Background This research investigated the dynamics of fee-free higher education in South Africa, analysing the interplay of socioeconomic, political, and institutional factors to elucidate the complexities surrounding its implementation and impact. …”
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L’École de journalisme d’Alger (1964-1990) : les défis d’une formation professionnelle by Chloé Nejma Rondeleux

“…During this period, the establishment of the single party translated into a monopoly of political power over the media as a whole (newspapers, radio, television and press agencies), placed either under the supervision of the Ministry of Information or under the party of the National Liberation Front (FLN). …”
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The Role of Leaders in Formulation of the Foreign Policy Identity in Egypt by I. E. Ibragimov

“…The author comes to the conclusion that the change of the political leader plays an important role in the transformations of Egypt's foreign policy. …”
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Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions by Taufique Joarder, Tahrim Z. Chaudhury, Ishtiaq Mannan

“…While others pertain to the health sector’s implementation shortfalls including issues of human resources, political interference, monitoring, and supervision, most key informants discussed demand-side barriers too, such as sociocultural disinclination, historical mistrust, and lack of empowerment. …”
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Proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission Headed by F. K. Girs to Subordinate the Kirghiz Inner Horde under Astrakhan Governorate: Administrative Structure and Judic... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…The political reasons were that the Bukey Kazaks had somewhat detached from their fellow tribesmen that inhabited Trans-Ural steppes and were subordinate to Orenburg frontier-guarding forces, and from the latter’s Cossack-inhabited lands. …”
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SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS OF NATIONAL HISTORY AS AN INSTRUMENT OF THE MEMORY POLICY OF THE SOVIET STATE by Isabella S. Ogonovskaya

“…The reasons for the transformation of school historical education in accordance with changes in political attitudes, stages of development of Soviet society, the change of leaders of the country, conceptual approaches in historical science are considered. …”
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Problems of Small and Medium Business in Germany by B. E. Zaritskiy

“…It reveals the mechanism of interaction of government structures, political parties, business alliances and the expert community in formulating and carrying out policies aimed at supporting SME. …”
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The Genesis of APEC: Economic Diplomacy of Australia, Japan, and the United States (On the 30^th Anniversary of the Forum) by A. A. Sidorov

“…APEC emerged at a turning point in international relations history as the break-up of the socialist camp ruled out the alternative to capitalism model of social and political development and created new opportunities for internationalization of production. …”
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Local government in Kazakhstan: an attempt to create a national model by Nikolay Yuvitsa

“…It is being radically reformed on a democratic basis in order to increase the self-organization of the population within the framework of the model of the national structure and political system of society. For this purpose, the bodies of public administration at the local level – akimats, headed by akims of regions, districts (cities), rural settlements. …”
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Imperatives of Strengthening Governance in the World Bank’s Engagement in Iraq, 2014–2018 by A. I. Solomatin

“…The Bank was clearly guided not by economic but by political and strategic motives while developing its strategy of engagement in Iraq after the ISIS offensive. …”
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The Republics of the Southern Caucasus on their way to the ‘Socialist federation’ (1917–1922) by L. S. Gatagova

“…As we approach the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, political, military, social, ethnic and other determinants of consolidation of the peoples and territories of the former Russian Empire within the Bolshevik state attract an increasing interest of academic community. …”
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Humanitarian Aid of the Red Cross and Other Public Organizations of the Netherlands To Soviet Russia During the Famine of 1921–1923 by G. G. Tsidenkov

“…In addition to sending humanitarian supplies, the Dutch Red Cross equipped its own expedition to Samara province;2) Associations of trade unions of the Second International, which participated in the financing of an independent expedition of the "International Federation of Trade Unions" to the Chuvash Autonomous Region;3) communist trade unions and associations of the Netherlands, acting through the organization "International Workers' Aid", which took part in the restoration of the Soviet national economy, and also maintained numerous orphanages in Soviet Russia;4) Religious societies of Dutch Mennonite Protestants, which sent humanitarian aid to the places of settlement of their co-religionists, where, at the insistence of the Soviet government, they provided aid to all those in need, regardless of religion.All the activities of various Dutch organizations and individual citizens in Soviet Russia and the Ukraine showed the readiness of the population and political forces of the Netherlands to maintain close contacts and interaction between our peoples, regardless of the official relations of states and political differences.…”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

“…The process was steered by technocrats from government agencies, donor agencies, academics and selected civil society organisations, along with the involvement of political figures. The Ministry of Health was at the center of coordinating the process and navigating the contestations between technical priorities and political motivations. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY OF JUSTICE by Оксана МЕЛІКОВА

“…This issue is especially relevant against the background of rapid political and social changes that require the unification of citizens around common values and a vision of the future. …”
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization after Enlargement: New Challenges and Prospects by D. V. Efremenko

“…This enlargement of the SCO implies a considerable increase in its political and economic weight, as well as additional interstate contradictions, which have previously had a peripheral significance for the SCO.In that regard special attention is drawn to the new political dynamics within the SCO. …”
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Mettre l’intime en bande dessinée. Un dialogue avec Léna Merhej et Noémie Honein by Michela De Giacometti, Laura Odasso

“…By lifting the veil on the body and its multiple experiences, such as sexuality and illness, Léna Merhej and Noémie Honein invites us to explore social and political contexts in which these experiences are embedded: these women’s lives are indeed intimately intertwined with political conjunctures and the collective experience. …”
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