Italy’s Banking System and the Coronavirus Crisis by Jürgen Matthes

“…Risks for the Italian banking system in the medium term are mainly due to the close ties between the state and the banks. A looming sovereign debt crisis thus threatens to quickly turn into a comprehensive economic crisis.…”
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Le régime rentier d’accumulation en Arabie saoudite et son mode de régulation by Adrien Faudot

“…The rationalization of the Saudi rentier regime relies heavily on migrant workers and on sovereign wealth funds. The Saudi economy seems nevertheless caught up in an unstable dynamics: the country’s demographics and the mass unemployment among Saudis undermine the regime by sucking a growing share of oil revenues.…”
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THE FRENCH STANCE TOWARDS THE POLISH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC FROM THE ELECTION OF FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND TO THE LIFTING OF MARTIAL LAW AS ASSESSED BY POLISH DIPLOMATS by Mateusz Piotr GANCEWSKI

“…This article further proves that Polish foreign policy, though not sovereign, was not ideologically driven (besides official declarations) as the assessment of the French foreign policy demonstrates.…”
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Pourquoi la Catalogne ne peut-elle pas s’autodéterminer ? Les raisons de l'État espagnol by Lucía Payero López

“…This article analyzes the discourse used by the so-called ‘No’ Bloc –comprised of the two majority parties in the Congress of Deputies (the People’s Party and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party), as well as Citizens Party and Union Progress and Democracy– in order to respond to the challenge posed by Catalan pro-sovereign parties. These political groups conceive of Spain as a unitary nation and their rhetoric against self-determination is focused on two main arguments: law and certain supra-positivist limits. …”
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It Does Not Stop at Treaties: Filling the Void of Indigenous Governance by Yamina Sfiat

“…Not understanding how these governments function, how they overlap, or how the United States often works against sovereign nations is detrimental to any policy created with the intent of service to Tribal governments. …”
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Les funérailles charognardes. Homicide, cannibalisme et sacrifice humain pour les Yurakaré (Amazonie bolivienne) by Vincent Hirtzel

“…The Yurakaré approach to homicide focuses on the palingenesis of the victim as a carrion bird that eats its own corpse, a circularity which can be linked in the last resort to a historically grounded representation of a powerful Andean sovereign (particularly the Inca) executing his rebellious subjects. …”
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Armenian Population in Malatia in the 16th Century According To Cadastral Registers by İlhan, Türkmen

“…But they could never become a sovereign state in this region. Malatia and its surrounding areas fully joined Ottoman State during the reign of Sultan Selim the Stern. …”
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Calvin's sudden conversion (subita conversio) and its historical meaning by H. B. Lee

“…After a discussion of these issues the conclusion is drawn that Calvin’s conversion was not the product of a gradual recognition and human decision, but an event of a decisive regeneration, resulting in true and evangelical faith under the sovereign guidance of God. Calvin’s thought on the sovereignty of God provided the guiding principle for the Reformed faith. …”
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De l'obéissance à la révolte ? by Diana Martins

“…The rebellion of the heir to the Portuguese crown, Afonso, against his father, King Dinis of Portugal (1279-1325), between 1317 and 1323, had a profound influence on the perception we have of the relationship that existed between the sovereign and his heir and successor. The aim of the present essay is to circumvent the occasional limitations imposed by the available sources and adopt a broader approach, taking the Prince's perspective as the starting point whilst seeking to understand, through various testimonies, the manner in which the successor was involved in his father's diplomatic efforts. …”
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Sahara occidental : divergences profondes autour d’un mode de règlement by Khadija Mohsen-Finan

“…The players have adopted an all-or-nothing posture regarding the outcome of the conflict : Morocco preaches Saharan autonomy within the kingdom, while the Algeriens and Sahrawis of the Polisario Front hold out for sovereign autonomy. In the absence of a clear victory for one or the other of the protagonists, the political solution will require a compromise reflecting the balance of power. …”
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Espace et art de la formule visuelle à Rome sous le pontificat de Pascal Ier (817-824) : l’exemple de la basilique Sainte-Praxède  by Raphaël Demès

“…These visual forms are fused together in the St Prassede’s decoration and helped to enhance the office of the sovereign pontiff. In this decorated set, Pascal 1st was placed in a half-position between Roman founder martyrs, the apostles and Jesus-Christ.…”
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The Personal Values of Small-Business Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Brazil by Daniel Lima, Edson Kubo, Eduardo Oliva

“…It rethinks professionalism, no longer as a dependent variable, but as a personal value, like the rest, in independent, innovative and sovereign way.…”
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Adéquations et inadéquations du découpage territorial aux contextes politiques et économiques by Christian Vandermotten

“…Even if the principalities which will constitute present Belgium are ruled by the same Sovereign,except for the episcopal principality of Liège, he will not be able to impose a strong centralised administration against the resistances of the traditional counter-powers and another territorial pattern than the complex one inherited from the feudal situation. …”
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BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IN 2022 by Lawrence Olabode Ekundayo

“…The research problem of the paper is the justifications for waging war against a sovereign nation. It is the aim of the paper to investigate the causes of the invasion and the objective is to know the direct effects of the invasion on Nigeria. …”
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Picturebooks and politics: Israeli children’s picturebooks during the shift from pre-state to statehood by Yael Darr

“…During the first decade of Israeli statehood children’s picturebooks decisively disencumbered the children of their former active political tasks, thus implementing a new politics of a civic society in a sovereign state. …”
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Unknown Future of the Banking Union’s Third Pillar by Klaudia Zielińska

“…This stems from both the bad financial standing of some of the euro area banks and their dependency on the sovereign debt of their home and host countries. Studies also indicate low operational readiness of the national schemes, so a transition from re-insurance onto co-insurance phase will require increased efforts of both the Member States and the banks themselves.…”
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Several Remarks on the Throne Based on the Sphragistics Evidences of Lithuanian Rulers from the End of the XIV to the Middle of the XV Centuries by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…Gediminas' majesty seal is known only from the description, which reveals that the ruler holds the sovereign crown in his hand. The ruler is sitting in a cathedra. …”
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What drives the profitability of banking sectors in the European Union? The machine learning approach by Bernardelli Michał, Korzeb Zbigniew, Niedziółka Paweł

“…The results show that the sets of variables shaping the profitability of banking sectors in the EU grouped by use of sovereign rating criterion are different. However, there are variables common to all banking sectors. …”
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Narratologiese ondersoek na Daniël 1: God beloon getrouheid by M. Nel

“…The narratological discussion implies that Daniel 1 conveys the message: God is in control of what is happening with His people. His reign is sovereign. He is where His children are. His children are there because He put them there. …”
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Document publication. Survey of 1545 Livonia and the Great Duchy of Lithuania borderline audit (Livonian officers report) by Tomas Čelkis, Darius Antanavičius

“…Unilateral line reviews are usual in sovereign office correspondence with a neighbor state, informing the latter about the practice that had been undertaken. …”
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