The Timbuktu syndrome by Andersson, R

“…Concluding, the article argues that if military strategy was once seen as paralysed by a ‘Vietnam syndrome’, today we see something akin to a ‘Timbuktu syndrome’ as Western powers obsess about controlling perceived dangers emanating from remote sites yet increasingly fear entering these ‘Timbuktus’ of a revived geographic imagination.…”

L’instrumentalisation de la religion dans l’Empire ottoman à l’époque de l’expansion européenne (1800-1914) by Paul Dumont

“…On the one hand, the symbolic leadership of the Ummah claimed by the Sultan was mobilized in remote Muslim territories in order to obtain external allies; on the other hand, the Sublime Porte instrumentalized the title of Caliph to make Western powers accept that albeit lost, territories comprising Muslim populations formerly under Ottoman rule would remain under the religious jurisdiction of the Sultan. …”
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Despre naufragiul civilizațiilor by Dragoș DRAGOMAN

“…Not only the Western style of doing profit affected the more traditional and tranquil succession of generations, by shaking the foundations of those societies. Yet the Western powers interfered with internal issues by colonizing, partitioning territories, fueling local quarrels. …”
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COOPERATION VS. COMPETITION IN CENTRAL ASIA by Veronica MIHALACHE

“…On the other hand, we should take into account that promoting multipolarity in the global politics is a common interest of China and Russia; both countries started to exclude, to various extents, the Western powers’ interests in Central Asia.…”
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SEMNIFICAȚIA „SECOLULUI UMILINȚEI“ by Vohn, Cristina

“…The century of humiliation is a phrase steeped in the Chinese culture and mentality, which denotes the period when Western powers and Japan intervened in China. The Chinese believe that it began during the first Opium War in 1839, when England invaded southern China, and ended with the liberation of China from foreign troops and the victory of the Chinese Communists who proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949. …”
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The conceptual evolution of responsible research and innovation in China: a systematic literature review by L. Wang, T. B. Long

“…ABSTRACTWithin the contemporary global economy, research and innovation are just as likely to come from non-western economic and political powers, such as China, as from western powers more traditionally associated with research and innovation production, such as in Europe and North America. …”
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Soft power geopolitics: how does the diminishing utility of military power affect the Russia – West confrontation over the “Common Neighbourhood” by Vasif HUSEYNOV

“…It explores how this fact affects the policies of the Western powers and Russia within the frame of the confrontation they are in. …”
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Book Review—Anne Applebaum’s <i>Red Famine</i> (2017) by Frank Hordijk

“…The theme setting and particular relevance of artificial or man-made famines seems to come up in intervals, when tensions re-arise between ‘Western’ powers and Russia and seems to be useful for the purposes of ‘demonizing’ ‘Putin’—the current President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin (2000–2008; 2012–)—, ‘the Kremlin’, the Russian government; or simply ‘Russia’ in the eyes of ‘the West’. …”
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Unravelling A Myth: Emergence of The Myth of Female Kurdish Fighters in Social Media by İbrahim Efe

“…The imagery of Kurdish female fighters is used by Western powers and Kurdish political groups to legitimize their political positions in the prolonged civil war in Syria.…”
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Impact of Western transmission of the Peking Gazette on Late-Qing China’s information security by Ling Chen, Lianjian Deng

“…Western transmission of the Peking Gazette to some extent promoted cultural exchanges between China and the West and also provided the Western powers, which were in a period of expansion, with a wealth of political and military intelligence. …”
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ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC, THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA AND WESTERN ALLIES by MILAN KOLJANIN, DRAGICA KOLJANIN

“…In order to understand the memorandum, it is necessary to consider the most important political and military circumstances at the end of World War II in Yugoslavia, especially the politics of the new Yugoslavia and the Western powers, primarily the British. The representatives of the Holy See in the ISC and the Archbishop of Zagreb, Alojzije Stepinac, played an important role in efforts to preserve the Ustasha state. …”
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The response of Muslim countries to the Bosnian crisis by W. Shawaluddin W. Hassan

“…Muslim countries with the spirit of Islamic Brotherhood responded strongly to their brothers and sisters plight and sufferings. They condemned Western powers for their failure to stop the atrocities and launched initiatives through diplomatic efforts, provided troops to the UN peace efforts, provided financial and political aids, and took in refugees. …”
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STRATEGICZNE ZNACZENIE METALI ZIEM RZADKICH by Daria Wiejaczka, Witold Wilczyński

“…Considering the consequences of the Chinese monopoly in the form of destabilizing the economic situation and the possible threat to security on a global scale, the authors point to possible steps that can be taken by Western powers and their societies in order to diversify supplies of rare earth metals.…”
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Intercultural Dialog as a Necessity in the Modern World – Conceptualization and Development Perspectives by Denys Svyrydenko, Wiktor Możgin

“…The prevailing paradigm of West-centrism is changing, which will manifest itself primarily in the emergence of new non-Western powers. Through the selfish imposition of its own patterns and values on the whole world, the West did not consider other players who were growing in strength, who today strive to emphasize their own presence in the international arena, relying on their uniqueness and cultural and religious distinctiveness. …”
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The Humanity Crisis Caused by Colonial Administrations in Rwanda by Kadir Özköse

“…Rwanda was very and peaceful until the Western powers established their colonies in the region. …”
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Les difficultés de la filière brésilienne face à la nouvelle organisation mondiale du négoce des pierres de couleur by Aurélien Reys

“…The colored gemstones commoditychains, as most of natural resources exploited, have long consisted as hierarchical trades dominated by the main Western powers. Along with the growing influence of Asian countries, they are now undergoing in a major restructuring and seem to operate more like multi-polarized markets. …”
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On the Similarity of Colonialist Policies Implemented Against the Ottoman Empire and the Far East: The Bargains Over Korea After the Shimonoseki Agreement by Cezmi Eraslan

“… The industrialized Western powers, seeking free trade, raw materials and market, turned their faces to the underdeveloped states of the Middle and the Far East in the 19th century. …”
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THE THEORY OF AUTOCHTONOUS ZIONISM IN POLITICAL DISCOURSES IN ISRAEL 1961-1967 by Michal Haramati

“…In a local context, it perceives of the Zionist project from its inception as colonial, created by European Jews, supported by western powers and based upon perceived civilizational supremacy of western modernity. …”
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On the Spaces of Guerre Moderne: The French Army in Northern Algeria (1954–1962) by Samia Henni

“…Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, however, the United States and other Western powers have overtly expressed their interest in French military practices in Algeria, but seldom in the fields of architecture and territorial planning. …”
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Bridging Faiths and Empires: The Assumptionists and the <i>Mission d’Orient</i> (1863–1923) by Ediz Hazir

“…The study argues that the failure can be attributed to complex power dynamics between the Ottoman Empire and Western powers, resulting in a hostile environment for Christian communities. …”
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