Ending the Syrian conflict : foreign intervention or renewed political process? by Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan

“…A NATO-led intervention is possible but a diplomatic solution based on the Annan peace plan, with the support of Russia and China, is more likely to achieve results.…”
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US-Russia relations under Trump presidency: will the reset come to pass? by Dave, Bhavna

“…Donald Trump’s pre-election admiration for Russian president Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader” has raised hopes of a ‘reset’ of diplomatic relations since the deterioration of the US-Russia ties in this decade. …”
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Transitional civic placemaking: dispersed initiatives in changing urban landscapes by Tang, Bo, Mitchell, Maurice

“…This booklet summarises the investigations, surveys and speculations of architecture students in Degree Studios 3 and 7, together with Diploma Unit 6 at the CASS. We started the year by immersing ourselves in an urban setting in South Bermondsey which was full of a diverse array of steel and concrete sheds. …”
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AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

The prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Zaini, Nur Zulfatul Izzah Mohammad

“…A total of 207 nursing students from Diploma and Bachelor programmes participated in this study. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards athritis among nursing students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…A total of 141 nursing students from degree and diploma were recruited via a purposive sampling method. …”
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Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Towards Arthritis Among Nursing Students In Universiti Sains Malaysia by Yunus, Nurmutiah Mohd

“…A total of 141 nursing students from degree and diploma were recruited via a purposive sampling method. …”
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An Islamic tent in S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara by Gigante, F

“…The tent, painted to represent a baldachin over the high altar, recalls descriptions of the Andalusi silk and gold tents seized by Spanish armies from the Almohad camps during the wars of Christian expansion into al-Andalus in the thirteenth century, some of which were sent across Europe as diplomatic gifts. In its extraordinarily precise, illusionistic details, the fresco appears to depict an existing, rather than an imagined, object and could therefore be the only extant visual testimony of the practice of displaying and reusing such precious Islamic structures in a Christian context.…”

Eurocentric fables of international debt and China. China report by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…The article outlines different trajectories of the international debt trap diplomacy, which uses debt as a tool to control resources and to undermine state and governments in countries outside the Westphalian outlook. …”
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Factors influencing career success of women managers in Malaysian public sector by Abdul Manaf, Saidatul Hizam

“…This cross-sectional correlational study was conducted on 128 women managers in Administrative and Diplomatic Service (ADS) in 12 ministries in Putrajaya. …”
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Morocco’s shifting identity – Africa’s new kid on the block is making waves​ by Gopaldas, Ronak

“…It explores the future implications of this strategy from the political, diplomatic and economic perspectives. These complex issues are relevant to foreign investors seeking new expansion opportunities, other African countries vying to be the preferred gateway to Africa, and businesses seeking to pursue opportunities presented by adoption of AfCFTA.…”
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Multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region : prospects and possibilities by Ball, Desmond

“…It acknowledges the extraordinary progress of the institutionalisation of multilateral security cooperation between 1992-97 but also sees this process and institutionalising a region-wide confidence-building process were fundamentally important achievements of the first five-year period, but they were relatively easy undertakings when compared to mroe substantive activites such as preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution or arms control.…”
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Constructions of Japan and the Japanese : war, memory and foreign policy in Singapore by Liu, Joseph Woon Keong

“…The thesis examines how these modes of memory determine Singapore’s diplomatic relationship with Japan. The adversarial mode is created through the ritualized system of commemoration in schools that transmits the national collective memory to Singaporeans. …”
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Rethinking Singapore-Sino relations : prospects and perils of China’s regional multilateralism for Singapore by Zhang, Suzie Suyi

“…Due to its active involvement in multilateral organizations such as ASEAN, Singapore can acquire and enjoy a substantial amount of diplomatic power. However, the emergence of China and its increasing avenue in the multilateral fora pose significant opportunities and challenges for Singapore. …”
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Cliopatria - A geospatial database of world-wide political entities from 3400BCE to 2024CE by Bennett, JS, Mutch, E, Tollefson, A, Chalstrey, E, Benam, M, Cioni, E, Reddish, J, Zsambok, J, Levine, J, Cook, CJ, Francois, P, Hoyer, D, Turchin, P

“…The scientific understanding of the complex dynamics of global history – from the rise and spread of states to their declines and falls, from their peaceful interactions with economic or diplomatic exchanges to violent confrontations – requires, at its core, a consistent and explicit encoding of historical political entities, their locations, extents and durations. …”

China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…In this article, we study Chinese and Southeast Asian strands of security discourse, which provide political and diplomatic cover for cooperative interaction in parallel with little or no compromise on security principles. …”
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Reducing dependence on China? South Korea's shift in foreign policy under the Yoon administration by See, Yi Ro

“…Yoon has been actively expanding diplomatic relations beyond China, to the US and Indo-Pacific countries. …”
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Empirical assessment of trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries using revealed comparative advantage by Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Aurangzeb, Khan, Ameerzaib, Khan, Shahbano

“…This paper focuses on exploring trade potentials of Pakistan with SAARC countries that are essentials ingredients for making strong diplomatic and economic relations through coordination. …”
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新加坡华人对中国的贡献 ：新加坡城市规划之父刘太格个案研究 = Contributions of Singaporean Chinese to China : a case study on Singapore’s father of city planning Liu Thai Ker... by 冯时辉 Phang, Shi Hwee

“…Despite being the last country in Southeast Asia to establish diplomatic relations with China, Singapore played an integral role in their modern development. …”
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A process-based framework to examine China’s approach to transboundary water management by Zhang, Hongzhou, Li, Mingjiang

“…Scholars have explored various approaches to the study of this subject, including the legal perspective, the socioeconomic-environmental lens, the foreign relations/neighbourhood diplomacy angle, and international relations theories. …”
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