Japanese parliamentary diplomacy towards Taiwan: what factors contribute to the heightened political exchanges in 2023? by Nakano, A

La diplomazia culturale americana, la Guerra fredda e il cinema di Hong Kong negli anni Cinquanta = American cultural diplomacy, Cold War, and Hong Kong cinema in the 1950s by Lee, Sangjoon

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Nuptial journeys: A cultural history of wedding travel in selected Habsburg unions ca 1450–1550 by Pastrnak, P

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The strategy of coercive isolation U.S. security policy by Timonthy W. Crawford

“…The isolation of adversaries is an important form of coercive diplomacy. Because countries that are isolated are more vulnerable to military force and more exposed to the costs of fighting, the diplomatic process of being isolated puts coercive pressure on them. …”
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Singapore's reaction to rising China : deep engagement and strategic adjustment by Goh, Evelyn

“…The paper suggests that in the post-September 11 structural context, structural adjustment for Singapore necessitates the continuation of deep engagement with China, but also deeper engagement with the US, in the strategic as well as diplomatic and political-economic realms.…”
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NATO : Network Architecture Tensile Organization : mending Berlin through public interface by Vassilev, Vasilena (Vasilena R.)

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China-Australia : estranged partners by Schleich, Anne-Marie

“…Since April 2020, Australia and China have been embroiled in escalating trade and diplomatic disputes. The relationship between the two countries has deteriorated and is currently at a critical point. …”
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The European Green Deal: challenges and opportunities for the Southern Mediterranean by Sandri, S, Hussein, H, Alshyab, N, Sagatowski, J

“…Even if conceived as an essentially domestic growth strategy, the EGD is inspiring EU diplomacy, as economic cooperation will be needed to realize the EGD’s ambitious vision. …”

Blinken's Beijing visit: private conversations, public criticism by Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern

“…That said, having private conversations between the two sides remains essential, even if the public mood and diplomatic relationship remain fraught with tensions.…”
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Biden-Xi : emerging clash of the united fronts? by Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern

“…As the Biden administration continues its diplomatic pressure on China, Beijing is likely to further harden its stance in response to what it perceives as a Western United Front against it. …”
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G-20’s Osaka Summit : What Putin Achieved by Cheang, Chris

“…The G-20 Summit in Osaka on 28-29 June 2019 marked another step towards the gradual weakening of the West’s diplomatic isolation of Russia.…”
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Marketing ice-cream in Vietnam by Lam, Sarah Ling Ling, Tan, Yew Luang, Tang, Tzu Bing

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Trump-Kim Summit : A Tale of Two Endings by Chong, Alan, Ong-Webb, Graham

“…The Summit should be regarded as a proverbial fork in the foggy road of international diplomatic history.…”
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Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy : his impact on Singapore-Malaysia relations by Han, David Guo Xiong

“…The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy on Singapore – Malaysia relations will continue to have an impact on the diplomatic ties of these two countries. In particular his insights on the shared geography, history, culture, and the regional and geopolitical contexts for both Singapore and Malaysia will endure for many years to come.…”
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Israel and Saudi Arabia : forging ties on quicksand by Dorsey, James M

“…Distrust of US-led efforts for a negotiated end to the Iranian nuclear crisis, animosity towards the Muslim Brotherhood, a shared determination to defeat Al Qaeda, and questions about the reliability of the US as an ally have persuaded Saudi Arabia and Israel to go public with their tacit alliance despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two erstwhile enemies.…”
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South Korea’s maritime challenges : between a rock and a hard base by Euan, Graham

“…While domestic opposition still overhangs the construction of a new base on Jeju island, Seoul-Beijing diplomatic strains are meanwhile playing out in a lesser known East China Sea boundary dispute.…”
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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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Xiangshan Forum – China’s Quest for Stability : Images and Realities by Suryanarayana, Pisupati Sadasiva

“…In pursuing proactive defence diplomacy, China has resorted to political messaging and pragmatic signalling. …”
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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.…”