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Of Mechanisms and Myths: Conceptualising States' "Soft Power" Strategies through Sports Mega-Events by Grix, Jonathan, Brannagan, Paul Michael

“…Joseph Nye's concept of "soft power" has become an increasingly used term to help explain why states-including so-called "emerging states"-are paying greater…”
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Neutral Paradoxes. Switzerland and the Allies at the Beginning of the Second World War by Farquet, Christophe

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The 'US Factor' in the Satō Administration's Diplomacy in the Indonesia-Malaysia Conflict, 1964-1966 by Pressello, Andrea

“…Peace efforts to resolve the Indonesia-Malaysia conflict (1963-1966) became an important agenda in Japan's Southeast Asia policy under Prime Minister (PM)…”
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"Forced into the Shade": Winston Churchill and America's Naval Challenge by Maurer, John H.

“…The United States emerged as a naval competitor of Great Britain after the First World War. American naval ambitions exasperated Winston Churchill, who saw…”
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Brian McKercher: A Life in International History by Maurer, John H., Goldstein, Erik

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"Auxiliary" Jobs? French Women's Multiple Entry pathways into Diplomacy, 1900-1947 by Badel, Laurence

“…Since Emily Rosenberg's call to avoid writing a history focused solely on the careers of exceptional women, publications on the feminisation of international…”
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Fighting for Oxford and Cambridge: National Security and Imperial Ambition in the 'Transition of Power' by Preston, Andrew

“…This article uses the rise of the doctrine of 'national security' in US statecraft and strategy to re-examine Brian McKercher's work on the 'transition of…”
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Lord Haldane and the July Crisis by Young, John W.

“…There are widely differing interpretations of Lord Haldane's behaviour during the July crisis. To some historians, the Lord Chancellor was part of a group -…”
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'Three Whores at a christening': The North Atlantic Triangle Beyond Suez by McKercher, Asa

“…For much of its history, Canadian policymakers conceived of Canada as operating within the North Atlantic Triangle, a descriptor of its close economic,…”
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Arming Sheīkh Saīd: Conflict and Cooperation in Italian and British Imperial Policy in the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea, 1927-1940 by Strang, G. Bruce

“…After the Great War, Imam Yahya, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Yemen, established control over the Yemeni highlands and fought wars against his rivals to…”
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Austen Chamberlain and the Locarno Treaties revisited by Johnson, Gaynor

“…The approaching centenary of the Locarno conference in October 1925 provides a convenient reason to re-evaluate the significance of the treaties that emerged…”
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The United States, the People's Republic of China, and the Defence of Taiwan by Roi, Michael, Lyon, Peter

“…This article examines the current rivalry between the United States and the People's Republic of China with a focus on the issue of Taiwan. A central question…”
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Dissenter Diplomacy: Sub-Diplomatic Efforts in the Making of the Anglo-American Alliance, 1850-1918 by Goldstein, Erik

“…This article considers the efforts of sub-diplomatic actors in building the Anglo-American alliance during the long 19th century. Particular attention is given…”
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Allen Leeper, the Foreign Office and the Diplomacy of Air Disarmament, 1932-1934 by Varey, David K.

“…As the resident Foreign Office expert on air disarmament during the World Disarmament Conference, Allen Leeper was at the forefront of a campaign for the…”
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The Failed Coup of Belgian Diplomacy: Diplomats and Foreign Policy Making in the First World War The Failed Coup of Belgian Diplomacy: Diplomats and Foreign Policy Making in the First World War , by Michael Auwers, Brussels, National Archives of Belgium, 2022, 228 pp., 19.95€ (paperback), ISBN 9789463912938: by Michael Auwers, Brussels, National Archives of Belgium, 2022, 228 pp., 19.95€ (paperback), ISBN 9789463912938 by Martel, Gordon

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An Indefinite Alliance? Article 13 and the North Atlantic Treaty by Michaels, Jeffrey H.

“…This article examines the background to the provisions in the North Atlantic Treaty for the alliance's duration and member state withdrawal (Article 13)…”
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Primitive Accumulation in the East Africa Groundnut Scheme by Sutton, Alex

“…This paper revisits the Groundnut Scheme, a postwar colonial development project in East Africa infamous for its catastrophic failure. It examines the plans…”
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An Unclaimed Arab League Victory: The Foreign Office-Led Cessation of Kuwaiti Oil to Haifa by Al-Atiqi, Suliman I.

“…In 1952, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Shell were clandestinely shipping Kuwaiti oil to the Haifa refinery (owned by the same companies) to meet Israel's…”
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The 1941 Merano Conference: Building a Relationship Through Military Diplomacy by Hayward, Joel, Fiore, Massimiliano

“…On 13 and 14 February 1941, a German and Italian maritime strategy conference, led by Großadmiral Erich Raeder, C-in-C of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy), and…”
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The Wisdom of 'Modest' Beginnings: Lord Salisbury, Arbitration, International Law and British Naval Supremacy by Brent, Richard

“…Lord Salisbury, according to the historiography, was notoriously sceptical of international arbitration. Yet, at the end of the nineteenth century, Salisbury's…”
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