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6+1 Questions about Exit from International Organizations
What is the name of the book and what are its coordinates? The book is Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change. It was published in June 2025 by Cambridge...
6+1 Questions About “The Social Construction of Christian Persecution through Quantification in International Religious Freedom Advocacy”
What is the name of the journal article (or book) and what are its coordinates? Miray Philips. 2025. “The Social Construction of Christian Persecution through Quantification in International...
6+1 Questions about American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of US Foreign Policy
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6+1 Questions about Between Mao and Gandhi: The Social Roots of Civil Resistance
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