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Introducing an Agenda-based Measurement of Mediation Success: The Divergent Effects of the Manipulation Strategy in African Civil Wars
(2019)International NegotiationPrevious quantitative mediation research has relied on generalized measurements of “mediation success,” such as agreements, ceasefires or peace durability. However, these measurements of success do not take into account what mediators were mandated to achieve. We propose benchmarking outcomes against the explicit mandates of the interventions, a novel way of conceptualizing mediation success. Utilizing data on the agendas of mediated ...Journal Issue -
Special Issue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics at Mountain Sites 2017
(2019)Aerosol and Air Quality ResearchJournal Issue -
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Russian Think Tanks and Foreign Policy-Making
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)Journal Issue -
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Material processing of optical devices and their applications
(2019)Materials Science in Semiconductor ProcessingJournal Issue -
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2017 in Review, Perspectives for 2018
(2018)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The articles in this edition focuses on 1) the efforts of the Kremlin to ensure a smooth run-up to the 2018 Russian Presidential election, noting that its major challenges still lie ahead; 2) Russia's slow pace of economic recovery in 2017, suggesting that the characterisation of the Russian economy as stagnant may not hold for some areas of the economy; and 3) how a key aim of Russian foreign policy in 2017 was to assert its role in ...Journal Issue -
The Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
(2018)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The three articles in this edition of the RAD look at 1) the “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, arguing that though they may be best described as Russian puppet states, Moscow’s denial of formal ties to these entities makes a comprehensive analysis difficult; 2) the attitudes and identities of the Donbass region’s population, including both the Russian and Ukrainian controlled areas; and 3) key factors driving ...Journal Issue -
Russian Presidential Elections
(2018)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition analyzes the results of Russia’s 18 March 2018 presidential election, which extended President Putin’s term in office up to 2024. More specifically, the articles focus on 1) the reasons for holding the vote when no one doubted who would win, pointing out how this relates to growing personalism in the Russian political regime; and 2) how Putin engineered his victory, arguing that this involved the exclusion of viable opposition ...Journal Issue -
Winter Olympics/World Cup
(2018)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This issue of the RAD assesses Russia´s use of major sporting events to promote its soft power, prior its hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. More specifically, the first article compares how Russia and South Korea made use of their hosting of recent Winter Olympic Games to further their national goals, arguing that South Korea was more effective and at a lower cost. The second article then examines the role Russian leaders, sports ...Journal Issue