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This study provides a detailed analysis of the impact of financial sanctions on publicly traded companies. We consider the effect of imposing and lifting sanctions on the target country's publicly traded firms and examine the differences in the reaction of politically connected firms and those...
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during the postcolonial age, but the conflict-escalating effect is particularly acute for large-sized split groups. When … ethnic groups and incumbent; and second, a major part of the conflict-escalating effect is attributable to the indirect and …
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In 2018, the total strength of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation did not change. Early in February 2018, the President of the Russian Federation increased by 200 persons to 10,740 persons the ultimate staff number of the Central Office of the Ministry of Defense (without the...
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Economically developed countries as well as the developing countries are facing the brunt of terrorist activities, more recurrently in the last two decades. Poverty, unemployment, inequality and other socio-economic issues are intertwined with acts of violence and terrorism. The economic cost of...
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The U.S. government is the dominant player in the global arms market. An existing literature emphasizes the many benefits of an international U.S.-government arms monopoly including: regional and global balance, stability and security, the advancement of U.S. national interests, and domestic...
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This study provides a detailed analysis of the impact of financial sanctions on publicly traded companies. We consider the effect of imposing and lifting sanctions on the target country's traded equities and examine the differences in the reaction of politically connected firms and those without...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014048842
Although the need for the U.S. to work with other democracies during a future crisis is ever increasing, we do not yet have a sufficient understanding of what citizens in U.S. allies think about security policies and possible military actions. We leveraged on an extremely rare opportunity in...
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systems with conflict development and resolution that are directed to achieve/sustain a global leadership to cope with …
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Which countries are likely to be subjects of research in the study of armed conflict? Evidence from other fields … suggests that research often focuses disproportionately on the West, but it is unclear to what extent this is true in conflict … studies. We suggest that a baseline explanation of research focus is country conflict experience, and present two additional …
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This paper reports on and contrasts Russian and Ukrainian views on 31 moral and political issues. Data were taken from the most recent World Values Survey. Some issues also examined gender differences. The total sample size was 6000+
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