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Published on 19 Feb 2026

An analysis of the decline in EU climate leadership based on punctuated equilibrium theory

in International Studies

Li Shuxuan
Zarina Othman
Sharifah Nursyahidah Binti Syed Annuar

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1732679

229 views

Review

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Leveraging BRICS partnerships for structural transformation: African agency in shaping equitable multilateral trade systems in a multipolar era

in International Studies

Olayinka Taofeek Ibrahim
Festus Jusu Lahai
Samuel Animashaun

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1739281

321 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

From deportations to “frozen conflicts”: Russian nationalism, ethnic engineering and violence in the soviet and post-soviet space

in International Studies

Marco Marsili

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1512946

711 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Turkey as a middle power in Central Asia: regional cooperation amid geopolitical competition with Russia, China, and the United States

in International Studies

Adilbek Yermekbayev
Zhadyra Yekibassova

Frontiers in Political Science

188 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Information as a strategic resource: elite power dynamics and media control in Tunisia

in International Studies

Drew Landskroner

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1729798

379 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 05 Feb 2026

The implications of military unmanned maritime vehicles on the international maritime security order: from challenge to re-balance

in International Studies

Xidi Chen
Lun Li

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1733407

527 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Military Expenditure and Bilateral Trade: Evidence from China and the U.S. in the South China Sea (2000–2024)

in International Studies

Ala Alkhawaldeh

Frontiers in Political Science

251 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Interpreting changes in the Philippines’ South China Sea policy: insights from the foreign and public policy literatures

in International Studies

Bama Andika Putra

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1699631

714 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

A Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Arctic Region in the 21st century

in International Studies

Céline Rodrigues

Frontiers in Political Science

205 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

The geopolitical significance of the CPEC in strengthening the BRI toward the west

in International Studies

Tiago Botelho dos Santos
Cátia Miriam Costa

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1672806

682 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Sovereignty in the global economic order: histories of OPEC

in International Studies

Nuno Luis Madureira

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1733529

944 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Navigating the labyrinth: polycentricity, power, and the evolving scope of international development cooperation—a critical review through the Fiji-South Korea nexus

in International Studies

Shifadjzic Khan
Hwa Seok Hwang
Byung-Wook Yun

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1713101

667 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Buried but unforgotten: nested-contentious memory of the 1955 Pulot-Cot Jeumpa massacre in Aceh, Indonesia

in International Studies

Muhammad Thalal
Husaini Ibrahim
Asnawi Muslem
Effendi Hasan
T. M. Jamil
Yusri Yusuf

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1682124

1,239 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Aligning authoritarian regionalism: discourses and strategies in the EAEU and BRI

in International Studies

Reynaldo de Archellie
Chysanti Arumsari
Puspita Atirennu

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1668607

1,015 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Jan 2026

Why do some limited regional conflicts in the maritime domain have global consequences? Evidence from two Middle-Eastern Wars

in International Studies

EHUD EIRAN

Frontiers in Political Science

171 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

The role of artificial intelligence in radicalisation, recruitment and terrorist propaganda: deconstructing violent extremism and reimagining counterterrorism in contemporary digital ecosystems

in International Studies

Nasir Ahmad Ganaie

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1718396

4,649 views

Policy Brief

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Sustainable alliance strategies in maritime delimitation for small island developing states in Africa: balancing the equitable principles and marine resource governance

in International Studies

Chuanxiang Sun

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1670678

569 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Environmental impacts of the Houthis’ attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea

in International Studies

Ferhan Oral

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1711643

1,396 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Thailand’s role in the context of ACMECS centrality: (re)constructing the Mekong’s regional architecture

in International Studies

Thapiporn Suporn
Poowin Bunyavejchewin
Kornphanat Tungkeunkunt

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1698498

937 views

Systematic Review

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Why cooperation fails? An analysis of mechanisms and models in cross-border governance: a systematic literature review

in International Studies

Jingwen Cai
Yifen Yin
Yanchong Peng
Yingchong Xie
Haoqian Hu
Hui Jin
Chunning Wang

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1713710

1,497 views

Policy Brief

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Kenya’s blue rebalancing after the Somalia v. Kenya maritime delimitation judgment: a strategic toolkit for restoring leverage

in International Studies

Jie Sun

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1679767

1,352 views

Policy Brief

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Assessing the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on complementarity and cooperation: limitations in legal rigor in integration of alternative resolution mechanisms

in International Studies

Abebe Bahiru Bezabh

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1709746

1,141 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Dec 2025

Discursive opportunities in foreign policy—How territorial disputes drive right-wing populist support in Japan

in International Studies

Katharina Dalko

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1626858

1,461 views

Mini Review

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Economic regional integration as geopolitics: the approach of the USA as regards the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

in International Studies

İlke Tanlay

Frontiers in Political Science

doi 10.3389/fpos.2025.1684644

953 views

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An analysis of the decline in EU climate leadership based on punctuated equilibrium theory

Leveraging BRICS partnerships for structural transformation: African agency in shaping equitable multilateral trade systems in a multipolar era

From deportations to “frozen conflicts”: Russian nationalism, ethnic engineering and violence in the soviet and post-soviet space

Turkey as a middle power in Central Asia: regional cooperation amid geopolitical competition with Russia, China, and the United States

Information as a strategic resource: elite power dynamics and media control in Tunisia

The implications of military unmanned maritime vehicles on the international maritime security order: from challenge to re-balance

Military Expenditure and Bilateral Trade: Evidence from China and the U.S. in the South China Sea (2000–2024)

Interpreting changes in the Philippines’ South China Sea policy: insights from the foreign and public policy literatures

A Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Arctic Region in the 21st century

The geopolitical significance of the CPEC in strengthening the BRI toward the west

Sovereignty in the global economic order: histories of OPEC

Navigating the labyrinth: polycentricity, power, and the evolving scope of international development cooperation—a critical review through the Fiji-South Korea nexus

Buried but unforgotten: nested-contentious memory of the 1955 Pulot-Cot Jeumpa massacre in Aceh, Indonesia

Aligning authoritarian regionalism: discourses and strategies in the EAEU and BRI

Why do some limited regional conflicts in the maritime domain have global consequences? Evidence from two Middle-Eastern Wars

The role of artificial intelligence in radicalisation, recruitment and terrorist propaganda: deconstructing violent extremism and reimagining counterterrorism in contemporary digital ecosystems

Sustainable alliance strategies in maritime delimitation for small island developing states in Africa: balancing the equitable principles and marine resource governance

Environmental impacts of the Houthis’ attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea

Thailand’s role in the context of ACMECS centrality: (re)constructing the Mekong’s regional architecture

Why cooperation fails? An analysis of mechanisms and models in cross-border governance: a systematic literature review

Kenya’s blue rebalancing after the Somalia v. Kenya maritime delimitation judgment: a strategic toolkit for restoring leverage

Assessing the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on complementarity and cooperation: limitations in legal rigor in integration of alternative resolution mechanisms

Discursive opportunities in foreign policy—How territorial disputes drive right-wing populist support in Japan

Economic regional integration as geopolitics: the approach of the USA as regards the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership