The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…The findings broaden the understanding of the modern leading powers’ approaches to internal security models transfer, as well as of its limits.…”
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Machiavelli and instituent power by Albano Pina

“…It is not my purpose, in the following, to present Machiavelli as a systematic theoretician of instituent power. I merely try, through an overview of the Discourses, to bring to light certain elements that intervene, or are implied, in such a concept, and that remain largely unthematized. …”
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Foreign Policy of Russia: ‘Soft Power’ of the Regions by S. P. Arteev

“…In particular, the soft power potential of the Russian regions appears to be largerly under-utilized. …”
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In the mirror of transitology: The politics of power alternation in the Caucasus and Central Asia by S. A. Pritchin

“…Nevertheless, it is possible to discern several key scenarios: a ‘revolutionary’ scenario, which implies a violent change of power; an intra-elite consensus; transition of power to a successor; a hereditary transmission of power; democratic elections; a resigna-tion of a president. …”
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Relationship between corporate culture and competitive power of the companies in the tourism industry by Milena Kirilova Filipova

“…The major objective of this research is to clarify the contents implied in the concept “corporate culture”, to study the level of development of corporate culture and the formation of mission in the tourist companies in Bulgaria, to explore the psychological climate and motivation factors as well as to throw light upon the relationship between corporate culture and competitive power in tourism. …”
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Bounds on coefficients of reciprocals of formal power series with rapidly decreasing coefficients by Kenneth S. Berenhaut, Edward E. Allen, Sam J. Fraser

“…This paper studies reciprocals of formal power series whose coefficients are monotone and bounded by a geometrically decaying sequence. …”
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Analyzing power errors in the optical pumping system of atomic spin comagnetometers by Jiale QUAN, Ye LIU, Longyan MA, Wenfeng FAN, Wei QUAN

“…This implies that slow drifts or fluctuations in pumping power can directly affect the long-term stability of the comagnetometer, which is critical for applications requiring minimal drift over time. …”
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THE PERFORMATIVE FUNCTION/POWER OF LITERARY DEVICES IN JUDITH: A SPEECH ACT CONTRIBUTION by R.S. Hobyane

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Matching of Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells for Maximum Power Output by C. Ulbrich, C. Zahren, A. Gerber, B. Blank, T. Merdzhanova, A. Gordijn, U. Rau

“…Current matching of tandem solar cells under short-circuit condition maximizes the output current but is disadvantageous for the overall fill factor and as a consequence does not imply an optimization of the output power of the device. …”
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Impact of Loads and Photovoltaic Uncertainties on Cascaded Failure in Transmission Networks of Future Power Grids by Wasseem Al-Rousan, Rafat Aljarrah, Mazaher Karimi, Firas Obeidat, Qusay Salem

“…The results in this paper imply that the increase in penetration of PV systems in the power grid would increase the potential of both cascaded failure risk and occurrence. …”
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An Exceptionally Powerful, Radiatively Driven Ultrafast Outflow in the Rapidly Accreting AGN RE J1034+396 by Chloe S. Taylor, Daniel R. Wilkins, Steven W. Allen

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Par-delà Nietzsche by Victor Kocay

“…Going beyond Nietzsche implies that the Übermensch, as a logical construct neglects the desire to please that constitutes an important part of an individual's relation with otherness. …”
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REGIONS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING SYSTEMIC, REGIONAL, DYADIC, AND MONADIC APPROACHES by T. J. Volgy, J. P. Rhamey, Jr.

“…The article presents comparative framework that assesses features of regional powers such as strength or weakness, absence of rivals or their presence. …”
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Masculinité et relations de genre dans la société secrète abakuá by Géraldine Morel

“…Machismo as a system of power is legitimised through mythological, ritual and social practices. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF VIOLENCE by N. M. Boychenko

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The Structure-Performance Nexus and Efficiency in the Malaysian Banking Sector by Rafik Harkati, Syed Musa Alhabshi, Salina Kassim

“…The Quiet Life Hypothesis (QLH) is accepted for CBs, implying persistency of profits and validity of the Relative Market Power (RMP) hypothesis; however, it is rejected for IBs, implying IBs’ pursuit of market power. …”
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"NEO-OTTOMANISM" IN THE REGIONAL POLICY OF TURKEY by E. T. Mehdiyev

“…Mediation is used in regional conflicts Turkish leadership as an instrument of "soft power", with which Ankara aims to increase its international and regional credibility. …”
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Discourse of Europe in Political Dialogue between the EU and the South Caucasus Countries by A. S. Ayvazyan

“…The concept of ‘normative power’ implies that values should take precedence over narrow political interests and designates the ability of international actors to establish global norms and to encourage other actors to prioritize these values in foreign and domestic policies. …”
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Chinese Economic Diplomacy before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic by E. I. Safronova

“…Incentive economic diplomacy also serves as an important tool for strengthening the soft-power potential of the PRC in the international arena, especially in developing countries. …”
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Russian-Greek Political and Ecclesiastical Relations in 20-30s of the 19th Century by E. P. Kudryavtseva

“…After the Greek uprising, main powers in the Western Europe had no doubt that Russia would support the rebels. …”
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