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It also examines how Yugoslavia’s Islamic Community became an active player in soft diplomacy, influencing both foreign relations and domestic nation-building efforts, particularly in relation to Bosniak identity. Thematically, the study bridges diplomatic history with intellectual and cultural history, interrogating the dynamics of policy transfer, the construction of Third World solidarity, and the limits of non-alignment during crises such as the 1967 Six-Day War. In doing so, it contributes to a growing body of literature that repositions the Global South—and non-superpower actors—as generative forces in 20th-century worldmaking. 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