Humanity is going through a painful process of deglobalization. Whether this process is inevitable or not (and if not, then who is responsible for it) is a matter of debate. In any case, the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the postcrisis period of 2010-2013 made it abundantly clear that globalization’s linear development, to say […]
CONTENTS In This Issue FOCUS ON RUSSIA Russia’s Pivot to the East: Achievements, Problems, and Prospects (Read this article online for FREE)A. Torkunov, D. Streltsov, E. Koldunova Local Self-Government in Contemporary RussiaO. Molyarenko Educational Failure of Russian Students: A Sociological Interpretation of the ProblemG. Zborovsky, P. Ambarova ESSAYS Global Constitutionalism: Integration or Fragmentation of International […]
This article analyzes some aspects of civilizationism as a trend in the self-positioning strategies of several Asian states, notably China and India, as well as some other countries. Close attention is paid to the concept of the civilization state (CS), as distinct from the nation state (NS), where the former reveals the specific characteristics of the major non-Western states.
GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY Ensuring Intellectual Leadership Is Fundamental to National SecurityA.M. Ilnitsky Using Security Models to Assess and Predict a Military-Political SituationK.T. Malitsky, V.V. Shumov MILITARY ART Motorized Infantry Fire in Combat: Problems and SolutionsN.N. Beydin Using Geospatial Data to Locate and Destroy a Moving Ground TargetYu.Ye. Donskov, P.A. Fedyunin, V.A. Vastlyev Transformation of the […]
Wars that are a continuation of politics by states have practically always been waged according to special rules of warfare, by a specially trained state organization: the army. Analysis of the international situation that has evolved lately shows that the military conflicts occurring in the world are fundamentally different from the classical war type. New-type conflicts lack the uniformity of organized force traditionally represented by the state. Instead, they feature nonstate entities as initiators of organized action and the employment of nonmilitary methods of confrontation along with traditional military methods.
This article notes that Washington and Tokyo intend to continue hindering Taiwan’s reunification with Mainland China, which would greatly strengthen Beijing’s position in the Pacific Ocean. Under the administration of President Donald Trump, the United States notably stepped up its support for Taiwan, in both expanding its official ties with Taipei and supplying it with American arms.
POLITICS Russia and China in the “World Disorder” of the 21st Century: Is an Alliance Rational?A. Davydov Taiwan’s Place in the US and Japanese Conflict with China (Read this article online for FREE)I. Gordeyeva ECONOMICS South Korea’s Trade with the Countries of Central Asia in the 21st CenturyL. Kupina Russia’s Cooperation with Northeast Asian Countries […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Message of Greetings on Diplomats’ DayS. Lavrov WORLD ISSUES Russia’s Human Rights Priorities at UN AgenciesS. Vershinin Human Security as a Global ProblemYu. Sayamov International Financial Organizations’ Efforts to Counter the Spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Help Affected CountriesR. Marshavin, A. Sokolov Environmental Problems in the Arctic: An International […]
The year 2020 left behind difficult memories and numerous questions about the future. It was the year of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory, and the establishment of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations, the UN and UNESCO – a milestone year highlighting the mounting danger of global confrontation. It was a year of discoveries […]
This paper conducts a retrospective analysis of the evolution of views on military security in the Arctic region by Russia’s military-political leadership. It singles out the main factors that have affected the practical implementation of measures to protect the northern borders of the state.