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.
GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY Ensuring Russia’s Military Security in the Arctic: History of the IssueYe.V. Bey National Interests of the RF in the Global Ocean and State Policy Tools for Their DefenseA.I. Ismailov, A.N. Popov, V.V. Puchnin Military-Political Aspects of Ensuring the Military Security of the Russian FederationV.I. Tolshmyakov, T.V. Orlova The Role of New Strategic […]
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.
FOCUS ON RUSSIA Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights: Evolution over a Quarter CenturyA. Sungurov Request for Changes from Russian Citizens: Political and Axiological DimensionR. Petukhov Human Capital in Russia: Measurement Accuracy and Limitations of the MethodD. Popov ESSAYS Non-West Model: Is there Such a Thing as a Civilization State?V. Naumkin Formation of […]
This article deals with Japan’s reaction to the One Belt One Road initiative put forward by China and formation of Japanese strategy toward the PRC under new conditions. We analyze Indo-Pacific region conception developed by Japan and the United States.
POLITICS Mongolia’s Mediation and Peacekeeping Role on the Korean Peninsula through the “Third Neighbor” ConceptI. Ignatov China in Global CyberspaceA. Isayev Public Diplomacy as an Instrument of the US’s North Korean PolicyO. Pugacheva China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (2006-2019)N. Zamarayeva ECONOMICS The Fourth Chinese Economic Census: Assessment of the National EconomyV. Chuvankova Japan and Central Asia: […]
WORLD ISSUES Collaboration Between Intelligence Services in the Present-Day World: Challenges and IssuesS. Naryshkin Europe Between the U.S. and ChinaS. Trush On the Current Migration Situation in the European Union: The Example of GermanyA. Nadezhdin Kyoto-2: The Lame Duck of West European Cultural Diplomacy. Lessons Learned From the International Climate ProcessO. Shamanov BRICS: The Pluralism of […]
Seeking to ensure their national interests, states have traditionally taken advantage of opportunities offered by what is known as intelligence diplomacy, involving official bilateral or multilateral collaboration between foreign intelligence services. Foreign intelligence services have accumulated considerable experience in working together in various areas, and this applies not only to allied countries. This experience conclusively […]
GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY Russia and the US: Conceptual Approaches to Nuclear DeterrenceO.Yu. Aksyonov, Yu.N. Tretyakov Strategic Culture as a Tool in Military-Political AnalysisA.A. Bartosh Strategic Significance of the Northern Sea RouteV.V. Kruglov, M.A. Lopatin New Challenges and Threats to Russia’s National Interests in the Mediterranean RegionA.A. Mikhlin, V.V. Molochny, S.N. Okhremchuk, V.A. Balandin, T.M. Koemets […]