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.
POLITICS Eurasian Moscow-Beijing Axis: Challenges and Levels of Cooperation (Read this article online for FREE) A. Vinogradov ECONOMICS The South Korean Economy in the Face of New Challenges A. Zuyeva, V. Samsonova, L. Semina Regional Development of Liaoning Province and Partnership Cooperation With Russia Since the 1990s S. Makeyeva Bhutan’s Hydropower: An Economic Sector and […]
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.
BSEC: Riding the Waves of Opportunities to Seas of Common Weil-BeingS. Lavrov WORLD ISSUES Three Geopolitical RevolutionsV. Degoyev, V. Fradkova The United States of America: Beginning of the End of a Great PowerK. Dolgov Some Possible Aspects of the Emerging Post-Neoliberal World (Read this article online for FREE)P. Frolov The Far Eastern Center of the […]
“Today, these words may be perceived by some people with hostility.They can be interpreted in many possible ways. Yet, many people will hear me.”1 Russian President Vladimir Putin IT HAS taken me a long time to get around to writing this article. I kept putting it off, as though I was waiting for something. But […]
Russia and the Problem of Allied Relations in International Policy (Read this article online for FREE)T.V. Bordachyov Russia’s Mental Security StrategyA.M. Ilnitsky “Middle Asia” at the Crossroads of Geopolitical StrategiesA.N. Skalepov, N.V. Lagutkin MILITARY ART Prospects of Using Precision Weapons to Repel an Amphibious AssaultA.I. Kalistratov, S.P. Dvorchenko Using Electronic Warfare Capabilities in Mountainous Areas: […]
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.
In This Issue FOCUS ON RUSSIA European and National Identity in the Perceptions of Modern Russian Youth: The Case of St. PetersburgE. Viktorova, D. Petrenko, N. Vlasova, E. Shishkina Poverty of Russian Professionals: Scale, Causes, TrendsN. Tikhonova E. Slobodenyuk ESSAYS Rivalry Between “Great Powers” in the 21st Century: Discourse and Approaches in RussiaK. Borishpolets Afghanistan […]
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.
100 Years of Mezhdunarodnaya zhizn An Era of Affairs in Russia and the World WORLD ISSUES A New World Order: Current Geoeconomic Realities and the Need for a “Blank Slate”D. Yevstafyev NATO Aims to Turn Outer Space Into Its Own FiefdomYu. Belobrov A Diplomatic Remedy for the Global Medical Community: Information Security in Health Care […]