The growth–environment nexus amid geopolitical risks: cointegration and machine learning algorithm approaches by Md. Idris Ali, Md. Atikur Rahaman, Mohammed Julfikar Ali, Md. Ferdausur Rahman

“…Abstract Geopolitical tensions, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ongoing Middle-Eastern wars, and the post-Cold War dynamics between the USA and Russia, have contributed to significant global political instability. …”
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Neutrality or Involvement? World War II and Evolution of Foreign Policy Concepts of the Nordic Countries by E. V. Korunova

“…In the middle of the 20th century a unique subsystem of international relations emerged in the Northern Europe, which has turned it into one of the stablest and most peaceful regions during the Cold War period. Nowadays, rising international tensions bring new relevance to the history lessons of World War II, its origins and aftermaths. …”
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The Total Defense Concept as the Embodiment of Sweden’s Strategic Culture by N. E. Belukhin, V. V. Vorotnikov, S. Y. Dianina

“…The announced restoration of the effective total defense system potentially comparable to that of the period of bipolar confrontation is associated with significant difficulties due to the gradual reduction in defense spending after the end of the Cold War and the decentralization of the national crisis preparedness structures which was initiated in the early 2000s. …”
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Innovation Mirage: The Role of Technological Uncertainty in Military Instability by I. A. Istomin

“…The article tests the theory against the historical record of military clashes in Europe from the end of the 18th to the middle of the 20th centuries, as well as the crises between superpowers during the Cold War. The empirical cases are selected in order to cover the period marked by the intensification of qualitative arms races between states. …”
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Mnemonic diplomacy in Russian-Serbian relations: The limits of the possible by A. M. Ponamareva

“…For Russia, this mnemonic alliance acquired particular significance when the country’s leaders set a course for transforming the post-Cold War world order. However, it was exactly this new turn of Russia’s foreign policy whose most visible manifestation was the launch of the special military operation in Ukraine that dramatically complicated Serbia’s position, including that in the field of memory politics. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…In the first section the authors argue that the NATO countries under the pretext of the growing hybrid threat from the Russian Federation have themselves launched an active information campaign in the spirit of hybrid warfare aimed at demonizing Russia and enforcing on public a Cold War-style black-and-white picture of reality as a ‘zero-sum game’. …”
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The Genesis of APEC: Economic Diplomacy of Australia, Japan, and the United States (On the 30^th Anniversary of the Forum) by A. A. Sidorov

“…The 30th anniversary of APEC provides a good opportunity to revisit the history of the forum and to highlight complex negotiations between the countries of the Asia-Pacific region at the end of the Cold War. The paper examines both the structural factors that shaped global and regional contexts of the negotiation process and the role of those politicians and diplomats who had decisively contributed to the success of the negotiations. …”
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The United States and the Challenges of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s Internal Stability: A Historical Retrospective by L. R. Khlebnikova

“…The paper’s first section contains a brief overview of the history of the relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan during the Cold War. The second section focuses on the last decade of King Hussein’s rule (1989–1999). …”
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International development cooperation and political risks for transnational business: Linking research topics by V. I. Bartenev

“…Despite political risks had initially been associated with developing countries (and transition economies — after the Cold War), two distinctive research clusters have developed separately from one another — quite inexplicably. …”
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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…And both China and the United States are beefing up their weapons capabilities relevant to the Taiwan Strait.A bipolar lineup, reminiscent of the Cold War, is shaping up, with China, Russia, and North Korea on one side, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and India on the other-with each side competing for the affections of the ten Southeast Asian countries grouped under ASEAN. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…The contemporary resurgence of discussions surrounding the trajectory of multipolarity in the twenty-first century underscores the pertinence of this historical inquiry.The article's key conclusion posits that the conceptual framework embraced by Soviet diplomats during 1943–1945 was not centered on notions of bipolarity or an imminent Cold War. While acknowledging the potential escalation of tensions between the USSR and Western nations led by the USA and Great Britain, they favored collaboration among the principal powers of the antiHitlerite coalition, grounded in an implicit understanding of their respective "spheres of influence." …”
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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…It may also be instrumental in addressing the deepening contradictions between advocates of a ‘global leadership’ concept and proponents of a multipolar world during the post-Cold War period. In this regard, the paper examines the works of the US military theorists of the late 19th − first half of the 20th centuries that focused on the colonial experience of the leading European powers, as well as the experience gained from interventions involving the US Army and Marine Corps. …”
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Systemic Crisis in the US-Turkish Relations Under the Presidency of D. Trump by A. A. Davydov

“…The author notes that by the end of the bipolar confrontation, Turkey was de-facto losing its functional purpose in the logic of the Cold War. During the second stage, the US regards Turkey as one of the key NATO allies, whose geo-strategic location can be used for pursuing American national interests in the nearby regions. …”
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US Deterrence against Russia and China (based on strategic documents of J. Biden administration) by V. I. Batyuk

“…In addition to the alliances inherited from the Cold War, the Biden administration is seeking to develop new ‘bloc structures’ in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD). …”
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The Genesis of Higher Education Internationalisation by D. А. Smaliakou

“…The author takes into account the following premises: the destruction of world colonial system and the end of the Cold war, which have actualised the integration agenda in Europe at the end of the 20th century. …”
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Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…The rules established during the 1991-2008 unipolarity have thus been challenged. Subsequently, post-Cold War ideological consensus in the West has also been challenged even further by the growth of non-systemic political movements – many of them directed not only against the EU expansion, but also against the EU itself.The significance of all these events for the Balkans is somewhat surprising and paradoxical, as the mainstream forces that have been weakened in the West forcefully push for a stronger Atlantic integration of the remaining Balkan countries. …”
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Ancaman dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mendorong Swedia Bergabung dengan NATO pada Tahun 2024 by Aji Irvan Saputra, Indrawati Indrawati

“…This neutrality was upheld during both World Wars to protect trade interests. During the Cold War, Sweden chose the path of peaceful diplomacy and rejected military alliances. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…In the political arena, the end of the Cold War led to an impasse in the discourse concerning human rights,[15] which previously had been split between the defense of civil and political rights on one side and social rights on the other. …”
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