NATO’s partnership policy: From the military alliance to the security community, and back again by I. L. Prokhorenko

“…The author concludes that in the wake of the Cold War, NATO faced a profound identity crisis and set a course for a radical functional expansion, in particular within the framework of partnership policy, by including the issues of post-conflict reconstruction, human and gender security, public diplomacy, climate change, etc. into its agenda. All this seemed to indicate a radical shift of NATO from a traditional military-political association towards a genuine ‘security community’. …”
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Defending Indonesian Sovereignty through Mass Media: Radio Rimba Raya in the Revolutionary War by Habibi Muttaqin, Sabil Mokodenseho, Febby Widjayanto

“…The messages of struggle that were broadcast through the RRR were an important part of Indonesia's political strategy, both in dismissing Dutch propaganda and provocations and in guarding the agendas of Dutch-Indonesian diplomacy so that they were known to the public at home and abroad.…”
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CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: STRATEGIC GOALS AND TACTIC ACTIONS by O. A. Kolobov

“…The article underlines the importance of consistency in the actions of effective crisis diplomacy and multilateral cooperation of the Russian Federation in the region and throughout the world.…”
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Niccolo Machiavelli’s views on public security by Yu. O. Zahumenna

“…According to the results of the study, it has been concluded that Machiavelli's security concept is characterised by rationalism, secularism, pragmatism, nationalism, an emphasis on a combination of power and legal elements with the predominance of the former, institutional and personal factors of public security with the priority of the former, instruments of psychological pressure (intimidation to keep the people in line), military force and diplomacy (to prevent external threats), separation of ethics and politics in the field of public security, a balanced attitude to the need to maintain internal and external security, and a high appreciation of the historical experience of ensuring security in antiquity and in modern centralised and absolutist states at an early stage.…”
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Russian Foreign Ministry and the Reorganization of Russian Orthodox Churches Abroad in 1860-s by V. O. Pechatnov, V. V. Pechatnov

“…Based on the unearthed documents from the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire, the article examines an interaction of Russian diplomacy and Russian orthodox churches abroad in the process of their reform in the early 1860-s. …”
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BRICS as a Catalyst for Global Governance Transformation: Beyond Western Perceptions by Dylan Yanano Mangani

“…Significantly, BRICS’ soft power diplomacy plays a pivotal role in projecting the bloc as an advocate of alternative global governance architecture and in dispelling negative perceptions. …”
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School of History by V. I. Ukolova

“…Historical School of MGIMO has united important areas of historical science: the history of political processes in the twentieth century, modern history, the history of international relations and diplomacy, historical regional studies and cultural studies, oriental, philosophy and theory of history. …”
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DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT OF US INVOLVMENT IN THE KOREAN WAR JUNE 25 – JULY 6 1950: CRISIS RESPONSE EXPERIENCE by V. Yungblud, D. Sadakov

“…At the same time, the history of local conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries show that the US can use other rather weak excuses for military interventions.Along with legitimization of intervention, in the early days of the Korean War, American diplomacy worked on localization of the conflict, isolation of the theater of war, formed an UN based international coalition to participate in war, neutralized Washington’s political opponents in the international arena, and coordinated assistance to Republic of Korea. …”
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Embarking on Friendship: Exploring Early Soviet-Indian Relations by S. I. Lunev

“…The second stage of Soviet-Indian relations (1955-1971) can be termed as a period of "birth of friendship," as the image of partnership is consolidated in the eyes of Soviet and Indian politicians and the public. Soviet diplomacy played a pivotal role in shaping policy changes: diplomats sought to gather crucial information about events in the country, transmit it to the USSR, and promote bilateral rapprochement, sometimes even acting in violation of instructions.The article pays particular attention to the activities of Subhas Chandra Bose, the leader of the left wing of the Indian National Congress, who according to Indian sociological surveys on the most prominent politicians of the 20th century, ranks second only to Mahatma Gandhi. …”
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To Be or Not To Be: Twitter Presence among Turkish Diplomats by H. Mehmetcik, E. Salihi

“…The article studies Turkey’s twiplomacy how Turkish diplomats use Twitter in performing their diplomatic outreach and public diplomacy. The literature review shows that there is a lack of a comprehensive large N study of Turkey’s twiplomacy. …”
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Soviet Diplomatic Efforts to Prevent Hungary’s Alignment with Germany in World War II (1939– 1941) by V. F. Pryakhin

“…Against this backdrop, Soviet diplomacy endeavored to deter Hungary's alliance with Nazi Germany. …”
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European Studies by V. O. Pechatnov, E. O. Obichkina

“…Another characteristic of the tradition is the analysis of foreign policy and diplomacy in a close relationship with the socio-economic and political processes. …”
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Adapting to Détente: US Policy on Korean Unification in 1968-1973 by D. A. Sadakov

“…Preserving the status quo in the region was the main result of US diplomacy’s manipulative techniques. Such approaches are still relevant for the modern US foreign policy – getting rid of international instruments, which have exhausted their purpose.…”
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Good governance strategy in maintaining the national interest of state defense: a study in the North Natuna sea region by Theo L Sambuaga, Amarulla Octavian, Asep Adang Supriyadi, I. Gede Sumertha

“…The state defends the South China Sea using physical power and soft power diplomacy, which inspired this research (soft power). …”
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France in the Vienna System of International Relations (the First Half of The 19^th Century) by I. V. Ignatchenko

“…Further successes of the French diplomacy will be linked to the period of the Second Empire in France, in particular, with the Crimean war, that raised has raised status of France, and the decision of the Italian question in the second half of the 60-ies of the XIX century.…”
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Diplomasi Indonesia dalam Konflik Rusia - Ukraina: Sebuah Kajian Tentang Soft-Power by Dinda Tulus Tiara, Syasya Yuania Fadila Mas'udi

“…Selain itu juga memakai Teori Soft Power, dan Konsep First Track Diplomacy. Hasil yang didapatkan yaitu Indonesia memakai instrumen diplomasi first track dalam misi perdamaian konflik Rusia – Ukraina, yang terlihat dari penggunaan dialog, negosiasi, dan kerja sama antar negara, sehingga membuka peluang perdamaian antar negara. …”
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Re-Thinking Pan-Africanism and African Integration by Keith Gottschalk

“…Its current dispensation is the African Union, and sub-regional organisations such as the Economic Community of West African States, the East African Community, and the Southern African Development Community. Diplomacy, peace-making, and economic integration have been prominent dimensions of Pan-African endeavours. …”
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The Evolution of Mediation in International Conflicts from 1940s to 2020s by M. M. Lebedeva

“…Meanwhile, the growing activity of non-state actors led to the emergence of mediation via “track II diplomacy”. At this stage, the study of international mediation becomes an established research area. …”
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL ORDER by L. A. Dymova

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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Leadership in Global Processes: from Platforms to Markets? by I. V. Danilin

“…Noting the evolution of assessments (from techno-optimistic views of platforms as engines of democracy to alarmist views of their role as a “backdoor” for the opponents and adversaries) we accent platform`s growing information impact on the global processes (digital diplomacy, etc.). However, here the USA-PRC duopoly is also actual. …”
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