THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION OF 1917 AND SERBIA by A. Yu. Timofeev

“…For the best understanding of changes of Russian foreign policy on the Balkans caused by the Provisional Government’s coming to power the author investigates the Russian Empire plans of post-war reorganization of the western part of the Balkan Peninsula; the influence of other countries – allies of Russia in World War I is also analyzed. …”
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RUSSIAN-SAUDIAN POLITICAL INTERACTION by G. G. Kosach, E. S. Melkumyan, A. O. Filonik

“…The study comes to the conclusion that Russia and Saudi Arabia are interested (albeit for various reasons) in diversifying their foreign policy and foreign economic relations.…”
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Public diplomacy of the Republic of Finland and features of its implementation in Ukraine by Olha Anisimovych-Shevchuk, Valeriia Troian

“…The authors pay a particular attention to the foreign policy of the Republic of Finland in the context of public diplomacy service. …”
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The European Union's Mediterranean Policy in the Context of the "Arab Spring" by V. A. Latkina

“…From the EU point of view the goal of the Barcelona process launched in 1995 was to construct Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and common identity in order to promote democratic transitions in Southern Mediterranean. While the EU Foreign Policy in the Mediterranean region was historically conditioned by the security interests of the European Union, it suffered from securitization/democratization dilemma. …”
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CONTEMPORARY ENERGY SECURITY STUDIES: THEORETICAL ASPECTS by K. V. Trachuk

“…The article represents an attempt to analyze the contemporary theoretical framework of energy security research as part of international relations and foreign policy studies. Neorealism and neoliberalism are the key theoretical schools having the strongest impact on energy security research. …”
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The discursive construction of the nation: Serbhood as the other in the construction of Montenegrin national identity by Mitrović Sava

“…The research findings show that, alongside legal, foreign policy, linguistic, symbolic, and other distancing from Serbia and Serbhood, the construction of contemporary Montenegrin identity hinged on a discourse that not only suppressed Serbhood but also portrayed it as a hostile otherness and a threat to the mere existence of Montenegro.…”
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Russia’s Policy in the Sphere of External Labor Migration: Management Problems by M. A. Burda

“…According to the author, this approach is not conducive to quality development of external labour migration, however, is one way of lobbying foreign policy interests in the post-Soviet space. In turn, Central Asian autocrats are interested in the maximum outflow of the economically dissatisfied citizens to prevent anti-state speeches. …”
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Studying the Common Chapter on the Competences of the Islamic Council Parliament and the Supreme National Security Council on the Issue of JCPOA by Ali Ghorbanpour

“…In addition to the Islamic Council, the Supreme National Security Council, which is responsible for the regulation and implementation of the national security strategy in the country, in fact, the entire mechanisms for regulation and follow-up of national security, especially Iran's peaceful nuclear program, which is one of the most important topics of Iran's foreign policy in three It is the last decade After the leadership body. …”
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American Studies by V. O. Pechatnov

“…His research interests were very wide: from the study of American foreign policy expansion to the history of the labor movement in the United States. …”
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Asymmetrical Neighborhood of the Empire and a Small Nation in the Far North: The Image of the Russian “Otherness” and Russian-Swedish/Norwegian Relations in the 19th — Early 20th C... by Konstantin S. Zaikov, Oksana V. Zaretskaya

“…Therefore, a detailed study of the transformation of images of Russia in Norway and Sweden allows us to take a new look at the history of relations between these countries, as well as to identify the domestic and foreign policy interests of Norwegian and Swedish societies associated with certain images of Russia. …”
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The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes by A. N. Marchukov

“…Public diplomacy is one of the key foreign policy instruments of the European Union for strengthening its international stance. …”
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Anticipating The Return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Indonesia-Australia’s Initiative on Sub-Regional Meetings on Counterterrorism by Nuri Widiastuti Veronika

“…The analysis unveiled that Indonesia-Australia’s SRM initiative to anticipate the return of FTFs could, to some extent, address the elements of security complexes in the Asia Pacific subregion through the mutual co-leadership, reduce the lack of regional trust and foreign policy dilemmas, build bonded trust across all levels of government administration, and obtain the advantage of the securitization of the return of FTFs.…”
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RUSSIAN RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION SYLLABI ON POST-SOVIET SPACE: PRIORITIES IN TERMINOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF COURSES by Y. A. Nikitina

“…The article is devoted to the analysis of the key concepts used in the undergraduate and graduate courses on the post-Soviet region, of the link between these concepts and the official rhetoric based on the foreign policy documents. Major research questions of the article are: how is the international political region on the ex-Soviet space is called? …”
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Russia's position in the multipolar world and Serbia's strategic options by Proroković Dušan

“…The second part explains the structure of the world political system and the phenomenon of balance of power, while the third part specifically shows this through the current (foreign policy) positioning of Russia (influence on the transformation of the world political system and balance of power). …”
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Internationalization of Higher Education in China: Modern Trends by S. S. Donetskaya, Yan Zhan

“…Information on government activities to support international students is provided.The internationalization of higher education plays an important role in the foreign-policy activities of modern China. Foreign students teaching and expanding of Chinese language teaching in foreign countries can be considered as the “soft power” of influence of Chinese national culture. …”
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ACTUAL DISCOURE ABOUT TIPES FND DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES NATIONAL STATE by E. G. Ponomareva

“…On the basis of the elaborated approach the author understands statehood as "the result of historical, economic, political and foreign policy activity of a particular society in order to create a relatively rigid political framework that provides spatial, institutional and functional unity, that is, the condition of the society’s own state, national political system." …”
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The military-political situation in Central Asia in the context of the growing instability in Afghanistan by Z. A. Kokoshina

“…The Central Asian region due to its economic potential and strategic signifi -cance has traditionally been of particular importance for Russia’s foreign policy. It was therefore not surprising that a serious deterioration of the political situation in Afghanistan in summer-autumn 2021 caused by the military defeat and the subsequent collapse of the pro-Western regime followed by the seizure of power by the Taliban raised serious concern of the Russian leadership. …”
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US-Trained Chinese (Returned) Scientific Diaspora, the Transformation of Modern China, and the Evolution of Sino-American Relations from the Mid-19th Century to the Present by Caixia Tan

“…They exert influences both on homeland (foreign) policies and foreign policy decisions in the hostland. …”
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The Greek Revolution of 1821 and Russian Policy in the Eastern Question by E. P. Kudryavtseva

“…Standing in the same row with the revolutionary movements in European countries, the Greek revolution led to a change in the entire foreign policy doctrine of the Russian government. It was forced, despite the adherence of the Russian emperors to the principles of the Holy Alliance, not only to provide the rebel Greeks with material and moral support, but also to openly declare to the allies about the existing interests in the Balkans. …”
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Strategic autonomy of Russia in the changing international environment and consequences for the regional security of the Balkans by Proroković Dušan

“…In this context, this paper analyzes the change in Russia's approach after February 2022, which is reflected in both domestic and foreign policy. Russia's goal is to ensure strategic autonomy in relation to the collective West, which implies applying the concept of extended deterrence instead of insisting on nuclear deterrence. …”
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