On The New Russian Eastern Policy by A. V. Torkunov

“…The article analyses the new Eastern foreign policy of Russia, which has been developing since 2011, and the realization of various projects within this policy. …”
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New Challenges Require New Solutions. Book review of ‘The Soft Power of the United Kingdom’ by E.M. Kharitonova by N. V. Yudin

“…In that regard the book under review not only yields a significant contribution to studies on the role of soft power in the foreign policy of the United Kingdom but may also serve aa a good basis for the formulation of practical recommendations for both improving RussianBritish contacts (for example in science diplomacy) and developing the Russian approaches to ‘soft power’.…”
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Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era by I. I. Arsentyeva

“…There is also a considerable increase in the role of healthcare in foreign policy of a number of States using medical and vaccine diplomacies as a means of achieving political goals. …”
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Economic security as a driver of Russian exclave development in alignment with national interests by Ksenia Yu. Voloshenko

“…This study is the first attempt at a comprehensive examination of economic security, considering a multitude of contributing factors: economic, social, domestic and foreign policy-related, ethnic and environmental. The socio-geographical approach to economic security provides insight into its spatial conditionality, informing our studies on regional and sectoral economics. …”
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The Korean Peninsula as a Hotbed of Cold War 2.0 by R. R. Kalinin

“…The author concludes that both the leading powers and the countries of the Korean Peninsula utilize the ‘Cold War 2.0’ rhetoric to get additional domestic and foreign policy dividends. Thus, the DPRK relies upon the nuclear factor, while the Republic of Korea tries to balance between the great powers and to gain more weight in the international arena by building on the ‘medium power’ concept. …”
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Russian Arctic in the Contours of the Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation by Sergey Yu. Kozmenko, Arina S. Kozmenko

“…At the same time, the role of the Arctic has noticeably increased, both among the regional directions of national maritime policy and in Russian foreign policy. Essentially, the Arctic began to determine the degree of state’s greatness at sea and in the world. …”
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From the Ocean to the Gulf: One Region’s Identity in the Context of Neomodernity by V. A. Kuznetsov

“…According to the author, its key characteristics are to include volatility, flexibility, and instability which, in their turn, will engender a multitude of collective identities and a multitude of foreign policy narratives, a growing role of ideological factors and an increasing securitization of international relations. …”
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Interacting with Compatriots in Russian Regions: the Experience of Tatarstan by R. R. Gimatdinov, I. R. Nasyrov

“…Work with compatriots promoting the cultural presence of Russia in the world becomes an important element of "soft power" Supporting the preservation and development among compatriots the cultural traditions of the Tatar people as components of ethnic and cultural diversity of Russia, Tatarstan participates in the implementation of the national foreign policy. The Republic of Tatarstan interacts constructively with the Russian Foreign Ministry, Rossotrudnichestvo, takes part in the activities of the Government Commission on Compatriots Abroad. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…She criticizes him, in the following parts of the book, for building all his foreign policy around himself, which was doomed to fail after his resignation. …”
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The question of Baltic states in the policy of the Great Western powers in 1943 by Ramojus Kraujelis

“…On the eve of Soviet military victories in the East, the Soviet Union shifted the focus of foreign policy to postwar domination in Europe. That had an impact on the changes of attitudes of the Great Western States toward the problem of the Baltic States. …”
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Ad Reinhardt: Rysunki Sprzed Roku 1946 by David RYBAK

“…In the article we are particularly interested in the way Roosevelt's foreign policy was treated before 1941 and Nazi Germany's entering the war against the Soviet Union. …”
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ECONOMIC FUTURE OF GLOBALIZATION by A. G. Oleynov

“…The evolution of global processes will directly depend on the search and implementation of foreign policy decisions, which on the one hand represent a political compromise at the international level, and on the other, are the result of a consensus of internal political, economic and other social preconditions for the actions of the subjects of global processes. …”
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Indonesia’s Approach towards Myanmar’s Crisis: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the Democracy Process in Indonesia and Myanmar and the Role of the Military by Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari, Annisa Ridhatul Khatimah, A. Qalbi Faathimah Azzahra

“…Many scholars, democracy activists, and foreign policy observers consider Indonesia’s role since its success in reforming its military and turning it into a professional after having political domination. …”
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Colonel k. Škirpa's suggestion to guarrantee Lithuanian independence by Germany and the Soviet Union and their pledge to support Lithuania in her fight for Vilnius by Linas Locaitis

“…In the early 1930's, Germany turned its foreign policy towards an open revision of the Versailles peace accord. …”
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Hermann Karl von Keyserlingk and the Recognition of the Russian Imperial Title by the Holy Roman Empire in 1745–1746 by M. A. Petrova

“…The article, based on the unpublished documents from the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire, reveals for the first time details of a little-known episode in the history of the Russian diplomatic service – the mission of Empress' Elisabeth I minister plenipotentiary Count of Courland Hermann Karl von Keyserlingk to Frankfurt am Main and Regensburg during the War of the Austrian Succession. …”
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ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA by I. S. Rozhkov

“…The research object of the article is a development of the international regime of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and increase in the number of the Caspian Littoral States, which transformed the former “closed” Soviet-Iranian region to the arena for wrangling between the different foreign policy interests of the most powerful world nations. …”
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Internationalization of Russian Education: New Challenges and New Solutions by V. K. Nikolayev, A. A. Skvortsov, R. S. Nikolaev, S. A. Bogatenkov

“…Russia’s current foreign policy for the development and expansion of militarypolitical and trade-economic ties and common geopolitical realities have put on the agenda the development of new tools for international scientific and educational cooperation. …”
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Peter the Great's Venetian Policy and the Prut Campaign by A. O. Yastrebov

“…Therefore, it seems necessary to establish a connection between the two events, especially in changes in Russian foreign policy towards Venice.In March 1711, a Russian consul was sent to Venice to build support and attract volunteers for the opening theater of military operations in the Balkans. …”
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Letters of Friedrich Christian Weber to John Robeson from Russia, 1718-1719 by I. I. Fedyukin, A. D. Novikova

“…The set of letters shed light on the history of Russian foreign policy at the final stage of the Great Northern War on the eve of the conclusion of the Peace of Nystad.…”
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European and Integration Studies by N. Yu. Kaveshnikov

“…An important role in the development of school of integration research in the USSR was played by a MGIMO professor, head of the chair of history of international relations and foreign policy of the USSR V.B. Knyazhinskiy. His work contributed to the deliverance of the national scientific community from skepticism about the prospects for European integration. …”
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