The Nystadt Peace and its Role in the Formation of Russian Statehood from 1721 to 1917 by O. V. Lebedeva

“…The article is devoted to studying the role and significance of the Nystadt Peace as a historical document reflecting the strengthening and importance of Russia in the world arena. The article studies the document's text using modern methods of political science research: content analysis, cognitive mapping, phonosemantic analysis. …”
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Russian Science Diplomacy at a Crossroads by R. O. Reinhardt

“…In general, it can be regarded as a functional expression of both foreign and science policy conducted by states and non-state actors on the world arena. The emergence of the modern concept of science diplomacy has been taking place since the second half of the 2000s and is basically linked to a close intertwining of research and diplomatic practices. …”
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Targeted Sanctions: a Tool of Foreign Policy, Unfair Competition or Global Social Engineering? by L. L. Fituni

“…Arguably, among those asymmetric and hybrid measures, Western countries assign a key role to the pressure of international sanction upon competitor nations and uncooperative actors on the world arena. The article is devoted to a critical analysis of some common approaches to the study of the problems of «targeted» sanctions in the theory and practice of international relations and the use of sanctions as a means of achieving geostrategic objectives, including such ambitious ones as social constructivism and social engineering on national, regional and global scales. …”
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U.S.-UK Voting Cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly: Important Votes (2001–2019) by A. O. Mamedova

“…Nevertheless, US-UK voting cohesion in the UNGA has not attracted much attention yet, although it can help to objectively assess the interaction of these powers in the world arena. Four groups of important resolutions were identified for comparison: human rights, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nuclear non-proliferation and international security, as well as sanctions and development. …”
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“Italy System” as a Case of Innovative Economic Diplomacy by R. O. Raynkhardt

“…Innovative elements of "Sistema Paese" do not just imply another reorganization of the MFA, but a completely new approach to issues concerning the position of Italy on the world arena. The author looks into concrete mechanisms of economic diplomacy which basically include measures of national export promotion and assistance to Italian companies in the course of new markets penetration, as well as measures on attraction of foreign direct investment inter alia from developing countries. …”
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War and Peace of Peter the Great by E. V. Anisimov

“…Russia's entry into the world arena as an empire, an autocratic state dangerous to its neighbors and actively participating in the incessant division of the world.…”
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Conceptual Transformations of Public Diplomacy by M. M. Lebedeva

“…Today the situation is much more complicated: along with “trackers” within the framework of unofficial channels of public diplomacy, there are actors of world politics who have significant independence in the world arena and often pursue state policy at their own discretion. …”
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Ideology and Values in Turkey's Foreign Policy by V. A. Avatkov

“…The return of the idea of «aggrandizement» of the country to the official political discourse has affected the conduct of Turkey's foreign policy towards both the regional states and the world arena as a whole.The Republic not only began self-restoration as an autonomous actor of international relations in the eyes of the key world powers, but also started to spread its own values and ideas among the population of both the Middle East and among the states which constitute a national interest for Turkey (Russia, the post-Soviet space, etc.), thus influencing them at various levels and involving them in its orbit of influence – both politically, economically and from a humanitarian point of view.Using «hard power» abroad no longer meets the current Turkey’s policy. …”
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Designing a Policy Making Model in Iran' Sport with the Approach of Sport for All Development by Behdad Sadeghi, Rahmatollah Gholipour, Mojtaba Amiri, Marjan Saffari

“…Messy situational maps, ordered situational maps, and social worlds/arenas maps were identified. The primary categories of the sport policy-making model in Iran for the development of 'sport for all' include contextual factors, mediating factors, role players and influential institutions, executive requirements, environmental complexities, risks, legal problems, external organizational factors, costs and expenses, and interorganizational challenges. …”
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