India’s Policies in Support of the New Space by I. V. Danilin, E. P. Shavlay

“…Just like in the Cold War, space has re-emerged as an arena of international rivalry. However, this time, the space industry sees new actors partaking in the race to the top, as the competition is not just between states; commercial players are increasingly taking the field. …”
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Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era by I. I. Arsentyeva

“…COVID-19 vaccines are becoming a strategic asset that affects the country’s position on the world stage and generates a new field of geopolitical rivalry. But at the same time, vaccine diplomacy could serve as a dialogue platform in cases when interstate relations are in a deep crisis. …”
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The Arctic front of the global hybrid warfare by E O. Labetskaya

“…To date, the Arctic has already turned into the scene of bitter international rivalry, albeit not yet a theater of military operations. …”
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‘Superfluous people’ at the turn of the era: Culture of utilization or culture of development? by L. G. Fishman

“…International relations have entered a new era of dramatic transformation, which has already manifested itself in the sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry. However, this transformation is underpinned by much deeper objective processes caused by the crisis of the entire neoliberal model of economic development. …”
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«I am convinced that we will not get into the Civil War...». Boris Yeltsin’s meeting with deputies of the Leningrad City Council, March 22, 1991 by A. D. Matlin, A. S. Puchenkov

“…The content of the meeting in the Leningrad City Council reflects the severity of the internal political crisis in the USSR on the eve of its collapse, when the rivalry between the main political leaders of the country: the President of the USSR M. …”
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Evaluating the influence of organizational capability on fundraising success in lebanese non-governmental organizations by Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf, Chadia Sawaya, Jean Elia

“…Findings: The findings reveal that competition for funds is a significant determinant of fundraising success, underscoring the intense rivalry among NGOs for limited donor resources. In contrast, financial management practices, organizational capacity, and donor funding conditions exhibit negligible impacts, highlighting a crucial divergence from established literature. …”
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Strategic Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Deterrence in Russia’s National Security Policy by A. A. Kokoshin

“…In the present context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry and escalation of traditional and new threats, the importance of policy, forces and means of strategic deterrence in ensuring Russia’s national security cannot be overstated. …”
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Projects of the Franco-Swedish Alliance against the Russian State in 1572–1575 by S. M. Ryabov

“…By the mid-1570s, conditions were increasingly favorable for Russia and France to pursue shared interests, highlighting the potential for cooperative engagement over outright rivalry.…”
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“POLONIZATION AND “SOVIETIZATION” OF WESTERN BYELORUSSIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ASSIMILATION AND INTEGRATION POLICIES by N. A. Markelov

“…One of the main features of the emerging ethnic conflict in the Polish-Byelorussian borderland in the first half of the XX century, which had significantly influenced its development was the rivalry between two different cultural centers “west-oriented” Warsaw and Moscow as part of a greater “Russian World”. …”
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Strategic triangle ‘Russia — India — China’: Structure and problems of interaction by Xu Zhu

“…At the same time, unlike the Sino-American-Soviet ‘strategic triangle’, it is the logic of cooperation, rather than rivalry, which generally prevails within the framework of the RIC.However, the RIC ‘triangle’ can also be described as an inherently inconsistent system. …”
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History Politics of Belarus: Peripeteias of Evolution by A. M. Ponamareva

“…Amidst the sharp escalation of great-power rivalry on the world stage, almost all spheres of public life are facing increasing politicization and even securitization. …”
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International political aspects of OPEC+ activities in the context of energy diplomacy of Russia and Saudi Arabia before and after the start of the special military operation by A. Yu. Gasparyan, T. A. Melkonyan

“…The growing interstate rivalry sweeps more and more areas of international relations, including energy issues. …”
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Russia-China Relations: An Asymmetrical Partnership? by Sergei Lukonin

“…The scope of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in the scientific and technological sectors is narrowing, although additional incentives for expansion have emerged amid the heightened USChinese strategic rivalry and the crisis between Russia and the West. …”
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Humanitarian aid under sanctions: From the problem statement to the search for solutions by L. D. Oganisyan L.D.

“…In the context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry, an increase in natural disasters and the emergence of new epidemiological challenges, the problem of timely provision of humanitarian assistance to the population of the most affected countries and regions becomes especially acute. …”
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Securitization of China in the NATO discourse in the late 2010s— early 2020s: Towards a global collective identity by Yu. Yu. Melnikova

“…The shift in the perception of the PRC in the NATO’s official discourse took place in the second half of the 2010s — early 2020s and stemmed from the apparent difficulties in asserting the global identity of the alliance and the growing great-power rivalry in the international arena. From this perspective, increasing efforts to securitize the PRC could be ascribed to the continuous evolution of the alliance’s collective identity and the desire of its leaders to close ranks in the face of new strategic challenges. …”
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International Business and the Crisis of Globalization by A. Yu. Borisov

“…The old Marxist dogma and economic determinism that «economics dictates politics» is not valid anymore under the new conditions of strengthening geopolitical rivalry of major world powers and their fighting for supremacy in international politics without due regard for specific business gains or losses. …”
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Official Development Assistance in Japan's Strategy in Central Asia by O. A. Dobrinskaya

“…It is also influenced by external factors, such as US-Japan military alliance and Japan’s geopolitical rivalry with China. At the same time, much of Japan’s efforts are directed at liberal goals such as promoting democracy in the region with Japan being a role model for democratization, supporting modernization and market economy. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…This region has been rapidly losing the status of a ‘zone for peace and cooperation’, turning into an arena of increasingly intense interstate rivalry. The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO became a landmark event in the evolution of the military and political situation in the Arctic. …”
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The Belt and Road Initiative and the AIIB: Potential Impact on the Economic Architecture of Asia by Ya. V. Leksyutina

“…The second wave in the development of economic processes in Asia (from 2010 to 2017) was characterized by a ‘soft’ rivalry between the US and China for setting the priority model of economic integration in the region (Trans-Pacific Economic Partnership vs. …”
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Venezuela: Political Confrontation and the World Community by Z. W. Iwanowski, D. M. Rozental

“…The new political landscape has also affected the architecture of integration associations, which failed to develop a unified position toward the Bolivarian regime.Furthermore, in a current heightened state of international tensions Venezuela has turned into a theatre of international rivalry and conflict involving all the key subjects of world politics. …”
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