Assessing the Role of Soft Power in India-Russia Relations by Rashmi Doraiswamy

“…This article examines all three aspects of soft power and notes that Russia and India have channelized their cultural resources into public diplomacy since the 2000s, setting up institutions and bodies to deal with it. Despite their rich cultural resources and institutionalization of the dissemination of soft power, both countries do not fare well in soft power rankings.The article argues that changes in the international order since the 1990s, shifts in political ideologies, and the reorientation of the foreign policies of both countries have led them to seek new allies. …”
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The Origin of German-American Relations as a Partnership of Unequal Parties by E. S. Leonov

“…In fact, at the end of the war US authorities started in West Germany experimental project from scratch, since there were no state institutions in postwar Germany in principle. At the same time, German foreign policy takes shape in the 1950s in the spirit of «Atlantic solidarity» as a result of falling into the trap of Euro-Atlantic partnership. …”
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Transnationalization of science and technology policies in Central America. A network analysis 1955-2020 by Ronny Viales-Hurtado, Ronald Sáenz-Leandro, Marco Garita-Mondragón

“…ICAITI, with the help of foreign aid programs sponsored by western powers, was instrumental in establishing the scientific development policies that became dominant in Central America. …”
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INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM OF UKRAINE AS A CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN POLICIES by Oleksandr Perederii

“…The author reveals the main clusters of EU law provisions which are currently most implemented in the legal system of Ukraine (customs, food security, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, consumer protection and healthcare, statistics, foreign relations, transport policy, freedom of entrepreneurship and provision of services, financial services, freedom of movement of goods). …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE REGION'S INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS INVESTMENT POTENTIAL IN WARTIME by Ruslan Boiko, Roman Martsenyuk, Arsen Protsykevych

“…The subject of the study is the processes of formation and implementation of regional investment policy in wartime. Methodology. The following methods of economic analysis were used in the study: analysis and synthesis (to ensure a systematic approach when characterising the investment environment of the region), statistical analysis and calculation (when analysing the volume, dynamics and structure, factors and functional features of the formation of the investment environment of the regional economy), strategic management (to determine the strategic goal, objectives, mechanisms, instruments and expected results of the regional investment policy in wartime). …”
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Pacific Pumas in Indian Jungle: Place of Latin America in Indo-Pacific by T. A. Vorotnikova

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Ethiopia’s history and historiography in perspective: a post-modernist critique and policy implications for national cohesion by Solomon Gebre Weldeananiya, Kenneth Omeje

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Shaping the Securities Industry Spatial Pattern by Institutional Arrangements in China: An Analysis Based on Headquarters Location of Securities Companies by Zhang Xuchen, Pan Fenghua

“…These interventions, including preferential policies, mergers and acquisitions, and support for foreign investments, significantly altered the distribution of securities companies across China. …”
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS AND PROSPECTS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER by E. V. Ohotskii

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The Evolution of the Russian Approach to Multilateral Relations in the Post-Soviet Area by A. Kovalchuk

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Efficiency analysis of state support measures for the small and medium-sized business sector in Russia during the pandemic by K. V. Glukhov, I. A. Chebashev, A. V. Mikhalevsky

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Institutes for the new model of economic growth regional management development (territories of advanced development, territories of advanced social and economic development) by N. S. Stepanov

“…The article describes the importance of institutions for the development of regional governance of a new model of economic growth, presenting both the tasks and the organizational structure of the main actors of development policy, as well as the nature of the relationship between the main actors and their cooperation with other external partners, such as public institutions, institutions of the business environment and individual international institutions. …”
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Prioritizing Available Islamic Finance Ways, Policies and Strategies in Iranian Commercial Banks (Case Study of Ayandeh Bank) by Seyed Safdar Hosseini, Hassan Mafee, Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrhosseini

“…This article prioritizes available Islamic finance ways, policies, and strategies at Ayandeh Bank.Methodology: This study prioritizes 12 Islamic banks' finance ways by focusing on three criteria of attractiveness and efficiency of the financing method (demand-side acceptance commitments), executive capacities (supply-side institutional compatibility commitments), and macro-environment (bank macro environment). …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

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Public Diplomacy in Slovakia: Past and Present by A. N. Marchukov

“…In academic discourse, public diplomacy is often regarded as an instrument of foreign policy most suitable for small states, which enables them to compensate for the lack of military and economic capabilities. …”
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Speaking exams with less anxiety in Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA): mirroring EFL learners’ foreign language anxiety, shyness, autonomy, and enjoyment by Botir Elov, Irodakhon Abdullayeva, Laylo Raupova, Azam Kholikov, Marguba Mirkasimova

“…Participants in this study were 65 students attending English language institutes in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) indicate that applying ICALA in performing oral tests may moderate students’ shyness, foreign language anxiety, autonomy, and enjoyment in language assessment. …”
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Transformation of the Personnel Policy of Russian Universities Participating in Project 5-100: The Case of National Research Nuclear University Mephi by E. A. Drugova, I. B. Pleshkevich, T. V. Klimova

“…This work aims to describe a holistic case of personnel policy and HRM system development in one of the leading Russian universities – the National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI” (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute).The research applied the method of semi-formalized interviews and covered 25 employees of MEPhI. …”
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Russian Strategy for Eurasian Integration: Key Elements, Determinants and Prospects for Development by D. S. Alekseev

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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

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Can the “multi-plan integration” pilot policy facilitate the low-carbon transformation of land use? Evidence from empirical studies in China by Jingjing Qian, Xiaomin Zhang, Ning Xu

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