The military-political situation in Central Asia in the context of the growing instability in Afghanistan by Z. A. Kokoshina

Get full text

New Challenges Require New Solutions. Book review of ‘The Soft Power of the United Kingdom’ by E.M. Kharitonova by N. V. Yudin

Get full text

THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES by V. V. Pavlov

“…Any fundamental changes in the practice of U.S. foreign policy mechanism, as well as a decline of the White House influence on foreign policy are unlikely in the short term.…”
Get full text

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

Get full text

Pouvoir politique et pouvoir religieux. L’exploitation de la Sanusiyya au sein de la Libye indépendante (1951-1958) by Carlotta Marchi

“…These elements were exploited in the management of internal political affairs, such as educational matters, as well as for the foreign policy, in opposition to the ideals of Arab nationalism and Nasserism that were flourishing during the 1950s and penetrated the Kingdom from the Egyptian border, particularly through the educational sector. …”
Get full text

Tankette of the Сountry of Soviets — from ideas to implementation of the project. 1918–1932 by M. S. Novikov

Get full text

The impact of the climate agenda on the fuel and energy complex development in Russia by A. O. Gosteva, A. A. Seregina

Get full text

Tensions within the British Conservative Party in the Context of Brexit by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…The case of the Conservative Party is of special interest in this regard not only because it has been the ruling party since 2010 and determines the main directions of the domestic and foreign policies of the state, but also because it is considered to be the most Eurosceptic of all traditional European political parties. …”
Get full text

Religious Groups and Their Influence on Interstate Relations (The Case of U.S.-Israel Relations) by I. Istomin

“…The impact of interest groups on foreign policy of the state up until today has not received substantial attention in the theory of international relations. …”
Get full text

WORLD EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY by Yuliya Pustovit, Olena Dragan, Alina Berher

“…The study systematises the strategic directions of state regulation of food security in foreign countries (in particular, the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union) in accordance with the directions of state regulation of the agricultural sector, state social policy and social support of the population, and state regulation of product quality. …”
Get full text

Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation by D. A. Degterev

“…Among the most noticeable recent trends the author emphasizes a transition from aid effectiveness to development effectiveness paradigm and an inclusion of indicators of diplomatic engagement and security provision in evaluation matrices.Special attention is paid on the hierarchy of goals in national systems of development cooperation, which is illustrated with an example of the United States. The US case shows key principles of ensuring policy coherence at different levels of goal-setting — from the National Security Strategy to planning individual projects and programs. …”
Get full text

The paradox of resource-richness: unraveling the effects on financial markets in natural resource abundant economies by Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Salman Wahab, Bilal Ahmed, Zhang Jijian

“…This study uses diagnostic tests and method of moments quantile regression to examines this interplay across Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Russia, and the United States. We find that achieving financial inclusion is significantly challenging for countries that heavily rely on natural resources. …”
Get full text

Social status of women in Ancient Sparta by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…It has been argued that in Sparta, the state minimised the private life of spouses. Under such conditions, a woman was socially active, knew the inner life of the polis well, and understood the foreign policy priorities of the state. …”
Get full text

Strengthening the technological sovereignty of the Russian oil and gas industry in the context of turbulent geopolitics in the world by V. Yu. Linnik, A. A. Laznik, T. S. Gordeeva

Get full text

Evolution of US public diplomacy: Domestic political determinants, priorities and new challenges by P. А. Sharikov

“…The second section examines the role of public diplomacy within the framework of the contemporary US foreign policy. The author notes that the latest developments in information and communication technologies have turned publicity and PR-campaigns into the most important factors of domestic political competition in the United States in the 21st century. …”
Get full text

Procurement in the field of military property: to the activities of the Russian Supply Committee in America in 1917 by V. M. Tarelko

“…Bakhmetyev, orders and instructions of the Main Directorate for Foreign Supply, materials of the Special Investigative Commission) identified in the funds of the Russian State Historical Archive. …”
Get full text

Benelux countries’ security strategies: between europeanism and atlanticism by Anastasia A. Posazhennikova

“…Besides, for Belgium, support for deeper integration has become a key identity feature, while the Netherlands relies on special relations with the United States and ad hoc coalitions in the EU; Luxembourg’s foreign policy can be described to follow a free rider strategy. …”
Get full text

European interests in the Global South: capabilities of comprehensive forecasting by Anna K. Ivanova, Denis P. Eremin

Get full text

Securing Human Rights on the Post-Soviet Space by R. A. Kasyanov, E. A. Torkunova

“…The most prime example is Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the youngest integration institution in the world which unites five countries willing to construe their relationship on a stronger basis than the proposed format of cooperation within the Commonwealth of the Independent States. …”
Get full text

Moral factor in combat readiness of personnel and commanders of Air force of Red Banner Baltic fleet on the eve of Soviet-Finnish war of 1938–1939 by V. O. Levashko, A. L. Nikiforov

“…The following factors are considered as forming the moral and psychological state: the combat readiness of the troops, foreign policy events and their perception by the personnel and command staff, the quality of the young replenishment and its mood, political work, the level of discipline in the troops, and such a specific factor characteristic of the second half of the 1930s as the influence of political repression. …”
Get full text