Publishing Institution: East View Information Services

91. The Double Game: The Great Powers in the Gathering Storm

Author:: N. Narochnitskaia
Publication Date:: 12-2009
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: SO FAR HISTORIANS AND POLITICAL SCIENTISTS have failed to arrive at a more or less concerted opinion about world war II, which marked a turning point in the history of the 20th century. In recent years, the discussion has spilled beyond academic frameworks. It means that new eloquent facts and documents are no longer enough to uphold one's opinion: the entire ideological concept the western experts apply when dealing with the events and evidence of the 1930s-1940s should be refuted.

92. Table of Contents

Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: No abstract is available.
Political Geography:: Russia

93. "Color Revolutions": Uniformity in Diversity

Author:: Yu. Sharkov
Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: A wave of so-called "color revolutions" has swept the world, including the post-Soviet space, over recent decades. They followed the same scenario although they had different names ("the Rose Revolution" in Georgia, "the Orange Revolution" in Ukraine, "the Tulip Revolution" in Kyrgyzstan or "the Potato Revolution" in Belarus).
Topic:: Government
Political Geography:: Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and Belarus

94. Five Lessons from Kosovo's "Independence"

Author:: Vladimir Kozin
Publication Date:: 08-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: The unilateral declaration, on February 17, 2008, of the "independence" of Kosovo, an inseparable part of Serbia, which was literally pushed through by the leading Western countries, set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire system of international relations and has already complicated the military-political situation not only in the western Balkans but also in other areas. Several instructive lessons could be drawn from this ill-considered step.
Topic:: Foreign Policy
Political Geography:: Kosovo and Serbia

95. Table of Contents

Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: No abstract is available.

96. Nicolas Sarkozy's European Policy

Author:: Sergei Fedorov
Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: "France is returning to Europe!" This statement made by N. Sarkozy right after the results of the May 7, 2007 presidential elections were announced can be viewed as a kind of an epigraph to the new president's European policy. Indeed, the negative outcome of the May 25, 2005 referendum on the draft European Constitution not only caused an institutional crisis within the EU, blocking European integration mechanisms for a long time, but also up to a certain point marginalized France's positions in Western Europe. The French "no" had an equally bad effect on the political situation in the country, and its political elite felt divided, more than ever, into "euro pessimists" and "euro optimists," as a considerable part of the French establishment became more "demoralized."
Topic:: Politics
Political Geography:: Europe and France

97. The Afghan Impasse

Author:: Ivan Konovalov
Publication Date:: 09-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: Developments demonstrate that the resumed active operations in Afghanistan have failed to bring about a decisive turning point in the war for either side. The NATO coalition forces and the Afghan army didn't let the Taliban take over the initiative or stage even a single serious operation. They also managed to eliminate several influential field commanders. At the same time, Taliban groups have retained their combat potential and continue delivering harassing strikes at most unexpected locations. Suffice it to mention the insurgent attack on April 27 of this year during a military parade in Kabul. It is a stalemate. The time works for the Taliban, while the allies have to modify their strategy.
Topic:: Security, NATO, and Development
Political Geography:: Afghanistan and Taliban

98. Table of Contents

Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: No abstract is available.

99. The Echo of Tskhinval

Author:: Aleksandr Orlov
Publication Date:: 01-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: Following the August events in the Caucasus, the entire Western system of strategic alliances, comprising not only NATO, but also an array of other structures - at first glance, not at all military - has finally acquired a new "raison d'étre." That "raison d'étre" manifested itself in an old - centuries, not years old - formula, namely, search for an enemy in Russia (no matter whether it is the USSR or Russia today). It has turned out that the genes of animosity toward Russia are still part of the DNA of many Western politicians.
Topic:: NATO
Political Geography:: Russia, United States, and Caucasus

100. Understanding Common History Ideas for Discussion

Author:: Petr Stegniy
Publication Date:: 12-2008
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy and International Relations
Institution:: East View Information Services
Abstract:: The evolution of the independent states that emerged following the disintegration of the Soviet Union has predictably prioritized the issue of the national-political identification of the former Union republics. However, the trend toward building national history concepts by radically revising the common experience at the expense of the former "big brother," which has been gaining momentum in a number of post-Soviet states, was less predictable - taking into account the proactive role played by Russia under Boris Yeltsin in dissolving the Soviet Empire, as well as the pledges that were made in 1991 in Belovezhskaia Pushcha.
Topic:: Cold War and Economics
Political Geography:: Russia, Ukraine, Soviet Union, and Georgia

91. The Double Game: The Great Powers in the Gathering Storm

92. Table of Contents

93. "Color Revolutions": Uniformity in Diversity

94. Five Lessons from Kosovo's "Independence"

95. Table of Contents

96. Nicolas Sarkozy's European Policy

97. The Afghan Impasse

98. Table of Contents

99. The Echo of Tskhinval

100. Understanding Common History Ideas for Discussion

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