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2014: IN THE CONTEXT OF 10 MAJOR EVENTS
Humanity is about to leave one more year behind. How have people who were witnesses of many different events throughout the history lived the last 365 days? We tried to determine general directions of
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THE ROLE OF RUSSIA IN EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON EU’S FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction Energy security has been a significant issue in the EU since the beginning of 21st century. Russia plays a major role in European energy security as the main supplier of oil and gas
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EU’S DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST TURKEY: DOES BRUSSELS CHANGE ITS STRATEGY?
The European Union has stepped up its activity following the visit of the head of the Russian state to Ankara. High-ranking officials of the organization arrived in the capital of Turkey this time. British
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UKRAINE FACTOR IN WEST-RUSSIA STANDOFF
Until the late 2000s, the Western world-Russia standoff was largely unfolding in the Eastern Europe, however since then, the West has endeavored to solidify its stance in the post-Soviet geography. Eastern Partnership, NATO’s Partnership
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THE WORLD IN PERIL: WHERE IS THE U.S. “RED LINE”?
Western analysts and experts are evaluating processes ongoing in global geopolitics and admit that the situation is complex and risky. As a main reason they point to the substance of America’s foreign policy that
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RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
Annexation of Crimea has paved the way for serious changes in the geopolitics as a whole. Analysts evaluate this issue from various aspects. The analysis shows that the situation may change dramatically in the
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“RED LINE” IN GEOPOLITICS: WHO CROSSES IT?
The developments in Ukraine are analyzed at different levels. Famous analysts and experts make their analysis in the aspect of the global geopolitics principles. They come up with interesting ideas and note the emergence
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FROM NAGORNO KARABAKH TO CRIMEA: EMBODIMENT OF DOUBLE STANDARDS
Western powers display great deal of sensitivity with respect to the events unfolding in Ukraine. They accuse Moscow of disintegrating the neighboring country and threaten Russia with sanctions, claiming that the former is actively
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GENEVA AGREEMENT: “LIFELESS PAPER” AND REALITY
Rapidly aggravating situation around Ukraine is seriously troubling the international community. This was the primary reason for keen interest to the meeting between the representatives of the U.S., EU, Russia and Ukraine in Geneva,
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GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES OF UKRAINE: BETWEEN WEST AND RUSSIA
Dramatic events unfolding in recent months in Ukraine, just like during the First and Second World Wars, have articulated geopolitical role of this large, Eastern European nation. Ukraine, according to Brzezinski, similar to Azerbaijan
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