This article explores the interference discourse within United Nations. Methodologically, proves that public rhetoric of states is representative with regard to their perception interference. It also introduces a novel database on based speeches national representatives at UN General Assembly (UNGA) during high-level week from 2004 2023. The debate Nations reflects persistent gap in concerns regarding foreign between West and rest organization. Its origin dates back 1970s, which witnessed...

This article examines the intellectual foundations, rationale, and evolution of systemic approach in Soviet international relations (IR) theory throughout 1970s 1980s. topic has gained increasing relevance contemporary debates on theoretical foundations Russian political thought. The study demonstrates that emergence was a response to anomalies encountered by Marxism-Leninism explaining global developments following Second World War. weakening inter-imperialist struggles, persistence...

The diversification of allegiances with several more powerful states is seen as a way for minor actors to improve their strategic position in the international system. result, however, could become less than desirable when these relations are both essential and contradictory. This article intends examine challenges Transnistrian foreign policy through concepts bandwagoning balancing. It uses alternative neorealist perspectives identify various types alignment then examines how this...

Иностранное вмешательство во внутренние дела воспринимается ведущими государствами как значимый вызов безопасности, что способствует росту исследовательского интереса к этому явлению, так и (с 2000-х годов) числа научных публикаций, обращающихся проблемам вмешательства. При этом специалисты не смогли выработать общепризнанного определения рассматриваемого концепта. Настоящая статья призвана выявить истоки терминологических трудностей. Проведенный анализ показывает, они столько лежат в сфере...

This review article has resulted from the discussion during roundtable of editors-in-chief international relations (IR) journals, convened by Saint Petersburg State University as part Congress IR students (November, 2022). As a result discussion, participants agreed that Russian journals have passed serious way positioning at level, which is proved statistics indexing in well-known databases. The sharp transformation system only just beginning to affect publication activity foreign authors...

Interstate military alliances have long been in the lens of theoretical and empirical research international relations scholars. The classical view treated them as a tool for balancing amongst roughly equal players multi-polar anarchical environment. Meanwhile, practice at least from second half 20th century testifies to rise asymmetrical new major type military-political institutions. In such formations, hegemon, characterized by an overwhelming preponderance terms its aggregate material...

Since the second half of 20th century, military alliance ceased to play an essential role in ensuring security major powers. Meanwhile, asymmetric alliances, which a power remained incontestable leader surrounded by weak parties, proliferated across international system. The literature explains these relationships terms exchange dissimilar benefits between states, following formula “security for autonomy”. This explanation seems generally plausible, but it does not reveal exact from...

The importance of the Pacific theater will grow for Moscow as it reorients its economy. Growing rapport in triangle creates challenges new logistics routes, which are currently being built with such difficulty, including through Sea Japan.

Abstract Foreign interference poses an increasing threat in the current tensions among major powers, given pervasive expectations regarding its strategic effects and low costs. Transborder operations seeking to undermine a government or reinforce it against opposition emerge as safer alternative forcible coercion. Such incorporate assistance political groups individuals within target state aiming reorient foreign policy, weaken capabilities promote one's ideology. However, this article...

To study and forecast the solar activity data a quite perspective method of singular spectrum analysis (SSA) is proposed. As known, are usually presented via Wolf numbers associated with effective amount sunspots. The advantages disadvantages SSA described by its application to series numbers. It shown that provides sufficiently high reliability in description 11-year cycle. Moreover, this appropriate for revealing more long cycles forecasting further during one half

The article provides an overview of international and Russian literature on the genesis development System Research in IR studies, demonstrates emergence Russia world, general theory systems. It is shown that at first stage, representatives natural sciences tried to identify isomorphism between relations system other systems (biological, physical). In this context, attempts form a conflict could be viewed. noted beginning 1970s, these ended unsuccessfully general. second area modeling...

Assessment of the correlation in priorities academic community and national foreign policy represents not only an intriguing research question by itself, but also important practical task. As governmental bodies remain main source demand for professionals International Relations, such analysis could create a foundation status material aspirations scholars. Nevertheless, there were no systematic attempts to assess abovementioned on basis sufficient empirical data. The current article is aimed...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is perhaps the most successful and enduring intergovernmental military alliance in modern history. Such longevity can be attributed to versatility of Alliance. Comprising several institutional functions, it has been able adapt changing security environment by successfully merging functional pluralism with reduction multitasking. agility, coupled U.S.' willingness assume a leadership role superficial homogeny its members, often obscured constant struggle...

Важное место в отечественных и зарубежных исследованиях, посвященных особенностям мирополитических практик крупных держав условиях анархии, отведено концепциям великодержавности, доминирования, гегемонии. Между тем специфические формы этих феноменов, равно как практические инструменты, посредством которых ведущие игроки стремятся структурировать международную среду, нередко остаются за рамками подробного разбора. Настоящее исследование призвано оценить, арсенале державной политики, значение...

This article considers the ideational and political contexts in which Project 5-100, Russian excellence higher education initiative emerged, as well specificities of its organisational behavioural model. While 5-100 has been studied academic literature regards efficiency how it affected performance inner workings participating universities, question project came about characteristic traits internal set-up still remain largely overlooked. The study focuses on involvement local international...

РезюмеМеждународные альянсы представляют собой соглашения между государствами, описывающие параметры их военно-политического взаимодействия в случае вооружённого конфликта, а также практики сотрудничества на основе таких договорённостей.Осмысление вопросов создания, функционирования и влияния среду международной безопасности находилось тематическом фокусе теории международных отношений протяжении всего периода «холодной войны».В то же время 1990-2010-х годах исследования этой проблематики...

The article draws a comparison between Russian official and expert foreign policy discourses, focusing on representations of the power balance relations major states as defining features international system. author attempts to identify actual potential contribution academics in thinking. Conceptual documents programme statements national leadership elevate notion 'polycentric world' value itself, which guides actions arena. Although, until late 2000s its rise was perceived welcome, but...

РезюмеВ статье предпринимается попытка определить особенности политики выстраивания альянсов континентальных и морских держав, обусловленные особенностями их географического положения.В первую очередь, рассматриваются имеющиеся в научной литературе подходы к объяснению влияния пространственных характеристик крупных государств на участие союзах.Далее, предлагается оригинальная теоретическая концепция разграничения типов мотивации держав и, соответственно, логики выбора союзников.Представление...

The article examines the impact of technological changes on risks military clashes between states. Currently, experts express increasing concerns about destabilizing effect new weapons (including anti-missile and anti-satellite weapons, hypersonic missiles, autonomous lethal systems, artificial intelligence). These assessments are rarely based solid theoretical foundations. author seeks to fill this gap, arguing that emergence has a negative international stability, is weakly related...

The U.S. intellectual leadership in many spheres is rarely challenged nowadays. However it secured not only through the ability to formulate a great amount of new ideas, including fundamental innovations, but perhaps even more due effective system for integration products into practice. Nevertheless this hardly research issue Russian scholars. article an attempt take closer look on design and behavior principal channels institutions, employed by American scholars experts participation...

The article discusses the dynamics of US military presence in Germany through evolution American foreign policy. presents data on quantitative army and assesses impact various incentives to change size contingent their comparison. armed forces is one most striking examples long-term deployment troops territory a major power. In terms duration contingent, it comparable only Japan. both countries, played an occupying role after end World War II. future, remained them already as ally. At same...

The international actorness of the European Union is an object prolonged scholarly and political debates. As association states with both complementary competing interests it faces problem collective action. EU elaborated several mechanisms to mitigate effect, which, however, do not necessarily avail conduct a coherent policy towards other major powers. current article demonstrates that when comes defending in world arena,Brusselsfaces range challenges even most developed spheres integration...