Annotation of magazine number 5, May, 2021

Mikhail Troyansky, Oleg Karpovich, Alina Davydova

What will Latin America be like after COVID-19?

COVID-19 demonstrated the weaknesses of modern Latin America: political disunity, uncoordinated actions of the authorities, the failure of the efforts of international organizations, as well as the strong dependence of national economies on foreign markets and the active growth of social protest.

Keywords: COVID-19, Latin American countries, WHO, global economic crisis, sovereign states

Alexander Akimov

WHO's role in the fight against Covid-19. Results of the first year of the pandemic

While national governments pursued national goals, often to the detriment of other countries, it was the international organizations of the UN system, primarily WHO, that became guarantors and instruments of the joint struggle of the world community with an unexpectedly serious threat.

Keywords: World Health Organization, COVID-19 pandemic, information, organization, medical community, governments, financial resources, vaccination

Yuri Shafranik

Do not rush to bury anthracite

The Stone Age did not end because the stones ran out. On the contrary, they had a wonderful future ahead of them: instead of the material for primitive tools used by cave dwellers, they eventually became the basis of architectural and sculptural masterpieces. The age of coal as a fuel is also moving towards an inevitable end. The development of coal chemistry and high-conversion technologies will undoubtedly present mankind with products of almost incredibly "magical" properties.

Keywords: coal, RES, coal chemistry, coal industry, carbon-free energy, restructuring, mine fund, multiplicative effect

Konstantin Kolpakov

Horizontal diplomacy as a form of active interaction of young diplomats

In November 2021, the Council of Young Diplomats of the Russian Foreign Ministry turns 20 years old. Still quite young, but, from the point of view of the association of young professionals, a solid age. Over the past time, the composition of the Council has changed and expanded, the directions and priorities of activities, approaches to working with young specialists have changed.

Keywords: SMD of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, MAMD, MDK, club "SIGN", School of a young diplomat, project "School of a young diplomat"

Alexey Borisov

UN RAS: 65 years of fruitful activity at the domestic and international levels

On March 28, 2021, the Russian Association for the Promotion of the United Nations turned 65 years old. It is an international public organization established with the aim of "fully contributing to the achievement of the goals and principles proclaimed by the UN Charter," as well as actively participating "in strengthening trust and friendship between states and peoples."

Keywords: 65 years of the UN RAS, UN, International Youth Model of the UN, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, MGIMO, Sustainable Development Goals, Agenda 2030, UN Secretary General, UN Global Compact

Zhanna Chekova

Formation of the global information security system of the future: new perspectives

Against the background of the development of offensive cyber capabilities by individual countries and the spread of doctrines of preventive cyber strikes, the prevention of interstate confrontation in the online environment is becoming one of the factors of strategic stability and international security. Guided by these considerations, Russia initiated the development of universal rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of states in the ICT sphere under the auspices of the UN.

Keywords: information and communication technologies, international information security, UN, General Assembly, Open-ended Working Group, Group of Governmental Experts, rules of responsible behavior of states in the information space

Natalia Babekina

Forum of the World Summit on the Information Society: Presidency of the Russian Federation

The year 2021 is a landmark year for the Communications Administration of the Russian Federation: for the first time in history, we are chairing the Forum of the World Summit on the Information Society. This decision was made at the end of last year, and even then we seriously took up the substantive content of this event in our part.

Keywords: ICT, WSIS, ITU, UN

Vladimir Sergeev

Abai

When Abai put on his jacket on festive days, people marveled at the number of his awards and invariably wondered who he was during the war. His answer was always the same: "I was a Russian soldier. Private Guards".

Keywords: WWII, Russian soldier, guards private Abai

Alexander Ivanov

Three hypostases of Alexander Nevsky

In 2021, Russia celebrates the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky. We can and should be proud that he is considered the patron of the Russian diplomatic service. It is not for nothing that the best diplomats of Russia are awarded the Order of his name for outstanding achievements in promoting our national interests.

Keywords: heritage, political and diplomatic choice, "for your friends", "black legend", truth, national idea

Julia Zharova

Alexander Nevsky: A diplomat. Warrior. Holy

For the anniversary of Alexander Nevsky, the magazine "International Life" has created a documentary film "Alexander Nevsky: diplomat, warrior, saint". Prince Alexander Yaroslavich, nicknamed Nevsky, "who worked for the whole Russian land", canonized, appears in the film not only as a ruler and a warrior, but also as a diplomat who managed to preserve Russia in its spiritual disobedience and originality.

Keywords: Prince Alexander Nevsky - politician, commander, diplomat, statesman

Archimandrite Makarii

Two raids on Russia

The victory in the Battle of Molodi is the most significant event in the life of M.I. Vorotynsky. Thanks to this victory, the integrity of our country and the continuity of its subsequent development were preserved. The voivode obviously bore the name of Archangel Michael, revered in Russia as the patron saint of the host, to whom he prayerfully addressed in a combat situation.

Keywords: voivode M.I.Vorotynsky, the Battle of Molodinsky in 1572, the siege of Kazan, Turks, Crimeans, the village of Molodi, the Nativity Monastery in Vladimir

Alex Inozemtsev

French souvenir

Diplomats hurrying to return to the capital as soon as possible were forced to extinguish their growing stress with the second cigarette after a cup of strong espresso, when finally the owner appeared. In his hands he had two bottles sealed with sealing wax, dirty from dust, cobwebs and sand.

Keywords: Paris, USSR Embassy, Baron, two bottles of wine

Sergey Filatov

A Vietnamese lesson for the New Century

Alexey Vasiliev has written a new book. Those who know him as an Arab scholar may be surprised that this book is dedicated to… Vietnam. The author called it "The Vietnam War. Why the Americans were defeated."

Keywords: Vietnam war, Viet Cong, DRV, Soviet aid, Pravda newspaper, Vietnamese victory

Vladimir Stoll

Russian diplomats are out of time

The Association of Russian Diplomats is completing work on the first book of a multi-volume publication about Soviet and Russian plenipotentiaries and ambassadors. In the published collection "From the frontiers of the front to the frontiers of the diplomatic", one of the little-known pages of the history of the NKID - MFA was opened to the world: 170 Soviet ambassadors passed through the active armies on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War

Keywords: ARD, Diplomatic dictionary, 14 "civilizations", active foreign policy, I.V.Halevinsky, 170 Soviet ambassadors, diplomatic feat, 24 Ukrainians, diplomats of Russia

Konstantin Emelin

Bring politics down to earth

One of the basic competencies of a professional international political scientist is to understand the methods of spatial analysis and geographically determined patterns of global political processes. Perhaps the most successful textbook in Russian devoted to this issue is the book "Political Geography" by the Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis of International Relations of the MGIMO Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia I.Y. Okunev.

Keywords: political geography, political science, geopolitics

Vyacheslav Belokrenitsky

The difficult road to tomorrow

The recently published monograph of the famous Russian diplomat, orientalist, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary M.A.Konarovsky "Afghanistan at the turn of the century: a new crossroads of fate" is of considerable interest and deserves special attention primarily in the context of the relevance of the topic itself.

Keywords: M.A.Konarovsky, Afghanistan, monograph

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