Abstract to the journal No. 9, September, 2022

PARTNERSHIP

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister. The Caspian Sea is a unique region of good neighborliness

Vital interests for Russia are maintaining peace, stability and security in the Caspian region, its sustainable development on the basis of good neighborliness, trust and cooperation of the coastal states, and the implementation of the economic, including transit, potential of the Caspian Sea for the mutual benefit of the Caspian countries.

Key words: Caspian, “Caspian Five”, Tehran Convention, Greater Eurasia.

POLICY

Farit Mukhametshin. The key to strengthening civil identity is to preserve ethnocultural, interethnic and interreligious harmony in Russia

The priorities in the activities of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia - Islamic World” remain the issues of preserving multi-religious and ethnoculturalism in society, protecting traditional values, deepening humanitarian cooperation, developing youth ties, and improving information cooperation.

Key words: Russia, Islamic world, identity, Russian civilization.

Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. The international mosaic should not be made up of gray and its fifty shades that are imposed by the West, but truly be a multifaceted and multicolored picture

Understanding of the danger of the game that the US administration is playing in relation to Russia, using Ukraine for its own purposes, is undoubtedly growing. The alarm that Russia has not broken down, despite all the pressure (which is also increasing), that Moscow is determined to achieve its goals and not bend under the pressure of opponents and adversaries, is present, and both cannot be underestimated.

Key words: international mosaic, world politics, confrontation, multipolarity, West, Ukraine, Northeast Military District, Crimea, START Treaty, AUKUS, BRICS.

NATIONAL INTEREST

Alexander Ivanov. What and for whom does the bell of Truth toll in our ideological quest?

Russian foreign policy is determined not only by the basic principles and assessments of the problems of the modern world, but also by deep spiritual and moral roots and traditions that have been formed over the centuries and together constitute our national identity.

Key words: truth, patriotism, national identity, foreign policy guidelines, national exclusivity, messianism.

HISTORICAL MEMORY

Vladimir Degoev. A short course on the history of British Russophobia

Russophobia of the 21st century has a new source: now it is fueled not only by hatred, but also by a growing sense of powerlessness and despair that Russia, contrary to Western forecasts, is succeeding both domestically and in international politics.

Key words: Russophobia, Russian-British inter-imperial contradictions, “great game”, rational and unconscious in Western perception of Russia, mass social psychoses, clash of civilizations.

Mariyam Semenova. Towards the historical and international legal responsibility of Great Britain for crimes of the colonial and post-colonial period

It would make sense to build attempts to hold Great Britain accountable for colonial crimes and their consequences on the basis of keeping this topic in the constant focus of attention of international organizations, the world community and the media.

Key words: Great Britain - once the largest colonial power, decolonization process, colonial crimes, UN GA, British Empire, ECHR, Pax Britannica, Victoria and Albert Museum.

AMERICAN VECTOR

Oleg Karpovich, Natalya Travkina. The crisis of political elites in the USA: trends and prospects

Since the beginning of 2022, the United States of America has literally been hit by waves of large-scale domestic political upheavals, superimposed on the threat of a second - within a short three-year period - economic crisis. They pushed into the background and obscured the man-made causes of the corresponding failures, stemming from the fatal mistakes and miscalculations of the highest political leadership of the United States.

Key words: US political elites, crisis of American elites, worst US President.

Alexander Ananyev. Chinese diaspora in the USA: from coolies to lobbies

Ahead of Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to Taiwan, CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping called for greater outreach to patriotic elements in Taiwan and abroad, including in the United States. Thus, China is going to use its “secret weapon” - compatriots abroad to lobby the foreign policy interests of the PRC in the United States.

Key words: USA, Chinese diaspora, Chinese political lobbying, Chinese immigration.

INTERVIEW NUMBERS

Mikhail Delyagin. In order to solve problems in Rio de Janeiro, it is necessary to solve problems in Moscow

We need to reach the state borders of Ukraine, because no matter what Bandera corner we leave, it will be a cancerous tumor, which will further poison our organs with metastases.

Key words: Russian economy, sanctions war, investments, strong ruble, Ukraine, CIS countries, Africa, Latin America.

ENERGY SECURITY

Andrey Baklanov. The energy market is under siege

Events in Europe, Ukraine, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and inflationary pressures around the world have combined to create a perfect storm that is causing significant volatility and uncertainty in commodity markets and, more importantly, in the energy world.

Key words: energy market, OPEC, OPEC+, “oil war”, IEA, GCC.

INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY

Why is it so important for the United States to lead the International Telecommunication Union?

In an effort to maintain and increase its technological dominance in the world, the United States is making efforts aimed at gaining virtually sole control over the Union and turning it into an instrument for ensuring the “club” interests of a narrow group of countries in the field of ICT. In practical terms, we are talking about imposing Anglo-Saxon (American) standardization in the field of global ICT development and, in essence, blocking the implementation of advanced digital technologies in the rest of the world. Although it is known that the United States has long lost its innovative role in the process of global digital transformation.

Key words: International Telecommunication Union, ICT, IIB.

HISTORY MILESTONES

Andrey Sidorov, Natalya Vasilyeva. Soviet diplomatic service in the 1930s: Chinese direction

In the pre-war period, talented and professional diplomats were involved in the Chinese direction in the Soviet foreign policy department. Their fates reflected the political course of the country and were often tragic.

Key words: Soviet Union, China, Manchuria, Xinjiang, People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, embassy, consulate, diplomatic service.

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