Papers by Jumber Asatiani
This Unique Academic paper is written by Peter Bannink.
The Soviet Union was one of the la... more This Unique Academic paper is written by Peter Bannink.
The Soviet Union was one of the largest ideology-led providers of international
development aid in history. The collapse of the system in 1991 meant the end of its
contribution to developing countries as well. In fact, the major reincarnation of the Soviet
Union, the Russian Federation, found herself on the opposite side of the spectrum, and
became a receiver of foreign aid. Western experts campaigned for a shock therapy to make
the transition to market economy, and large sums of development assistance flows started
to reach Russia in the nineties.
Since the 2000s, the aid directionality has reversed once more. Under the
administration of President Vladimir Putin the Russian economy prospered and foreign debts
of the country were paid off; the last batch was paid off in 2006.
1 With the ambition to
belong to the major powers of the world again, a program for international development
assistance restarted and Russia started to re-emerge as a foreign aid donor. It is this latter
program and policy that is the core issue of this paper, an analysis of the shape, size, form
and ideology of Russia’s re-emerging foreign policy with regard to international
development assistance.
There is extensive literature on the concept of development assistance, mostly
focusing on the Western world as donor countries. With the rise of other economies, the
gravity of the development assistance also changed, which also did not go unnoticed in the
academic literature. What this paper presents, is a summary of the recent history of Russia’s
practice in international development assistance, and an analysis of what this means for
Russia’s position in the world and for the traditional model of international development
assistance. The research question is, why and in what ways did Russia reshape its
development assistance shape in the twenty-first century?
This paper studied three large regions as case studies for Russia’s practice of giving.
For the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia is also not hesitant to proclaim its
desire to establish a ‘belt of good neighborliness,’ which perhaps is the most evident practice
carried over from the Soviet times and strongly manifesting. For this region, Russia has a
very strong tool in the form of pricing and subsidizing of gas deliveries to friendly nations -
these subsidies alone dwarf the official ODA figures.
The Southeast Asian region also has certain historical ties, although much looser as
with the CIS countries. The strategic interest is nonetheless large, as the membership of
international organizations like CSTO and the ties with ASEAN show. Russia mentions energy
security and development of good infrastructure – next to good neighbourship - as key
elements in its relations with Southeast Asia. In addition to this, the region represents the
strategic place where interests of Russia and China meet.
For Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia expressed its special position – as opposed to the
western donor partners – because it understands the struggle with resources. Africa is the traditional recipient of development assistance, and still there are many programs, both
bilateral and multilateral. Nonetheless, the lines between FDI and development assistance
have become much more blurred – less differentiation between private sector and
development essentially fits the SSC paradigm.
Having characteristics of both the traditional donor countries and the SSC countries,
Russia has a special position. It is the only non-establishment donor that is part of the ‘greater establishment’ itself, and member of the key international organizations. It is poised
to interact with the giants of international development in a way that no other country can.
Regardless of whom it chooses to interact with, Russia will therefore have an influence on
the future of international development assistance. Who it choose to interact with is, as it
has been, rooted in geopolitical considerations, it is a recognized instrument of soft power.
New confrontations between the Russia and the West, and the rise of China will influence
the international practice of giving and co-define how the future of the aid architecture will
look like. The world today offers enough challenges, refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, global health issues and natural disaster – to name a few. A rapid response of humanitarian assistance and a larger development strategy are most certainly in demand in upcoming years.
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Summary. Extra-linguistic communication is an important integral part of polycode intercultural c... more Summary. Extra-linguistic communication is an important integral part of polycode intercultural communication. Fashion semiotics is based on the interdisciplinary study of sign systems used in the process of communication. This article is an attempt based on available sources and materials to analyze the role and place of fashion in a fierce electoral political struggle in the USA in 2016-
2017. History, theory, and practice of fashion are closely connected and in many
respects depend on the economy, politics, culture, religion, and ideology prevailing in a particular country. In the United States, there has been an age-old tradition of mobilizing of all the channels, methods and techniques of public relations for the successful conduct of the presidential election campaign, securing the victory achieved and repeating the achievement in the fight for the second term in office at the White House.
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The article attempts to identify and analyze the most important trends in the development of glob... more The article attempts to identify and analyze the most important trends in the development of global and local marketing communications.
The protracted economic and financial crisis and a kind of "Great Recession" actualized the need for change and prompted a new wave of breakthrough innovation, primarily in the field of information and communication technologies.
Business success in the new era of "relationship economy", its sustainable development, has been directly related to the systematic management of the brand image and reputation. Leading international and Russian communications companies carefully examine the main trends in marketing communications and try to embrace innovations and changes.
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J. (A). Asatiani. (Moscow, Russia)
International marketing communications.
Developme... more J. (A). Asatiani. (Moscow, Russia)
International marketing communications.
Development of global and local trends in 2016.
The world economy and the international relations develop in the conditions of the increased turbulence.
Promptly and irrevocably the big picture of the world order is changing.
The long economic and financial crisis which passed into a stage of "Great recession" actualized the need for change and pushed a new wave of disruptive innovations, first of all, in the field of the information and communication technologies (ICT).
By recognition of UNESCO we live in the information society relying on expanded reproduction of knowledge (KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY) and growing interconnectedness and interdependence.
Successes of business in a new era of «relationship economy», its sustainable development, are directly dependent on the systematic management of image and reputation of the brand.
The leading communication companies in the world and in Russia attentively and comprehensively investigate and follow the main trends of development of marketing communications.
Keywords: marketing communication trends, shift to mobile, personalisation, customisation, social media, brand journalism, crisis, transparency, image, reputation, public relations, advertising, integrating channels of communication.
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О наступлении "Четвертой промышленной революции", вызванной новым этапом развития технологий, акт... more О наступлении "Четвертой промышленной революции", вызванной новым этапом развития технологий, активно заговорили в 2016-2017 годах. В чем ее суть? Чем характеризуется и к чему приведет очередной виток научно-технического прогресса?
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проблем идеологии, экономики, социальной сферы, безопасности, странового и регионального развития с целью адекватной адаптации к глобальным процессам и их рациональному использованию .
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Brief presentation of insight of Christian Odendahl
chief economist
at the Centre for European ... more Brief presentation of insight of Christian Odendahl
chief economist
at the Centre for European Reform.
He wrote about his understanding
of the economic and political developments In Russia.
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Let us look at the
1. basic institutional structure of Russia,
2. investigate important challe... more Let us look at the
1. basic institutional structure of Russia,
2. investigate important challenges,
3. assess the current political, economic, and social order and
4. seek to understand
where the country is going?
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The report “Russia and the World: 2021. Annual Forecast: Economy and Foreign Policy” continues th... more The report “Russia and the World: 2021. Annual Forecast: Economy and Foreign Policy” continues the series of yearly publications of
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
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The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
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The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
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As early as 1955, Dartmouth College researcher John McCarthy coined the term "artificial intellig... more As early as 1955, Dartmouth College researcher John McCarthy coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) in a research grant application he co-authored with his colleague M. Minsky and a group of other computer scientists seeking funding for a seminar they hoped to organize at Dartmouth College in summer.1 The words they had chosen still lead to a semantic debate about whether machines can think. Some authors have been stirring up the alarm about malicious robots for decades. J. McCarthy and M. Minsky did not think about the remote future. It is interesting that among their academic contacts there was a very young, but already well-known computer genius Norbert Wiener, whom they decided not to invite to their program. Harvard awarded Wiener a Ph.D. in June 1913, when he was only 19 years old, for a dissertation on mathematical logic. N.Wiener was one of the founders of the nascent field. To describe his work on how animals and machines rely on feedback mechanisms for control and communication, N. Wiener chose the word "cybernetics", a term derived from the ancient Greek word for "helmsman." He titled his 1948 book "Cybernetics". It suddenly became a bestseller. Some other researchers began to apply the term to their attempts to describe computers processing information in the same way the human brain does.2 There was no doubt that N. Wiener was a genius. The trouble was, he turned out to be a pugnacious know-it-all who would have made the summer seminar in Dartmouth unbearable. Therefore, J. McCarthy and M. Minsky avoided N. Wiener,
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The modern system of international relations represents a rather complex, and multidimensional ph... more The modern system of international relations represents a rather complex, and multidimensional phenomenon. It is characterized by very dynamic and, in many respects, contradictory processes. The dramatic increase of the volume and variety of information, as well as the continuing intensification of intercultural, cross-cultural and multicultural communication, have been associated with the huge shift in the development of political, economic, financial, industrial, cultural and social globalization.
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In 2020 European Union's external and defense policies seem likely to change. With European Commi... more In 2020 European Union's external and defense policies seem likely to change. With European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ambition to lead a “geopolitical Commission,” the EU opens a new external front that could exacerbate internal splits — especially between Berlin and Paris — while simultaneously risking the bloc’s relations with the rest of the world.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending. The European Commission’s new president Ursula von Der Leyen from Germany has vowed to make the EU’s executive arm “geopolitical” rather than merely “political”.
Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic “Schuman declaration”. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, then the French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable. At the Milan European Council in 1985, the Heads of State and Government decided to establish 9 May as "Europe Day". It has been remembered every year since 1986.
Robert Shuman’s vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating such a body was signed just under a year later – in 1951. Schuman's proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.
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The President of the E. M. Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and Internationa... more The President of the E. M. Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO), Academician Alexander Dynkin, Editor-in-Chief of the collective monograph "World 2035. Global Outlook" noted that this forecast was focused on those dynamic trends that are visible today, which will have a long-term impact on the development of the world in twenty years ahead.
Working on long-term forecasts have been an important area of the Institute's competitive advantage, being engaged in such forecasts since the mid-1970s.
The first publication - "The World at the Turn of the Millennium" was published in 2001 and included a forecast until 2015. Comparing the estimates of that time with today's statistics, one can see that the forecast was very close to the reality, especially in terms of the growth rates of world GDP in the period of 2011-2014 and the growth rate of the Russian economy at that period.In 2011, "Strategic Global Outlook: 2030" was published.
The new study - "World 2035. Global Outlook" is the third forecast covering key development trends in the fields of economy, ideology, politics, innovation, social sphere and international security.
Publication of the book in early April 2017 shortly preceded the Meeting of G20 Leaders in Hamburg, on July 7-9, 2017.
There is no surprise that, hopefully, well informed "sherpas", while preparing for the Summit, made proper use of the widely available forecast materials.
The Leaders of the G20, as well as the representatives of eight Permanent Guest countries, and the heads of the most influential international organizations met to address major global economic and political challenges and to contribute to prosperity and well-being of the entire population of our planet.
The world has been undergoing a long period of international tension, economic and financial instability, uncertainty and redistribution of forces between traditional and new centers of gravity. Hence, one of the main research tasks has been to determine the risks, threats, and opportunities for Russia. According to the book, the next two decades will be a period of consolidation of the positions of Russia in the changing world, providing the country with a solid voice in solving problems of general importance. An alternative scenario would be to isolate Russia from global processes and create a closed development model that would minimize the impact of global economic, innovative, financial, and political trends. The implementation of such a scenario would undoubtedly throw Russia back for many decades and deprive it of the chances of modernizing and strengthening its global positions.
In June 2017 the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) published results of their joint project:
"Theses on Russia's Foreign Policy and Global Positioning (2017–2024)".
The authors acknowledged the fact that the theses were based on the results of a parallel study conducted by a team of researchers at the E.M. Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).
According to these theses, Russia's future global role hinges on resolving of a number of challenges. Creating favorable external conditions for resolving the backlog of problems and for overcoming the underdevelopment problem is the key goal of Russia's global positioning. At the same time, Russia can influence the processes of the global order transformation. Russia bears a major part of the responsibility for the world's future. Russia's flexible and pragmatic policies should help complete the reorganization of international relations smoothly and prevent a new "era of extremes."
The concluding observations of the Global Outlook are moderately optimistic. Eventually, as the current period of acute contradictions between Russia and the West will come to close, both parties will have to seek to restore trust and developing bilateral and multilateral mutually beneficial relationships. Russia will have to maximize her efforts to introduce "smart power" not only for optimizing image and reputation management but also for presenting her own agenda of successful global governance.
Dr. Asatiani J.
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The Soviet Union was one of the largest ideology-led providers of international
development aid in history. The collapse of the system in 1991 meant the end of its
contribution to developing countries as well. In fact, the major reincarnation of the Soviet
Union, the Russian Federation, found herself on the opposite side of the spectrum, and
became a receiver of foreign aid. Western experts campaigned for a shock therapy to make
the transition to market economy, and large sums of development assistance flows started
to reach Russia in the nineties.
Since the 2000s, the aid directionality has reversed once more. Under the
administration of President Vladimir Putin the Russian economy prospered and foreign debts
of the country were paid off; the last batch was paid off in 2006.
1 With the ambition to
belong to the major powers of the world again, a program for international development
assistance restarted and Russia started to re-emerge as a foreign aid donor. It is this latter
program and policy that is the core issue of this paper, an analysis of the shape, size, form
and ideology of Russia’s re-emerging foreign policy with regard to international
development assistance.
There is extensive literature on the concept of development assistance, mostly
focusing on the Western world as donor countries. With the rise of other economies, the
gravity of the development assistance also changed, which also did not go unnoticed in the
academic literature. What this paper presents, is a summary of the recent history of Russia’s
practice in international development assistance, and an analysis of what this means for
Russia’s position in the world and for the traditional model of international development
assistance. The research question is, why and in what ways did Russia reshape its
development assistance shape in the twenty-first century?
This paper studied three large regions as case studies for Russia’s practice of giving.
For the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia is also not hesitant to proclaim its
desire to establish a ‘belt of good neighborliness,’ which perhaps is the most evident practice
carried over from the Soviet times and strongly manifesting. For this region, Russia has a
very strong tool in the form of pricing and subsidizing of gas deliveries to friendly nations -
these subsidies alone dwarf the official ODA figures.
The Southeast Asian region also has certain historical ties, although much looser as
with the CIS countries. The strategic interest is nonetheless large, as the membership of
international organizations like CSTO and the ties with ASEAN show. Russia mentions energy
security and development of good infrastructure – next to good neighbourship - as key
elements in its relations with Southeast Asia. In addition to this, the region represents the
strategic place where interests of Russia and China meet.
For Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia expressed its special position – as opposed to the
western donor partners – because it understands the struggle with resources. Africa is the traditional recipient of development assistance, and still there are many programs, both
bilateral and multilateral. Nonetheless, the lines between FDI and development assistance
have become much more blurred – less differentiation between private sector and
development essentially fits the SSC paradigm.
Having characteristics of both the traditional donor countries and the SSC countries,
Russia has a special position. It is the only non-establishment donor that is part of the ‘greater establishment’ itself, and member of the key international organizations. It is poised
to interact with the giants of international development in a way that no other country can.
Regardless of whom it chooses to interact with, Russia will therefore have an influence on
the future of international development assistance. Who it choose to interact with is, as it
has been, rooted in geopolitical considerations, it is a recognized instrument of soft power.
New confrontations between the Russia and the West, and the rise of China will influence
the international practice of giving and co-define how the future of the aid architecture will
look like. The world today offers enough challenges, refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, global health issues and natural disaster – to name a few. A rapid response of humanitarian assistance and a larger development strategy are most certainly in demand in upcoming years.
2017. History, theory, and practice of fashion are closely connected and in many
respects depend on the economy, politics, culture, religion, and ideology prevailing in a particular country. In the United States, there has been an age-old tradition of mobilizing of all the channels, methods and techniques of public relations for the successful conduct of the presidential election campaign, securing the victory achieved and repeating the achievement in the fight for the second term in office at the White House.
The protracted economic and financial crisis and a kind of "Great Recession" actualized the need for change and prompted a new wave of breakthrough innovation, primarily in the field of information and communication technologies.
Business success in the new era of "relationship economy", its sustainable development, has been directly related to the systematic management of the brand image and reputation. Leading international and Russian communications companies carefully examine the main trends in marketing communications and try to embrace innovations and changes.
International marketing communications.
Development of global and local trends in 2016.
The world economy and the international relations develop in the conditions of the increased turbulence.
Promptly and irrevocably the big picture of the world order is changing.
The long economic and financial crisis which passed into a stage of "Great recession" actualized the need for change and pushed a new wave of disruptive innovations, first of all, in the field of the information and communication technologies (ICT).
By recognition of UNESCO we live in the information society relying on expanded reproduction of knowledge (KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY) and growing interconnectedness and interdependence.
Successes of business in a new era of «relationship economy», its sustainable development, are directly dependent on the systematic management of image and reputation of the brand.
The leading communication companies in the world and in Russia attentively and comprehensively investigate and follow the main trends of development of marketing communications.
Keywords: marketing communication trends, shift to mobile, personalisation, customisation, social media, brand journalism, crisis, transparency, image, reputation, public relations, advertising, integrating channels of communication.
Conference Presentations by Jumber Asatiani
проблем идеологии, экономики, социальной сферы, безопасности, странового и регионального развития с целью адекватной адаптации к глобальным процессам и их рациональному использованию .
chief economist
at the Centre for European Reform.
He wrote about his understanding
of the economic and political developments In Russia.
Teaching Documents by Jumber Asatiani
1. basic institutional structure of Russia,
2. investigate important challenges,
3. assess the current political, economic, and social order and
4. seek to understand
where the country is going?
Drafts by Jumber Asatiani
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending. The European Commission’s new president Ursula von Der Leyen from Germany has vowed to make the EU’s executive arm “geopolitical” rather than merely “political”.
Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic “Schuman declaration”. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, then the French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable. At the Milan European Council in 1985, the Heads of State and Government decided to establish 9 May as "Europe Day". It has been remembered every year since 1986.
Robert Shuman’s vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating such a body was signed just under a year later – in 1951. Schuman's proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.
Working on long-term forecasts have been an important area of the Institute's competitive advantage, being engaged in such forecasts since the mid-1970s.
The first publication - "The World at the Turn of the Millennium" was published in 2001 and included a forecast until 2015. Comparing the estimates of that time with today's statistics, one can see that the forecast was very close to the reality, especially in terms of the growth rates of world GDP in the period of 2011-2014 and the growth rate of the Russian economy at that period.In 2011, "Strategic Global Outlook: 2030" was published.
The new study - "World 2035. Global Outlook" is the third forecast covering key development trends in the fields of economy, ideology, politics, innovation, social sphere and international security.
Publication of the book in early April 2017 shortly preceded the Meeting of G20 Leaders in Hamburg, on July 7-9, 2017.
There is no surprise that, hopefully, well informed "sherpas", while preparing for the Summit, made proper use of the widely available forecast materials.
The Leaders of the G20, as well as the representatives of eight Permanent Guest countries, and the heads of the most influential international organizations met to address major global economic and political challenges and to contribute to prosperity and well-being of the entire population of our planet.
The world has been undergoing a long period of international tension, economic and financial instability, uncertainty and redistribution of forces between traditional and new centers of gravity. Hence, one of the main research tasks has been to determine the risks, threats, and opportunities for Russia. According to the book, the next two decades will be a period of consolidation of the positions of Russia in the changing world, providing the country with a solid voice in solving problems of general importance. An alternative scenario would be to isolate Russia from global processes and create a closed development model that would minimize the impact of global economic, innovative, financial, and political trends. The implementation of such a scenario would undoubtedly throw Russia back for many decades and deprive it of the chances of modernizing and strengthening its global positions.
In June 2017 the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) published results of their joint project:
"Theses on Russia's Foreign Policy and Global Positioning (2017–2024)".
The authors acknowledged the fact that the theses were based on the results of a parallel study conducted by a team of researchers at the E.M. Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).
According to these theses, Russia's future global role hinges on resolving of a number of challenges. Creating favorable external conditions for resolving the backlog of problems and for overcoming the underdevelopment problem is the key goal of Russia's global positioning. At the same time, Russia can influence the processes of the global order transformation. Russia bears a major part of the responsibility for the world's future. Russia's flexible and pragmatic policies should help complete the reorganization of international relations smoothly and prevent a new "era of extremes."
The concluding observations of the Global Outlook are moderately optimistic. Eventually, as the current period of acute contradictions between Russia and the West will come to close, both parties will have to seek to restore trust and developing bilateral and multilateral mutually beneficial relationships. Russia will have to maximize her efforts to introduce "smart power" not only for optimizing image and reputation management but also for presenting her own agenda of successful global governance.
Dr. Asatiani J.
Planning and execution remain a challenge in today’s rapidly changing marketing environment.
How to create successful IMC programs? A roadmap is indispensable for effective integration of traditional and newer interactive, social networking technologies, including corporate blogs, influencer resources, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and mobile devices, etc.
The Soviet Union was one of the largest ideology-led providers of international
development aid in history. The collapse of the system in 1991 meant the end of its
contribution to developing countries as well. In fact, the major reincarnation of the Soviet
Union, the Russian Federation, found herself on the opposite side of the spectrum, and
became a receiver of foreign aid. Western experts campaigned for a shock therapy to make
the transition to market economy, and large sums of development assistance flows started
to reach Russia in the nineties.
Since the 2000s, the aid directionality has reversed once more. Under the
administration of President Vladimir Putin the Russian economy prospered and foreign debts
of the country were paid off; the last batch was paid off in 2006.
1 With the ambition to
belong to the major powers of the world again, a program for international development
assistance restarted and Russia started to re-emerge as a foreign aid donor. It is this latter
program and policy that is the core issue of this paper, an analysis of the shape, size, form
and ideology of Russia’s re-emerging foreign policy with regard to international
development assistance.
There is extensive literature on the concept of development assistance, mostly
focusing on the Western world as donor countries. With the rise of other economies, the
gravity of the development assistance also changed, which also did not go unnoticed in the
academic literature. What this paper presents, is a summary of the recent history of Russia’s
practice in international development assistance, and an analysis of what this means for
Russia’s position in the world and for the traditional model of international development
assistance. The research question is, why and in what ways did Russia reshape its
development assistance shape in the twenty-first century?
This paper studied three large regions as case studies for Russia’s practice of giving.
For the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia is also not hesitant to proclaim its
desire to establish a ‘belt of good neighborliness,’ which perhaps is the most evident practice
carried over from the Soviet times and strongly manifesting. For this region, Russia has a
very strong tool in the form of pricing and subsidizing of gas deliveries to friendly nations -
these subsidies alone dwarf the official ODA figures.
The Southeast Asian region also has certain historical ties, although much looser as
with the CIS countries. The strategic interest is nonetheless large, as the membership of
international organizations like CSTO and the ties with ASEAN show. Russia mentions energy
security and development of good infrastructure – next to good neighbourship - as key
elements in its relations with Southeast Asia. In addition to this, the region represents the
strategic place where interests of Russia and China meet.
For Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia expressed its special position – as opposed to the
western donor partners – because it understands the struggle with resources. Africa is the traditional recipient of development assistance, and still there are many programs, both
bilateral and multilateral. Nonetheless, the lines between FDI and development assistance
have become much more blurred – less differentiation between private sector and
development essentially fits the SSC paradigm.
Having characteristics of both the traditional donor countries and the SSC countries,
Russia has a special position. It is the only non-establishment donor that is part of the ‘greater establishment’ itself, and member of the key international organizations. It is poised
to interact with the giants of international development in a way that no other country can.
Regardless of whom it chooses to interact with, Russia will therefore have an influence on
the future of international development assistance. Who it choose to interact with is, as it
has been, rooted in geopolitical considerations, it is a recognized instrument of soft power.
New confrontations between the Russia and the West, and the rise of China will influence
the international practice of giving and co-define how the future of the aid architecture will
look like. The world today offers enough challenges, refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, global health issues and natural disaster – to name a few. A rapid response of humanitarian assistance and a larger development strategy are most certainly in demand in upcoming years.
2017. History, theory, and practice of fashion are closely connected and in many
respects depend on the economy, politics, culture, religion, and ideology prevailing in a particular country. In the United States, there has been an age-old tradition of mobilizing of all the channels, methods and techniques of public relations for the successful conduct of the presidential election campaign, securing the victory achieved and repeating the achievement in the fight for the second term in office at the White House.
The protracted economic and financial crisis and a kind of "Great Recession" actualized the need for change and prompted a new wave of breakthrough innovation, primarily in the field of information and communication technologies.
Business success in the new era of "relationship economy", its sustainable development, has been directly related to the systematic management of the brand image and reputation. Leading international and Russian communications companies carefully examine the main trends in marketing communications and try to embrace innovations and changes.
International marketing communications.
Development of global and local trends in 2016.
The world economy and the international relations develop in the conditions of the increased turbulence.
Promptly and irrevocably the big picture of the world order is changing.
The long economic and financial crisis which passed into a stage of "Great recession" actualized the need for change and pushed a new wave of disruptive innovations, first of all, in the field of the information and communication technologies (ICT).
By recognition of UNESCO we live in the information society relying on expanded reproduction of knowledge (KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY) and growing interconnectedness and interdependence.
Successes of business in a new era of «relationship economy», its sustainable development, are directly dependent on the systematic management of image and reputation of the brand.
The leading communication companies in the world and in Russia attentively and comprehensively investigate and follow the main trends of development of marketing communications.
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chief economist
at the Centre for European Reform.
He wrote about his understanding
of the economic and political developments In Russia.
1. basic institutional structure of Russia,
2. investigate important challenges,
3. assess the current political, economic, and social order and
4. seek to understand
where the country is going?
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
It consists of two parts: “Economy” and “Foreign Policy”.
The Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and
Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the most important driving force behind this change. He laid out the building blocks of his approach in an interview with the Economist last year. Key to his vision is the idea that the EU must become a political and strategic player with one voice and one purpose, first in its own neighborhood and then in the world. It is no coincidence that Macron believes that a proper EU defense policy is the key to his “sovereign Europe,” and that Thierry Breton, the French commissioner, now straddles a joint internal market and defense portfolio in Brussels. But seen from the U.S., this will be an affront, especially since few EU capitals have fulfilled and are likely to fulfill their NATO promises on defense spending. The European Commission’s new president Ursula von Der Leyen from Germany has vowed to make the EU’s executive arm “geopolitical” rather than merely “political”.
Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic “Schuman declaration”. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, then the French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable. At the Milan European Council in 1985, the Heads of State and Government decided to establish 9 May as "Europe Day". It has been remembered every year since 1986.
Robert Shuman’s vision was to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production. A treaty creating such a body was signed just under a year later – in 1951. Schuman's proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.
Working on long-term forecasts have been an important area of the Institute's competitive advantage, being engaged in such forecasts since the mid-1970s.
The first publication - "The World at the Turn of the Millennium" was published in 2001 and included a forecast until 2015. Comparing the estimates of that time with today's statistics, one can see that the forecast was very close to the reality, especially in terms of the growth rates of world GDP in the period of 2011-2014 and the growth rate of the Russian economy at that period.In 2011, "Strategic Global Outlook: 2030" was published.
The new study - "World 2035. Global Outlook" is the third forecast covering key development trends in the fields of economy, ideology, politics, innovation, social sphere and international security.
Publication of the book in early April 2017 shortly preceded the Meeting of G20 Leaders in Hamburg, on July 7-9, 2017.
There is no surprise that, hopefully, well informed "sherpas", while preparing for the Summit, made proper use of the widely available forecast materials.
The Leaders of the G20, as well as the representatives of eight Permanent Guest countries, and the heads of the most influential international organizations met to address major global economic and political challenges and to contribute to prosperity and well-being of the entire population of our planet.
The world has been undergoing a long period of international tension, economic and financial instability, uncertainty and redistribution of forces between traditional and new centers of gravity. Hence, one of the main research tasks has been to determine the risks, threats, and opportunities for Russia. According to the book, the next two decades will be a period of consolidation of the positions of Russia in the changing world, providing the country with a solid voice in solving problems of general importance. An alternative scenario would be to isolate Russia from global processes and create a closed development model that would minimize the impact of global economic, innovative, financial, and political trends. The implementation of such a scenario would undoubtedly throw Russia back for many decades and deprive it of the chances of modernizing and strengthening its global positions.
In June 2017 the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) published results of their joint project:
"Theses on Russia's Foreign Policy and Global Positioning (2017–2024)".
The authors acknowledged the fact that the theses were based on the results of a parallel study conducted by a team of researchers at the E.M. Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO).
According to these theses, Russia's future global role hinges on resolving of a number of challenges. Creating favorable external conditions for resolving the backlog of problems and for overcoming the underdevelopment problem is the key goal of Russia's global positioning. At the same time, Russia can influence the processes of the global order transformation. Russia bears a major part of the responsibility for the world's future. Russia's flexible and pragmatic policies should help complete the reorganization of international relations smoothly and prevent a new "era of extremes."
The concluding observations of the Global Outlook are moderately optimistic. Eventually, as the current period of acute contradictions between Russia and the West will come to close, both parties will have to seek to restore trust and developing bilateral and multilateral mutually beneficial relationships. Russia will have to maximize her efforts to introduce "smart power" not only for optimizing image and reputation management but also for presenting her own agenda of successful global governance.
Dr. Asatiani J.
Planning and execution remain a challenge in today’s rapidly changing marketing environment.
How to create successful IMC programs? A roadmap is indispensable for effective integration of traditional and newer interactive, social networking technologies, including corporate blogs, influencer resources, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and mobile devices, etc.
Students will gain a broad based course that emphasizes an understanding of the larger cultural context in which Global strategic communication occurs.
A strategic view that integrates all facets of multicultural communication theory and practice is crucial to mastering these challenges and having a credible voice at the CEO’s or any other principal’s table.
Publication of the book in early April 2017 shortly preceded the Meeting of G20 Leaders in Hamburg, on July 7-9, 2017.
There is no surprise that, hopefully, well informed "sherpas", while preparing for the Summit, made proper use of the widely available forecast materials.
The Leaders of the G20, as well as the representatives of eight Permanent Guest countries, and the heads of the most influential international organizations met to address major global economic and political challenges and to contribute to prosperity and well-being of the entire population of our planet.
The IMEMO forecast methodology firmly relies on thorough consideration of comprehensive links between such developments of different nature as economic, financial, demographic and social trends, achievements in science and technological change, ideological activities, changes in demography, social psychology and cultural processes. This approach gave the authors an opportunity to focus attention on sustainable long-term trends of the world economy and global political order, as well as on entities, structures, institutions and key actors of the international system.
The statistical database of the Outlook 2035 is built on predictive estimates of Gross Domestic Product, labor productivity, Research, and Development investment and other indicators calculated systematically and meticulously. Using the original method developed in IMEMO enabled the authors to analyze and expose qualitative characteristics of strategically significant long-term trends. 72 researchers are listed as the members of the team of academic writers.
Globalization and technological change have contributed significantly to driving economic growth and raising living standards across the globe. However, globalization has also created challenges and its benefits have not been shared widely enough. By bringing together developed and emerging market economies, the G20 has been determined to shape globalization to benefit all people.
"World 2035. Global Outlook" and the Declaration of G20 Leaders share the vision of middle and long-term future of the world. The Leaders of G20 underlined: "We are resolved to tackle common challenges to the global community, including terrorism, displacement, poverty, hunger and health threats, job creation, climate change, energy security, and inequality including gender inequality, as a basis for sustainable development and stability. We will continue to work together with others, including developing countries, to address these challenges, building on the rules - based international order."
An Introduction to International Relations
Seventh Edition
Edited by John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens
A must have text for anybody and everybody interested in the ongoing Globalization of World Politics. Besides the fact that it has been the market-leading introduction to International Relations, written by more than 35 unrivaled experts in their fields.
Building their breathtaking narrative on thorough knowledge and careful academic research of national and international history, the book offers a bigger picture of main stream theories international relations. No global structures and processes, and international issues were left unattended. It provides an inquisitive and the most comprehensive coverage of International Relations in the Twentieth and the Twenty-first centuries.
The editors: John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens, did their best to ensure an integrated and coherent style throughout the book.
Integrated and interactive learning features, including case studies and questions, a brand new debating feature and end of chapter questions, are all carefully tailored to the needs of students approaching IR for the first time.
The Online resources available give lecturers and their students an extra indispensable tool for highly efficient knowledge production and exchange.
The brand new chapters including Feminism, Race, International Organizations, and NGOs leave no issue unattended and permit timely broaden the scope of the study.
The entire book encourages students to apply theory to real world events never getting tired of careful intellectual exercises. Great variety of well-founded opinions helps students to critically evaluate an argument.
Many thanks to Oxford University Press
for giving to all of us this very precious opportunity.
Dr. Asatiani Jumber
Moscow, Russia.
by Shuang Liu, Zala Volcic, Cindy Gallois
has been one of the most useful textbooks widely used all over the best university programs to teach about peculiarities of intercultural and cross-cultural communication.
Authors bring in meaningful examples and case studies from around the world to explain clearly how important it is to see existing cultural, psychological and social differences and prepare, react or restrain yourself accordingly.
Modern communication theory presumes that there are a number of regularities that need to be viewed in a truly global perspective.
were texts written exclusively for one person - the wonderful English writer John Fowles, with whom the author had the good fortune to meet in 1996-1998.
John Fowles was sincerely interested in everything that happened in Russia during the tough 1990s: from politics and war in Chechnya to the peculiarities of love and family relations.
After having read the story by Tanya D. Davis "The Human Soul Travelers Club" and finding that "it was not bad and could be easily published", John Fowles suggested that the answers to his questions were written in a literary form and brought to him.
That's how "Russian-English Romance" came into being. Thus, it is not a book about John Fowles, but for John Fowles.
There are answers to many questions asked by the writer about Russia and Russians, about features of a national character, about the perception of the British by the Russians, about the difficulties of life in Russia in the mid-1990s.
The publication is intended for a wide range of readers who speak English and are interested in Russian-English cultural and literary connections.
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