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Model władzy w państwach postsowieckich
The Model of Power in the Post-Soviet States The aim of this article is to show the evolution of the model of power in the former Soviet states on the example of Belarus, Azerbaijan and Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan ...
Elżbieta Kużelewska, Adam R. Bartnicki
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ABSTRACT This paper explores why a group of Global South middle powers has adopted stances on the Ukrainian war that diverged from the positions of the United States under President Joe Biden, the European Union and the broader NATO/Western alliance. I claim that these disparities are partially explained by the affiliation these states have with the ...
Marco Vieira
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La Russie de Vladimir Poutine et l’intégration économique de l’espace post-soviétique
This article analyses Russian policy towards former Soviet republics. Having gained independence in 1991, they have been pursuing stronger ties and cooperation with western international organizations, such as NATO and the European Union.
Lilit Vardanyan
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Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
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Foreign Aid at a Crossroads: How Funding Cuts Reshape Global Development Cooperation
ABSTRACT Recent aid budget reductions among major donor countries have reignited debates over the future of international development cooperation, with several commentators warning of an impending collapse of the aid sector. Engaging with historical and critical development literature on aid cycles, donor motives, and the evolution of Official ...
Steffi Hamann
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In the shadow of Moscow: the Stalinist reconstruction of the capitals of the Soviet republics
Looking through the prism of USSR national policy the article analyzes the reconstruction of Stalinist cities. The study is based on the visual analysis of the city landscapes of the capitals of 12 of 15 former Soviet republics. Focusing attention on the
Rasa Čepaitienė
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An anatomy of worldmaking: Sukarno and anticolonialism from post‐Bandung Indonesia
Abstract This article analyzes the anticolonial worldmaking of postcolonial Indonesia's first president Sukarno, during Guided Democracy (1959–1965). Using worldmaking as a conceptual interface, the article offers three interconnected interventions.
Say Jye Quah
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The Soviet city and the ‘other cultural’ heritage
Little is known about the relationship between ‘ours’ and the ‘other’ in Soviet architecture. Attitudes to heritage in the Kaliningrad region and in the former Central Asian republics, despite their dissimilarity, have much in common.
Юлия Косенкова
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Abstract How can defense alliances reap the efficiency gains of working together when coordination and opportunism costs are high? Although specializing as part of a collective comes with economic and functional benefits, states must bargain over the distribution of those gains and ensure the costs of collective action are minimized.
J. Andrés Gannon
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Central Asia is a vast geographic region that includes five former Soviet Union republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
John eHay +12 more
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