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Current issue
Political sciences
The internationalization of the crisis in Ukraine and the dangerous acuteness of the military and political situation in the Middle East have marked new points of reference in the sphere of international security in the assessment of the close interrelation and interdependence of geopolitical, military, macroeconomic, value and socio-humanitarian factors in the global space. This warns against hasty speculative and inflated expectations regarding the transition to the formation of a new grid of geopolitical coordinates and prospects for strategic stability declared by D. Trump.
The article reveals the peculiarities of the US nuclear strategy in the XXI century. The article analyzes the conceptual changes in the nuclear strategy in recent years, specifies the main components of the nuclear triad modernization. Special attention is paid to the development of the US use of nuclear weapons in the course of military exercises.
With the end of globalization, there has been a tendency to divide the world into macro-regions, the connectivity of which is supposed to be ensured through international transport corridors. This carries risks for Russia in the near abroad and the deterioration of its transit position. Russia’s response may be to form its own «big space», strengthen its position in the Arctic and develop transport corridors.
Renewable energy sources have been linked to climate solutions to the global warming of the Earth’s lower atmosphere, but another low-carbon energy source is additionally required for security of supply. It is gradually being realized that only nuclear power can claim this role.
The article is a comparative-historical analysis of political parties of the modern and postmodern eras according to the following parameters: changes in the party landscape, transformation of the social base of parties, changes in party ideology and structure. It is concluded that the existing parties, organically embedded in the societal environment, which gave rise to systemic contradictions, will either have to leave the historical stage or undergo a qualitative transformation, as well as the entire modern system of representation.
The article considers the main stages of transformation of the systems of international relations of the late XX – early XXI centuries: Versailles, YaltaPotsdam and modern transitional systems. Each of these systems has unique features shaped by the era, the interests of its participants and the balance of power. The focus is on the transitional system that emerged after the collapse of the USSR, its challenges and prospects.
In recent decades, Spain has lost a significant part of its foreign policy identity in an effort to follow the Western, American-centric mainstream. For many years Madrid has existed in the paradigm of a unipolar world based on certain rules, rejecting the concept of multipolarity, which more and more countries of the world are oriented towards. This has led to the fact that Spain, unlike in previous years, does not have its own position on key issues of world politics.
The article considers modern migration processes in the European Union with a focus on the mechanisms of their regulation. Of interest are innovative technologies that are in demand both for border security and suppression of illegal movements, as well as for control over asylum and integration of migrants on the example of Germany, which has certain experience and practical developments in this area.
The article analyzes the prerequisites for the creation of BRICS Pay and political aspects of its functioning. Particular attention is paid to reducing dependence on the US dollar and the Western financial system, strengthening the political influence of the BRICS association on the global arena, and the formation of an alternative financial space.
The article discusses the implementation of socio-economic development strategies by the GCC countries, the prerequisites, timeliness and necessity of their implementation. Special attention is paid to the reform of higher education and science, which are necessary for the successful diversification of economies. The dynamics of the GCC universities’ rating in the world academic ranking of universities was analyzed.
History of international relations and foreign policy
The article presents the discursive problematics of politicization of falsification of the history of international relations, linked to the critical analysis of education of the young generation of post-Soviet states on the basis of distorted perception of international relations, formed in the interests of creating a special socio-psychological climate in the postSoviet states.
International legal sciences
The article considers state-public associations as a form of social interaction and an element of the system of ensuring national security. The demand and prospects of this institution in solving key tasks of state policy in strategic spheres that are important for ensuring national security are noted. The imperfection of legal regulation of this institution is pointed out. It is concluded that it is necessary to adopt a special law on public organizations with state participation.
