CIAO DATE: 09/2008
Volume: 53, Issue: 6
November 2007
Nobody Can Cope with Global Challenges Single-Handedly
S. Lavrov
The Russian Flag on the North Pole (PDF)
A. Kolodkin, S. Glandin
A Russian state flag has been placed on the Arctic Ocean floor.
That is a truly landmark event. As part of the Arctic 2007 expedition, the Akademik Fyodorov research vessel made the first voyage to a high latitude part of the Arctic. On August 2, 2007, for the first time in history, a unique experiment was carried out: Two submersibles with daring explorers on board dived to a record depth of 4,261 meters. Over the course of almost two hours, they performed a preplanned research and exploration mission. One of the main goals of that unprecedented deed was to obtain a sample of seabed rock sediment that was to serve as conclusive evidence of the fact that the Lomonosov Ridge is an extension of the Siberian Continental Platform and therefore, the mineral deposits there belong to our state....
The EU: Shortsighted Strategy
L. Klepatskiy
America Is Moving toward Elections
M. Bragin
Six-Party Negotiations on North Korea
V. Denisov
Baghdad “Traps” for the Russian Oil Business
E. Kasaev
The World Economy in 2020 (PDF)
A. Dynkin
THE UNCERTAINTY of world development is growing. The classical systems of bipolarity, monocentrism, and center-periphery now belong to history of the 20 century. What will take their place? What will the world economic system look like 15 years from today? Finding answers to these pressing questions is the objective of a long-term world economy forecast made by the IMEMO (World Economy and International Relations Institute). The forecast has been prepared by more than 50 scholars of the institute.
The Cold War or the Normal Course of History?
I. Maksimychev
The UN and the WMD Nonproliferation Problem
Yu. Belobrov
CIS: Today and Tomorrow
V. Rushailo
Lebanon’s Confessionalism and Political Crisis
P. Rassadin
Central America, 20 Years Later
V. Nikolaenko
Russian Gas Export: Present and Future
A. Medvedev
Australia: 65 Years of Diplomatic Relations
A. Losiukov
Paraguay: Cooperation Is Advancing
Yu. Korchagin
“To Japan, Russia Is an Important Neighbor”
Yasuo Saito
U.S. Ambassador William Burns
A. Kokoshin, Yu. Dubinin, V. Churov, S. Kapitsa, M. Margelov, A. Chubarian, K. Kosachev, S. Rogov, A. Migranian, B. Piadyshev, N. Smirnov
The Political Fortunes of Chancellor Rumiantsev
V. Lopatnikov
Russia and Britain in Persia 100 Years Ago
D. Demurin
A Russian Road over the Alps
Andrej Benedejcic
1991. The Time of Trouble: Looking from Italy
A. Adamishin
Art in America: 300 Years of Innovation
E. Piadysheva