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085765
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On a number of occasions, former Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the active involvement of his country in international and regional integration processes was one of the key instruments for the modernisation of the national economy. This was illustrated by the dialogue on energy issues between Russia and the United States, activated in 2003-5. ALEXANDAR TODOREV argues that the stability and predictability of world energy markets will depend largely upon the diplomatic efforts of both countries to find a sensible balance between various interests on global, regional and bilateral levels.
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085766
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After the "Orange Revolution" of 2005 Ukraine, under the leadership of President Viktor Yushchenko, has become a strategic but fragile ally of the USA and NATO in their rivalry with Russia for influence in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. To reduce Europe's and its own energy dependency on Russian oil and gas, Ukraine has tried, with uncertain results, to build economic partnerships with energy-producing Eurasian states and even with Iran, in the hope of bypassing Russian pipeline routes. However, as TODOR KONDAKOV points out, this policy has not always been economically viable and has met with strong opposition from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and within the Ukraine itself.
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085761
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Russia has replaced the ideological guidelines of its Soviet days by pragmatic nationalism as post-imperial nuclear power striving to reassert its influence mostly by economic and cultural means. Furthermore, Russia is well poised to face crucial issues such as terrorism, pollution, high prices of commodities, energy supplies, etc. The Russia-West relationship is definitely not a zero-sum game, as in the past. Instead both parties can benefit from a fair dialogue
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085763
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2008.
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Russia is a European nation which stretches across Northern Asia all the way to the Pacific. Its future therefore lies, at least in part with the EU, in spite of US inspired attempts to keep the two apart by perpetuating the Cold War. HENRI DE GROSSOUVRE and PIERRE PASCALLON suggest that the OSCE may provide the right platform to heal this historic rift and rebuild continental unity.
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085762
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Terrorism has been perpetrated at various times in history, to spread fear, destabilize existing regimes and acquire political power. Since the fall of the USSR, Russia has frequently been a target of terrorism and plays a critical role in any effective global strategy to confront it. PANKAJ KUMAR shows that since 2001 the Russian government has sought to cooperate with Western powers and all other nations for repressing terrorism. The response from NATO members has been ambiguous despite the help provided by the Kremlin to the Western alliance in theatres such as Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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085764
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2008.
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In Russia, the advent of the globalisation era in Russia, which coincided with drastic changes in its socio-economic structure, since the one that had existed in the Soviet Union was abruptly destroyed. The financial crash of August 17, 1998, was the inevitable outcome. The strategy for the socio-economic development of Russia (2008-20) envisages a transition from growth based on the export of raw materials to innovative and socially oriented development. It recognizes the creative potential of human capital as the leading factor of economic development. Although these moves and intentions are in the right direction, it will be difficult to implement them in the present environment.
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