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| The Road Map of an Anti-Crisis Strategy |
Vyacheslav Kopiev
The cynicism of economic nationalism is manifested primarily in appeals to
buy domestic products. Meanwhile, the ability of domestic manufacturers to produce products that would meet the growing requirements of buyers
directly depends on their involvement in the international division of labor. |
| Financial Architecture: Urgent Repair |
Leonid Grigoriev & Marsel Salikhov
Russia’s role in the world financial architecture is unlikely to be as significant as many would wish it to be, but given sensible alliances and compromises, it may become quite sufficient for protecting its national interests. The current situation should be used to modernize Russia’s own financial system, increase its resistance to external shocks, and its ability to convert internal savings into domestic investments in development. |
| Arctic Diplomacy |
Alexander Oreshenkov
An analysis of the historical and legal aspects of the current sovereign jurisdiction of land surface areas that serve as points of departure in measuring the boundaries of exclusive economic zones and the continental shelf beyond them may have significance for the delimitation of maritime areas between Russia and its Arctic neighbors. |
| Where Is the “Pilot Region” Heading? |
Vadim Smirnov
The Kaliningrad Region can be called a “war child.” Eastern Prussia with its capital Koenigsberg would not have had such a knotty history if Germany had not lost World War II. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the region found itself in completely new and hitherto unseen geopolitical conditions. |
| Assimilating Experience |
Lai Hairong
The Soviet Union had been a model for China in terms of systemic development, even though international relations between China and the Soviet Union practically broke off in the 1960s. Thus, nothing could be more sweeping in Chinese mentality than the demise of its tutor, the Soviet Union. |
| A Different View on the European Anniversary |
Fyodor Lukyanov
Europe recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the anti-Communist revolution that put an end to the division of the world into two ideological blocs. The events of 1989 opened a new chapter in global politics; however, even two decades later, the full content of this chapter remains unclear. |
| The Post-Crisis World: Searching for a New Framework |
Vladislav Inozemtsev
This century will be neither “American” nor “North Atlantic” – but neither the Americans nor the Europeans or the Russians are interested in seeing the 21st century becoming “Asian” and especially “Chinese.” Today as never before all of them need unity. |
| Labyrinths of the Arctic Policy |
Oleg Alexandrov
The creation of a regional security system, such as a Baltic Union, would help to consolidate Russia’s positions in Northern Europe and in the Arctic, as this system could be a prototype for a new, co-operative security system in Europe. |
| Energy Markets in a Turbulent Zone |
Tatyana Mitrova
The anti-crisis strategy is universal for all sectors of the economy – the main emphasis is placed on reducing costs. This is particularly important for the Russian oil and gas industry. The short respite given by the ruble devaluation is drawing to a close. |
| No Lull in Sight |
Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief
There has been no traditional summertime lull in Russian politics this year. The breath of the crisis is felt everywhere. In Russia, it forces the government to take preventive measures – many analysts predict a hot autumn prone with social problems. But in the international arena, new opportunities are opening up, which Moscow does not want to miss. |
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