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No. 1

2024 January/March

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Legitimacy in the Era of Uncertainty

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-5-6

In Change: Strategies

Thunder in the West Portending Tempest in the East

Prokhor Yu. Tebin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-8-31

Warfare in a New Epoch: The Return of Big Armies

Vassily B. Kashin, Andrei A. Sushentsov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-32-56

In Change: Conceptions

In Chase of Vanishing Poles: Gaps in Conceptualization of International Politics

Timofei V. Bordachev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-58-71

In Different Languages 2.0.

Tatiana A. Romanova

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-72-92

In Change: Alignments

As a Man Is, So Is His Company

Igor A. Istomin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-94-109

North Korea: The End of Strategic Seclusion?

Artyom L. Lukin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-110-129

The Russia and Turkey Factors in Hungary-Serbia Tandem’s Policies

Damir R. Islamov, Bulat G. Akhmetkarimov, Yakov Y. Grishin, Firdaus G. Vagapova

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-130-150

In Change: Regions

How Iran Perceives Turkey’s Rise in the South Caucasus

Vali Golmohammadi, Sergey M. Markedonov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-152-175

China’s Foreign-Policy Strategy in the South Caucasus — a Transit Window to Europe?

Albert M. Kumukov, Sergey G. Luzyanin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-176-193

Zangezur Corridor: Economic Potential and Political Constraints

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2024-22-1-194-216

Articles

Legitimacy in the Era of Uncertainty

International relations theory is now helpless without sociological perspective. There’s no chance to predict the state of the “grand chessboard” without understanding public sentiments in each square.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Thunder in the West Portending Tempest in the East

Dialogue with NATO as an organization is meaningless for Russia. However, Moscow should not dismiss the opportunity to talk and interact with NATO countries, primarily the United States, but also Turkey, Hungary, Finland, France, and Germany. Currently, this is necessary in order to at least reduce escalation risks and prevent incidents.

Prokhor Yu. Tebin

Warfare in a New Epoch: The Return of Big Armies

The threat of a direct military clash between great powers and nuclear war will persist and, perhaps, become even more acute than during the Cold War. The key goal of diplomacy in this new world will be to develop a toolkit that will make it possible to endure decades of turbulence without nuclear bombardment.

Vassily B. Kashin, Andrei A. Sushentsov

In Chase of Vanishing Poles: Gaps in Conceptualization of International Politics

In its academic version, the theory that world politics is centered around the ‘poles’ does not imply any democracy. It rather implies the physical number of relatively autonomous countries-dictators that extend their dominance to significant groups of middle and small powers.

Timofei V. Bordachev

In Different Languages 2.0.

Both Russia and the EU similarly use of the word ‘geopolitics’ to describe the current critical moment and get a similar picture. But in doing so both sides perceive each other as a threat and a source of tensions, which shows that Russia and the EU are close in using the realist language.

Tatiana A. Romanova

As a Man Is, So Is His Company

The return of great power rivalries revives the almost forgotten practice of defensive alliances. As Russia adheres to the vision of a multipolar world, it should not abandon the crucial tool for managing security threats in this sort of international system.

Igor A. Istomin

North Korea: The End of Strategic Seclusion?

One of the unconditional advantages of the Juche model is that it gives North Korea a high degree of political independence. North Korea is one of the few states in the world with genuine, not nominal, sovereignty. The main disadvantage of North Korean autarky is slow economic development, which has resulted in a massive material gap between the South and the North.

Artyom L. Lukin

The Russia and Turkey Factors in Hungary-Serbia Tandem’s Policies

By acting in tandem and using the Russia and Turkey factors, Hungary and Serbia have managed to maintain relative internal political and economic stability and get additional support in preserving a flexible foreign policy. Besides, Budapest and Belgrade see Moscow and Ankara as potential “gateways” to promoting the eastern foreign policy vector.

Damir R. Islamov, Bulat G. Akhmetkarimov, Yakov Y. Grishin, Firdaus G. Vagapova

How Iran Perceives Turkey’s Rise in the South Caucasus

The South Caucasus is increasingly becoming an additional source of geopolitical rivalry between Iran and Turkey, which is expected to intensify further as Turkey’s influence grows and Iran’s perception of geopolitical insecurities increases.

Vali Golmohammadi, Sergey M. Markedonov

China’s Foreign-Policy Strategy in the South Caucasus — a Transit Window to Europe?

China will view the South Caucasus as a new strategic transit territory for accessing markets in Europe and the Middle East, which will boost Chinese investment in infrastructure and other promising projects. China’s tactic of “keeping a low profile” will inevitably be replaced by a policy of active advance in transportation, infrastructure, trade, and investment spheres.

Albert M. Kumukov, Sergey G. Luzyanin

Zangezur Corridor: Economic Potential and Political Constraints

The opening of the Zangezur Corridor obviously bears both economic prospects and serious geopolitical risks for the countries in the region.