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This paper analyzes the Shia-Sunni interactions in northeastern Iran (Khorasan) and Central Asia. The Shia-Sunni disputes in the region date back to the Middle Ages after the establishment of the Safavids (1501 – 1722) in Iran and the Shibanids (1501 – 1601) in Mawara al-nahr at the...
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World Politics and Support for Terrorism within Muslim Populations: Evidence from Muslim Countries and Western Europe countries, we examine the levels of support for suicide bombings and other forms of violence. We found that support for terrorism among Muslims is present but the percentage of...
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For decades of the Cold War and for centuries before it the interests of both Russian and British academics that studied the history of each other’s countries seemed to be centred mainly on differences and conflicts between them, providing multiple detailed accounts of mutual hostility....
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century Moscow. The Sheremetev Almshouse was the first charity institution in Russia to expose the applicants for relief to …
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Last several decades have shown a steady broadening of national security issues’ spectrum along with an increase in the strictness of international competition driven by advances in high technologies and other factors. National security agenda is nowadays comprised not only of defense issues...
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Despite relative normalization of the US-Russia dialogue in early 2013 and their impressive cooperation on Syria and … serious crisis by. The author argues that the fundamental problem of the US-Russia relations is their old-fashioned philosophy … relations, which poorly reflects the real challenges that US and Russia face in the world of today and tomorrow. The author …
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impact on relations among states. According to the author, a sharp discrepancy between the current model of the US-Russia … especially Russia in the International system, whose policies are in greatest breach with the Kondratiev wave conjuncture. Case … arguing for a new model of the US-Russia relations and description of the one, which would be consistent with the Kondratiev …
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In this paper, we study the minimum wage reform in Russia, which aimed to decentralize the fixing of the minimum wage …
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Many antitrust investigations in Russia continue to present a challenge for the assessment of competition policy and … enforcement. The article explains the possible effects of antitrust enforcement in Russia. Using a unique dataset of the appeals …
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The study focuses on specific issues in the system of international security related to modern-day piracy. The first part examines the adequacy of the classical approach treating piracy as a common crime with an international element, comparing contemporary piracy to other illegal activities...
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