scholarly journals The Astana Process as an International Platform for Middle Eastern Regional Security: the Russian Mission

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
Ilsur Nafikov ◽  
Rinat Nabiev
Keyword(s):  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Eastern Regional

scholarly journals FOREIGN POLICY OF UKRAINE UNDER CURRENT CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SECURITY

2018 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Anna Taranenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Current State ◽  
Current Stage

Foreign policy as one of the key areas for the functioning of sovereign states is designed to protect their national interests and promote maintenance of the welfare of the population. For Ukraine, such vectors of foreign policy as European, Euro-Atlantic, Eurasian, Middle Eastern, and Asian are traditionally important. One of the main vectors of Ukraine's foreign policy at the current stage is integration into the European Union. At the same time, an extremely important task for Ukrainian diplomacy is countering Russian aggression, protection of the population in the East of the state and in the Crimea and the soonest possible resolution of the conflict in the Donbas region. Consequently, this topic is of considerable interest, and it is worth examining in detail the current state of Ukraine's foreign policy, in particular, in view of the current challenges of global and regional security. Analysis of foreign and Ukrainian sources on this topic indicates the interest of researchers in matters of foreign policy of Ukraine, as well as international conflicts and their settlement. The purpose of this article is to study the current state of Ukraine's foreign policy in the context of the current challenges of global and regional security. Based on the analysis, it was determined that at the current stage there is sufficient potential for further development of Ukraine's foreign policy, in particular in view of the current challenges of global and regional security. On the basis of the analysis, one can arrive at conclusions that among the successes of Ukraine's foreign policy in recent years one can mention withstanding Russian aggression, introduction of a visa-free regime with the European Union, further deepening of cooperation within the framework of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and deepening of Euro-Atlantic integration. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the effective use of the foreign policy resource to efficiently respond to the challenges of global and regional security. There are further prospects for research related to the effective resolution of international conflicts at the current stage.

scholarly journals Studying Diplomatic Negotiations: Integrating the Personal and Institutional Aspects

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egle Murauskaite
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Arms Control ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Vantage Points ◽  
Middle East Studies

Following the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid in 1991, the Arms Control and Regional Security (ACRS) working group was launched as the first and so far only official regional arms control negotiations. While there have been multiple attempts to distil the lessons of the ACRS process, the aspect of events most conducive to forging trust between the negotiators and their inter-personal dynamics has never been explored. This paper takes an inter-disciplinary approach to studying negotiations: it zooms in on the ACRS process, integrating Middle East studies, decision making processes and nonproliferation literature with negotiations theory and oral history techniques, in the first attempt at a more comprehensive methodology to one of the highlights in the modern Middle Eastern diplomacy. To convey the multiple vantage points of participants, a three-stage methodological process is discussed: individual interviews with negotiating team members and facilitators, followed by group interviews of national delegations, and finally, a group session with representatives from each delegation. Ultimately, this model helps preserve a more accurate historical account, and significantly complements the technical insights on the negotiation dynamics with unexpected inter-personal relations angles, assisting in the design of more promising future frameworks.

scholarly journals Between Russia and China: Central Asia in Greater Eurasia

2021 ◽  
pp. 187936652199824
Author(s):  
Andrei Kazantsev ◽  
Svetlana Medvedeva ◽  
Ivan Safranchuk
Keyword(s):  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
Near Future

Central Asian states are usually considered as passive elements rather than active agents of integration in Greater Eurasia. This article considers the role of these states as active agents shaping integration processes according to their own interests and perspectives. All Central Asian states conduct so-called “multivector” foreign policies balancing relations with the key great powers (Russia, China, and “collective West”) as well as with Middle Eastern and South Asian nations. From their point of view, the ideal formula for Greater Eurasia should include the entire continent. However, the current geopolitical situation in the world turns integration of Central Asian nations with Russia and China into the only available option. Political and military integration with Russia within the CSTO as well as economic integration with Russia within the Eurasian Economic Union are key elements of this. The SCO is also very important as the key structure shaping regional security system. The general framework for the construction of Greater Eurasia including Russia, China, and Central Asian nations in the economic sphere is mostly connected to the Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative and to the agreement on cooperation between this initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union. However, between Central Asian nations, on one hand, and Moscow and Beijing, on the other hand, there are still many practical issues that must be solved to push integration forward, and currently there are no indicators that these issues would be solved in the near future.

scholarly journals External factors in the evolution of the Middle Eastern regional subsystem of international relations

Politicus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Olena Arnoldivna Koppel ◽  
◽  
Kakha Zaurovych Pukatradze ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Eastern Regional
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