История международных отношений

The edition includes materials based upon all the papers and the transcripts of the conference “Energy crisis and Nuclear Safety & Security of Pakistan”. These proceedings were critically reviewed at Strategic Vision Institute and upgraded by the authors of this book.

The lecture series was instituted in 2010 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Maxime Verhagen. The initiative honors the political and academic activity of Professor Bronislaw Geremek and his contribution to the advancement of relations between the two countries. The lectures are held once a year, with alternating venues at Warsaw University and Utrecht University.

The European Foreign Policy Scorecard is an innovative research project that provides a systematic annual assessment of Europe’s performance in dealing with the rest of the world/ The first edition of the Scorecard assessed European performance in 2010 – “year zero” for the new foreign policy framework that was created by the Lisbon Treaty. This fifth edition of the Scorecard assesses the performance of the 28 member states and the EU institutions in 2014 on six key issues: relations with Russia, The Unites States, Wider Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and China, and performance in multilateral issues and crisis management.

The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) continues to provide an annual assessment of Latvian foreign and security policy. The Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2015 aims to contribute to the understanding of Latvia’s foreign and security policy decisions and considerations, along with opportunities and concerns for 2015. Latvia is assuming a six month responsibility for the presidency of the Council of the European Union, but this comes at a complicated time for the Euro-Atlantic community in general, and Latvia in particular.

Left-Wing Extremism and Human Rights unfolds a mosaic of social issues, especially of the weaker and marginalized section, closely intertwined with internal security. Based on an empirical study of the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) movement in Andhra Pradesh, once the citadel of LWE, it offers a deep analysis of the growth and consolidation of LWE in India. It also studies the profiles and roles of NGOs in promoting rights for which specific case studies have been undertaken.

The publication is based upon papers of distinguished scholars and professional experts read during the conference on “Matrix of Regional and National Security in South Asia and its post-2014 Dynamics”. Although today the region of South Asia is a quite poor region it represents a great importance for the system of international security. In the time after 2014 there were tendencies towards moving in the strategic dynamics and political landscape. Decision-making process experienced transformations after change in political leadership in such countries like China, India, Pakistan and Afganistan. It is also important to point out the factor of US relations with these states so it will also play a major role in the regional dynamics and strategic power equilibrium in the South Asia. These trends of forthcoming changes are going to determine South Asian regional security. It is largely aimed to discuss all these important changes in this volume “Matrix of Regional and National Security in South Asia and its post-2014 Dynamics”.

Asia stands out as the world’s most vibrant region, where rivalries and confrontation coincide with increased economic cooperation and community building. How should we interpret these two dynamics, and what are the implications for U.S. policy? With the support of the MacArthur Foundation, Asahi Shimbun, Joongang Ilbo, and China Times, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) collaborated with Opinion Dynamics Corporation on a survey of strategic elites in 11 Asia Pacific economies.