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January 26, 2012
Professor A. Fedorovskiy took part in debate program "North Korea: the world perspective" at TV & Online PROJECT WISDOM program on NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
Part I. Q3 No.0120
Part II. Q4 No.0103
Part III. Q6 No.0106

November 24, 2011
Georgy Mirsky, Chief Research Fellow, IMEMO RAN:
VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST
It would be very hard to recall any period in living memory when the international community was in such a state of disarray and confusion in regard to the situation in the Middle East as at present. Read more...

November 15, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
RUSSIA AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE: IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH
The South China Sea has traditionally been an area where the key strategic interests of the most influential Asia-Pacific powers are focused and intertwined. Currently, the scenario that the issue will rise in the priorities of these powers and acquire a global dimension looks highly probable. Read more...

November 05, 2011
Interview of Deputy Director IMEMO, Corr. Member RAS Vasiliy Mikheev, published in the newspaper Zhenmin Zhibao (People's Daily). Read more...

August 14, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
IMEMO EXPERTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM “PRESIDENTIAL FRIENDS OF INDONESIA – 2011”
Indonesia’s domestic policy course is very likely to see the reinforcement of pro-democracy trends, which will make democratization a long-term and sustainable process. Also noteworthy will be Indonesia’s promoting its image as the biggest democratic country of the contemporary world, with secular and religious vectors contributing to successful modernization – a good example for other countries to follow. Read more...

August 02, 2011
Alexey Kuznetsov, Head of the Center for European Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO):
OUTWARD FDI FROM RUSSIA and ITS POLICY CONTEXT, UPDATE 2011
Russian outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) increased rapidly in the 2000s. The global economic crisis caused some structural shifts in Russian companies’ expansion abroad: for example, several Russian multinational enterprises (MNEs) lost a major part of their foreign assets. Read more...

June 27, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE: FUTURE TRENDS AND RUSSIA’S POLICY OPTIONS
The set of problems relating to the South China Sea – a vast maritime area forming the strategic heartland of Southeast Asia – has traditionally loomed large in foreign policy priorities of the key powers shaping the regional geopolitical landscape. Currently, there are strong reasons for arguing that the South China Sea issue is very likely to increase its rank in the key priorities of the US, China and ASEAN. Read more...