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• Current Scenarios for the Demographic Future of the World: The Cases of Russia and Germany

  In this article, we explore the demographic future of the world with a focus on scenarios for Russia and Germany. We seek an alternative to the Western standards of scenarios for global demographic development. We consider demographic development both in a positive and negative sense. Our analysis rests on such theoretical structures as the general theory of population, the ...

• Territorial differences in the attitudes to the migration crisis in Germany: The political aspect

  ... proceeding from the effect that immigration has on the socioeconomic development of the host society. The authors propose a mechanism for analysing the political life of a society to develop viable approaches to managing the migration shock and mitigating its ... ... transformation of electoral preferences under the influence of the migration crisis. Recent data on the electoral standing of the Alternative for Germany party are used to develop a typology of states, based on the level of support for this party from the ...

• The role of the Kaliningrad region in the development of Russian-German relations

  ... region plays a significant role in the development of partnership between the two countries, but the existing opportunities for development are not fully exploited. This article analyses the development, current state and prospects of an increasing role ... ... http://kaliningrad.gks.ru (accessed 10 September 2011). 4. Fedorov, G. М., Zverev, Yu. М. 1995, Kaliningradskie al'ternativy [Kaliningrad alternatives], Kaliningrad. Fedorov Gennady, Gorodkov Mikhail, Zhukovsky Igor Russian-German cooperation, Baltic region, Germany,...

• Inadvisable Concession: Kant’s Critique of the Political Philosophy of Christian Garve

  ... researchers that Garve condoned the expansionist policy of Frederick II of Prussia, totally denied that legality in international relations was possible and in general deserved the reputation of an (ultra-)conservative. From that point of view the key values for Garve were the security and well-being of the state. I offer an alternative interpretation of Garve’s position because I believe that the value of political stability plays an important role in it. Such an interpretation makes it possible to treat Garve’s narrative as it was assessed by Kant, i.e. as a concession ...

• Economic and geopolitical aspects of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

  ... need to strengthen the energy security of the EU. The implementation of the NS 2 project is complicated by the need to allow for the EU energy legislation and by the expanding influence of geopolitical factors on EU – Russia cooperation, including those ... ... prospects despite counteraction from its geopolitical opponents. This is explained by it having a decided economic edge over alternative options for the EU. The launch of NS 2 may contribute both to providing the energy security of the EU and to easing ...

• Transborder corporate integration in the Baltic Sea Region

  ... within the Baltic region. The author demonstrates close investment ties among the EU members, which are of special importance for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Transborder corporate integration in the region is characterized by significant imbalances.... ...., Libman, A. M. 2008, Korporativnaja integracija: al'ternativa dlja postsovetskogo prostranstva [Enterprise Integration: an alternative to post-Soviet space], Moscow, Izd-vo LKI. 7. Johanson, J., Vahlne, J.-E. 1977, Journal of International Business ...

• Nuclear power in the Baltic Sea region: the history of emergence and the political and economic features of its development

  ... development was suspended pursuant to the EU regulations (the Ignalina NPP). Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have been striving for energy independence from Russia — the principal supplier of energy carriers to these countries. For a long time, the three ... ... 2013). 4. Slancevyj gaz stavit pod ugrozu plany razvitija al'ternativnoj jenergetiki [Shale gas threatens the development of alternative energy plans], 2013, Atomic-Energy. ru, 6 March, available at: http://www. atomic-energy. ru/news/2013/03/ 06/40290 ...

• Condorcet interpretation of probability’s theory: the use of a mathematical construct to the field of social action

  Probability theory, which emerged as early as the 17th century thanks to the works of Pascal and Fermat, served for a long time as a tool of professional mathematicians. It was not considered a means of rational prediction of social actions.... ... Condorcet having overcome the prejudices of his time, but also of that his version of social, ethical, and political philosophy is alternative to Kant's theory of practical reason, as well as the philosophy of history of the Enlightenment and German rationalism....

• Islamic Diffusion in the Baltics: The Fruit of European Multiculturalism

  ... attracting migrants over recent decades, primarily, in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. The Baltic region states are chosen for demonstration. Although they have different proportions of Muslim immigrants, Muslim diasporas are the most numerous and rapidly ... ... immigration, Immigratsionnaya politika zapadnykh stran: Al'ternativy dlya Rossii [Immigration policies of Western countries: Alternatives for Russia], Moscow, p. 204—212. (in Russ.) 6. Sapega, G. 2006, Immigrants in Western Europe, Mirovaya ekonomika ...

• Institutional approach to assessing the transition to a circular economy: the case of the Kaliningrad region

  The article discusses possible reasons for the failure of Russia’s waste management industry reform and highlights the ownership blurring as a factor that may hinder ... ... Kaliningrad region. Methodologically, the study uses instruments of new institutional economics: by comparing discrete institutional alternatives for municipal solid waste (MSW) management, the authors propose incentive schemes that will likely stimulate the ...

• OPOIAZ and Bakhtin: the Decision Science’s perspective

  Decision science is a relatively new discipline: the product of a cross-pollination among mathematics, psychology, economy and a few other branches of knowledge. It studies how humans make their choices and purports to provide a “rational framework for choosing be­tween alternative courses of action when the consequences resulting from this choice are im­perfectly known.” In and of itself decision science is a vast field of intersecting theories and methodologies that I will exploit only in a limited manner—as it ...

• Innovations in the Baltic Sea Region and Network Cooperation between Russia and the EU

  ... group of countries involved in cooperation processes. Independent of its type, however, international cooperation is beneficial for all parties concerned and should therefore be more actively encouraged. Northwestern Federal District traditionally plays ... ... razvitija». Al'ternativy rossijskogo jeksklava na Baltike [From an isolated enclave — a "corridor development". Alternative to the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea], Kaliningrad, Izdatel'stvo Kaliningradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta,...

• The US ballistic missile defence policy in the Baltic and Nordic regions

  ... Le Mière, C., Mazo, J. 2013, The Arctic As A Theatre Of Military Operations. In: Arctic Opening: Insecurity and Opportunity, adelphy Papaers, London, p. 77—100. 27. Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U. S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives Committee, 2012, Washington, 282 p. 28. National Security Strategy, 2015, Washington, 29 p. 29. NATO official: Russia now an adversary, 2014, available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nato-official-russia-now-an-adversary/2014/05/01/f7af778e-d141-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085_story....

• Clusters in the institutional perspective: on the theory and methodology of local socioeconomic development

  ... variables), it is virtually impossible to develop an independent cluster theory, different from the general agglomeration theory. For the first time, a hierarchy of institutions affecting the formation of local economic systems is considered against the background ... ...,Territorial innovation models: a critical survey, Regional Studies, Vol. 37(3), p. 289—302. 35. Oksanen, E., Williams, J. 1992, An Alternative Factor-analytic Approach to Aggregation of Input—Output Tables, Econiomic Systems Research, no. 4(3), p. 245―256....

• Kant’s Dissertation for the Master’s Degree On Fire and the Transformations of his Ideas of Ethereal Matter

  Kant’s dissertation for the Master’s degree Succinct Exposition of Some Meditations on Fire was written in Latin in 1755 as a sample (specimen) ... ... 1-155. Kant, I., 2012b. Examination of the Question whether the Rotation of the Earth on its Axis by which it Brings about the Alternation of Day and Night has Undergone any Change since its Origin and How One Can Be Certain of this, which [Question] Was ...