Motivations of Russian firms to invest abroad: how do sanctions affect Russia’s outward foreign direct investment?
In 2013, Russia’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) soared and the OFDI stock exceeded $ 500 billion. However, a year later, Russia’s OFDI dropped by nearly 15 per cent. Rapid upward and downward swings make it necessary to analyze the motivation of Russian firms to invest abroad ...
The international legal regulation of the status of voluntary human shields
... cases of use of human shields by the parties of armed conflict justifies the conclusion that these persons are a sui generis case and should be regarded as an exception to a number of general rules. As a result, they should not be classified as taking a direct part in hostilities and must be treated according to the principle of proportionality provided that the permissible level of excessiveness of collateral damage can be lowered.
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Country Competitiveness: an Empirical Study
... using IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook data for 55 countries in the estimation sample. This unique research applies a Multinomial Logistic procedure, and a Heckman Two-Step procedure in its accountancy for market size, exports, openness, and foreign direct investment. The business environment factors for estimation are highlighted. Also, several macro-economic modifications of the basic model specification are tested, providing further empirical analysis. Results indicate that the ten most competitive ...
Spatial diffusion of Asian direct investments in the northern European EU countries
The first publications on the spatial diffusion of foreign direct investment (FDI) appeared in the 1970s-1990s. Since then, many of their provisions have been repeatedly criticised as outdated and inconsistent with empirical evidence of the current stage of globalisation. Previously, only examples of ‘newcomers’ ...
Framework for the Analysis of Geography of Transnational Corporations Investments Abroad
This article develops a methodology for studying the geography of companies — an area of human geography that remains understudied in Russia. The authors refer to foreign direct investment (FDI) studies to stress the importance of analysing individual transnational corporations. Special attention is paid to FDI statistics, including international statistics provided by IMF, OECD, and UNCTAD, the official data of central ...
Foreign nationals on the Boards of Directors of Russia’s Ten Largest Non-Financial Companies Investing Overseas
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Modern trends in paradiplomacy: a case of Russian-Finnish regional cooperation
... initiatives in the international arena: (1) transborder regional microdiplomacy, (2) transregional microdiplomacy, (3) global paradiplomacy and (4) protodiplomacy [4]. Joenniemi and Sergunin identify two types of paradiplomatic methods. The first one is a direct method that implies the development of distinct foreign ties between cities and regions. The second one is an indirect method in which cities and regions impact national foreign policy [5, p. 23].
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France’s strategy in the Baltic region: military and political aspects
... accession to NATO, the attempts by the Lithuanian leadership to restrict transit to the Kaliningrad region, the leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines and others. As indicated in the Russian Maritime Doctrine, at the Atlantic theatre, NATO continues a “direct confrontation with the Russian Federation and its allies”,<1> pushes its infrastructure further to the East and strengthens its military capabilities. In this region, various coalitions are being formed implying the containment of Russia ...
Toil, Passion, Serendipity, Money, and Marketing: a Fresh Look at Agents of Translation
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Household management as seen by the federal military personnel during the American Civil War
... concerning the economic well-being of their families. These statements were put into the context of a soldier’s or officer’s rank in the family hierarchy and their antebellum economic activities. The main results are following. Firstly, the direct control over the family economics took forms of the real estate purchase and direct instructions concerning family business. It is worthy to note that there is a direct correlation between the serviceman’s place in the family and the width ...
The Legal Regulation of the EU Immigrant Integration Policy
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Foreign direct investment in North-West Russia
This article considers the socioeconomic characteristics of foreign direct investment and identifies the features of investment activities with foreign capital participation in the exclave region. The author analyses the dynamics of foreign direct investment inflow to the regions of North-West Russia and the industries ...
Transborder corporate integration in the Baltic Sea Region
The paper examines flows of foreign direct investment 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 ...
The adaptation of Russian regions’ economies to the rupture of relations with Europe: the case of Baltic Sea ports
... transport growth in the Baltic region under the current circumstances.
Cooperation with Europe as the main priority of Russia’s post-Soviet foreign economic policy
. During the 25—30 years preceding the current geopolitical crisis, the European direction was the main priority of Russian foreign economic and foreign trade policy [1], [2].
The majority of Russian exports went to European countries. In the period from 2011 to 2014, the share of 37 European countries in the total Russian commodity ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
... transformation of the Baltic into a ‘NATO lake’, are not unambiguous. Russia still has many opportunities both to protect its own interests and avoid complete isolation in the region and to prevent a dangerous escalation of tensions, fraught with a direct military clash with NATO. The aim of this study is to analyze the immediate and potential challenges that Russia faces in the Baltic region, to forecast possible scenarios for the development of the situation, and to formulate some recommendations ...
New integration practices of mathematics education into university digital educational environment for pre-service teacher training
... mathematical education for bachelor students in pedagogical disciplines is being actualized during the transition from the SPOD (Stable, Predictable, Orderly, and Democratic) world to the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world. The directions for modernization and integration in the teaching of modules and disciplines in the mathematical and information cycles under the conditions of digitization of mathematical education are presented. These directions open up new possibilities ...
Comparative analysis of the territorial support frame of settlement in coastal areas: the case of St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad regions
... cities only if the country is involved in international economic integration.
The key problems of modern settlement systems in urbanised districts are well-known: growing cities devour landscapes, literally spreading over hundreds of square miles in all directions [11]. Although natural limitations do exist, there is some debate in the literature whether it is possible ‘to prod an agglomeration whose growth is not restricted by the sea or mountains into a better, desired direction’ [12, p. 19]. Further ...
Implications of J. L. Holland’s theory: applicability of RIASEC structure and assessment to English language teachers of the Kaliningrad region
This paper sets out to examine empirical implications of J. L. Holland’s theory relevant to the applicability of the RIASEC model’s structure and Holland-based assessments of 240 English Language teachers of the Kaliningrad region. The results proved to be mixed but somewhat more supportive of the applicability of Holland-based RIASEC structure for assessing vocational needs of Russian foreign language teachers.
1. Научно-производственный центр «Психодиагностика»...
The semantic category of affectedness and its syntactic realisation
This article deals with affectedness, a semantic category which underlies particular syntactic phenomena determining syntactic rules and tendencies but having no morphological markers, not unlike other covert categories. It is relevant to direct object selection in various languages, be-passives and getpassives in English, some types of impersonal sentences in Russian, etc.,which reflects general typological patterns.
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The organisational and economic mechanism for attracting direct foreign investment at the regional level
This article considers the aspects of foreign investment in the region on the basis of a study into the dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) and their role in regional economy. The author proposes a model of regional development concept based on FDI attraction.
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Directions and prospects for the development of geography and geoecology in Kaliningrad State University — Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University: The role in personnel training
... University on the basis of a retrospective study for 1963—2023. Positive trends and the role of dissertation research in geoecology and oceanology in preparing personnel for scientific and production activities are highlighted. The prospects and directions for the further development of geographical science at Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University are assessed.
Barinova G.M., Romanchuk A.Yu.
Kaliningrad University, Faculty of Geography, Physical Geography, Geoecology, dissertation Council,...
Unveiling the unseen: the challenge of phenomenological conceptual untranslatables
... typically associated with a specific cultural, historical, or social context, and their meanings are shaped by the unique experiences of the community that uses them. They encode complex elements of human perception, emotions, or phenomena that do not have direct equivalents in other languages. Yet, the absence of direct linguistic equivalents should not be misconstrued as the absence of shared human experiences. By employing a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses linguistics, cognitive science,...
Semantic potential of the lexeme twilight in Russian poetry
The article provides an in-depth analysis of both direct and figurative usages, as well as the figurative transformations of the term 'twilight' in Russian poetry spanning over a century and a half of its evolution. The linguistic and poetic examination focuses on contexts featuring the lemma 'twilight' ...
Three Russian Baltic regions in the context of confrontation between Russia and the West
... special military operation (SMO), by November 2022, the West viewed the “victory of Ukraine... as quite possible, provided that the West promptly supplies an adequate amount of military equipment and training” [19, p. 91]. It is precisely in this direction that the strategy was adopted.
As the special military operation prolonged, the recognition surfaced that the enduring confrontation between Russia and the West would exert a lasting and widespread negative impact on the majority of European ...
The Swedish institute’s scholarship policy as a soft power instrument
... of the SI scholarship programmes for Swedish soft power, nation branding and academic cooperation.
The initial focus of the Swedish Institute’s scholarship policy, nation branding efforts, and the projection of Swedish soft power through the SI was directed towards the Baltic states, Poland, and Russia. Notably, special attention was given to the regions encompassed within Russia’s North-Western Federal District. This targeted approach was reflective of the SI’s strategic efforts to engage with ...
Artificial Intelligence: a catalyst for entrepreneurship education in the Baltics
... artificial intelligence in various economic and societal domains; examining instances of employing artificial intelligence as a pivotal element in enhancing the entrepreneurial potential of students within the Baltic countries; and outlining future directions for investigating the entrepreneurial potential of students.
These tasks are preceded by several remarks regarding the conceptual foundations and analysis of the idea of student entrepreneurship, which express a certain interdependence between ...
The Visegrad Group and the Baltic Assembly: coalitions within the EU as seen through Russian foreign policy
... contributed substantially to this state of affairs. Overall, the tensions between Russia and the EU are building up – another tendency that did not arise on the Russian initiative. This article aims to address the question of whether Russia should establish direct relations with the V4 and the BA/BCM as tools to overcome the mentioned difficulties. On the one hand, these associations date back to before the countries acceded to the Union. On the other, they are products of regionalisation in the EU. In answering ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
... to Russia’s security was posed by external factors, such as local conflicts or territorial claims of foreign countries.
The 1997 concept clearly suggested that the current, relatively benign, international climate afforded Russia the opportunity to direct resources away from the defense sector and towards the rebuilding of the Russian economy.<3> In general, it placed this rebuilding effort in the context of continued democratization and market development. In particular, the document focused ...
Migration distances in Russia: a demographic profile of migrants
... but rises nevertheless. In large-area countries, such as Russia, not only does long-distance migration require much time and finance, but it is associated with substantial travel-related difficulties: the poor quality of roads, the unavailability of direct travel options, and the need to change between modes of transport. The nature and climate of one’s region of origin may produce opposite effects: a migrant might strive to move to an area with similar or, on the contrary, entirely different conditions....
Reputation core of Russian authorities: the case of the regional level of executive power
... of institutional logic is of primary importance. Specifically, the linguistic-semiotic variant of institutional logic is employed [10, p. 127], which refers to a system of cultural elements, such as values, beliefs, and expectations, that shape the direction of daily activities and allow us to comprehend, evaluate, and organize daily activities in time and space [11, p. 1—2]. It is essential to shift the research focus from analysing actors to a deeper understanding of their interests and choice ...
Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
... scholar Mindaugas Jurkynas also comes to this conclusion, emphasising that today’s Baltic identity is ‘based on security concerns against Russia and Soviet legacies’ [10, р. 328], see also [11], [12].<2> These ‘concerns’ are, in turn, direct derivatives of the three countries’ historical relations with Russia.
The semantic associations produced by the negative interpretation of Baltic identity have serious implications for the political rhetoric in the three states. They prompt Baltic ...
Internet diffusion and interregional digital divide in Russia: trends, factors, and the influence of the pandemic
... (chain). In the first case, the diffusion firstly goes from the core to the nearest settlements, in the second it is going according to the hierarchy of cities, and in the third – according to the network principle. It is also possible to single out a directive form of distribution, when the state determines the directions and ways of introducing technology, for example, when distributing electronic public services.
The heterogeneity of the socio-economic space and the uneven distribution of ICT ...
Adapting regional strategies to the new non-resource export development target
... practical implication of this study is recommendations on adapting strategies for regional socio-economic development to the updated non-resource non-energy export targets.
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The marine component of human geography studies in Post-Soviet Russia: key trends and development priorities
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Scientific and practical aspects of organization of weekend routes in rural area (on the example of Kaliningrad region)
... Challenges. 2020. Vol. 14, № 2. Р. 50—63.
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The effect of geographical position and employment fluctuations on rural settlement trends
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Model researches of a single-mirror antenna with a dual-band log-periodic irradiator directional properties in MathCAD
... the authors is based on the base of the surface currents method, the method of induced EMFs and theory of electric circuits with distributed parameters. The results of the research showed the adequacy of the constructed model and the compliance of the directional properties of the mirror antenna with the requirements imposed on them.
Volkhonskaya E.V., Korotey E.V., Vlasova K.V.
mirrorantenna, log-periodic antenna, dual-band irradiator, radiation characteristics.
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Socio-psychological factors provoking aggression in adolescents
... socio-psychological factors among adolescents aged 12—16. The study group included 109 teenagers of 12—16 age group — 60 girls and 49 boys who live in Zhytomyr. The research relied on the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) and the questionnaire Direction of Aggression in Adolescents, which was designed by E. K. Ageenkova, M. V. Tarasova and P. M. Larionov. The study analysed gender aspects of aggression and the focus of aggression among adolescents in connection with frustrating factors that ...
Estimation of Target Elevation Angles in Meter Radars
The problem of estimating the angles of the target location in the radar meter wave range, associated with the interference of direct and reflected from the earth's surface waves. In the area of small site angles, the directional patterns for the forward and reflected waves merge together and significantly distort the estimates of the target site angles. The possibility of ...
Training of Students of Nautical Directions in the Field of Information Security
... и науки РФ от 15 марта 2018 г. № 193. Доступ из справ.-правовой системы «Гарант».
Zhestovsky A. G.
safety of navigation, information security of navigation, competence formation, seaworthy directions of training
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On the speech-act nature of the verbal threat.
... act theory. We identify the major content-related components of utterances containing threats and explain how they differ from commissive acts. We conclude that the speech act of threat is a synthetic speech-act structure, whose core element is directive and whose auxiliary element commissive.
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Poland’s Foreign Policy Mechanisms: Legal Framework and Policy Analysis
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Influence of hematopoietic growth factors on the activation status and functional activity of human T-lymphocytes
The authors present the results of a study proving a direct effect of GM-CSF and Epo on the functional activity and activation status of T-cells in varying degrees of differentiation. The obtained data demonstrate immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of Epo and CSF-GM. The study shows the direct ...
On the illocutionary “responsibility” of the author in a dramatic paratext
This article deals with the heterogeneity of author's illocutionary intentions in the process of creating a dramatic paratext. It is suggested that the pragmatic orientation of typologically different paratextual structures can be purely directive (prescriptive) as well as narrative, which emphasizes the transgenre character of paratext. The article addresses the specific features of implementation of the extradiegetic author category in drama on a paratextual level, as well as its role ...
Model evaluation of the directed properties of rectangular loops
Model evaluation of the directed properties of rectangular loops with different form coefficient is carried out on the basis of theoretical approach, developed by authors. Comparison of the received results with known experimental values of the studied parameters for Pistolkors’s ...
Parallel displacements of directions on the Grassmann-like manifold of centered planes
In projective space the Grassmann-like manifold of centered planes is considered. Parallel displacements of directions on this manifold are studied.
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