International organizations as a subject of international disaster
The international disaster relief represents one of actively developing areas of interstate cooperation, both at universal, and the regional level. It represents one of sustainable development goals of the UN (UN SDGs). This article sees its purpose in the analysis ...
Kant and the Problem of Optimism: The Origin of the Debate
... right” into the French language — which was part of the competition task. The author considers the ways the proposition was translated into the Russian and German languages. The article shows the contribution of Voltaire and his Poem on the Lisbon Disaster and Candide: or, Optimism to the post factum changes in the perception of the competition results and to the emergence of new shades of meaning in the concept of optimism. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 had a profound effect on Europe and on the ...
Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
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• Climate action. Work on climate change should integrate both mitigation and adaptation, which requires enhanced regional cooperation. This focus area encompasses several related dimensions: emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction management related to climate and weather risks, monitoring emerging health risks, food security risks, responding to stresses in regional ecosystems, and other challenges. The goal in this area is to mainstream climate change ...
The two-party tendency in Poland’s political system: manifestations, causes and prospects
... PiS and right wing populists to form a coalition government and the contentious presidential election of 2005 marked the beginning of political and ideological division between the two parties.
Later, this division grew even deeper. The Smolensk air disaster, which killed President Lech Kaczyński and members of his team, drew a wedge between the new leader of PiS Jarosław Kaczyński, the brother of the late president, and the leader of PO Donald Tusk, whom his opponents tried to hold responsible ...
Civil protection in the EU and its effect on the safety of the Baltic region
This article describes civil protection activities of the EU in the framework of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism — a system for coordinating civil protection resources and in-kind assistance to countries stricken by natural and manmade disasters. By analyzing the legislation and actual activation of the Mechanism, the authors present the functioning of this system as well as the ongoing changes towards a more planned approach to providing civil protection. The authors address the issue ...
The Accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO: Geopolitical implications for Russia’s position in the Baltic Sea region
The article examines Sweden’s and Finland’s motives for ending their long-time non-aligned policies and joining NATO after Russia had launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The two countries’ decision is shown to be in the interest of the United States, which has always sought to fill the geopolitical vacuum reigning after the collapse of the opposing Soviet bloc and the Soviet Union itself. Finland and Sweden were the missing links for Washington and NATO in the...
Sociobiological psychotherapy of eating disorders
On the modern provisions of social biology and ethology, the original method of psychotherapeutic work with patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia is conceptually substantiated and described in detail. The presented information and analytical technology rely on the concept of evolutionarily stable behavior strategies and is a variant of emotional stress therapy adequate for patients with autodestructive and potentially disastrous behavior.
Shevchenko Yu.S., Grachev V.V., Giburd O.A.
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Areas of effective cooperation between ASEAN and civil society in South-East Asia
... of civil society in regional integration processes, following such global trends as decentralization of national power, a global shift to multi-polar world etc. The author identified three such areas of effective cooperation: maritime piracy, natural disaster management and the rights of migrant workers. These cases may serve as a successful example for expanding the cooperation between official ASEAN and civil society into other areas of regional priority.
Rachinskaya-Spivakova Y. O.
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Global value chains in the age of uncertainty: advantages, vulnerabilities, and ways for enhancing resilience
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Festung Königsberg in 1945: The garrison and its population. A reply to G. V. Kretinin’s remarks
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Norway’s International Development Assistance Policy in the Current International Environment: Mechanisms of Justification
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