There were significant geopolitical shuffles in Europe the early 1990s. The dissolution of Soviet Union, collapse socialist regimes Central and Eastern & disintegration Yugoslavia emerged as severe threats to destabilizing international system. Some European countries former Bloc joined E.U. NATO swiftly. In contrast, adjacent Russia so-called Partnership, even '90s, have shown interest clo...

As of 1996, 48 nuclear power reactors were operating in five newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union: 29 units at nine sites in Russia, 15 units at five sites in Ukraine, a double unit plant in Lithuania, and one unit each in Armenia and Kazakstan. These nuclear power facilities need to be reliably protected against possible radiological sabotage or terrorism. The post-Soviet ...

russia is considered the core of the former empire of the ussr. many social and structural features of the soviet :union: could be observed in the development of russia’s political power and strategic attitude. geo-political competitions between russia and the west can be traced back to the 19th century. these competitions were shaped within the framework of the balance of power system in inter...

This article investigates the effects of Georgia’s current geopolitical situation on country’s economic development. Although Georgia lost control two strategic regions such as Abkhazia and Ossetia, right after collapse Soviet Union, it maintained its importance in South Caucasus. In this context, definition geographical space was clarified article, recent Caucasus, changes region results these...

After World War II, the large-scale Soviet agricultural production model was spread into the satellite states of CEE (Central and Eastern Europe). In spite of this, planned economic agricultural production was far from homogenous. This diversity – appearing inside and outside the Soviet Union – is worthwhile exploring, here represented by two of the most (in relative terms) productive agricultu...

Dr. John W.R.. Lepingwell is Senior Scholar-in-Residence and Manager of the Newly Independent States (NIS) Nonproliferation Databases in the NIS Nonproliferation Project at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). Prior to joining CNS in 1996, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Nikolai Sokov is a Senior Research Associate at CNS. From 1987-92...

In Mario Vargas Llosa's first novel, "The Time of the Hero", author describes his adventures and experiences as a Peruvian. Llosa exposes vices, racial class prejudices, machismo corruption Peruvian society during adolescence. He clearly depicts Peru through eyes, real face. The work fought against Francoist censorship for almost year, was eventually published in Spain with only eight changes. ...