geopolitical imagination, by definition, is the competition between powers in forming individuals’, institutions’ and political factors’ perception of the characteristics and contents of geographical space, on the basis of their intended interests. in this article, as a case study, the us perception of the :union: of soviet socialist republics during the cold war era is analysed. the authors ar...

This article examines the way in which the EU has moved beyond its traditional, cold war role, and has extended its role in the sphere of security policies. Enlargement to the east and south is one of the most effective ways in which the EU can extend its influence, and through which it can help to create a zone of security, peace and prosperity in Europe. However, the focus of this article is ...

Against the background of increased tensions between West and Russia, this article assesses prospects for continued peace in Europe. The end East-West conflict upended Cold War rules game Europe’s east, creating an enduring source conflict. Balanced against this, however, are a range factors which act as powerful bulwarks war: European balance power best characterised modified bipolarity, pacif...

Khan-Magomedov’s publication Pioneers of Soviet Architecture (1987, English translation) provided scholars outside the socialist world with an introduction to what we now know as Russian Constru...

This paper reviews the origin and theoretical foundation of the concept MilitaryIndustrial Complex and explains the key issues involved in the literature on the MIC in the Cold war context. It then considers the implications for the MIC of some main post-Cold War developments, with particular emphasis on the arms industry, its structure and effects. It then assesses the degree to which the end ...