This paper compares the institutions and goals of the USSR, the EU, and the CIS to understand the differing origins and competing tendencies of these alternative models of transnational governance. It then projects those models through history to examine the current relationships of the former Soviet Republics to the EU and the United States. Understanding the historical sources and development...

S pace nuclear power is a doubleedged sword. Although it has played a constructive role in the exploration of space and could continue to do so, it has been burdened by an extensive history of aCCidents and failures, both Soviet and American. Numerous nuclear-powered spacecraft have released radioactive materials. Spent reactors now in Earth orbit exacerbate the threat posed by orbital debris. ...

along with breakdown of soviet :union:, political geographical system as well as meaning construction of central asia and caucasus changed dramatically. thus new structure, necessities, and actors have emerged in relations between iran and countries locating in caucasus. one of these countries is azerbaijan. iran-azerbaijan relationship is of high significance from different aspects. after azer...

iran has the longest political relations with russia among other great powers. this relation is resulted from neighborhood, trade, and cultural and racial factors between iran's people with some of the russia’s independent republics. purchasing of weapons by iran and participations of the soviet :union: in economic projects of iran helped the strengthening of the relations between the two ...

Since collapse of the Soviet Empire and restoration of Georgia independence organization and structure changes have begun at the Georgian Technical University. During the Empire the name of this institution was Georgian Polytechnic Institute in which specialists were trained both for Georgia and other Soviet Republics only in engineering fields. After transformation of Georgian Polytechnic Inst...

WASHINGTON -Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, set­ ting foot for the first tim e on American soil Monday, said he hopes to hear “ new words” about prospects for cutting long-range strategic weapons at his White House sum m it this week with President Reagan. The Reagan adm inistration rolled out the red carpet for Gorbachev and his wife Raisa, and in a welcoming statem ent the Soviet leader wish...

This paper studies the operations of Embassy United States America in Moscow headed by G. F. Kennan (May — September 1952) context Cold War diplomatic history. Based on an analysis documents located Archive Foreign Policy Russian Federation, this study focuses such key international issues as peaceful settlement Korean war, resolution German issue, and signing a treaty protecting fur seals Paci...

This paper analyses the water relations between Iraq and Turkey by applying Framework of Hydro-hegemony, which reveals that their comprehensive bilateral political shape hydropolitical ties to a great extent. After World War I, approached ally against rise Soviet power cooperated in field sign 1946 agreement. When Justice Development Party came power, particularly after American invasion, emplo...