Essays on Putin

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The article Putin's elite and legacies of Soviet quasi-modernization in contemporary Russia highlight Putin and his clique’s attempt to extend oligarchy in Russia. The Partocracy is the general rule rather than the exception. The scenario depicts a situation whereby the president and the ruling elites control the party and the entire government systems so that the party loyalty and sycophancy are emphasized at the expense of merit. The Putin's Siloviki as the elite cartel is popularly referred is characterized by coercive structures where a combination of force and persuasions are the cornerstones of the administration. As such, the ...

Communication Skills of Effective Managers

Communication Skills of Effective Managers Who is an effective manager? An effective manager is a person who can organize, lead and control people, so they perform their task well and in a timely manner. Effective managers are those who do not create a new vision and mission for the unit, but help the lower managerial level to succeed in their task fulfillment (Baldoni, 2003). Who is an effective leader? It is the manager with the ability to clearly state a vision and mission of the business unit (as well as country) and psychologically inspire people to do actions for ...

The state of tourism in Turkey

In 2014, Turkey was ranked the sixth most population destination with over 37 million visitors travelling to see the Turkish historical sites. However, this has changed due to geopolitical and security reasons. While the Turkish government agreed to a ceasefire with the PKK, the recent months has seen increased attacks by ISIS with the latest being the attack on Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. The increased attacks have led to a decline in the number of tourists visiting Turkey. Besides, the fallout between Turkey and Russia has hurt the Turkish tourism sector (BBC News, 2016). In 2015, the number ...

The Institutional Affiliation

“Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought” - this true and inspiring quote belongs to one of the most charismatic leaders of all times, Pope John Paul II. Him and many other leaders who used similar approach, managed to influence not only the life on millions of people but the past and present of many countries. They inspired, encouraged, lead the masses and changed the history which, indeed, would have been different without them. Most of the world’s most famous leaders are characterized as charismatic. In the ...

Introduction

The Caucasus is a region, characterized by diverse ethnic and religious composition and the high number of ethnic conflicts and separatist regions. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states of this region witnessed and suffered numerous confrontations on the ethnic ground and faced several claims for separation and independence. Azerbaijan and Armenia confronted each other because of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory; Chechnya was a problematic region of Russian Federation, striving and fighting for independence, as a result, suffered two wars; and Georgia – a tiny mountainous state that shares borders with Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, witnessed a ...

Theresa May might be the latest entrant in the pool of high-positioned women, but it does not subside the ongoing debate revolving women style of leadership and negotiation. The conflict management style of May might be the subject of discussion among management honchos in the future. Researchers proffer differing perceptions concerning this issue; while some accede that women have different negotiation styles than men, some authors counter this by saying that gender has a little role to play in conflict handling. Furthermore, savants are not unanimous on the efficacy of women's style of conflict management. This paper has referred ...

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Italy and Russia

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 36,538 outlets. Founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois, 80% of the ...

Texas will carry out an election for the president of the United States in November, 2016. There are two representative parties: Democratic and Republican. Texas is one of the 12 states holding presidential election. Two major candidates of the current presidential election are the Republican nominee Donald Trump and the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. I will try to outline the strategy Hillary Clinton should use to increase an amount of her voters in Texas. As you know, the Asian American population in Texas has grown in recent years. The well-known fact is that Ms. Clinton responded to the Arab ...

Introduction

In November 1960, the Republicans lost the presidential election, and a Democratic Party candidate John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the president of the United States. A relatively young man (43 years), he represented a new generation of American politicians. Veterans of the war years, a generation embodied by Dwight Eisenhower, were to leave the politics in the US. In the Soviet Union, a “war generation” remained in power until the mid-1980s. In France, Germany, and other countries of the Western Europe the same generation continued to reign. The Kennedy team was to revise the postulates of the military-political line of ...

“Cheburashka”, an outstanding Soviet movie made by Roman Kachanov in 1971 is a bright representation of Soviet culture. In order to understand the main idea of the movie it is important to consider some particular scenes. The Cheburashka Soviet cartoon explained the shortcomings of the Soviet society in a subtle way; human traits of acquisitiveness and trickery were satirized and shown in a negative way. The role of the Soviet government could not be discussed by ordinary people. The Cheburashka cartoon promoted the idea of humility before the Soviet government. In other words, the main heroes never dared to ...

With the on-going strained foreign relations between the United States and Russia about military technology prowess, some pundits have predicted the possibility of another or new cold war between the two countries. Whereas the two countries have enjoyed mutual bilateral relations over the past few decades, the recent years have seen the relations between them deteriorating, to an extent of President Putin and Obama differing openly on various issues as recently witnessed during the70th United Nations General Assembly meeting in 2015. This essay explores the history of the altercations and conflicts between the US and Russia over technology. For ...

Military campaign in Syria, which Russia started in the end of September of 2015, naturally raised issues related to the goals of Russia in this conflict. Despite the fact that it was known earlier about Russian assistance to the government of Bashar al-Assad — it took many by surprise that Russians openly joined the war in Syria. Russia officially announced that its aim in Syria is to create an international coalition to combat the ISIL terrorist group. In practice, Russia has nevertheless focused on the attack on other armed rebel groups. This focus helped to ensure the sustainability of the ...

Russia in the past 10 or 15 years the era dominated by Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the country has been marked for seemingly increasing importance of Russia in the international scene. Russia after going through a tough period of readjustment in the 1990s emerged in this century as one of the leading powers in an increasingly fractured world. Russia has a very large footprint in a very important part of the world, serving as a bridge between Europe and Asia. Russia under Putin has had a very active foreign policy which has been marked as ...

Currently, there are very harsh discussions about the role of Gorbachev in the history of the Soviet Union in the last years of its existence. Often he is regarded as a person who undermined the whole structure of this country. Very often, he is considered as a traitor in Russia. On the contrary, in the West, he is believed as a person who ended the Cold War. But nevertheless, the fact that harsh discussions about his person and role are going on is the best evidence that Gorbachev is an outstanding person with great contribution to the world history ...

Recent public opinion surveys conducted among citizens of Russia prove that there is currently a significant surge in nationalism and patriotism as well as increasing support for Putin all over the country. The majority of Russian people support the annexation of Crimea and Russian foreign policy taken as a whole. Even despite Western sanctions, dramatic fall in value of ruble, and negative international image of Russia, the public opinion of Russian people regarding political and economic situation in the country remains quite positive, with Putin's approval rating being at record levels. Another important finding relates to the anti-Western opinions ...

Where in the World We Might Be Headed Next?

It is almost certain that the world order that it was – when the United States was the only superpower – is now changing. In fact, the profound social change from the initial simple world characterized by democracy and common desirable goals seems to be less dominant. Today, nations are more divided as they lack a particular common drive that is truly an international agenda. Expertise commentaries suggest that there are several possibilities that could happen in the next decade. According to Doug Saunders (2014), the possibilities can be forecasted according to five contemplates scenarios. This paper selects “a New Cold ...

Political culture is a component of the general culture, a cumulative indicator of political experience, a level of political knowledge and feelings, examples of behavior and functioning of political subjects, the integrated characteristic of a political way of life of the country, a class, the nation, social group of individuals. A feature of political culture is that it makes not policy or political process, but their understanding, an explanation. In the political sphere often the importance is gained not only by real actions and measures of the state but also, by the way they are estimated and perceived in ...

The Use and Abuse of History in the Recent Ukrainian Crisis

A revisiting of Ukraine's geography and historical narrative would clearly shed light on the recent Ukrainian crisis and how the turmoil and sentiment in the Orange Revolution and the 2014 confrontation originate from a long history of struggle over the delicate status of Ukraine between East and West. Through the correct use of history, one would understand that history drew the dividing lines and spurred the conflict that spanned centuries. Eastern Ukraine was occupied by Russian imperialism in the 1800s, followed by Western Ukraine. This provides an explanation of the reason Eastern Ukrainians have largely remained loyal to politicians ...

Abstract

This paper seeks to examine and analyze Russia’s connectedness to the global economy. It does so by exploring how oil prices affect social, political and economic outcomes. The argument is that specialization in the single industry of oil and gas has made it possible for individuals to embrace corruption and cheating. The research uses literature from the Economist and the BBC in exploring Russian integration into the global economy. It denotes that low oil prices have adversely affected Russia’s position as a powerful emerging market economy. Low prices also force the Russian government on military adventures and ...

RE: TURKEY-RUSSIA CRISIS

Introduction The fight against the ISIS has elicited numerous controversies with different nations taking sides in the war against the global menace. To start, the emergence of ISIS has been a global concern and considered to a matter of gravity. Every rational nation finds it necessary to condemn the security threat that ISIS continues to pose on the local and international arena. It is critical to highlight that the war on ISIS continues to divide opinion and also create the danger to certain countries. However, the worrying situation is the devised method to combat the extremists group that have ...

There is a huge discrepancy connecting the traditional literature and the modern literature. The classical literature is marked by a specific format and definitions. Most of the classical literature work often adhere to a specific format incorporating rhythms and meters. In the ancient writing, for instance in the Greek literature, most of the Greek writers spoke about the motivational forces like they were separate entities which were not part of their personal consciousness. Human motivation is often the major raw material in literature, both modern and ancient. The human literature criteria have evolved from being about humans as the ...

Democracy

The policy is a delicate matter. However, at the same time it is building the fates of entire nations and states. Moreover, the policy has long ago become an integral part of our lives. We have long been accustomed to the democracy and we consider it to be the best or even the perfect political regime. However, if we talk about Russia, it’s very difficult to call it the democratic state. Russian Federation is rather despotic than democratic; and of course, this is connected with the President of Russia - Vladimir Putin. However, let us assume that Vladimir ...

1.0. Introduction Russia is rated among some of the most developed and fastest growing economies of the world. The country is enriched with natural resources of which oil and gas are the most worth mentioning (Alexeevand Weber, 2013). This paper sets out to investigate into the growth of Russian economy. Initial section aims to briefly overview the current trends relating to GDP growth, which is followed by the identification of chief characteristic of economy (i.e. overheating or unemployment). In a later part, the impact of economic downturn encountered a few years ago on the Russian economy and the government’ ...

Introduction

Russia is a super power that lies on the eastern part of Europe. The country is known for its diverse population, economy, climatic patterns and culture. Currently, Russia is a European nation with a very diverse economic setting. However, the major economic sectors found in the country include sale of primary commodities such as oil, gold and timber. It also engages itself in the sale of id raw materials. The country has is also endowed with vast natural resources. For instance, its population is quite developed and well educated and this forms a great industrial base. This plays a ...

Totalitarian political system is based on the unlimited authority and power to ‘rule’ every dimension of the social and even private life of the individuals, which is in direct contrast of democracy. Such governments maintain their rule by regulating a comprehensive propaganda campaign that is communicated through the television channels and print controlled by the state. Public at large is the major party that has to go through the tyrannical control of the state over economy, media, surveillance, and freedom of speech and thought. The use of terror is common and widespread in totalitarian states, to keep the opinion ...

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Book Review

Introduction In the introduction to the book The limits of partnership: U.S.-Russian relations in the twenty-first century, Angela Stent mentions in passing the reason the United States remains interested in Russia. Every American administration since 1992 has recognized that a key interest in dealing with Russia has been to prevent it from that a key interest in dealing with Russia has been to prevent it from acting as a spoiler in areas where the United States ...

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Introduction

Assessing whether the Cold War can be defined as a “security dilemma” highlights both historical and hypothetical issues. Jervis (2001, pp. 36-37) avers that the main premise of the security issue is in the absence of a supranational agency that can implement international agreements, the policies of states to strengthen their security has the effect of weakening the security of others in the global community. The interplay of these actions tends to generate hostility compared to conflicts resulting from the digressions in objectives. (This is where maximization of security and uncertainty is discussed). The interactions ...

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Sigmund Freud’s research on personalities came up with three types of personalities based on how individuals relate to the world. The three personalities that he came up with include obsessive, erotic and narcissistic personalities. Erotic individuals seek to be loved and want their work environment to be based on team-orientation whereby everybody feels close enough as a family. Obsessive personality is based on rules and what is right and looks for ways to improve more knowledge. Narcissists, on the other hand, take pride in what they accomplish and do what they ought to do at any cost and ...

Russian Goals in Syria Defined by Timing

Quick and decisive actions taken by Russia in the Syrian issue have put lots of questions about the goals and motives of Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin. There is a lot of speculation regarding the necessity of intervention in Syria. However, experts believe that the main reason lies in timing. As soon as Mr Putin understood that his ally Bashar Assad was in danger of losing control over the country, he decided to act. The end of a unitary state of Syria and Assad’s removal from power would have meant that Russia lost its foothold in the Middle ...

Still archrivals, the USA and Russia have not only the different perception of the political world making for their incompatibility, but also quite different political cultures. Liberty-wise, the USA is an oasis of human rights and liberties while, in Russia, people are sometimes not even at liberty to leave the country for a holiday. The USA scores much higher on the index of equal money-earning and political opportunities. Russia tops the USA with regard to corruption and the lack of the rule of law, the latter being important in the west. Beyond that, the USA is a resident’ centric, ...

The article, “Protests in Russia against Putin’s Actions in Ukraine a Shift in Attitudes” explains how demonstrators in the country argue the case for Ukrainian citizens. President Putin military forces have been leading a battalion that threatens the sovereignty of Ukraine.

The concept in this article illustrates is sovereignty that depicts the ability of a regime having an independent authority over a certain territory. A sovereign state must work for the betterment of the citizens (O’Neil, p.28). The article depicts sovereignty since the protestors speak on behalf of the Ukrainians and urge President Vladimir Putin as well as the ...

1. From the very beginning of the war, it was obvious that the U.S. nation building mission in Afghanistan was going to be a failure, just as the Soviets and every other foreign power had failed there in the past.

2. In 2001, we failed to kill Osama bin Laden and he escaped into the tribal areas of Pakistan, although only a fool would believe that he had no help from the government and intelligence services of that country.

3. After all, they created the Taliban in ...

Russia, one of the world’s most dominant countries, was founded as the “Principality of Muscovy” in the early 12th century after emerging from Mongol domination from the 13th to the 15th century . By the turn of the 17th century, the Principality of Muscovy was taken over by the Romanov Dynasty that expanded their territory to the entire Siberian region heading towards the Pacific Ocean. Peter I of the Romanov Dynasty, who ruled from 1682 to 1725, was responsible for naming this territory, which now included the Baltic Sea as “Russia”. Russia continued to expand in the ...

In Edward Lucas’ The New Cold War: Putin’s Russia and the Threat to the West, a journalist assesses what threat the rise of Russian power may have to the west as it continues to rise in power and cause noise in its region. The book is timely, written by an Economist journalist who has been engaged with Russian activities on the ground. U.S. and Europe has sought how to answer Russia’s provocative behavior in places like Georgia and the Ukraine. Lucas has been covering Central and Eastern Europe for over a quarter of a century and wrote this book in ...

This essay addresses the following historical question: Is it possible for states to have a foreign policy with an ethical dimension? First of all, it is important to note that the nation-state at the international level is the most important entity. Each nation-state is most concerned with gunning as much power from the international system. Therefore, from a realist perspective security is the most important objective of each nation-state. The second important driving force of states within the international system is relative gain in terms of economics, politics, and social values in comparison with other players within the international system. The ...

Starting from autumn of 2013, Ukraine has been a center of an escalating war conflict: starting with peaceful demonstrations in support of Ukraine joining the European Union, to more than one hundred protesters being monstrously killed by the law-enforcers, to Russia invading Crimea and then developing the still-continuing conflict in the east of Ukraine. But what are the reasons of this bloodcurdling incubus born by a supposedly friendly neighbor of once peaceful and promising Ukraine? There are a lot of them, but both in the reasons and the causes Russian government is to blame: it’s them who occupied the territory of ...

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Starting from autumn of 2013, Ukraine has been a center of an escalating war conflict: starting with peaceful demonstrations in support of Ukraine joining the European Union, to more than one hundred protesters being monstrously killed by the law-enforcers, to Russia invading Crimea and then developing the still-continuing conflict in the east of Ukraine. But what are the reasons of this bloodcurdling incubus born by a supposedly friendly neighbor of once peaceful and promising Ukraine? There are a lot of them, but both in the reasons and the causes Russian government is to blame: it’s them who occupied the territory of ...

International relations looks at the international environment that is composed of the territorial states and it holds that that there is no superior authority over issues which they regard as vital interest. Therefore it tries to analyze the changing relationships between states as well as non state actors. International relations serve to promote peace and good co-existence between states. This is because countries need to communicate and relate well with one another to survive. Every country depends on trade for survival and no country can survive in isolation. Poor international relations can lead to negative consequences for instance during ...

Let’s say that your local homeowner’s association put in a new rule mandating that everyone in the community use the same color of paint for their fences. You’ve long enjoyed that dark brown on your fence – almost black, in fact. However, the color that the association chose is more of a rich cordovan. As more and more of your neighbors comply with the new rules, you start to get some notices from the association that you are no longer in compliance. To be fair, you didn’t vote for the uniform color, and you don’t think that ...

Introduction

Russia is a huge producer of oil and gas. It is the second largest producer and exporter of oil, and the largest producer and exporter of natural gas (Winfrey, 2010). Its economy largely depends on its oil and gas reserves. The funds acquired from its oil and gas reserves have greatly contributed to the survival of its political system. Boix (2004) argues that there are no examples of a successful transition to democracy in a country in which the contribution of the oil in the country’s export income is more than one third, and it seems to be alarming situation for ...

International Actors at Play in Central Asia

Chapter one deals with the role played by Russia in the politics of Central Asia. From the beginning of the chapter, the author recognizes the importance of Russia in the Central Asian history. Russian cultural practices and language are still prevalent in the region. Russia is also a strategic partner in terms of security issues in the region. One of the major points in this chapter is the new challenges that were brought about by old patterns. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the new independent states increasingly endeavored to exclude Moscow from their operations. This was the ...

The Advisor on European and Western Hemisphere

Via The Secretary of Political Affairs The United States government should proceed with a measure of isolating Russia with social political sanctions, asset freeze, terminate military cooperation’s, visa bans and barn from the international trade communities. The Obama administration should lead in rallying the community of nations around a series of steps that would impact Russia economically. With the referendum in Crimea, there is a real danger that Moscow might seize further territory with the Moscow agents orchestrating turmoil in the Russian speaking east of Ukraine. The interim government in Kiev has expressed their concerns that Russia might advance deeper ...

Violation of the Russians right to free and fair elections (article 21 of the UDHR)

Human rights are evidently postulated in the entire body of international human rights decree and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They form the heart of many national constitutions because they are renowned and endorsed by many countries. Human beings are entitled to a free and fair election (United for Human Rights, 01). However, the real situation in the world is far distant from the standards projected in the Declaration. Many countries still believe that the attainment of human rights is a remote goal that cannot be attained. One such country is Russia where article 21 of the UDHR has always ...

Introduction

Russia’s wishes to have political control of Crimea are not a recent phenomenon but one that has been present for a long time. However, over the last one month, Crimea and Russia have been embroiled in controversy. This has resulted in the most reported-about East-West confrontation since that of the Cold War. This comes after President Viktor Yanukovic was overthrown in the wake of protests in Kiev, which escalated to widespread violence. The situation worsened when the Crimea Parliament, comprising of ethnic Russians gave a majority vote to join Russia. Consequently, the region of Crimea set a referendum for 16th March. There ...

The development of Russia had many historical turning points. These changes were mainly connected with such political figures as Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin. The Soviet economy depended on mostly political decisions but not economic programs. Although the basic economic system in Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev eras remained unchanged, there were some peculiarities in these periods. The effect of Stalin’s policy had a profound impact on people and the state. In 1928, the Communists instituted the first Five-Year Plan. It dealt with such aspects of development as an industry, consumer goods, agriculture, transportation, communications, health, education, and ...

American Foreign Policy on the Cold War and Modern Russia

History has long portrayed the United States and Russian Federation (or the former Soviet Union) as bitter rivals since the time of the Great Wars and the onset of the Cold War. Both became the leader of the West and the East as the world’s superpowers in the Cold War, with one becoming the de-facto leader of the international community and the other becoming a silent entity in the European region. For years, both countries remained in conflict in several aspects within the international arena and in the side of the United States, their foreign policy had indicated some ...

Summary of assigned text type on Olympic coverage

Sochi city is one way city with momentous logistical ups and downs an example of the I.O.C. building an exciting option spreading its news under the cover, despite the fact that currying political support with the state not scared of squandering. This paper brings out the meaning of Sochi Olympics. The Russian states' are abiding with constrain to show a position explicitly. Russian states are participants and the whole country try to show that, growing the Sochi Winter Olympics in a sub tropical town is a ridiculousness that it can attain. In the Putin days, Russians have been anxious with performing things ...

International politics/relations

In his article “Russia's Latest Land Grab: How Putin Won Crimea and Lost Ukraine” Jeffrey Mankoff states that Russia interrupts political uncertainty of former socialistic countries justifying it with protection of Russian national minorities on these territories. According to the author, in this way Kremlin is able to maintain influence on post-Soviet countries. After dissolution of Soviet Union many of these countries have directed their policy on European integration not willing to play under Kremlin rules. Russia was playing a restrictive role in each case, except the Baltic countries. During 2014 Russia has probably lost the strongest political ally – ...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation into a rare opportunity ...

Ukraine

At the present time Ukraine is a country, located in the southeast Europe. Lands of Ukraine mainly consist of fertile black soil steppes; this country also has a mountainous area, which includes the Carpathians and the Crimea chain. Ukraine is bordered by Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. In 2014 the Ukrainian land Crimea was annexed by Russia. This country is currently engaged into the war against pro-Russian mercenaries, who is coming from the west-south of Ukraine’s territory, called Donbass. Ukraine was also known as “Kievan Rus” until the 16th century. In the end of 10th century ( ...

The reading Unyielding an Oligarch vs. Putin was surely a tragic report. It shows how power is abused at its best. Mr Khodorkovsky a leading business magnet and the owner of Yukos oil was detained and trial for the crimes he did not commit. The only sin committed by him was to support rival political forces of President Vladimir Putin The situation becomes complex in the case of Chinese government. The reading provides a picture of the attitude of intolerance from the Government of China. It provides that although the government has taken serious actions against the committers of crime, but ...

Establishment

Abstract America took the initiative to create the security mechanism to involve the majority of democratic countries and stabilize Europe, because the fact that the Soviet Union no longer controlled the surrounding countries increased the tensions in the region. In April 4, 1949, the countries signed a final treaty that established NATO. The USSR has strongly opposed the formation of the organization. In a response, it created its own structure to maintain its stability in the Western Europe. Not all countries became beneficial because of the creation of NATO. Some countries found themselves on the wage of the war with ...

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After the Russian takeover of the Ukraine- controlled Crimea on March 14, 2014, sanctions were immediately imposed by the Americans as an attempt to control Russia’s continuous attempts to destabilize Ukraine. However, many question as to what effects these Americans sanctions have on the economy, business sector and people. In order to answer this question, this study proposes to use observational and narrative research in order to discuss the overall nature of the issue and analyze the changes within the duration of the issue.

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Establishment

Abstract In the fall of 2013, the Government of Ukraine had announced the suspension to continue the process of European integration, which resulted in mass protests on the Independence Square. In late December, Russia expressed its readiness to give Ukraine a credit of 15 billion dollars. In January, former president Viktor Yanukovych signed the ‘repressive’ laws, which almost immediately were forced to cancel. 21 February, the President of Ukraine signed an agreement with the opposition, and three EU Foreign Ministers. Yanukovich flew to Donetsk, actually losing control on events in Kiev, then he disappeared and was found in Rostov-on-Don, ...

Belarus would be the non-democratic country I would recommend for the location of a spy thriller. Alexander Lukashenko rules Belarus as a ruthless dictator. Part of the USSR for years, Belarus declared its independence in 1990 when the USSR fell apart, and operates as an independent country. In truth, it is anything but independent. As with all dictatorships, the economy is a disaster. They are totally dependent on Russia for trade and have received over $3.5 billion in loans from Russia to prevent total disintegration. In reality, Lukashenko is a puppet of Vladimir Putin. With the reduction of the US as ...

Resources are, by far, the sinews or the driving force of the economy. For centuries, countries have waged wars over lucrative resources that would give them a competitive advantage, improve the economy, trade, and help amass national wealth. Following that logic, resources should normally benefit whatever country has them at its disposal. However, it so happens that countries rich in oil, gas, and other mineral resources struggle to maintain economic stability. Their abundance attracts separatist groups or foreign intruders and produces poor and corrupt administrations that use resources as a means of building their own welfare. The conjuncture now is such ...

Relations between Russia and USA have been on the knife edge because Russia experienced instability and civil disturbance after the disintegration and many analysts predicted that the world had seen the last of Russia as a true global force. But, under the leadership of Putin and his United Russia party has overseen a period of strong development driven by dominance of Europe’s energy sector. Nearly all of Europe’s Natural Gas requirements are being met by the Russian wells and such that the former Soviet exerts a strong influence in this area especially on the Eastern European nations who are dependent on it ...

There are three main causes of stockpiling gold. People, countries and institutions may stockpile gold for future profit or investments in the future, for security in terms of emergency funds and lastly to back the economy during a crisis. These three main causes of gold stockpiling are the reasons behind the intention by many people to maintain stocks of gold each of them are discussed in detail as below; First, stockpiling of gold is meant for investment. In this regard people, institutions and governments anticipate making future profits from the appreciation of the value of gold. According to Beechy ...

At the end of 2013 Ukrainians went out in the streets with the protests against the current government, its predatory politics, empty promises and corruption. Maydan Nezalezhnosti, a main square in Kyiv, became the central political arena for about million not indifferent people who came there to show a dissatisfaction with the authorities’ strategies and disactions. Championing own interests, people did not leave Maydan, waiting for the president to hear the county. In the end of January 2014, the peaceful protest was executed by shooting More than 100 people died The president of Ukraine, being afraid of the consequences, escaped from ...