289-306. Kryshtanovskaya‚ O. (2005) Anatomie der russichen Elite. Die Militarisierung Russlands unter Putin [Anatomy of the Russian Elite. The Militarisation of Russia under Putin] (Kiepenheuer & Witsch: Köln). Levitsky‚ S. and Way A. (2002) ‘The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism’‚ Journal of Democracy‚ 13(2): 53–54. Lipman‚ M. and McFaul‚ M. (2001) ‘ ’ ’Managed Democracy ’ ’ in Russia: Putin and the Press’‚ The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics‚ 6(3): 116-127. Nathan‚ A. (1973)
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Is there a possible World War 3? Such question can be increasingly heard from radio speakers and be read on the pages of political magazines. Such assumptions relate primarily to the war in Syria and the Ukrainian tense political situation in which experts see a possible cause for conflict of interests of other countries that may lead to a new world war. Since March 2011‚ unrest in Syria have not cease and managed to develop into a fierce religious war and‚ according to some‚ has already claimed
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五种类型英文导语的汉译 （1）Immediate-identification lead Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized U.S. plans for space-based weapons（空基武器）‚ saying they were the reason behind a recent Chinese anti-satellite weapon test（反卫星武器试验）. Asked about the Chinese test at a news conference(记者招待会) in New Delhi after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan（曼莫汉） Singh‚ Putin avoided directly criticizing the Chinese‚ saying only that Russian was against putting any weapons in space. Taiwan’s “premier”
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show‚ that most might find hard to take seriously. Clad in tattered knit masks and brightly colored dresses‚ Pussy Riot has recently caused quite a wave in Russia‚ acting out against the Russian Orthodox Church and the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Staging improvised performances that later are uploaded as music videos to the internet‚ for the entire world to see. Currently‚ 3 members of the band are incarcerated‚ after being charged with “hooliganism” during their last performance‚ which
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The Beslan School Siege Hamlet B Brito Fairleigh Dickinson University Abstract The current paper outlines the main issues of the Beslan school tragedy. The discussed question is the following – what are the consequences? First‚ the paper discusses whether there were chances to avoid the tragedy and its horrible consequences. Second‚ the paper provides the results of investigation whether there was crisis management by school or local authorities. Third‚ it discusses the lack of leadership from
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Neorealist When researching Russia’s involvement it is clear to see why they have chosen to be on the side of the Assad regime despite the fact that Bashar al-Assad disobeyed the wishes of Russia used chemical weapons. In fact it is specifically this disobedience that lead Russia to support Assad. It seems that the acts of Russia are fairly transparent. He is waging his bets on the fact that he can regain the full cooperation of a waning ally. Russia has made the move to keep Syria as an ally even
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pillar refers to legitimation‚ in which the elite attempts to gain support from the public. This was done before Putin had even become the president. Putin was heavily involved in politics and was able to gain popularity quite quickly. Even when his approval ratings began to plummet‚ Putin was able to raise those ratings back up using a similar technique. When gaining popularity‚ Putin had done so through the invasion of
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The future of the unified state examination is again in the focus of the Russians’ attention. Starting from next year‚ rules will be changed fundamentally as it is planned to remove tests from examination procedures and bring back oral exams. This prospect‚ as everything linked with the examination‚ evokes absolutely opposite assessments. Some opinions say the experiment of a unified exam has actually failed. By 2015‚ part of tests making block A will have been removed. In this section‚ examinees
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SECRETS OF BODY LANGUAGE A walk to convey power. A greeting that gets the upper hand. A gesture that can hide a lie. Body language can betray us. When a president ’s under pressure. Or celebrities in the media glare. Look beyond the words. Their body language says it all. It ’s a sudden poise. Self-touch gesture. Hot spots. Microexpressions. In this special‚ experts will dissect the body‚ the face‚ and the voice to reveal its hidden meanings‚ its secrets. This is a world where what we say is all
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RESEARCH PAPER 09/35 24 APRIL 2009 Russia’s Military Posture Over the last few years Western analysts have become increasingly preoccupied with Russia and its perceived ‘resurgence’ on the international stage. Although that debate has focused largely on Russia’s foreign policy aspirations‚ its military forces have been frequently utilised as a diplomatic tool in pursuit of that agenda. This paper therefore examines Russia’s current military posture. It does not attempt to be a comprehensive
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