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April 15, 2013
Alexander Fedorovskiy, Head of Section for Pacific Studies, was published Article "NORTH KOREA AFTER THE THIRD NUCLEAR TEST"
In addition to being provocations on an international level, North Korea’s missile tests and its recent third nuclear test provide evidence of underlying political and economic trends within the country. Read more...

April 05, 2013
Alexey Kuznetsov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Center for European Studies, IMEMO RAN:
THE RUSSIAN ODI AND FDI PROMOTION STRATEGY OF KOREA
The author and his Korean colleagues examine Russian overseas direct investment (ODI) and FDI promotion strategy of South Korea. From 2007 to 2011, Russia invested more than $1 billion on the average to 12 countries. Russian direct investments toward South Korea are tiny compared to both Russian total ODI and inward FDI in Korea. Read more...

December 06, 2012
Alexey Kuznetsov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Center for European Studies, IMEMO RAN:
TRANSBORDER CORPORATE INTEGRATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
The author examines flows of foreign direct investment within the Baltic region. He demonstrates close investment ties among the EU members, which are of special importance for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Transborder corporate integration in the region is characterized by significant imbalances. In many aspects, it can be viewed as Sweden’s economic expansion or development of domestic markets for northern European companies. Although many German, Polish and Russian companies are involved in corporate integration in the Baltic region, other vectors of their foreign economic relations are still more important for them. As a result, the integration of Russian business in the Baltic part of the European integration area is still rather weak. Read more...

August 05, 2012
Alexey Kuznetsov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Center for European Studies, IMEMO RAN:
INWARD FDI IN RUSSIA AND ITS POLICY CONTEXT, 2012
Russia is potentially an attractive host economy for foreign direct investment (FDI), mainly due to its large market and rich natural resources. The Government has, however, been unable to make the radical changes needed in the country’s investment climate for attracting FDI on a scale and to a range of industries in line with Russia’s potential. Nevertheless, oil and gas, power generation and motor vehicles industries, as well as wholesale and retail trade and several other industries have recently received new and significant FDI. Read more...

May 26, 2012
K.S. Gadziev – Chief Research Fellow, IMEMO RAN, The doctor of historical Sciences, prof.:
AZERBAIJAN - WITH POVERTY, OIL AND EUROVISION // Arbejder En Weekly
This paper attempts to analyze the socio-economic situation of modern Azerbaijan. Shows that, despite having large hydrocarbon resources, much of the population lives in poverty. The reasons for this situation are the rule of hard authoritarianism, corruption that permeates all areas of public and political life, the arbitrariness of mafia clan structures, etc. Read more...

January 26, 2012
Professor A. Fedorovskiy took part in debate program "North Korea: the world perspective" at TV & Online PROJECT WISDOM program on NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation.
Part I. Q3 No.0120
Part II. Q4 No.0103
Part III. Q6 No.0106

November 24, 2011
Georgy Mirsky, Chief Research Fellow, IMEMO RAN:
VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST
It would be very hard to recall any period in living memory when the international community was in such a state of disarray and confusion in regard to the situation in the Middle East as at present. Read more...

November 15, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
RUSSIA AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE: IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH
The South China Sea has traditionally been an area where the key strategic interests of the most influential Asia-Pacific powers are focused and intertwined. Currently, the scenario that the issue will rise in the priorities of these powers and acquire a global dimension looks highly probable. Read more...

November 05, 2011
Interview of Deputy Director IMEMO, Corr. Member RAS Vasiliy Mikheev, published in the newspaper Zhenmin Zhibao (People's Daily). Read more...

August 14, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
IMEMO EXPERTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM “PRESIDENTIAL FRIENDS OF INDONESIA – 2011”
Indonesia’s domestic policy course is very likely to see the reinforcement of pro-democracy trends, which will make democratization a long-term and sustainable process. Also noteworthy will be Indonesia’s promoting its image as the biggest democratic country of the contemporary world, with secular and religious vectors contributing to successful modernization – a good example for other countries to follow. Read more...

August 02, 2011
Alexey Kuznetsov, Head of the Center for European Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO):
OUTWARD FDI FROM RUSSIA and ITS POLICY CONTEXT, UPDATE 2011
Russian outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) increased rapidly in the 2000s. The global economic crisis caused some structural shifts in Russian companies’ expansion abroad: for example, several Russian multinational enterprises (MNEs) lost a major part of their foreign assets. Read more...

June 27, 2011
Evgeny Kanaev, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAN:
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ISSUE: FUTURE TRENDS AND RUSSIA’S POLICY OPTIONS
The set of problems relating to the South China Sea – a vast maritime area forming the strategic heartland of Southeast Asia – has traditionally loomed large in foreign policy priorities of the key powers shaping the regional geopolitical landscape. Currently, there are strong reasons for arguing that the South China Sea issue is very likely to increase its rank in the key priorities of the US, China and ASEAN. Read more...