Tag: Russian
Ted Hopf’s Co-Edited Book, “Understandings of Russian Foreign Policy,” Becomes a Critical Spectacle in the Field of IR to Study Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy
A group of international scholars from North America, Asia and Europe teamed together under the support and guidance of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. They aimed to create a theoretical discussion that can help gain new insights into how contemporary Russia conducted its foreign affairs post the fall of communism. Since archived resources were not enough, they also drew on interviews pertaining to major issues surrounding Russia’s decisions about using military force in Chechnya. They also wanted to represent its reactions to the NATO expansion as well as its emergent relations with the East Asia and Japan. Ted Hopf ... Read more
The Russian stock market ended the week with a decline on a negative external background
The Russian stock market ended the week with a decline following oil quotes and world stock markets. Thus, the Moscow Exchange index sank by 0.42% – to 3802.95 points, the RTS dollar index – by 1.06%, to 1646.72 points. The dollar is growing by 0.57% – up to 72.7345 rubles, the euro – by 0.29%, up to 86.3966 rubles. “In all likelihood, investors are ready to fix profits, because there are no further reasons to continue impetuous purchases. There is no reason for a powerful rollback, therefore, it is now the best option to partially fix the positive and wait for further ... Read more