The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... Initially, symbolizing her "Yalta-Potsdam order" associated rather with "conspiracy stronger than their opposition," but this trend has not received further development in international relations, despite the fact that it is possible to maintain the relationship between the two folding camp on verge of a "cold peace," without giving him slip to the "cold war." ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be finan...

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In my essay I will focus on this dual analysis of the content and form of the major patterns of strategic geometry and their change over time from Cold War to post Cold War. ... How this took place during and after the Cold War is in many ways quite dissimilar. ... The triangle is the predominant strategic geometric metaphor characterizing the nature of interactions in East Asia, especially during the Cold War and to a less intense degree in the post Cold War era. the Cold War era The Cold War system of international relations was a geopolitical intermixing of security, ideology and the ba...

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Is it really possible that the status quo from 80s and the revival of the Cold War is a fact? ... The common belief about the end of the Cold War was very strong in American political circles. ... Worth mentioning is a fact that at that time people started to talk about the beginning of a New Cold War. Obama's administration would avoid to name that tensions as a Cold War. ... Many thought it started real Cold war in bilateral intercourse between Russia and USA. ...

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Nonetheless there the Chemical Weapons Convention which first sat in 1972 during the Cold War bans the use stockpile, development, production, and sale of these weapons; this has been ratified by more than seventy nations. ... When India tested a nuclear explosion, Pakistan answered immediately with a test resembling an almost Cold War standoff. ... If this were to be so, India would have to stockpile enough nuclear arms to keep up with Pakistan similar to the Cold War syndrome involving US and Russia, "Pakistan might in relation to India inherit the role of the Soviet Union in relation to th...

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A number of miscalculations, however, along with the strain of continuing the war with Germany, paved the way for a Bolshevik coup in November of 1917. ... After the war, the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party, and declared Russia the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ... Meanwhile, World War II was fast approaching. ... But he wanted to avoid war at all costs, and in 1939 he signed the Nazi- Soviet Pact, which pledged that the two dictatorships would not attack one another, and granted Stalin permission to take over the Baltic States and eastern Poland, and prosecute a war i...

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1.0 Introduction The international security has been shifted by the tectonic geopolitical role of cold war. ... In fact, Putin has intensified the cold war between the west and Russia that risk Russia losing it international reputation. ...

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ROLES OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND JAPAN IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA The relation between the Russian Far East and Japan is 'near and far'. In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. The Cold War ended about 10 years ago. Although a ten...

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If the Soviet Union were the face attack from these capitalist powers it would need a stronger industrial platform with which to launch a successful war effort. Memories of help given to the counter revolutionaries during the civil war only helped to highlight the potential disputes. ... However, it is quite possible that Stalin overstated the probability of war deliberately to push through his ambitions and to strengthen his personal power within the party. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the...

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By creating this smooth governmental machine lead to maturity and progress, even while dealing with the Napoleonic wars. ... Napoleon defeats Alexander again at the Battle of Friedland, fooling his officer Bennigsen into a trap; bringing an end to the war of the 4th coalition. ... Russia and France are now allies, which puts an end to the opposition and war. ...

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Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. ... Stalin argued strongly for the continuation of the war and for cooperation with the Provisional Government. ... Stalin had initially argued against the treaty, agreeing with Trotsky that Russia could declare itself withdrawn from the war without having to sign any sort of diplomatic agreement. ... Russia was in the midst of a civil war between the Bolsheviks and a number of opponents (including a considerable number of foreign cadres--among ...

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Greeting him coldly, she exclaims, "What's wrong with you, Comrade Gleb? ... Gleb's former comrades barely recognize him upon his return and are completely scarred by the events that took place while Gleb was at war. ...

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During World War II, openly expressing Christian beliefs was allowed, since the government wanted to gain support of Christian nations in the fight against fascism. As the war ended, restrictions were once again put on expressing such beliefs. ...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Eu...

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Serfdom is a labor system under which most European agricultural workers lived during the Middle Ages. The term "serf" is derived from the Latin word "servus", meaning servant or slave. Most people are familiar with the term "slave" and when it is spoken of, nearly all people think back to the south...

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