№ 1 (27), 2019
Academic journal “Eurasian Union: Issues of International Relations”. Volume 8, Issue 1 (27), 2019.
CONTENTS
POLITICAL INSTITUTES, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
- Medvedev N.P. Election of the President of Ukraine: Manipulative Election Technologies and Transformation of the Electoral Institute
- Suleymanova Sh.S. Media – “Soft Force” Management of Public Opinion
- Khanova E.Sh. Violation of the Right to Freedom of Conscience and Religion: Problems and Development Prospects in Russia
EURASIAN INTEGRATION
- Zhiltsov S.S. The Role of the Eurasian Economic Union in Geopolitical Processes in the Post-Soviet Space (Part One)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD POLITICS
- Pryakhin V.F. World Political Process of the XXI Century as a War for “Soviet Legacy”
- Beresnev D.N., Beresnev R.A., Slizovskiy D.E. Russian-German Scientific, Technical and Educational Cooperation: Status and Prospects
- Nriambanuna Suamirai Alice Сurrent State of the Demographics of Madagascar
POLITICAL INSTITUTES, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
N.P. MEDVEDEV Doctor of Political Science, professor at The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE: MANIPULATIVE ELECTION TECHNOLOGIES AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ELECTORAL INSTITUTE
The article analyzes the possible scenarios of the 2019 presidential elections in Ukraine. The analysis of the formation of the institute of democratic elections and the use of propaganda technologies in different electoral cycles in modern Ukraine put on the agenda the consideration of the realization of the right of the citizens to information during the election campaigns. The relevance of this problem is associated with the widespread use of manipulative technologies in the electoral process during the presidential elections in Ukraine. The institution of elections is also particularly important because historically elections in the post-Soviet states have never been a genuinely democratic institution. In this context, it is the historical tradition that largely influences the electoral culture of Ukrainian voters during the election of the President of Ukraine. A turning point in the transformation of the Soviet mobilization model of elections to the competitive model was the adoption of Ukraine's policy of integration with the European Union.
Key words: elections of the President of Ukraine, institute of democracy, realization of the rights of the citizens to information, electoral culture, manipulative technologies.
Sh.S. SULEYMANOVA Doctor of Political Sciences Professor of Public Relations and Media Policy Faculty of Journalism IGSU RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
MEDIA – “SOFT FORCE” MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC OPINION
Information security of the state in the modern world is of particular importance. Confrontation in the information field between states has increased significantly. Media policies of leading countries are focused on the use of mass media in order to effectively influence the audience. Only in this way it is possible to achieve information superiority and goals at the present stage, which also actualizes the need for research in this area.
Media in contemporary informational conflicts is one of the key tools of influence. At the same time, their role as a factor that manipulates the consciousness and behavior of the audience becomes increasingly important. A strong influence on the psychological state of a person, and his perception of the surrounding world, has the content, form and dynamics of messages transmitted by the media.
In the process of globalization of information processes, the intensity of the influence of the media and on the formation of political attitudes, value orientations, stereotypes in the minds of citizens is increasing.
The author notes that the current situation on the world stage is characterized by the increasing influence of the media as “soft power” – a tool of non-intrusive influence on the system of international relations. The emphasis on the use by world powers of military force as a priority means of ensuring state security has shifted towards flexible factors.
Key words: information, technology, media, conflict, information space, public opinion, strategy.
E.Sh. KHANOVA student at the Law Institute Bashkir State University Ufa, Russia
VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION: PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS IN RUSSIA
In his paper, the author analyzes the reason for the adoption of the Federal law “On Amendments to Article 148 of the Criminal Code and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation with the Aim of Protecting Religious Convictions and Feelings of Citizens Against Insults” and puts forward its own suggestions concerning specifying some notation concepts of this law with the purpose of effective protection of freedom of conscience of citizens not professing any religion or holding other beliefs and opinions, evidently different from the religious ones.
Key words: freedom of conscience and religion, human rights, Constitution.
EURASIAN INTEGRATION
S.S. ZHILTSOV Doctor of Sciences (political sciences), Head of the Chair at the Diplomatic Academy of the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Professor at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
THE ROLE OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION IN GEOPOLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE (Part one)
Almost immediately after the collapse of the USSR in late 1991, new independent states faced the problem of establishing economic relations in the new geopolitical conditions. Herewith, a part of the post-Soviet states – Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova – did not support the initiatives to create integration associations, advocating for the weakening of economic relations with Russia and reorientation of foreign economic relations to European countries and the United States. Another group of states – Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, some of the Central Asian states – were supporters of economic integration, viewing it as an opportunity to preserve their industry and implement their industrialization plans. The need for economic cooperation was determined by the tasks of preservation of industrial potential, created during the Soviet Union, and the need to address the current social and economic problems. These two approaches determined different, often diametrically opposed approaches of post-Soviet countries to the integration and assessment of the prospects of their future relationships.
The problems of establishing cooperation on a new basis, proceeding from their national interests, were facing the post-Soviet countries since the collapse of the USSR. They have repeatedly tried to implement the integration projects. However, not all of them were successful because of the different approaches to the cooperation and unwillingness to transfer apart of national sovereignty. However, because of the internal political development and the need to maintain the existing economic potential, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan paid the greatest attention to the cooperation within the post-Soviet space. For the past twenty years, these countries have been the "core" of integration organizations, acting as consistent supporters of expanding trade and economic cooperation.
During the last five years, the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has become one of the most promising integration projects, it unites Russia, Belarus Kazakhstan and Armenia. The formation of the EAEU was preceded by the projects on creation of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space aimed broader cooperation and preservation of industrial potential.The creation of the EAEU became possible due to the increased interest of a number of post-Soviet countries in deeper cooperation on a multilateral basis.In addition, the difficult situation in industry, limited opportunities for the establishment and development of equal trade and economic relations with Western countries are forcing the post-Soviet states to turn to their neighbors. An additional factor in the development of integration interactions are domestic and foreign policy factors, first of all, the policy of non-regional states.
The article deals with the results of the Eurasian Economic Union, analyzes the factors that prevent expansion of cooperation of the EAEU member states, as well as consideres possible directions of development of the integration association.
Key words: Eurasian integration, Eurasian Economic Union, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD POLITICS
V.F. PRYAKHIN D.Sc. (political science), Professor (International Relations Dept., RSHU), Professor (Diplomacy Dept., MGIMO-University), Moscow, Russia
WORLD POLITICAL PROCESS OF THE XXI CENTURY AS A WAR FOR “SOVIET LEGACY”
The global political process is the history of rivalry, confrontation and conflicts between different centers of power. For centuries the objects of these conflicts have been the so-called "vacuums of influence" formed as result of political influence loosing by different states and empires. The stages of this process are known as wars of Austrian, English, Spanish, French, etc. successions.
Nowadays, this classical political paradigm is adapted as peculiar «war of Soviet succession" – a kind of struggle for filling the far-fetched vacuum of power that was formed on the post-Soviet area. It is in this rivalry that the author of this article sees the sense of the policy of the Western powers in the Eurasian space.
But is it possible in the 21st century to repeat the classic stratagems of the Middle Ages? And if not, why? The author formulates the answers of his own to these questions.
Key words: center of power, superpower, multipolarity, globalization, global problems, sustainable development, global governance.
D.N. BERESNEV director of the Institute of international education Moscow state food production, Moscow, Russia
R.A. BERESNEV bachelor in international law of RUDN, Moscow, Russia
D.E. SLIZOVSKIY Professor of RUDN, Moscow, Russia
RUSSIAN-GERMAN SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
The article analyzes the state and prospects of cooperation between Russia and Germany on the basis of open sources. The aim was to show that education, scientific and technological cooperation make a serious contribution to mutual understanding of peoples and international cooperation. The governments, scientists, professors and lecturers of the universities of the two countries have set themselves ambitious plans for the next 10 years. At the same time, these plans are already based on long-term, diverse trust-based cooperation, which creates a seemingly reliable Foundation for such promising work, although there are and will likely be obstacles and difficulties for such cooperation. According to the results of our study, the nature of all kinds of obstacles and difficulties in the development of scientific and educational cooperation is determined not only by the difference between the Russian and German mentalities and the ways of thinking derived from them, approaches in the vision of the strategy of such cooperation. But also the attitude to the priorities in the structure of the global world order, its dominant subjects and ways to defend and protect their interests, including in the field of science, new technologies and education.
Key words: international cooperation between Russia and Germany, Russian-German cooperation in the field of science and education.
NRIAMBANUNA SUAMIRAI ALICE PhD student of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Madagascar
СURRENT STATE OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF MADAGASCAR
The article presents data on the demographic status of Madagascar to date. It determines the growth rate of the population of Madagascar. The article also describes the factors of growth in the country's population.
Key words: demographics, Madagascar, politics, birth, mortality, growth, population.