On the one hand, weaknesses of small countries such as Slovenia include: a weak position in international relations due to the lack of different kinds of power; lack of natural resources, labour and local factor conditions; an inability to realize economies of scale due to a small markets; limited financial funds and R&D capabilities, etc. On the other hand, strengths of small countries include: more easily achieved social (cultural and religious) cohesion, better implemented policies and more stable system; absence of responsibility for the international order which might be costly to large s...

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The international prestige of the United States and the Soviet Union, extraordinarily increased by the end of the war as a result of the huge separation from other countries in the military, economic and political fields, contributed to strengthening of the international situation and the formation of a bipolar system of international relations. ... 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 th...

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When answering this question we must be careful not to confuse stability with the quest for peace and security which is a goal of arms control, the fact that an area or country is free from the threat of arms isn't evidence to the stability of that country or the international system as a whole. ... If the government feels unthreatened from external forces then it can turn its attention to pressing domestic problems, which may cause increased stability within the state as well as contributing to a hostile free international community. Currently there are no international laws banning n...

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INTRODUCTION Despite all the hardships and obstacles, Russia remains a very important and attractive country for business due to its large size and great demand, not only for new, qualitative equipment, but also for very simple and elementary devices. During the last decade the country has greatly advanced in building new civilized market relationships and certainly, the Russian market nowadays is not a "virgin land" ready to receive an immense quantity of any goods at any price. However, market demand is still very big and with methods of doing business becoming more "western-style" Russia...

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Culture Russian culture is different than other countries. Russians seem to have more of a pessimistic view in comparison to Americans. The people tend to expect things to go wrong and have learned to deal with misfortune. The religion has been Russian-Orthodox for almost 1000 years. The country is ...

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The treaty affirmed Tartarsan right to its own "international and economic relations- and, as previously noted, provided substantial autonomy in economic issues for Tartarsan. ... These include questions of international recognition, Russian implemented economic pressures, and devastating civil war (Lapidus 108). ...

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Emerging Markets Index of Morgan Stanley's consists of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. Some of the Developing countries are known as the emerging markets. Their co...

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The Fall of Communism in Russia The Reasons for the fall of Socialism/Communism and the Troubles of Starting the New Democratic System in the Russian Federation "Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky." Boris Yeltsin (b. 1931), Russian politician, pr...

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Introduction The recent adoption of the anti-gay propaganda law and annexation of Crimea have put Russia back into the international spotlight. A possible explanation for its controversial policy decisions could be the fact that the country is characterized by an undemocratic political system. After...

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This is quite evident with the bodies that were formed in the name of the emperor that in the end confused the very law that they were to abide to and the decisions made by the government were always arbitrary and relied upon patronage. ...

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