If you fail fo open the file, go to browser. B.Yakimanka St., 1, Moscow 119180, Russia phone: +77 (495) 225 62 83, fax: +7 (495) 225 62 84 welcome@russiancouncil.ru facebook News and analysis: 1-30 november 2012 International Security The Paradoxes of Global Zero Alexei Fenenko The great powers' renunciation of chemical weapons has set an international legal precedent for prohibiting certain types of the WMD.   The Nuclear Agenda and BRICS Sergei Uyanaev Russia to date has been the absolute leader among the five BRICS countries, both in terms of the quantity and quality of its nuclear arsenal. However all the BRICS countries are contributing actively to the various international talks on issues such as nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and "atoms for peace". General John J. Sheehan: U.S.-Russia Arms Control Dialogue: A New Start on the Path to a New START Commodore Steven Jermy: Some new weapons of warfare are just new ways of using old ones European Union The Old World's Old and New Parties Vladimir Schweitzer In the near future, the parties will exist trapped in a vice between two forces.   Russia's European Prospects Igor Ivanov The institutional integration of Russia into greater Europe will require strong commitment from both sides. But, in this globalized century, it is the only option. Olga Potyomkina: The European Union as an International Actor Asia-Pacific The New China in the Asia Pacific Region Dmitry Mosiakov Russia will likely develop close relationships with the united Korea and Vietnam, and the Northern and North-Eastern parts of China, while the United States will develop their contacts with Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan and South-West China.   Voices of Asia Chandran Nair, Founder and Chief Execuctive of Hong Kong-based Global Institute for Tomorrow Today, when economic power is shifting from the West to the East, we need more Asian voices to be added to the blend of ideas. Georgy Toloraya Will North Korea Embrace Reforms? Development and Charity International Development Assistance in the New Economic Environment Svetoslav Stoyanov The falling funding levels for international development in 2011 as a result of the global economic crisis is both a challenge to international aims of reducing poverty and a stimulus for the debate on the future of the international architecture for development assistance.   Let's make food available to anybody in need Charles E. McJilton Within Japan itself, about 15 percent of the population lives below the relative poverty line, meaning that they make less than half the average income. There are almost 20 million people within Japan in that category. Post-Soviet States Russia and Georgia: prospects for a detente Nikita Mendkovich The return of Georgian products to Russia market could give a new impetus to the development of Georgian economy.   Lithuanian Elections: Any Changes Expected on the "Eastern Front"? Leonid Karabeshkin Thus one can hardly expect any drastic changes in Lithuanian foreign policy, including in its relations with Russia, following the parliamentary elections. Science and Education Russian science and education: Graham has a recepie to make it better Loren R. Graham We now have enough world experience to be able to say with some confidence that the most productive research centers are places where research and teaching occur side by side.   How to analyze the conflict? Benjamin Reilly The Russian International Affairs Council launches a series of interviews with prominent experts and political scientists aimed at revealing the best methods, approaches and tools for analyzing political and international problems and processes. USA Washington Driven by Events Dmitry Trenin However, U.S. foreign-policy decision-makers usually ignore the importance of relations with Moscow, viewing it through a prism of maintaining a stable global and regional balance, for example in Asia-Pacific.   Barack Obama's Reactive Policy Fyodor Lukyanov Obama has a pretty good understanding of the modern world. He sees the changes, and knows the world much better than his colleagues and opponents. But he is uncertain of how best to manage things. 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