Search: Democracy (38 materials)

 

New Mobilization?

... background of an unprecedented campaign launched by the United States in late 2016 regarding “Russian interference” in the U.S. elections. There are regular calls in Congress for Russia to be punished, through sanctions, for undermining American democracy. Russia is being blamed for nothing more and nothing less than threatening American statehood. The theory about Russia interfering in the U.S. elections should not be downplayed or dismissed out of hand. Moscow simply cannot understand why ...

30.07.2018

Kyrgyzstan 25 Years after the Collapse of the USSR

Main Development Trends in 2010–2016 Principal “Democracy Island” is a phrase that has taken deep root in the vocabulary of post-Soviet politicians, political experts, and analysts when attempting to describe the development of Kyrgyzstan in its totality since it gained independence in 1991 [ 1 ]....

12.09.2017

Russia’s Soft Power in the Seventh Art. The Film Attraction

... reason, Russia suggested a resolution in the United Nations in 2014 called: Combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.[6] 4. Democracy Russia, in Soviet time and now, is considered the embodiment of authoritarianism and totalitarianism. That fact alone gives rise to countless criticism on behalf of the Russian Federation. In the film we can see that democratic principles in ...

10.03.2017

Hungarian Uprising. 60 years on

Sunday, October 23 rd , 2016, marks the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising (also sometimes referred to as the Hungarian Revolution). Because no state in Europe today espouses communist ideology, the Hungarian Uprising does not carry any valuable lessons for government leaders and ordinary people in the 21 st century. However, reducing the events in October—November 1956 to the multiple abuses of totalitarianism may obscure the main message. The confrontation between the socialist and...

23.10.2016

Interview with Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

http://www.globaleducationmagazine.com/interview-ms-irina-bokova-director-general-unesco/ © GEM.Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO became Honorary Membership at Global Education Magazine. Javier Collado Ruano: Today, 5th December 2015, International Volunteer Day, we give welcome to our special guess: Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO. I have had the opportunity to dialogue with her during the 2nd UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education celebrated in February of 2015...

05.12.2015

Global Education Magazine: International #Volunteer Day

Download here Global Education Magazine - International Volunteer Day . "All that is not given is lost" Indian Proverb .. The Ecological and Social Footprint: A Challenge for Global Citizenship La huella ecológica y social: un desafío para la ciudadanía mundial Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Edition International Volunteer Day, Salimatou Fatty Interview with Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO The World is Changing. Are you? Volunteer! Richard Dictus La...

05.12.2015

Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day

Download here Global Education Magazine: International Youth Day “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” Confucius . Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de 2030: una tierra más allá de las fronteras para nuestra juventud planetaria Javier Collado Ruano, Director of Edition International Youth Day 2015 – Youth...

11.08.2015

Civil Society in Ukraine

Building Peace, Democracy and Regional Stability Building Peace, Democracy and Regional Stability A thorny road to democracy Ukraine has entered a new stage in its long and so far uncompleted democratization process, searching once again for a balanced model of governance ...

09.04.2015

From Russia with Concern: A Letter to an American Friend

... said, familiar as I am with your erudition on our country and given the attention you pay in your letter to the situation in Russia, I wish to touch upon an intrinsically Russian thread. Americans have always imparted essential meaning to the issue of democracy. Democracy in itself is perceived as a value in the United States. In Russia we respect the values ​​ that Americans hold dear. Moreover, you are unlikely to find in Russia an assured and stable majority that would oppose the idea of ​​ ...

08.04.2015
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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