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[http://www.ukrainetrek.com] home site map contact us add a link bookmark us discussion forum Welcome! Let's trek UkraineTrek.com now! It is the best site if you want to know plenty of important information about Ukraine. Central Ukraine | Western Ukraine | Eastern Ukraine | Southern Ukraine NIURR « previous page | content | next page » The National Institute for Ukrainian-Russian Relations The National Institute of Ukrainian-Russian Relations (NIURR) is a governmental research institution. The Institute was established in 1997 under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine as an informational and analytical part of the system that deals with the solution of governmental issues. NIURR provides fundamental research and applied elaboration in political, economic, military, military-technical and other spheres of collaboration with the Russian Federation. Main tasks are as follows: · the scientific substantiation of a conceptual base for relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in the context of Ukraine's European and world-wide foreign policy strategies; · a comparative analysis and the prediction of tendencies of the geopolitical, economic, social and military development of Ukraine and the Russian Federation; · the implementation of situational monitoring of the foreign and domestic policies of the Russian Federation; · the provision of research-based recommendations for executive power bodies regarding concrete resolutions in the sphere of Ukrainian-Russian relations; · the examination of the drafts of legal documents and methods applicable for the observance of Ukraine's national interests in relations with the Russian Federation and other countries in the context of the Institute's research; · the publication and dissemination of the results of research, including by means of the INTERNET. Main directions of activity: · Ukrainian-Russian relations research methodology; · political relations; · an analysis of internal processes in the Russian Federation; · economic relations; · regional relations; · relations in the social sphere; · military and military-technical relations; · relations in the informational sphere; · editorial and publishing activity. Organizational forms of scholarly activity: · the coordination of scholarly institutions' and research centers' activity related to Ukrainian-Russian relations; · the organization of scientific conferences, meetings, and seminars concerning the major issues of Ukrainian-Russian relations; · scientific research and scholarly projects examination on a contractual basis; · the publication of the quarterly journal Strategic Panorama, the monthly monitoring " Ukraine-Russia : Analytical Review" and scholarly texts: monographs, collected articles, brochures. International contacts: The Institute maintains contacts and cooperates with foreign institutions and scholars who work on the problems of Ukrainian-Russian relations, and also participates in the exchange of specialists and scholarly research results. The Institute takes part in international conferences and meetings. Sources of financing: NIURR activity is funded mainly by the State budget of Ukraine. Additionally, the Institute implements projects financed by Ukrainian and foreign public, private and state institutions. The Institute's structure includes several academic departments, each dealing with one of the main directions of activity, as well as subsidiary sections. The Institute provides training for academic staff through postgraduate study and the upgrading of employee qualifications. Administrative staff: Serhiy I. Pyrozhkov Director Anatoly F. Gutsal First Deputy Director Mykola V. Komorny i Deputy Director Anatoly F. Denisov Academic Secretary Address: 18/7 Kutuzova Street 252133 Kyiv, Ukraine Telephone: (380 44) 295 3466 Fax: (380 44) 294 8135 « previous page | content | next page » top Web ukrainetrek.com CONTENTS Annotation Foreword Preface Main Conclusions and Recommendations Strategic Priorities of Ukrainian National Security and Foreign Policy for the Future (O.Honcharenko, B.Parakhonsky) I. Theoretical Backgrounds (O.Honcharenko, O.Strekal) II. Ukraine in Core Geopolitical Outlines 1. Geopolitical Priorities of the Main World Powers and Ukraine (O.Honcharenko, B.Parakhonsky) 2. The USA and the North Atlantic Community - Ukraine - the Russian Federation (B.Parakhonsky) 3. Europe - the USA - the Islamic World - Ukraine - the Russian Federation (B.Parakhonsky) 4. The Asian-Pacific Region - the USA - the Russian Federation - Ukraine (A.Honcharuk, S.Nikishenko, B.Parakhonsky) III. Regional Directions and Peculiarities of Ukraine's Geopolitical Strategy 1. The North-East Axis a) The Russian Federation (R.Zhanhozha, V.Kuzmenko) b) The Present State and Future of the CIS (B.Parakhonsky, O.Honcharenko) 2. The Euro-Atlantic Axis a) The Countries of Western Europe and the Problems of Ukraine's European Integration (O.Strekal) b) The USA and Canada (E.Lysytsyn, O.Honcharenko) c) Euro-Atlantic Structures (O.Manachynsky, A.Soboliev, O.Honcharenko) 3. Central Europe and the Baltic States (O.Strekal, O.Honcharenko) 4. The Black Sea Region a) Ukraine in the Black Sea Region (B.Parakhonsky) b) The Balkan Axis (B.Parakhonsky, V.Kuznetsov, O.Manachynsky) c) The Caucasian Region. The Formation of the GUAM System (B.Parakhonsky, V.Malarov) d) Ukraine and Turkey (B.Parakhonsky) 5. The South-East Axis a) The Middle East (B.Parakhonsky) b) Central and South Asia (B.Parakhonsky) 6. The Asian-Pacific Region (S.Nikishenko, A.Honcharuk) 7. Other Important Regions and Countries (O.Honcharenko, B.Parakhonsky) IV. Alternative Scenarios for the Future of Ukraine (O.Honcharenko) Appendix. A Sociological Study of Ukraine's Foreign Policy and Geopolitical Orientations and its National Security Policy (O.Potiekhin, O.Parakhonska) The National Institute for Strategic Studies The National Institute for Ukrainian-Russian Relations Abbreviations All Rights Reserved © 2006. TrekThemAll holding, Inc. This site is not affiliated with any government entity associated with a name similar to the site domain name. Visit: Kazakhstan facts: map, flag, history, oil, food, people and more! AboutKazakhstan.com