PPT-Soft power of Russia and China in Central Asia

Soft power of Russia and China in Central Asia presentation for V ChineseRussian Summer School on International Relations Dmitry Ontoev Head of Regional Studies Lab SKOLKOVO Institute for Emerging Market Studies July 6 2015 Moscow. Sisira Jayasuriya and . Gary Magee. Monash University. SE Asia. Huge diversity: income levels, size (land area, population), resource endowments and economic structure. Since 19. th. C, fortunes of the region shaped by its integration into global –the Western- economy through trade and investment links, and buffeted by external shocks emanating from the West. L/O – To identify the causes of ideological conflict in Asia. US Foreign Policy 1949-1950. By May 1949, the Berlin Blockade had been defeated, West Germany (FRG) had been created and the NATO alliance had formed. The USA was optimistic that . Day 2 – AP Review. Russia - Sovereignty. , Authority, and Power. Studied as country in transition from communism to democracy. Under USSR was totalitarian regime with command economy. Today is an illiberal democracy. Mr. Napier. Standards for Southern . and Eastern Asia. SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: . Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula. SECTION 1: GEOGRAPHY. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY . Russia & the Eurasian republics take up about one-sixth of the land surface of the entire Earth.. Russia is the largest country in the world in total land mass. . Francisci WG.4. Russia: The Facts. Largest . nation. in the world (2x size of U.S.). Russia is larger than . Pluto. 25% of Russia is located . in . Europe. . and 75% is located in . Asia. (Eurasia). (2008-2016). January 2017. CONTENTS. Summary. National Member Organization. Some Leading Russian Personalities. Associated with IIASA. Research Partners. Research Collaborations: Selected Highlights. Christmas in Russia What do you know about Russia? Russia has the same color as the USA flag. The capital of R ussia is Moscow T he Continent of R ussia is Europe and A sia Russia population is 146 million FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS NUS-Business, ABFER, CEPR and NBER. Soft Power and Trade. Immediately: does Trump’s Leadership Style affect trade . in and of itself. ?. “Hard power” is the ability to coerce. Grows out of country’s military and economic might. Pim den Boer Europe to 1914 The Making of an Idea in Kevin Wilson and Jan van der Dussen eds The History of the Idea of Europefreedom The European way was seen as normal and natural and was contraste Diversity. Russia and . Central. Asia are made up of diverse ethnic groups, . customs. and traditions.. Some heritage groups include:. Slavic. : Indo-European group from Scandinavia that lives in . The three components of the cryosphere – glaciers, snow and permafrost – are all affected by climate change.. Glaciers of Central Asia are essentially natural reservoirs that accumulate and store water from winter and spring precipitation and release it in summer, when rainfall is low and water demand is high. In the face of ongoing climate change, the challenges related to water management and disaster risk reduction may recur and persist. . Major Landforms . Northern European Plain. Ural Mountains . Caucasus. . Mountains. Turan. . Plain. Northern European Plain. Chernozem. : black earth. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev. 75% live here. Ural Mountains .