On May 31, prizes were awarded to winners and laureates of the 2nd Russian Contest of Young Foreign Policy Scholars “Global Prospects” held by RIAC and Gorchakov Fund for Public Diplomacy Support. The papers were assesses by 39 experts from key Russian think tanks including RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, RAS Institute for Latin American Studies, RAS Institute for African Studies, MGIMO-University, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Higher School of Economics.
On May 31, prizes were awarded to winners and laureates of the 2nd Russian Contest of Young Foreign Policy Scholars “Global Prospects” held by RIAC and Gorchakov Fund for Public Diplomacy Support.
Over 120 papers were presented within four nominations:
- Best PhD dissertation
- Best monograph
- Best article published in a journal
- Best translation of a foreign article or monograph
The papers were assesses by 39 experts from key Russian think tanks including RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies, RAS Institute for Latin American Studies, RAS Institute for African Studies, MGIMO-University, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Higher School of Economics.
Opening the ceremony, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov thanked the participants for interest to various segments of the foreign relations and underlined the importance of developing education and research in the area since Russian foreign policy badly needs high-quality independent expertise. To this end, support of young promising experts is an absolute must.
Natalie Burlinova, Program Director at Gorchakov Fund for Public Diplomacy Support, also addressed the gathering, pointing out the growing number of works on public diplomacy, which seems quite timely due to unending sophistication of the international landscape.
RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov spoke about current RIAC activities and projects in the planning. The ceremony participants expressed lively interest to “Global Science”, RIAC School and the opportunity to have their papers posted at the RIAC portal. At the same time RIAC leaders invited them to take part to analytical and expert assessment efforts.
The contest results are as follows.
Best PhD Dissertation on Foreign Affairs in 2012
Winner: Pavel Luzin (U.S. National Space Policy)
Laureates:
- Marina Arefkina (ATA International System: Private Law Issues);- Anton Baklanov (Formation of the Nonproliferation Regime and its Crisis as Illustrated by the Case of Iran);- Igor Baryshev (Russia-Brazil Relations in the Post-Soviet Period);- Ivan Godenov (Formation of Institutes and Mechanism of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy);- Galia Ibragimova (Global Information Space within Formation of the New Global Order);
- Igor Istomin (Scholarly Support of the U.S. Foreign Policy);
- Vera Pivovarova (Greece in the U.S. Foreign Policy: 1945-1953);
- Stanislav Pritchin (International Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and Regional Strategic Issues: 1991 - 2011);
- Maria Osminina (Political Crisis in Cote d’Ivoire in 2002-2007: Settlement Technologies and Parameters of Influence on West African Countries).
Best Current and Previous Year Published Individual Monograph
Winner: Tatiana Vorotnikova (Bolivia – a Country of Many Faces: Political Process in a Polyethnic State)
Laureates:
- Alexandra Archangelskaya (Foreign Policy of Democratic South Africa);
- Yuri Bezborodov (International Law: from Jus Gentum to Global Law);
- Andrey Devyatkov (Facing the Europeanization Challenge: Russia’s Policy in the Transnistria Settlement;
- Alexei Yefremov (The Principle of Free Capital Flow);
- Yuri Zaytsev (Multilateral Mechanisms of Process Management);
- Anton Kireyev (Russia’s Far Eastern Border: Trends in Building and Functioning (mid-19th – early 21st Centuries);
- Yana Leksyutina (The U.S.A. and China: Lines of Competition and Controversy);
- Yevgeny Pazyna (Legal Aspects of the EU Budget and Budget Process);
- Anna Smirnova (The Image of State in Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations).
Best Article Published in a Journal in 2012
Winner: Svetlana Krivokhizh (Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in China’s Foreign Policy Theory and Practice)
Laureates:
- Artyom Astashenkov (Drug War in Mexico);
- Yevgeny Gavrilov (The European Court of Human Rights and Compensation of Moral (Non-Pecuniary) Damage Inflicted by Derogation of Business Reputation of Legal Entities);
- Dmitry Izotov (Russia-China Trade and Currency Exchange Rate);
- Grigory Lukyanov (The Libyan Army from Al Fath Revolution to Arab Spring);
- Helena Martynova (APEC vs. ASEAN: Genesis, Evolution and Outlook);
- Andrey Sushentsov (Subjective factors in the Bush Doctrine: the Iraq Conflict Test);
- Sergey Khavronin (Science-Intensive Business in Northern Europe and Modernization of Russian Economy);
- Dmitry Khristenko (The Tea Party and Foreign Policy of Obama Administration);
- Sarkis Tsaturyan (Nonviolent Resistance as Regime Change Strategy in MENA).
Best Translation of a Foreign Article or Monograph
Winner: Alyona Blokhina (Why Hawks Win)
Laureates:
- Andrey Bardin (Civil Society in the EU: Ideology, Institutions and Democracy Promotion);
- Yana Dyagileva (Investing in Health: Barriers and Ways to Overcome);
- Mikhail Zharikov (State Capitalism, the Visible Hand);
- Larissa Permyakova (The Melting North);
- Angelina Privalova (China and Pakistan: Unreliable Partners);
- Oleg Shakirov (A New State Department Public Diplomacy Initiative).
