International Affairs - East View Press

I nter national A ffairs
VOLUME 55 NUMBER 6, 2009
C O N T E N T S
Golden ColleCtion
Diplomacy Today: Subject and Method S. Lavrov 1
editoR-in-CHieF inteRVieWS...
Favorable Atmosphere Encorages Constructive Dialogue A. Denisov 11
tHe JUBilee oF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Congratulations from S. Lavrov, A. Denisov, Yu. Luzhkov 23
55 Years of International Affairs: Life Goes On B. Piadyshev 28
WoRld iSSUeS
Russia and the EU: Forming a Strategic Partnership V. Chizhov 47
The UN General Assembly Holds Its 54th Session G. Gatilov 53
Overview of Russia’s SCO Presidency A. Lukin 58
The Metastases of Lockerbie Ye. Ananyeva 72
Pakistan at the Crossroads Yu. Artemov 88
VieWpoint
The World Is Interdependent I. Mel’nikov 102
opinionS
Will China Save the World?
S. Aleksashenko, I. Antonov,
Ya. Berger, A. Makushkin, A. Salitsky 110

CommentaRy and eSSayS
How the CEE Countries Respond to the Financial Crisis D. Kuz’min 127
CSTO Upgrades Its Collective Security System N. Bordiuzha 136
Dialogue of Civilizations: A New Development Paradigm F. Mukhametshin 140
Our Goal Is Peace and Disarmament V. Kamyshanov, T. Evtodyeva 146
A Life Spanning More than a Century Ye. Piadysheva 156
editoR-in-CHieF inteRVieWS...
We Are Open to the Country and the World S. Stepashin 160
on tHe eVe oF WWii
The Double Game N. Narochnitskaia 171
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: Historical Background A. Dulian 181
The Intermission Ends as the World War Resumes S. Pereskegin 188
Ivan Maisky’s Diary on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact P. Stegny 205
HiStoRy
The Kuril Islands (“Northern Territories”) V. Aladyin 218
General Suharto and the Murky Chapter of Indonesian History V. Sumsky 229
Book ReVieWS
Bobo Lo. Axis of Convenience:
Moscow, Beijing and the New Geopolitics B. Piadyshev 242
A.S. Dzasokhov. Man and Politics (in Russian) V. Li 248
V. Kazimirov. Peace for Karabakh (in Russian) B. Piadyshev 252
INDEx TO VOLUME 55 (NOS. 1-6) 255