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Session “Southeast Asia in a globalizing world: challenges and solutions”

Session “Southeast Asia in a globalizing world: challenges and solutions”
On November 20-21, a discussion of the main political and socio-economic trends in Southeast Asia was held as part of the first international conference "Globalization in Contemporary Asia".

Session “Middle East”

Session “Middle East”
Session “Middle East” focused on the difficult and urgent topic of global and regional actors’ interaction in resolving conflicts and crisis situations. The processes of globalization for the Middle East and the North Africa region are directly linked to overcoming of old conflicts and settling new ones, as well as resistance to the wide range of security threats. Since the destructive influence of unresolved conflicts spread far behind the national boundaries and borders of the region itself, resolution of these conflicts is seen as a matter of special concern and conscious interest of both countries of the region, their immediate neighbors and also the main global actors.

Alan Wolff, WTO Deputy Director General, gave a lecture

Alan Wolff, WTO Deputy Director General, gave a lecture
On December 3, Alan Wolff, Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), gave a lecture on “WTO 2.0”.

The report on the conference section “East Asia in a Global Perspective”

The report on the conference section “East Asia in a Global Perspective”
During the panel sessions, 18 reports dedicated to the wide range of issues were presented. The vast majority of the reports concerned domestic and foreign policy of China at the current development stage and first of all, Sino-Russian and Sino-American relations. 

Professor A.Lukin’s Article in “Regional Security Outlook 2020”

Professor A.V. Lukin, the head of the International Laboratory of the World Order and New Regionalism, the head of the Department of International Relations, published the article “Russia’s Approach to Security Architecture in the Asia Pacific” in the “Regional Security Outlook 2020” prepared by the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP).

I dreamed about this: Elizaveta Muromtseva about student’s international mobility in Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

I dreamed about this: Elizaveta Muromtseva about student’s international mobility in Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Hello everyone! I am a 2nd year graduate student at the programme «Socioeconomic and political development of modern Asia». At the moment of writing this post, I am in the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). Around a week ago, at the end of November 2019, I celebrated the halfway mark of my study here.

HSE University Participates in the IV Forum of Rectors and Presidents of Russian and Ibero -American Universities in Seville

HSE University Participates in the IV Forum of Rectors and Presidents of Russian and Ibero -American Universities in Seville
By the invitation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in the Russian Federation and the Russian Union of Rectors, HSE University took part in the IV Forum of Rectors and Presidents of Russian and Ibero -American Universities, the aim of which was to expand cooperation between Russian and Ibero -American universities. The tradition of holding these Forums started in 2009, when the first such meeting was held during the state visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to Spain.

An Open Lecture held by Michael Share from University of Macau

An Open Lecture held by Michael Share from University of Macau
On November 5, at 15:00 in the HSE, with the participation of the International Laboratory for Study of World Order and New Regionalism, an open lecture was held by the professor of the University of Macau, Michael Share, on the topic “The Hong Kong Protest Movement of 2019:A Greek tragedy in the Making”.

Macro-financial Regulation of Banking M&A as a Contributor to Global Financial Stability

The FinReg (Financial Regulation) blog, hosted on the website of Duke University, published an article authored by Eduard Dzhagityan, Associate Professor of the School of World Economy, HSE, entitled: “Financial Stability Needs Macro-Financial Regulation of Banking M&A.”

Ekaterina Kosevich won a grant of Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Postdoc at the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism, Ekaterina Kosevich, a specialist in Latin America, won a competition for financial support for the preparation and publication of scientific review articles, announced by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), within the framework of which a review article "Cybersecurity Strategies of Latin America" will be published in the Russian scientific journal "IBEROAMÉRICA" in 2020. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the fact that the article for the first time in Russian Latin American studies provides an overview of national cybersecurity strategies, which to date have been approved only in six countries of this region.