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Der erste Teil des Buchs befasst sich mit in der Praxis üblichen Vertragsgestaltungen. Zudem wird die internationale Gerichtszuständigkeit deutscher Gerichte erläutert. Auch die Frage der Einordnung nach dem komplizierten Internationalen Privatrecht der Versicherungsverträge wird ausführlich dargestellt. Abschließend wird aufgezeigt, inwieweit die Regeln über die Versicherung für fremde Rechnung für den Mastervertrag zum Tragen kommen. Der zweite Abschnitt der Arbeit thematisiert die derzeit brisanteste Schwachstelle internationaler Versicherungsprogramme, die sogenannte Verbotsstaatenproblematik. Hier wird zunächst die deutsche Praxis der Versicherungsaufsicht über ausländische Versicherungsunternehmen dargestellt. Es folgt eine Erläuterung des Schweizer Versicherungsaufsichtsrechts, um damit zugleich das Musterbeispiel eines Verbotsstaats präsentieren zu können. Im Anschluss wird dargelegt, ob der Verstoß gegen ausländische Versicherungsverbote zur Unwirksamkeit des Mastervertrags führen kann. Schließlich folgt eine Erläuterung der sogenannten Versicherung des Finanzinteresses, wobei zugleich die besonderen Schwächen dieses Produkts aufgezeigt werden. Eine Untersuchung, die besonders für Underwriter und Kundenbetreuer international tätiger Industrieversicherer von Interesse ist - ebenso für Versicherungsmakler, die international tätige Unternehmen beraten, und für Mitarbeiter solcher Konzerne, die für den Einkauf von Versicherungsschutz zuständig sind.

International cluster is a relatively new form of spatial organisation of economy in the globalisation conditions, which has become a frequent phenomenon in European countries, including those of the Baltic region. It requires a comprehensive study of both regional economics and economic geography. This article aims to identify structured international clusters in the Baltic region and map the corresponding regions. The results obtained will make it possible to get a comprehensive idea of the aggregate of international clusters existing and emerging in the region and put forward a hypothesis about the prerequisites of their formation. The methodological framework of the research is an integrated case study. The article considers the processes of transboundary and transnational regionalisation in the countries of the Baltic region aimed at the development of international clusters. "International cluster" is defined as a new form of spatial economy. The author identifies and maps organised international clusters and cluster initiatives in the Baltic Sea region countries. The international clusters of the Baltic region are characterised according to the following criteria: the degree of geographical localisation, the organisational type of formation, and specialisation areas. The author analyses the degree of involvement of a Russian region into the processes of international cluster cooperation in the macroregion.

Recent scholars have broadened the study of transnational relations, once limited to political economy, to include contentious international politics. This is a refreshing trend, but most of them leap directly from globalization or some other such process to transnational social movements and thence to a global civil society. In addition, they have so far failed to distinguish among movements, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and transnational networks and do not adequately specify their relations with states and international institutions. In particular, few mechanisms are proposed to link domestic actors to transnational ones and to states and international institutions. This paper argues that mass-based transnational social movements are hard to construct, are difficult to maintain, and have very different relations to states and international institutions than more routinized international NGOs or activist networks. These latter forms may be encouraged both by states and international institutions and by the growth of a cosmopolitan class of transnational activists. Rather than being the antipodes of transnational contention, international institutions offer resources, opportunities, and incentives for the formation of actors in transnational politics. If transnational social movements form, it will be through a second-stage process of domestication of international conflict.

THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT GOVERNMENTS AIM AT 'THE PUBLIC INTEREST'. IT IS A NORMATIVE THEORY WHICH - WITHOUT MUCH QUESTIONING - IS ALSO APPLIED AS A POSITIVE THEORY: IT IS SUPPOSED TO JUSTIFY AND EXPLAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AT THE SAME TIME. IF SOME SPECIFICALLY POSITIVE ANALYSIS IS ADDED, IT USUALLY ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN WHY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS LESS EXTENSIVE THAN APPEARS TO BE DESIRABLE. THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH DOES NOT DENY THAT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MAY SOMETIMES BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE. BUT IT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SYSTEMATIC EXPLANATION OF SUCH INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY FAILURES. THE CENTRAL THESIS OF THIS PAPER IS THAT THERE EXISTS A SYSTEMATIC EXPLANATION FOR THESE FAILURES AND THAT IT MUST BE GROUNDED ON PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY. THE ANALYSIS DEALS WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND WITH THE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AMONG GOVERNMENTS. BOTH ARE SUBSUMED UNDER THE HEADING OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. THE FIRST PART OF THE PAPER SUMMARIZES THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH AND DRAWS ATTENTION TO ITS LIMITATIONS AND ABUSES. IN THE SECOND PART, THE NEW APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS PRESENTED AND ITS THREE MAIN IMPLICATIONS ARE DERIVED AND CONFRONTED WITH THE EVIDENCE.

"Who decides what in Moscow? The answer is not always "Vladimir Putin". However, when explaining Russia's foreign policy, the consolidation of Putin's autocratic tendencies and his apparent stability despite many economic and political challenges have contributed – at least in the West – to an excessive "Putin-centrism" and the relative neglect of other agents of domestic politics. As a result, many facets of the country's foreign policy decisions are misunderstood or shrouded under a thin veil of vagueness and secrecy. This Report attempts to fill this gap, exploring the evolving distribution of political and economic power under the surface of Putin's leadership to assess the influence of different "lobbies" on Russia's foreign policy. All of the contributions in the volume underline the complexity of Russia's decision-making process beneath the surface of a monolithic and increasingly personalistic government."