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The current relations of the Republic of Serbia with the People?s Republic
of China (hereinafter: Serbia and China) are conditioned by many political,
economic, legal and social factors. The mentioned factors point to the
existence of asymmetry in many aspects which, however, is not an issue that
implies that the two parties can not develop good and friendly relations. In
the historical and international legal sense, the relations of the two
countries are characterized by the continuity of diplomatic relations
established on January 2, 1955, between the then Federal People's Republic
Yugoslavia and the People's Republic of China. Serbia as the successor state
of SFR Yugoslavia continues to treat China as one of its most important
partners in international relations, which is manifested through the foreign
policy course, according to which China is one of the main ?pillars? of
Serbia's foreign policy alongside the European Union, Russia and the United
States. The mere reference to the main ?pillars? in Serbia's foreign policy
orientation indicates that China is a key player in world politics and a
great power with which Serbia needs to build relations of a ?comprehensive
strategic partnership?. It is not surprising, therefore, that the deepening
of the Serbian-Chinese relations on a bilateral and multilateral level
(especially within the UN, regional international organizations and
political forums such as the 16 + 1 mechanism between China and the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe) contributed to better strategic
positioning of Serbia in modern international relations.

Examines limitations placed on creating a professional national army posed by the legacy of communism, the Constitution, institutional design, and economic factors; suitability of Poland for membership in NATO.

Russlands Politik beim Handel mit Fisch und Meeresfrüchten hat sich über die Zeit erheblich gewandelt. In sowjetischer Zeit war nahezu die gesamte Produktion auf den Binnenmarkt ausgerichtet. Seit dem Jahr 2000, das das Ende der "wilden" Jelzin-Zeit markierte, hat Russland zunehmend versucht, die Importe wie auch die Exporte zu steigern, allerdings unter wachsender Einflussnahme und Lenkung durch das föderale Zentrum. Dieser Artikel kommt zu dem Schluss, dass Russlands Exporte von Fisch und Meeresfrüchten sich zunehmend in Richtung der asiatischen Märkte verschieben werden, wodurch die europäischen Märkte eine wesentlich weniger wichtige Rolle spielen werden.

This article provides an analysis of the course of Israeli-Lebanese relations and its purpose is to shed light on the contacts between the Maronites in Lebanon and the State of Israel. It argues that the primary reason for the Maronites' willingness to cooperate with the Jews was the fear that the rising tide of Arab nationalism in Lebanon would have adverse effects on their survival as a religious minority. Moreover, it demonstrates that these contacts laid the background for cooperation between the two communities which survived the vicissitudes of the Lebanese civil wars and still plays a role in Israeli foreign policy.

Instytucja public relations pojawiła się w Kazachstanie w wyniku przyczyn obiektywnych takich jak rozwój społeczeństwa obywatelskiego i dążenie władzy do nawiązania dialogu z ludnością. Transformacja społeczno-polityczna kazachstańskiego społeczeństwa lat 90. X X w. to złożony zespół przyczyn i skutków, wspólnie kształtujących proces powstawania PR jako nowego systemu komunikacji. Analiza tego procesu, który rozpoczął się w Kazachstanie tak niedawno, jest bardzo ciekawa i ze wszech miar aktualna. Pojawienie się PR w Kazachstanie jako sfery profesjonalnej działalności stosowanej i naukowej było uwarunkowane przez obiektywne warunki rozwoju stosunków społecznych, instytucji społeczeństwa obywatelskiego, a także rynkowych mechanizmów społeczno-gospodarczych.

This article offers a group relations perspective of conflict and conflict transformation and explores how conflict manifests on the individual, interpersonal, group, and inter-group levels. Conflict and aggression are defined as normal aspects of the human condition. Current theories and practices in the field of conflict transformation tend to be more rationally based. The author uses concepts from psychoanalytic theory, such as defense mechanisms; and concepts from open systems theory, such as task, role, boundaries, and authority, to argue that in order to transform conflict, it is essential to understand the non-rational and often unconscious emotional elements that operate in groups and systems.