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Ambassador Piadyshev's commentary highlights a personal account regarding the progression of the journal, International Affairs. The author discusses historical events surrounding the need, demand and implementation in the 1950s, through (MGIMO) the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations and direction of Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. The author states that journals status granted the Soviet Union a tool to follow foreign affairs and make the country's views solid and vigorous. Despite having survived the end of the USSR and a current financial crisis, the journal will continue and transform itself via a new makeover; covering special issues; thereby preserving and multiplying the journals traditions. Adapted from the source document.

Since 2005 there has been an upward trend in deliveries of major conventional arms. The annual average for 2004-2008 was 21 per cent higher than for 2000-2004. Almost 80 per cent of the volume of exports for the period 2004-2008 was accounted for by the five largest suppliers-the United States, Russia, Germany, France & the United Kingdom. China remained the single largest recipient for the period 2004-2008 but imports decreased significantly in the past two years. Deliveries to Asia & the Middle East increased. The negative impact of small volumes of arms deliveries was highlighted by the case of the renewed civil war in Sri Lanka. Adapted from the source document.

When the International Criminal Court announced on March 4, 2009, that it was pressing charges of war crimes against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a set of unintended consequences were thrown into motion. Al-Bashir responded by expelling thirteen of the international humanitarian aid organizations working in Sudan, as well as shutting down Khartoum's human rights organizations & human service agencies. In a country already racked by violence, poverty, & insecurity, the results were disastrous. This article looks at the legitimacy & effectiveness of the ICC in the face of such defiance & unintentional consequences. Adapted from the source document.

Ashworth, L. M.: Interdisciplinarity and international relations. - S. 16-25 Ross, F.: Degrees of disciplibarity in comparative politics: interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and borrowing. - S. 26-36 De Shalit, A.: Political philosophy and empirical political science: from foes to friends? - S. 37-46 Kelly, J.: What can interdisciplinarity offer to policy problems? Understanding the public policy of obesity. - S. 47-56