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This article implies that cinematic narratives project practical geopolitical discourses by using the example of Marvel Cinematic Universe's success – The Avengers film franchise. The conceptualisation of imaginary threats in the films that follow the main storyline of the Avengers assembly, determined by the time and the geographic space, give those threats a symbolical manifestation that tends to overlap with the practical geopolitical notions of American foreign policy, as well as contemporary international politics. The interpretative textual analysis of the films' narratives and their relations to world politics, hence, presents the central methodology of this article. The relation between those two has a capacity to transmit a subconscious message to blockbusters' consumers about preferable practical geopolitical visions in contemporary world politics. Simply, the paper shows how cinematic narratives form an identity that is deeply securitised and able to capture the Zeitgeist of world's politics. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

The aim of the paper is to explore whether contemporary Russian Federation has imaginations of its power in the region of the Central and Eastern Europe. Using a theoretical framework based on instruments, notions and tools of critical geopolitics, this paper discusses four discourses that define the territory which is the focus of the research, as well as stressing the most important concepts of contemporary foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Due to the strong influence of NATO's (and the EU's) enlargement policies in this region, the Russian administration tries to preserve its traditional geopolitical sphere of interest in the European continent. Therefore, three sub-regional case studies— annexation of Crimea in the Eastern Europe, the Three Seas Initiative in the Central Europe, and Western Balkan's case study of Montenegro's path to full NATO membership—will be explored to examine this hypothesis. Finally, adequate conclusion, regarding the main hypothesis, is brought. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Divided cities are common phenomena in contemporary world. Each case is driven out of a different set of factors and consists of different manifestations of divisions. This paper seeks to identify the categorization of divisions and offer the criteria that should be considered when researching the phenomenon of divided cities. The geopolitical perspective may serve as a tool for overcoming the confusion in different sets of classifications. The authors suggest four sets of criteria within which divided cities have to be considered when rethinking a geopolitical perspective on this issue. Divided cities are an empirical state of fact and appear across the Globe. Moreover, most of world cities are somehow divided, but cannot be called divided cities in geopolitical terms. This paper shows the differences in divisions taking into account geographical, political, identity and power relations bringing them into a geopolitical set of related criteria. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

This paper seeks to answer to what extent the city of Vukovar is divided and in which way this division is geographically imagined and embedded in everyday life. Since each case of divided cities is driven by different factors and consists of different manifestations, case study design is the most appropriate one for researching micro-divisions in this post-conflict area. The case study of Vukovar is interesting because war legacy influenced new local policies and politics; open border issues affect bilateral relations on State level; and micro-regional frictions show deep identity-based divisions. Regardless of the lack of physical obstacles in the urban structure of the city, the research presents multilevel divisions that are visible in a form of imagined boundaries. Although Vukovar is an ethnically divided city we presume that division(s) lacks any strong geographical (or territorial) aspect. That is why the method of mental mapping on a random based sample of local population is used to compare imagined divisions in everyday life with administrative, ethnical and political ones. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

This paper seeks to answer whether the concept development of education for the Croatian Armed Forces and national security may learn from Portuguese experience. By doing so, it reviewed theoretical notions of defence and security studies, contemporary concepts in education for the armed forces and national security, and it offered a case study of Portugal in this field. The current objectives of the national security in Croatia, as defined in National Security Strategy 2017, point towards the need of establishing an adequate education system, at the state level. The paper offers contemporary Portuguese experience as a potential example for implementation in Croatia. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Biotechnological agricultural crops are growing during the last 20 years and these crops take up about 180 million hectares (10% of arable areas). World GM plant growing focuses mostly at four agricultural crops – soybean, cotton, maize and rapeseed. These crops have an herbicide-and vermin resistance.Governments of many countries develop legal instruments for prevention of potential risks associated with GMO circulation. Since Ukraine is one of the main producers and exporters of grain crops, it is very important for our country. Gmo legislation of Ukraine is imperfect unfortunately and it requires considerable modifying. Thus, in spite of ban of GMO using in Ukraine, producing of GM soybean, maize and rapeseed is carried into practice. Data from different institutions demonstrates this fact. Monitoring of GM plants presence and propagation was the aim of this study. Study was performed at the molecular-genetic laboratory of SE «Ukrmetrtest standart». Food and agricultural samples of Ukrainian production were analyzed during 2007-2017. Samples of soybean, maize and rapeseed leaves, shoots and seed from different regions of Ukraine were analyzed. Kits of own production were used for analysis. Kits were designed on the basis of TaqMan Real-Time PCR method.17 636 food and raw samples were analyzed. More than half of it was plant raw material and derivative products (soybean, maize, rapeseed, wheat, barley and rice). Biotechnological soybean, maize and rapeseed were detected in food and raw material. In 2007 our laboratory analyzed 413 food samples. We detected GMO in 22% cases. We detected GMO mostly in sausages and half-finished meats with soybean content. GM ingredients were detected in confectionary and food products, produced with soybean and maize.Tests quantity increased in 2008. Main part of tests was raw material. It indicates producers interest in GMO control. We analyzed 1177 samples, and 1080 (92%) were detected as non-GMO. In 2009 we tested 2126 samples generally. GMO was detected in 107 samples, what made up 5%. Tests quantity increased more in 2010.We tested 2570 samples. GMO was detected in 204 cases, what made up 7%. In 2011 quantity of samples has decreased significantly. We tested 1866 samples, and MO was detected in 59 samples, what made up 3 %. In 2012 року we tested 2001 samples, and GMO was detected in 67 samples. During 2013-2014 we tested 6040 food and agricultural samples. GM ingredients were detected in 66 (4 %) and 77 (5 %) samples, respectively. In 2015 quantity of GM-positive samples increased to 8 %, it was mostly agricultural raw material. We detected 5 % GM samples during 2016. Main part of GM-positive samples was soybean, maize and rapeseed. Percentage of detected GMO`s increased up to 8% again in 2017. Totally we detected 95 GM-samples. Designed test-systems detect most biotechnological crops without detailed identification. Data obtained from 2007-2017 shows biotech soy, maize and rape presence in quantities more than 0,9%, despite the real prohibition of biotechnological crops growing in the country.Key words: genetically modified organisms, Real-Time polymerase chain reaction, food products ; Відпрацьовано методику та розроблено низку тест-систем для визначення генетично модифікованих (ГМ) рослин методом полімеразної ланцюгової реакції в режимі реального часу (ПЛР-РЧ, Real-Time PCR). За допомогою розроблених тест-систем проведено моніторинг розповсюдження ГМ рослин в Україні. Отримані результати свідчать про необхідність контролю харчової продукції та сільськогосподарської сировини щодо присутності ГМ інгредієнтів, зокрема продуктів переробки сої, кукурудзи та ріпаку.Ключові слова: генетично модифіковані організми, полімеразна ланцюгова реакція в режимі реального часу, харчова продукція