ECONOMICS - POLITICS - CULTURE
USA * Canada
Published by the Institute of USA and Canada Studies Russian Academy of Sciences 2/3 Khlebny per., Moscow, Russia,
121814
MONTHLY JOURNAL
Acting Editor-in-Chief Vladimir A. Spichkin
No. 5 (533), May 2014
CONTENTS
Essays
Samuylov S.M., Bratersky M.V. U.S. Congress' Role in the U.S. - RF Trade Relations.................................................................................
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It is noted in the article that the U.S. Legislative Power is not an obstacle for enlargement of the trade in ordinary technological goods despite its periodical destructive political measures in respect of Russia. At the same time Congress prevents the growth of trade in high-tech goods, including defense equipment and dual-purpose goods. The authors believe that current Russian needs to widen on a large scale road's building and to modernize railways open good prospects for fast growth of trade with the USA. Keywords: Russian-American trade, U.S. Congress, trading exchange's goods, sanctions, "Rosoboronexport", "the Magnitsky case", regime of "normal trade relations", Jackson-Vanik amendment's repeal, mutual trade prospects.
Trush S.M. The U.S. — China Relations:
Dialogue of the New Administrations ................................................................. 23
"New models" of the U.S. - China relations is still more rhetoric than substance. Strategic and Economic Dialogue in 2013 seems to be fruitful in economic, less in military realms. U.S. rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific had obvious harmful effects on China. War is possible hypothetically, though the 'hot scenario' to be true, the specific composition of conflicting motivations should grow ripe. This composition and process is not visible yet. Keywords: the U.S. - China relations. strategic and economic dialogue. China military capabilities, modernization of China economy, U.S. rebalancing in the Asia Pacific, disputed islands in East Asia.
Anashkina E.B. Landmarks in the U.S. Policy on the Post-Soviet Caspian Space During the Second Term of the Obama Administration .......................... 37
The article highlights some new trends defining the current military and political situation in the Middle East region resulting from the Syrian crisis as well as analyzes the Barack Obama administration's approach to the key issues — the Syrian crisis and the Iranian nuclear program. Keywords: Syria, Iran, Arab monarchy, insurgents, Hizballah, the Obama administration, new tendencies, chemical weapon, Geneva-2.
Demchuk A.L., Sokolov V.I. Canadian Political System: Opposition's Role
and Activities....................................................................................................... 49
The article provides an overview of the place and role of opposition in Canadian political life, analyses the activities of the official opposition at the Canadian House of Commons, formal rights of the official opposition, of how it participates in the lawmaking process, specificity of the opposition strategy and tactics nowadays, trends of changing role of opposition in Canadian political process. Keywords: Canada, Parliament, House of Commons, parties, opposition, official opposition, election process, vote of non-confidence.
Notes, Comments
Sharikov P.A. Watergate 2.0 ............................................................................. 63
The whole world was shocked with the revelations by Edward Snowden in Summer 2013. Former NSA contractor revealed the secret technologies used by American security agencies to eavesdrop on the confidential information of all major Internetproviders. Keywords: information revolution, privacy violations, Internet, National security agency.
Culture
Usova E.A. Art Deco Sculpture in the History of the U.S.A......................... 79
Interwar years of the XX century were a unique period for the history of United States. Despite the Great Depression which outbroke in 1929, those years remained in the world history as a peak of mental activity, a unique raise of creative work and an outstanding example of artist's and Maecenas' collaboration. For American art, the first quarter of XX century became a landmark for formation a national, individual version of Art Deco style. This version has got its own names — skyscraper style, streamline modern, jazz age and others. Keywords: art deco, interwar period, modernism, Rockefeller Center, sculpture.
Book Review
The recent book of Richard N. HAASS Foreign Policy Begins at Home. The Case for Putting America's House in Order
is reviewed by P.T. Podlesny, Ph.D...................................................................... 97
Background Material
Batiuk V.I. U.S. Army Today and Tomorrow........................................................ 105
The U.S. political and military elite comes to a conclusion that the importance of the 7Army will increase under the present conditions. They in Pentagon believe that only the Army has a capability to control the terrain; and only the Army may be transferred to any place of the Globe in any numerical strength. Keywords: Army, irregular enemies, military training, equipment.
U.S. States
Missouri (MO) ......................................................................................................119
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