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Published by the Institute of USA and Canada Studies Russian Academy of Sciences 2/3 Khlebny per., Moscow, Russia,

ECONOMICS - POLITICS - CULTURE 121814

USA * Canada

MONTHLY JOURNAL Acting Editor-in-Chief Vladimir A. Spichkin

CONTENTS No. 3 (531), March 2014

Essays

Zimenkov R.I. USA on the World Service Market................................................ 3

The article is devoted to analysis of U.S. role in international trade in services. The scale, features, structure and geographical distribution of this trade are shown. Regulation of American trade in services on international levels is considered. Keywords: Services, international trade in services, methods of services supply, American corporations in the field of services, structure and regulation in this sphere.

Lebedeva L.F. U.S. Pension System in 21st Century

Financial-Economic Destabilisation Risks........................................................... 22

The article examines key pension systems trends, public and private pension plans, sources of financing them, pension benefit guaranty. Keywords: U.S. pension system, private pension plans, pension benefit guaranty.

Krivolapov O.O. Missile Defense Problem and Missile Threat:

Debates in the USA (2001-2012) ......................................................................... 31

This article delivers an analysis of the debates (in 2001-2012) over the necessity of U.S. missile defense deployment. The main parties involved were administration officials, democrats and republicans in the Congress and specialists from the U.S. think tanks. The author details each party's complex of arguments and suggests causes of the evolution. Keywords: missile threat, missile defense, debates.

Reader's Deliberation

Sogrin V.V. Pyrrhic Victory of the USA in the Cold War. Historical Excursions and Political Forecasts of Patrick J. Buchanan.................................................. 45

The author reveals realistic and utopian sides of views of a famous American conservative Patrick J. Buchanan. The main attention is paid to Buchanan's criticism of the U.S. foreign policy, ethnic conflicts and immigration policy, social legislation and the role of the Supreme Court. Keywords: paleoconservatizm, neoconservatism, ethnic groups, immigration, the welfare state, the Supreme Court.

Economic Survey

Knyazev Aj Rogovsky Eu.A. Innovative Reforms of American

Creative Reactionaries and Initiative Innovators ............................................... 59

In both of his inaugural speeches B. Obama called to overcome the financial crisis by accelerating the innovation development of America. However, this plan is opposed by the so-called Creative Reactionaries who clearly win in the battle with the "Innovators". Keywords: overcoming the financial crisis, American financial innovations, Obama's appeal to innovative development, "creative reactionaries" vs "initiative innovators".

On the Capitol Hill

Troitskiy M.A. The Role of Congress in Shaping

U.S. Policy towards Ukraine ............................................................................... 75

Among post-Soviet nations save Russia, the perceived stakes of U.S. Congress members are highest in Washington's policy towards Ukraine. This interest results largely from the active engagement of Congress members with the vibrant community of ethnic Ukrainians in the U.S. Washington's main goal in relations with Kiev since 2011 has been to promote free trade and association between Ukraine and the European Union. Keywords: Congress, Republicans, Democrats, Ukraine, lobby, interest group, foreign policy, U.S. politics, Obama, Yanukovych, Tymoshenko.

Culture

Pereverzeva M.V. Musical Interpretation of USA and Canada............................ 85

Formation of the national musical culture in USA and Canada took place without marked contiguity. However both Canadian and American music began submit to the influence of each other, considerably enriching the semantic and figurative contents, system of genres and forms, expression means and compositional methods. Keywords: USA, Canada, music, vanguard, mobile, aleatory, open form, performance, improvisation.

Book Review

New publication: S.M. SAMUYLOV. U.S. Foreign Policy Mechanism:

Bases and Modern Changes................................................................................ 95

Agriculture

Terentieva A.S. The Role of Livestock in the U.S. Food Security..................... 97

Livestock products determine the energy and protein supply in the human diet to a large extent. Intensification of the U.S. livestock industry contributes to a significant increase in the volume of production, which is vital to food security. Keywords: livestock, intensification, specialization, concentration, biotechnology, information provision.

World of Business

Kostyaev S.S. Nuclear Industry Lobbying in the USA........................................ 109

The article is devoted to the analysis of nuclear industry's role in the formation of public policy in nuclear energy. Noteworthy is great diversity of decision making process participants: although business is a dominant force, the power of local authorities, civic and academic organizations should not be underestimated. Keywords: lobbying, business, authorities, civic society, science, nuclear energy, budget process.

U.S. States

Minnesota (MN)....................................................................................................119

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