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Soft Power? The Means and Ends of Russian Influence
Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2012Different countries possess soft power for different reasons. This is a summary of an event held at Chatham House on 31 March 2011. Participants from the EU and US considered the mechanisms that Russia has devised to influence and attract countries in the 'near-abroad', Western Europe and the US.DocumentU.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union - Congressional Research Service Report for Congress Report
Federation of American Scientists, 2007Since 1992, the United States has provided more than $28 billion in assistance to the 12 states of the former Soviet Union (FSU). It continues to provide nearly $2 billion annually. This report describes the broad framework of U.S.DocumentRussia’s Participation in International Development Assistance - concept
2007The Concept of Russia’s participation in international development assistance presents a strategic vision of the substance and priorities of Russia’s policy concerning the provision of international financial, technical, humanitarian and other aid to facilitate socioeconomic development of recipient countries, help resolve crisis situations caused by natural disasters and/or internatioDocumentNational Human Development Report in the Russian Federation 2010. Millennium Development Goals in Russia. Looking into the Future
United Nations Development Programme, 2010Using the MDG concept, the authors determine targets and priorities, which are specific to the present stage of Russia’s development, and propose scenarios and indicators for achieving the MDGs in Russia by 2015 and 2020. The report analyzes current issues and trends in reforms related to human development in Russia and to the country’s recovery from the recent global crisis.DocumentThe Transformative Power of Partnerships: Africa Progress Report 2011
Africa Progress Panel, 2011Every year, the Africa Progress Panel draws on the expertise of a wide range of institutions and actors to compile a concise overview of the progress Africa has made over the previous year. The report is divided into two sections.DocumentEmerging Donors in International Development Assistance: The South Africa Case
International Development Research Centre, 2008South Africa has become an emerging donor that is increasingly involved in Africa as a development partner – largely via peacekeeping, post-conflictDocumentSouth Africa as a Development Partner in Africa
European Development Cooperation, 2011Engagement for Africa’s development has become a raison d’état for South African foreign policy since the end of Apartheid. The new South Africa claims to be a voice for the continent in multilateral forums like the G20 and, from April 2011 on, in the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).DocumentThe African Standby Force External Support to an ‘African Solution to African Problems’?
Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2011International donors and African leaders share a belief in the need for ‘African solutions to African problems’ in the field of peace and security. As this research summary argues, their goal is to lessen Africa’s dependence on international support in preventing conflict escalation and establishing lasting peace.DocumentThe good multilateralists: Brazil and South Africa in the new area of multilateralism
2010This article examines the instrumental nature of South African and Brazilian foreign policy within the framework of both countries’ commitment to multilateralism and if this has been rising as part of a new form of shallow multilateralism or a regenerated regionalism of the South.DocumentUnlocking South Africa’s Green Growth Potential
South African Renewables initiative, 2010The South African Renewables Initiative (SARi), established in 2010 under the South African Government’s Industrial Policy Action Plan, is tasked to design and establish a viable financing mechanism that would catalyse the critical mass of renewables needed to deliver economic and broader social benefits.Pages
