The paper analyses the extent to which information technology is used in European developed and post-communist countries. Indicators such as internet usage, e-commerce and e-government are used to measure the gap between European developed and post-communist countries. Special focus is given to the analysis of the difference in the level of education of male and female inhabitants who use inter...

This is the diary George H. W. Bush kept while in China from October 1974 until December 1975. These are his own words, dic­ tated from the small American outpost in the heart of massive Bei­ jing. As head of the United States Liaison Office (USLO), Bush was Washington’s chief representative in China, a crucial job that was not easily defined. The United States and the People’s Republic of Chin...

russian-iranian relations was in the shadow of the iranian nuclear challenge in the ahmadinejad era. investigating in the bilatral relations of iran and russia indicates that these relationships have been mainly influenced by russian interests and desires and not the common interests of the two countries. by adopting a pragmatic approach based on a strategic opportunism in the framework its mac...

Minority regulations in Bulgaria from the communist takeover to end of Stalinist era were shaped under influence socialist internationalist policies, which envisaged preservation ethnic and cultural differences for generating class solidarity among Bulgarian citizens. However, practice, constitutional safeguards promises given them often ignored by state sake constructing a modern society. The ...

Abstract Will China displace the United States as world's leading power by centenary of Communist rule in 2049? The outcome will depend on many unknowns including what two countries do over next three decades. US leaders are likely to rely their mental maps how world works. primary sources tend come from historical analogies and international relations theories. Both highly imperfect representa...

This paper points to the congruence between political and social variables and the epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in modern China. STDs became a major health problem after the fall of the empire in 1911 and were only reluctantly addressed by a weak nationalist government during the 1930s. During the 1950s and 60s, the communist regime brought STDs under control, but proble...