The fall of Soviet Union and independence of republics of central Asia as well as South Caucasus have brought both chances and challenges for Iran. At first it seemed that Muslim republics, which broke from Soviet Union, might have brought great chances for Iran to promote her ideological claims and economic interests. Dreams of Islamic revolution in new independent central Asian republics invo...

after the bolshevik revolution in 1917, he three transcaucasian republics (azerbaijan, armenia, georgia) were emerged.but because of the great powers' rivalry in transcaucasia, withholding of recognition of the republics by the allies in paris peace conference (1919), and the continuous conflicts between the republics themselves, the soviet :union: easily defeated the republics and annexed...

A study of children was conducted in 3 Central Asian Republics. Approximately half of the Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were serotypes included in available vaccine formulations. Approximately 6% of children carried Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Using pneumococcal and Hib conjugate vaccines may decrease illness in the Central Asian Republics.

This Article examines whether patent holders encourage innovation through democratic royalty sharing. This question is prompted by a developing belief among legal commentators and industry participants that private cooperation can remedy widespread transactional problems that threaten innovation. Until now, however, scholars have not examined the internal governance of patent licensing collecti...

This paper presents an analysis of scientific research output of the republics of former Yugoslavia for the period 1970-2014. Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science (WoS) database was used for data acquisition and 223 135 publications have been analyzed. The Yugoslav Wars were ethnic conflicts fought from 1991 to 1999 on the territory of former Yugoslavia, which accompanied the breakup of the country,...

This paper compares the institutions and goals of the USSR, the EU, and the CIS to understand the differing origins and competing tendencies of these alternative models of transnational governance. It then projects those models through history to examine the current relationships of the former Soviet Republics to the EU and the United States. Understanding the historical sources and development...