RAS History & PhilologyAsia and Africa Today

• Russian initiative to unblock water conflicts in the Middle East

  Andrey G. Baklanov
  5-11

• U.S.’ South China Sea policy: The first steps under presidency of Joe Biden

  Igor O. Mishin
  12-19

• Adapting China’s African strategy to the realities of the post-COVID world

  Olga L. Fituni
  20-28

• Indian South Pacific turn: causes and possible consequences

  Alexey V. Kupriyanov
  29-37

• Iraqi Sunni politics (under Prime Ministers Haydar al-Abbadi and Adil Abdulmahdi, 2014-2019)

  German L. Krylov
  38-46

• Crisis in Mali: Interrelationship of major actors

  Anna S. Davidchuk / Denis A. Degterev / Oumar Sidibe
  47-56

• Mass popular movement “Hirak” in Algeria - a new “Arab Spring”?

  Nailia Z. Fakhrutdinova / Inna G. Rybalkina
  57-63

• Foreign direct investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Challenges and prospects

  Thaksin Phimpamot / Irina V. Karzanova
  64-70

• "Cabbage strategy" as a method of ensuring China’s sovereignty on the China-Indian border

  Sofya A. Melnichuk
  71-77

• African women in the world of myths, sounds, rhythms, colors, words

  Natalia L. Krylova
  78-81