Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography, 1st ed. 2021 Springer Geography Series

This proceedings book addresses the main issues of contemporary political geography and international relations, providing a platform for discussion and collaboration of experts in the fields of Political Geography, Geopolitics, International Relations, etc. Participants from all over the world consider the controversies and challenges posed by globalization, focusing, in particular, on the ideologies of globalization and regionalism, migration crises, prevention of ethnic conflicts, and measures to promote sustainable development. The content of the book may be interesting to expert community, academics and popular audience.

The “non-west” methodological concept for building a system of international relations in the Eurasian space.- Asianization as a main trend in world politics.- Digital panopticon” as an objective reality of the global world: the dilemma between social control and civic engagement.- Greek Myth as the Beginning of Political Geography: Heracles in Ancient Spain.- Geography of Russia's Foreign Trade in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries.- The Role of Svalbard in the Policy of Russia and Norway amid the Cold War.- Review of the Training of Grassroots Officials Since the CPC Became the Governing Party.- Geography of international activities of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly of the sixth convocation.- Problems and prospects of promoting digital trade in Russia.- Institutional Analysis of eHealth Development in EAEU Countries.- National policy against corruption in the framework of global integration processes.- Russia-China Cooperation: Linking the Eurasian Economic Union and Belt and Road Initiative.- The continuity of the US policy towards Central Asia.- International Governance of the Caspian Sea: 1991-2018.- Eurasia’s Post-Pandemic Political and Socioeconomic Prospects.- Xinjiang. The New Development Trends.- The state policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of combating religious extremism.- Forming the Package of Framework Documents and Laws of Azerbaijan in the Sphere of Military Security in 1994-2019.- Development Trends of the Strait of Malacca Countries in the Field of Countering Non-traditional Threats to National Security in the Context of the Indo-Pacific Region in 2010s-2020s.- Fluctuations in the Global Food Market: Politics versus Economics?.- Geo-Eco-Ideology: Modern World in Search of Common Values.- Climate change and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.- Sustainable Development in BRICS countries: from Concept to Practice.- The Development of Cooperation between Member States of the Arctic Council 1996-2019: Environmental Partnership or struggle for resources.- Evolution of the Environmental Policy of the European Union: Stages, Actors and Trends.- The development of international sustainable industrial tourism on the example of Germany.