Thermo-oxidative Stability and Flammability of Three-dimensional Polymers Based on Olygocarbonate-methacrylates

By the irreversible condensation reaction of the mono-methacrylic ester of ethylene glycol and chlorocarbonic esters of 2,2-dimethylpropandiol- 1,3 and 2,2-dimethylene chloride-propandiol-1,3, two olygocarbonate methacrylate (OCM-I and -II, respectively) containing unsaturated ends were synthesised. The polymerization of OCM-I and OCM-II in the presence of cumene hydro.peroxide and an accelerator gave two cross-liinked polymers Ln a yield of 70-750/o. The thermal and thermo-oxidative decompositions of the prepared polymers were studied by the thermogravimetric method and by characterization of the volatile pyrolysis products and the nonvolatile polymer residue. The influence of the polymer structure on the mechanism of the decomposition reactions in vacuo as well as iin the presence of oxygen was discussed. The temperature dependence of thermostabiLity was compared with some polymer flammability parameters

Information Capacity as a Decision Factor in Information Confrontation of States

The article is devoted to the information confrontation of states in modern conditions. The approaches of various countries to the information impact on the internal political situation of other states and measures taken at the technical and legislative level in order to counter this threat are described. The concept of «information capacity of the state» is introduced and its components are described. It is concluded that the scale of the information confrontation of states depends on factors that correlate with the components of the information capacity of the state. The use of the introduced conceptual apparatus «information capacity of the state» is a necessary condition for the success of the state policy in matters of information confrontation

On the Role of Information and Ideological Security the Counter-Strategy Hybrid War in Eurasia

This article defines the essence of the hybrid warfare phenomenon and studies the main manifestations of this type of war in relation to the post-Soviet States of Central Asia. Comparative and phenomenological research methods are used. The article considers the main technologies of hybrid warfare in the geographical, economic, information-ideological and information-cybernetic spaces of the Central Asian States, as well as well as the ways to confront these technologies. Conclusion: the inclusion of the State ideology in the scope of constitutional rights should be a political decision of the Member States of the CSTO is a response to the challenge posed by space wars hybrid Big Eurasia. To be here and the great work of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. Recognition of State ideology not only as the basis for State and public security, but also the spiritual life space devices of the Eurasian Union should become a response to the challenges of hybrid war

Interaction between the Arctic and Non-Arctic States in Scientific Research and Practical Development of the Geopolitical Potential of the Arctic

Aim. Reveal the methodological role of ideas about the geopolitical potential of the state in making managerial decisions in the development of the space of the Russian Arctic. The article presents an overview of fundamental research and articles by foreign authors that addresses the problem of realizing the geopolitical potential of the Arctic.Tasks. Development of the principles of geopolitical forecasting based on mathematical modeling of the geopolitical potential of the state and systematization of developments on the spatial development of the Russian Arctic as part of Greater Eurasia.Methods. Mathematical modeling of geopolitical processes, medium-term forecasting of the spatial development of the Russian Arctic in the face of challenges from foreign states claiming its natural resources and territorial waters.Results. It confirms the need to include scientific developments in the methodological apparatus of geopolitical research to identify qualitative and quantitative definitions of the geopolitical potential of the state, which contributes to ensuring the national security of Russia and improving its spatial development.Conclusions. The transition to the sixth technological mode is not limited to a radical transformation of the country’s production complex, but also implies the need to create a unified infrastructure architecture for the Greater Eurasia (“smart” Eurasia), into which the Russian Arctic organically fits

Russia’s Arctic Strategy in the Greater Eurasian Partnership

This study focuses on the role of the Arctic Strategy of Russia in the Great Eurasian Partnership.Aim. The study aims to identify the features of the Arctic Strategy of Russia in the Great Eurasian Partnership.Tasks. The development of principles of geopolitical forecasting and work with big data, with the aim of synchronizing the integration processes contradictory in nature and interests of the actors in Greater Eurasia, identifying the features of the geopolitical regionalization of Eurasia, and analyzing the global security analytics of the Great Eurasian Partnership in the coming “digital era”.Methods. The transition from the “analog” to the “digital era” at the beginning of the 21st century meant an essentially revolution in the data itself, which was associated with the emergence of their new quality — predictive. The methodology for research and forecasting the prospects of Eurasian integration is modeling the multi-agent interaction of geopolitical factors of coalitions based on mathematical game theory. The strategy of transition to a polycentric world order implies the need to move from “geopolitical fiction” to geopolitics, based on mathematical modeling of global geopolitics processes using game theory methods.Results. The geopolitical regionalization of Eurasia is a challenge to time. On the expanses of the Eurasian continent, several multi-format long-term “Eurasian projects” are increasingly clearly emerging. This is, firstly, the Eurasian Economic Union, secondly, the Chinese One Belt-One Way and, thirdly, Indo-Pacifica. The Russian Arctic is a region of the Great Eurasian Partnership. The tasks of the modern Arctic policy of Russia are focused on ensuring the priority growth of raw materials exports and industrial development of the Arctic territories, rather than on solving the problems of improving the quality of life of the local population, although in the Russian Arctic strategy until 2035 these tasks are formulated quite correctly.Conclusion. The analytics of the Eurasian partnership and the wording of expert assessments should be formed on the basis not only of political discourse, but also of exact sciences. In modern conditions, the development of scenario projects for the construction of the Great Eurasian Partnership, which includes the Greater Arctic (which, in turn, require an independent theoretical and methodological study), involves the full use of the apparatus of mathematical geopolitics (game theory), scenario modeling and big data technologies

State Information Capacity as Information Sovereignty Basis

This article examines the confrontation of states in the information space and aspects of the state information policy in terms of protecting information sovereignty. The purpose of this study is to introduce the concept of “information capacity of the state” and justify the need for its use in planning and organizing internal and external policy management activities to protect the information sovereignty of the state. On the basis of research, using the methods of comparative and situational analyzes, a common factor has been identified. This factor determines capabilities of states in the information space, it is “information capacity of the state”. The essence of the concept of “information capacity of the state” is defined and it was demonstrated that the information capacity of the state is the basis of information sovereignty. The analysis of domestic and foreign experience of applying the information capac ity of the state in the conduct of information policy in order to protect information sovereignty was done. The steps to ensure compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the example of blocking access to the Telegram messenger from the territory of the Russian Federation were analyzed. As a result of this analysis, it was concluded that it is impossible to ensure the legislation of the Russian Federation in the information space using the current information capacity of the state. To solve this problem, the article proposes to use not only technical, but also organizational measures. To prevent this situation from recurring in future, it is proposed to introduce the concept of “information capacity of the state”, defined in this article, into the regulatory acts governing the state information policy (National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, Doctrine of Information Security of the Russian Federation, Federal Law № 149-ФЗ)

Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects of Interaction of EAEU and EU in the Format of a Big Eurasian Partnership

The article analyzes in many ways still debatable issues of arranging Greater Eurasia as a poly-civilization space covering the North Atlantic, Eurasian and Asian-Pacific regions. Attention is drawn to the ambiguity of the interpretation of the Eurasian idea as applied to forecast estimates of the geopolitical status of modern Russia. The need for a geopolitical and geoeconomic examination of the projects under development of the Greater Eurasian Partnership from Lisbon to Vladivostok and the recognition of the status of state ideology as an indispensable link of constitutional law is pointed out

Architectural Approach to the Management of the State Program of the «Digital Economy»

The purpose of the work is to build an architectural model of the digital economy, which combines the whole set of fundamental principles of its technological organization, which are embodied in a set of digital technologies, technology links with each other and with the external environment. The following tasks have been solved: — the properties and features of the digital economy are analyzed, — the preconditions for the architectural description of the digital economy are identified, — a stratified architectural model of the digital economy has been developed.It is shown that the architectural model of the digital economy should contain infrastructure and domain specific levels. The first group includes physical laws and technologies for building real and virtual sources of digital data, systems and networks for storing, distributing and processing data, as well as cloud, foggy and dew computations. The second group is the technology of creating data structures and analysis, building digital platforms and applications, creating an ecosystem digital platforms, digital markets and business process models.The basic methodology of the study uses the principles of designing system models developed in the construction of architectures of digital systems of Infocommunications, cloud computing, industrial Internet, big data, overlay services and other technologies of the third platform of informatization.The methodology used allowed us to divide the whole complex process of creating a digital economy into simpler parts — levels and sub-processes; to develop common concepts and terminology; to identify the basic functionality of technologies for all levels of the hierarchy; to form the basic competencies of specialists who study and implement different sub-processes; to simplify the task of organizing the interaction of products that implement sub-processes, etc

From behind the Iron Curtain to Hybrid Warfare Networks (Echoes of Churchill’s Fulton Speech)

Aim. Based on the analysis of Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech and the project “The Unthinkable” initiated by him, we can trace the causes of the unavoidability and, moreover, the aggravation of the confrontation between the collective West and modern Russia.Tasks. Analysis of the course of the history of the post-war world from the unification of the Western world against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, initiated by Winston Churchill’s Fulton speech, as well as the revival of the “Iron Curtain” — a global barrier between the collective West and the entire non-Western world entangled in a network of hybrid warfare.Methods. The historical method, the method of civilizational and cultural analysis were applied, content analysis and event analysis of Churchill’s Fulton speech were carried out, allowing to analyze the intentions and identify the true goals of the author and the hidden meaning of his speech, which affect the global political discourse.Results. It is argued that it is necessary to take into account historical analogies that make it possible to reveal the deep meaning of strategic planning of the policy of peace as opposed to the policy of war both in the Eurasian space and throughout the world.Conclusions. Judgments are formulated about the growing geopolitical tension between the collective West and the entire non-Western world in the networks of hybrid warfare

Financial Sector Development, Government Size, Trade Openness and Economic Growth: an Emperical Analysis in ASEAN-4 Countries

The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the relative impact of financial sector development, government size and trade openness of a country on its economic growth. This is done to investigate which factors play more prominent role in leading the growth of the economy. Four ASEAN countries known for their similar economic orientation, namely Ma-laysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore have been selected for this purpose. To achieve the objective, a series of econometric tests is applied. These include unit root test and cointe-gration test. A vector error correction model (VECM) is then applied to capture both the short-run dynamic and the long-run equilibrium relationship between variables. Impulse response function is utilized to look at the impact of each variable on economic growth while variance decomposition is used to measure the magnitude of the impact. The results show that trade openness plays the leading role in promoting economic growth in Malaysia, Sin-gapore and Indonesia. For Malaysia financial sector development follows second and the government size comes third while for Singapore the order is reverse. For Indonesia, the government size overtakes the leading role at the later stage while the financial sector devel-opment is immaterial. For Thailand, no firm conclusion can be made, as the results are not promising. The results signify that the right policies have been taken by the selected coun-tries to promote higher economic growth