...Assignment #4: Russia Annexation of Crimea International Negotiation by Therron Allen Reginald Bruno Monekka Munroe Lillia Stroud Norman Thompson ------------------------------------------------- EDD 7812 OL1 32446 ------------------------------------------------- Strategies and Models of Mediation and Negotiation Nova Southeastern University April 13th, 2014 ------------------------------------------------- Russia Annexation of Crimea ------------------------------------------------- This paper will address the Russia annexation of Crimea and an International Negotiation related To the UN resolution for the West to increase the level of sanctions against Russia. Russia finalized its annexation of Crimea in March 2014. Although sudden, this annexation is not a new and instantaneous interest for the Russian government. There is a long history connecting these two countries dating back to many years ago. ------------------------------------------------- Parties involved in the conflict ------------------------------------------------- This international conflict involves the entire world as each country was interested in a peaceful resolution. Countries sharing a border with Russia are extremely anxious and fearful their security may be threatened as a result of this conflict. Therefore, the primary parties in this conflict is represented by the United Nations (UN) representing international law and security; Ukraine, the injured party; Russia...
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...The Bolsheviks rose to power by the support of Russian soldiers, and Lenin had promised an end to the war. Now the party had to deliver on their promise or face the consequences. He realized the new Soviet state was too weak to survive a war, and he threatened to resign if the German terms were not met. On March 3rd 1918, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed. Under the treaty, Russia was required to yield sovereignty over territory west of the from the Gulf of Riga to Brest-Litovsk, including Poland, Courland, and Lithuania. In the south, Russia would evacuate the districts of Kars, Ardahan, and Batum to Turkish overrule. Russia would also give up all rights to Ukraine and Finland. These terms were much worse than the rejected terms offered a month earlier. Russia’s loses were horrendous...
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...GLOBAL LEADERSHIP GLOBAL LEADER INTERVIEW Introduction: I interviewed Augusto Bulte, he is proposal manger in Foster Wheeler U.S.A, He got his bachelor degree in marine engineering from Spain then he completed his post graduate studies in Chemical Engineering. He started his career with Foster Wheeler (FW) Iberia in Spain then he moved to management position after spending twelve years in technical work in power generation group. He works in US.A as expat to deal with global contract negotiations. Interview Questions and Discussions: 1. When you think about your career as a manager, certain events or episodes stand out in your mind--things that changed you in some way and have ultimately shaped you as an executive. Please choose three of these experiences that have had a lasting impact on you as a manager or executive in international work. When I meet with you, I will ask you about each of these "key events" in your career: What happened? What did you learn from it (for better or worse)? Mr. Augusto Bulte: I will start with my experience with Foster Wheeler Poland; we had to negotiate a contract with Poland Natural Gas (PLNG) Company, it is a national company that follows procedures dictated by polish law not like ExxonMobil or Shell. Dealing with national company in Poland means that you have to bid exactly what they ask for, there is no room for deviation or tolerance; we had to search for sub-contractor to complete the required scope of supply. Our first proposal...
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...The Main Reasons of the War in August 2008 Literature Review Course: Academic Writing December 22, 2014 Introduction There are lots of unsolved conflicts in contemporary world, among which is the issue of so called South Ossetia Region. As new government of Georgia came in to the power in 2004, territorial integrity became one of the major concerns to be solved. At that time the majority of Georgian society thought that integrity issue would be solved in the peaceful manner. However, since then, events developed in such way that in August 2008 military conflict launched in South Ossetia. The nature of this conflict had significant implications for regional and international power politics. According to the American scientist Kenneth Waltz “peace is the one among a number of ends simultaneously entertained… To explain how peace can be more readily achieved requires an understanding of the causes of the war”. After the war between Russia and Georgia the whole world was concerned about what was the reason of the August war? This paper attempts to review some literature about this topic trying to answer this main question and create even a little understanding of the views that were expressed during or after the war. According the literature reviewed, views about causes of the war can be divided in two parts. First part is about interests’ contradiction between Russia and the USA and the second – about “Matter” of Saakashvili. Interests’ contradiction – Russia...
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...The Russian Federation United Nations COP 17 Position Paper on Negotiations on Climate Change and the Suggested Steps by the Russian Government In a fight to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, the Russian government acknowledges that there is an immediate need to collectively take action to combat this global issue. Russia feels that this can be accomplished, with the implementation of strict resolutions, whilst avoiding any detrimental effects to a growing economy. In 1997, Russia made a responsible decision to join The Kyoto Protocol. Albeit it a small step on the long road to reduce CO2 emissions; it was never the less, a decisive action which proved Russia’s commitment and accountability to reduce climate change. Originally Russia set out to reduce its CO2 emissions by 5% since 1990. Today, however, Russia has re-evaluated its target to a 15% reduction by 2020. To date, Russia has already successfully cut more emissions than required by the Kyoto Protocol. Due to its size and geography – much of Russia being located in the Polar Regions, It is expected to be hit hardest by climate change. Climate change is expected to manifest itself in the form of increased frequencies and severity of natural phenomena such as floods, winter melts, and gas leaks. According to Russian Natural Resources Minister Yury Truntyev, “Over the last 100 years, sea levels have risen approximately 10 centimetres – if this tendency continues they will rise by 10 to 20 centimetres...
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...Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talents tend toward the uber-masculine: hang-gliding, horseback riding, judo wrestling and the like. But among Russians, he’s also well-known for a softer skill: his public speaking. The Moscow Times reports that Putin is consistently ranked by Russians as one of the best orators in the country, so much so that businessmen and other politicians, such as Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, attempt to emulate it . People apparently admire his clear sentences, quick wit and ability to deliver speeches without a script. "There is clear sentence structure [and] word emphasis and a skillful use of pauses. It's almost clean speech with a minimal amount of trashy words,” Russian rhetoric coach Dmitry Ustinov told the Moscow Times. A new book, "Speak like Putin? Speak Better than Putin!" aims to explain and impart the Russian leader’s speaking style to government officials and business people. For example, Putin’s speeches tend to refer to commonly-held beliefs, like this one: “At a security conference in Munich, apparently referring to NATO's actions in the Middle East, Putin asked, ‘Why should we start bombing and shooting now at every available opportunity?’ Here, he uses the shared belief that conflicts can and should be solved through peaceful means, through negotiations and within the law,” author Valery Apanasik writes. Putin’s gesticulation is also very interesting and important to be mentioned. For example, on some meetings he used to seat...
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...form, negotiation is a method of conflict resolution. It is a problem-solving process in which two or more parties attempt to resolve their disagreement or conflict in a manner, and through a process, that is mutually agreeable. Whereas the general concept of negotiation is easy enough to understand, in practice it can be an extremely difficult proposition. Opposing views about what is right and wrong, disagreement on what is fair and equitable, understanding each other’s message and form of communication, and even the procedures that will be used to conduct negotiations are but a few of the hurdles that negotiators will encounter. Negotiation is further complicated when the parties find themselves negotiating across dissimilar cultures. Culture is a powerful factor in shaping how people think, communicate and behave. It therefore affects how they negotiate. In business arena, negotiations are crucial aspects of inter-organizational relationships like joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and distribution agreements, and sales of products and services. As the proportion of foreign to domestic trade increases, so does the frequency of business negotiations between people from different countries and cultures. To successfully manage these negotiations, businesspeople need to know how to influence and communicate with members of cultures other than their own. This paper investigates the impact of culture on negotiations. It begins by defining negotiation, cross...
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...Who started the cold war and why? The Cold War was started by the principal victors of World War II: the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and to a lesser extent Britain. The Cold War was essentially an ideological struggle which but soon adopted all facets of full international conflict with its geopolitical, economic and also scientific-technological aspects. The earliest stages of the Cold War coincided with the final defeats of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in the first half of 1945. Both Communists and Capitalists were anxious to fill the power vacuums that the defeated Axis powers were leaving behind in Central Europe and the Pacific. From the setting of the scene at Yalta in February 1945, to the embittered conclusion of the Warsaw Pact on 14th May 1955, the worst obstacle to achieving a peace settlement was a mutual and deep-seated sense of suspicion, which the powers on either side of the 'Iron Curtain' must be held responsible for. "Twenty years ago I strove with all the energy in my power against Communism, because at that time I considered Communism, with its idea of world revolution, the greatest danger to the British Empire ... Nowadays German Nazism, with its idea of the world hegemony of Berlin, constitutes the greatest danger for the British Empire ... If the danger for the British Empire from the side of Fascism were to disappear and the danger from the side of Communism were to rise again, I - I say this absolutely...
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...The year 2011 will go down in global corporate history as the year when one of the world’s largest energy companies, BP, and the Russian state company, Rosneft, unsuccessfully attempted to form a strategic partnership on Arctic development. This failure was caused by the contractual and legal objections of the AAR consortium - BP’s partners in the Russian oil company TNK-BP. In 2003-5, BP and the AAR consortium led by three billionaires with Russian connections - Mikhail Fridman, Len Blavatnik, and Viktor Vekselberg - merged their Russian oil corporate assets - TNK, Sidanko, and Onako and their subsidiaries - under the umbrella of TNK-BP.2 This joint venture was established on a 50/50 basis, the operation of which required mutual joint decision making. The partners also signed a shareholding agreement on TNK- BP’s right of first refusal in relation to potential future oil and gas projects offered to BP or AAR in Russia and Ukraine. This agreement was subsequently used by AAR to stop the BP-Rosneft deal in international courts. Unfortunately, this was not the first time that BP had been unable to change the way it conducted its business in Russia. The first example occurred in 2007-8 when BP was reported to be keen on having Gazprom as a partner instead of AAR. This move would have transformed the TNK-BP joint venture into Gazprom-BP. This did not transpire. Second, in the spring-summer 2008, there was a turbulent ‘misunderstanding’...
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...export routes in Central Asia has taken the form of a new Great Game, one in which Western energy companies (encouraged and assisted by their governments) compete with state owned Russian and Chinese firms for the right to exploit Central Asian resources. The implementation of the Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline, which began to pump gas to China in 2010, has been the most significant development of the past five years and signals, more than any other event, the primacy of Chinese influence in the region. Turkmenistan now possesses the proven reserves and a partnership with China that could help it achieve sustainable development, although there are many domestic factors impeding this. As China increases its presence in the region, it seems that Russia and the West are being left behind in the race for Central Asian hydrocarbons. Executive Summary In the complex geopolitical environment of the Caspian region, all the players involved must carefully balance political and economic objectives. Each actor brings its own set of goals for the region, and in the case of the external actors these interests are generally in conflict. While Russia seeks to preserve its hegemony over export routes of Caspian hydrocarbons, Western governments overtly seek to undermine precisely this element of Russian influence. To the East, China has been continuing its resource-based form of checkbook diplomacy in Central Asia in much the same way as it has been aggressively acquiring assets...
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...Development Manager with record of significantly improving sales, and developing strong customer relationships. Understand overall industry position and appropriate competitive strategies in market development. Effective self-starter demonstrating solid experience across varied business milieus, products, services and technologies. Highly organized and able to work independently while managing multiple projects, and prioritizing work assignments. Strengths include: International Business Development Global Strategic Partnerships Marketing Planning & Analysis Financial Planning/Feasibility Analysis Import/Export Promotion Market Identification and Development Government Contract and Proposal Consulting Multilingual English/Russian/Chinese/Spanish PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Director: Thailand Business Information Center, Nov. 2013-Present Royal Thai Consulate-General in Guangzhou Assistant Director: Thailand Business Information Center, Aug. 2011-Nov.2013 Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai Provide advice for trade and investment opportunity Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui to Thai and Chinese clients. Including China ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, Investing circumstances, market environments and macroeconomic situation. Besides, Work and share our information closely with related organization both ASEAN and China to promote business cooperation between ASEAN and China under the Framework of China-ASEAN FTA. Business advisor and consultant:...
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...September 1st 2004 school number one in Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania Russian was taken hostage for three days. There were around one hundred and ten teachers and staff members, more than two hundred and fifty students and an unknown number of parents and relatives taken hostage. Due to the first day of the Russian school year there were a lot of people for the festivities that were going on that day. The reports were around one thousand people taken hostage. The hostages were taken into the school’s gymnasium for three days. One the first day the Chechen rebels entered into the school at 9:30 a.m. on September 1st 2004 they arrived in a stolen police car and a military van. They also came into the school wearing masks, camouflage and some were wearing explosive belts. During this take over some people were able to escape and they went for help. Once the attackers gathered everybody into the school’s gymnasium the attackers told the hostages that they were to hand over any cell phones. They were also told that if they were spoken to they would have to speak only in Russian. After the attackers had everyone in the gym the separated the men and took the fifteen to twenty strongest and killed them. The Russian government stated that they wanted a peaceful resolution to take place so they would not be using force to rescue any of the hostages. During the second day September 2nd 2004 they started negotiation which turned out to be unsuccessful. The attackers were not letting...
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...Problems of the Russian agriculture Difficulties in the development of domestic agriculture have been and remain a consequence of underestimating the state's role in the formation of a national agricultural policy, the lack of the necessary logistical and financial support for the industry. This led to a skewed when domestic food in relation to the subsidized import was uncompetitive. It has become more expensive imported and widely displaced from the Russian market. Production of high-quality and productive agricultural machinery is also not well developed in Russia. Farmers choose the best and buy the imported tractors and seeders. Russia has also developed the production of high quality and productive agricultural machinery; farmers choose the best and buy the imported tractors and seeders. Is it possible to change the situation? It is already changed. Prospects for the development of agriculture in Russia A powerful impetus for renewing the country's economy, its improvement and promotion of economic development have become the priority national projects, including "Development of agriculture (agriculture)", which in a short time had to solve the most pressing problems of the village. In recognition of this country's agro-industrial complex national priority should be seen as a turning point for farmers to labor, agriculture, as a confirmation that it is one of the main sectors of the economy, ensuring the stability of the lives of citizens and the country's food security...
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............................ .... p.8 5: 1 Lens analysis ............................................................... .... p.8 5: 2 Analysis based on Liberalism .......................................... ... ... ..s.9 5: 3 Analysis based Realism .......................................... .. ......... p.10 DISCUSSION .............................................................................. .s.11-12 SOURCE CITATION ................................................................... ... .s.13 INTRODUCTION "Withstand the Russian economy Ukraine crisis?" Http://www.exporttjanster.se/content/t%C3%A5l-den-ryska-ekonomin-ukrainakrisen (Henrik Hjelm, March 2014. Retrieved: 2014-9-24) That there is a conflict between Ukraine and Russia, no one has escaped hearing about. We have therefore decided to write a report on this particular dispute, as we believe that the topic is extremely important and topical. The issue affects not only Russia and Ukraine, but also we in Sweden and all over the world are affected and...
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...[pic] International Business Ventures Case 1 : Dell [pic] IBV1 (Steven Bergers) Project group 2 : |First Name |Last Name |Student Number | |Francesco |Berri |2026330 | |Petra |Lang |2026483 | |Geoffrey |Lotigie |2026483 | |Raluca-Geanina |Stamate |2026476 | |Tuan |Pham |2023027 | Table of contents 1. Why does Dell think it should expand globally? 3 2. What is the competitive advantage of Dell? 4 3- Describe the Business Model (way of working of Dell). Is this model, built by Dell in the 80's, willing able to adapt to country specific preferences? 6 4- Is Dell business model suited for the Chinese market? 7 5- What distance is the most endangering for Dell? 9 6- What did Dell do to neutralize this distance? 11 7. Make an analysis of India based on the article of Ghemawat. 12 8. Make an analysis of Russia based on the article of Lovett/ Simons & Kali. 13 9. What would be your advice if your group was the management team and had to...
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