The Concept of “Gray Zones” of World Politics Theoretical Introduction and Possible Use in Applied Policy Analisys and Foreign and Security Policy Formulation and Implementation

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10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.69How to use a DOI?

Keywords

international relations theory, world politics, national and international security, threats, foreign policy

Abstract

This paper introduces a concept of Gray Zones of world politics as a useful analytical instrument for understanding new trends in contemporary world politics. It has also applied significance. It could be used for formulation and implementation of foreign and security policy in areas and in dimensions where traditional instruments have pure performance. The paper deals with definition of the concept and identification of key characteristics of Gray Zones. It touches upon also consequences of this phenomena for foreign and security policy formulation. Possible applied use of the concept is a special interest for the author.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Dmitry Baluev
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TI  - The Concept of “Gray Zones” of World Politics Theoretical Introduction and Possible Use in Applied Policy Analisys and Foreign and Security Policy Formulation and Implementation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 268
SN  - 1951-6851
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