Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2022-7
Torang Pakpahan
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2021-15
Ihor Ostash
The article deals with the history of the emergence of the Arab Renaissance in Lebanon and Syria at the turn of the 17th century and the commencement of Arab Christian book printing that became a driving force in this process. Based on the analysis of scientific, historical, and religious literature, the article reveals the figure of one of the first book printers in the Middle East, Abdallāh Zakher, who invented fonts used in the first Arab Christian books and was the founder of the first printing house in Lebanon, in the town of Chouweir, at the Monastery of St John the Baptist. The author also looks into the Ukrainian contribution to the development of Arab Christian book printing, particularly the release of two publications with support from Ivan Mazepa in Alepo in 1708, namely the titular Tetraevangelion with a foreword of Athanasius III Dabbās, Patriarch of Antioch, devoted to Ivan Mazepa, and the Gospel Book at the expense of Danylo Apostol, Myrhorod Colonel. Keywords: Arab Renaissance Nahda, Arab Christian book printing, Abdallāh Zakher, Mazepa’s Gospel, Danylo Apostol’s titular Gospel Book.
这篇文章讨论了17世纪之交阿拉伯文艺复兴运动在黎巴嫩和叙利亚兴起的历史，以及阿拉伯基督教书籍印刷的开始成为这一进程的推动力。文章通过对科学、历史和宗教文献的分析，揭示了中东最早的图书印刷者之一Abdallāh Zakher的形象，他发明了第一批阿拉伯基督教书籍中使用的字体，并在黎巴嫩的施洗者圣约翰修道院的Chouweir镇创办了第一家印刷厂。作者还研究了乌克兰对阿拉伯基督教书籍印刷发展的贡献，特别是在1708年在阿勒颇由Ivan Mazepa支持的两种出版物的发行，即名义上的《Tetraevangelion》，其中有安提阿牧首Athanasius III Dabbās的前言，致力于Ivan Mazepa，以及以Danylo Apostol为代价的福音书，Myrhorod上校。关键词:阿拉伯复兴复兴党，阿拉伯基督教书籍印刷，Abdallāh Zakher, Mazepa的福音书，Danylo Apostol的名义福音书
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2019-17
J. Gough
The interview with Judith Gough, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Ukraine, reveals Her Excellency’s opinion on a range of issues and the position of Great Britain on security matters. The article states Great Britain was one of the pioneers of the campaign for the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation in response to its aggression against Ukraine. Great Britain also highly appreciates the support of Ukraine after the Salisbury incident. Specifically, here the reader will find articulated Great Britain’s position relating to the Minsk process, which can be succinctly described by a phrase ‘there is no such thing as an ideal peace process.’ The negotiations are always associated with difficulties and never finish at a pace desired. However, the paramount task of today is to stop hostilities in Donbas. The interview goes on to explore the role of the NATO Contact Point Embassy, which consists in that every NATO Member State undertakes the functions to carry out NATO public diplomacy, assists the NATO Liaison Office in communicating with citizens of the receiving state, and makes clear what the organization is and what its activities are. It is stressed it is the first time when such functions are jointly undertaken by two countries, Great Britain and Canada. Thus, Ukraine has gained the support of two states at the same time. The article also underlines that Great Britain does not intend to change its visa policy towards Ukraine. However, that is not a discriminatory model, as such a policy is applied to the entire world in the same manner. An important aspect of this matter in the relations between Ukraine and Great Britain is an ever-growing number of visas issued. It is mentioned that Brexit has not changed the policy of Great Britain towards Ukraine, has not affected the decision to support Ukraine, and has not decreased an interest to it. After the referendum, the support has become even more evident. The number of visits at the ministerial level has also increased. The article delineates the importance of such organisation as the British Council, providing not only English tutor lessons at a globally recognised level but also vigorously taking part in the realm of cultural diplomacy. Key words: Ukrainian-British relations, Brexit, NATO, Minsk process.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/10.37837/2707-7683-2020-15
O. Balanutsa, O. Seheda
Abstract. The paper considers Ukrainian public diplomacy events carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in cooperation with Ukrainian embassies overseas to strengthen the positive image of Ukraine in the international arena. The research has revealed that the modern concept of Ukrainian public diplomacy, which has replaced the outdated principle of cultural and humanitarian cooperation, is in need of new methods and ways of its implementation. In particular, what is implied here is harnessing the potential of digital diplomacy and crafting comprehensive multilateral projects involving both public and private actors. Such an approach will obviously require enhanced coordination among state bodies, public organisations and foundations as well as embracing modern digital technologies in the diplomatic agenda. Given the unprecedented nature of such initiatives in Ukraine’s diplomatic service, one of the main aspects of this research was to model the perspectives of holding large-scale image events, especially in the field of digital diplomacy, by Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad. Considering the multifaceted concept of public diplomacy, it is stated that none of the existing algorithms can ensure the success of practices in the realm of public diplomacy. On the other hand, numerous indices, such as The Soft Power 30, Global Go To Think Tank Index, and Future Brand Country Index 2019, evaluate country profiles in the field of public diplomacy by using mathematical methods. Based on the Week of Ukraine in Kuwait 2020 and online projects initiated by the Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Kuwait, the article analyses the effectiveness of alternative approaches to the implementation of Ukrainian public diplomacy in Kuwait. Keywords: public diplomacy, image-making projects, digital diplomacy, international image.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2020-9
Yu. G. Kostenko
Abstract. The article highlights the history of radiological weapons ban negotiations. In 1948, the United Nations Commission on Conventional Armaments identified radiological weapons as WMD. Since as early as the 1960s, some states have put forward proposals to ban radiological weapons at the international level as potentially threatening human lives and the environment. In 1977 to 1979, a treaty banning radiological weapons was approved on the basis of a draft developed at bilateral Soviet-American negotiations in Geneva, which could have become an important impetus for further actions in limiting the arms race. The careful preparation of the text of the future treaty by the USSR and US delegations raised expectations that its finalisation by the Disarmament Commission would not take much time. The reality, however, was far different. In December 1979, the Afghan war broke out. In response to the Soviet aggression against Afghanistan, the United States took a whole set of measures, including the refusal to continue bilateral talks on the prohibition of radiological weapons. The author notes that control over radioactive materials was strengthened at the national level, without waiting for an international legal definition of radiological weapons. Political ambitions of a number of countries have prevented the Conference on Disarmament from achieving positive results. The author emphasises that today nuclear terrorism is regarded by world leaders as an urgent global-scale security threat, as confirmed by the international Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. in 2016, attended by delegations from over 50 countries. The author states that the issue of the radiological weapons prohibition remains pending. Keywords: radiological weapons, Conference on Disarmament, Ukrainian diplomatic history, USA, Geneva, USSR.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2022-11
Noel I. Noel I. Khokhar
{"title":"Pakistan and Ukraine: Interstate Relations during the War","authors":"Noel I. Noel I. Khokhar","doi":"10.37837/2707-7683-2022-11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37837/2707-7683-2022-11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":175721,"journal":{"name":"Diplomatic Ukraine","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128328775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2021-38
K. Cynk
The purpose of article is to describe the role of ethics and morality in foreign policy and diplomacy. The article is theoretical. The introduction defines the concept of morality and presents the main research questions and hypotheses. The first part of this text presents general moral criteria for determining what human actions are right and what are wrong. Also presented are the types of motivations that most often affect politicians when making certain decisions in diplomatic activity. The second part of the article presents three profiles of famous politicians who in the 20th century acted in accordance with the voice of conscience and moral principles in their foreign policy. They are Mahatma Gandhi, India’s social leader in 1920–1948, Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1969–1974, and Jimmy Carter, U.S. President in 1977–1981. Using theoretical analysis, the generalisation of scientific facts and research findings, the author, on the basis of the reflection method, has described and analysed the motives that guided the three politicians in making difficult political decisions in specific historical situations. Understanding such motives is important because the measures adopted on the basis of them have had consequences not only for politicians but also for citizens and, sometimes, even for the entire world. As a result of the analysis, in the case of Gandhi, the following hypothesis has been confirmed: The voice of conscience to which politicians heed and its meaning are mostly associated with the historical and cultural context, unique for each country. In the case of Brandt and Carter, the author has verified the hypothesis that very often conscience and career motivation propose the same way of acting, which is why we cannot exclude career motivation in such a situation. Keywords: morality, conscience, policy, diplomacy, foreign policy, sociology of morality.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2021-22
Thach Nguyen Hong
{"title":"Ukraine-Vietnam Relations: Charting the Way to Better Understanding and Partnership","authors":"Thach Nguyen Hong","doi":"10.37837/2707-7683-2021-22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37837/2707-7683-2021-22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":175721,"journal":{"name":"Diplomatic Ukraine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133130316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.37837/2707-7683-2019-26
Ole T. Horpestad
The article describes the cooperation between Norway and Ukraine, particularly the activities of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway to Ukraine. It is mentioned that Norway established diplomatic relations with Ukraine on 5 February 1992, and in December 1992, the Embassy of Norway to Ukraine started its operation. Mention is made that Norway remains one of the consistent advocates of the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Norway has condemned the Russian aggression in the east of Ukraine, the occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula, which violated international legal norms. For the purposes of monitoring the course of the conflict via the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, 15 Norwegians are involved, most of them engaged into operational activities near the contact line. Ukraine and Norway have forged close political contacts. Thus, the Prime Minister of Norway visited Kyiv in 2014, and the President of Ukraine reciprocated by visiting Oslo in October 2016. The article also considers an extensive aid package for Ukraine amounting to almost €20 million annually, a quarter of which has been allocated for humanitarian projects in the east of Ukraine, while the other 15 million have been spent for projects in the following realms: energy efficiency, rule of law, proper public management as well as the accomplishment of European integration and implementation of European standards. Besides, health protection will soon be added to this list. It is stated the volume of Norwegian export is experiencing a period of growth. Norwegian seafood and fish are in high demand among Ukrainians. Another equally important sphere of cooperation is culture. Mr Ambassador mentions that he has been in Ukraine for three years and has fallen deeply in love with it, not only because of beautiful landscapes but friendly, hospitable, smiling, and forward-looking people. Individualism is the feature that unites Norwegians and Ukrainians. The Ambassador expresses the hope to organise direct flights from Kyiv to Oslo to give impetus to tourism and streamline networking. His Excellency also dreams of the fulfillment of Ukraine’s aspirations and wishes that it took a rightful place among European nations, a fond wish of Ukrainians. Key words: Norway, cooperation, support package, exports, culture, diplomat’s experience.
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