Vladimir Zuev

For course papers AND FINAL THESES:

• Evolution of contemporary theories on the IOs. The case of liberalism, constructivism, realism. (Upon a choice)
• The role of the UN in fostering economic cooperation
• The role of the UN for development assistance
• The role of the UN for global environment and climate change
• Effects of the UN economic sanctions (select a case)
• The role of the UN Economic Commissions (select Europe or other continent)
• SDG goals for a secure international economic order
• The role of informal IOs in international economics
• Evolution of the role of the WTO in the global trade regulation
• The evolution of the WTO digital trade agenda
• Digital economy in regional trade organizations
• Multilateralism and regionalism in the evolution of the international trade
• Mega trade deals as a new trend in international trade
• The role of the IMF in solving the global debt crisis after 2008
• IMF assistance efficiency. Country case. (Select a country: Mexico, Greece, etc)
• Evolution of the system of the global banking regulation
• Evolution of the system of the regulation of the cryptocurrencies
• Politics and economics of the global energy security
• Politics and economics of the European energy security
• The outcomes for the global markets of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)+ agreement
• Importance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to assure international nuclear safety
• Protection of intellectual property rights in the world. The role of the WIPO
• Assuring the global food security. The role of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Russia as an Arctic power
• Finding a solution for the Arctic. The case of the Arctic Forum
• Russian international debt position (why no more debts?)
• Economic conflicts within the CIS
• Education in Russia – how common is the European education space?
• Economic effects of the major sport events for Russia (Olympic games, Football championship, etc.)
• Evolution of contemporary theories on regional integration
• Globalization and the role of regional economic organizations
• Evolution of the EU supra-national mechanism
• The outcomes of the EU banking Union
• The outcomes of the EU Energy Union
• The role of the euro in the international monetary system
• The EU as a contemporary trade power. Specificity of the modern trade policy
• Meeting the current economic challenges: the EU case
• The specificity of regional integration in Asia – ASEAN
• The economic meaning of the EAEU
• Effects for Russia from EAEU in a selected area
• RF trade with the EAEU partners (intra-regional trade trends)
• Current trade trends in economic relations between Russia and other EAEU states
• First outcomes of the EAEU – Vietnam FTA
• New areas of regulation within the EAEU, prospects
• EAEU digital agenda
• Concepts for the new EU – Russia economic agreement. Prospects, problems
• Russian relations with major international institutions (upon a choice – IMF, WB, G20, WTO commitments, OECD track outside membership, UN reform, CoE, etc.)
• Economics of energy security in Eurasia
• Economics and politics of Russian energy
• Russia as the future global energy power
• Russia at the gates to Asia
  
  

NOTE: Students are invited to come up with topics of their own for consideration with the tutor