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Article name About Demographic Component of the Geopolitical Potential of Russia
Authors Romanov M.T. Doctor of Geography, Head of Laboratory, mavr@tig.dvo.ru
Romanova I.M. Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of Department, rim.6767@mail.ru
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Section Geography
UDK 32
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Annotation The article presents a comparative assessment of demographic and economic potentials of Russia and the potentials of “ten” countries with the greatest military power. The authors note its inadequate level for the state with specific geopolitical and historical role in the world, and its huge natural resources and other opportunities for development focused on an independent policy. In comparison with the other major components of the geopolitical potential of Russia its demographic potential is the “weakest link”. The authors believe that elimination of the “weak links” in the Russian geopolitical potential at the beginning of the XXI century lies in operational and persistent building-up of its demographic and economic components, coupled with maintaining a sufficient level of defense potential. Under contemporary conditions any delay with the development of economic and demographic components of the geopolitical potential of Russia is unacceptable. Their accelerated build-up should become one of the key points of ideological doctrine and strategy of the long-term development. The values of the basic parameters of the world today’s superpower states should be taken as quantitative targets of it. Approaching to such values, in fact, is a prerequisite for stable functioning of the economy and possibly its survival as an integral and independent state.
Key words geopolitical potential, geopolitical relations, demographic and economic components, competitive advantages, population dynamics, correlation, long-term development strategy.
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