https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/30861 2026-04-15T19:45:08Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43294 Title: The theory of the global domination - Russian geo-strategy conceptual framework on the Black Sea Region Authors: Catrinel Popescu, Alba Iulia Abstract: Russian geo-political maneuverings over the past decade can be explained in the context of the global domination theory, also known as the pivot theory. Once the pivot theory is understood then strategies, tactics, and other actions being as wide as possible can be predicted. What are the fundamental concepts of the pivot zone theory that marked out the strategic thinking of the last 100 years? What are the origins of Eurasian-ism and of neo-Eurasian-ism? Which are the current geostrategic directions of the Russian Federation? Which are the tactics applied by the Kremlin? Those are some of the questions analyzed in this article. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43293 Title: Market integration of agricultural products Authors: Marwa, Taufiq; Bashir, Abdul; Azwardi; Adam, Mohamad; Thamrin, K. M. H. Abstract: The study aims to investigate the relationship between the prices of agricultural products at the producer level with the prices of the same products at the consumer level in South Sumatera, Indonesia with a case study on the production and consumption of rice as the most important agricultural product in Indonesia. The analytical approach is linear regression modelling with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), and the Approach of Index Market Connection model (IMC). The findings of the study indicated integration between the price of rice at the producer level and the price of rice at the consumer level. In addition, the three sample regions have IMC value less than 1, meaning that both markets have vertical integration in the short run. Another finding of this study is that the high price difference at the local market level is due to the long distribution of rice commodities in South Sumatera. Government intervention is particularly needed at the local market-level on pricing policy by shortening the distribution channels. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43292 Title: The application of the law in international commercial arbitration Authors: Dzyuba, Lyubov M.; Fedorenko, Natalia V.; Fedorenko, Viktoriya V. Abstract: This paper focuses on the application of the law in international commercial arbitration applicable to the merits and prospects of its resolution, considering foreign and national experience. The article analyzes the expression of will of subjects of law through the prism of the reservation. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43291 Title: Interest groups’ incentives to cooperate in the production of information in the context of the EU policy-making Authors: Garcia-Lorenzo, Antonio; Lopez-Rodriguez, Jesus; Barreiro-Vinan, Jose Manuel Abstract: The literature on information economics serves the European Commission to justify the participation of interest groups in response to problems of asymmetric information in the European Union (EU) policy-making processes. Using the framework of the agency theory, the role of interest groups as information producers is incorporated into a model where the types of conditions in which they would have the incentive to cooperate in the production of information are examined. The results of the model show that the interest group’s expected utility when acting independently is equal to the reserve utility, while it increases when acting cooperatively. It can therefore be concluded that incentives for cooperation in the production of information among interest groups exist. One potential policy implication for the EU is that the EC could decrease the conditions of the contracts, thereby diminishing the costs of obtaining information. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z