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UWI documents in the following days some speeches delivered in the congress. Today we publish the speech of Larry Johnson. Johnson is a former CIA analyst and also former employee of the US State Department. The title was set by UWI.

The modern world order is moving toward multipolarity, so many countries have a claim to be a pole of power and influence in the international arena. These days, the rapidly developing countries in East Asia and the Middle East are quite actively showing their ambitions. One such country is the United Arab Emirates. The UAE, thanks to its resources and active development of some industries, is already making an impact on the world community. The country's foreign policy is undergoing changes related to both the international situation and the increase in its capabilities.

The struggle for the Arctic may not be as obvious as for other spheres of geopolitical influence. Nevertheless, it is taking place and, with the EWS in Ukraine, Russia's confrontation with other countries bordering the Arctic is only increasing. In most cases, Moscow's sovereign stance spurs Western countries to militarise the region, and there are calls for greater control and access to resources. Not least are global security issues, as launching missiles from the North Pole area would allow for faster reaching the impact point and therefore greater chances of penetrating the enemy's air defence system. During the Cold War era, the Arctic was used by both the USSR and the US as a potential nuclear launch area.

Two extreme views on the driving forces of history have long existed. The first is that history is subject to strict objective laws, which depend little on the will of kings, presidents and, a fortiori, mere mortals. The only thing that can be done is to learn the laws so that, by grasping the meanings and trends, one can help history do its work as efficiently and painlessly as possible. This view has been most consistently embodied by historical materialism.