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The military-strategic partnership of India and Japan, which was initiated in the mid-2000s, is critically analyzed and perceived in the paper. A definition of this type of partnership is derived based on the findings and insights of other authors, and the structural changes in international relations during this century that enabled/stimulated the emergence of the Indian-Japanese partner relationship in the field of security are described in the paper\'s introduction. The content of that partner relationship, as well as the motivation for initiating it, is described in the central part of the paper, and its positive aspects for both countries, as well as the limitations in its implementation and ultimate reaches, are indicated. Military-technical cooperation is pointed to in the paper as the most precious component of that partnership that has insufficiently been taken advantage of so far. In the final part of the paper, the knowledge of this partnership and its important dimensions is summed up and a forecast of its further perspectives is formulated. The analytical-synthetical research method is used the most in the paper.

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The study investigates the impact of post-Cold War pervasive control measures on Albanians\' reactions to the collapse of such a system and its consequences. It is also necessary to consider Albanian national diversity, the history of the submission of central governments, and the intentions of the communist government in creating a strong government and an integrated Albanian nation. As a result, the research question is: did the lack of democratic experience among post-socialist leaders, combined with (too) rapid social changes, encourage the return of Albanian national differences and the challenge to the authority of central administrations? The qualitative methods of analysis show that the sinking of a highly rigorous system was accompanied by extremes. Likewise, the rapid transition to an organization where non-established government officials have a much smaller regulatory role is more than a fertile ground for restoring internal national diversity and thus rejecting the principles of state organization.

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In the long run, the usage of economic policy measures in the US and EU economies to overcome the consequences of the 2007 global economic crisis has produced different results in different urban agglomerations. In order to perceive the causes of such effects of the measures applied, this paper conducts analyses of the functioning of urban agglomerations, with a focus on specific forms of cluster expansion that are located within them. This is done primarily through the intermediary of two basic economic aggregates, unemployment and GDP, whose changes are monitored during the observed periods. The influence of the potential expanding of the basic cluster in them on economic aggregates is examined, and their mutual relation is observed according to the basic hypothesis of this paper. Based on the given results, suggestions for additional measures of structural economic policy are formed.

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The article examines the institution of honorary consuls from the international legal aspect. Chronologically, the institution of consuls occurred first, and the institution of honorary consuls occurred much later. The institution of honorary consuls was first established and applied in the Middle Ages by the Republic of Dubrovnik in its consulates in the Mediterranean. Later, it was accepted by many countries. During the progressive codification of international consular law, which occurred and intensified in the 19th century, it included, to a greater or lesser extent, the institution of honorary consuls with different views on their legal status. The existing international consular practice has significantly contributed to the establishment of honorary consuls as an institute of international public law. Finally, with the adoption of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations from 1963, the status of honorary consuls was internationally recognized. The existing practice in the past period, from 1963 until today, has only confirmed the generally accepted international consular practice on the existence of honorary consuls.

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Climate change and technological developments have affected changes in the potential hazards that emergencies bring. This has also affected the possible changes in the scope of emergency situations, i.e., the possibility of their consequences being felt on a wider scale. New emergencies can particularly endanger countries that are not at a high level of economic development. The European Union has, therefore, taken steps to improve its civil protection system. The first goal of the European Union is better preparedness and the improvement of the system, which should provide a faster and more efficient response to emergency situations and disasters. The second goal is the possibility of providing more efficient and faster assistance to countries that are not its members. This applies not only to the countries on European soil but also beyond. In order to achieve these two goals, the European Union has adopted decisions establishing the European Civil Protection Fund and the rescEU. Thus, the European Union has united the capacities of the member states into one broader system, with the organization of reserve capacities and forces. By creating a more coherent system of response to emergencies, the European Union has strengthened its own preparedness while creating the preconditions for providing adequate assistance to other countries anywhere in the world.