No 4 (2010)

Henry V of Lancaster (1413-1422) was one of the most illustrious medieval English monarchs. His short reign was dominated by the idea of uniting England and France into so-called double monarchy, under his rule. How did Henry V envisage the supposed Anglo-French kingdom, how was this idea put into reality, what were the causes of its failure - these are the principal problems which this article deals with.

This article explores the different views on Russian-Spanish Relations and Spanish Foreign Policy of the XVIIIth century to be found in Russian scholarship. It begins with the perceptions of Spanish Policy in the XIXth century and how these evolved in subsequent centuries. In recent times, historians have sought to overcome the different stereotypes that abounded in previous centuries and, in Post-Soviet scholarship, fresh and as yet unreconciled facets of Spanish history of the XVIIIth century continue to emerge, providing the basis for a rather different portrait of the events and persons.

The relations between China, Iraq and Kuwait before and during the Kuwait crisis are examined in this article. It analyzes China's voting behavior in UN Security Council during the Second Gulf war and the trends and changes in China's Middle Eastern strategy in the last decade of 20th century.