Orthodox Economic Area (Master, Doctorate)

Syllabus of the Online Course (Subject): Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation.

1. Introduction to Orthodox Civilisation
   1. Influence of Orthodoxy Religion
   2. Economic Profile of Orthodox Countries
2. Russia as the Central State of Orthodox Civilisation
3. Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation. Economic Profile of Orthodox Countries
4. Economic Integration of Orthodox Civilisation (Economic Organisations, Trade Agreements)
5. Interactions of Orthodox Civilisation with other civilisations
6. Economic Institutions and trade agreements related to Orthodox Civilisation

The objectives of the Online Course / Subject “Orthodox Economic Area” are the following:

1. To identify the characteristics of the economic area of Orthodox Civilisation
2. To analyse the role of Russia as the Central State of Orthodox Civilisation
3. To analyse the influence of Orthodoxy on Orthodox Economic Area
4. To know the economic profile of Orthodox Countries
5. To analyse the profile of Orthodox Business People
6. To understand the economic integration process of Orthodox Civilisation
7. To explore economic relations of Orthodox Civilisation with other civilisations (Western, Sinic, Hindu, Islamic, Buddhist, and African)
8. To analyse the main economic organisations related to Orthodox Economic Area

Related Subjects to “Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation”

1- Introduction to Orthodoxy and Orthodox Civilisation.

1. Orthodoxy (Christianity)
2. Foundations of Orthodoxy
3. Orthodox Christian Church. Patriarch of Constantinople
4. Russian Orthodox Church
5. Hierarchy in Orthodox society
6. Influence of Orthodoxy ethics on business
7. The case of Leo Tolstoy

2- Russia and Orthodox Civilisation.

1. Russia as the Central State of Orthodox Civilisation
2. Influence of Russia on Central Eurasian region
3. Introduction to the Russian Federation
4. Russian Economy
5. Russian Ports
6. Foreign Direct Investment in Russia
7. Russian payment system
8. Russian companies
9. Russian Business People
   1. Vladimir Potanin
   2. Elena Baturina
   3. Alexander Lebedev

3- Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation. Economic Profile of Orthodox Countries.

1. Introduction to Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation
2. Countries with Orthodox majorities: Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria (*), Cyprus (*), Georgia, Greece (*), Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Romania (*), Serbia, and Ukraine
3. Economic Profile of Orthodox Countries

Notes:

1. (*) Orthodox nations with Orthodox majorities of the European Union (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, and Romania) are not discussed in this subject, but they are included, from the economic integration, in the study of the European Economic Area of Western Civilisation because of its membership to the EU
2. Orthodoxy is an important religion in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (30% Orthodox), Albania, Kyrgyzstan, and Estonia, but these countries are not included in this subject
3. The countries of the Coptic area of Orthodox Civilisation such Egypt (African/Islamic Civilisation) and Ethiopia (African Civilisation) are not included

4- Economic Integration of Orthodox Civilisation.

There are eighteen Free Trade Agreements (FTA) between the countries of Orthodox Civilisation considered in this analysis.

1. Armenia has Free Trade Agreements with Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine
2. Belarus has Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Russia, and Ukraine
3. Georgia has Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Russia, and Ukraine
4. Moldova has Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Russia, and Ukraine
5. Montenegro has a Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine
6. Macedonia has a Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine
7. Russia has Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine
8. Serbia has Free Trade Agreements with Russia, Ukraine
9. Ukraine has Free Trade Agreements with Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, and Serbia

5- Interactions of Orthodox Civilisation with other civilisations.

1. With Muslim Civilisation:
   1. Albania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia are members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) with Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina
   2. Russia and Belarus are members of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) (with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan; Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine are observers of the EurAsEC)
   3. Armenia, Belarus, and Russia belong to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) (with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
   4. Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova belongs to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)
   5. Armenia has Free Trade Agreements with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan
   6. Russia has a Free Trade Agreement with Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan
   7. Georgia has a Free Trade Agreement with Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
   8. Free Trade Agreement between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova
   9. Free Trade Agreement between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
   10. Moldova has a Free Trade Agreement with Kyrgyzstan
   11. Montenegro has a Free Trade Agreement with Turkey
   12. Ukraine has free trade agreements (FTA) with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
   13. Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are part of the Regional Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM) (with Azerbaijan)
2. With Western Christian Civilisation
   1. With European area (non-Orthodox):
      1. European Union (EU)
         1. European Union-Russia
         2. Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine belongs to the Black Sea Synergy
         3. Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, and Georgia has a Free Trade Agreement with the EU
         4. Armenia and Georgia are part of the European Union-South Caucasus (with Azerbaijan) and are beneficiaries of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the EU
         5. Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia are part of the relations European Union-Western Balkans
         6. Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are included in the European Neighbourhood Policy
      2. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has free trade agreements (FTA) with Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine
   2. With American Economic Area
      1. North American Economic Area: no agreements in force
      2. Latin American Economic Area. Relationships between the Andean Community and Russia. There is not an FTA between the two regions
      3. Caribbean. No Orthodox country has Free Trade Agreements with Caribbean Countries
   3. With Oceania area: Russia has a Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand
3. With African Civilisation: Africa-BRICS Countries (Russia is a BRICS Country)
4. With Hindu Civilisation: no agreements in force
5. With Buddhist Civilisation. Russia has a Customs Union with Vietnam
6. Inter-civilisation Agreements
   1. Russia is a member of:
      1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
      2. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (with Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan)
      3. Council of the Baltic Sea States (Belarus and Ukraine are observers)
      4. ASEAN-Russia Business Forum
   2. Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine are members of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) (with Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Turkey; Belarus has status of Observer)
   3. Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine belongs to the Central European Initiative (CEI)
   4. Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine belongs to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

* This subject only explores major Trade Agreements related to Orthodox Civilisation.

6- Economic Organisations related to Orthodox Civilisation.

1. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)
2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
3. Council of the Baltic Sea States
4. European Investment Bank
5. Armenia is a member of the Asian Development Bank
6. Armenia, Georgia, and Russia are members of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
7. Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia belong to the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
8. Montenegro and Serbia are members of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative
9. United Nations (UN)
10. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
11. World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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Description of the Online Course: Economic Area of Orthodox Civilisation.

Between 200 and 300 million people in the World is Orthodox, the second Christian family after Catholicism and before Protestantism.

Russia is undoubtedly the Central State of Orthodox Civilisation; Russia is also a BRICS country (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Since 1741 to 1917, the Russia's colonial empire it stretched from the Baltic Sea to Alaska, from Poland to part of Turkey controlling majority of Orthodox Civilisation and Central Asia. Russia, as head of Orthodox Civilisation, dominated vast areas of Christian and Islamic Civilisation and even a Buddhist country like Mongolia.

After the revolution of 1917, it was created in 1922 the Soviet Union formed by Russia, the Soviet Federal Socialist Republic of Transcaucasia, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, later the Republics of Central Asia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan were added. After completion of the Second World War, the USSR also would control Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, the Balkans, and the Baltic Republics leading to the beginning of the Cold War.

The collapse of the USSR in 1991 would lead to the independence of these countries. Since then, Russia tries to maintain the leadership in the region. However, in recent years Russia has had military clashes with Georgia or Ukraine. In addition, we must take into account the “great game of petrol and gas” that develops in Central Eurasia.

Nowadays not a large economic integration project integrates all the countries of Orthodox Civilisation although several Free Trade Agreements between these countries have been established. Perhaps in the next decades, we will observe the emergence of a massive integration project of  Orthodox Economies.

Russia and Orthodox Countries are focusing their international economic relations mainly on two areas:

1. Europe, in particular with the European Union
2. Central Asian Republics

Surely, Orthodox Civilisation is one of the civilisations less integrated with other civilisations.

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