| CONTENTS |
| This Year Was Not an Easy One... |
| New Year Wishes from Sages |
| The Comparative Advantages of the OSCE Are Being Eroded |
| Shanghai, Moscow Agreements - an Important Confidence-Building Instrument |
| Iraq, Middle East and Africa |
| Russia - NATO: Toward a New Stage of Interaction? |
| A Historical Chance Was Not Lost |
| New Vistas of Russia-India Cooperation |
| In 2004, Russian Foreign Policy Moved Ahead Cementing Its Achievements and Never Losing Initiative |
| American Elections: "Patriot Games," or the New Image of the George W. Bush Administration |
| CFE Treaty: Russia Has Traveled Its Part of the Road |
| The Post-Arafat Middle East |
| CIS: Countering Threats to Security and Stability |
| Ten Years of the START Treaty |
| Kyoto: Saving the Polar Bears |
| The End of Russia's Oil Boom - What Then? |
| Republic of Bashkortostan: International and Foreign Economic Relations |
| Following Ancestors' Behests |
| Salavat Yulayev, National Hero of Bashkortostan |
| 2004: The Environment Year |
| Economic Potential of Bashkortostan's Industry |
| Yuli Vorontsov is 75, Boris Kolokolov is 80 |
| No Other Ambassador Served in So Many World Capitals |