RIAC and CASS Policy Brief #17 / 2018
The period of 2017–2018 marks the beginning of a new political cycle in the internal development of both the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. The starting points for this cycle were the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that took place in October 2017 and the victory of Vladimir Putin in the Russian presidential election held on March 18, 2018. The National Congress set the priorities for further reforms and...
The SCO will be able to claim the status of not only the largest, but also the most influential union in Eurasia
The G7 summit in Quebec (Canada) and the SCO summit in Qingdao (China) took place at almost exactly the same time and once again clearly demonstrated the ever growing multipolarity of global and trans-regional development. However, while the Group of Seven meeting took a step backwards of sorts – or, put simply, actually failed – the SCO summit took a step forward towards its expansion...
What Kind of Eurasia will Enter the 22nd Century
To say that the next couple of decades promise to usher in a multitude of changes to the international political scene is to say nothing at all. Changes on the international level are constant and never-ending; sometimes they are almost imperceptible, but sometimes they are quite dramatic. The next fifteen to twenty years, however, would seem to portend something special: the new world order for the distant future, indeed right up to the end of the...
The future of the SCO may consist in the role of integrator for the efforts of numerous players in the Eurasian political arena
Less than a month remains until the next summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which will take place in Qingdao, China on June 9 and 10. The event is already being touted by the media and official figures of the participating countries as one of the most important international events of the year. All the more so because it will mark the first time that...
It does not matter to the rest of the world if Russia has unrealistic dreams about Greater Eurasia and its place in it. It is Russia who will suffer from them
While Russia generally has good bilateral relations with its Asian neighbors, some of Russia’s ideas for future developments are based on fantasy. The most unreal idea is that of Greater Eurasia. While the exact nature of the idea varies depending on who is describing it — with emphasis on security and anti-Westernism a variable — its most...
Where do the opinions of Russia and India converge with regard to the role of the United Nations (UN) and international law and its specific elements, such as state sovereignty?
Russian (RIAC) and Indian (VIF) experts’ analyses form the basis for this attempt to set a new dynamic for the strategic partnership between the two countries which in 2017 celebrate the 70th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. The multifaceted history of these relations is marked above all by an unprecedented level of...
The world economy has shifted East and its most important body has doubtless become the G20
The ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) Forum in Beijing (14-15 May) was attended by high-level representatives of 57 countries; among them, the Presidents of Russia, Turkey, Indonesia, Argentina, the Philippines, Vietnam; the Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Malaysia, Italy, Spain, Greece,...
... Century’ (MSR). Taken together, the ‘Belt’ and the ‘Road’ initiatives reflect China’s core strategy and policy orientation. Incidentally, in Chinese lexicon the two initiatives are referred to as the Belt and the Road or the One Belt One Road (OBOR). When viewed against the backdrop of a rising China and its present assertive foreign policy, these appear as monumental ideas and goals of tremendous significance to both Asia and the rest of the world. It reflects China’s ambition to play a ...
On July 10-11, 2016, RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev was in Venice at high-level international conference "Along the Silk Roads" sponsored by the
Foundation for World Wide Cooperation
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The discussants focused on the "One Belt One Road" initiative and its importance for future Eurasian infrastructure, as well as for the geopolitical and geo-economic environment.
The speakers' list included Foundation's President Romano Prodi, Italian ex-premier Enrico Letta, Foreign Minister...
