... and the least probable scenarios.
It seems clear that the disintegration of the current world order is still at its initial stage. So far, it has mostly affected a relatively narrow range of bilateral and multilateral institutions and regimes, where Russia plays a significant role—from the UN Security Council and the US-Russian strategic arms control regime to the Arctic Council and OSCE to global energy and food markets. However, what we see today might be only a tip of the iceberg since disintegration ...
The principle of indivisibility of security, not implemented in the Euro-Atlantic project, can and should become key for the Eurasian structure
On February 29, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his state of the nation speech to the Federal Assembly, stressed the need to form a new contour of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia, as well as the country’s readiness for a substantive conversation on this ...
... importance of certain types of state activity. We already see that the modern state is faced with such serious challenges that foreign policy is everywhere subject to considerations of a domestic, political nature. This applies to the Western countries, Russia, China, India and everyone else, and places the most significance on such things that existing theories are not able to make heads or tails of them, simply due to the methodology they have.
One of the curious effects of the two World Wars and, ...
... curators, because decided to ‘decolonize’ completely.
Source: Reuters
When considering the ‘decolonization of Ukraine’, special attention should be paid to the so-called Euromaidan 2013-14, which represented a radical form of emancipation from Russia, through radical violence; violence financed and partly planned by people related to the U.S. The level of violence and bloodshed is what sets it apart from the Georgian precedent of the 2003 Rose Revolution, the 2004 Orange Revolution, and the ...
... Himalayas and Tibet in solving the existing bi- and multilateral problems in this region.
The Future of the Arctic Council. RIAC Report
To clear up a certain mess in this diversity of interpretations and understand what practical benefits can be derived for Russia from the discussions around the Three Poles, it is necessary to review its history and determine the current political, diplomatic and scientific status.
This concept originally existed in the form of such notion as the Third Pole of the Cold, ...
Fears of American withdrawal, over reliance on the Russian bogeyman, and Washington’s tilt to Asia make for shaky foundations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary – the founding documents were signed in Washington this week in 1949. NATO is so firmly embedded ...
On April 5, 2024, the discussion club of the Russia-Republic of South Korea Dialogue held a session dedicated to security issues in Northeast Asia
On April 5, 2024, the discussion club of the Russia-Republic of South Korea Dialogue held a session dedicated to security issues in Northeast Asia....
... roundtable discussion “NATO: 75 Years at the Forefront of Escalation,” marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance’s founding.
The speakers included Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director; Maj. Gen. Vladimir Romanenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Union of Veterans; Dmitry Danilov, Head of the Department of European Security at the RAS Institute of Europe and MGIMO University Professor; Ivan Safranchuk, Professor at the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia ...
On April 2, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center for African Studies of the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University held a situation analysis themed “Conflict in the African Great Lakes Region and Russia’s Position.”
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The US-led bloc has pushed the country to develop a new awareness of itself and its place in the world
When President Vladimir Putin, back in February 2022, launched Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, he had specific, but limited objectives in mind. It was essentially about assuring Russia’s security vis-à-vis NATO.
However, the drastic, expansive and well-coordinated Western reaction to Moscow’s moves ...
