... power competition
1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved. Now, three decades on, that peace has been lost. With war in Ukraine and increasing tensions between China, Russia, and the West, great power politics once again dominates the world stage. But could it have been different?
Richard Sakwa shows how the years before the first mass invasion of Ukraine represented a hiatus in conflict rather than a lasting ...
On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World
On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World”.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, spoke at the plenary session on ...
Another indicator of China’s containment in the field of high technologies is President Biden’s new Executive Order “On Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern”
The deterioration of US-China ...
The growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's trip might indicate a profound change in Moscow's ...
... Brief #47 / 2023
The Middle East has been clearly showing signs that is it changing. It would not be an overstatement to say that a lot of what is happening now would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago.
The greatest of these changes is the China-mediated rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Given that these countries are regional “centers of power”, their new and improved relations may help reduce regional tensions in certain countries ...
The visit of the Brazilian President to China on April 14, 2023 sets new milestones in foreign policy and opens up new opportunities for strategic partnership between the two countries. The leaders of Brazil and China signed a series of agreements that will strengthen economic, trade and cultural ...
During the meeting with Council leadership, participants discussed the prospects for cooperation between CESC and RIAC and other Russian think-tanks and academic institutions, as well as Russia-China relations in the global context
On September 18, 2023, a delegation of China Economic and Social Council (CESC), headed by Zhang Qingli, Chairman of the CESC, Vice Chairman of the All-China Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ...
... - and the global South stands to benefit. Africa is the world’s youngest continent and its many nations are developing rapidly.
Investment that reinforces local agency and solidifies development gains is the missing piece of the puzzle. Russia and China have been delivering this independently of each other.
A Chinese rice expert instructs local farmers in a hybrid rice field in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, on 29 October 2022 (XINHUA)
Recently, Russia and China promulgated strategic roadmaps ...
... that took place in Johannesburg on August 22-24, while Sochi hosted negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 4. On September 9-10, 2023, New Delhi hosted the 18
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G20 Summit, and China will host the 3
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One Belt, One Road Forum in October 2023. All of these meetings have addressed or will address food security issues to a greater or lesser extent, and so it is safe to say that global food security currently plays a key role in ...
... world. Most of the projects that have been realized are in the field of energy and infrastructure. Most of the energy and transportation infrastructure have been built as part of project activities rather than as investment projects.
Ivan Timofeev:
China Does Not Seek to Disprove but Work with and Be Receptive to Others
Under this model, Chinese state-owned companies carry out contracting and subcontracting works and provide everything from engineering and design services to construction materials ...
