... another
coup d’état
, demonstrates his willingness to keep up this trajectory, signaling his neutrality in relation to the Ukrainian crisis. Thus, Kyrgyzstan voted against the exclusion of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council at the UN General Assembly,... ... agreements supported by the UN.
Evgeniya Makhmutova:
Does Tajikistan Have a Choice Amid Anti-Russian Sanctions?
Kyrgyzstan’s economy is import-oriented, with its domestic production on the wane. Farm produce is a significant export item for Kyrgyzstan,...
... Possible scenarios for the development of the situation in Syria are analysed in detail, as are the modalities of the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the configuration of external actors of the Syrian conflict.
Settling the Syrian Conflict Amid the Ukrainian Crisis: Political Economy Perspective
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... appear in a wide range of areas. Politically, it is visible in the polarization of the international community, which is increasingly moving towards opposing camps; economically, by global fragmentation, sanctions, and regionalization of the global economy; security-wise, by the highly dangerous slide from a “cold” to a “hot” war; in international relations, by re-ideologization. As for global governance, matters have become even more complicated; now, it is even difficult to gather everyone ...
... right now is the experience of facilitating development under harsh Western sanctions.
Carried by the momentum
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins?
In 2022, the Russia–Iran interactions were marked by two important visits. The ... ... exceeds the current level. The Islamic Republic could well step in some of the vacant niches in various sectors of Russia’s economy, while Iran could also import a greater range of Russian commodities. Besides, Iran is a market as such, with many vacant ...
... period was 1917–1920, when two revolutions, war exhaustion, and intervention amid the exposed weakness and backwardness of the economy overlapped. In our history, it is hard to find similar periods of the “perfect storm”, when threats from the three ... ... could go either way, but this combination of threats puts Russia in an unprecedentedly dangerous situation.
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
The Ukrainian conflict has significantly exacerbated the external threats for Russia,...
... Russia including
I understand the fundamentals. Russia lost Germany back in 2014 or even earlier. Seventy-three years after the end of WW2 and twenty-eight years after the reunification, the new generation of Germans owes Russian nothing. After the Ukrainian crisis, no ‘business as usual’ is possible in any foreseeable future; Moscow and Berlin continue to sharply disagree on many critically important international matters. Germany is and will always be a disciplined member of NATO and that ...
... insinuations and spin doctoring. We met with
Arnaud Dubien
, Director of the think tank Observo located at the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to hear about the problems related to Russia business, foreign investments in the Russian economy, the pre-election mood in France and his favorite books.
The Russian media insists that foreign investments are returning to Russia. Do you think that this is true?
The answer is not that easy. The crisis is still present, although it seems to ...
... crisis, the marked reduction in economic activity and the geopolitical disagreements between the main players in global politics – these factors are making it difficult to build contacts and strengthen links between countries and organisations. The economy has become a hostage to political decisions. Will the G20 member countries manage to make a sober assessment of the economic prospects?Will they be able to work out a united approach to addressing the issues that have emerged, or will they be ...
... and does it exclusively in the interests of the United States. However, the American victory over Russia or the defeat in the Ukrainian crisis will change nothing for Ukraine, since the latter is regarded by Washington as expendable material. Assistance ... ... are tied up and Washington has room for maneuver. But the United States is not going to overpay. The state of the Ukrainian economy and the amount of financial assistance from the West indicate that Washington does not view Ukraine beyond 2014. And this ...
