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The Gulf monarchies are not choosing Ukraine over Russia. They are adding Ukraine to a widening portfolio of security, technology and diplomatic options

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What Recent Gulf-Ukraine Defense Deals Mean for Russia and the Region?

Alexey Khlebnikov

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May 29, 2026

Dmitriy Trenin’s Interview with LIMES

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Russia and Turkey: Partners, Rivals, or Neighbors by Necessity?

Dmitriy Trenin

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May 27, 2026

Now we find ourselves at a stage where the very paradigm of security has become obsolete

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Peace in Times of War

Dmitriy Trenin

Russia Between Iran and the Gulf: Balancing Strategy in a Fragmenting Region

May 25, 2026

Ivan Bocharov

Iran-Pakistan Transit Corridor Amid Tensions and Iran's Naval Blockade

May 21, 2026

Vali Kaleji, Lana Rawandi-Fadai

Proposals for Refining Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Arab Mashriq

May 19, 2026

Ruslan Mamedov

Reports

Toward a New Agenda for Russia–ASEAN Relations

Ekaterina Koldunova, Valeria Vershinina, Nikita Kuklin, Kira Tabunova, Mikhail Stepanishchev

Toward More Balanced Russia–India Economic Relations

Ivan Danilin, Lydia Kulik, Leyla Turayanova, Amit Bhandari, Polina Chupriyanova, Alexey Kashin

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Timofey Bordachev

The New Great Wall: The Logic of China’s Foreign Policy Behavior

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June 5, 2026

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Russia’s Role in the Iran Crisis: A Counterweight for Peace in the Middle East

Zamir Ahmed Awan

The Iran Shockwave: Why America’s Working Class Will Pay the Price

June 4, 2026

Mathew Maavak

The Geoeconomics of Asymmetric Leverage: How Iran’s Military Doctrine Rewrote Transit Costs in Global Trade Routes

June 2, 2026

Zakhra Khodabin

Transition from Hierarchical to Flat Leadership in Iran

May 28, 2026

Fahil Abdulbasit Abdulkareem

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Round Table "India’s BRICS Chairmanship: expectations and priorities"

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Military Power of the States of the Middle East and North Africa

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What BRICS Cannot and What It Can Deliver

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BRICS Can Transform from an International Club into a Global Lab

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The Time is Ripe for A New World Order: Multipolarity

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Three Core Concepts of Sino-Russian International Cooperation

September 30, 2024

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World Order Transformation: Economy, Ideology, Technology

September 12, 2024

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“Light of the World” No More. China and Russia Should Help Restore Multipolarity in the Middle East

July 30, 2024

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Security-Index-Yearbook-2026-2027

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Security Index Yearbook 2024-2025

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