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Valdai Discussion Club Report
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Feigned loyalty to the United States and its leadership can prove more dangerous than open resistance
ShortMoscow has sufficient restraint not to slam the door and walk out of negotiations. Such a scenario would play into the hands of its adversaries
ShortDefeat in the Russo-Japanese War thwarted Russia's plans to dominate Manchuria and Korea and gain access to the “warm seas”. However, it did not drive it out of the region
ShortGlobal banks and their affiliated business-support institutions are predicting a rapid increase in the capitalization of digital financial assets.
ShortNo clear-cut global order is in sight in the near term, but India-Russia ties are suited for any kind of world order that eventually develops
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Eurasian Security Architecture: Origins, Core Principles, and Prospects for Evolution
December 11, 2025
Ivan Timofeev
G8?!
December 10, 2025
Fares Kilzie 
Expert columns
Given the serious difficulties Iraq faces, certain faction recognition of the "state" notion is a step in a positive direction, albeit a small one and possibly reversible
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Erbil as a Diplomatic Hub: U.S. Changes Approach in Iraq
December 12, 2025
Fahil Abdulbasit Abdulkareem
Yuri Gagarin in Islamabad: Celebrating Space, Science, and Pakistan-Russia Friendship
December 3, 2025
Zamir Ahmed Awan Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
