Analytical articles

What if the sides cross the “red lines” and the warning shots, for one reason or another, take a toll in human life?

The Southern vector of Moscow’s balancing act: what awaits it in years to come?

The EU has its own sanctions agenda, resorting to restrictive measures far more often than all other countries and international organizations, except for the U.S.

The Soviet Union collapsed long ago; this date still unites us

Illegal immigration has essentially accelerated the already-existing Italian conflicts.

The time has come for SCO member states to bring this body out to the light and to rise up to a new, post-US Afghan challenge

Today, the relations between Russia and the United States are abnormal, irrational, lacking in systemic thinking, clear goal-setting, and acceptable practices

Despite the long-sustained foreign policy rapprochement, Russia and China are far from fully utilizing their bilateral economic potential

US-China relations are unlikely to develop into an open conflict in the foreseeable future because the price would be too high for both sides

It is unlikely that we will see any breakthroughs at the upcoming Putin-Biden summit—but despite all the difficulties, there are still signs for optimism

Will Bashar al-Assad be able to rebuild the country and deliver it from chaos?

Russia and the United States are approaching the summit in strategic confrontation mode