Analytical articles

Today’s top three challenges Russia has to tackle

IMEMO Report

For most of Russia’s neighbours, the conflict between Moscow and Kiev opens up great opportunities

The new geopolitical realities recalibrate the agenda for BRICS, making certain initiatives in finance or food security urgent for all member countries

A return to the usual nature of interaction within the framework of the Arctic Council should not be expected in the near future

Today, the Russian society is in a state of extreme excitement and even exaltation. But public sentiments can and should be managed

If China’s vision of BRICS+ provides the broadest horizontal span of the Global South, Russia’s vision of BRICS+ prioritizes the depth and alignment of integrating BRICS states’…

Through shared perspectives on the creation of a multipolar world, Russia and Turkey may find commonalities and even points of partnership in Africa

Important factor in maintaining the stability of the existing regime could be Berdimuhamedow Senior, who is apparently going to follow the Singapore/China model by gradually transferring power to his…

As eight years ago, in the wake of the “post-Crimea” wave of sanctions, China’s principal calculation is that Russia would supposedly offer “special and privileged” terms of operation to…

From a functional point of view, strengthening the Russian deterrence arsenal is very likely to be a key NATO activity in the near-term

The paradoxical result of Russia's foreign policy over the past 30 years is that the country has been able to turn into a very active global power without becoming a legitimate regional leader