Analytical articles

Northeast Asia entered the 21st century without quite bidding goodbye to the previous era

The effect of US sanctions will be much stronger in comparison with the restrictive measures of the EU and other countries

The growing instability in Afghanistan provides ISIS with an opportunity to regain a territorial base it had lost in the Middle East

China has restricted cryptocurrency mining fearing a disruption in the national payment system at a time when the digital yuan is experimentally introduced into the national economy.

Finding solution to some problems would actually be easier without Washington, since the U.S. is often part of the problem rather than part of the solution

In international maritime affairs, neither China nor Russia will be absent, but the two countries can enhance their respective positions to have greater influence through cooperation, which is a more…

The resilience of Russian policy promotes inclusiveness, the establishment of a balance of interests between global and regional powers, and the need to stabilise the region

Claims to global leadership should imply additional responsibilities from the part of the United States

Should humankind fail to agree on some civilizational synthesis within the next couple of decades, “globalization 2.0” will definitely fall short of accomplishing the most fundamental mission of…

The coming month will be pivotal for Tunisia’s future. Not only will the response of the country’s internal forces to the president’s initiatives become clear, but the initiatives themselves…

Comments by Andrey Baklitskiy, Victor Esin, Olga Oliker, Alexander Saveliev and Dmitry Stefanovich

The region is changing, and Russia that replaced the shackles of the socialist ideology of the past with the potent weapon of traditional values feels itself capable of not only participating in this…