In December 2015, I posted in my blog about the huge potential of the BRICS in developing cooperation for the development of inclusive economies and societies devoid of the neocolonialist new world order dictate that seems to be still imposed on most…

“Privet Moskva! Kak dela?” asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he took the stage to address the large Indian diaspora that had gathered to see him in Moscow. A couple of months have passed, yet the takeaways of Modi’s trip to Moscow remain…

In geopolitics, the actors of international relations are classified as sea power and land power according to their main power trajectory during military operations. Land power operates its army in terrestrial areas more successfully while sea power…

China’s rise as a great power is the most important geopolitical challenge confronting the US today. Washington remains concerned over Beijing’s expanding economic and strategic influence around three maritime zones in the Indo-Pacific region…

While the world is focused on the crises taking place in Ukraine and Palestine, another region is showing signs of growing instability: the Balkans. Specifically, two key areas in the Balkans – Bosnia and Kosovo – have yet to be permanently…

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has reached a critical juncture, raising fears that it could escalate into a broader European conflict. Initially a regional dispute, the conflict now poses a serious threat to the entire continent. The United States…

Immanuel Kant: “Heaven has given mankind three things to counterbalance the many hardships of life: Hope, sleep and laughter.”




Kant bench at Philosophenweg, Königsberg, April 2024
Going through life with humor and serenity
Moose stand…

Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com

The EU institutions are working hard to identify and remove allegedly harmful and destabilizing foreign content. Projects such as EUvsDisinfo serve as…

ISSUE #7 OF THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY JOURNAL UNDER THE BRAND OF THE MEETING RUSSIA PROGRAM.

The topic of the issue is "Just Like in the Movies: Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary Russians".

Cinema art is of course one of the best soft power…

On May 19th, news of a helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his Foreign Minister, and other senior officials sent shockwaves around the world. The incident, which occurred while the President was returning from a ceremony on the…

Russian-African ties pose both opportunities and challenges for African countries, but Moscow's renewed engagement in Africa raises concerns among Western nations.


The African continent is witnessing a noticeable escalation in the competition…

Western analytical and academic events and conferences lead to the conclusion that the main theme is the so-called decolonization of Ukraine. In fact, the West, especially Washington, is very active in ‘liberation’ of Ukrainian thinking from…