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In late February, Russia in Global Affairs was re-registered as a Russian media entity, with the Russian International Affairs Council joining the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and RIA-Novosti News Agency as a cofounder.

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In late February, Russia in Global Affairs was re-registered as a Russian media entity, with the Russian International Affairs Council joining the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and RIA-Novosti News Agency as a cofounder.

Fyodor Lukyanov  – Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs magazine, Chairman of Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, RIAC member.

Launched in November 2002, Russia in Global Affairs is an endeavor to scrutinize the fundamental changes in the modern world and in its relations with Russia. It is published in cooperation with the U.S. magazine Foreign Affairs, the world's most prominent and influential edition on foreign policy and international relations.

Russia in Global Affairs is intended as a tool for intellectual integration of Russian and foreign political and economic elites; a source of reliable political information for active segments of the society including university students, politicians and businessmen; and a platform for dialog and polemics between Russian and foreign experts and politicians on prospects for joint development in the changing world.