A Colossus with Feet of Clay
With a 1.6-point increase in vote share, the Labour party more than doubled its electoral results in the 2024 general election, obtaining a landslide victory with a majority of 411 MPs. The Labour electoral success is undeniable; however, these very results actually suggest that this triumph is a colossus with feet of…

Author: Vitaliy Senotrusov – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow)
Over the past few decades, environmental degradation has become one of the most pressing issues confronting the People's Republic of China, coinciding with its rapid economic expansion and industrial…

Alisa Chadenkova – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow), 
Khan Muhammad Ikram – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs HSE University (Moscow),
Anton Muftakhov – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic…

Author: Wireko Derrick Adu-Gyamfi – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson challenged Marxist expectations of nationalism, arguing that nationalism is not a political ideology but a cultural construct, influenced by historical processes…

Author: Alina Malysh - Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began with the establishment of dialogue between the two sides after the end of the Cold War. In 1994, when the ASEAN Regional Forum…

Author: Ebou Njie – Master’s degree student, Faculty of World Economic and International Affairs, HSE University (Moscow)
Africa-Summit Partnership has recently gained traction within the field of international relations. Over the last couple of years, numerous summits have been held between African states and other powerful organizations…

The world’s economic institutions are facing a quiet but profound crisis. For decades, they have offered sophisticated theories and complex models, yet they have consistently failed to solve the most basic challenge facing economically trapped nations: creating widespread, meaningful jobs by unleashing entrepreneurial energy.
BRICS nations now…

Authors: Eugene F. Arokiasamy and Nao Margaret Samuel
Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian, Chairman of the International Bureau of Bersatu Malaysia, is emerging as one of the most consequential voices shaping Malaysia’s future foreign engagement. With a leadership style rooted in inclusion, multilateral partnerships, and cultural…

The world is facing a major turning point: a universal struggle to achieve economic growth while upholding truth, integrity, and justice. Political promises have become untrustworthy, leading to mounting debt and failing systems. In this new, AI-centric era, the lack of credible long-term SME growth strategies reveals a crisis in Western economic…

The operation in Iran, where the United States expected to achieve success similar to Venezuela, turned out to be a poorly calculated action. Misconceptions about Iran assumed that the country was under the control of a single inpidual or group. However, the system formed over centuries within the country became a real challenge for the United States…

The Big Four Global Civilizational-Economic Blocs for 2030
The global multipolar order is rapidly shifting into four dominant civilizational-economic blocs, each dictating future trajectories. No longer is the multipolar world a chaotic scattering of nations and flags. Instead, the global order has been divided—like slicing a watermelon—into four…

Who doesn't remember looking through a kaleidoscope for the first time as a child? Colorful little particles magically reassemble themselves again and again. Turn the kaleidoscope and multiple reflections create unique beautiful shapes. New patterns full of symmetry emerge continuously.
Geopolitics, too, is constantly in motion, creating a world full…