In an interview with the outlet vz.ru, Sergei Karaganov, a former Putin adviser, and dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher Research University, revives a theme from Soviet times that Russia is the bulwark of global peace and the struggle for peace must be the defining idea of Russian foreign policy. When the…

Africa moves to a top position on the global Agenda
Russia can work with Africa in areas which the EU neglects. Germany in 2017 issued an open document "Africa and Europe - A new partnership for development, peace and a better future". The objective was sympathetic, but Germany's concept had a marked lack of focus on what counts for Africa…

This paper explores the latest developments in key spheres of the Russia-India relationship in order to identify the state of bilateral ties at a time when South Asia has turned into an area of geopolitical contest of both global and regional powers.Source: Kremlin.ru While preserving some elements of “old friendship”, current Russia-India…

Interesting how Western media and politicians react to Trump’s decision in northern Syria. In addition to concerns that ISIS might regain strength, a new civil war, waves of refugees, and humanitarian disaster, one main criticism was that it would destroy the reliability and credibility of the US and if Trump made similar fickle decisions in the…

Very Famous The Wire's this Story has quoted me saying that Hon HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhariyal had quoted from one of my articles establishing Scientific Importance of "Sanskrit". I have to say Hon Minister is right,though I did not hear what he said during convocation of IIT-Mumbai but I can prove what I wrote in Internet Society's…

ISYP is pleased to announce that the application process for its 11th international conference is now open.
The conference will take place on 28-29 February 2020 in Doha, immediately before the 63rd Pugwash Conference.
Demand to be Heard: Next generation Contributions to Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
11th International…

What can we expect from Trump? Is Pastor Chuck Baldwin also a chosen one? Tehran Times, 13 October 2019 TEHRAN – Robert David Steele, a former Marine Corps infantry officer and CIA spy as well as an activist for Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE), regularly answers questions for Tehran Times. by Javad Heirannia Q. How do you interpret…

In the following a programmatic article by the more Putinbiased Russia expert and Gazprom consultant for the EU Prof. Alexander Rahr, in which he propagates an eco-alliance between Russia and the EU. After that my assessment.
"Ecology unites EU and Russia” (September 2019)

The ever-growing ecological movement in Germany, supported by broad…

What makes the militia milieu so unique and important for understanding today’s Russia is that it finds itself at the intersection of state institutions, patronage mechanisms, criminal structures, and grassroots illiberal activism.
Abroad, the Kremlin plays through it one of its major “hybrid warfare” cards, outsourcing activities traditionally…

I regularly participate in TV debates on Indian TV Channels and watch them most of the time. Being a Media Academic and Journalist for past 22 years I want to draw your attention toward vocabulary used by Urdu Language Channels. I am sure Constitution of India have clearly given terminology to designation like Pradhan Mantri(Prime Minister)…

The last time Russia was in a Triple Entente did not end well.
Britain and France – ostensibly Russia’s Triple Entente partners – were more than willing to fight the First World War to the last drop of Russian blood.
Russian sacrifices and privations were so severe they pushed a tottering Tsarist Russia over the brink of revolution.
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After the Russian Council published ideas about a German-Chinese axis which should be transformed in a Eurasian triangle with Russia, Andrej Kortunow, director of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) gave an interview outlining the potentials for an cooperation and coordination between the EU and Russia. The interview is available here.
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