Over the course of the last decade, Turkey has distanced itself from the West, both through its domestic politics and foreign policy. At the same time, however, Turkey has managed to avoid coming into Russia’s orbit, maintaining its essential ties to the West. Under Erdogan, we see an interesting phenomenon where Turkey has managed to strike a…

Since Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, Europe has sought to wean itself of the dependence on Russian energy, looking for alternatives to Russian-sourced oil and gas. Although Germany has proven hesitant to follow suite, Spain, Italy, Greece, and France have begun diversifying their options and hunting for new…

Meeting Russia 2022 will be held online in Moscow on May 25-26. Meeting Russia is a significant public diplomacy project for young and aspiring analysts, diplomats, journalists, social activists, and politicians. This program has been held annually since 2017 by the Russian non-governmental organization PICREADI. The main goal of this program is to…

Europe is not only sanctioning Russia but mainly itself. The winners are big tech and financial corporations. With the sanctions, however, Europe is also covering up its own failure to take vigorous action against sinful events in Ukraine.Just over a week ago, the European Commission adopted a Temporary Crisis Framework. This allows member states to…

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, leading to human casualties. And in the case of escalation of the conflict it may cause more severe consequences, involvement of other countries, nuclear facilities and even nuclear confrontation.It is a great tragedy in the center of Europe caused by the inability of authorities to speak to and…

The aim of this research is to demonstrate a possible approach to international relations through the logics that support them. For almost a decade, the permanent seminar "The Florentine Lessons" has been held in the University of Florence, school of political science “Cesare Alfieri”. The seminar deals with the problem of the city…

Authors: Maxim SigachevElena Berezkina There exist several key directions of Soviet and Russian academic studies regarding the Italian political system and its main political actors. Most scientists who conduct such studies focus on the post-WWII period of Italian history. Their scientific interests revolve around “the first steps” of the Republic…

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, used Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, as a temporary scapegoat to deflect attention as he was about to launch what the Kremlin calls a “special operation” in Ukraine. The long-planned, two-day visit to Moscow of Islamabad’s head of government marked the first such official state visit in two decades. Khan…

The final ceasefire agreement in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war was accompanied by the stipulation that 2,000 Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. The impact of the deployment of the peacekeeping force is international, going beyond a mere enforcement of the ceasefire. The move to deploy peacekeeping forces places Russia in a precarious…

The South Asian nation of Nepal recently saw protests break out in its capital as parliament deliberated a 2017 developmental deal with the US that was tabled in late February. The “Millennium Challenge Corporation” (MCC) aims to provide $500 million worth of grants for constructing power lines and roads but some members of the coalition government…

We, the members of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, appealto the scientists of Russia and all countries of the world.Many years of confrontation in Ukraine accompanied by the death anddeprivation of civilians led to an acute military conflict. We consider itextremely important to reach the ceasefire and peaceful settlement throughthe…

In Northern Europe, much as throughout the EU, China is perceived not only as an economic partner but also as a country whose actions entail serious implications for national security. According to the survey conducted by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (Nor. Utenrikspolitisk Institutt, NUPI) in 2020 in the five Nordic countries…