This manifesto stands out with its audacious challenge to conventional global economic thinking, presenting the Anti-Job Creation Syndrome as a systemic flaw. By shedding light on job-seeker mindsets, it uncovers the detrimental impact of policies that stifle entrepreneurialism, aligning with BRICS and OIC calls for multipolar empowerment and…

With all the war rhetoric coming not only from Russia but also from the so-called Western community of values, one might easily get the impression that we are trying to test whether NATO is still functional. Will Article 5 of the NATO Treaty really be implemented? In other words, will the other member states come to the aid of a NATO country under…

Author: Eugene F. Arokiasamy (CEO) and Nao Margaret Samuel (Special Senior Advisor to the CEO) MyProdigy Foundation of Malaysia
This special interview with Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian, Executive Chairman of the MyProdigy Foundation of Malaysia, follows his recent presentation at the Vitality Session during the Kazan Forum 2025. But this…

Author: Qamar Abbas, Master’s degree student, Basic Department of Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University
 
Introduction
Democracy and freedom are the core values of modern states, which provide citizens with opportunities for…

Wei Wenjing, Master’s degree student, Basic Department of Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University
Regan Arthur, Master’s degree student, Basic Department of Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of…

Pan-Islamic economies stand at a crucial juncture. The population of the 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, home to 1.9 billion people of the same faith, has the potential to become global digital hubs managing oceans of SMEs across OIC. By harnessing digital innovations, focusing on artificial intelligence, and being driven by…

          In principle, the broad concept of work is not limited to the job, but rather goes beyond it to deepen the connection to the concept of sustainable work based on expanding job opportunities policies and preserving workers’ rights and welfare. This is in order to have the ability to face the challenges associated…

Author: Efecan Ozdem, 1st year Master's student of HSE University - Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences
The civil war in Syria, which had been ongoing for more than a decade and appeared to be frozen in recent years, unexpectedly ended with a victory for the opposition groups in December 2024. Despite aid from Russia and Iran, the Assad…

Entrepreneurialism has long been the heartbeat of economic progress, driving innovation, job creation, and societal transformation. The national mobilization of entrepreneurialism—the deliberate and systemic effort to harness and amplify entrepreneurial energy across a nation—has shaped the economic trajectories of global powers like the United…

All propositions that indicate and predict the decline or rise of global powers remain subject to debate and uncertainty. There is no scientific method that allows for accurate predictions about the future of the global system. For example, if we consider that that the current tariff war between the United States and China, Rare Materials Wars, or the…

Geopolitical stories by Dr. Katja Banik.
Many people do not realize how lucky we all are to be living in these times of change and upheaval – so, let’s make something of it!
„Schönheit ist überall ein gar willkommener Gast“ [1] (Goethe)

Russia with a reach: Peaceful grazing horses. Russia/Lithuania border near Rusnè.
(Summer 2023).
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Author: Mohammad Amir Radmnish, 1st year Master's student of HSE University - Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Introduction
Post-conflict nation-building is a complex process that requires re-establishing the economy, government, and social institutions alongside managing security issues. As two of the most famous instances of…