On October 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a closed academic workshop on “The 80th
Anniversary of the United Nations: Achievements and the Future. The Role of the UN in Contemporary Global Governance.”
During the event, Russian and Chinese experts conducted a detailed analysis of the UN’s role in the contemporary international system, discussed the causes of the ongoing crisis in multilateral institutions, and assessed the prospects for Russia–China cooperation in reforming global governance.
Opening remarks were delivered by Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, and Sun Zhuanzhi, Director of the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
On October 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a closed academic workshop on “The 80th
Anniversary of the United Nations: Achievements and the Future. The Role of the UN in Contemporary Global Governance.”
During the event, Russian and Chinese experts conducted a detailed analysis of the UN’s role in the contemporary international system, discussed the causes of the ongoing crisis in multilateral institutions, and assessed the prospects for Russia–China cooperation in reforming global governance.
Opening remarks were delivered by Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, and Sun Zhuanzhi, Director of the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
Participants Included:
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Fu Xiaoqiang, President of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)
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Alexey Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS), RIAC Member
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Gao Fei, Vice President of the China Foreign Affairs University
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Alexander Lomanov, Deputy Director for Research, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS), RIAC Member
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Luo Yingjie, Professor, Institute of International Relations (China)
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Vladimir Baranovsky, Professor, Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia, MGIMO University, RIAC Member
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Guo Xiaoqiong, Deputy Head of the Secretariat, China–Russia Council for Strategic Interaction, CASS
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Irina Prokhorenko, Head of the Department for International Political Issues, IMEMO RAS
The discussion was moderated by Yulia Melnikova, RIAC Program Manager.
