Region: Africa
Will there be a chain reaction of quagmires with the international order collapsing in the end?
ShortNew entrants in the reserve currency space can transform the global monetary system towards greater optionality and lower exposure to geopolitical risks
ShortFrom November 28 to December 23, 2022, at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IOS RAS), the XVII Conference of Arabists “I.M. Smilyanskaya Readings” was held
ShortThe major outcome of COP-27 was the long-awaited establishment of a fund to help particularly vulnerable countries affected by climate change
ShortThe bet on Africa may be justified, and Russia will be able to significantly expand its niche on the continent
ShortEgypt’s orientation towards green development helps it emerge as a leader in the Middle East in building a green economy
ShortOn September 26¬–29, 2022, the international forum “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing” was held in Baghdad, Iraq
ShortOn September 8, 2022, RIAC hosted a meeting with Amama Mbabazi, Chairman of the African Global Security Fund (AGSF), and Jean-Yves Ollivier, AGSF Deputy Chair.
ShortThe current progress in military technology, coupled with other trends in the contemporary international arena, portend a new spike in terrorist activities in the nearest future
ShortThe platform for a comprehensive FTA across the Global South may be based on the BRICS+ framework
ShortA violent end to the Libyan crisis also seems unlikely in the near term, as the forces in the country’s east will have trouble organizing an effective attack on Tripoli without the support of Russia, whose military has other things in sight
ShortToday, there is both a need and a possibility to couple integrations of the North and the South
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)

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