Region: East Asia and the Asia-Pacific
Taking into account the characteristics of BRICS, including its high flexibility due to weak institutionalisation and attractiveness for developing countries despite ongoing disagreements between several of them, when it comes to the desire to diversify payments while maintaining dollar transactions, the first steps will inevitably be tentative and cautious
ShortIn the classroom of civilizations, there can be no omniscient teachers and obedient pupils
ShortVarious approaches taken to address the nuclear question within the Asia-Pacific reemphasizes the region’s complex role in international affairs
ShortRussian policymakers, it seems, are operating under the assumption that country’s interaction with its most important partners, in terms of its development and stability in Eurasia, cannot be dependent on the dynamics of the conflict between Russia and the West
ShortThe BRICS expansion offers new opportunities to upscale ICT solutions across the Global South
ShortOn January 15–19, 2024 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) delegation visited China upon the invitation of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
ShortBRICS needs an ambitious trade liberalization agenda that would favor developing economies
ShortThis development would serve not only strategic interests of the two sides, but also global stability
ShortAsia and Eurasia remain a space of cooperation, not competition, and the leading regional powers are able to achieve terms that would be comparatively fair for their smaller partners
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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%)