Region: East Asia and the Asia-Pacific

China’s synthetic diamond companies are enhancing their technology and striving for breakthroughs

The renewed rivalry between the world powers is fuelling the development of new weapons and military equipment

The propagation of digital economic accords may deliver a crucial contribution to bolstering the dynamism of the global economy in the face of a massive economic downturn

As long as the nation-state remains a key player in the international arena, even targeted sanctions will affect state interests

On January 29, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, held a joint workshop on sanctions policy: risks for Russian and Korean…

Barriers preventing the wider use of BRICS national currencies in trade include currency swap mechanisms and BRICS exporters' preference not to use national currencies

The concept of media systems does not possess a normative or generally accepted definition since the notion is posited on existing publications and empirical research rather than normative theory

Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004) and Zhang Hanhui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China…

Despite numerous advances in technology designed to kill, the soldier in the field remains the backbone of this process

Report № 64/2020

An alliance is a possible option, but the last resort

Interview with Dr. Jack Thompson, Senior Strategic Analyst at the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies