Policy Brief #51 / 2024
Policy Brief #51 / 2024
The Russian-Chinese “comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of the new era” represent a key element of the emerging multipolar world order. Moscow and Beijing’s mutual support in the international arena, growing trade turnover in the face of sanctions, strengthening humanitarian ties, and people-to-people cooperation represent a unique example of the constructive dialogue taking place between these two truly sovereign states. Further...
... fully met India’s strategic goals.
The start of the special military operation came as a shock to Indian policymakers. By then, the Indian leadership had by and large outlined and begun implementing a plan for a major restructuring of the national economy that would ensure sustained growth of over 5% per year and India’s gradual emergence as the world’s third largest economy by GDP, which in turn would help reduce social tensions. This required a relatively stable foreign policy situation and ...
... see that with its sheer size and its links to other economies, the policies of the US have a significant impact on the world.
However, suppose that the Biden administration or its Republican opponents do not really care about the future of the global economy. Suppose that the US leadership views international trade exclusively through a zero-sum lens, believing that it could and should make full use of its privileged position in the world in order to extract maximum concessions from partners without ...
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia.
The gathering was attended by the ambassadors...
On June 21, 2024, Baku hosted the fifth meeting of the Russia–Azerbaijan Expert Council (RAEC) themed “Cooperation Between Russia and Azerbaijan in Regional Projects and Initiatives,” jointly organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan)
On June 21, 2024, Baku hosted the fifth meeting of the Russia–Azerbaijan Expert Council (RAEC) themed “Cooperation Between Russia and Azerbaijan in Regional Projects...
... countries and China have been notably warm, and mutual visits have always been accompanied by the signing of new investment and trade agreements. Any erosion, let alone a rupture, in relations with Europe would constitute a significant threat to the Chinese economy, which has been the foundation for the well-being of people — a crucial achievement of the Chinese government since the 1970s.
Beijing is not willing to take such a risk, as it would mean losing a major source of support for government policies ...
Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations?
Obviously, the future of Eurasia largely depends on China and India. These two nations demonstrate remarkable resilience in their economic, technological, political, cultural and spiritual growth and maturation. Undoubtedly, their regional, continental and global roles will continue to evolve. Beijing-New Delhi relations have had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on the Eurasian and worldwide international...
... this general trend. And there is a clearly visible link to long-term economic interests here. In the midst of stiffening competition with the U.S. and growing global instability, Beijing has decided to act proactively in order to reduce risks to its economy and energy sector. The joint Arab-Israeli air defense and missile defense system being created by the United States on the basis of the Abraham Accords is
designed
to contain the Iranian threat. Thus, the U.S. project was based on a confrontational ...
... in Areas With Integration Potential” addressed possible avenues for the EAEU’s future development. The participants shared their views on the necessary steps to boost integration processes and included Igor Makarov, Head of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs and of the Laboratory for Economics of Climate Change, HSE University; Natalia Yurova, Head of the Department of International Economic Relations at Belarusian State University; Oleg Barabanov, Deputy Director of the ...
The trip is likely to be quite special and important
In mid-May Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will fly to China on an official state visit. A sceptic would say that this visit is not really a big deal: the Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart, Chairman Xi Jinping had bilateral meetings at least forty times since 2013, when Xi was first elected as Chairman of PRC. The Russian President was in Beijing last time no longer ago than in October of 2023, when he participated to the high level...