... mass-mediated interferences in the affairs of other nations.
Whether it is about immigration, education, or the
whitewashing of terrorists
, they are there, ready with their scripted messages. The latest sensation happens to be Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg who is trying to save humanity from an environmental apocalypse by playing truant from school. Manufactured doyens however conveniently overlook real progress in the activist areas they were groomed for, revealing a strong pattern of bias in the ...
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw
The problem with communication in today’s world may be the illusion that real communication is taking place and no additional lines of communication are necessary. The truth ...
What might be a “second option” for Russia in Syria?
The situation around Russia in Syria is up for debate. No doubt, Russia would like to lead a reconstruction effort in Syria, in harmony with all relevant partners, including the UN, the EU, the USA, China, India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, the Sunni Arab states including the ...
On March 19, 2019, representatives of the diplomatic corps in Moscow and Russian experts had a meeting with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Assistant Administrator of UNDP, and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, and Rastislav Vrbensky, Deputy Director
On March 19, 2019, representatives of the diplomatic corps in Moscow and Russian experts had a ...
A man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress.
Ayn Rand, author of “The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism”
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
Oscar Wilde
The modern conservative is engaged ...
... extreme weather events, natural disasters and the effects of climate change. Moreover, experts offer pessimistic forecasts: in 2019, the risks will only increase as a result of the lack of collective will and the growing divisions in the global community.
Clearly, the issue of international information security (IIS) today is not just pressing, but burning. The problem is relevant to virtually all participants in international relations and requires a political solution.
At the same time, Russia ...
The Middle East is in a much more complicated and difficult situation now than Europe was back in 1975, and it appears that replicating the Helsinki Decalogue in the region would be unproductive
Today’s world is awash with ideas and proposals on how to stabilize the situation in the troubled Middle East. Since the beginning of the so-called Arab Spring, numerous groups of politicians, analysts, public figures and journalists ...
The greatest challenge of our times is a deficit of solidarity between nation states, including those of them, which are entrusted by the United Nations Charter with a special responsibility to maintain global peace and security
Reflecting on problems of 2018 and on challenges of 2019, it is tempting to point at the current US Administration as the greatest international problem of today....
Franco-Russian Conversation with Andrey Kortunov and Michel Duclos
On 25 November, Russia seized 24 Ukrainian sailors in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is the first open clash between the two countries since 2014. What does this mean? Will it escalate? ...
On November 21, 2018, Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, met with Rabih El-Haddad, Director of Division for Multilateral Diplomacy at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and Philip Ober, Deputy Program Manager of the department.
On November 21, 2018, Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, met with Rabih El-Haddad, Director of Division for Multilateral ...
