... the Magnificent. And here comes 2003... Perhaps, history is the queen of all sciences after all?
The war in Iraq (or the Third Gulf War) was unleashed in 2003 by the international coalition forces led by the United States, which numbered about 250 thousand troops. This led to the
overthrow
of President Saddam Hussein. Along with him, the Iraqi branch of the Arab Socialist Renaissance Party (ASRP/Ba’ath) lost its influence. There was little honor in the war per se. The Iraqi army often surrendered ...
As long as the world economy retains faith in the omnipotence of the U.S. dollar as the commodity in highest demand, the internal costs for the American economy will be offset by profits in foreign markets, providing the U.S. financial system with relative stability
The March
collapse
of three major U.S. banks—Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Silvergate Capital—coupled with a sharp
decline
in the market value of Wall Street financial titans, such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America...
Is it necessary, to demand more?
In the event that relations between Russia and its allies were assessed in comparison with similar practices in the United States and Europe, then Moscow would have every reason to express continuous dissatisfaction with the behaviour of its junior partners, with the exception of Minsk, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Timofei Bordachev
. But is it possible, and is it necessary, to demand more from them?
It is generally accepted that the presence or absence...
... proliferation of nuclear weapons, and other types of weapons of mass destruction. The possibilities of agreeing on multilateral confidence-building measures in the nuclear sphere were also touched upon. Leading international researchers from China, the USA, France, Great Britain, Italy, Ukraine, and Russia took part in the work of the expert group. Russia is represented in the project by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director. Andrey Zagorsky, RIAC Member, Head of the Department for Disarmament and ...
On March 21, 2023, a regular ISKRAN and CISAC meeting, the bilateral expert Russian-American dialogue, was held
On March 21, 2023, a regular ISKRAN and CISAC meeting, the bilateral expert Russian-American dialogue, was held.
The discussion focused on the factors influencing the dynamics of strategic stability in the context of acute regional crises, the ongoing nuclear arms race, the aggravation of the challenges of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the lack of full-fledged communications...
Now we have a new initiative, Global Civilization Initiative
Editor's note:
From March 20 to 22, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Russia. During the trip, President Xi and his counterpart Vladimir Putin released several joint statements and agreed to deepen cooperation. What is the main message that this visit sends? Sergey Sanakoev, president of the Asia-Pacific Region Research Center in Russia, gave us some clues. The views expressed in the video are his own and not necessarily those of CGTN...
Russia and China fully understand they must stick together to fend off Washington, because if one falls the other is on its own
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow is not just symbolic as his first foreign excursion after being re-elected to an unprecedented third term. The trip is particularly important because of the wider context in which it is taking place. The global situation calls for a further upgrade in Sino-Russian relations to address the external challenges that both countries...
There is a broad range of issues that can be discussed during this trip
Editor's Note:
Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay a three-day state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22. During his visit to Russia, President Xi will have an in-depth exchange of views with Russian President Vladimir Putin on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues of mutual interest. When Global Times reporter Bai Yunyi (GT) traveled to Moscow this week to cover Xi's visit, she interviewed...
... unique example of a struggle in which the forces of the opponents are approximately comparable, although the superiority of the West is significant. We absolutely do not know how the countries of the World Majority would behave in conditions where the USA and Europe launched an offensive against a weaker adversary: for example, against Iran or another country of a comparable scale. Therefore, we cannot say to what extent the self-confidence of those countries that do not obey US orders now, would manifest ...
On March 16, 2023, a regular online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations was held, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states
On March 16, 2023, a regular online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations was held, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO ...
