On December 22, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable discussion, “Russia–Southeast Asia Partnership in a New Era.”
On December 22, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable discussion, “Russia–Southeast ...
... policy across a number of areas. This shift has impacted cooperation with European allies. These changes stand in particular contrast to the Biden presidency, when the US and EU achieved unprecedented solidarity, including on the issue of containing Russia. But can we really speak of a transatlantic schism? After all, the US and the EU are linked by formal relations within NATO, a vast cultural legacy of alliance relations, and close economic ties. Are we witnessing a fluctuation, albeit acute, but ...
... their readiness to continue developing the organization as an element that binds together all other frameworks of cooperation among Eurasia’s states. At the front and centre of the SCO lies the continuously strengthening strategic partnership between Russia and China – serving as the guarantee of long-term stability across Eurasia for all of the states located here. For Moscow and Beijing, the last few years drove home the realization that security from global threats and the development of both ...
Moscow has sufficient restraint not to slam the door and walk out of negotiations. Such a scenario would play into the hands of its adversaries
The Ukrainian drone attack on one of the Russian President’s residences was difficult to predict in terms of its specific location and timing. However, the numerous enemy drone strikes on Russian territory that have become commonplace over the past three years suggested that such an event ...
... functions. It’s worth noting in this context that foreign aid is mentioned in the Strategy only in relation to Africa, and this is done in a highly critical tone.
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, but not least, the United States clearly does not seek confrontation with either Russia (its role in achieving stability in Eurasia is openly acknowledged) or China. Unlike the 2017 sanctions law, which characterised Russia, along with Iran and North Korea, as an adversary, the new Strategy contains nothing of the sort. It is not ...
Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War thwarted Russia's plans to dominate Manchuria and Korea and gain access to the “warm seas”. However, it did not drive it out of the region
The year 2025 marked a series of anniversaries. Chief among them are the end of World War II and the subsequent establishment ...
Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, December 18, 2025
Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, December 18, 2025.
Cairo will soon host an important political event: ...
Interview with Thiago Rüdiger Rangel, CEO of the Tanssi Foundation
As part of the research "Digitalization of Latin America: Prospects for Cooperation with Russia" the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) conducted an interview with Thiago Rüdiger Rangel, CEO of the Tanssi Foundation. The interview was conducted by Alexandra Terzi, RIAC Program Coordinator. It will be included in the RIAC report ...
On December 11, 2025, RIAC in cooperation with RANEPA held the XI International Conference “Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends”
On December 11, 2025, RIAC in cooperation with RANEPA held the XI International Conference “Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends”. The event gathered leading Russian experts on ...
No clear-cut global order is in sight in the near term, but India-Russia ties are suited for any kind of world order that eventually develops
As the India–Russia Strategic Partnership marks its 25
th
year, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India for the 23
rd
Annual Summit—his 10
th
visit to New Delhi....