..., and geopolitical leverage—to reboot U.S. hegemony
Introduction
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a bold escalation in U.S. trade policy, imposing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports and a specific 20% tariff on goods from the European Union (EU), up from the previous average tariff rate of 3.5%. [
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] Framed as a countermeasure to persistent trade imbalances, this protectionist move has elicited sharp reactions from German legacy media, cartel party politicians, and mainstream ...
On March 11, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Extra-Regional actors in the Middle East”
On March 11, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Extra-Regional actors in the Middle East”. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the Middle East’s external players' policies transformation in changing conditions and their role in regional processes. The substantive basis of the conference was the RIAC report “Extra-Regional...
In many ways, Brussels and Beijing face similar challenges coming from Washington
Lately the not-so-fresh idea of a “European strategic autonomy” has got back in circulation in many EU capitals. This should come as no surprise, given the condescending and even arrogant attitude displayed by the Donald Trump administration toward US' European allies. Politicians and state officials across the European continent can no longer take the transatlantic commonality of values or even the enduring US leadership...
Paradoxically, despite Britain’s exit from the European Union, she now finds herself playing a leading role in European security
Britain’s traditionally hostile attitude towards Russia—starting at least as early as 1791, when Prime Minister Pitt the Younger lambasted Russia for wishing to carve ...
In Paris the European Union managed to find a mutually acceptable compromise with the Global South, India turned out to be able to overcome its frictions with China, and only the US and the UK preferred to challenge the emerging global AI consensus
Conventional ...
If Ukraine fails to find a way out of the conflict, even after enduring significant damage and losses, it risks further erosion of its sovereignty
The failure of negotiations between Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump has been perceived by many as a pivotal moment that “broke the mould.” Indeed, over the past three years, Washington’s unconditional and large-scale assistance to Kiev has become the norm. The US has provided the bulk of arms supplies, financial injections...
On February 10, 2025, the press center of the Russia Today International Media Agency (RT) hosted a roundtable discussion on “Protests in Serbia: Prospects for Overcoming the Political Crisis.”
On February 10, 2025, the press center of the Russia Today International Media Agency (RT) hosted a roundtable discussion on “Protests in Serbia: Prospects for Overcoming the Political Crisis.”
Serbia celebrates its Statehood Day on February 15. This year, however, the holiday comes amid nationwide protests...
... including in the context of ensuring control over compliance with the restrictions. In July last year, the attention of Russian experts was
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to reports of the seizure of the personal vehicles of Russian citizens entering the territory of the European Union. The arrests were initiated amid expanding import controls against Russia and restrictions on the import to the EU of a wide range of goods, including cars, cameras, household appliances, chemical products, etc.
Citing the fact that the ...
... Dream’s focus on domestic political stability and the apolitical nature of its informal leader were reflected in its foreign policy agenda. The party took a page from the UNM’s book when it came to Georgia’s comprehensive integration into the European Union and NATO and shared its predecessor’s view that Abkhazia and South Ossetia were parts of Georgian territory. The only addition was the diplomatic principle of “negotiating the possible,” which led to the restoration of economic cooperation ...
... have come and gone, but the trend has remained unchanged”.
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After 2020, the EU abandoned long-term programs. The medium-term Broad Economic Policy Guidelines were discontinued without an explanation – although the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires the Council to formulate broad economic policy guidelines for the member states (Art. 5, p.1). It seemed that Brussels was shifting from the classic growth concept towards modern post-growth ideas, emphasising environmental, structural ...
