Supporters in America and the EU funding this proxy conflict against Russia should not be blinded to the very serious democratic deficits in Ukraine
Question the billions of dollars being sunk into Ukraine that has resulted in a devastating loss of life, an ensuing energy crisis, and mounting fears of nuclear war; and you are politically canceled as a Putin ally.
To be clear, asking questions about the reasons and costs to this conflict is not agreeing with Russia’s military course of action...
Cyberspace is increasingly becoming a major area of confrontation in the U.S.-Russia relations.
Since 1998, the UN has annually adopted a Russia-sponsored resolution titled Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security. A year ago, however, Russia and the U.S.
for the first time submitted
a joint draft resolution on information security negotiations to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. According to Andrey Krutskikh, the Russian...
On October 20, 2022, Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the fifteenth high-level international expert meeting on the challenges of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the future of European security
On October 20, 2022, Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the fifteenth high-level international expert meeting on the challenges of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the future ...
On October 18, 2022, 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 October 18, 2022, 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.
The organizers of the dialog on the Russian...
... Clearly, Middle Eastern states realize that by choosing sides would not only put their evolving bilateral relations with Russia at risk but also rule out the possibility to act as an intermediary in the negotiations, thereby contributing to resolving the Ukrainian crisis. Besides, this would definitely cast a shadow on their intermediary abilities in the future: there will hardly be anyone willing to turn to an intermediary that openly supports a certain party to a conflict.
By pursuing pragmatic policies,...
... 60th anniversary of the Cuban Crisis: the decision taken by the John F. Kennedy administration to impose a blockade on Cuba was made at the White House in the evening of October 20, having triggered the acute phase of the crisis.
Aleksey Arbatov:
The Ukrainian Crisis and Strategic Stability
Despite the obvious similarity between the two episodes of military and political stand-off between Moscow and Washington, there are several fundamental differences that clearly highlight the unprecedented danger ...
... paramount role in ensuring economic stability of the Kyrgyz Republic. Current President Zhaparov, who took the lead as a result of another
coup d’état
, demonstrates his willingness to keep up this trajectory, signaling his neutrality in relation to the Ukrainian crisis. Thus, Kyrgyzstan voted against the exclusion of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council at the UN General Assembly, as Zhaparov has repeatedly underlined that Bishkek proceeds from the need to respect the Minsk agreements supported by ...
Russia has not done anything like mobilization in this century, and that using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine makes little sense for Vladimir Putin
Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey
Kortunov says Russia has not done anything like mobilization in this
century, and that using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine "makes little sense"
for Vladimir Putin.
Watch his interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
Summary of talking points
There are quite a few things in common, as well as differences between the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 and the present crisis between Russia and the West.
Aleksey Arbatov:
The Ukrainian Crisis and Strategic Stability
Now it is a crisis engineered by the US at Russia’s doorstep with Moscow holding the advantage of the scene close to its territory. So, now is Russia’s turn to go emotional/ballistic. It is more than a purely ...
... Possible scenarios for the development of the situation in Syria are analysed in detail, as are the modalities of the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the configuration of external actors of the Syrian conflict.
Settling the Syrian Conflict Amid the Ukrainian Crisis: Political Economy Perspective
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