... fundamental interests of developing nations, which have long been underrepresented in global and regional governance. So far, the role of global labs designing rules of the game for the international system has been almost monopolized by a small group of West-led institutions and forums. This monopoly has unavoidably led to serious discrepancies within the system, raising concerns about fairness and justice, not to mention the system's efficiency.
This is not to say that the International Bank for Reconstruction ...
... course, the most important role. First of all, because from the very beginning it included states that had the potential to embody in theory and practice fundamental changes in the balance of power. Therefore, the criteria of effectiveness created by Western political science to assess how successful certain international organisations are were not applicable to BRICS from the very beginning. The creation of such an association was a great achievement in itself. First, because it included countries ...
... times since the beginning of century. Furthermore, the Russian leadership managed to promptly redirect the most important trade flows to non-sanctioning countries, such as China, India, Turkey, which mitigated the anticipated economic fallout of the Western economic pressure on Moscow.
This trend continued throughout 2023. Russia once again outperformed most of the expert expectations: instead of 1.5–2.5% anticipated annual growth, the economy surprisingly grew by 3.6%. The main driver of this ...
... greater the room for China's economic development.
Russia's situation differs from China's in that it defines globalization more often in political terms. Russia's rejection of economic globalization is on two levels. Politically, it is characterized as Western globalization, a reflection of Western globalism in the economic sphere, on the basis of which a Western-dominated world economic order has been formed, the main purpose of which is to serve the West and reflect its economic hegemony. Russia is ...
... return to peace. However, from a structural point of view, India does not have the heft to navigate the complex Eurasian security dynamics, which led to the conflict in Ukraine in the first place. Therefore, if to look beyond the push for peace, growing Western pressure on India for Modi’s controversial visit to Russia, a country that is openly at odds with the Western world, tacitly implied India’s support to Moscow’s geopolitical ambitions (for the West). Hence, Modi’s Moscow visit necessitated ...
... empathy and a carefully calibrated balance of interests
When the current dynamics of Russia-China relations is discussed, the conversation often boils down to the concept of a "senior-junior partnership." A popular view—especially in the West—is that with more cooperation between the two nations, Russia is gradually, but inevitably, turning into a junior partner to China. When it comes to all the privileges, rights and responsibilities within the partnership, the junior partner has ...
... exacerbated by the deepening in-house political and social crises? This is not an easy question to answer, but the author, coming from Russia’s academic community, has taken the liberty to present his views on the future of the US leadership.
Restoring the Western cohesion
Most of the ongoing discussions about the resurrection of
Pax Americana
are in one way or another related to the unfolding conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There are various views on whether and how exactly the United States contributed ...
Moscow’s policy of building transaction mechanisms independent of the Western financial infrastructure will reduce the ability of Western countries to use their financial capabilities for political purposes
One of the key challenges facing the initiators of economic sanctions is in creating a coalition of countries willing ...
... international relations
The evolution of the world system following the end of the Cold War and its consequences
The conflict in Ukraine as a manifestation of accumulated contradictions within the world system
Rationality and pragmatism of today’s elites
Western perceptions of the crisis in Ukraine
The “confrontation” between the global majority and the “collective West”
The role and impact of sanctions and the consequences of Russian asset expropriation.
Fyodor Lukyanov:
‘Being in Order’ ...
... diplomacy and peace-binding measures.
Who is actually isolated?
New players, China, Russia and the BRICS states are on the world stage and are powerfully heralding the end of US hegemony, and with it the end of the dominance of the so-called “democratic Western world.”
On the currency front, too, more and more countries, especially the BRICS states, are decoupling from the US dollar, trading more with the renminbi or working on alternative cross-country currencies.
No wonder: Russian assets are frozen ...
