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CASS Delegation Visit to RIAC

On May 17, 2024, a delegation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) headed by Zhang Guanzi, Secretary General of the Council of High-Level Think Tanks of CASS visited the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) On May 17, 2024, a delegation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) headed by Zhang Guanzi, Secretary General of the Council of High-Level Think Tanks of CASS visited the Russian International ...

20.05.2024

How important is China for Russia?

Andrey Kortunov, Academic Director from Russian International Affairs Council spoke to CGTN Europe on Putin’s visit to China. Andrey Kortunov, Academic Director from Russian International Affairs Council spoke to CGTN Europe on Putin’s visit to China.

17.05.2024

Six Reasons for Vladimir Putin to Go to China

The trip is likely to be quite special and important In mid-May Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will fly to China on an official state visit. A sceptic would say that this visit is not really a big deal: the Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart, Chairman Xi Jinping had bilateral meetings at least forty times ...

14.05.2024

U.S. Recent Plans in National Air Defense: The East Asia Dimension

... architecture of U.S. global air defense is gradually built around major hubs, some of them covering East Asia Washington’s ambivalent approach to global strategic stability became clear back at the time of the New START signed in 2010. Despite Russia’s concerns, the document failed to enshrine any restrictions on the development of the U.S. air defense. Article XIV and Russian President’s statement stipulate that any buildup of the U.S. air defense capabilities in terms of quality and ...

08.05.2024

In Africa: Rise of Russia or decline of the US?

Russian-African ties pose both opportunities and challenges for African countries, but Moscow's renewed engagement in Africa raises concerns among Western nations. The African continent is witnessing a noticeable escalation in the competition between ...

08.05.2024

Beyond the Conflict in Ukraine: Towards New European Security Architecture

The European security agenda might become a hostage to the developments taking place in other regions of the world—like East Asia or Middle East and Noth Africa At the current stage of the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine any attempts to proceed in the direction of a new European security architecture would be at best premature, if not completely preposterous. The immediate European security priorities have shifted from promoting an inclusive and comprehensive ...

07.05.2024

RIAC at the Second Saint-Petersburg Congress on International Studies

... International Relations of St. Petersburg State University. The congress featured several dozen sections on various country, regional and functional topics, with the participants successfully addressing the full range of pressing international issues. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) staff participated in the congress. RIAC also organized and co-organized several thematic sections. On April 26, RIAC and Tomsk State University (TSU) held a section themed “Educational Cooperation Between ...

06.05.2024

The Second Russia-Africa Summit and Beyond: Rapprochement is Strategic, not Tactical

Today we need to do our research to identify specialists that are most needed in Africa and increase admission quotas accordingly for relevant programs Security Index Yearbook: Russia-Africa summits in 2019 and 2023 resulted in rather ambitious cooperation plans. Have the partners succeeded in implementing all the agreements? Irina Abramova: I would not say that these summits led to very ambitious plans. Moreover, their outcomes ...

03.05.2024

‘‘Third Decade of the 21st Century Promises to Be Very Turbulent’’: On a New Global Order and Its Nuclear Dimension

It is clear that global hegemony of the United States has passed its peak and entered a period of decline Elena Karnaukhova: In the context of Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, there are many discussions about the decline of the US-centered world order. But they have already taken place before over the past 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. What stands behind the ...

03.05.2024
 

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    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
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