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On October 10, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan) held a joint closed online workshop on security issues in the South Caucasus in the context of interaction of regional players ...
... constantly oscillating between three options: direct control from the center, self-determination of the autonomy and the integrity of the AzSSR. As a result, the intra-state conflict turned into an interstate confrontation involving various external actors (Russia, Iran, Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union). However, the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict had its own logic and dynamics. And it would be wrong to consider it only as one of the factors (albeit an important one) of the Soviet collapse. The appeal ...
What might Russia’s veto mean in its approach to implementing and expressing its foreign policy within the UNSC? On August 30, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted on extending its sanctions regime against Mali. These measures aimed to renew a travel ban ...
... to the pre-Ukraine crisis balance of power structure. NATO’s expansion into Sweden and Finland can radically transform the political and security landscape in the Baltic region and destroy the established forms of cooperation these states have with Russia. This paper covers: risks and opportunities states face by engaging with Russia in the Baltic region; the changes in the region’s security configuration and their implications for Russia; the position of the Baltic states on the Ukraine crisis ...
India and Russia have recently discussed the possibility of exploring new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai. Both sides also agreed that Indian seafarers will be trained ...
The termination of hybrid wars and their transformation into a hybrid peace is the fundamental problem of modern diplomacy Over the past decade the concept of hybrid warfare has firmly established itself in political rhetoric in the West and in Russia. Russian experts have rightly pointed out the vagueness of the concept, its intersection with other concepts (such as irregular wars), as well as the weak scientific base. Nevertheless, the widespread use of the term can hardly be called accidental....
On September 27–30, 2023, the 3rd International Expert Forum “Russia — Middle East” is being held in St. Petersburg On September 27–30, 2023, the 3rd International Expert Forum “Russia — Middle East” is being held in St. Petersburg. The event is organized by the Evgeniy Primakov Center for International ...
... of them, without exception, were the product of an adaptation of an order traditionally centred on the arbitrariness of the great powers to the demands of the second half of the last century, but not a change in the nature of this order. That is why Russia, like the rest, has accumulated so many complaints against global and regional institutions. However, in order to separate our subjective attitude from the relatively independent side of the matter, it must be noted that institutions have been ...
On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World”. Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, spoke at the plenary ...
On September 21, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. The conversation focused on the current bilateral and international agenda,...
