The EU can’t fix this, and with the United States disinterested, the task of creating long-lasting peace in the region falls upon Russia
On the morning of September 27, 2020, along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched an attack on the Republic of Artsakh. The clashes, and with them military and civilian victims on both sides, are ongoing at the time of writing. Yet another escalation of the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Republic of Artsakh and...
The USMC should become a streamlined tool for containing China's growing power
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has launched a radical reform that fully and completely reflects the changes in U.S. geopolitical priorities. The Marines are busy getting rid of all their tanks, planning to stock up on medium-range missiles and preparing to become a defensive wall against the growing Chinese fleet.
The “Devil Dogs,” a name the Marines have worn proudly since World War I, have always spearheaded...
... Benjamin Netanyahu who reaped the most political benefits from normalisation. The head of the Israeli government
depicts
himself as the “main fighter of peace” in his country. In light of the fragile political and economic situation in Israel, accusations of misuse and bribery, as wells as the COVID-19 pandemic, Netanyahu actively wields the Abraham Accords for his own political ends.
His strategic advisor, Aaron Klein, even talks about the “Netanyahu Doctrine,” which, from his point of view,...
It is time to settle this long-standing conflict. The question is: Who will do it and what do they stand to gain?
The situation surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, which has deteriorated dramatically in recent days, has clearly demonstrated that it is becoming increasingly impossible to maintain the status quo. An urgent solution to the conflict is needed in order to avert a serious crisis.
Sergey Markedonov:
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: At the Crossroads of Foreign Policy Interests
External factors...
The Carter Center Report
The Carter Center Report
The U.S. has maintained sanctions against Syria since the 1970s. However, the majority of current
U.S. sanctions on Syria were imposed in two broad phases: a first phase in the 2000s that U.S.
policymakers stated was a response to Syrian support for terrorism, activities in Lebanon, and other
Syrian government activities, and a second phase that started in 2011 and has continued to the
present, that U.S. policymakers stated was a response to the...
The worst scenario for the United States is the consolidated actions of Moscow and Beijing on military-technical cooperation with Iran on the basis of Resolution 2231
A new round of escalation of US sanctions pressure on Iran is taking place in connection with Tehran’s “violation” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (hereinafter referred to as the JCPOA or “nuclear deal”). It is connected with the expiration of the embargo on the supply of conventional weapons to Iran, provided for by UN...
On September 30, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, delivered a lecture at Georgetown University on the implications of the upcoming U.S. presidential elections for Russia-the U.S. relations.
On September 30, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, delivered a lecture at Georgetown University on the implications of the upcoming U.S. presidential elections for Russia-the U.S. relations.
The lecture was held online at the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies of...
Russian International Affairs Council has been taking part in the Forum since 2012
On September 29 – October 8, 2020, 47th regular plenary meeting of the International Business Elite Forum, organized semiannually under the auspices of the RAND Business Leaders Forum rotating between Russia and the U.S. since 1997, is being held online.
CEOs and managers of key Russian, European, and American corporations, investment funds, consulting centers, international financial institutes, think tanks, and...
The inability to differentiate the interests of governments and their respective citizens has been an underlying cause of many misconceptions
The mainstream media make frequent reference to the idea that the United States is viewed negatively by the majority of Russians. Similarly, we are accustomed to hearing that Russia – understood as the Russian authorities — is hostile to America. In both cases, we are dealing with purposely broad generalizations that are inherently misleading. It cannot be...
It Turned Out that the Balance of Interests in Korea Fell Into Place all by Itself. So, Why Destroy it Now?
A Gloomy Anniversary
The September 19, 2005 statement
proposed
measures to phase out the nuclear potential of the Korean peninsula in exchange for establishing a peace and security mechanism that takes the interests of all sides into account.
North Korea, whose missile programme was the focus of the talks, was primarily interested in eliminating threats to its national security and obtaining...
