The Inevitability of Sino–Russian Cooperation in the Middle East
Hamas’ incursion into Israel last October inflicted casualties never seen before in Israeli history, prompting an Israeli response which indiscriminately targeted militants and civilians. Aside from reopening a 76-year-old wound, causing it to ooze with pus and blood, the resurgence of conflict in the Gaza Strip has once again cast light on the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. In contrast to the meager humanitarian...
... sea-based Tsirkon hypersonic missile or a modernized version of the aeroballistic missile from the Iskander-M system.
Zhao Huasheng, Andrey Kortunov:
Prepare for the Worst and Strive for the Best. Russia’s and China’s Perceptions of Developments in International Security
It is still difficult to assume the pace of production and deployment, as well as deployment areas once the weapons are ready: both the Leningrad Military District, focused on NATO deterrence, and the traditional training unit for ...
Interview with Vladimir Morozov, Vice-Rector of MGIMO University
The war in the Gaza Strip has already passed the nine-month mark. Since the events of October 7 last year, there has been an unprecedented uptick of violence in the Palestinian–Israeli conflict zone. No solution to the fundamental problems related to the Palestinian–Israeli issue has been found yet, while the risks of escalation in the Middle East amid tensions on the Lebanese–Israeli border have mounted over the past few weeks.
How...
On the transformation which was hard to imagine even five years ago
The last time Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin was almost five years ago, in September 2019. The following year, the pandemic broke out, and the Russian leader did not pay a return visit until December 2021. A few months later, the Ukraine crisis began, and since then the annual bilateral summits have been unofficially put on pause. Now, finally, Modi is coming to Russia again—and...
Indonesia continues to pursue an independent international policy despite Western pressure
In June 2024, the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue forum, an annual conference held in Singapore under the auspices of the UK’s International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on security challenges in Asia, featured retired Indonesian General Prabowo Subianto for the third time in the past three years. He was invited to the Singapore forum in 2022 as Indonesia’s defense minister and influential politician who...
Results of Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea: Review of the documents adopted and their impact on the security situation in Northeast Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, or the DPRK, was an important milestone not only in terms of bilateral relations, but it was also the next step toward transforming the global security architecture. One can speak of a self-fulfilling prophecy: in response to pressure from the collective West, Moscow and Pyongyang are ready to join...
On June 27, 2024, HSE University hosted a research workshop “Political Dynamics in the Middle East: Clashes of Interests and Escalation Risks”
On June 27, 2024, HSE University hosted a research workshop “Political Dynamics in the Middle East: Clashes of Interests and Escalation Risks”. In the framework of the meeting, participants discussed a wide range of regional problems. In particular, experts discussed key risks and threats to security in the Middle East, the policies of global powers, and...
The debate over the post-war arrangements in Gaza is unlikely to put an end to the controversy about a possible U.S. presence “on the ground.”
Israel’s Operation Arnon to free a group of hostages from the Gaza Strip has brought back into focus just how deeply the U.S. military is involved in the eight-month-long escalation of the conflict. The bloody infiltration into the Nuseirat refugee camp—where four Israelis who have now returned home were held—was partly organized due to direct intelligence...
The strategic environment of South Asia is already volatile and India’s ever-enhancing use of AI for military purposes erodes the strategic stability in the region and undermines deterrence policies between India and Pakistan.
“Technology, through automation and artificial intelligence, is definitely one of the most disruptive sources”
(Alain Dehaze).
Landmark technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) in the current era have been incessantly modifying the strategic landscape and...
Quite unclear document vs Specific and clear proposals
The so-called High-Level Peace Summit on Ukraine has concluded in Switzerland. The goal of Kiev and its Western partners was to attract as much of the non-Western world majority to the summit as possible. Such a step would show that a wide range of participants are involved in discussing peace plans without Russia’s participation. From the very beginning, it was obvious that the notorious “Zelensky plan,” which actually implied a return to...
