The current policy of the White House reflects the U.S.’s natural ambition to retain its leadership in the world economy
The U.S. trade deficit in 2024 rose to a record $1.2 trillion. The White House
attributes
this alarming imbalance to asymmetries in trade barriers between the United States and its foreign economic partners. For instance, the U.S. collects a 2.5% tariff on passenger car imports, while the EU charges 10%, India 70% and China 15%. On top of that, non-tariff barriers hinder U.S...
Today we are only witnessing the beginning of large-scale changes in US tariff policy
US trade policy has become increasingly securitized, intertwining economic objectives with national security priorities—from revitalizing domestic industry to combating drug trafficking. This approach is being pursued with a sense of urgency, often overlapping with sanctions measures. However, conflating tariffs with sanctions would be premature; unlike trade policy tools, sanctions remain primarily instruments...
The day is not far off when the category of international order itself will finally lose its former meaning
The fact is that the changing balance of power on a global scale and the inability of previous leaders to maintain their positions causes a fundamental restructuring of the international order. It has become a common opinion in recent years. It is difficult to argue with its validity: first of all, because the power base has really changed – there is no longer a group of countries in the...
President Xi Jinping's official visit to Moscow symbolizes not only the stability of Sino-Russian relations, but also their development and enhancement
Chinese President Xi Jinping will come to Moscow on May 9, 2025, to attend the Victory Day parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe. On top of participating to this highly visible event, he is scheduled to have in-depth consultations with his Russia’s peer Vladimir Putin on a broad range of issues including both various dimensions...
On May 6, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) organised an expert discussion “Prospects for the development of Sino-Russian relations in the context of Trump 2.0”
On May 6, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) organised an expert discussion “Prospects for the development of Sino-Russian relations in the context of Trump 2.0”.
During the event, Russian and Chinese experts...
All propositions that indicate and predict the decline or rise of global powers remain subject to debate and uncertainty. There is no scientific method that allows for accurate predictions about the future of the global system. For example, if we consider that that the current tariff war between the United States and China, Rare Materials Wars, or the recent wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, Yemen and Syria have raised serious questions about the global balance of power.
But here we must bear in...
... and new opportunities are waiting to be seized. Old ways of thinking, often encrusted since the end of World War II, are no longer relevant. In particular, the EU must redefine itself. It can no longer hide behind the supposed protecting power, the USA.
Thinking bigger, sovereignty, autonomy and personal responsibility are required. The
continent of Europe encompasses more than the current EU.
Russia, the largest country in the world, stretches from Eastern Europe to Northern Asia. The Urals are ...
... shortcomings, and trade conflicts with long-standing partners. More eccentric episodes—such as expressing interest in purchasing Greenland, jesting about Canada as the “51
st
US state,” and dismantling key instruments of American soft power like USAID, Radio Liberty, and the Voice of America—further underscored the administration’s unorthodox approach.
Such radical shifts in policy invite historical comparison. Four decades ago, the Soviet Union witnessed a similarly transformative moment ...
... and substance.
The nuclear program: compromise is possible, surrender is not
Ivan Bocharov:
The Middle East Dichotomy
One of the key issues in the Iran–U.S. negotiations remains the future of the Iranian nuclear program. Despite years of mutual accusations and broken trust, Tehran appears open to tactical compromises but not to surrender. According to sources within Iranian political circles, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
has agreed
to discussions on all parameters of the nuclear program, including ...
In any scenario of Russian-American relations during the presidency of Donald Trump, the legislative framework of the sanctions policy towards Moscow will outlast the tenure of the current president by decades
The talks between Russia and the US raise the question of the freedom of action of the Trump Administration. To what extent is President Donald Trump limited by internal institutional frameworks and how sustainable can the results of his diplomacy be? One of the indicators is the policy of...
