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The message from China’s twin mega-events was unmistakable: Russia remains central to global peace, stability, and prosperity—not on the margins, but at the very heart of the emerging order When two of the year’s biggest international events—the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin ...
... years of its existence: a platform for resolving border disputes, a mechanism for countering non-traditional security threats and a multilateral forum for mapping out the contours of a polycentric world order. Zhao Huasheng: Three Core Concepts of Sino-Russian International Cooperation The SCO’s first function was to settle border disputes among five countries: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. This format was first established at the 1996 summit in Shanghai and was institutionalized ...
On September 12, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a delegation from the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) On September 12, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a delegation from the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies ...
... relations with the Republic of Korea After the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Republic of Korea aligned itself with the “collective West” and, under then-President Yoon Suk Yeol, took steps to erode bilateral relations with Russia. Although Moscow and Seoul had no direct disputes or disagreements, cooperation that had been quite successful up until 2022 was scaled back in nearly all areas. For three years now, there has been no direct air service between the two countries,...
... Countries are applying to join or at least to participate. Simply appearing at these forums has become prestigious, and the corridor diplomacy surrounding them allows for meetings that are otherwise difficult to arrange. The shift is not just about Russia. The attempt by Western governments to isolate Moscow after the escalation in Ukraine has backfired. Instead of leaving Russia in the cold, it accelerated the formation of what is now described as the “global majority.” Many states do not ...
RIAC and Synergia Foundation Report No. 103 / 2025 RIAC and Synergia Foundation Report No. 103 / 2025 Agricultural cooperation has been one of the pillars of Russia-India relations for decades. Both countries are leading players in the global agricultural market, however they do not compete with each other and rather enjoy wide opportunities for cooperation. The following report describes historic background ...
If Russia cannot be defeated, then it is necessary to negotiate with it, even if such negotiations are unpleasant to someone or seemed impossible in the past The summit between the leaders of Russia and the United States in Alaska brought to a new reality ...
Thorough, frank discussion of issues expected at summit, says ambassador Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov has reaffirmed Russia's readiness to work with China to strengthen the multifaceted potential and global stature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ahead of the SCO Summit, which will be held in Tianjin ...
On August 25, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Beijing Club for International Dialogue organized a roundtable “China-Russia Relations: Arctic Dialogue” On August 25, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Beijing Club for International ...
... with Alexander Volgin, Project Director at Rosatom Energy Projects JSC. How viable from a technological and economic perspective are SMRs (in particular, KLT-40S and RITM-200) as an energy source for energy-intensive facilities such as data centers in Russia and abroad? What scenarios are realistic in the next five to 10 years in terms of commercial and logistical efficiency? Vladimir Likhachev, Elizaveta Lihacheva: Nuclear Power and the Global South From a technological and economic perspective,...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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