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No European society can exist until the EU becomes a nation state or is substituted by it The notion of “society” was elaborated on in the 19 th century. It was coined to grasp the ongoing changes: the Industrial Revolution, the proliferation of capitalism,...
Within the framework of the seminar the state of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the roots of the crisis, and possible steps to stabilizing the situation were discussed On October 14, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Human Rights Watch (HRW) held a seminar “Possible Solutions to Humanitarian Problems in Afghanistan”. The goal of the meeting was to discuss possible ways out of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as exchange opinions on...
The current state of severe economic turbulence prefers a dominant, state-controlled, centralized economy, while experiments with market economy are phased out Over the past two or three years, media outlets all across the globe have been emphasizing North Korea’s growing isolation from the outside world, marking the country’s inevitable economic slump, which may potentially lead to the dissolution of the state. The economic siege appears to come from two fronts: international sanctions and sanctions...
The Sunday coup d’état apparently came to be a by-product of the more general political process in Guinea, following up on the events of October, 2019 “Guinea is beautiful: we don’t need to rape it anymore. We just need to make love to her.” — Mamady Doumbouya More often than not, news coming from countries in Africa remain somewhere on the periphery of our news feeds, seemingly carrying little significance for global politics and world economy as compared to other macro-regions. Many of us, Russians...
... building, personal and public security, etc. The linear increase of private and public consumption is not sustainable; it will give way to the much more nuanced indicators of ‘smart consumption’. Moreover, the whole concept of the ‘consumption society’ will undergo quite radical changes. Countries will more and more often compete with each other in terms of the overall opportunities for self-fulfillment which they can offer to their citizens rather than in simple GNP per capita terms. 4....
On July 23–24, 2021, 49th regular plenary meeting of the International Business Elite Forum, organized semiannually under the auspices of the RAND Business Leaders Forum since 1997, was held online. On July 23–24, 2021, 49th regular plenary meeting of the International Business Elite Forum, organized semiannually under the auspices of the RAND Business Leaders Forum since 1997, was held online. The following reports were presented by RIAC members at the meeting: Andrey Kortunov spoke about Moscow’s...
On June 26–27, 2021, International Schiller Institute held an online conference For the Common Good of All People, Not Rules Benefiting the Few! The participants of the conference included experts, public figures, politicians and journalists from the USA, Europe, Asia, and Russia. On June 26–27, 2021, International Schiller Institute held an online conference For the Common Good of All People, Not Rules Benefiting the Few! The participants of the conference included experts, public figures, politicians...
The Soviet Union collapsed long ago; this date still unites us I was born in 1957, twelve years following World War II, which is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. When I was a child, a ghostly echo of the Great War came back to us. We saw war veterans with no legs travelling on commuter trains between Moscow and the suburbs. We listened to wartime songs blasting out from street radio speakers. We held in our hands the first commemorative rouble coin marking the 20 th anniversary of...
... already-existing Italian conflicts. Tolerance remains a complicated issue in the West and Russia alike. The challenge, though, remains in the need to account for the connection between the notions of tolerance, social security, and the development of the society. The West tends to adopt a broader perspective on tolerance when compared to Russian practices. In Europe, the notions of ‘tolerance’ is informed by ‘active cooperation’ rather than merely ‘patience’, as is the case in Russia. There ...
... throw off the shackles of communism by aiming to re-join the European family of nations in order to get rid of the highly unjust backwardness stigma. In doing so, the ‘ shock therapy ’ reforms were injected into the newly formed fabric of the Polish society, aiming to ‘Europeanize’ Poland. The understandable desire to catch up with the Western neighbours resulted in implementing unprecedented hyper-liberalizing programs in the 2000s, which couldn’t be found in the West and weren’t required ...
| 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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