... China, and America’s long-term policy of double-pronged containment of China and Russia are boosting the importance of closer BRICS cooperation on global economic governance... ... the collaboration between Valdai and Observer Research Foundation (New Delhi).
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated many international processes and aggravated... ... and prevent the emergence of new Cold War blocs and the general polarisation into “USA+” and “China+”.
It is important to understand in this context that a limited...
The COVID-19 pandemic did not give Russia and the EU an impulse to start rapprochement, but the goal of finding common grounds remains on the agenda
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the difficulties that have existed in the relationship between the US and the EU/European NATO members ...
... from getting bogged down in low-priority, fleeting issues that take attention away from real, long-term problems?
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to rapidly growing uncertainty at the global and regional levels. The United States has been hit particularly ... ... will find it increasingly difficult to put on a happy face. This is what makes the joint call of the special representatives of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan for foreign troops in Afghanistan to “withdraw in an orderly and responsible manner to ensure ...
... of military conflicts in the Middle East during a pandemic
The question of the political and socioeconomic consequences the COVID-19 pandemic will have for global development has prompted heated analytical discussions among leading politicians, economists ... ... trends are not yet entirely clear, which makes this rivalry far more dangerous than the USSR-US confrontation.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Achievements and Limitations
Thus far, it is difficult to say confidently what direction ...
On May 21, 2020, RIAC held an online round-table discussion "COVID-19 Epidemic: the Future of "European Unity" and EU Foreign Policy"
On May 21, 2020, RIAC held an online ... ... Policy".
Opening speeches were made by: Igor Ivanov, RIAC President; Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, RIAC Member; Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s Ambassador ...
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Sergey Lavrov:
Many discussions are being held on this issue today. Indeed, many COVID-19 response measures are being taken at random because nobody knows for sure how... ... have shut entry and exit. We have also taken such decisions. Exceptions are made for Russian citizens and their families who happened to be abroad and want to return home... ... of its actions, which requires credible evidence and clear facts to support any accusations, in court or in international agencies. We have not seen this approach from...
... of "defense and intelligence cooperation."
Yuan Jiang:
The Sino-American COVID-19 Narrative Confrontation
In his cables, Darroch gave credibility to the discredited... ... MI6 operative Christopher Steele, that Trump could be compromised by the "dodgy Russians...the worst cannot be ruled out"; that Trump and his administration are... ... have been a mistake, or deliberate!
Ivan Timofeev:
Missouri vs. China: Toward a New Crusade?
Clearly Trump had not been briefed on the devastating blow to Ferguson's polemic...
To avoid becoming part of a Sino-centric power bloc and maintain international equilibrium, which is critically important to Russia’s status and self-image, Moscow must reduce its dependence on China by fostering its relations with other large economic and financial players: primarily European countries, India, and Japan.
To avoid becoming part of a Sino-centric power bloc ...
We are facing a generational change among the leaders of the world’s great powers
We are facing a generational change among the leaders of the world’s great powers. Russia can return to closer relations with the West only if the Kremlin’s future leaders sets itself the goal of serious social and economic modernisation, according to
Andrey Kortunov
, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council ...
... certain global attributes
There is a certain foreign political dimension to the COVID-19 pandemic that is beginning to rear its head with increasing frequency and can... ... France, the United States poses a greater threat to their respective countries than Russia and (with the exception of Japan) China [
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It is unclear exactly where the... ... and the United States is largely focused in the South China and East China seas, thousands of miles away from Russia. Russia does not have any interests in that region...
