The latest wave of sanctions does not bring qualitative changes—their impact on the Russian economy and its relations with foreign partners is unlikely to be fundamental
Amid the second anniversary of the start of the Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine, a number of Western countries and associations launched a new set of sanctions ...
Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
Working Paper No. 83 / 2024
The following working paper presents the results of foreign economic activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) following its establishment. The author carefully analyzes free trade zone agreements (FTZs) as a key tool for developing the Union’s foreign economic relations. Additionally, the author assesses the effectiveness of existing EAEU FTZ agreements with third countries, as well as the outlook for new agreements. This research aims...
Report No. 91 / 2024
Report No. 91 / 2024
Owing to contradictions between regional actors, socioeconomic problems, and political instability in some countries, the situation in the Middle East remains tense. Given such circumstances, political and economic trends in the Middle East require a degree of theoretical conceptualization. The authors of this report analyze the current political and economic trends in the region’s Arab countries and non-Arab states, including Iran, Turkey, and Israel....
... towards the region. Among the experts who shared their views on the matter were: Andrey Baklanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University; Maxim Suchkov, Director at the Institute for International Studies of the MGIMO University; Alexander Lomanov, Acting Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the IMEMO RAS, RIAC Member; Alexey Kupriyanov,...
Russia and Southeast Asia countries are eager to strengthen cooperation despite logistical and financial problems
In the second half of 2023, a series of publications came out in the media on how a number of nations in Southeast Asia—above all Thailand and Myanmar, but also Sri Lanka—took measures to lift any entry restrictions imposed on Russian citizens. In July 2023, Myanmar
allowed
30-day visa-free entries for those who plan to visit the country for tourist or business purposes. In October...
... financial and economic infrastructure. Such situation does not in any way contribute to the global financial stability. And most importantly, it undermines its own credibility by creating new crises and hindering genuine decolonization of the world economy.
A situation when a few countries feel entitled to dictate their will to others, threatening to cut off access to global economic processes, confiscate their assets, and ruin well-being of ordinary citizens, is fundamentally wrong and inconsistent ...
RIAC and Synergia Foundation Report No. 92 / 2024
RIAC and Synergia Foundation Report No. 92 / 2024
Russia — India relations represent an important venue of the emerging multipolar world order. Moscow and New Delhi share a common history, which serves as a basis for the strategic partnership. The two do not hesitate to seize the opportunities of recent years to qualitatively develop bilateral dialogue. The following report analyzes the state of affairs in major Russian-Indian spheres of practical...
Africa is big enough to accommodate everybody—its needs are incredibly huge and its prospects are truly breathtaking
Just over a year ago, at the US-Africa leaders' summit in Washington in December 2022, President Joe Biden made a public commitment to pay a visit to the Cradle of Humankind. However, he is unlikely to keep his promise, at least not before the US presidential elections in November. Still, Africa already had a lot of the US' attention: a long chain of top-level US officials showed...
... Intergovernmental Russia-Emirates Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation (IGC) (established in 1994, currently headed by Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy) is a convenient platform, as practice has shown, for developing ideas and initiatives along the lines of specialized partnerships between Moscow and Abu Dhabi, as well as for monitoring their implementation. The
11
th
IGC meeting
was held on ...
... barriers, which could lead to the establishment of a platform among the BRICS regional trade arrangements. [
3
] However, there remains a shortage of specific initiatives that could have substantial impact on the countries of the bloc and the global economy at large.
The BRICS communication policy is also important for markets: a clear and persuasive appeal to the broader population of the Global South countries is essential, along with a well-considered and credible communication strategy targeting ...